Ceremonial magic is part of Hermeticism and Western esotericism. Western and Mediterranean culture has a rich tradition of esotericism and mysticism. Scholars have also classified Theosophy as a form of Western esotericism. Some traditions in Western esotericism and parapsychology interested Schopenhauer and influenced his philosophical theories. Major views on the afterlife derive from religion, esotericism and metaphysics. The major views on the afterlife derive from religion, esotericism and metaphysics. Renaissance Neoplatonism also overlapped with or graded into various forms of Christian esotericism. Most contained syncretistic elements from Western esotericism. The latter interests historians of esotericism, psychologists, and some philosophers and spiritualists. Atomwaffen also draws influence from Nazi esotericism and the occult. It has also been characterised as a form of esotericism and modern Paganism. It was in this cultic milieu that Narendra became acquainted with Western esotericism. Early modern European esotericism drew heavily on the teachings of Pythagoras. Western esotericism has often made reference to Isis. The result was "The Holy Mountain" (1973), a surrealist exploration of western esotericism.