That's a good question to bring up Bianca, I can say I've seen a change for the better with myself. I see that people kinda settle down when they realize they can't illicit a certain response from me anymore.
I understand things alot better and have noticed that I reallly had no direction before, so now I kinda have a plan or know what I'm doing. I too have always seemed to have been the same personality but now I know better than to do some tings I have done in the past, I think that's with most anyone though.
As far as circumstances changing, I see that alot of worries and things that don't matter were just distractions that had nothing to do with anything.

Hi, Bianca.

Roughly, I fit the description of about-a-year. How dedicated I was is, more some days than others, but that's human.

How I seem to others I don't know, but I seem more solid and believable to myself, and there's a direction to my days which seems like a great improvement over my former floating-around.

I remember impressions from my childhood in a clearer way, and I'm thinking that childhood impressions must be generally of a much clearer quality than those of an adult. So, good.

I might be slightly less easy for my bad habits to fool. 'Make me real," is my current repeated request to the Divine.

That is good to hear, It seems there is a consenses of the gnostics that I talk to you really take the works serious in having a greater certainty and strength about them. I have only been practacing for about two months and noticing quite a few changes in myself but I truly noticed it last night when I was reminded of people and situations I have just recently let go from my past and how completely different my life would be if I allowed those things attracted by lower energies to still exist in my life... 

~In beautiful ways we are the blossom of the evolved and the experience of evolving~

Lumin-Air,

Gnosis gave me tools to stand still in the wind, to look in depth to the real reasons behind ideas that pass through my mind. It brought me peace where it used to thunder.

I've been hacking at my self for last two years. I had setbacks, and when that happens you just need to refocus on the work from the beginning. Well worth the effort. When I strayed away for too long the unhappy feeling brings me back. Once you taste Gnosis, it is hard to live any other way.

Scot - I like what you said "Make me real". That is what have attracted me to my wife, she was real - in words and actions, where I was floating and occasionally have anchored my self obsessively in an idea, concept, and then floated away with dreams.
Gnosis makes me real - it removes the day dream.

Wishing you all a great spiritual morning.

I like that too, it feels good to be more real and be surrounded by people who are real living in the real world not some imaginary version of reality or themeselves... pretty inspiring :)

~In beautiful ways we are the blossom of the evolved and the experience of evolving~

I've seen (very) gradual change over time, depending upon my activity, which is sometimes better and sometimes weighed down by entropy. I think the main difference is that I see many more things about myself now and recognize it as a problem, and changing the way I react to even small things can be inspirational in illuminating even greater possibilities. Also, the conscience hounds me when I'm allowing the egos to run rampant or just not trying very hard.

It really depends on the level of activity, what I put into it is what I get. This seems simple enough to understand but its a whole different matter when putting into practice :-)

"Once you taste Gnosis, it is hard to live any other way." Absolutely! Before discovering Gnosis, I just wanted a normal, mundane life, with all the simple pleasures and distractions it has to offer. Over time, it has become quite difficult to imagine myself throwing the years away like that.

All the best

Hi Bianca,
I really love your question; I had to reflect quite a bit on it before answering. I joined Gnosticweb in 2006 and in the first year I hadn’t really put that much into what I was learning, I guess you could say I was getting familiar with Gnosis and its teachings. Prior to Gnosis, I was already using some of the practices naturally without any understanding of what it meant or how it helped me in life. I have always believed that we are born with knowledge deep in our own psyche or consciousness and just need to find the golden key to open the door to freedom. When I first started the practices I found it overwhelming and tried to do too much too soon, rather than taking it slowly at first - without expecting instant results. The true nature of the practices are slow with hidden results that only arise when you least expect it (well that’s what it’s like for me anyway), but then it becomes accelerated acceleration (compounding on itself), until one day you wake up and realise you are living the experience naturally. My theory is that if you treat the exercises (practices) like a banquet, and only tasting a few dishes rather than trying to sample all at once, makes for better digestion. My true transformation happened when I went on the Australian retreat this year and realised how many egos were present in me and how unhealthy I was and that gave me the determination and will power to change from the inside out. But the most rewarding thing was to be surrounded with like minded people without the fear of being judged and just being able to enjoy the practices and share our experiences together.
My circumstances have changed a lot too and all for the better – my whole family was very materialistic, chaotic and at times wanted to change but didn’t know how because our ego’s kept telling us it was too hard. But now we are fully self sufficient; growing our own food, we are not connected to the power grid and we are completely reliant on solar and a generator on cloudy days, we don’t watch T.V. (OK maybe just a little) and my children are loving the new talents that they have discovered like; drawing, painting, reading, writing, gardening, collecting eggs and playing amongst nature. This new life style has brought all the teaching together from meditation to self awareness to health and inner peace. I hope I haven’t made it out as a bed of roses – I still have many thorns (egos) to get rid of...
In Love & Light
Sasha :)

Sasha,

I am so gratefull for your response, I have learnt a lot from it and was needing to here many of the things you talked about in your words.

Much Gratitude

Lighted Love

Bianca

~In beautiful ways we are the blossom of the evolved and the experience of evolving~

Hey Bianca, Good question and there have been many great responses. Just to add a bit of my own...

In January it will have been a year since I started my first course here at the Montreal centre. And right now Im challenging myself to see what I can find out about myself through mystical experience before the year comes to a finish. I've taken all the courses offered and have just begun to the teacher's training courses here with the group in Montreal. Needless to say from what I've found so far, its given me all the faith I need to put my life into this work. Because like currently said I can't imagine wasting away my days like I used to.
Its funny you asked this question now, because last week I got together with a fellow trainee teacher Vadim and we did a day of intensive practices in nature. The focus of the day was to retrospect our life before gnosis, and then retrospect our life after gnosis to get a better understanding of ourselves, how we came to be here in the moment, and what we need to do to keep furthering our efforts on the path. Along with a few good mantra sessions, awareness walks in nature, the retrospections were really powerful. And alot was learned. Highly recommended!

Aside from discovery incredible truths about the reality of life and other dimensions of existence interior and exterior of ourselves (which is the best part!!) I've also managed to save the relationship with the one whom I care for dearly. It was only by working on myself that this was possible. And now our live's can run forward together and if we continue with what we've started (working on ourselves) the potential is there to live The Perfect Matrimony.
The daily stress of life is much reduced, the ego's feed much less as I try to balance the centres. Also efficiency in life and work has gone up while the energy I expend in these activites has gone down. And finally the longing and yearning for something more, which always existed in the efforts I put into the different areas of life before, has now found a permanent home. Its proper home.

All the best everyone. Keep going with much strength!

wow andrew thats a pretty motivating story!

Thats so awesome that Gnosis saved and enhanced your relationship and increased your efficiency in all things :) There are moments when it all seems to had and one can wonder what it all is achieving but stories like these really help me see how much truly can be achieved if I just keep at it :)

Lighted Love

B 

~In beautiful ways we are the blossom of the evolved and the experience of evolving~