What is esoteric science?

The philosophy of Esoteric Science attempts to unify science and religion, generally by postulating that a spiritual world co-exists with the physical world, which was created from it. It is also referred to as anthroposophy and is considered an offshoot of transcendentalism.

One of its founders was Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925). His book An Outline of Esoteric Science was published in 1910, originally interpreted as "Occult Science" (likely changed due to the colloquial English interpretation of the Word occult). Steiner eschewed natural science and instead investigated clairvoyance and other paranormal phenomena, positing a connection between knowledge, the human mind and the spirit world. He widely lectured on precursor races of Earth, and established a rough timeline for their existence.

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