In Switzerland, the city of Geneva was commonly associated with the occult at the time, particularly by Catholics, because it had been a stronghold of Protestantism, and many of those interested in the esoteric travelled from their own Roman Catholic nations to Switzerland to purchase grimoires or to study with occultists.

Occultism is the term used to describe the study of occult practices including ( but not limited to ) magic, alchemy, extra-sensory perception, astrology, spiritualism, and divination.

" His mystical interests — also inspired by a study of Hinduism, under the Theosophist Mohini Chatterjee, and the occult — formed much of the basis of his late poetry.

In Late Antiquity, as the arcane study of alchemy developed, Mercury was understood to be the protector of those arts too and of arcane or occult " Hermetic ' information in general.

He carried his enquiries so far into the occult sciences of abstruse and hidden nature, that, after having given most ample proofs, by his writings concerning physiognomy, geomancy, and chiromancy, he moved on to the study of philosophy, physics, and astrology ; which studies proved so advantageous to him, that, not to speak of the two first, which introduced him to all the popes of his time, and acquired him a reputation among learned men, it is certain that he was a great master in the latter, which appears not only by the astronomical figures he had painted in the great hall of the palace at Padua, and the translations he made of the books of the most learned rabbi Abraham Aben Ezra, added to those he himself composed on critical days, and the improvement of astronomy, but by the testimony of the renowned mathematician Regiomontanus, who made a fine panegyric on him, in quality of an astrologer, in the oration he delivered publicly at Padua when he explained there the book of Alfraganus.

He was for some time in the service of Maximilian I, probably as a soldier in Italy, but devoted his time mainly to the study of the occult sciences and to problematic theological legal questions, which exposed him to various persecutions through life, usually in the mode described above: He would be privately denounced for one sort of heresy or another.

The only in-depth scholarly study of Agrippa's occult thought.

During this time, in response to the accusations of Patricia Pulling ( among others ) who felt that the " occult " elements of Dungeons & Dragons were driving people to Satanism, murder and suicide, perhaps even as part of a vast Satanic ritual abuse conspiracy, Stackpole did a research study on all American legal cases where injury or death had been attributed to gaming.

Much of what are known as Isaac Newton's occult studies can largely be attributed to his study of alchemy.

Three Books of Occult Philosophy ( De Occulta Philosophia libri III ) is Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa's study of occult philosophy, acknowledged as a significant contribution to the Renaissance philosophical discussion concerning the powers of ritual magic and its relationship with religion.

He journeyed to England, through Europe, and as far east as Persia, where his interest in mysticism and the occult led him to study with local practitioners of folk magic and varied religions.

In this book he covered a variety of the subjects he had investigated, including the study of: occult philosophy, astrology, alchemy, mathematics, meteorology, and natural philosophy.

After reading Peter J. Carrol's Liber Null, McGee became much more interested in the study of occult magick.

A study in 1953 reported that dogs fed 3 % melamine for a year had the following changes in their urine: ( 1 ) reduced specific gravity, ( 2 ) increased output, ( 3 ) melamine crystalluria, and ( 4 ) protein and occult blood.

In it, the survivors of the Karotechia, a group founded to study occult tomes and conduct magical research, live on in South America, training sorcerers and cultists to found the Fourth Reich, all under the sway of Hitler's ghost ( actually Nyarlathotep in disguise ).

The book, which Dani describes as an " occult study ", features contributions from Clive Barker, Christopher Lee and Ingrid Pierson.

In 1875, he, Helena Blavatsky, and William Quan Judge founded the Theosophical Society, dedicated to the study of the occult and influenced by Hindu and Buddhist scriptures.

In 1934, Hall founded the Philosophical Research Society ( PRS ) in Los Angeles, California, a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the study of religion, mythology, metaphysics, and the occult.

) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1934, by Manly Palmer Hall, to promote the study of religion, mythology, metaphysics, and the occult.

Esoteric Christianity refers to the study of the occult or mystic esoteric knowledge related to the inner teachings of Christianity.

To Medieval thinking, all things were connected with each other — a mode of thought that finds its traces today in the occult sciences or esoteric thought — ranging from astrology to believing certain minerals have certain beneficiary effects.

However, absorbed by their pursuit of occult power and esoteric knowledge, they often neglected and even abused humanity.

These movements have roots in Transcendentalism, Mesmerism, Swedenborgianism, and various earlier Western esoteric or occult traditions, such as the hermetic arts of astrology, magic, alchemy, and Kabbalah.

The word has negative connotations for many people, and while certain practices considered by some to be " occult " are also found within mainstream religions, in this context the term " occult " is rarely used and is sometimes substituted with " esoteric ".

Arthur Edward Waite ( October 2, 1857 – May 19, 1942 ) was a scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck.

In divinatory, esoteric and occult tarot, the Minor Arcana are believed to represent relatively mundane features of life.

This book examines the field of Ariosophy, an esoteric movement in Germany and Austria 1890-1930, that Goodrick-Clarke himself describes as occult.

The so-called mystical arts also experienced a revival during this time-period in Berlin, with astrology, the occult, and esoteric religions and off-beat religious practices becoming more mainstream and acceptable to the masses as they entered popular culture.

Emanationism is a common teaching found occult, esoteric and metaphysical writings.

He began reading various esoteric texts and gradually delved deeper into the occult, alchemy, magic, and Oriental studies, particularly Tibetan Lamaism and Vajrayanist tantric yoga.

Another recurring theme in Anger's films is that of the occult, particularly the symbolism of his own esoteric religion, Thelema.

A subtle body is one of a series of psycho-spiritual constituents of living beings, according to various esoteric, occult, and mystical teachings.

This included occult teachings, " esoteric " psychology and healing, astrological and other philosophic and religious themes.

They have had considerable influence on the development of occult and esoteric thought since their publication, as has his consolidation of the Enochian magical system of John Dee and Edward Kelley.

teaches by correspondence, covering esoteric psychology, occult tarot, Hermetic Qabalah, astrology, and meditation techniques.

Western esotericism or Wesotericism ( also Western Hermetic Tradition, Western mysticism, Western Inner Tradition, Western occult tradition, and Western mystery tradition ) is a broad spectrum of spiritual traditions found in Western society, or refers to the collection of the mystical, esoteric knowledge of the Western world.

Emergent occult and esoteric systems found increasing popularity in the early 20th century, especially in Western Europe.

Soon afterwards, he embarked to Fes, a center of philosophical and occult studies, such as the alchemy of Abu-Abdallah, Gabir ben Hayan, and Imam Jafar al Sadiq, the astrology and magic of Ali-ash-Shabramallishi, and the esoteric science of Abdarrahman ben Abdallah al Iskari.

In interviews with the Glasgow's Daily Record in September 2010 and the UK's The Independent in October 2010, McGee stated he had lost interest in music and was more interested in the esoteric and occult teachings of Aleister Crowley and Peter J Carroll.

Conspiracy theorists of the Christian right, starting with British revisionist historian Nesta Helen Webster, believe there is an ancient occult conspiracy — started by the first mystagogues of Gnosticism and perpetuated by their alleged esoteric successors, such as the Kabbalists, Cathars, Knights Templar, Hermeticists, Rosicrucians, Freemasons, and, ultimately, the Illuminati — which seeks to subvert the Judeo-Christian foundations of the Western world and implement the New World Order through a one-world religion that prepares the masses to embrace the imperial cult of the Antichrist.

It was an influential example of the revival of interest in esoteric and occult ideas in the modern age, in particular because of its claim to reconcile ancient eastern wisdom with modern science.

Basil Wilby, aka Gareth Knight ( born 1930 ) is a British esotericist and occult author who began his esoteric training in 1953 as a member of the Fraternity of the Inner Light, founded by Dion Fortune.

In occult teachings and as held by psychics and other esoteric authors there are seven planes of existence.