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

It did not hold very long, even with the novelists; for the English taste this esotericism was too exotic. 

From The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft by Gissing, George