1) Esoteric, UFO, superstition and other fantasies! Written by Rainer: rainer.lehrer@yahoo.com Learn languages (via Skype): Rainer: + 36 20 549 52 97 or + 36 20 334 79 74

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Esoteric, UFO, superstition and other fantasies! In recent decades, esoteric and similar trends (parapsychology, the flat-earth movement, homeopathy, "intelligent design", etc.) have grown into a real fashion. In masses, "would-be scientists" with much written nonsense can be found on the book market. What is the cause of their popularity and where does the people’s credulity come from? Gotthold Ephraim Lessing used the term "esoteric" in his book "Hamburgische Dramaturgie" in connection with people who were privy to the inner happenings of theatre life. esoteric = insider! In a city like New York, where there are 1000 rules (laws, house rules, rules in the lift or in the office, etc.), people try to circumvent some of these written and unwritten rules because otherwise life becomes a torment and these regulations often contradict each other. In the southerly, more rural parts of the US, where one ranch is often miles away from the other, people still create additional rules (mostly moral ones), although obviously, there is no need for that because they have too much space to talk to each other without having to step on each other’s feet. The reason for this is the feeling of a lack of guidelines. Nowadays there is also the feeling of a lack of mysticism. Today, one lives in an age in which he/she is expected to always think logically and seek an explanation for everything. Not only at the workplace, the hospital or school but everywhere there is a flood of science and technology. This way, one creates his/her own mystical world in his/her private life: his/her ancestors came from the planet Sirius, his/her soul was in a different body in a previous life, just to name a few of these fantasies. Of course, one could now ask the question why he/she does not engage in art when he/she has the need for spiritual things. An explanation for this is probably not that complicated. For example, to find satisfaction in music, one should ideally learn to play a musical instrument, and this will take years to produce a fair success. The same applies to painting. To actually get a better picture of this art, you need to grab the brush or at least the pen. However, a human is basically addicted to orgasm or hormone doses. He/she gladly leans back and waits for this feeling to be communicated to him/her by others without much self-effort, and this semi-knowledge of esotericism is very suitable for that. Back to list!

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