An explicit religious inclination is an experience that expresses itself through the realm of myths. It does not reveal stories that are not true, but rather the truth embodies the myths in a different manner from the doctrines of theology or philosophy. A personal religious experience is the teaching based on Gnosis, the knowledge of transcendence through the means of central perception. With its unique history and many influences, Gnosticism was a jumble of ideas and beliefs taken from past religions and faiths. However, becoming a direct threat during the spread of Christianity, this religion of Gnosticism created disturbances among the Christians with its different beliefs of salvation and Jesus. Religious traditions acknowledge that the world is imperfect, but Gnostics hold a belief almost shocking that the world is flawed, and was created in a faulty manner. Their outlook of the cosmos, the Deity, and the human being vary from that within Christianity and other religions. Creating a niche in the society of Christianity's rooting, Gnosticism has managed to raise many questions and speculations because of its tangent views.
             Gnosticism refers to a related body of teachings that stress the attainment of "gnosis," or inner knowledge. The knowledge required is not strictly intellectual, but mystically knowing by social contact or participation. This gnosis is the inner and mysterious spiritual knowledge of ultimate reality. It reveals the flash of holiness within, a pivotal transcendence that stems from the oneness with God. As Bloom writes, "Gnosis depends upon distinguishing the psyche, or soul, from the deep self, which pragmatically means that any strengthening of the psyche depends upon acquaintance with the original self, already one with God," (Bloom, 1996, p. 23). Gnostics believed that the human soul is created from the divine. Kessler explains, "Hence, to know the soul is to know its divine origin and destiny," (Kessler, ...