"What Is Esotericism? Cultural Studies Approaches and the Problems of Definition in Religious Studies." Method & Theory in the Study of Religion 22, no. 1 (2010): 9-36.Bergunder, Michael. "What Is Esotericism? Cultural Studies Approaches and the Problems of Definition in Religious...
This combination of letters is a key of the Pentagram. The initial A is repeated five times and reproduced thirty times. The isolated A represents the unity of the first cause or of the intelligent, active agent. A united to B represents the fertilization of the duad by unity. R is the...
His academic interests include the interface between anti-authoritarianism and esotericism, the "Beat generation", Type-3 & Post-Anarchism, and underground publishing. His non-academic life is devoted to the free skool movement, nature (natura naturans), zine making, and "the ludic". Kai Teo...
I had the pleasure once again to talk with Rudolf of the Thoth Hermes podcast, where we had an expansive conversation about the nature of AI and how it relates to concepts of the imagination in western esotericism. Some of the questions and themes covered in the discussion include:Can AI co...
To really create a climate of critical thinking in your classroom though, there has to be a shift from teachers and what they want to see to the student and what they want to ask. Questions are often considered more important than answers not in celebration of esotericism, but because they...
What is Magick in Wicca? Western Esotericism: In the West, magic or magick has a fairly long history of practice. Western esotericism produced a tradition of ceremonial magick that arose in the late medieval period. Wiccan magical practices were publicized in the 1950s by Gerald Gardner. ...
What is the force of life? Life force or lifeforce may refer to:Vitality, ability to live or exist.Vitalism, the belief in the existence of vital energy. Energy (esotericism), a concept in spirituality and alternative medicine. Prana, the Sanskrit word for "life force" or "vital principle...
Drucker adopted Kirkegaard’s notion of upper & lower duality of life (provable absolutes/improvable in-absolutes -similar to exotericism/esotericism in Mystery religions or Sartre/Heidegger’s inner & outer worlds). As a social ecologist and management consultant he helped develop the first MBA ...
This will be part 1 in a series of articles that I AM creating on “What is Hell?” The Sunday preacher on a hot summer day from the sweaty pulpit had said to his congregation, “Your soul is going to burn in Lake of Fire andBrimstonefor all your dirty low down sins.” Shortly th...
Esotericism, however, values the depth of knowledge and the process of discovery among its adherents, often involving symbolism, metaphors, and an emphasis on inner understanding or enlightenment that is not immediately apparent to outsiders. 14 Exoteric teachings prioritize accessibility and ...