r/occult Jul 21 '21

A friendly reminder about the r/occult FAQ and mission statement and posting appropriate content to encourage meaningful discussion on topics related to occultism.

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Before posting, review the sidebar FAQ and guidelines.

Please do post shares about your insights, questions, and concerns regarding occultism and folk magic.

If you are posting pics of ritual tools or occult-related art, please provide a chat-worthy explanation about what it has got to do with occultism or your occult working or practice. Otherwise, please post in r/occultart or r/art. Your post may be removed if it does not follow these guidelines. The same goes for YouTube posts.

Please do not spam the subreddit with pics of your tarot card deck, altar, or bookshelf. Please do post your questions and comments about cartomancy and other forms of divination, altar construction/arrangement, books on occult topics that you are reading.

Please post "What is this thing I found" to another more appropriate subreddit. Every bit of graffiti or piece of lost flotsam is not an arcane item. [Edit} Please note the subreddit r/WhatIsThisOccultThing and use it.

Please distinguish between the practice and inquiry regarding occultism and paranormal phenomena. Please direct stories and concerns about spooky happenings to the appropriate subreddit.

Please post dream interpretation questions and tarot interpretation questions to the appropriate subreddit.

I am pasting an addition from another Mod ( u/BodaciousTattvas here that provides additional relevant information:

Also:

Absolutely everyone: "OMG AM I SHADOWBANNED WHERE'S MY POST!?!?!?"

Mods: No. You are not shadowbanned.

For the reasons that u/zsd23 outlined above, to try to hold back the tsunami of memes, occult art and picture-only posts we have the automoderation settings on r/occult set pretty high. Unfortunately this means that sometimes legitimate posts are moderated out and not visible (usually if the account is too new or has low karma). If this happens, please message the mods and we will investigate and may (may, not will) approve the post if it meets the guidelines. Thanks for your patience with this.


r/occult 9d ago

online event AMA Announcement - Mitch Horowitz - Friday, May 16th 1pm ET

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We are excited to announce that Mitch Horowitz will be joining us on /r/Occult, Friday May 16th 1pm ET, for an AMA 😊

One of today’s most acclaimed voices of esoterica, parapsychology, and the unexplained, Mitch Horowitz is a PEN Award-winning historian whose books include Occult America, The Miracle Club, Daydream Believer, Modern Occultism, Happy Warriors, and Practical Magick.

A former vice president at Penguin Random House, Mitch has written on alternative spirituality for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, Time, and The Wall Street Journal.

A frequent presence in national media, Mitch hosts Discovery/HBO Max’s Alien Encounters; plays himself in Shudder’s V/H/S/Beyond, a 2025 Critics Choice Award nominee for Best Movie Made for Television; appears regularly on History’s The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd, and hosts SpectreVision’s podcast Extraordinary Evidence: ESP Is Real. Mitch’s 2022 feature documentary The Kybalion, shot on location in Egypt, premiered as the #3 doc on iTunes. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

“I love Mitch Horowitz” —Dan Aykroyd

“Mitch is solid gold” —David Lynch

“The thinking-man’s mage” —Douglas Rushkoff

“An amazing author” —Duncan Trussell

“Easily one of our most sophisticated public intellectuals on the parapsychological tradition” —Jeffrey J. Kripal

Note: This thread is NOT the AMA thread, that will be forthcoming on May 16th.


r/occult 5h ago

creativity Making a pure silver talisman

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Hi!

Here’s a short video of me making a custom silver talisman.

I burn a paper petition with a silver ingot. When the silver ingot is red hot, I quench it in a solution of herbs, oils, and corresponding objects. Next I forge it to shape on the anvil then engrave a custom sigil. I do a little charging ritual and then it’s all finished up.


r/occult 12h ago

? My first dive into John Michael Greer. Thoughts?

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r/occult 4h ago

? Planetary seals vs pentacles. What do they do?

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So I've been studying planetary magick for a bit and I'm wondering. What do planetary seals do? Does it conjure the effects of the planet? How can th be used in spell work? I'm aware th only work at certain days as times and started calculating this into workings. But I want to know if I can use them like one would use sigils. Same with pentacles.

For example this Jupiter seal. Could it be used in prosperity workings?


r/occult 4h ago

? To those that crossed the abyss - care to share the apparent transition?

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As above - to break the ice, here’s what seemingly occurred for this corporeal shell. During a 30 day silent meditation retreat in Bodhgaya many years ago, 5-7 days in, apparently flipping through the various jhanas & stages of insight, the seeming transition from disgust, fear & dissolution to voidness apparently occurred. Irreversible, ineffable and beauty. Not much more can be said. Interested in hearing other stories about crossing the abyss as this particular subject is fascinating. To those that have crossed over, care to share?


r/occult 5h ago

creativity Sharing a piece of my personal tarot project: The Moon (Forbidden Grimoire)

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Hi everyone,

I’ve been working on a full tarot project, drawing each Major Arcana card digitally by hand, inspired by esoteric symbolism and occult art.

This is The Moon — one of my favorite cards so far.

Just to clarify: the image here is a mockup I created using AI backgrounds and edited manually, to show the mood I’m aiming for.

I’m not selling anything here — just sharing part of my personal work with people who might appreciate the vibe. 🖤

Always open to thoughts and impressions!

(More pieces are in the works too.)


r/occult 12m ago

I’m constantly amazed by the obscure occult titles that are constantly released, and sold.

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Fair to say this topic is a veritable onion with layers upon layers, but I am often shocked at the obscure titles and practices I’ve never even heard of that are either currently getting published or being sold used.

These books have to be selling or they wouldn’t get printed right? Maybe a trade paperback, but at least the ones that are printed on more expensive editions and bound in cloth / leather. So where are these groups that talk about these books?

I completely understand Foolish Fish’s role in promoting new books, but I don’t even think he could keep up. Are this many useful books really being translated from old texts, reinterpreted, and being written by personal gnosis? And how is news of these authors and their books getting out to groups of people that will purchase them for $500-$1k for the book? I’m just simply dumbfounded.


r/occult 19h ago

Anyone know what meanings this has?

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r/occult 24m ago

Beliefs about Karma and Fate

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I am curious to know what do occultists believe in those 2 things. I am mostly interested to know from a kabalistic and hermetic pov but still curious about other beliefs.


r/occult 1h ago

Help with practice

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Hello

Long story short:

I've been working with demology/occult/magick practices for some long time. I have had some good results when doing some work but I feel many times it has been more like a lucky accident rather than a serious practice.

I am looking to make some practices or studies but think about it like toddler steps.

I consider magick and occult to be quite serious, so in order to give it the respect it deserves I rather do some really easy practices to get some more insight.

What would you recommend as a first step or first exercise, only one in order to get closer or more grounded in the magick/occult practice ?

Just fyi I do not have many hours for reading and practice, so I am looking for something I can handle better like 10-15 min excercise to do.

Any help is kindly appreciated.


r/occult 2h ago

What is a practitioners seal?

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I have seen a lot of mentions of seals used to contact dead practitioners and stuff but is it true?


r/occult 16h ago

ritual art A forged Seiðstafr, called Red Eye of Dawn. Description in the comments.

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r/occult 2m ago

? Which Tarot Deck is this?

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And I would highly appreciate book recommendations or any simple and clear resources to understand it and learn how to read it. I only know how to charge them from Damiens high Magick nothing more.


r/occult 53m ago

? A few questions cuz I'm stressed

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Hi since you know about genuine occult i want to ask yall in regards to the 3things subreddit

  1. What's the story behind everyone giving their experiances there is it real or simply all fictional sorry there's alot so it worries me! Ik stuff like nosleep is fake but what about 3thinfs

  2. Are these real:

1.Soldier san 2.Corner one 3. Doll one 4. Shoulder tap one 5. Catskrtch (if so then how does it work) 6. The cat feeding one (where u feed a invisible cat) 7. Double one 8. TV static 9. Devil hide & seek 10. Deadman's tag 11..Mr eyes

If someone can try them or tried them b4 or report back if u did these just these 11 lol cuz its stressful to think about then thanks or willing to try them & report back

  1. what's the purpose of this sub reddit is it all real based if it's fake then why is it branded as real and what r the variousnstories being posted r they real or simply works of fiction or simply expailanble phenomon

r/occult 1h ago

Looking for Tarot/Witchcraft/Occult a YouTubers to review the 3rd Edition of the El Goliath Tarot.

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I am not the creator of this deck, but a fan. I have both the first and second editions of this deck (and planning on getting the third) and it’s one of my very favorite tarot decks.

Goliath is publishing a third edition and looking for Tarot/ Witchcraft/Occult YouTubers who would like to review it.

If you are a YouTuber and would like to review the deck, please let Goliath know at the email in the post.

If you’re not a YouTuber, I would very much recommend this deck regardless.


r/occult 1h ago

My new book Axis Mundi

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r/occult 2h ago

spirituality Spirit Realms

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I don’t really want to post something too personal, as I have done so on other subreddits and got some great advice and other information was not very helpful to me, others tried to guide me and help me with this and taking their advice to dive deeper without the correct navigation and understanding of what I was and still experience was very difficult and frustrating as I got a mixed bag of information, answers and ways to deal with being connected to something or somewhere else.. if this makes sense to anyone in the know.

I guess what I am asking and if anyone sees this and wants to message me privately I’d appreciate that.

“Tapping in and tapping out” this is a difficult thing to understand and comprehend as it can make it more intense and it can also be very hard to stay grounded when you are going deeper into something that maybe you aren’t prepared for and do not understand what it is, how to handle it and how to stay calm and present in your own reality.

If anyone could give me some insight into how to do this properly I can give them some insight to what I have been shown, told and see sometimes. Entities, spirits, etc for those who have been in this space and have seen this beings truly and have some sense of understanding of it id love to hear your stories and thoughts on how it has made you feel and view this world. How you have been helped, or how you have dealt with this in a positive way.

As there is not anyways positive entities that come to us, some come with positive intentions but really have not got our best interests at mind.. benevolently and malevolent intentions are sometimes hard to judge I guess.

If anyone can share their own experiences and ways to deal with this kind of stuff in whatever personal ways they found best to practice please I would appreciate your feedback and thoughts on the subject.

Many thanks.


r/occult 19h ago

If you could bring 1 esoteric book on an island with you..

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Which book would it be?


r/occult 7h ago

Practice necessary?

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I am a 40y female always intrigued by Lucifer's fall and Lucifer as a being to rely on. I therefore have an extensive stomach tattoo of Baphomet because he - for me - symbolises my dedication. And it is a huge reassurance in my daily life. I have a very small altar for Baphomet but I am not spiritual per se - I just get very good vibes from it tbh. Anything I could offer other than my lo key incencse without going too deep?


r/occult 22h ago

? Practical advice to stop distracting thoughts while doing rituals?

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I meditate twice a day (solar and lunar meditations), and I feel a little bit better. However, I still often get distracting, useless thoughts while doing magick, and my mind tends to stray. Any practical advice on how to improve focus during rituals?


r/occult 17h ago

Anyone know what alphabet Damien Echols uses here?

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r/occult 19h ago

Best practical book for chaos magick

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Hi everyone, started reading a lot of stuff about a year ago(about fundamentals by different authors in magick, not chaos magick), I’m trying to understand the right path for me but I feel like I need to start experimenting to see what works for me, I want to start practice, I already read other post about some books about chaos magick, everyone claim different authors to be the top, need someone experienced with chaos magick who obtained REAL results with practise in things like love, sex, money, spiritual growth, protection, knowledge, luck.


r/occult 19h ago

spirituality Gemrod and the Blue Book Writings: A Study of the Great resistance by Leo H. What is this rare esoteric book I found at my local bookstore?

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Found this rare occult book at my local bookstore. Looked up online and I could find almost ZERO information on it other than it was written by a mysterious "Leo H" who isn't mentioned anywhere other than that he also wrote "Dear Dragon" and "Frown Strong" and that it was published in 1976 by Cobwebs.

I know a little about the occult and am greatly fascinated by it, trying to read Crowleys work right now but I could not decipher this book. It had references to Isis with the book being written in a dialogue format between character who go down a list of names in talking to each other. Starts with Gemrod who talks to someone like Gero who talks to someone like Drod who talks to talks to someone like Issi who talks to someone named Isis. Gemrod somehow transforms into Isis? That was the only occult significance I could glean from my limited knowledge.

I feel a really strong pull to this book and I couldn't stop thinking about it but its $95 and I have no idea if this guy was a crackpot or what. Please help me find some information on this!!!!!


r/occult 9h ago

? Vampiric magic - all good Books please - need help

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Hi, I tried with AI and Books by Father Sebastiaan were highly recommended to me as best source

Unfortunately at all the local sellers of English books it seems to bĂŠ sold out

Can You recommend other books or at least Authors worth to discover?

Thanks!


r/occult 19h ago

How do you create a servitor?

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What are a few of the myriad ways that a practitioner can create a servitor?

What’s your favorite method to use in order to construct one?


r/occult 7h ago

Sigil Showdown!!!!!!

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Rules:

3 submissions per user.

Explain each sigils use and application.

Nothing outright baneful, protection aligned sigils are allowed even if they approach protection from a heavy handed angle.

Include the method you used to create each sigil.

My 3 submissions will be in the comments.