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Yet another notable esoteric strain stems from the teachings of [[G. I. Gurdjieff]] and [[P. D. Ouspensky]].

Yet another notable esoteric strain stems from the teachings of [[G. I. Gurdjieff]] and [[P. D. Ouspensky]].

[[Rudolf Steiner]],  who broke with [[theosophy]] to found his own [[anthroposophy]], spoke of a disagreement between esotericists at the close of the [[19th century]]; one branch wanted to open up esoteric knowledge to the general public, while another group wished to maintain secrecy. [http://rsv.arpa.ch/webcli/rsv.cgi?addr=view_page&rndID=vo8JEVhTuD5.czxIlAXr6N0.tI&id=231_64382&fnd=1&page=1&start=0&request=linke+rechte+Esoterik&reqtype=&sort=1&scope=1&dates=&persons=&geo=&cats=&limit=10&distance=0&docs=&doc_inp=&title=254-139&page_param=231_64382] Rudolf Steiner, The Occult Movement in the 19th Century, GA 254, page 139.] Steiner himself claimed to stand  in the lineage of those who wanted to make the esoteric an accepted part of mainstream culture. His first books, written in the 19th century, avoided any reference to esoteric themes, but he saw the [[20th century]] as the dawn of a new age, when spirituality would be increasingly central to human development. Thus, he began to publish works such as 'Theosophy' and 'Occult Science' and to lecture on esoteric themes both to select audiences (members of the [[Anthroposophical Society]] or of his own esoteric school) and to the general public. All but the most esoteric of these lectures were already being published during his lifetime, and in the last decades even the most esoteric material has been made available by the Rudolf Steiner Archive and Press,<ref>[http://www.rudolf-steiner.com/ Rudolf Steiner Archive and Press]</ref> in accordance with Steiner's wishes.

[[Rudolf Steiner]],  who broke with [[theosophy]] to found his own [[anthroposophy]], spoke of a disagreement between esotericists at the close of the [[19th century]]; one branch wanted to open up esoteric knowledge to the general public, while another group wished to maintain secrecy. [http://rsv.arpa.ch/webcli/rsv.cgi?addr=view_page&rndID=vo8JEVhTuD5.czxIlAXr6N0.tI&id=231_64382&fnd=1&page=1&start=0&request=linke+rechte+Esoterik&reqtype=&sort=1&scope=1&dates=&persons=&geo=&cats=&limit=10&distance=0&docs=&doc_inp=&title=254-139&page_param=231_64382] Rudolf Steiner, The Occult Movement in the 19th Century, GA 254, page 139.] Steiner himself claimed to stand  in the lineage of those who wanted to make the esoteric an accepted part of mainstream culture. His first books, written in the 19th century, avoided any reference to esoteric themes, but he saw the [[20th century]] as the dawn of a new age, when spirituality would be increasingly central to human development. Thus, he began to publish works such as 'Theosophy' and 'Occult Science' and to lecture on esoteric themes both to select audiences (members of the [[Anthroposophical Society]] or of his own esoteric school) and to the general public. All but the most esoteric of these lectures were already being published during his lifetime, and in the last decades even the most esoteric material has been made available by the Rudolf Steiner Archive and Press, [http://www.rudolf-steiner.com/ Rudolf Steiner Archive and Press] in accordance with Steiner's wishes.

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