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Esoteric studies, Jungian studies, deep investigation. Someone once said, "Don't read a book unless it is like a ball of light glowing in your hands." Find the right books (or other worthy objects of contemplation), and you will have that experience.

Since you are consulting the Zap Oracle, you likely have an essential connection to esoteric studies. Esoteric study is not a hobby or eccentricity but an attempt to pull back the veils and find out how deep the rabbit hole really is. It is an essential aspect of human intentionality, and that's why versions of esoteric studies exist in all cultures during all periods. Some take a shamanic path and emphasize entheogens and direct experience; others take an intellectual approach that has more to do with books. Find the approach that works best for you at this time.

Jung cautioned against approaching the unconscious without a moral purpose. For shamans, this purpose often revolved around healing. Whether you seek personal healing or wish to uncover the hidden truths of our world, it's vital to anchor your studies in a clear moral purpose. This will serve as a compass, guiding your actions and intentions throughout your journey.

Many traditions warn esoterics to keep esoteric studies secret. Don't depotentiate and degrade your esoteric studies by speaking about them to the unreceptive. As Aleister Crowley said, "If I tell a man something he is not ready to hear, it is the same as if I told him a lie."

During the Middle Ages, the best-educated people in the world were monks who had the good fortune to live in monasteries that sometimes had as many as one hundred books. No other era can hold a candle to ours in the availability of esoteric material. What were once the most closely-guarded secret works are now available free online. Ancient sacred texts, like the Tibetan Book of the Dead https://archive.org/stream/TheTibetanBookOfTheDead/The-Tibetan-Book-of-the-Dead_djvu.txt, are uncopyrighted and freely accessible. Unless the internet goes down, there are more opportunities for esoteric research than you could exhaust in thousands of lifetimes. For example, it would take most people hundreds of hours to explore the esoteric content on zaporacle.com.

"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being." — C.G. Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, 1962