Others link it to esoteric traditions or religious thought.
As one of the more esoteric traditions, it was meant to be practiced rather than codified.
Western esoteric traditions sometimes refer to a mental body that exists on a plane other than the physical.
Gnosis was an American magazine published from 1985 to 1999, devoted to the western esoteric tradition.
Other works attempt to connect the Grail to conspiracy theories and esoteric traditions.
This recording is recommended to those wishing to develop within the ancient and potent Western esoteric tradition.
In contemporary esoteric traditions, it is commonly associated with the qualities of emotion and intuition.
Dzogchen is a relatively esoteric (to date) tradition concerned with the "natural state", and emphasizing direct experience.
After all, the esoteric tradition may be recovered if the seeker undergoes initiation.
The western esoteric tradition is now steeped in Hermeticism.