Occult Knowledge

[DungBeetle]

I think it is vitally important and this is what I have been reading and studying for the last 2 years or so. I have learned so much yet there is so much left to be learned. This is how I see it.. All occultism means is the study of the hidden forces/laws of nature. There does not seem to be anything inherently bad with occultism. I think INTENT may determine whether your crossing from White magic to Black.

Manly P. Hall even talks about Grey magic. Right on the crossroads bridging the other two. Electricity and microwaves, etc are all "occult" technologies. You can power your home or fry a death row inmate. Nothing is "bad" about electricity.

I have also heard, but not sure whether true, is that any magick that causes change in the physical may be "Black" (Black may not always be bad, see intent) but I am confused to whether that is true or not. I am what you would call an Armchair occultist. I love reading and learning about it, but I have never really tried anything because deep down I am afraid of opening a door that I may not be able to close.

I am not sure how legitimate that fear is, but it's there. I am the type that wants to know everything, or at least as much as I can, before taking on something I am not 100% sure about.

ETA: Occult knowledge is a broad term. You can find it no matter what you study, as all study leads back to the same core truths. If that makes sense. It is religion-less. It's just truth in nature. Astrology etc. You'll find the same in buhda, I ching, kabbala, egypt, etc. I think its how you apply it. I think you have to explore the dark occult aspects to understand it as well. The whole "know thy enemy" thing. Explore as in watch and read, not practice.