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   American history, shaping religious and spiritual movements throughout the nation. The influence of occultism in American history is far-reaching and enduring. Occult America delves into the various ways in which occult practices and beliefs have shaped religious and spiritual movements throughout the nation. From

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   Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation is a 2009 book by Mitch Horowitz published by Bantam Books. The book is focused on the role that new religious movements play in the history of the United States; Horowitz argues that these movements, often marginalized or ignored by mainstream culture, played a substantial ...

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   Sep 8, 2009 · ‘Occult America’ takes the history of the occult and the New Age out of the alleys and byways, and places it squarely within mainstream Americana. Politicians like Lincoln and Henry A Wallace (FDR’s second VP) among many others, were fascinated by the occult.

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   Occult America by Mitch Horowitz is a captivating exploration of the secret history of mysticism in the United States. It delves into the lives of influential figures and uncovers the hidden spiritual movements that have shaped American culture.

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   Oct 5, 2010 · Occult America: White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation. Paperback – October 5, 2010. From its earliest days, America served as an arena for the revolutions in alternative spirituality that eventually swept the globe.

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   Sep 20, 2009 · America hosted a remarkable assortment of breakaway faiths, from Mormonism to Seventh-day Adventism to Christian Science. But one movement that grew within its borders came to wield radical ...

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   Where can I buy Occult America?

   • Occult America: White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation [Horowitz, Mitch] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Occult America: White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation

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   What is Occult America?

   • Occult America covers a wide range of individuals, movements, and beliefs from the eighteenth through twentieth centuries, with Horowitz paying particular attention to figures such as Manly P. Hall, Henry A. Wallace, and Edgar Cayce, as well as the Spiritualist movement and its element of greatest mainstream popularity, the Ouija board .

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   Who wrote occult America?

   • Occult America won the 2010 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award and established Horowitz's ongoing writing career. The central thesis of Occult America is that esoteric religious movements were a founding element of both spiritual and secular American culture.

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   Is Occult America a good book?

   • Opening a new window on the past, Occult Americapresents a dramatic, pioneering study of the esoteric undercurrents of our history and their profound impact across modern life. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now. “What a fascinating book.

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   When was occult first used?

   • The word occult entered modern use through the work of Renaissance scholar Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, who used it to describe magical practices and veiled spiritual philosophies in his three-volume study, De occulta philosophia, in 1533. The Oxford English Dictionary cites the first instance of the word occult twelve years later.

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   Why did American Occultists believe in secret lodges?

   • Breaking with the habits of the Old World, American occultists often proved wary of secret lodges and brotherhoods; they wanted to evangelize occult teachings as tools that ordinary men and women could use to contend with the problems of daily life.

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   Sep 8, 2009 · Yet the mystical roots of our identity are often ignored or overlooked. Opening a new window on the past, Occult America presents a dramatic, pioneering study of the esoteric undercurrents of...