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When uncertainty rises, people need to regain control somewhere, and esotericism offers simple answers where economics gives none. It's not really surprising: if your wallet's emptying out and nobody knows what's gonna happen, a tarot reading or a consultation can at least give you the feeling there's a plan, a reason for all this. Crises create a psychological void and esotericism fills that void way faster and more comfortably than reality does.
When you've lost control over your financial situation, you look for explanations elsewhere - esotericism promises simple answers and a sense of regained power, which is more reassuring than accepting that you're just a victim of circumstances. It's human to want meaning or a magical solution when reality's got you down, even if it's not rational.
People are mainly looking for meaning and a sense of agency when the economic system completely escapes their control, and esotericism fills that void better than rational explanations. Now, I think the other answer oversimplifies things a bit by talking about "simple answers" - it's less that than the possibility of believing you can influence your situation through symbolic or spiritual actions, unlike economic forces that seem impersonal and uncontrollable. During a crisis, it can be more comforting to imagine that astrology or an occult practice actually helps you rather than accept that you just got unlucky or that political decisions are affecting you with nothing you can do about it.
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