I have started this user account for the deliberate purpose of creating a portal centered around occult and esoteric believes and practices. Though i don't have a advanced knowledge of either of these fields (if one is to believe there is a difference between the two) and my native language is dutch, i hope this project will help me gain more understanding of all three of these aspects. My first concern is starting up a portal and finding people who are willing to contribute time and knowledge to help.
The word occult comes from Latinoccultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to the 'knowledge of the secret' or 'knowledge of the hidden' and often meaning 'knowledge of the supernatural', as opposed to 'knowledge of the visible' or 'knowledge of the measurable', usually referred to as science. The modern term's meaning is often imprecisely translated and used as a term for 'secret knowledge' or 'hidden knowledge', in the sense of meaning 'knowledge meant only for certain people' or 'knowledge that must be kept hidden'. For most practicing occultists, however, it is simply the study of a deeper spiritual "reality" that cannot be understood using pure reason or physical sciences.
