This episode discusses what I mean by 'rejected', plus some important terms and concepts that will act as a foundation for the interviews to come.
Reference material used in this episode:
Wouter Hanegraaff, Western Estotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed
Olav Hammer's chapter, "Esotericism in New Religious Movements," found in The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements
Christopher Partridge's "Introduction," found in The Occult World
Two more books that might be of interest are -
Contemporary Esotericism, edited by Egil Asprem and Kennet Granholm
New Age Religion and Western Culture: Esotericism in the Mirror of Secular Thought, by Wouter Hanegraaff (with special attention on Chapter One about "Channeling" and Chapter Seven about "Meta-Empirical and Human Beings"
Rejected Religion Podcast