Why is esoteric knowledge kept secret? It is believed that such knowledge is too profound or sacred for the general public or might be misunderstood without proper guidance. 6 How does exoterism benefit a community? It promotes inclusivity, shared values, and community cohesion through easily acce...
An esoteric school offers special conditions for practical work. It is not simply a group of people meeting and discussing higher ideas, attending lectures, or reading books. A school is also not geared to healing trauma or illness, or to attracting wealth, relationships, success, or special po...
The definition of knowledge is a matter of on-going debate among philosophers in the field of epistemology. I remember Aristotle tried to define it with several long esoteric sentences, and still could not to elaborate it expressly. The classical definition, described but not ultimately endosed ...
Esoteric debt refers to debt instruments as well as other investments (called esoteric assets) that are structured in a way that few people fully understand. Esoteric debt is complex and can be a product ofsecuritization, or simply arise through a complex financing arrangement. As such, the pric...
Esoteric Knowledge. Alchemy is considered arcane, with its principles known to only a select few. 7 Mainstream Societal Norms. Using social media has become a mainstream part of daily life. 5 Arcane Obscure Practices. The arcane ritual was understood by only a handful of scholars. 6 Mainstream...
and esoteric doctrines (see Sweat, Mackay, Dirkmaat, Evaluating Latter-day Saint Doctrine, 2016). It helps us know not just what is good to study and teach, but what is better and even best (see Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign Nov. 2007). The best doctrine centers in Jesus Christ and his re...
Theosophy– This is the original re-introduction of the esoteric knowledge to the public. Familiarity with Laurency first is recommended, due to the dated terminology and language in this material. The best authors for clarity and fact content are C. W. Leadbeater and A.E. Powell. The books...
Part of the trouble is that the journals labour under a similar ethos. They publish more than 20,000 articles each year. Most of the research is highly quantitative, hypothesis-driven and esoteric. As a result, it is almost universally unread by real-world managers. Much of the ...
Without deep and honest self-acceptance, the spiritual life rests on a dangerous psychological foundation and is nothing more than escape into a world of illusion. Humble self-knowledge is the most basic condition for any true spirituality. ...
While you folks were discussing esoteric stuff I found out that all negative integers have such a representation. For instance, \(-17\) equals \(\overleftarrow{9}83\), because \(\overleftarrow{9}83+17=0\). So, any negative integer, say \(-x\), is represented by \(\overleftarrow...