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Wallowing in the mire of exotericism, he knows not what it is to live in the world and yet be not of the world; in other words, to guard self against self is an almost incomprehensible axiom for the profane.

—Five Years of Theosophy

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Exoteric doctrines or principles, or the profession or teaching of such.

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Wallowing in the mire of exotericism, he knows not what it is to live in the world and yet be not of the world; in other words, to guard self against self is an almost incomprehensible axiom for the profane. — Five Years of Theosophy
It is these elements, not the soul, that pass over into animal bodies, and, contrary to the opinions set forth in Egyptian exotericism, it is to the interest of the soul to free itself from terrestrial attraction and from its kâmic (astral) vehicle, and not to remain bound down to earth. — Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution
Esotericism and exotericism. — U.S. Copyright Renewals 1950 - 1977