There is not one but many different esoteric metaphysical systems, and often these are quite contradictory, although there is a common thread of Gnosis running through them. The following is a partial list of a few esoteric world-views and meta-worldviews.
With a great many of these spiritual, mystical and occult traditions, there is an unfortunate lack of information available. Often the writings have not survived, or most of them have yet to be translated into English, or they have been translated, but by someone who does not understand their inner meaning and hence approaches the topic from the position of an outsider, or they are simply too obscure or too mythological in their symbolism.
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