r/Esotericism is a subreddit with 17k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses esotericism, philosophy, hermeticism, mysticism, and esoteric.
This subreddit is a community primarily dedicated to the study of esotericism, the hidden meanings and symbolism of various philosophical, historical, and religious texts, in contrast to exoteric, visible, or external information.
Popular Themes in r/Esotericism
#1
Advice Requests
: "Held in Psychiatric Hospital for Hermetic Beliefs — Seeking Witnesses, Lawyers, or Anyone with Fire"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "A mobile tool for exploring the Tree of Life (Kabbalah) – built for study and reflection"
1 post
#3
Ideas
: "The Gnostics, the Eucharist, and the Way of Salvation"
1 post
#4
News
: "Why are mathematicians going crazy?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Esotericism
#1
Esotericism
: "What's some of the fundamentals someone should look through when studying Esotericism as a whole"
24 posts
#2
Philosophy
17 posts
#3
Hermeticism
: "Why Hermeticism Needs No Consecrated Space"
17 posts
#4
Mysticism
14 posts
#5
Esoteric
: "Rare Esoteric Texts for Decoding Universal Mysteries?"
13 posts
#6
Tarot
13 posts
#7
Alchemy
12 posts
#8
Hermetic
: "The Pursuit of Hermetic Illumination"
12 posts
#9
Magic
: "Looking for scholarship on Brujeria& Latino folk Magic"
11 posts
#10
Spirituality
: "How can we know anything about religion or Spirituality? Especially anything for certain?"
10 posts
Flair Used in r/Esotericism
#1
Esotericism
: "Rare Esoteric Texts for Decoding Universal Mysteries?"
80 posts
#2
Hermeticism
: "Why Hermeticism Needs No Consecrated Space"
17 posts
#3
Gnosticism
: "Strange papyrus fragment found."
12 posts
#4
Magic
: "Jesus the necromancer and magician. A different perspective on the myth and meaning of the great Jewish prophet Jesus of Galilee."
12 posts
#5
Mysticism
: "Why the I-Ching is actually the first binary operating system (and how to use it for reality hacking)."
9 posts
#6
Neoplatonism
: "Chaldean Theurgy is unique among many world religions. Its origins lie in the Mongolian steppes as shamanism. It moved west along major trade routes. On the way it picked up various rites and rituals from the Babylonian prophetic cult."
7 posts
#7
Philosophy
: "Hail St. Plato, god-like lover of wisdom We learn through his character Socrates about the search for a cosmic order that will make individual souls just and good. His works echo that eternal question all humans ask: what does it mean to be a good and virtuous person?"
7 posts
#8
Jewish Kabbalah
: "Not ‘Vanity of Vanities’ — ‘Breath of Breaths’: What if Ecclesiastes is pointing to something much deeper than we usually hear?”"
5 posts
#9
Hermetic Qabalah
: "I AM🪞MA I geometric mnemonic”"
4 posts
#10
Alchemy
: "The Magdalene Manuscript"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Esotericism
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+5k members(39.3%)
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Last updated: September 4, 2026