The WOTNODY Files

ESOTERIC (root meaning, inner)
Intended for, or understood by, an elite group of initiates; mysterious. As religions go, esoteric religions necessarily have an upper echelon of spiritually elite—priests, monks, lamas, etc.—who alone are privy to secret doctrines, mystical teachings, and enlightenment. Esoteric religion is for the elite, not the majority of humankind. Mystical religions are esoteric.

Enlightenment comes from the Word of God. “Your commands make me wiser than my enemies. . . . The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple” (Psalm 119:98, 130).