What is the occult?.................

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What is the occult?.................

Answer 1

Some thing you should stay away from.

Answer 2

the occult is bad witchcraft and can even include HP Lovecrafts fictional grimmoire The Necronomicon!

Answer 3

Literally the word means "hidden" and typically when used in general conversation it means the study and practice of that which is hidden.

Many people tend to think of the occult as being witchcraft or demonism however that is not entirely accurate - those are 'hidden' fields of study, however they are not the only ones.

One could claim that the study of quantum physics was indeed an occult science too since you cannot see matter at a quantum level :-)

Bottom line though, if someone says they study the occult it probably means they are interested in the natural arts of magic, wicca and lore.

I hope this helps.

Answer 4

The term "Occult" is one of those poorly defined terms (sometimes called "skunk words") which have many different, and often mutually exclusive meanings.

Unless a speaker or author clearly defines what they mean by the term, their listeners or readers are certain to be confused.

have a look at this website

http://www.religioustolerance.org/occult...

Answer 5

God's View of the Occult

At 1 Corinthians 10:20, the apostle Paul warned Christians: "I do not want you to become sharers with the demons." Just who are the demons, and why is it so dangerous to get involved with them? Simply put, the demons are former angels, who have chosen to follow Satan the Devil. Satan means "Resister" and Devil means "Slanderer." According to the Bible, this former angelic son of God made himself a resister and a slanderer by choosing to rebel against God. In time, he enticed other angels to join him in his rebellious course. These allies thus became demons.—Genesis 3:1-15; 6:1-4; Jude 6.

Jesus called Satan "the ruler of this world." (John 12:31) Satan and his demons have "great anger" over their impending destruction. (Revelation 12:9-12) Not surprisingly, those who have become involved with the demons have found them to be vicious. One woman in Suriname who grew up in a family that practiced spiritism saw firsthand how the demons "enjoy torturing their unwilling victims."# Getting involved with these cruel spirit creatures in any way is thus extremely dangerous!

Beware of Web sites that

promote spiritism



For this reason, God commanded his ancient people, the Israelites, to avoid all occult practices. "Everybody doing these things is something detestable to Jehovah," warns Deuteronomy 18:10-12. Christians were likewise warned that "those practicing spiritism" would meet destruction at God's hand. (Revelation 21:8) Even dabbling in the occult is condemned by God. "Quit touching the unclean thing," commands the Bible.—2 Corinthians 6:17.

Answer 6

The literal meaning is "obscure", "unseen", or "hidden".  It refers to knowledge which is not easily gained, because it is not obvious.

Occult knowledge covers magic, spirits, divinity, mental and psychic abilities, quantum physics, and anything else which is not a part of most people's day-to-day reality.

Answer 7

I believe the literal meaning is...the unseen.  It has of course become the catch-all term for any alternative reality involving human spirit.

Answer 8

In our society, whatever is not mainstream religion or whatever mainstream religion sees as threatening (other than scientist). Occult is a name used by some to to infer unholy. I may be a devil worshiper for all you know, so you better pick me as best answer. HAHAHAHAHA