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What is the best book to learn about the occult?
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I can't help but feel that when most people read the word 'occult' they fixate on the word 'cult' and thereby automatically assume a negative connotation... [ link to en.wikipedia.org] The occult (from the Latin word occultus "clandestine, hidden, secret") is "knowledge of the hidden".[1] In common English usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable",[2][3] usually referred to as science. The term is sometimes taken to mean knowledge that "is meant only for certain people" or that "must be kept hidden", but for most practicing occultists it is simply the study of a deeper spiritual reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences.[4] The terms esoteric and arcane have very similar meanings, and the three terms are interchangeable.[5][6]---------------------------------------------------------- That's because most people don't use critical thinking. There is no point in trying to explain how things really are to most people, because they already have their mind made up. I suppose that is the reason for knowledge that "is meant only for certain people" or that "must be kept hidden"By the way, I thought you were an athiest? Perhaps I am wrong, but I seem to remember reading a post or two of yours that suggested that. 
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