The well known Russian philosopher Vadim Rozin describes the basic esoteric concepts and teachings of our time: God (religious doctrine); nirvana (Gautama Buddha); evolving man (Sri Aurobindo); developing world (Rudolph Steiner); esoteric culture (Daniil Andreev); esoteric consciousness (Zen); esoteric freedom (Krishnamurti); meta-esoterics (Carlos Castaneda). Bibliography. Supplements include three essays by the same author: Transformation of artistic canons under the influence of esotericism and rational ideas in the Renaissance; Influence of the esoteric attitude on rational thinking and the arts; Modern counterpoint.