The occult word is derived from the Latin occultus of word which “hidden” means. Occult blood is a medical term which refers to the blood which cannot be seen, except perhaps under a microscope. The occult one was defined as an any activity which is esoteric (uses knowledge which is not known with general public, but which is only indicated, gradually selected to a little in the formation), and, depends on these talents which are beyond the five directions, and engage in the supernatural one. Unfortunately, such a definition has the serious straws: The belief, the ritual one, and the practices of much of activities which were traditionally regarded as occultic were now documented and completely published. The public can go to a bookshop and approximately buy the material written on Juste “occultic: activity. Little remains secret. 1 for example, the majority of the lists of occultic activity includes Wicca (often indicated by the public under the name of sorcery) “white”, and various methods to envisage the future (for example astrology, runes of moulding, reading charts of Tarot, 5 I Ching, etc). Literally hundreds of books were published on these matters. No matter who can learn as far as they wish simply while buying or by borrowing books. Since knowledge is not hidden, the these belief and the activities do not meet the first criteria above. To consider a person who joint a class of religion of adult to their local church and is taught special techniques of effective prayer -- methods which are single with this church and not generally at the disposal from abroad. This activity would meet all the three criteria for the occult one: it must teach; it can be a quiet prayer - means of communicating without spoken words; one directs it to God. To consider a ceremonious magician carrying out a curative charm. She/he could believe that the charm connects on the perfectly normal forces - parts of the universe that science has not been able yet to explain. They could estimate that they are not part of the occult one, since they do not treat the supernatural one. During the mass, a catholic priest will carry out a ritual which comprises certain words and actions. The result of end is that the gaufrette and the wine are supposed to become literally the body and the blood of Jesus Christ. This act of magic would meet these three criteria, and is thus occultic. The faith of Wiccan is a rebuilt religion of ancient Celts. Wiccans develop an intimate connection with their goddess and God, carry out ritual monk, and observe seasonal days of celebration. From this manner, they differ little from the disciples of other religions. Although much Wiccans also engages in the divination and/or curative spells, some not. Among those which not, their faith is free from components occultic.
We would offer the following rather simple definition: A whole most of the time of divination independent and/or practical spiritual or activities which seem to connect on the forces which were not explained by science, and which are not conventional practices seen in traditional religions. To note that this definition does not attach any value judgment to the practices occultic. Thus, of the readings of chart of Tarot could still be considered: a dangerous example of occult, as seen by a Christian evangelic or fundamentalist, an integral component of their religion, as seen by certain Wiccans, a pastime or an inoffensive pastime as seen by a unitarian universalist. It is how the term is employed in practice; people in various groups of faith have very different significances for “the occult one”. No consensus on its significance exists. The religious liberals and occultists consider occults it most of the time to be simply a list independent practices and activities. “Occultist” is a term very seldom used which refers to an active person in a occultic activity. There does not exist like organization. The occult crime does not exist, more than the Christian, Moslem or juifLe crime exist. No ritual abuse is made by occultists. Certain Wiccans and any other Neopagans engage in the divination. Some individuals who engage in the use of divination much of various techniques. Otherwise, there is little connection among the various occultic activities.
There are many definitions of the occult one; no consensus general exists. Some groups divide occults it in three branches: Divination: Various inoffensive methods to envisage the future: Astrology: The concept which the future with one depends on the precise place of the sun, the moon and planets per hour of the birth. I Ching: an ancient Chinese book of oracle that some believe can be employed to envisage the future, the questions of answer, etc the produced expert of a number from 1 to 64 by choosing sticks, or the matrices or the coins of currency of moulding. The book of oracle assigns various significances with each possible number. Numerology: practice to assign a figure with each letter in the name of a person, and to derive a series from numbers which have the special significance with the person. Reading of palm: forecast of the future of a person by the folds in their palm and forms their fingers. Runes: a group from 16 to 31 letters (in general of 26) of an ancient Scandinavian European alphabet. The letters are registered on small rocks or pieces of paper or of plastic. A group is moulded, and the future is envisaged runes that reversed and not reversed ground, as well as of their position. Scrying: a technique to produce visions of the future while looking at fixedly in a crystal ball, a black mirror, a basin of water, coals hot starting from a fire, etc Charts of Tarot: fortune indicating by the use of a package of 78 charts of Tarot what can be divided into four continuations (magic wands, cups, pentagrams and swords). 1Chaque following the charts of a number (have to 10), a king, a queen, a knight and a servant. Moreover, it there A 22 add-on cards which form the larger arcana; they include the tower, the high priestess, the fool, the lovers, the moon, the sun, strength, death, the devil, etc the charts are beaten; ones are occupied and wide in a specific training (circle, cross, place, etc). The charts are interpreted according to their inherent significance, as modified by the significance of their place. Reading of cup of tea: the forecast of the future by the forms formed by sheets of tea after a cup of tea was consumed Other methods: Future events were envisaged by the use of the matrices, dominos, rêveuse interpretation, movements of pendulum, playing of the charts, etc
Religious and spiritual continuations: They are normally a group of religions independent of minority: Eastern religions, such as the hindouism, Buddhism, Taoism, etc Religions of Syncretistic of the Caribbean, such as Santeria and Vodun. Satanism. Wicca, and other religions of Neopagan. Magick: It is a list which includes the ceremonious magick and much of others the schools of the practice comprising of ritual and spells. They are employed to change the environment, in order to achieve the goals of the magician.