Does anyone know the meaning of Privy Counsel in the title of the Book "The Clouds of Unknowing"?

Does anyone know the meaning of Privy Counsel in the title of the Book "The Clouds of Unknowing"?
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answer:Please check the spelling- is it Counsel or Council? A “Privy Council” is a private advisory group, usually to a monarch. A Privy Counsel would be a private adviser to oneself. Sounds like the context is that the book is meant as a private adviser or guide to an individual.
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