I'm a relative newcomer to the gnostic/hermetic/esoteric studies, despite a pretty strictly atheist upbringing. I've always enjoyed fantasy and myth, but have been trying to do more self work and introspection when I came across some works by Manley P Hall, Jung, etc. and enjoy the metaphysical or psychological concepts at play. I think it's been helpful for me while practicing mindfulness and awareness, though the mythos is also pretty rad lol