The article examines how Western esotericism shapes computer game plots, using the game "Gray Matter" by J. Jensen as a case study. Jensen employs occultural bricolage, mixing elements from Stephen King, the Society for Psychical Research, parapsychology, and neuropsychology. The game presents three competing explanations for paranormal events: a magician who denies the supernatural, a neurobiologist who sees mind as objectifiable energy, and a psi-specialist who affirms super-abilities and an afterlife. The authors argue that Jensen promotes the last perspective, making it the game's central thesis.
Reincarnation theories in America have evolved from the 1680s to the present, drawing from Native American traditions, Western Esotericism, Christianity, Judaism, missionary Hinduism and Buddhism, Spiritualism, Theosophy, and Rosicrucianism. Current theories increasingly rely less on religious support and more on direct personal experience, paranormal research, and new therapeutic models. The paper surveys these historical currents and concludes with reflections on the complexity of reincarnation theory, raising questions about its future development.