There are so many different Gnostic schools and approaches… so how can one determine which one is the rue one?
Gnosticism is mythological in essence, which is very different from mainstream Christianity, which is more literal or dogmatic. The mythological or symbolic approach offers flexibility of understanding and interpretation. The only ‘true’ path is the one that emanates from your own heart. As a matter of distinction, our community’s main influences have been from the Pauline tradition with support from the teachings of the Magdalene and Johannine traditions – as particularly manifest in our forebears: Valentinus, who founded an important school of Gnosis, and the proto-orthodox pre-nicene Church. This tradition was then translated to the Cathars and the Rhineland mystics who are also important influences on the ‘flavor’ of our community in the present.
