One more thing about the GoT. I used to be a raging alcoholic. I got to the point where I was drinking a CASE and needing more at night. I went to AA, which is great for anyone, not just alcoholics, it's for Addiction. Addiction Anonymous? Good idea.
Imho, that's the new bible for all religions---it's an implementation of the Sermon on the mount. After 3 years, those dudes wrote the AA Big book. Times time and half a time to get a new spirit it seems.
Sun Tzu, says if you know your enemy like you know yourself, you can be in battle a hundred times and never be in peril. That and the Gospel of Thomas gave me my freedom from being constant addict. I have much more control today all because of Thomas.
AA is the Gnostic Church of Jesus Christ. It always was.