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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Esotericism

Esotericism refers to knowledge suitable only for the advanced, privileged, or initiated, as opposed to exoteric knowledge, which is public. It is used especially for mystical, occult and spiritual viewpoints. Esotericism - Etymology. Esoteric is an adjective originating in Hellenic Greece under the domain of the Roman Empire; it comes from the Greek esôterikos, from esôtero, the comparative form of esô: "within". Esoteric refers to anything that is inner and occult. It ...

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia II - Esotericism - Esotericism in popular culture Paulo Coelho's novel The Alchemist involves a spiritual interpretation of alchemy. Umberto Eco has written fiction with esoteric themes, notably the satirical novel Foucault's Pendulum. The plot of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code involves a centuries-old secret society called the Priory of Sion, charged with preserving certain secrets relating to Jesus Christ and the Merovingian kings. ...

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Arthur Edward Waite

Arthur Edward Waite (October 2, 1857 - May 19, 1942) was an occultist and co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. Born in America, and raised in England, A.E. Waite joined the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in 1891 and also entered the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia in 1902. When he became Grand Master of the Order in 1903, changing its name to the Holy Order the Golden Dawn (or, possibly, the Independent and Rectified Rite of the Golden Dawn), many members rejected his focus on mysticism over magic, and a rival gr ...

Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Confraternity of the Rose Cross

The Confraternity of the Rose Cross (CR+C) is a pseudo Rosicrucian organization founded by former AMORC Imperator Gary L. Stewart in 1996. It is active in USA, United Kingdom, Brazil and other countries. CR+C uses the old version of the Rosicrucian Monographs, prior to their modernisation by AMORC in the 1990's, mainly because Mr. Stewart no longer has access to the updated AMORC monographs and uses instead monographs that were issued by AMORC before the 1990 schism. Gary L. Stewart has also founded t ...

Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Inedia

A breatharian is someone who believes that food (and possibly water) are not necessary for human sustenance. Breatharians claim that the body can be sustained solely by prana (the vital life force in Hinduism), or according to some, by the energy in sunlight. There have been no verified cases of this occurring indefinitely to date. Breatharianism or inedia may also refer to this philosophy practiced as a lifestyle in place of the usual diet. While it is often seen as an esoteric practice performed by eastern ascet ...

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Great White Brotherhood

In the teaching of the Master Beinsa Douno (Peter Deunov), the Universal White Brotherhood is the equivalent of the Angelic hierarchy in traditional Christianity: Seraphims - Brothers of Love; Cherubims - Brothers of Harmony; Thrones - Brothers of Will; Dominions - Brothers of intelligence and joy; Virtues - Brothers of movement and growth; Powers - Brothers of outer forms and the arts; Principalities - Brothers of time, state and tact; Archangels - Brothers of fire and heat; and Angels, bearers of life and vegetation. The color white ...

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - List of religions

The following is a list of religions. Note that the classification hereunder is only one of several possible. This system uses a filter system for categorization. A group will be listed in a category as close to the top of the page as the definitions for the category allow. Even if multiple definitions are applicable a religion will only be listed once. The definition of religion for this page is fairly liberal. A discussion of the ways in which "major religions" have historically been separated from the list of all religions c ...

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Builders of the Adytum

B.O.T.A. (Builders of the Adytum), which is registered as a non-profit tax-exempt religious organisation, is a worldwide mystery school based in Los Angeles. B.O.T.A. members receive lessons covering subjects such as self-awareness, esoteric psychology, Tarot, Qabalah, Astrology, and meditation techniques. These symbolic systems are explained as representing parts of the Self, a more reasoned use than tra ...

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Religion

Religion (see etymology below) —sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine; and the moral codes, practices, values, institutions and rituals associated with such belief. In its broadest sense some have defined it as the sum total of answers given to explain humankind's relationship with the universe. In the course of the development of religion, it has taken ...

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Religion - Approaches to the study of individual religions

Religion - Development of religion

Religion - Religion today

Religion - Approaches to relating to the beliefs of others

Religion - Religion and other approaches to forming beliefs about the nature of the universe

Religion - Related philosophical stances

Religion - Compare with

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Alph

The Alph is supposedly an "underground river" of Esotericism in Europe, symbolising the secret knowledge held in that Continent. Alph or Alpheus features in concepts of Arcadia, as well as in the famous poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Kubla Khan and the song Xanadu by the Canadian rock band Rush. Other related archivesArcadia, Esotericism, Europe, Kubla Khan, Rush, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Xanadu, secret knowledge

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Anna Kingsford

Anna Bonus Kingsford (September 16, 1846 - February 22, 1888) was one of the first female British physicians, after Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. Kingsford established Theosophy in England and was best known as an advocate of women's rights, animal rights and vegetarianism. She obtained a medical degree in Paris in 1880. In 1883, she was made President of the Theosophical Society. She promoted a Western, Christian and Hermetic esotericism that diverged with the Oriental esotericism of H.P. Blavatsky. Kingsford claimed that she ha ...

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Astral projection

Subtle bodies Causal plane: Causal body Mental plane: Mental body Astral plane: body, projection Etheric plane: Etheric body Physical plane: Physical body The 7 Worlds & the 7 Cosmic Planes The Seven-fold constitution of Man The Ten-fold constitution of Man Cosmology Sufi cosmology Tanazzulut Ray of Creation The Laws Three Centres Five ...

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Astral projection - Schools of Thought

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Cosmology

Cosmology, from the Greek: κοσμολογία (cosmologia, κόσμος (cosmos) world + λογια (logia) discourse) is the study of the Universe in its totality and by extension man's place in it. Though the word cosmology is recent (first used in 1730 in Christian Wolff's Cosmologia Generalis), the study of the Universe has a long history involving science, philosophy, esotericism, and religion, resulting in the following four disciplines: Physical cosmology Cosmology (metaphysics)Including:

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Western mystery tradition

The term Western mystery tradition (also Western Esoteric tradition) refers to the collection of the mystical esoteric knowledge, such as Kabbalah, of the western world. Western mystery tradition - History. The Western mystery tradition traditionally started in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Rome and Israel, while it contains many characteristics from the Pagan people of Ancient Britain and Scandinavia, such as the Celts. Ancient figures associated with the Western tradition include Plato, Pyt ...

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Agartha

Agartha (sometimes Agartta or other phonetic spelling) is a legendary city that resides in Earth's core. Its mention accompanies a Hollow Earth theory. It is a popular subject in discussing Esotericism. Works inspired by or named for Agharta include: Agharta, a manga Agharta: The Hollow Earth, a computer game. A Miles Davis album The Diabolical Tales film series (2005) features evil villains who rise from the ancient underground civilization of Agartha. This mythical city ...

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Mysticism

Mysticism, from the Greek μυω (muo, "to conceal"), is the pursuit of achieving communion with or conscious awareness of ultimate reality, the divine, spiritual truth, or God through direct, personal experience (intuition or insight) rather than rational thought; the belief in the existence of realities beyond perceptual or intellectual apprehension that are central to being and directly accessible through personal experience; or the belief that such experience is a genuine and important source of knowledge. In the Hellenistic world, ...

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Esotericism: Encyclopedia - Esoteric Christianity

Esoteric Christianity refers to the occult study and the mystic living of the esoteric knowledge related to what adherents view as the "inner teachings" of early Christianity, seen as a Mystery religion. The term is thought by some to be originally associated with the Essenes and the Rosicrucians. Some modern-day practitioners believe that the foundational teachings of Esoteric Christianity were publicly presented to the world in the early 20th century (1) in an effort to establish a future universal religion as mankind, with a ...