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Plato, Aristotle, Neoplatonism, Gnosticism, and to a lesser extent Pythagoras and Neo-Pythagorean schools are the formal philosophies that underpin nearly all later western occultism. Two other categories constitute, in my opinion, the rest of occult thought and structure: theology and folk tradition.
Oct 28, 2024 · In the 16th century the term occult gained additional meanings, coming to also describe specific traditions of thought, usually called “occult sciences” or “occult philosophies.” Among the traditions repeatedly labeled under these terms were alchemy , astrology , and magia naturalis (“natural magic”), all of which are now typically ...
- Ethan Doyle White
In general, it refers to a mode of philosophical thought that seeks metaphysical truth hidden (occult) behind the surfaces of the natural, celestial, and divine worlds. Because its practitioners used magical means to seek these truths, the term "occult" is used here in two of its primary senses.
Oct 12, 2023 · Placing Bruno — both advanced philosopher and magician burned at the stake — in the Hermetic tradition, Yates’ acclaimed study gives an overview not only of Renaissance humanism but of its interplay — and conflict—with magic and occult practices.
Jan 1, 2020 · Occult philosophy or the Western esoteric tradition (WET) is thoroughly syncretic, blending ideas, practices, and symbols of the divine from several streams. Western culture incorporates elements from both classical Greece and Rome, with ideas and practices taken from Judaism and Christianity.
- Paul Larson
- plarson@thechicagoschool.edu
‘Occult’ is a term originally designating unseen or hidden forces. Moreover, in the phrase ‘the occult,’ the term designates a range of religious traditions, typically of a culturally alternative or marginalized nature, that modern scholars more commonly categorize under the label ‘esotericism.’
Our main goal is in fact to center on Yeats's readings and uses of philosophical, religious, and occult texts both in A Vision and outside, from both the Western and Eastern traditions, and furthermore to make use of and promote the manuscript materials which were deposited in the National Library of Ireland only relatively recently, and which ...
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