occult traditions
Secret mystical knowledge
Occult traditions are systems of esoteric knowledge and practice—astrology, alchemy, tarot, Kabbalah, ceremonial magic—that claim access to hidden forces or spiritual truths beyond ordinary perception.
The word occult means hidden or concealed, and these traditions typically require initiation or study to penetrate their mysteries.
She studied various occult traditions before settling on Western hermeticism.
- secret societiesOrganizations operating in concealment
- wandThin ceremonial stick
- anthroposophySteiner's spiritual development system
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
- ancient wisdomLong-held profound understanding
invocation · divination · kabbalah · circle · theosophy · hidden knowledge · gnosticism · meditation · shamanism · philosopher's stone · ritual magic · neoplatonism · hermeticism · esotericism · astral projection · spirit guides · tarot reading · magick
occult traditionspublic knowledge
Facts anyone can access
common knowledge · catechism · Sunday school · universal access
occult traditionsestablished church
Officially recognized national religion
state religion · organized religion · religious establishment · Abrahamic faiths · world religions
occult traditionspositivism
Philosophy demanding verifiable evidence
naturalism · skepticism · scientific method · rationalism · physicalism