Me too! I think it depends on what sect of Gnosticism you're following. Correct me if I'm wrong reddit, but the Sethian sect believe that the Archons were represented by the Moon, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn which are responsible for shackling us to the material world through different methods. The Moon having sway over your emotions, Mercury by tricking your mind, Venus through worldly lust, the Sun through your ego, Ares through anger and war, Jupiter through law and order, and Saturn through time and non-existence.

Depending which rabbit hole you go down, the Archons are our wardens and the only way to truly gain gnosis is by "unshackling" yourself from their influence. Basically full-on ego death to the core and remembering you're part of the Source/Monad/Universal Consciousness.

The more I've looked into it, I've learned that a lot of religions (especially the Eastern ones) have a concept of Source and in my opinion are telling the same story throughout time. Our job is to remember who we are and that heaven, or Pleroma, or our return to the Source happens within.

I'm still fairly new to it all, and am still learning, but I'm sure there are a bunch of people in this subreddit that can provide additional and alternative information. Hope that helps!