Israel Regardie was key in integrating psychological and esoteric ideas. His work demonstrates “psychologisation” in modern Western esotericism. However, this integration was complex, as seen in a four-part typology.

1: Complementary psychologisation views esotericism and psychology as complementary.

2: Terminological psychologisation uses psychological language for esoteric concepts.

3: Reductive psychologisation interprets esoteric ideas via psychology.

4: Idealist psychologization equates psyche and sacrality.

This nuanced perspective challenges oversimplified notions of esoteric discourse as merely psychologised. A balanced view of Regardie reveals a rich integration of psychological and esoteric discourses. Clarifying psychologization helps assess Regardie’s contributions and esotericism-psychology interplay overall.

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Published on December 27, 2023