Tomorrow
is the first day of the A to Z April Blogging Challenge. I’ve chosen a theme of
Occult. Today’s post is merely my way of welcoming the upcoming challenge of
posting an entire month of nothing but words that relate to the topic Occult.
Best way to start it off is by defining it.
The Merriam-Webster College Dictionary
defines it as:
1)
To shut off from view or
exposure
2)
Not reveal, (secret), not
easily apprehend or understand (abstruse, mysterious), hidden from (concealed),
not manifest, or detectable by clinical methods alone and not present in
macroscopic amounts
3)
Matters regarded as
involving the actions or influence of supernatural or supernormal powers or
some secret knowledge of them
That’s
the professional definition. Now here’s my own interpretation of the word
Occult.
It
simply means something not understood by the majority of people. Most of the
areas that fall into this category refers to the thing people conceive as
mythical, magical or not able to be seen by most. To me this is why people who
can tend to shut that part of their lives off from others, and find it easier
to be around others who can relate or believe as they do.
For the
entire month of April (minus Sundays) there will be a post about a word related
to the Occult. These words are coming from a book titled, The New Encyclopedia of the Occult
by John Michael Greer. Hope
all enjoys the upcoming month and learns at least one interesting fact about
the Occult from these posts. Should be neat to see what 26 Occult related words
I can come up with.
Come
back tomorrow and see what word beginning with “A” that I’ve chosen. I'm so excited about participating in this challenge and really have enjoyed getting things ready for it.
Have a wonderful day.
Let Imagination Soar
Write and Read With Creativity
Julia Matthews
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