OCCULTISM

OCCULTISM
Occultism describes the study of the occult practices. Magic, Alchemy, Astrology , Extra-Sensory perception, Spritualism, divination The word occult comes from the latin occultus (clandetine, hidden, secret) The word literally means hidden Is the study of hidden knowledge. Popularly meaning Knowlegde of the paranormal

CHARACTERS OF HISTORY THAT KNEW AND PRACTICED THE OCCULT

Hermes Trismegistus

Agrippa

He is the eponymous author of the Hermetic Corpus, a sacred text belonging to the gender of divine revelation

-He was born in Cologne in 1486, He was a German Magician, occul writer, theolgian, astologer, and alchemist

Aleister Crowley

John dee

(13 July 15271608 or 1609)

(England 1875 1947) he called himself as "The Beast

Was a member of one of the most famous secret societies danger and cruelty the Golden Dawn members

English mathematici an, astronomer, astrol oger, occultist

Elena Blavatsky

adolf hitler

1831 Russian- 1891 (aged 59) London, United Kingdom She was considered the queen of the occult Her writings are Isis Unveiled and The Secret Doctrine

(German 20 April 1889

30 April

1945) He was one of the most influential leaders and perverse of the history. His most important work was Mein Kampf

BLACK MAGIC & VOODOO

Is the belief of practices of magic that draws on assumed malevolent powers. This type of magic is invoked when wishing to kill, steal, injure, cause misfortune or destruction, or for personal gain without regard to harmful consequences. Voodoo is a West African word meaning 'spirit'; the original word was vodun. The basic ethos of the religion is that everything in the universe is connected. Nothing happens by chance in this world, and there are no accidents. Everything that you do to one person you are doing to yourself, because you are that person.

PORLTERGEIS T
Is a paranormal Phenomenon which consists of events alluding to the manifestation of an imperceptible entity. Such manifestation typically includes inanimate objects moving or being thrown about, sentient noises (such as impaired knocking, pounding or banging) and, on some occasions, physical attacks on those witnessing the events.

GHOSTS
In traditional belief, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or wispy shapes, to realistic, lifelike visions. The deliberate attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as necromancy, or in spiritism as a sance.

PARANORMAL MAGIC
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspect of reality either by supernatual means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science.

ASTROLOGY
Astrology's purpose is to use the positions of the planets and stars in the sky to gather information on the individual and on humanity. Astrology is a system that enables us to understand the past, present and the future within a universe full of meaning

SPIRITUALISM
Is a way of life.

The primary object is to prove the survival of human personality after death.

Death is the doorway to a new and wider life.

ALCHEMY
Is an ancient path of piritual purification and transformation the expansion of consciousness and the development if insight and intuition through images. Is steeped in mysticism and mystery. It presents to the initiate a system of eternal, dreamlike, esoteric symbols that have the power to alter consciousness and connect the human soul to the divine.

MAGIC

ASTROLOGY

SPIRITUALISM

INTERPRETATION
occultism and its concepts can be found in the belief structures of religions such as Gnosticism, Hermeticism, W icca, Satanism, Thelema, and Neopaganism.

RELIGION AND THE OCCULT

Some religious denominations view the occult as being anything supernatural or paranormal which is not achieved by or through God

DIVINATI ON

Art of predicting the future. Means: let the divine realm manifest. Oracle person with special abilities to see beyond the limits of the visible world. Examples tarot cards and runes.

TAROT

Is a deck of cards now commonly used in fortune telling or adivination. Called cartomancy. Intense interest to the occult student because it contains an outline of iniciation.

PALMISTRY
Branch of occult science. Comprensive study of the palm print to get the idea of future happenings in life. Besides ascending and descending lines on the palm, shape of the fingers, nails, color and texture of the skin.

EXTRA-SENSORY PERCEPTION
Ability to receive or send information not using the five senses of sight, sound, taste, touch and smell.

Telepathy
Clairvoyance

Precognition
Retrocognition Psychometry

 The occult encompasses a wide range of mystical philosophies and mythical lore, particularly the belief in an unseen world whose forces act upon us and through us.