Exploring medieval secrets mood activated? Nearly ten centuries ago, in the Byzantine Empire, there was a gnostic movement called Bogomilism that owed its name to the spiritual leader Bogomil (from the Slavic word ‘Bog’ which stands for God and ‘mil’ which means dear). You got it! The Bogomils were dear to God, perhaps too dear to fit into the shadowy medieval times. As you can … Continue reading From the Balkans to Western Europe: two almost forgotten gnostic movements | Art of Saudade