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Samael Aun Weor

1917 - 1977

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Samael Aun Weor (Hebrew: סמאל און ואור; March 6, 1917 – December 24, 1977), born Víctor Manuel Gómez Rodríguez, was a teacher and author of over sixty books of esoteric spirituality. He formed a new religious movement under the banner of "Universal Gnosticism", or simply gnosis, and taught the practical and esoteric principles to awaken and fundamentally change the psychological condition. He first made a name in the Gnosticism of his native country of Colombia, before moving to Mexico in 1956, where his movement gained increased popularity, and his works became popular among practitioners of occultism and Western esotericism, and were translated into other languages. His doctrine is studied widely to this day. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samael Aun Weor is the 2,451st most popular writer (down from 2,306th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 36th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Colombian Writer.

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Among writers, Samael Aun Weor ranks 2,451 out of 7,302. Before him are José-Maria de Heredia, Wilhelm Worringer, Eric Knight, Fritz Leiber, Israel Zolli, and Lytton Strachey. After him are Maria Skobtsova, Pavel Kohout, Tang Xianzu, James M. Cain, Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, and William Auld.

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Among people born in 1917, Samael Aun Weor ranks 131. Before him are Maya Deren, Mak Dizdar, Wieland Wagner, Yakov Pavlov, Henri Salvador, and Asima Chatterjee. After him are Shams Pahlavi, Vasily Petrov, Adam Malik, Kirk Kerkorian, Semyon Kurkotkin, and Brad Dexter. Among people deceased in 1977, Samael Aun Weor ranks 95. Before him are Alphonse Massamba-Débat, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Luigi Bertolini, Hamazasp Babadzhanian, and Carl Gustaf von Rosen. After him are James M. Cain, Pierre Clastres, Miloš Crnjanski, Ba Maw, Pan Yuliang, and Ronnie Van Zant.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Samael Aun Weor ranks 37 out of 356. Before him are Manuel Marulanda (1930), Íngrid Betancourt (1961), Camilo Torres Restrepo (1929), James Rodríguez (1991), Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900), and Alfonso López Trujillo (1935). After him are Policarpa Salavarrieta (1795), José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez (1919), Juan Pablo Montoya (1975), Alfonso López Michelsen (1913), Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1903), and Juanes (1972).

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Among WRITERS In Colombia

Among writers born in Colombia, Samael Aun Weor ranks 4. Before him are Gabriel García Márquez (1927), Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), and Álvaro Mutis (1923). After him are Jorge Isaacs (1837), José Eustasio Rivera (1888), Fernando Vallejo (1942), Juan Gabriel Vásquez (1973), and Laura Restrepo (1950).

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