Indoctrination

Indoctrination is instruction in the fundamentals of a science

Science

Science in the broadest sense refers to any system of knowledge attained by verifiable means....

, or other system of belief. The National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual defines indoctrination as "the initial security instructions/briefing given a person prior to granting access to classified information." Set within the contexts of religion, this would serve perfectly as a definition of the preparation for receiving esoteric knowledge not generally available to the world-at-large, a preparation that is a prerequisite for initiation

Initiation

Coming from the Latin [i], initiation implies a beginning. ...

into a mystery religion

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Indoctrination is instruction in the fundamentals of a science

Science

Science in the broadest sense refers to any system of knowledge attained by verifiable means....

, or other system of belief.
The National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual defines indoctrination as "the initial security instructions/briefing given a person prior to granting access to classified information." Set within the contexts of religion, this would serve perfectly as a definition of the preparation for receiving esoteric knowledge not generally available to the world-at-large, a preparation that is a prerequisite for initiation

Initiation

Coming from the Latin [i], initiation implies a beginning. ...

into a mystery religion