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These groups proclaim the doctrine that the Christ has illuminated and indwelt all of the mystical leaders of ancient and modern history: Abraham, Osiris, Hermes, Moses, Ihknaton,  Solomon, Hyram from Tyre, Cyrus, Ezra, Krishna, Orpheus, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Buddha, Plotinus, Lao Tse and Kung fu tse, Jesus, [[Simon Magus]], Celsus, the Rebbe Isaac the Blind (founder of medieval Kabbalah), St. Hildegard of Bingen, Guru Nanak, Isaac Newton, Roger Bacon, Cagliostro, St. Germain (Theosophy), St. Francis, Bahá'u'lláh, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Gandhi, Ramakrishna, Sri Aurobindo, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and others.

These groups proclaim the doctrine that the Christ has illuminated and indwelt all of the mystical leaders of ancient and modern history: Abraham, Osiris, Hermes, Moses, Ihknaton,  Solomon, Hyram from Tyre, Cyrus, Ezra, Krishna, Orpheus, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Buddha, Plotinus, Lao Tse and Kung fu tse, Jesus, [[Simon Magus]], Celsus, the Rebbe Isaac the Blind (founder of medieval Kabbalah), St. Hildegard of Bingen, Guru Nanak, Isaac Newton, Roger Bacon, Cagliostro, St. Germain (Theosophy), St. Francis, Bahá'u'lláh, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Gandhi, Ramakrishna, Sri Aurobindo, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and others.

The various forms of [[Mystery religion]], from [[Zen Buddhism]] and Gnosticism in the first century to New Age [[Esoteric|Esotericism]] in the twentieth century and even now, promise their initiates an ''[[Experience|experiential]]'' (not [[Education|intellectual]]) form of "[[Mysticism|illumination]]" of the whole mind and heart and spirit and body with a bright light like the sun, or brighter and more brilliant than the sun, which is a false light (2 Corinthians 11:14; Colossians 1:13), which rejects all the doctrines and tradition of Christianity, and actually has an intoxicating, exhilarating and addictive spiritual effect on the person. It appeals to and generates [[intellectual arrogance]] and [[elitism]]. [[Theism|Theistic]] forms often use biblical terms to promote their claims of offering "God Realization"—"Christ in you, the hope of glory"—"God indwelling the man"—"But we have the real light of Christ"—"You are God".

The various forms of [[Mystery religion]], from [[Zen Buddhism]] and Gnosticism in the first century to New Age [[Esoteric]]ism in the twentieth century and even now, promise their initiates an ''[[Experience|experiential]]'' (not [[Education|intellectual]]) form of "[[Mysticism|illumination]]" of the whole mind and heart and spirit and body with a bright light like the sun, or brighter and more brilliant than the sun, which is a false light (2 Corinthians 11:14; Colossians 1:13), which rejects all the doctrines and tradition of Christianity, and actually has an intoxicating, exhilarating and addictive spiritual effect on the person. It appeals to and generates [[intellectual arrogance]] and [[elitism]]. [[Theism|Theistic]] forms often use biblical terms to promote their claims of offering "God Realization"—"Christ in you, the hope of glory"—"God indwelling the man"—"But we have the real light of Christ"—"You are God".

Against these conceits, which were current even in the first century, the Apostle Paul says, "But we have the mind of Christ." (1 Corinthians 2:16)  

Against these conceits, which were current even in the first century, the Apostle Paul says, "But we have the mind of Christ." (1 Corinthians 2:16)