Occult science 4632223 223339291 2008-07-03T17:20:18Z Hgilbert 700572 clarify aspects of science ; tidy up '''Occult science''' is the systematic research into or formulation of [[occult]] concepts in a manner that follows - in its method or presentation - the way [[natural science]] researches or describes phenomena of the physical world. The idea of Occult Science appears in 19th century occultism, especially [[Theosophy]], beginning with [[Blavatsky]] (who distinguished it from the "true Occultism" of Theosophy), and was further developed by both [[Rudolf Steiner]], who wrote a book of the same name and developed a complex system of "spiritual science" known as [[anthroposophy]], and [[Alice Bailey]]. Steiner's ''Occult Science'', published in [[Berlin]] in [[1910]], was a sequel to his earlier work ''Theosophy'', and deals with the evolution of man and the cosmos, as well as referring to the attainment of [[clairvoyance|supersensible knowledge]]. Through the influence of Alice Bailey, the idea of occult science is frequently used in association with [[astrology]], especially [[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''. The idea of Occult Science is also a general part of the [[New Age]] movement. ==References== * H.P. Blavatsky, "[http://www.blavatsky.net/blavatsky/arts/OccultOrExactScience Occult or Exact Science?]" ''[[The Theosophist]]'', April-May 1886 * ---"[http://www.blavatsky.net/blavatsky/arts/OccultismVersusTheOccultArts.htm Occultism versus the Occult Arts]", ''[[Lucifer (magazine)|Lucifer]]'', May 1888 * Rudolf Steiner, ''Occult Science'', ==External links== * [http://www.rsarchive.org/Books/GA013/English/ Rudolph Steiner archive] [[Category:Theosophical philosophical concepts]] [[Category:Esotericism]] [[es:Ciencias ocultas]] [[ro:Ştiinţă spirituală]]