Occultism

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Care is needed when dabbling in the occult.
This article covers the philosophy of occultism. For the psychic magic class, see occultist. For the magical tradition, see occult magic.
See also: Occult ritual

Occultism is a philosophy that believes in incomprehensible hidden forces beneath and between the perceptible realities of the planes. These forces shape and manipulate perceptible reality in strange ways,1 and occultists believe mastering them can teach them hidden truths about the universe and grant mastery over life after death.2 Those who study occultism are often called occultists, and the field is often referred to as simply the occult.1 Occultism often attracts fortune tellers, hermits, and scholars.34

Occultism is linked to occult magic and particularly to psychic magic, which is both a form of occult practice and a means of manipulating occult forces.5

Occult subjects

Occult institutions

References

Paizo has published several books about the occult, including Occult Adventures, Occult Bestiary, Occult Mysteries, Occult Origins, Occult Realms, and Psychic Anthology.

For additional as-yet unincorporated sources about this subject, see the Meta page.

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jason Bulmahn, et al. “Introduction” in Occult Adventures, 4. Paizo Inc., 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jason Bulmahn, et al. “Chapter 6: Running an Occult Game” in Occult Adventures, 238. Paizo Inc., 2015
  3. Logan Bonner, et al. “2: Ancestries & Backgrounds” in Core Rulebook, 62–64. Paizo Inc., 2019
  4. Logan Bonner, et al. Player Core. Paizo Inc., 2023
  5. Jason Bulmahn, et al. “Introduction” in Occult Adventures, 5. Paizo Inc., 2015
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Jason Bulmahn, et al. “Introduction” in Occult Adventures, 7. Paizo Inc., 2015
  7. Jason Bulmahn, et al. “Chapter 5: Occult Rules” in Occult Adventures, 195. Paizo Inc., 2015
  8. Jason Bulmahn, et al. “Chapter 6: Running an Occult Game” in Occult Adventures, 232. Paizo Inc., 2015
  9. Jason Bulmahn, et al. “Chapter 6: Running an Occult Game” in Occult Adventures, 234. Paizo Inc., 2015
  10. Alexander Augunas, et al. Skull of Lost Secrets” in Psychic Anthology, 26ff. Paizo Inc., 2017
  11. Jason Bulmahn, et al. “Chapter 5: Occult Rules” in Occult Adventures, 208. Paizo Inc., 2015
  12. Alexander Augunas, et al. Lexicon of the Manifold Planes” in Psychic Anthology, 13ff. Paizo Inc., 2017
  13. Alexander Augunas, et al. Recursion Tablets” in Psychic Anthology, 20ff. Paizo Inc., 2017