theosophist
Divine wisdom pursuer
A theosophist is someone who practices or believes in theosophy—a spiritual philosophy seeking direct knowledge of divine mysteries through mystical insight rather than established religious doctrine.
The term most often refers to followers of the Theosophical Society, founded in 1875, which blended Eastern and Western mystical traditions: The theosophist spoke of karma and reincarnation alongside references to ancient Egyptian wisdom.
Focused attention practice
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- lodgesBackcountry rental cabins
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
Soul's rebirth after death
Profound spiritual awakening
- self-realizationAchieving personal potential
- gnosisExperiential sacred understanding
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
liberation · ascension · initiate · transcendence · union · illumination
Venerated spiritual teachers
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- mastersThose with dominion
Airtight, impervious condition
- neoplatonismRevival of Platonic metaphysics
- gnosticismPrivileging inner revelation
- kabbalahJewish mystical tradition
- spiritismCommunicating with the dead
meditation
Focused attention practice
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- lodgesBackcountry rental cabins
lectures · vegetarianism · service · self-purification · discipleship
reincarnation
Soul's rebirth after death
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
- self-realizationAchieving personal potential
- gnosisExperiential sacred understanding
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
moksha · liberation · ascension · initiate · transcendence · union · illumination
mahatmas
Venerated spiritual teachers
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- mastersThose with dominion
hermeticism
Airtight, impervious condition
- neoplatonismRevival of Platonic metaphysics
- gnosticismPrivileging inner revelation
- kabbalahJewish mystical tradition
theosophistmaterialist
Values physical over spiritual
fundamentalist · atheist · rationalist · empiricist · dogmatist
theosophistatheist
One denying gods exist
materialist · naturalist · secular humanist · nihilist · reductionist
theosophistfundamentalist
Strict original-doctrine adherent
traditionalist · dogmatist · Catholic · evangelical · Calvinist