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According to Samuel Angus ( 1920 ) gnosis in these early sects was distinct from the secret teachings revealed to initiates once they had reached a certain level of progression akin to arcanum.

Rather, these teachings were paths to obtain gnosis.

( See e. g. " fukasetsu " ( Japanese ), or ineffability, a quality of realization common to many, if not most, esoteric traditions ; see also Jung on the difference between sign and symbol.

) Gnosis from this perspective being analogous, to the same meaning as the words occult and arcana.

Arcanum which is knowledge akin to prognostication ( Divination ) derived by the various systems ( metaphysical in nature ) used to obtain foreknowledge from the Fates or fate ( i. e. to tarot reading, Cleromancy, magic or Magical thinking ).