8 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
British-American theosophist who wrote 24 books (many claimed to be dictated by a Tibetan master) and founded the Lucis Trust — whose concepts of 'New Age,' 'World Teacher,' and 'Plan' became foundational for the New Age movement.
Russian occultist who co-founded the Theosophical Society (1875) and wrote The Secret Doctrine — the foundational text of modern Theosophy, synthesizing Eastern religion, Western occultism, and evolutionary theory.
American broadcasting magnate and owner of the Detroit Tigers who, upon death, left his fortune to found the Fetzer Institute — a foundation promoting the integration of spirituality and public life.
The syncretic philosophical-religious tradition based on the Corpus Hermeticum — attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, teaching that God, cosmos, and humanity share divine essence, and that the mind can ascend through the cosmic spheres to divine union.
Russian political philosopher and geopolitical theorist — author of The Foundations of Geopolitics (1997) and The Fourth Political Theory, associated with Eurasianism and often called 'Putin's brain.'
The organization founded by Alice Bailey (originally as Lucifer Publishing Company, 1922) to publish her writings and promote her Theosophical spiritual teachings — with consultative status at the United Nations and a meditation room at UN headquarters.
Alice Bailey's Theosophical vision of education — channeled from the 'Tibetan Master' Djwhal Khul — arguing that future education should develop the soul, telepathic communication, and preparation for initiation into spiritual hierarchy.
Occult and esoteric concept — describing an autonomous psychic or spiritual entity created by the collective focused thought and emotion of a group — the idea that sufficiently intense collective belief, ritual, or attention generates a real (if non-physical) entity that can act back upon the group — popularized in 19th century French occultism and revived in contemporary chaos magic and Jungian discourse.