What does "gnosis" mean? As in >achieving gnosis

knowledge or insight

>>17019562
It's like when Gnocci is done it all rises to the top in 5 mins but you gotta be ready just before or they be overdone.

>>17019570
Seriously.

One minute they're done and the next they're just mush.

>>17019562
depends on the context.

to magical faggots, it just refers to ecstatic trance.

to gnostics, it means hating god because you realise worshipping the devil is better or something.

to greeks, it means "knowledge".

And to blessed saint irenaeus of lyons, it means, "heresy".

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>>17019570

Gnosis is a greek word meaning "knowledge."
Gnosis generally refers to knowledge that is revealed in a moment rather than learned over time. However, Gnosis may also describe the latter.

To know

>>17019587
>buying water gnocchis
you fucking faggot

Praise the sun.

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>>17019562
It's a ship

>>17019698
What game is this?

>>17019709
EVE Online

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>>17019562
I mean do you even Google??

>>17019721
I've looked it up a few times but the concept is not sticking with me. I thought it might help to have it explained by people equally retarded.

If gnosis = knowledge, agnostic = without knowledge?

Gnostics think they know all the answers, and agnostics know they know nothing?

Recently in /omg/ I saw someone list two other concepts after gnosis, similar ones, I think one began with an H?

>>17019562
Different Christians who believe the Creator god wasn't the real God Hence why the material world is full of suffering

Gnostic Christians know Jesus promoted the true God.

Some of OT is valid, and NT and other non canonical gospels are accepted

Literally means knowledge

>>17019721
Kek

>>17019819
Gnostics are trying to achieve gnosis, not necessarily that they have achieved it.

It's also worth noting that if I remember rightly gnosis is an experience rather than information.

You know how you know the sun will rise tomorrow, but you don't actually know it?
With Gnosis, you actually know it.

>>17019819
it has nothing to do with agnosticism.

>>17019823
Gnosticism preceded Christianity if I understand correctly, it was when they noticed similarities that they started tying the two together.