What is (the) Occult?
By definition, occult simply means “hidden.” In philosophy, the word occult refers to comprehendible knowledge that is not readily available without study; most notably, it refers to introspection of self that results in a fuller understanding of the self and an authentic sense of our place in the universe. [1] [2]
What is Akashic Magick?
Akashic magick is knowing that there is a key to the greater universe.
There are those who believe that what they call "reality" is an illusion, and that the entire universe springs from their perception. They do not validate any other facet of consciousness. For them, there is no universal intelligence, no physical or philosophical apriori; there is no one else, or nothing else, but them. [3]
In contrast, the Akashic practitioner who uses Akashic magick understands that there is a “universal intelligence” -- a universal singularity -- from which all things (more accurately, all forms,) arise. The search for and understanding of this universal intelligence is the Akashic practitioner’s key to unlocking knowledge and power. Without this perspective, a practitioner’s wellspring of energy is diminished, confined, and finite, because their only perceived source of energy is themselves. Instead, the Akashic practitioner draws from the power of the universe through all its levels and facets and, by extension, all of reality.
To use an analogy:
A dream is like a religion.
The act of dreaming is creation.
Anyone can unwittingly manifest a nightmare or chaos.
Only a willful act of creation is Magick.
There are some who know they are dreaming.
Dogma is the dream. The process of dreaming is Magick.
The Akashic practitioner controls the process.
The “substance” of the dream is the Will of the Akashic practitioner.
Herein, the Akashic practitioner stands upon a self-created island in a sea of potential.
[1] “Three Books of Occult Philosophy” by Henry Cornelius Agrippa; Book one – Natural Magic; London: Printed by R.W. 1651. Translated By J.F.; Chap. 2. “What Magick is, What are the Parts thereof, and how the Professors thereof must be Qualified.”
[2] Occult (Adjective): [Merriam-Webster Dictionary]: 1) not revealed; 2) not easily apprehended or understood; 3) hidden from view; 4) not manifest or detectable by clinical methods alone.
[3] Def. Postmodernism [with respects to “Postmodern Magick”] Aylesworth, Gary, "Postmodernism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2010 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2010/entries/postmodernism/>.
