aeondaze
13th February 2015, 11:19 PM
Here is a home for EVERYTHING that supposedly falls into the category esoteric.
What does esoteric mean? Well lets get a solid definition...
Esotericism (or esoterism) signifies the holding of esoteric opinions or beliefs,[1] that is, ideas preserved or understood by a small group of those specially initiated, or of rare or unusual interest.[2] The term derives from the Greek, either from the comparative ἐσώτερος (esôteros), "inner", or from its derived adjective ἐσωτερικός (esôterikos), "pertaining to the innermost".[3]
The term can also refer to the academic study of esoteric religious movements and philosophies, or to the study of those religious movements and philosophies whose proponents distinguish their beliefs, practices, and experiences from mainstream exoteric and more dogmatic institutionalized traditions.[4]
Examples of esoteric religious movements and philosophies include Alchemy, Anthroposophy, Astrology, early Christian mysticism,[5] The Fourth Way, Tantra, Freemasonry, Gnosticism, Hermetism, Mahavidya, Vamachara, Kabbalah, Magic, Mesmerism, Neoplatonism, Numerology, Perennialism, Rosicrucianism, Scientology, Sufism, Swedenborgianism, Spiritualism, Taoism, the Alawites,[6] the Theosophy of Jacob Böhme and his followers, and the Theosophist movement associated with Helena Blavatsky.
Why this thread?
Because a certain bunch of posters feel that its within the forum rules to keep posting the same assertions again and again, often starting new threads when they should really just be placed in the ONE thread that encompass similar material within this definition.
What sort of material fits in this thread?
Numerology
Astrology
Atlantis, the belief in Atlantians or other advanced ancient civilizations
'Mysteries' of the Egyptian pyramids
Mystical harmonic theories
'Sacred' geometry and claims that phi and other number sequences are somehow mystical
The 'occult'
The supernatural; including telekinesis, divination and psychokinesis.
Ley lines
This way, the forum doesn't turn into a spamming fest, which is against the rules and the reason HT got banned.
No need to thank me, you've all been begging for me to start a thread around this 'subject', so have at it! :D
What does esoteric mean? Well lets get a solid definition...
Esotericism (or esoterism) signifies the holding of esoteric opinions or beliefs,[1] that is, ideas preserved or understood by a small group of those specially initiated, or of rare or unusual interest.[2] The term derives from the Greek, either from the comparative ἐσώτερος (esôteros), "inner", or from its derived adjective ἐσωτερικός (esôterikos), "pertaining to the innermost".[3]
The term can also refer to the academic study of esoteric religious movements and philosophies, or to the study of those religious movements and philosophies whose proponents distinguish their beliefs, practices, and experiences from mainstream exoteric and more dogmatic institutionalized traditions.[4]
Examples of esoteric religious movements and philosophies include Alchemy, Anthroposophy, Astrology, early Christian mysticism,[5] The Fourth Way, Tantra, Freemasonry, Gnosticism, Hermetism, Mahavidya, Vamachara, Kabbalah, Magic, Mesmerism, Neoplatonism, Numerology, Perennialism, Rosicrucianism, Scientology, Sufism, Swedenborgianism, Spiritualism, Taoism, the Alawites,[6] the Theosophy of Jacob Böhme and his followers, and the Theosophist movement associated with Helena Blavatsky.
Why this thread?
Because a certain bunch of posters feel that its within the forum rules to keep posting the same assertions again and again, often starting new threads when they should really just be placed in the ONE thread that encompass similar material within this definition.
What sort of material fits in this thread?
Numerology
Astrology
Atlantis, the belief in Atlantians or other advanced ancient civilizations
'Mysteries' of the Egyptian pyramids
Mystical harmonic theories
'Sacred' geometry and claims that phi and other number sequences are somehow mystical
The 'occult'
The supernatural; including telekinesis, divination and psychokinesis.
Ley lines
This way, the forum doesn't turn into a spamming fest, which is against the rules and the reason HT got banned.
No need to thank me, you've all been begging for me to start a thread around this 'subject', so have at it! :D