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Recent Changes to Occult Articles Did you know

• 21 Feb 2025 – Kirisuto no Haka (talk ·  · hist) was nominated for DYK by AlphaBetaGamma (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 27 Mar 2025 – Protagonists of the debate on sects in France (talk ·  · hist) was AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)

Categories for discussion

• 22 Mar 2025 – Category:Neo-Nazis convicted of crimes (talk ·  · hist) was CfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

• 02 Apr 2025 – Heinrich Himmler's Great Chair (talk ·  · hist) →Occultism in Nazism was RfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion

Good article reassessments

• 02 Apr 2025 – Astrology (talk ·  · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Wound theology (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Dec 2024 – Vampire folklore by region (talk ·  · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion

Requests for comments

• 17 Mar 2025 – W. B. Yeats (talk ·  · hist) has an RfC by Absolutiva (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 29 Mar 2025 – Esoteric Neo-Nazism (talk ·  · hist) is requested to be moved to Esoteric neo-Nazism by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion
• 17 Mar 2025 – Pow-wow (folk magic) (talk ·  · hist) is requested to be moved to Braucherei by CFA (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 02 Mar 2025 – Witch (word) (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for merging to witchcraft by Paradoctor (t · c); see discussion
• 02 Dec 2024 – Amulet (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for merging to Ta'wiz by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 17 Oct 2024 – Worship of heavenly bodies (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for splitting by Skyerise (t · c); see discussion
• 26 May 2024 – Eastern esotericism (talk ·  · hist) is proposed for splitting by Skyerise (t · c); see discussion

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This project is a combined effort of interested Wikipedia editors to categorize, expand, and create articles relating to the occult. Please join our discussions on the project talk. WikiProject Occult covers topics, such as:

Magic (Magick)

Various supernatural and mystical practices, such as folk magic or the form of ceremonial magic popularized by Aleister Crowley; included are forms of practice known as black and white magic, brujeria, stregeria, hoodoo, and sorcery.

Secret organizations

Societies, groups, and organizations that conceal their activities from outsiders.

Secret fraternal orders

Those groups and organizations called "secret societies" and esoteric orders.

Mystery religions

Societies, groups, and organizations with a belief system based around a mystery.

Occultic rituals and theurgy

Rituals and rites which are a part of a ceremony, often composed of long, elaborate, and "hidden" set of actions.

Occult terminology

Terms describing practices encountered in esoteric practices, including (but not limited to) supplication or prayers, conjurations, spells, incantations, and cantrips.

Occultic knowledge

Arcane knowledge, which includes knowledge that is esoteric or obscure or has deliberately been veiled from common discussion.

Occult authors

Writers whose works deal directly rather than sociologically with occult topics, who present instructive or theoretical knowledge that has been "hidden", or who take as their theme a spiritual or magical reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences.

Occult books and pamphlets

Books describing magical beliefs and practices, such as Grimoires, instructions in spell-craft, and Thelemite texts.

Symbolism

Representative symbols that carry interpreted meanings in addition to or apart from their use as literal representations of concepts; such symbols may be figurative or they may consist of symbolic meanings applied to common natural objcts, colors, scents, and numbers.

These articles should all be included in the Category:Occult, or one of its subcategories.

• Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
• Aleister Crowley
• Ordo Templi Orientis

• Thelema

These articles have been included in one or more release versions of Wikipedia.

• Astrology