ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the thought of one self-identified Neo-Gnostic, the Columbian esoteric teacher Victor Manuel Gomez Rodriguez, with particular emphasis on the centrality of sexuality in his teachings. Better known by his initiatory name of Samael Aun Weor or, as his followers designate him, Master Samael, Rodriguez's voluminous teachings are an intriguing case study of how spiritual teachers have combined various ideas from East and West to establish – in etic terms - a Neo-Gnostic synthesis. While the exoteric practices taught by groups following the Neo-Gnostic teachings center predominantly on various meditation practices, Weor's own writings make it clear from the outset that such practices are preparatory for higher esoteric initiatory stages which revolve around spiritual exercises centered on the practice of coitus reservatus or "karezza." Borrowing from ideas popularized by George Ivanonich Gurdjieff, Weor considered that humanity was a complex machine made up of multiple brains and component parts of which they were only vaguely aware.
