The word occult comes from Latin occultus (hidden), 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 o ...

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Stars may also be occulted by planets. In 1959, Venus occulted Regulus. Uranus' rings were first discovered when that planet occulted a star in 1977. On the evening of July 2-3, 1989, Saturn passed in front of the 5th magnitude star 28 Sagitarii. It is also possible for one planet to occult another planet. However, these mutual occultations of planets are extremely rare. The last such event occurred on January 3, 1818 and will next occur on November 22, 2065, in both cases involving the same two planets -- Venus and Jupiter. Technical ...

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The Occult: A History is a 1971 book by English writer, Colin Wilson. Topics covered include Aleister Crowley, G. I. Gurdjieff, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Kabbalah, primitive magic, Franz Anton Mesmer, Gregor Rasputin, Daniel Dunglas Home, Paracelsus, P. D. Ouspensky, William Blake, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Cornelius Agrippa, and various others. The book is divided into the following sections: Part One: A Survey of the Subject Magic-The Science of the Future The ...

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The term occultation is most frequently used to describe those relatively frequent occasions when the Moon passes in front of a star during the course of its orbital motion around the Earth. Since the Moon has no atmosphere and stars have no appreciable angular size, a star that is occulted by the moon will disappear or reappear very nearly instantaneously on the moon's edge, or limb. Events that take place on the Moon's dark limb are of particular interest to observers, because the lack of glare allows ...

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Stars may also be occulted by planets. In 1959, Venus occulted Regulus. Uranus' rings were first discovered when that planet occulted a star in 1977. On the evening of July 2-July 3, 1989, Saturn passed in front of the 5th magnitude star 28 Sagitarii. It is also possible for one planet to occult another planet. However, these mutual occultations of planets are extremely rare. The last such event occurred on January 3, 1818 and will next occur on November 22, 2065, in both cases involving the same two planets -- Venus and Jupiter. Tech ...

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In rare cases, one planet can transit in front of another. The next time this will happen (as seen from Earth) will be on November 22, 2065 at about 12:43 UTC, when Venus near superior conjunction (with an angular diameter of 10.6") will transit in front of Jupiter (with an angular diameter of 30.9"); however, this will take place only 8° west of the Sun, and will therefore not be visible to the unaided/unprotected eye. When the nearer object has a larger angular diameter than the farther object, thus covering it completely, the event is no ...

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The Big Occulting Steerable Satellite is a proposed satellite that would work in conjunction with a telescope to detect planets around distant stars. The satellite consists of a large, very lightweight sheet, and a set of maneuvering thrusters and navigation systems. It would maneuver to a position along the line of sight between the telescope and a nearby star. The satellite would thereby block the radiation from the star, permitting ...

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An estimated 1-5% of the tested population have a positive fecal occult blood test. Of those, about 2-10% have cancer, while 20-30% have adenomas. Causes for a positive test are: 2-10%: cancer (colorectal cancer, gastric cancer) 20-30% adenoma or polyps Bleeding peptic ulcer Angiodysplasia of the colon ...

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Fecal occult blood testing - as its name implies - can provide clues as to subtle blood loss in the gastrointestinal tract, anywhere from the mouth to the colon. Positive tests ("positive stool") warrant further investigation for peptic ulcers or a malignancy (such as colorectal cancer or gastric cancer). In the event of a positive fecal occult blood test, the next step in the workup is a form of visualization of the gastrointestinal tract (ie: en ...

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There are three methods for measuring heme in feces: Guaiac-based test (Hemoccult® or Instaccult®) Fecal porphyrin quantification (Hemoquant®) - high false positive rate. Immunochemical fecal occult blood tests (HemeSelect®) - more specific. One method: the test involves smearing some feces onto some absorbent paper that has been treated with a chemical. Hydrogen peroxide is dropped onto the paper; if trace amounts of blood are present, the paper will change colour. This method works as hemoglobin has a peroxidase-lik ...

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The test is often false-positive (i.e. there is no source of bleeding). This is often due to recent ingestion of under-cooked meats, and a patient is generally advised to keep a meat-free diet for several days before handing in the feces sample. False negatives may result if the patient has been taking vitamin C supplements. The test is more sensitive if the sample is hydrated before testing. However, the specificity is decreased in this method. Newer, more sophisticated assays called Fecal Immunochemical Tests have been developed to address most of the deficiencies ...

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The term has survived in recent times in the vocabulary of modern occultists, particularly Chaotes, or practitioners of Chaos Magic. While beliefs differ wildly amongst various schools of occultism, most would agree on the definition of an egregore as a psychic group entity or meme made up of, and influencing, the thoughts of the group's individual members in a symbiotic relationship. One example, taken from Gaetan Delaforgem from a Gnosis (magazine) article, "The Templar Tradition: yesterday and today", shows that an egregore can be created (or an existing one reinforc ...

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During the year, the moon occults sometimes stars and planets. Because the moon is close to the earth, occultations of stars are not visible everywhere, where the moon is at occultation time over the horizon. Because of the moving nodes of the moon, in each years other stars are occulted. Occultation of stars by the moon can be used for determining the diametre of the stars. The contact dates can be used for ...

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According to occult the shape of the Tree of Life has correlation to 22 Tarot parts too. It has cinnarot from Hod and Netzah to Malkuth. While its cinnarot order differs from Jewish Kabbalah. The Sephirothic Tree is sometimes depicted as being a human body and, as such, is thought to symbolize the first "Heavenly" Man: Adam Kadmon who is identified by Manly Hall as the Idea of the Universe. Each of the Sephirah, as seen within the formation of the Sephiroth, correspond ...

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In the technique of directional drilling, a mechanical calculator was used to perform calculations necessary to solve "how do I get 'there' from 'here'" problems. This board has traditionally been nicknamed a "Ouija Board." These calculations are done by computers these days, but often the name persists as the public or internal name of the relevant module. Weegee was the pseudonym of Arthur Fellig, an ...

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During the year, the Moon occults - or passes over and hides for a period of time - stars and planets. Because the Moon is close to Earth, occultations of stars are not visible everywhere, where the Moon is at occultation time over the horizon. Because of the moving nodes of the Moon, in each years other stars are occulted. The contact times can be used for the validation of the theory of lunar orbit. ...

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According to occult the shape of the Tree of Life has correlation to 22 Tarot parts too. It has cinnarot from Hod and Netzah to Malkuth. While its cinnarot order differs from Jewish Kabbalah. The Sephirothic Tree is sometimes depicted as being a human body and, as such, is thought to symbolize the first "Heavenly" Man: Adam Kadmon who is identified by Manly Hall as the Idea of the Universe. Each of the Sephirah, as seen within the formation of the Sephiroth, correspond ...

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In sorcery books Jinn are classified into four races after the classical elements, Earth, Air, Fire (Ifrit) and Water (Marid) and presumed to live in them. They are collected in tribes, usually seven, each with a king. Each king controls his tribe and is controlled by an Angel. The Angel's name is torture to the jinn king as well as his specific tribe. Unlike white and evil witches, Jinn have free will; yet, they could be compelled to perform both good and evil acts. In contrast a demon would only hurt creatures, and an angel would on ...

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Megapolisomancy is a fictional occult science created by Fritz Leiber, an influential American writer of fantasy and science fiction. Featured in Leiber's novella Our Lady of Darkness, megapolisomancy is the art of predicting and manipulating the future through the existence of large cities. In Our Lady of Darkness, the primary practitioner of this pseudoscience is fictional occultist Thibaut de Castries, whose seminal work, Megapolisomancy: A New Science of Cities, concerns the physical, psychological and paramen ...

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