Recent Ideas: The Occult

In my view, the occult is merely an interpretation of the unknown. It involves guesswork and experimentation regarding territory that science has yet to discover or care about. And because of this, it naturally includes what is regarded by most as superstition. But the rejection of the occult is not just a rejection of superstition, but a fear in what the occult involves. Witchcraft, or magic, is a good example. This has been feared by most of those who believed in its "power". But the occult has transformed over the years into a greater form of pseudoscience. 

What was once "witchcraft" is now "using one's consciousness to manifest something". What was once "fortune telling" is now "receiving advice from one's spiritual guides". What was once "divination" is now "receiving information from the higher self". The occult is now being turned into a new flavor of spirituality, which is being rejected because of its roots. It is reaching the point where the religious who reject this emerging spirituality (out of fear) will be seen as the superstitious ones, who still think the planet is plagued by demons and evil spirits. Still, much of what fits in the "new age" category remains unscientific and divorced from higher revelation. It will either keep evolving as it becomes more open (less secretive), or be abandoned completely.