Occultism
The above very useful diagram, which I found at a Wiccan blog ( Understanding the Tree of Life, and the Qliphoth, presents the Qabalistic Tree of Life as taught by the Hermetic order of the Golden Dawn.
Occulta
Originally the term meant "hidden things," or was associated with secret ceremonies of the mystery cults which taught their own esoteric secrets of salvation. Originally the teachings of early Christianity were considered occulta.
Occult : this is something that either deals with or relates to supernatural influences or phenomena. It is can be something that is only available to those persons that have been initiated and it is usually something that is hidden away or concealed.
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THE OCCULTISM OF THE BIBLE AND THE KABBALAH
Rabbi H. Geffen, 32 degree, F.P.S.
THE NEW AGE - FEBRUARY 1950 ...
"The Occult of Today Is the Science of Tomorrow."
I have chosen this motto for my book relating to the occult, ...
Occultism versus the Occult Arts
I oft have heard, but ne'er believed till now,
There are, who can by potent magic spells,
Bend to their crooked purpose Nature's laws. -- MILTON ...
Occultism, Semi-Occultism and Pseudo-Occultism (1898)
The Light and Dark Sides of Nature (1896)
The Destinies of Nations (undated) ...
OCCULT SCIENCES:
OR THE
Art of foretelling future Events and Contingencies, ...
Occultism. See OCCULT SCIENCES.
Occult Sciences. The science of the secrets of nature -- physical and psychic, mental and spiritual; called Hermetic and Esoteric Sciences.
Occult -- Hidden. The hidden science of energy (see Esotericism).
Overshadowing -- A voluntary co-operative process in which a Masters consciousness temporarily enters and works through the physical, emotional and mental bodies of a disciple.
Occult
From the Latin, meaning "hidden." The term, "Occultism," means "the science or study of hidden truth." During Medieval times, researchers, including the forerunners of modern science, used the term to include the search for the unknown.
Occultist The true occultist is a scientist and a devotee; where these two are not merged we have the mystic, as well as the individual in danger of black magic, being governed by the intellect and not by selflessness; ...
Occult writers have often implied that the Hermetic Art, i.e., alchemy, is one of the forbidden secret arts that were coded into the Tarot symbols. The argument can be made that alchemical imagery shares with Tarot the memory arts and image magic.
Occultism
The study and or practice of that which is occult, especially (in this century) in reference to the powers of the mind.
Onieromancy ...
Occultists are necessarily Satanists, as the conjuring of all spirits is a Satanic practice. The spirits which purport not to be demons are really demons trying to fool humanity.
Occult: That which is hidden behind appearances and part of what is mystical. Often used to refer to the use of nature to develop psychic skills and the use of ancient philosophies to find greater enlightenment and further one's spiritual growth.
"Occult" as a word means "hidden." It's used by astronomers to mean covering or eclipsing, and we've learned quite a bit from observing what happens when one object in the sky moves in front of another (or more to the point, ...
An occult tradition of seeking spiritual illumination thrived in the seventeenth century but had since gone underground, marginalised by the progress of rationalist and empiricist modes of thinking, ...
The Occult Review - Obituary of MacGregor Mathers
MacGregor Mathers - Some Personal Reminiscences
MacGregor's Final Address ...
The occultist Dr. Arthur Edward Waite expressed the following, distinctly Jungian, view of the Tarot: "The Tarot embodies symbolical presentations of universal ideas, behind which lie all the implicits of the human mind, ...
The occult properties of the mandrake, while little understood, have been responsible for the adoption of the plant as a talisman capable of increasing the value or quantity of anything with which it was associated.
The occult ethos implied by those few lines is a rich quarry indeed! Were these the patrons of the School of Night? "Most ingenious Darbie" was Ferdinando Lord Strange, his father having died on the 25th September 1593.
General Occult Links
Lucky Mojo Fascinating site run by Catherine & Tyagi Nagasiva Yronwode. Tyagi is one of the great eclectics, and his essays are worth reading for their antinomian perspectives.
"The deep occult knowledge which the late T. Subba Row possessed is attested to again and again by H.P.B.
Occult The word has many uses in the English language, popularly meaning 'knowledge of the paranormal'.
Donald J DeGracia: Beyond the Physical: Synthesis of Science and Occultism
The Esoteric School
Scalar Heaven or Hell: Psychoenergetics by Bill Morgan
Telepathic Hypnosis
Morgan Luck: The Academic Study of Miracles and Magic
Symmetryrainbow.
The Federation's main course of study is the comprehensive curriculum given by the Tibetan Master, Djwhal Khul, in His book Letters on Occult Meditation.
Numerology is the study of numbers, and the occult manner in which they reflect certain aptitudes and character tendencies, as an integral part of the cosmic plan.
Since astrology and the tarot are both occult symbol systems, it is not surprising that numerous attempts have been made to integrate, or at least correlate, the two.
ONOMANTICS is the application of ONOMANCY applied to personal names, particularly in the sense of occult interpretation.
ONYCHOMANCY is the study of fingernails.
OOMANTIA and OOSCOPY is the method of divination by eggs.
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