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Comment by brookst

3 months ago

I looked but I couldn’t find any evidence that “occultism” comes from encryption of heretical ideas. It seems to have been popularized in renaissance France to describe the study of hidden forces. I think you may be hallucinating here.

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brookst

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balamatom  3 months ago

Where exactly did you look?

  • brookst  3 months ago

    Google, Wikipedia, kagi. Now, please tell me your source.

    • balamatom  3 months ago

      The Pope.

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