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 [1] (Skylight Paths, 2005)
The Lost Sayings of Jesus: Teachings from Ancient Christian, Jewish, Gnostic, and Islamic Sources – Annotated & Explained [2] (Skylight Paths, 2006)
Gnostic Writings on the Soul – Annotated & Explained (foreword byStephan A. Hoeller) [3](Skylight Paths, 2007)
The Gnostics: History - Tradition - Scriptures - Influence [4](Watkins Publishing, 2008, EPUB 2012)
A Dictionary of Gnosticism [5] (Quest Books, 2009).
The Secret History of the Gnostics: Their Scriptures, Beliefs and Traditions (preface by Monty Oxymoron) [6](Watkins Publishing, 2015, EPUB 2015)
The Lost Teachings of the Cathars: Their Beliefs and Practices (Watkins Publishing, 2015, EPUB 2015)[12]
References
^Exploring mystical teachings Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Penarth Times, 2008-08-05, accessed on 2009-04-04
^ a bBiography of Andrew Phillip Smith.
^Bardic Press.
^"Home". the-gnostic.com.
^Smith, Andrew Phillip (3 May 2008). "Andrew Phillip Smith on A Fireside Chat - Gnostic Gospels". Youtube. Youtube. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
^G is for Gnostic Archived 28 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^Andrew Philip Smith on Gnostics Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (MP3)
^"The Secret History of the Gnostics". Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
^Smith, Andrew Phillip (28 February 2014). "Gospel of Philip". Youtube. AeonByte. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
^"New Dawn 149 (March-April 2015) | New Dawn : The World's Most Unusual Magazine". www.newdawnmagazine.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
^"Watkins Mind Body Spirit, Winter 2015-2016 (Issue 44)". www.watkinsbooks.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^"The Neo-Cathars| Watkins Publishing". www.watkinspublishing.com. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
