Brother Michael’s ordination as a Gnostic priest and elder is the
fruition of over ten years as a student and practitioner in Sophian
lineage. His professional work as a credentialed educator of schoolchildren of all ages and volunteer work with AIDS hospice, gay men’s groups and arts organizations hone a dynamic oral presentation of Gnosticism. Trained as a fine artist in Northern California and Florence, Italy, his discovery of the spiritual practice of art has led to his formation of Sophia Guild, a Gnostic arts collaborative with a virtual gallery hosted in this website. Most recently, Gnosis of the Spiritual Sun, an icon cycle of the eight High Feasts of the solar year, is the first of his many privately published projects visually recording Sophian oral tradition. Currently, he is discoursing monthly in Sacramento, California, sharing how the ancient roots of Sophian Tradition speaks wholistically to contemporary life in a progressive and healing way.