Andrew Phillip Smith Explained

Andrew Phillip Smith (born 1966) is a Welsh writer who has written books on Gnosticism,^[1] Cathars and Mandaeans.

Biography

He grew up in Penarth, south Wales and attended the University College of Wales, Swansea.^[2] He has also lived in London and then in rural California and now lives in Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan with his wife.^[2]

He also runs the Bardic Press, publishers of Hafiz, Omar Khayyam, Early Christianity, Celtic Mythology, Fourth Way,^[3] is the editor of the magazine The Gnostic: A Journal of Gnosticism, Western Esotericism and Spirituality.^[4]

He has been interviewed several times about his writing, by Fortean Times in March 2010, by Zany Mystic,^[5] by Spinx Radio.^{[6] [7]} and several times by Miguel Conner on Aeon Byte,^{[8] [9]} He has contributed articles to New Dawn Magazine,^[10] Fortean Times and Mind, Body Spirit published by Watkins Publishing.^[11]

Bibliography

His published works include:

• The Gospel of Thomas: A New Version Based On the Inner Meaning (Ulysses Books, 2002)
• The Gospel of Philip – Annotated & Explained https://books.google.com/books?id=4jTi2lDFGxMC&dq=%22Andrew+Phillip+Smith%22&pg=PR3 (Skylight Paths, 2005)
• The Lost Sayings of Jesus: Teachings from Ancient Christian, Jewish, Gnostic, and Islamic Sources – Annotated & Explained https://books.google.com/books?id=HCjOHwr0M90C&dq=%22Andrew+Phillip+Smith%22&pg=PP1 (Skylight Paths, 2006)
• Gnostic Writings on the Soul – Annotated & Explained (foreword by Stephan A. Hoeller) https://books.google.com/books?id=4jTi2lDFGxMC&dq=%22Andrew+Phillip+Smith%22&pg=PR3(Skylight Paths, 2007)
• The Gnostics: History - Tradition - Scriptures - Influence https://books.google.com/books?id=hOMh98TRc6cC&dq=%22Andrew+Phillip+Smith%22&pg=PP1(Watkins Publishing, 2008, EPUB 2012)
• A Dictionary of Gnosticism https://books.google.com/books?id=h1tbBgAAQBAJ&q=%22Andrew+Phillip+Smith%22 (Quest Books, 2009).
• The Secret History of the Gnostics: Their Scriptures, Beliefs and Traditions (preface by Monty Oxymoron) https://books.google.com/books?id=U4FpCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Andrew+Phillip+Smith%22(Watkins Publishing, 2015, EPUB 2015)
• The Lost Teachings of the Cathars: Their Beliefs and Practices (Watkins Publishing, 2015, EPUB 2015)^[12]

Notes and References

1. http://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/latestnews/3560135.Exploring_mystical_teachings/ Exploring mystical teachings
2. http://www.andrewphillipsmith.com/biography/ Biography of Andrew Phillip Smith
3. http://bardicpress.com/ Bardic Press
4. Web site: Home . the-gnostic.com.
5. Web site: Andrew Phillip Smith on A Fireside Chat - Gnostic Gospels. 2008-05-03. 2015-11-25. Youtube. Youtube. Smith. Andrew Phillip.
6. http://www.forteantimes.com/features/interviews/3139/g_is_for_gnostic.html G is for Gnostic
7. http://www.sphinxradio.com/andrewsmith101808.mp3 Andrew Philip Smith on Gnostics
8. Web site: The Secret History of the Gnostics. Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. 2015-11-25.
9. Web site: Gospel of Philip. 2014-02-28. 2015-11-25. Youtube. AeonByte. Smith. Andrew Phillip.
10. Web site: New Dawn 149 (March-April 2015) New Dawn : The World's Most Unusual Magazine. www.newdawnmagazine.com. 2015-11-25.
11. Web site: Watkins Mind Body Spirit, Winter 2015-2016 (Issue 44) . www.watkinsbooks.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208134614/http://www.watkinsbooks.com/mbs . 8 December 2015 . dead.
12. Web site: The Neo-Cathars Watkins Publishing. www.watkinspublishing.com. 16 November 2015. 2015-11-25.