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Recent Examples of occultism
The last of those contributed to a feverish and largely apocryphal fascination with Nazi occultism that lingers to this day, thanks in no small part to the way the Indiana Jones franchise picked up on it.
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Gerry Canavan, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
Well before the rise of punk and heavy metal, Anger was juxtaposing music with bikers, sadomasochism, occultism and Nazi imagery.
—Hillel Italie, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
One of the pillars of occultism, which flourished in Europe from around the turn of the century, was the idea that magical correspondences existed between things in different categories, such as gods, plants, perfumes, constellations, precious stones and numbers.
—Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
Over the ensuing years, Sutter used Martinet Press to spread O9A and the Tempel ov Blood in the hidden corners of occultism and extremism.
—Ali Winston, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2022
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Gerry Canavan, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
Well before the rise of punk and heavy metal, Anger was juxtaposing music with bikers, sadomasochism, occultism and Nazi imagery.
—Hillel Italie, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
One of the pillars of occultism, which flourished in Europe from around the turn of the century, was the idea that magical correspondences existed between things in different categories, such as gods, plants, perfumes, constellations, precious stones and numbers.
—Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
Over the ensuing years, Sutter used Martinet Press to spread O9A and the Tempel ov Blood in the hidden corners of occultism and extremism.
—Ali Winston, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occultism
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It’s also been a treat to page through the visual and physical embodiments of spiritualism (pun intended)—the clothing, playbills, the Ouija boards, and rabbits in hats that remain from generations of seekers.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, spiritualism leveraged science to marvelous effect.Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Global Vision has held conferences and events that have included inviting people to burn items the church relates to witchcraft and the occult, which have gained reaction.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
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The power of belief can shape our experiences, and in modern-day witchcraft, the energy and intention behind a curse can manifest misfortune if someone allows that negative energy to take root in their mind or life.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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For the next hour and half, alongside the Indian classical musician Rahul Sharma, Hussain put on a display of bona fide musical sorcery.Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
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So, this reminds us of one thing that could be the cause of the attack: sorcery.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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After her death, Morgan even resorted to necromancy, reviving the People’s Princess (now embodied by Elizabeth Debicki) as an apparition who soothes a disconsolate Charles (Dominic West) and makes peace with a grieving but resentful Elizabeth (Imelda Staunton).Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
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Part of my aversion arises from my own hidebound premodern Calvinist outlook, in which death is no laughing matter and necromancy is forbidden by God (see Deuteronomy 18:9-13).Barton Swaim, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
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“Occultism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occultism. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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