WP: "The Mandaeans are an ancient Gnostic sect still active in Iran and Iraq with small communities in other parts of the world .... A number of ecclesiastical bodies that identify as Gnostic have set up or re-founded since World War II as well, including the Ecclesia Gnostica, Johannite Church, Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, the Thomasine Church (not to be confused with the St. Thomas Christians of India), the Alexandrian Gnostic Church, and the North American College of Gnostic Bishops." OK, so let's say my impression of those claiming gnostic beliefs is more aligned with the more familiar secret societies than with these groups (which probably also have similar elements). So let's say both our definitions are based on what we think people are adopting, but the point should not be what the definition is but what hidden layer of thought is true. I keep forgetting that you're defining the word primarily with reference to what you believe people ought to be doing rather than otherwise.

WP: "Radical dualism, or absolute dualism, posits two co-equal divine forces, while in mitigated dualism one of the two principles is in some way inferior to the other." OK, so let's assume there's some of both.

WP: "Christian dualism refers to the belief that God and creation are distinct, but interrelated through an indivisible bond. However, Gnosticism is a diverse, syncretistic religious movement consisting of various belief systems generally united in a belief in a distinction between a supreme, transcendent God and a blind, evil demiurge responsible for creating the material universe, thereby trapping the divine spark within matter." There's a Creator, and you're not him. What interpretation do you need to seek? You just want to hang out at this Win and upvote the inexplicable stuff? I used to be a junkie of the inexplicable and then found that the Bible really does explain everything. Now I can get on with life doing what God directs because I don't get hung up on what appears momentarily inexplicable. I'll let my jury stay out on the Astros because it doesn't affect me either way because I have a greater Power who loves and protects me who is served by greater rituals that save lives instead of destroy them. I have the one human sacrifice for all time that never runs out and still delivers and that anyone can trust, Jesus Christ, the one virgin for every volcano. The Father runs the universe (and is called the true demiurge or public-servant in the Bible) and the Son redeems the universe, and I don't need to sweat whether I have all the details right because he's got it covered when I don't.

So if you see a layer of meaning, or you see confusion, speak it out and it will be validated or refined by the speaking. But to call it "gnostic" is a word game, and one that weakens your ability to communicate. Mysteries are fun because they are to be revealed, and because the revelation enhances reality. If they have to stay shut up and are stressors, they're no fun.