This page groups esoteric texts by the later movement that drew on them. Wikipedia notes that "the 17th century saw the development of initiatory societies professing esoteric knowledge such as Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry, while the Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century led to the development of new forms of esoteric thought." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every text from one esoteric tradition together.
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What Defines This GroupingChinese texts of the Daoist tradition read in its esoteric current, the Daode jing and the inner-alchemical and meditative literature that took it as a foundational scripture. 2 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 3 Learn More
Taoist esoteric texts
This small group holds an esoteric text of Taoism. The atlas classes here the Tao Te Ching, the foundational scripture attributed to Laozi, whose terse verses on the Way and its power underlie the tradition's later inner arts.
The browser will find the work the atlas gathers here. The entry describes its teaching and its place within the Taoist tradition.
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Sources
1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. The Encyclopedia of Taoism
3. Daoism Handbook
Livia Kohn (ed.), Brill, 2000introduction
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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