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Esotericism or Esoterism is a term with two basic meanings. In the dictionary sense of the term, "esoterism" signifies the holding of esoteric opinions or beliefs, and derives from the Greek ἐσωτερικός (esôterikos), a compound of ἔσω (esô): "within", thus "pertaining to the more inward", mystic. Its antonym is "exoteric". In scholarly literature, the term designates a series of historically related religious currents including Gnosticism, Hermetism, magic, astrology, Kabbalah, alchemy, Rosicrucianism, Vajrayana Buddhism, the Christian Theosophy of Jacob Böhme and his followers, Illuminism, Mesmerism, Swedenborgianism, Spiritualism, and the theosophical currents associated with Helena Blavatsky and her followers. There are competing views regarding the common traits uniting these currents, not all of which involve "inwardness", mystery or secrecy as a crucial trait. Esoteric knowledge, in the dictionary (non-scholarly) sense, is thus that which is available only to a narrow circle of "enlightened", "initiated", or specially educated people. Esoteric items may be known as esoterica. In contrast, exoteric knowledge is knowledge that is well-known or public, or perceived as informally canonic in society at large. Finally, it can be noted that esotericism, beside its scholarly and dictionary definitions, can be used in a loose, popular sense: not in order to denote e.g. mystical knowledge or practice, but rather informally to mean any perception or knowledge that is for the advanced individual such as theoretical physics, or that pertains to the minutiae of a particular discipline, such as "esoteric" baseball statistics. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Where can I learn more about the esoteric side of Pastafarianism? Q. I'm interested in knowing more about the mystical tradition of Spamballah? Is there like a Spamballah Center? Are the teachings based upon the Zohar or some other text? Do Spamballists only transmit their hidden teachings by word of mouth? What's the deal? Asked by unknown - Tue Jul 20 23:50:22 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments Is there a point where being esoteric is bad? Q. I know that being different and unique is good but is there a possibility that some1 could be so esoteric that it almost seems to be a social problem? Asked by Mattipoo - Mon Aug 17 17:01:17 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. hi i like to help you dear about your ask and you can find all you need in this site it is very good site for health care and you can search in and i like to give you this site as a gift it's very nice Answered by shadi - Mon Aug 17 17:04:11 2009 What is the esoteric meaning behind Krishna stealing butter and milk?
Q. What is the esoteric meaning behind Krishna stealing butter and milk? Asked by The Ranger - Thu Sep 17 08:17:22 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Milk matures and transforms into curd. By chruning the curd - butter gets separated and begins to float. This is what krishna is after. A devotees mind is compared to milk which through constant devotion matures and slowly he begins to separte himself from wordly attachment, friends and families like butter separting from curd. At this stage, the devotee need not have to go insearch of his lord instead lord himself comes to him. This is the meaning behind krishna going after butter. Answered by hema d - Thu Sep 17 08:37:00 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Esoteric"
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