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    Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, is a term scholars use to classify a wide range...
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  • Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, is a term scholars use to classify a wide range...
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  • Western esotericism is an academic discipline of research, scholarship, and education that focuses on the history of Western esotericism. Prior to the...
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    technical concept of "Western esotericism" that there must exist an "Eastern esotericism", "Northern esotericism", or "Southern esotericism". There are proposals...
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  • practice in Neoplatonism, theurgy and other esoteric systems of antiquity. In contemporary western esotericism, the magic of the grimoires is frequently...
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    fundamentalist Christian Plymouth Brethren faith to pursue an interest in Western esotericism. He was educated at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge...
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    as a child. Largely self-educated, she developed an interest in Western esotericism during her teenage years. According to her later claims, in 1849...
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    characterized as mystical philosophies. Theosophy is considered part of Western esotericism, which believes that hidden knowledge or wisdom from the ancient...
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  • Occult (category Western esotericism)
    –including by academic scholars in the field of Western esotericism studies– to refer to a range of esoteric currents that developed in the mid-19th century...
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    ISBN 978-0-8103-2133-5. Bogdan, Henrik; Hammer, Olav, eds. (2016). Western Esotericism in Scandinavia. Brill Esotericism Reference Library. Leiden; Boston: BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-30241-9...
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    Lilith continues to serve as source material in today's popular culture, Western culture, literature, occultism, fantasy, and horror. In some Jewish folklore...
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    eloquence. Vivekananda's acquaintance with Western esotericism made him very successful in Western esoteric circles, beginning with his speech in 1893...
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  • the esoteric tradition, uses this knowledge to heighten one's own spiritual nature. Some branches of Esoteric Christianity hold that if an Esoteric Christian...
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    teachings, significantly shaping modern Western esotericism. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), a prominent figure in Western occultism, also utilized Kabbalistic...
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  • ancient roots in magical traditions to its incorporation into modern Western esotericism. Thaumaturgy has been practiced by individuals seeking to exert influence...
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    Pythagorean symbolism was also used throughout early modern European esotericism, and his teachings as portrayed in Ovid's Metamorphoses would later influence...
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    Malkuth (/mɑːlˈkuːθ/; Hebrew: מַלְכוּת, romanized: Malḵūṯ [malχuːθ] "kingdom"; Ashkenazi: Malkhus [malxus]), Malkhut, Malkhuth, or Malchus, is the tenth...
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  • guard it from the public eye. If so, it has remained far more secret and "esoteric" than in any of the other great spiritual traditions of the world, so much...
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    In Western esotericism, left-hand path and right-hand path are two opposing approaches to magic. Various groups engaged with the occult and ceremonial...
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    Theosophy (category Western esotericism)
    Western esotericism. Campbell for instance referred to it as "an esoteric religious tradition", while the historian Joy Dixon called it an "esoteric religion"...
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    central role in theoretical and applied Kabbalistic disciplines. In Western esotericism, Chokmah holds a significant place within Hermetic Qabalah, associated...
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    Gevurah or Geburah (Hebrew: גְּבוּרָה, romanized: Gəvūrā, Tiberian: Găḇūrā, lit. 'strength'), is the fifth sephirah in the kabbalistic Tree of Life, and...
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  • Churches during the liturgical feast of the Theophany of God, known in Western Christianity as the Epiphany. Pope Pius X wrote at length about philosophical-theological...
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    Scrying, also referred to as "seeing" or "peeping," is a practice rooted in divination and fortune-telling. It involves gazing into a medium, hoping to...
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  • from Ancient Greek ἐγρήγορος, egrēgoros 'wakeful') is a concept in Western esotericism of a non-physical entity or thoughtform that arises from the collective...
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    soul wandering, spiritual journey, spiritual travel) is a term used in esotericism to describe an intentional out-of-body experience (OBE) that assumes...
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    traditional rendition of Psalms in English Bible translations. In Western esotericism, Chesed is the fourth sephirah on the Tree of Life in the Kabbalistic...
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    Sælid (2016). Bogdan, Henrik; Hammer, Olav (eds.). Western Esotericism in Scandinavia. Brill Esotericism Reference Library. Brill. p. 56. ISBN 978-90-04-32596-8...
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  • Christian mysticism Christian mystics Esotericism Hermeticism List of occultists Mysticism Salvation Spiritualism Western mystery tradition AMORC FUDOFSI FUDOSI...
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    Yesod (section Esotericism)
    order in the qlippothic sphere opposite of Yesod is Gamaliel. In Western esotericism, according to the writer Dion Fortune, Yesod is considered to be...
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