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The Occult : Beginnings

The Occult : Beginnings

Lesson 2 in the "Occult Course"

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Jul 12, 2023
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If you’ve not seen the first lesson, you can find it here:

The First Lesson

In this lesson, we will briefly explore the beliefs of our ancestors and see how formalised religions developed.

Key Theme: How the Occult (Hidden) and the Esoteric developed from the earliest human belief systems,

Key Assertion: Once people abdicated personal spiritual responsibility to the priestly classes they also gave up their access to the deeper mysteries and lessons for life.


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