OCCULT, literally means hidden - it is the knowledge of realms, energies, or abilities not recognized by the general public The book examines OCCULTISM from a broad range of disciplines from Alchemy to Astrology, and from Divination to Occult practices. The Philosopher's Stone is a mythic alchemical substance capable of turning base metals into gold. Alchemists also believed that an elixir of life could be derived from The Philosopher's Stone The book is primarily for those who are for the first time becoming energized by the numerous and often confusing possibilities underlying OCCULT SCIENCES. Esoteric Astrology is soul-centred astrology in order to reach on highest self, and with soul consciousness. The book also. deals with beliefs, practices, and activities of esoteric occult described as mystical, psychical, magical, spiritual, and metaphysical. DIVINATION is among the earliest known human spiritual practices due to human natural desire to know the future, understand the present, and analyze the past. Whenever there are events that really shake the foundations of society, people absolutely turn towards the occult.
There are countless practices around the world that might be labelled as the occult. Occultism is often considered roughly in a wider sense, anything supernatural or paranormal. All across the ancient world, people used practices that we today label as magical in order to alleviate their anxieties, and establish control over more chaotic forces in the world. OCCULTIST is a believer in occultism, or someone versed in the occult arts. Spells, charms, incantations, amulets, and magic wands- people in the ancient world used every available means to influence the course of events, discern the future, and protea themselves. Each culture and subculture, each era and epoch, each religion and space, developed concepts of MAGIC specific to their time and place. Making magic to work, often involved a combination of ritual actions symbolic imagery, performative recitation, written texts and appropriate material ingredients. Ritual actions and magic imagery were likely combined with intoned words to enhance the efficacy of the practice. The occult is a complex belief system in its own right. There is a widespread acceptance of the occult worldview with many metaphysical connotations.
WITCHCRAFT traditionally means the use of magic or supernatural powers to harm others. Ancient magic remains difficult for scholars to isolate and define. In Eastern cultures, however, religion and occultism are frequently blended into a morally neutral form. Western occult belief, pertain to secret philosophies and evokes evil connotations. Each of has a mythological thinking, and based on that everyone decides what to believe. It is a choice that is complicated and personal with readiness to be transformed. Witchcraft and magic are topics of enduring interest for many reasons. Scholars working definition of a witch is someone who causes harm to others by mystical means. The history of witchcraft has also long suffered from unreliable narrators. There is a little doubt that in every inhabited continent of the world, the majority of recorded human societies have believed in, and feared. an ability by some individuals to cause misfortune and injury to others by nonphysical and uncanny or magical means. The more frustrated people get and do often turn to witchcraft.
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