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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Evocation (section In Western esotericism)
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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Helena Blavatsky (section Western esotericism)
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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Theurgy (section In Western esotericism)
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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Keter (section In Western esotericism)
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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Pythagoras (section On Western esotericism)
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 (section In Western esotericism)
Malkuth (/mɑːlˈkuːθ/; Hebrew: מַלְכוּת, romanized: Malḵūṯ [malχuːθ] "kingdom"; Ashkenazi: Malkhus [malxus]), Malkhut, Malkhuth, or Malchus, is the tenth...
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Coitus reservatus (section Western esotericism)
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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Chokmah (section In Western esotericism)
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 (section In Western esotericism)
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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Immanence (section Western Esotericism)
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 (section In Western esotericism)
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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Egregore (section In other esotericism)
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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Astral projection (section Western esotericism)
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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Chesed (Kabbalah) (section In Western esotericism)
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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Rudolf Steiner (section Esoteric schools)
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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