Occidental Esotericism in Latin American lands: notes about the Gnostic Movement of Samael Aun Weor

Abstract

This article presents the Colombian esoteric Samael Aun Weor in two contexts: first, inserted in a more general framework arrival of European esoteric ideas to Latin America and its reinterpretation from endogenous peculiarities; in this particular case, we worked through on his doctrinal contributions regarding sexual magic; second, we analyzed the fundamental dynamics which constitutes the Samael’s Gnosticism. In this case we concentrated on the progressive influence Gurdjieff / Ouspensky’s thought has on Samael’s work and its implications in the institutional field, especially after his death.