Occultism with Mitch Horowitz

The concept of what can be called “Occult” is fairly easy to pin down, but what can we say about “Occultism?” Ask seven Occultists and you will get seven wildly different answers. And yet it truly is a huge part of what has always seemingly bubbled below the surface of Western History for the last 500 years, despite the word Occultism being a 19th century invention. Taking us through what Occultism appears to be, as well as how we presently conceptualize it, is Occult Historian, Author and Lecturer- Mitch Horowitz!

Mitch Horowitz is an Occult and Esoteric historian as well as a prolific author of many fantastic books! Mitch’s presence can be found all over the web including Twitter, Instagram, Medium, and YouTube. If you’d like to support Mitch and his work he has a Patreon as well! His newest work is Modern Occultism, a book that if this episode interests you, needs to be grabbed. For all that Mitch gets up to, click on the pic below!

Modern Occultism: History, Theory and Practice is my favourite thing that Mitch has written since his 2009 book Occult America. This work slides through history, snaking its way around figures and concepts in a way that only Mitch can do. This was a very enjoyable and fun read with some unexpected turns and interesting perspectives. Just going to say for the sake of brevity – This book and the sources referenced within would provide an outstanding education on Occultism.
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