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Jul 22, 2024 · History. The term occultism derives from occult, itself adopted from the Latin word occultus, meaning “hidden” or “secret.” In medieval and early modern Europe this term had been used in reference to “occult properties,” or forces that, even if invisible to the human eye, were believed to exist within material objects.
- Ethan Doyle White
May 19, 2020 · This essay explores the occult as claimed secret, superior knowledge not universally accessible, Yeats’s deep interest in the occult and involvement in organizations that practiced its rites, and how indelibly his occult involvement influenced his poetry.
Jun 30, 2017 · Below, he recounts Hitler’s occult beginnings, and how they infiltrated into the propaganda and politics of the Nazi Party. One day in August 1909 a young man dropped by the Vienna office of the Austrian occultist, Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels.
The texts gathered in the present volume focus on occultism as a form of theory and practice that assumed its distinctive form in mid-century France and became widely popular through writings of Alphonse Louis Constant, better known as Éliphas Lévi (1810–75), and that subsequently found its most influential organizational paradigm – in ...
- Henrik Bogdan, Gordan Djurdjevic
- 2014
This paper starts with a discussion of the historical, cultural, and social frameworks of Viennese fin de siècle occultism: the international culture of occultism, the legal and political restrictions within Austria, the religious structure of the Habsburg Empire, and the occultist infrastructure (associations, bookshops, etc.).
- Karl Baier
Apr 19, 2024 · The origins of occult knowledge can be traced back to ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Greece, and Mesopotamia, where mystics, philosophers, and alchemists sought to unlock the secrets of the universe.
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The noun occultism first appeared in France, during the mid-19th century, where it was publicized by the ceremonial magician Éliphas Lévi as part of his project to use older esoteric ideas to bridge the gap between science and religion.
