This blog is confined with the subject of 'Esoteric-ism' only. Esoteric-ism is knowledge that is specialized or advanced in nature available only to a narrow circle of "enlightened", "initiated" or highly educated people. Some interpretations of esoteric-ism are very broad and include even unconventional and non-scientific belief systems. In contrast exoteric knowledge, is knowledge that is well-known or public.
Esoteric refers to anything that is inner. In Western, English-speaking societies today, the term "Esoteric-ism" has come to informally mean any knowledge that is difficult to understand or remember, such as theoretical physics, or that pertains to the minutiae of a particular discipline, such as "esoteric" baseball statistics.
Esoteric-ism largely overlaps with "hidden knowledge". Some overlap exists as well between esoteric-ism and mysticism. How ever, many mystical traditions do not attempt to introduce spiritual knowledge, but rather seek to focus the believer's attention or prayers more strongly upon the object of devotion. A mystic is thus not necessarily an esotericist.
"Esoteric-ism" sometimes suggests an additional element of initiation, for example the requirement that one be tested before learning the higher truth. However that most "esoteric" teachings are widely available, and indeed often actively promoted.
Another possibility is that such knowledge is kept secret not by intention of its protectors, but of its very nature - for example, if it is accessible only to those with the proper intellectual background.
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