Occult science
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Occult science[1] is the systematic research into or formulation of occult concepts in a manner that resembles the way natural science researches or describes phenomena.
The idea of Occult Science appears in late-19th and early 20th century occultism, especially Theosophy, including:
- Helena Blavatsky (who describes it as "The science of the secrets of nature — physical and psychic, mental and spiritual");[citation needed]
- Rudolf Steiner, whose Occult Science, a sequel to his earlier work Theosophy, deals with the evolution of the human being and the cosmos, as well as referring to the attainment of supersensible knowledge;
- Alice Bailey, who brought the idea of occult science into association with esoteric astrology.
Kabbalah and Tarot have also been described as Occult sciences; Papus (Gerard Encausse)'s book originally published in French in 1889 as Le Tarot des Bohémiens: Le plus ancien Livre du monde, was translated into English in 1910 as The Tarot of the Bohemians: The Absolute Key to Occult Science.
Alternate usages
In his 1871 book Primitive Culture, the anthropologist Edward Tylor used the term "occult science" as a synonym for "magic".[2]
See also
References
- ^ Hanegraaff, Wouter J. (2013). "The Notion of "Occult Sciences" in the Wake of the Enlightenment". Retrieved 6 March 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Hanegraaff, Wouter J. (2006). Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism. Leiden: Brill. p. 716. ISBN 9789004152311.
Further reading
- H.P. Blavatsky, "Occult or Exact Science?" The Theosophist, April–May 1886
- H.P. Blavatsky, "Occultism versus the Occult Arts", Lucifer, May 1888
- Rudolf Steiner, Occult Science
External links
- Occult Science at Rudolf Steiner archive.
- Occult Science and Philosophy of the Renaissance. Online exhibition from the Louisiana State University Libraries Special Collections.
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