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unorthodox, heretical, or hidden spiritual traditions - mysticism, magic, esoterica, the occult, etc.
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I’m pretty sure the best thing any one of us can do is get a good handle on our own archetypal energies and find ways to train and express them. There are some things out there that you’d probably be world-class at, if you just let yourself follow the natural gifts and inclinations and curiosities that are in you. And stop chasing the ones you’re... See more
River Kenna • A General Theory of Divination and Probably Other Stuff
The Binary System Theory of Tycho Brahe: Towards a Phenomenological Astronomy
mystech.org
Alchemy’s metaphorical language and concrete practices offer a way to re-imagine inner life and the process of psychological growth. Its arcane symbols, various stages and operations, and mysterious hermetic philosophies invite us to stand between the worlds of spirit and matter, to bridge conscious and unconscious.
A Jungian & Archetypal Perspective on Alchemy
The realm of the esoteric, properly understood, is the dimension of depth. It is to analytical, rational consciousness what dreaming is to waking consciousness. The realm of the esoteric is the realm of ideas in all their living intensity, which can only be fully encountered not in concepts, but in living symbols.
To be an esotericist, then, is to... See more
To be an esotericist, then, is to... See more
Raphael • The Dimension of Depth
mysticism
“Mysticism is the spiritual encounter with a sacred mystery that cannot be put into words, but may be embodied through feelings, conscious awareness, experience, or intuition — or even through darkness or unknowing.“ - Carl McColman
Stuart Evans • 24 cards