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Esoteric
Range of related ideas and movements that have developed in the Western world
Western esotericism, also known as the Western mystery tradition, is a wide range of loosely related ideas and movements that developed within Western
Western_esotericism
Topics referred to by the same term
esotericism Western esotericism Outline of Western esotericism Esoteric Christianity Vajrayana, Esoteric Buddhism Chinese Esoteric Buddhism Esoteric interpretation
Esotericism
2026 video game
Esoteric Ebb is a 2026 role-playing video game developed by Christoffer Bodegård and published by Raw Fury for Windows. The game is unofficially based
Esoteric_Ebb
Mystical interpretations and adaptations of Nazism
Esoteric neo-Nazism, also known as esoteric Nazism, esoteric fascism or esoteric Hitlerism, represents a fusion of Nazi ideology with mystical, occult
Esoteric_neo-Nazism
Mahayana Buddhist tantric tradition
Buddhism, Tantric Buddhism, and Esoteric Buddhism, is a vehicle of the Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition that emphasizes esoteric practices and rituals aimed at
Vajrayana
Programming language for experimentation or art
An esoteric programming language (sometimes shortened to esolang) or weird language is a programming language designed to test the boundaries of computer
Esoteric_programming_language
Mystical approach to Christianity
Esoteric Christianity is a mystical approach to Christianity which features "secret traditions" that require an initiation to learn or understand. The
Esoteric_Christianity
American hip-hop duo
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
7L_&_Esoteric
Esoteric beliefs in the Eastern world
Eastern esotericism is a term used by some scholars that loosely encompasses religious beliefs and practices of the Eastern world said to be "esoteric", secret
Eastern_esotericism
Knowledge of the hidden or the paranormal
The occult (from Latin occultus 'hidden, secret') is a category of esoteric or supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope
Occult
American metalcore band
The Esoteric is an American metalcore band founded in 1996 from Lawrence, Kansas. They are currently signed to Prosthetic Records. Following several self-produced
The_Esoteric
Tradition of Japanese Buddhism
Asian Buddhism. It is a form of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism and is sometimes called "Tōmitsu" (東密 lit. "Esoteric [Buddhism] of Tō-ji"). The word shingon
Shingon_Buddhism
Traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism
Chinese Esoteric Buddhism refers to traditions of Tantra and Esoteric Buddhism that have flourished among the Chinese people. The Tantric masters Śubhakarasiṃha
Chinese_Esoteric_Buddhism
2014 studio album by Mayhem
Esoteric Warfare is the fifth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. It was released by Season of Mist on 6 June 2014 in Europe and Asia, and
Esoteric_Warfare
British doom metal band
Esoteric is an English funeral doom metal band from Birmingham, founded in 1992. Releasing seven studio albums, and a demo, the band is widely regarded
Esoteric_(band)
Overview and topical guide to Western esotericism
Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, is a term scholars use to classify a wide range
Outline of Western esotericism
Outline_of_Western_esotericism
Term used in esoteric forms of spirituality and alternative medicine
Proponents and practitioners of various esoteric forms of spirituality and alternative medicine refer to a variety of claimed experiences and phenomena
Energy_(esotericism)
Vocal ensemble
The Esoterics is a vocal ensemble based in Seattle, Washington that performs contemporary a cappella choral settings of poetry, philosophy, and spiritual
The_Esoterics
Topic in comparative religion
Western esotericism and Eastern religions refers to the historical and conceptual intersection between the currents of Western esotericism and the spiritual
Western esotericism and Eastern religions
Western_esotericism_and_Eastern_religions
Using tarot cards to perform divination
cartomancy." Claims by the early French occultists that tarot cards had esoteric links to ancient Egypt, the Kabbalah, Indic Tantra, or the I Ching have
Tarot_card_reading
Insignia based on runes used by the Nazi paramilitary group
historical runic alphabets; however, the SS runes also included other esoteric symbols not borrowed from Armanen runes. Post–World War II, these insignia
SS_runes
UK independent record label
Esoteric Recordings is a UK independent record label specialising in 1970s progressive rock, folk, psychedelic, and jazz-rock reissues as part of Cherry
Esoteric_Recordings
Western esotericism and psychology surveys the documented exchanges between Western esotericism—including Westernized hybrids of Asian traditions—and
Western esotericism and psychology
Western_esotericism_and_psychology
Esoteric traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism
based on esoteric texts. Chinese Esoteric Buddhism became especially influential in China in the Tang dynasty period with the arrival of esoteric masters
Tantra
Esoteric interpretation of the Quran (Arabic: التأويل الباطني للقرآن, romanized: attaʾwīl al-bāṭinī li-l-qurʾān) is the allegorical interpretation of the
Esoteric interpretation of the Quran
Esoteric_interpretation_of_the_Quran
Western esotericism and the arts surveys documented intersections between Western esotericism—notably Hermeticism, Christian Kabbalah, Alchemy, and Astrology—and
Western_esotericism_and_arts
Institutional and doctrinal divisions of Buddhism
of Mahayana school). Esoteric Buddhism arose and developed in medieval India among esoteric adepts known as Mahāsiddhas. Esoteric Buddhism maintains its
Schools_of_Buddhism
Russian-American mystic and writer (1831–1891)
a child. Largely self-educated, she developed an interest in Western esotericism during her teenage years. According to her later claims, in 1849 she
Helena_Blavatsky
Esoteric practices, views and texts within Theravada Buddhism
Southern Esoteric Buddhism and Borān Kammaṭṭhāna are terms used to refer to a collection of esoteric practices, views, and texts within Theravada Buddhism
Southern_Esoteric_Buddhism
American esoteric, theosophist and writer (1880–1949)
between 1919 and 1949, describe a wide-ranging neo-theosophical system of esoteric thought covering such topics as how spirituality relates to the Solar System
Alice_Bailey
Islamic term referring to outer meaning
Certain esoteric interpretations of Islam maintain that the Quran has an exoteric or apparent meaning, known as zahir, but also an underlying esoteric meaning
Zahir_(Islam)
Western esotericism is an academic discipline of research, scholarship, and education that focuses on the history of Western esotericism. Prior to the
Academic study of Western esotericism
Academic_study_of_Western_esotericism
American hip-hop super group
American hip-hop supergroup formed in 2013 by underground hip-hop duo 7L & Esoteric and Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck. They released their acclaimed debut
Czarface
Book originally published in 1883
Esoteric Buddhism is a book originally published in 1883 in London; it was compiled by a member of the Theosophical Society, A. P. Sinnett. This is the
Esoteric_Buddhism_(book)
Branch of natural philosophy
split into an examination of its exoteric practical applications and its esoteric spiritual aspects, despite criticisms by scholars such as Eric J. Holmyard
Alchemy
Austrian esotericist (1861–1925)
Philosophy of Freedom. At the beginning of the twentieth century he founded an esoteric spiritual movement, anthroposophy, with roots in German idealist philosophy
Rudolf_Steiner
Ethnoreligious group of the Levant
'the unitarians'), are an esoteric religious group of Arabs who adhere to Druzism or the Druze faith, an Abrahamic, esoteric, monotheistic, ethnic, and
Druze
Overview of esoteric movements in Germany and Austria
Germany and Austria have spawned many movements and practices in Western esotericism, including Rosicrucianism, Theosophy, Anthroposophy and Ariosophy, among
Esotericism in Germany and Austria
Esotericism_in_Germany_and_Austria
2009 studio album by Skyfire
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
Esoteric_(album)
2002 book by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism and the Politics of Identity is a book by British historian Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke. It was published by New York
Black Sun (Goodrick-Clarke book)
Black_Sun_(Goodrick-Clarke_book)
Subtle state, level, or region of reality
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
Plane_(esotericism)
Australian alternative medicine cult
Medicine are "esoteric breast massage", "esoteric healing", "ovarian readings", "chakra-puncture", "esoteric connective tissue therapy" and "esoteric ovary massage"
Universal_Medicine
Belief system based around the Greek goddess Eris
Khayyam Ravenhurst is known as the Paratheo-Anametamystikhood of Eris Esoteric (POEE), a non-profit irreligious disorganisation. Principia Discordia contains
Discordianism
1971 studio album by Jan Garbarek
Esoteric Circle is the second album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, originally released under the band name "The Esoteric Circle" on Bob Thiele's
Esoteric_Circle
Deity and symbol in the occult traditions
Baphomet is a figure rooted within the occult and Western esoteric traditions. The name first emerged in the 14th century during the Trials of the Knights
Baphomet
School of Mahayana Buddhism in Japan
sometimes just Hokkeshū), is a Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition with significant esoteric elements that was officially established in Japan in 806 by the Japanese
Tendai
Working of magical feats by an individual
the creation of wonders, and the performance of magical feats through esoteric knowledge and ritual practice. Unlike theurgy, which focuses on invoking
Thaumaturgy
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
Glatzer Rosenthal, Bernice, eds. (2012). The New Age of Russia: Occult and Esoteric Dimensions (PDF). Kubon & Sagner. ISBN 978-3-86688-197-6. Archived from
Russia
Western myth and reason
The relationship between Western esotericism and science (and particularly the origins of experimental science) is a historiographical overview intersecting
Western esotericism and science
Western_esotericism_and_science
Lovecraftian creature
the legendary town of Innsmouth, the undersea city of Y'ha-nthlei, the Esoteric Order of Dagon, and the beings known as Father Dagon and Mother Hydra.
Deep_One
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
Kahanism Revisionist Maximalism Korean Latvian Mystical Nazism Austrian Esoteric Hitlerism Neo-Nazism Russian Strasserism Swedish Neo Finnish NRx Pan-Turkic
Adolf_Hitler
Type of Jewish mysticism
pronounced [kabaˈla] ; lit. 'act of receiving' or 'acceptation') is an esoteric method, discipline, and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. It forms
Kabbalah
Japanese form of Esoteric Buddhism
秘密仏教, romanized: himitsu bukkyō, lit. 'secret Buddhism'), or Japanese Esoteric Buddhism, is the lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism transmitted to Japan, primarily
Mikkyō
Branch of Shia Islam
(lit. 'esotericism'), is a branch of Shia Islam. Like all Shia, the Ismailis emphasize a distinction between the exoteric (zahir) and esoteric (batin)
Ismailism
Esoteric healing refers to numerous types of alternative medicine which aim to heal disease and disability, using esoteric means, either through faith
List of esoteric healing articles
List_of_esoteric_healing_articles
Esoteric Buddhism found in Maritime Southeast Asia
Indonesian Esoteric Buddhism was the tradition of Esoteric Buddhism found in Maritime Southeast Asia which emerged in the 7th century along the maritime
Indonesian_Esoteric_Buddhism
17th-century European spiritual movement
(/ˌroʊzɪˈkruːʃəˌnɪzəm, ˌrɒzɪ-/) is a spiritual and cultural movement influenced by Esoteric Christianity and Hermeticism that arose in early modern Europe in the early
Rosicrucianism
Key mandala in East Asian Esoteric Buddhism
mandara), is a set of two mandalas in East Asian Esoteric Buddhism, particularly prominent within Chinese Esoteric Buddhism as well as the Shingon and Tendai
Mandala_of_the_Two_Realms
Organization for the practice of occult magic
among its members. Magical organizations can include Hermetic orders, esoteric societies, arcane colleges, and other groups which may use different terminology
Magical_organization
Deity in Buddhism
their esoteric practice. In the East Asian esoteric Buddhist Diamond Realm Mandala, Vajrasattva sits to the East near Akshobhya Buddha. In some esoteric lineages
Vajrasattva
Occult concept
Ancient Greek ἐγρήγορος, egrēgoros 'wakeful') is a concept in Western esotericism of a non-physical entity or thoughtform that arises from the collective
Egregore
Several notions of a counterpart to evolution
looked for the significance of all living creatures, particularly man. Esotericism Etiology Law of Complexity/Consciousness Gottfried de Purucker, Occult
Involution_(esotericism)
1977 studio album by Hubert Eaves
Esoteric Funk is the debut and only album by keyboardist Hubert Eaves. Released in 1977 on independent jazz label Inner City Records, the album was recorded
Esoteric_Funk
English occultist (1875–1947)
fundamentalist Christian Plymouth Brethren faith to pursue an interest in Western esotericism. He was educated at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, where
Aleister_Crowley
Abrahamic monotheistic religion
Apatheism Atheism Creationism Dharmism Deism Divine command theory Dualism Esotericism Elite religion Exclusivism Existentialism atheist Christian Feminist
Islam
Japanese Shingon Buddhist monk
primarily known for his systematic writings on Esoteric Buddhism (especially Shingon) and on the esoteric dimension of Pure Land Buddhism. Dōhan was born
Dōhan_(monk)
Islamic term referring to inner meaning
and the esoteric (batin) in the understanding of faith, and have said that spiritual interpretation (ta’wil) entails elucidating the esoteric meaning
Batin_(Islam)
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
(eds.). L'Ésotérisme shi'ite, ses racines et ses prolongements – Shi'i Esotericism: Its Roots and Developments. Bibliothèque de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes
Jesus
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
discerns between ancient esotericism, in which "thrice-great Hermes revealed his magical recipes only to a few" and "modern esotericism of grantwriting". He
Peter_Thiel
Esoteric philosophy
Ariosophy and Armanism are esoteric ideological systems that were largely developed by Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels and Guido von List, respectively, in Austria
Ariosophy
Soft redirect to Wikibooks
encyclopedic article for Esoteric Solipsist (search results). You may want to read Wikibooks's entry on "Bartending/Cocktails/Glossary#Esoteric Solipsist" instead
Esoteric_Solipsist
Country in Southeast Europe
encyclopedia of philosophy. Retrieved 23 March 2016. Hanegraaff, Wouter (2012). Esotericism and the Academy: Rejected Knowledge in Western Culture. Cambridge: Cambridge
Greece
1954 studio album by Al Haig
by Al Haig on the Esoteric records label; in later rereleases it is therefore often known as Esoteric or The Al Haig Trio Esoteric. The album is notable
Al_Haig_Trio_(Esoteric)
Neo-völkisch occult circle
regenerating the Aryan race." Landig, through his circle, popularized esoteric ideas current among the pre-Nazi völkisch movement and the SS relating
Landig_Group
1887 / 1888 article by Helena Blavatsky
"The Esoteric Character of the Gospels" is an article published in three parts: in November-December 1887, and in February 1888, in the theosophical magazine
The Esoteric Character of the Gospels
The_Esoteric_Character_of_the_Gospels
Spiritual movement
Netherlands. In the 1990s it founded the Gemrod Foundation, which organized esoteric workshops, e.g. courses on clairvoyance and aura reading. Emin Website—Background
Emin_(esoteric_movement)
Allegoric type of scriptural interpretation in Shi'i Islam
groups that distinguish between an outer, exoteric (zāhir) and an inner, esoteric (bāṭin) meaning in Islamic scriptures. The term has been used in particular
Batiniyya
Practice of obscuring information
that an esoteric writing style is proper for the philosophic text. Rather than explicitly presenting his thoughts, the philosopher's esoteric writing
Obscurantism
Neo-Nazi and esoteric symbol
contemporary association is Nazi occultism, for which Nazi Satanic groups and esoteric neo-Nazis adopt it. In May 2022, the perpetrator of the 2022 Buffalo shooting
Black_Sun_(symbol)
Japanese Buddhist monk and Founder of the Shingon tradition
was a Japanese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, and poet who founded the esoteric Shingon school of Buddhism. He travelled to China, where he studied Tangmi
Kūkai
Spiritual and pseudoscientific philosophy
pseudoscience. Anthroposophy has its roots in German idealism, Western and Eastern esoteric ideas, various religious traditions, and modern Theosophy. Steiner chose
Anthroposophy
Islamic holiday
v t e Druze Beliefs Al-Muwahhidūn/Mowahhid-Ahl at-Tawhīd Divine call Esotericism Reincarnation Taqiyya Theophany Seven Durzi pillars Walayah Important
Eid_al-Adha
13th-century book by Ahmad al-Buni
grimoire centered on Arabic magic. It is claimed to be a manual for achieving esoteric spirituality. The work is included within the larger compilation Shams
Shams_al-Ma'arif
Abrahamic monotheistic religion
ISBN 978-1-59884-204-3. Western Esotericism and the Science of Religion: Selected Papers Presented at the 17th Congress Besant, Annie (2001). Esoteric Christianity or
Christianity
Disciple in "The Ageless Wisdom" esoteric tradition
[citation needed] and others to be a Tibetan disciple in "The Ageless Wisdom" esoteric tradition. The texts describe him as a member of the 'Spiritual Hierarchy'
Djwal_Khul
Key text in the Theosophical movement
Ancient and Modern Science and Theology, published in 1877, is a book of esoteric philosophy and Helena Petrovna Blavatsky's first major self-published major
Isis_Unveiled
Magic used to invoke divine presence
the esoteric tradition, uses this knowledge to heighten one's own spiritual nature. Some branches of Esoteric Christianity hold that if an Esoteric Christian
Theurgy
School of Chinese Buddhism
(2011). Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia. Brill, page 381. Howard, Angela F. "The Dhāraṇī pillar of Kunming, Yunnan: A legacy of esoteric Buddhism
Azhaliism
2010 studio album by 7L & Esoteric
American hip-hop duo 7L & Esoteric. It was released on October 12, 2010, via Fly Casual Records. Production was handled by 7L, Esoteric, DC the Midi Allen and
1212_(7L_&_Esoteric_album)
American filmmaker (1946–2025)
term Lynchian a "go-to adjective to describe any sniff of the uncanny and esoteric on screen", adding that his "destabilising vision has become a common lens
David_Lynch
Western esoteric tradition
(from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (qabalah) 'reception, accounting') is a Western esoteric tradition involving mysticism and the occult. It is the underlying philosophy
Hermetic_Qabalah
Topics referred to by the same term
Nazism Esoteric neo-Nazism, a fusion of Nazi ideology with esoteric, mystical, and occult traditions Esotericism in Germany and Austria § Esotericism in Nazi
Occultism_and_the_far_right
reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences. The terms esoteric and arcane can also be used to describe the occult, in addition to their
List_of_occult_terms
Esoteric Christian movement
characterized as philosophies. Theosophy is considered part of Western esotericism, which believes that hidden knowledge or wisdom from the ancient past
Christian_theosophy
Far-right authoritarian political ideology
Japanese Emperor-system Statism Restoration Ultra- Techno- Nazism Austrian Esoteric Hitlerism Strasserism Swedish Neo- Finnish Legionarism Pan-Turkic Rexism
Fascism
Trump cards of tarot decks
for playing games and the Fool and 21 trumps had simple allegorical or esoteric meaning, mostly originating in elite ideology in the Italian courts of
Major_Arcana
Founder of Buddhism
Macmillan Reference Lib., ISBN 0028657187 Davidson, Ronald M. (2003), Indian Esoteric Buddhism, Columbia University Press, ISBN 978-0-231-12618-2 de Bary, William
The_Buddha
African American new religious organization
a religious nationalist movement, a social movement, and a form of esotericism. Given that extraterrestrial spaceships feature prominently in the group's
Nation_of_Islam
Intuitive American Esoteric is the name of a limited three-volume, multi-label series of LP records by Nautical Almanac member Twig Harper, released between
Intuitive_American_Esoteric
ESOTERIC
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Muslim/Islamic
Shinning
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French
Feminine form of French Iréné, IRÉNÉE means "peaceful."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Helper
Girl/Female
Hindu
Golden girl, Jasmine a flower
Boy/Male
Arabic
Cute
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Indian, Sanskrit
Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
Arabic
No Limit
Girl/Female
German
Female Version of Jakoh; Supplanter
Girl/Female
Indian
Quiet, Tranquillity, Calm, Abstract meditation on brahman, Quietism personified as a son of Dharma, Epithet of Vishnu
Girl/Female
Muslim
Pure
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ESOTERIC
ESOTERIC
a.
Communicated orally; oral; -- applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines, which were adapted to outsiders or the public generally. Hence: Abstruse; profound.
n.
Mysterious or hidden doctrines; secret science.
n.
Mystery; esoterics; -- opposed to exotery.
n. pl.
The public lectures or published writings of Aristotle. See Esoterics.
a.
Esoteric.
n.
Esoteric doctrine or principles.
a.
Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated alone; not communicated, or not intelligible, to the general body of followers; private; interior; acroamatic; -- said of the private and more recondite instructions and doctrines of philosophers. Opposed to exoteric.
adv.
In an esoteric manner.
a.
External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public; hence, capable of being readily or fully comprehended; -- opposed to esoteric, or secret.