​"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd." —Rumi

"If you help others, you will be helped, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps in 100 years, but you will be helped. Nature must pay off the debt... It is a mathematical law and all life is mathematics." —Gurdjieff

We are in need of volunteers to aid in the transcription of lectures. This is a simple process of typing verbatim the words of an audio lecture. We also have transcribed lectures that need to be proofread, edited, and corrected.

Instructions

1. To volunteer to make a transcription, pick a lecture from the list and notify us through the contact below. Please do not ask us to assign one to you, or say "any." We remove lectures from the list as soon as volunteers select them, so the list is usually accurate. Alternatively, since some transcribers never complete their task, there are lectures in the courses that are not on this list. If you find a lecture that does not have a transcription, write to us at the link below.
2. Download your chosen lecture, play it, and type in the spoken text as accurately as possible. The lecture can be transcribed as any basic text format (txt, doc, rtf, etc). NOTE: Please do not use dictation software; it is highly inaccurate, and the time it takes to correct is far longer than the time it takes to type the lecture manually! (If dictation software worked, we would not need volunteers to make transcriptions.)
3. We appreciate light editing, such as excluding coughs, "ums," misspoken words, and other unimportant aspects of speech. It is also helpful if contractions are expanded (make "You're" into "You are.")
4. Completed lectures can be emailed to us. Use the button below this list to submit your transcription request to us.
5. To volunteer to proofread a transcribed lecture, write to us and we will let you know what is available.

Awaiting Transcription:

Gnostic Anthropology and Cosmology | Mayan Precepts of Awakening
Gnostic Meditation 08 Working with the Master Melchizedek
Gnostic Mysteries of the Bible | Christmas: The Birth of the Inner Savior
Gnostic Mysteries of the Bible | Alchemical Nativity of the Magician Christ
Gnostic Psychology | Christ Wisdom: The Seal of the Truth
Introduction to Gnostic Studies | How Do We Perceive?
Introduction to Gnostic Studies | Karma: The Eternal Law of Action and Consequence
​​Introduction to Gnostic Studies | How to Meditate on Melchizedek
Introduction to Gnostic Studies | The Work of the Artist
The Secret Teachings of Opera | Attila (Prologue)
​The Secret Teachings of Opera | Attila (Act I)
​The Secret Teachings of Opera | Attila (Acts II and III)
​The Secret Teachings of Opera | Love and Adultery in La Bohème ​(Act II)
​The Secret Teachings of Opera | Kamaduro and Karmasaya in La Bohème ​(Acts III and IV)
The Secret Teachings of Opera | Karma, Archons, Aeons, the Demiurge, and Salvation in Beethoven's Fidelio
The Secret Teachings of Opera | Theophany and Spiritual Descent in Fidelio (Act I)
The Secret Teachings of Opera | Spiritual Nights and Gnostic Soteriology in Fidelio (Act II)
The Secret Teachings of Opera | Divine Tests, Temptation, and Holy Negation in Mefistofele (Prologue and Act I)
The Secret Teachings of Opera | Seduction, Black Magic, and Witches' Sabbaths in Mefistofele (Act II)
The Secret Teachings of Opera | The Fool, Lust, Insanity, and Pain of the Ninth Sphere in Mefistofele (Act III)
The Secret Teachings of Opera | The Sacred Feminine, Redemption, and Temptation of the Gods in Mefistofele (Act IV and Epilogue)
Spiritual Awakening | Spiritual Sleep and Mystical Death: Why We Are Unconscious and How to Positively Awaken
Spiritual and Mental Health | Psychological Equilibrium
​To Thine Own Self Be True 01 Know Your True Self​
To Thine Own Self Be True 06 Serve Your True Self
To Thine Own Self Be True 08 Imagine Your True Self
​To Thine Own Self Be True 10 Master Your True Self​
​The Way of the Bodhisattva 04 Cultivating Bodhichitta Through Intention and Practice
​The Way of the Bodhisattva 05 Becoming a Vessel of Compassion
​The Way of the Bodhisattva 06 Generosity: The Chaste Power of Conscious Love
The Way of the Bodhisattva 07 Carefulness and Vigilant Introspection: The Ethics That Lead to Genuine Freedom
The Way of the Bodhisattva 09 Diligence: Conscious Action on the Bodhisattva Path
The Way of the Bodhisattva 10 Meditative Concentration: Establishing Serenity to Access Insight
The Way of the Bodhisattva 11 Wisdom: Selfless Realization through Direct Perception

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Answers to Frequent Questions

How much time do I have to supply the transcriptions?

We do not require any particular time limit, although we appreciate them being done sooner rather than later. Some transcribers finish in a matter of hours, others take days or weeks.

I don't know some of the words used. What should I do?

The instructors always read them to make additions, corrections, etc., so just place something there in cases where you cannot understand what is being said, so the instructor will see that he needs to clarify it. You can either write out something phonetic, or estimate the word as best you can. It also helps to place it in [brackets]. You can also refer to the online Glossary on Glorian.org.

Do the instructors give feedback on the quality of the transcriptions?

When the transcriptions are completed they are usually placed on the Chicago Gnosis website. In most cases, they are posted online within a week or so. Exceptions may occur if the instructor wants to use the transcription for something else or if he or she simply has not had time to read it. As for feedback, the lecturers are primarily concerned with simply getting the information typed; completing a transcription is the primary mark of quality they look for, so if you complete a lecture, you get a grade of "A+"!