Gnosticism and Secret Knowledge

Gnosticism, derived from Gnosis knowledge, is characterized by the belief in secret knowledge attainable only by an elite few, viewing the spiritual world in opposition to the tangible world. Associated with the mistrust of the body, Gnosticism often highlights a retreat from bodily existence, rejecting the physical as deceptive and undesired. This inclination towards secret knowledge and denial of mundane reality is echoed in certain ideological movements like transgenderism, where the body is perceived as an obstacle to the true self.