theosophy
1
9.9
- noun
- /θiˈɑːsəfi/
:
teosofía
- Perhaps the biggest single factor in the nineteenth-century occult revival was Theosophy.
And so Ariasophy was the Arianized version of Theosophy.
- And so Ariasophy was the Arianized version of Theosophy.
Examples
-
Many do not realize its opposition to Christianity or even how many of Ayn Rand's philosophies overlap with Theosophy and Nietzsche.
Blog text (30) -
Personally, I like to stay far from anything involving the New Age because it's just code for Theosophy.
Blog text (17) -
So an idea in Theosophy was that human spiritual evolution was tied to physical evolution.
-
Theosophy was joined, too, by the New Thought tradition and its broader cultural relative, positive thinking.
Academic text (2000) -
(Theosophy had a similar impact on members of the Irish literary renaissance, including Yeats.)
Blog text (27) -
Yeats was trained in the occult disciplines of Theosophy and Gnosticism.
-
This turn-of-the-century organization was founded by people involved in both Theosophy and Rosicrucianism, including the poet W.B. Yeats.
Academic text (1993) -
Modern spiritualism, like Theosophy and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, proved to be an arena of self-empowerment for women at the turn of the century, providing figures such as Annie Besant with a spiritual counterpart to politically progressive views.
Academic text (2018) -
Many people believe that theosophy offers a unique perspective on spiritual growth and the nature of the soul.
-
She studied theosophy to explore the connections between different religious philosophies and mystical experiences.
Synonyms
A belief in a hidden spiritual wisdom that connects all life
How Mystical
11
9.4
1
9.9
3
9.9
- Formal
1
9.9
71
6.3
190
6.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Theosophy comes from Greek parts theos meaning 'god' and sophia meaning 'wisdom', the same 'sophy' you see in philosophy. So theosophy literally means 'wisdom about God', which is why it names systems that seek direct, often mystical, knowledge of God and the soul.