Individuals, Organizations, and Movements that name themselves Gnostic but use a different meaning of that and other associated terms than those used in mainstream scholarship. Individuals involved in these groups are welcome to participate in the Institute. However, they should be aware that what these organizations mean when using this terminology is often quite different from that of mainstream Gnostic studies, and so may have little to do with the approach of the Gnosis Institute.

Misuses of the descriptor "Gnostic" as a replacement for another word. Generally used in empty rhetoric in an accusatory fashion.