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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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  • Occult (category Western esotericism)
    Robert Amadou used the term as a synonym for esotericism, an approach that the later scholar of esotericism Marco Pasi suggested left the term superfluous...
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    developments of neo-pagan esotericism and Ariosophy after World War II, but they do not all constitute forms of Nazi esotericism. Some northern European...
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  • educators criticize the use of the term "energy" to describe ideas in esotericism and spirituality as potentially confusing. Concepts such as "life force"...
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    Vajrayana (redirect from Esoteric Buddhism)
    Esotericism" or "Han Esotericism"), Mìzōng (密宗, "Esoteric Sect") or Mìjiao (Chinese: 密教; Esoteric Teaching). The Chinese term mì 密 ("secret, esoteric")...
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    Esoteric Christianity is a mystical approach to Christianity which features "secret traditions" that require an initiation to learn or understand. The...
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  • Look up esoteric, esoterica, esotericism, or esoterism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Esoteric information refers to esotericism (both Western and...
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    nations) and the definition of esotericism, with some scholars arguing it cannot be a concept beyond Western esotericism (which may raise questions about...
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  • In esoteric cosmology, a plane is conceived as a subtle state, level, or region of reality, each plane corresponding to some type, kind, or category of...
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  • looked for the significance of all living creatures, particularly man. Esotericism Etiology Law of Complexity/Consciousness Gottfried de Purucker, Occult...
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  • In Vajrayāna Buddhism, esoteric transmission is the transmission of certain teachings directly from teacher to student during an empowerment (abhiṣeka)...
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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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  • 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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  • An esoteric programming language (sometimes shortened to esolang) is a programming language designed to test the boundaries of computer programming language...
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  • The Esoterics is a vocal ensemble based in Seattle, Washington that performs contemporary a cappella choral settings of poetry, philosophy, and spiritual...
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  • varies in each commentator. Allegorical interpretation of the Bible Esotericism Hurufiyyah Isma'ilism Mount Qaf Muhkam and Mutashabih Muqaṭṭaʿāt Sufi...
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  • The Esoteric is an American metalcore band founded in 1996 from Lawrence, Kansas. They are currently signed to Prosthetic Records. Following several self-produced...
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    dharmakāya. The major Buddhas of the esoteric pantheon are the Five Tathagatas. Other Buddhist deities in Chinese esotericism included Bhaisajyaguru, Avalokiteśvara...
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  • The esoteric insignia of the Schutzstaffel (known in German as the SS-Runen) were used from the 1920s to 1945 on Schutzstaffel (SS) flags, uniforms and...
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  • existence, but in other kinds of esotericism, it is merely the collective mind of a religious community, either esoteric or exoteric. In the latter sense...
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  • Esoteric Circle is the second album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, originally released under the band name "The Esoteric Circle" on Bob Thiele's...
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  • touch ThetaHealing Universal Medicine Word of Faith § Healing Energy (esotericism) Folk healer Healing revival Inner Healing Movement Long Healing Prayer...
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  • Esoteric is the fourth studio album by Swedish metal band Skyfire. It was released on 14 September in the United Kingdom, 18 September for the rest of...
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    a child. Largely self-educated, she developed an interest in Western esotericism during her teenage years. According to her later claims, in 1849 she...
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  • In esoteric and occult teachings, giants are beings who live on spiritual, etheric and physical planes of existence. Giants were a popular theme in theosophical...
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    Theosophy (category Esoteric schools of thought)
    new religious movement and as part of the occultist stream of Western esotericism, it draws upon both older European philosophies such as Neoplatonism...
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    Hanegraaff, Wouter J. (1996), New Age Religion and Western Culture. Esotericism in the mirror of Secular Thought, Leiden/New York/Koln: E.J. Brill. Hanegraaff...
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  • 7L & Esoteric (7LES) are an American underground hip hop duo from Boston, Massachusetts, known for battle rhymes and boom bap production. 7L is the duo's...
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  • Germany and Austria have spawned many movements and practices in Western esotericism, including Rosicrucianism, Theosophy, Anthroposophy and Ariosophy, among...
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    personifications." According to French philosopher Édouard Schuré, Christian esotericism in the Gospels is revealed if to approach them from the standpoint of...
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