Esoterika: Formulas Against the False Self By Mitch Horowitz

Mitch Horowitz draws on Hermetic, Abrahamic and modern esoteric traditions to question conformity and the identities people inherit from their surroundings. Esoterika presents principles and practices that the author asks readers to test against their own lived experience.

This is a contemporary occult and philosophical approach to self-inquiry, not an academic survey of every tradition it references. Its promises of rapid personal change are the author’s perspective, not a guaranteed result or a replacement for mental-health support.