First, I want to express my apologies: I have tried my best to translate some words. Some of them may not have a proper translation or I do not know the correct term. Furthermore, English is not my first language, so some mistakes in grammar or orthography are probable.
Some may find interesting this post, which is a brief summary of a lesson about the esoteric disciplines given by my teacher.
In esoterism there are 9 main sciences and 9 main arts, and 3 more suppletory sciences and arts. Each one is associated with a type of magic, a world and an upper knowledge. In fact, these disciplines are considered as introductory subjects for magic operations, but they are highly valuable by themselves.
The 12 sciences are:
Some may find interesting this post, which is a brief summary of a lesson about the esoteric disciplines given by my teacher.
In esoterism there are 9 main sciences and 9 main arts, and 3 more suppletory sciences and arts. Each one is associated with a type of magic, a world and an upper knowledge. In fact, these disciplines are considered as introductory subjects for magic operations, but they are highly valuable by themselves.
The 12 sciences are:
- Theosophy: the knowledge of gods and sacred things.
- Anabasis: the secret knowledge of ascension to the upper worlds.
- Symbology: the science of symbols and analogy.
- Demonology: the knowledge of demons.
- Cosmosophy: the esoteric knowledge of the world, its structure and its principles.
- Pneumatosophy: the science of human spirits and the subtle anatomy of the body.
- Arithmosophy: the esoteric science of the numbers and figures.
- Astrology: it is also included the doctrine of time cycles.
- Catabasis: the knowledge related to the breath discipline and its applications.
- Angelology: the knowledge of angels.
- Aretosophy (The Science of Virtues): the knowledge of occult signatures, including esoteric medicine.
- Initiatics: the science of initiation rites.
- Kabbalah: the art related to the interpretation of sacred texts.
- The Science of Letters: the esoteric art related to the letters and sounds.
- Oneiromancy: the art of dreams (interpretation and divination).
- The Science of Spirits: communication with the dead ones and other spirits.
- Alchemy: the art of transformation and purification of substances.
- Etosophy: the science related to the year cycle and live beings.
- Geosophy: the art related to earth mysteries, as telluric energies.
- Science of Prodigies: the esoteric (pre)history of humankind.
- The Art of Memory: the esoteric teachings related to
- The Science of Names: the esoteric art related to the names of power.
- Extatics: the knowledge of upper states of conscience.
- Divination: the techniques to reveal the occult things.
