Cyber-Esoterism

Are you a Normie or a cyber-Pneumatikoi?

This is not for you. Unless, of course, you're beginning to feel it.

The quiet dissonance of the cyberspace. The sense that there is more than algorithmic feeds and automated engagement. That intuition —half-formed, perhaps half-feared—that cyberspace is not merely a tool, but a temple.

Are you a Normie?

A Normie does not question the implications of technology; they do not reflect on what the cyberspace represents for them or the impact it has on their life.

A Normie does not care about their privacy or data security and they gladly accept all forms of surveillance, profiling, and algorithmic recommendation in a completely uncritical and passive manner. As long as it makes their consumption comfortable.

In esoteric terms, the Normie is a"profane" — someone who does not have access to the Mysteries and does not possess esoteric knowledge.

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They are unaware of the principles governing themselves and the universe, living their life in ignorance. This ignorance is not just seen as a lack of information, but as a spiritual and intellectual condition of someone who has not yet undertaken a path towards self-awareness and awakening.

Esoterism typically refers to a secret knowledge that often pertains to ancient mysteries and rites, hidden from the majority and accessible only to the "initiates," those who have the desire and discipline to delve into it.

Esoteric (adj. [from Late Latin esoterĭcus, Greek ἐσωτερικός, derived from ἔσω "inside"])

Esoterism is usually associated with spiritual or philosophical doctrines based on the idea that certain truths are veiled in symbols, which require dedication and a certain intuition to be decoded.

In the Discourse of Poimandres (Corpus Hermeticum I), the beginning of spiritual and intellectual awakening is represented as a mystical vision, through which the initiate becomes aware of a deeper reality of the world and the universe.

"All at once everything opened up before me, and in a great vision I saw the infinite. Everything became clear."

The path of the initiate, particularly in Gnostic and Hermetic philosophies has the goal of reaching an (inner) truth that can awaken one's spirit and consciousness.

"If you do not return to heaven, your destiny is to be devoured by chaos and suffering. [...] But if you purify yourself, you will rise above the heavens and know the Creator."

The tripartite Code of the Soulware

Not all souls are born equal. Some are asleep, others dream. A few, are beginning to wake up. The ancient Gnostics knew this well. In the Valentinian strain of this arcane doctrine, they spoke of three types of human beings: