Why do so many relate to the Occult being an Evil or Bad word..? Is it because so many are afraid of what is hidden or is it because when people do not understand a topic it is easy to just label it this way and get on with life.. Personally I think the study of the unknown, is a personal aspect many of us should reflect on, even if it is only for a short part of our lives..
Firstly if the Occult was evil or bad would that mean all religion is bad..? I mean we can’t all understand the hidden meanings to religion’s so does that mean we should put it in this category as well..?
Secondly if the Occult was bad or evil would that mean that every time we experienced something we did not fully understand, that it is an evil experience, or does it mean that we are bad..? It’s like you delved into something, others do not get so, so oh my gosh, that is so bad (or evil..
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Is it a Fear of Understanding the Occult for some People..?
All these thoughts about the Occut being like this raise so many fear issues with the world that makes it harder to understand it more.. I think partly major religions such as the Catholic church are to blame for these ruling of what is evil or good.. I remember when I was a young teenager, I used to read a lot about many aspects of the Occult and had many books on the subject. They were all interesting reads mainly focused on meditation, trance and astral experiences. Basically they were all harmless.
Religion and the Occult
One time I lent some of these books out (and they were not cheap mind you) to my girlfriend (Connie) at the time and her parents found her reading them. The book she was reading was mainly about meditation and trance, a favourite of mine and her parents grabbed it off her and burnt the book… They claimed anything that was not Christian or Catholic was the work of the Devil or the Occult.. When I found out I was so upset and confused.. I mean they were all books focused on healing meditation and trance, two focuses Jesus used with his disciples.. The only difference is Jesus called it praying.. And lastly when people claim the Occult as a bad act, does n’t that put all religion under the same boat when you think about it, the Occult meaning the study of the all paranormal and hidden..
What I later concluded about this was that this was there own personal fears that created the reaction, it is sad when this sort of thing happens. They could of just simply stopped and thought about it them selves without putting religion first and then only a positive aspect would have been seen.. However that is life I guess..
What do you think.. Is the Occult Evil or Bad?
i don’t think its evil or bad, it depends on how they believe on something why it becomes bad or evil…
This is not a matter of what i think about. But occult is plainly evil. BECAUSE their so- called deeper truth leads into unreasonable freewill and hence lawlessness. Lawlessness has caused various kind of terrorism and other diabolical acts since they are taught of no accountability to any god or deity. So if there is nothing like that why should one limits oneself of any pleasure or wish. And so eventually leading towards greed and against humanity!
Hey Sasu,
Thanks for the comment but I disagree. Many people have the same reaction as you, however when we look at the exact meaning of the word occult, it is the study of the unknown, this means that all religion, all spiritual, all paranormal, all thoughts we cannot prove as theory is the occult. Occult understanding is more the boundaries of what we cannot see, it is neither evil nor good, that depends on the persons or individual thoughts or action of practice.. Greed is also an aspect of the mind just as is being good or evil.
As an example Christianity is a study within the Occult, as is all forms of religion as it is a study of the unknown or what cannot be proved. Whereas it is not evil, studying deep space theory is the study of unknown theories until proven, but that is not considered evil.. That choice of evil is decided by the individual no matter where they are from..
I hope this helps..
Thank you for clarifying this topic. I was interested in learning about the occult. I live in this small town though, with Christian churches on every block, and I’ve been told many times that the occult was evil and bad. I’m not concerned anymore about the occult being evil or any of that crap. Thanks again. =)
I’m so new to this. I’ve pretty much given up on any organized religions. I understand they’ve all been written by man. When I watch tv I see how many events are taken out of context from the true reality of which they are happening. To see how events are taken in different ways by others. The bible can be taken in so many different ways which it has to create more offspring religions of Christianity. All these religions have been written by man. Not by a supreme being. So I have absolutely no idea what to believe at all. If you believe in Jesus…you’ll go to heaven. If not, you go to hell. If your a muslim and you kill Americans…you get a bunch of virgins in the afterlife. This is all garbage. It’s people twisting the words of their own religion. This has been going on forever.
I’m terribly sorry to babble but it seems to me that the only truth about what is is only through yourself. I’m just starting meditation now and have actually left my body for a short time. I was conscious and flew outside my window. I felt more love than ever. It was very powerful. I had at the time universal knowledge (I knew all the answers) I could feel the trees were alive and not just pieces of wood. This gave me the gift of knowing that there is an afterlife.
To my question…I’ve also heard the Occult to be evil. I never checked it out til now. I’m not looking for a religion but was just wondering it deals with meditation and astral travel, is their any goal to find a universal love anywhere? I know what I saw when I left my physical body and what I felt and learned. When I came back into my body, it was all gone. To know what I knew and feel what I felt will come about when I leave here. All of us I’d imagine. Is this the goal of the Occult astral projection? To find out things we can’t while in the physical? Or is it just to leave the body to better your life here? Or is it to worship Gods in the occult religion? I’m not looking for any Gods. My knowledge from leaving my body is that were all part of a great entity. I saw no one God but a great collection of souls that might have made up a God or powerful entity. I’m looking for methods of ways to exit my body to learn and not necessarily better my life here.Can your religion do this for me without me worshiping a diety? I’m not trying to bash yours or any religion at all. I don’t even know if the Occult worships any Gods. I’m sorry to go on, just wondering.
Thanks for letting me post several questions and thank you
Randy
Hey Randy,
Thanks for the comment.. I am not apart of a religion by this blog, i take no sides, the occult just represents the study of what we cannot see or fully understand which involves religion, astral projection, meditation and many more. Here we discuss the boundaries in a way.. Religion is the same as the occult as it entwines something that cannot be seen and is based on a belief of something that one has to trust in. Same as all religions, there is no right or wrong like you say, no right religion to me, just the good energy and bad energy whether religion is involved or not. To me by studying all religions and occult views one can see past all the crap that sometimes gets in the way of it all, yes there are spirits, yes there are things out there that blow my mind and others, yes there are other consciousnesses, other levels of thinking, symbols of power, symbols of belief, internal psychic power and all of the above.. Ghosts, paranormal etc..
By discussing all these topics we can devise theories, work out and try to understand ourselves better, our spirits or our own bodies, there is nothing evil in studying what is unknown otherwise every scientist or astrology expert would be in trouble, we are here, we are learning, we are experiencing life and its amazing things. To try to understand to me what is more real, the secret world behind all this is to better understand myself, better understand the world and to be good to others.. To me, that is the occult and is not evil or good, it is life..
Personally I think its a good thing that most people see the occult as evil. The occult, is in fact truly NOT evil, though there certainly is a side of the occult that deals in black magic, demonology and practices that can leave you pretty messed up, but that does not represent the occult as a whole and for someone to condemn the occult so quickly without having any knowledge or understanding of it whatsoever is just plain foolish. It is clear the masses of religious folk are horribly misguided on the topic (and many other things), but it works out in mine and every occultist’s favor because well, theres less people that can take advantage of the hidden knowledge. Point being if everyone knew what the occult was really about then there wouldn’t be as great of advantage in having this knowledge. So let them be ignorant, it’s their choice afterall.
hey I want to know whats the purpose behind the occult.what is the source of the energy,us,or some other supernatural being?can it be used to defend one self against demons and evil beings?and is it free,or does it have a price?because you know the rule,nothing is free.I want to know because Im a demonologist thats trying to learn.
Hey Jose,
Magic does have a cost but not a price as in money. Its price is related to the spell, if a good spell then good thus is returned, if negative in anyway then only bad can return. Any form of control is considered negative as well..
Occult Magic is evil because it is used for control. I don’t see how it can be used for good because you use it to get something and if you want to get something it usually is for the good of yourself or someone you know. My take on this is to stay away from this. Stay away from watching movies like Harry Potter or any other movie depicting occult magic. Using or even watching occult magic can only harm your own being. All religions is by my own definition also occult or magic, if i wanted to control people and wanted them to please me i would start my own religion.
Hey Sjur,
The definition of the Occult is neither good nor bad but is referenced as the study of the unknown. In old days this may have been seen as bad, however now that we are in modern times just cause something is unknown means nothing bad. What makes the occult evil is this use of the unknown. It can be for good or bad and it can also be for self help.