esotericism

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But for members of the Source Family, a group that some call a cult, it’s a way of life honed over decades of study and ritualism based in Western esotericism.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

There are also “families with small children who claim that the sanctity of their body is under threat,” he said, “Those who subscribe to esotericism and homeopathic drugs.”

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021

But The Vorrh, while rich with esotericism, was not that book.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2018

The massive and profusely illustrated volume analyzes everything from Pythagorean mathematics to the esotericism of the Shakespearean dramas.

From Salon • May 21, 2015

Distinctly, then, this suggests that there was an esotericism, a side not made public; and there is no reason to suppose that it has been made public since.

From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth