List of occult terms

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The occult is a category of supernatural beliefs and practices, encompassing such phenomena as those involving mysticism, spirituality, and magic in terms of any otherworldly agency. It can also refer to other non-religious supernatural ideas like extra-sensory perception and parapsychology.

The occult (from the Latin word occultus "clandestine, hidden, secret") is "knowledge of the hidden".[1] In common usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable",[2] usually referred to as science. The term is sometimes taken to mean knowledge that "is meant only for certain people" or that "must be kept hidden", but for most practicing occultists it is simply the study of a deeper spiritual reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences.[3] The terms esoteric and arcane can also be used to describe the occult,[4][5] in addition to their meanings unrelated to the supernatural. The term occult sciences was used in the 16th century to refer to astrology, alchemy, and natural magic, which today are considered pseudosciences.

The term occultism emerged in 19th-century France, where it came to be associated with various French esoteric groups connected to Éliphas Lévi and Papus, and in 1875 was introduced into the English language by the esotericist Helena Blavatsky. Throughout the 20th century, the term was used idiosyncratically by a range of different authors, but by the 21st century was commonly employed – including by academic scholars of esotericism – to refer to a range of esoteric currents that developed in the mid-19th century and their descendants. Occultism is thus often used to categorise such esoteric traditions as Spiritualism, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and New Age.

It also describes a number of magical organizations or orders, the teachings and practices taught by them, and to a large body of current and historical literature and spiritual philosophy related to this subject.

## Contents

* 1 A
* 2 B
* 3 C
* 4 D
* 5 E
* 6 F
* 7 G
* 8 H
* 9 I
* 10 J
* 11 K
* 12 L
* 13 M
* 14 N
* 15 O
* 16 P
* 17 Q
* 18 R
* 19 S
* 20 T
* 21 U
* 22 V
* 23 W
* 24 Y
* 25 Z
* 26 References

## A

* Abbey of Thelema
* Abramelin oil
* Acupuncture
* Adept
* Aether
* Akashic Records
* Alchemy
* Alphabet of Desire
* Amulet
* Anthroposophy
* Apparitions - See Ghost
* Argenteum Astrum
* Ariosophy
* Ascended master
* Astral projection
* Astrological age
* Astrological aspect
* Astrology
* Astrology and alchemy
* Astrology and the classical elements
* Astrology and numerology
* Athame
* Aura
* Augury (interpreting omens)
* Automatic writing

## B

* Banishing
* Baphomet
* Bibliomancy
* Biosophy
* Black magic
* Black Sun
* Body of light
* Boline

## C

* Cartomancy (divination using playing cards)
* Ceremonial magic
* Chalice
* Chaos magic
* Charmstone
* Chinese astrology
* Clairaudience (ability to hear voices & sounds super-normally- spirited voices alleging to be those of dead people giving advice or warnings)
* Clairsentience (supernormal sense perception)
* Clairvoyance (ability to see objects or events spontaneously or supernormally above their normal range of vision- second sight)
* Cleromancy
* Color therapy
* Cone of power
* Conjuration (summoning up a spirit by incantation)
* Coven (a community of witches)
* Crystal gazing

## D

* Da'at
* Demonology
* Divination
* Dowsing

## E

* Earth mysteries
* Ectoplasm (unknown substance from body of a medium)
* Eight-circuit model of consciousness
* Elemental
* Enchanting
* Energy (esotericism)
* English Qaballa
* Enochian
* E.S.P. (extra sensory perception)
* Esoteric Christianity
* Esoteric cosmology
* Esotericism
* Evocation
* Exorcism

## F

* Fama Fraternitatis
* Familiar spirit
* Feng shui
* Feri Tradition
* Folk religion
* Fortune-telling

## G

* Galdr
* Gematria
* Geomancy
* Geomantic figures
* Gnosis
* Gnosis (chaos magic)
* Goetia
* Gray magic
* Great Work (Hermeticism)
* Great Work (Thelema)
* Greater and lesser magic
* Grimoire

## H

* Hadit
* Haruspex
* Hermeticism
* Hexagram
* Hex
* Holy Guardian Angel
* Homunculus
* Hoodoo
* Huna

## I

* I Ching
* Incantation
* Invocation

## J

* Juju

## K

* Kabbalah
* Kia (magic)
* Kundalini energy

## L

* Law of contagion
* Left-hand path and right-hand path
* Lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram
* Liminality
* List of occultists
* List of occult symbols
* List of occult writers
* Literomancy
* Lithomancy
* Lucifer

## M

* Magic (paranormal)
* Magic circle
* Magic word
* Magical formula
* Magick
* Maleficium (sorcery)
* Mathers table
* Mediumship
* Merkabah mysticism
* Mesmerism
* Methods of divination
* Mojo
* Mystery religion
* Mysticism

## N

* Nagual
* Necromancy
* Necronomicon
* Neodruidism
* Neopaganism
* Neotantra
* New Age
* New Thought
* Nuit
* Numerology

## O

* Obeah and Wanga
* Occultism
* Oneiromancy
* Ouija

## P

* Paganism
* Palmistry
* Pentacle
* Penuel
* Planetary hours
* Poppet
* Power Animal
* Pow-wow (folk magic)
* Psionics
* Psychic
* Psychonautics
* Pyramid power

## Q

* Qabalah
* Quantum mysticism
* Quareia

## R

* Reiki
* Renaissance magic
* Rhabdomancy
* Rosicrucianism
* Runecasting

## S

* Satan
* Satanism
* Scrying
* Séance
* Secret Chiefs
* Seidr
* Seven Rays
* Servitor (chaos magic)
* Sex magic
* Sigil
* Sigil of Baphomet
* Sigillum Dei
* Sorcery
* Spell
* Stregheria
* Subtle body
* Synchromysticism

## T

* Table of correspondences
* Talisman
* Tarot divination
* Thaumaturgy
* Thelema
* Theosophy
* Therianthropy
* Theurgy
* Trance
* True Will

## U

* Ukehi

## V

* Vampires
* Voodoo death
* Voodoo doll
* Vril

## W

* Wand
* White magic
* Wicca
* Witchcraft

## Y

* Ya sang

## Z

* Zos Kia Cultus

## References

1. ↑ Crabb, G. (1927). English synonyms explained, in alphabetical order, copious illustrations and examples drawn from the best writers. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
2. ↑ Underhill, E. (1911). Mysticism, Meridian, New York.
3. ↑ Blavatsky, H. P. (1888). The Secret Doctrine. Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing.
4. ↑ Houghton Mifflin Company. (2004). The American Heritage College Thesaurus. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Page 530.
5. ↑ Wright, C. F. (1895). An outline of the principles of modern theosophy. Boston: New England Theosophical Corp.

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