Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, is a term scholars use to classify a wide range...

Western Esotericism is an academic discipline of research, scholarship, and education that focuses on the history of Western esotericism. Prior to the...

they called "l'ésotérisme occidental" ("western esotericism") while rejecting the "false Eastern esotericism" of the Theosophical Society. There was also...

practice in Neoplatonism, theurgy and other esoteric systems of antiquity. In contemporary western esotericism, the magic of the grimoires is frequently...

fundamentalist Christian Plymouth Brethren faith to pursue an interest in Western esotericism. He was educated at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge...

educators criticize the use of the term "energy" to describe ideas in esotericism and spirituality as potentially confusing. Concepts such as "life force"...

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...

as a child. Largely self-educated, she developed an interest in Western esotericism during her teenage years. According to her later claims, in 1849...

eloquence. Vivekananda's acquaintance with Western esotericism made him very successful in Western esoteric circles, beginning with his speech in 1893...

characterized as mystical philosophies. Theosophy is considered part of Western esotericism, which believes that hidden knowledge or wisdom from the ancient...