Original: Fundamental tenets According to E.S. Drower , the Mandaean Gnosis is characterized by nine features , which appear in various forms in other gnostic sects : A supreme formless Entity , the expression of which in time and space is creation of spiritual , etheric , and material worlds and beings .
Simplified: Basic beliefs According to E.S. Drower , the Mandaean Gnosis is characterized by nine features , which also appear in various forms in other gnostic sects : There is a supreme entity without form .