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It is very rare to find occultists who are solely researchers or authors and do not also practice some form of the occult arts, even if they do not actually believe in the magical power of such acts. | It is very rare to find occultists who are solely researchers or authors and do not also practice some form of the occult arts, even if they do not actually believe in the magical power of such acts. | ||
Much of their time is spent finding and reading old texts, especially books of magic known as [[grimoire]]s. The occultist will utilize this information to write books on [[occult]] topics and/or perform the magical rites described in the text. | Much of their time is spent finding and reading old texts, especially books of magic known as [[grimoire]]s. The occultist will utilize this information to write books on [[occult]] topics and/or perform the magical rites described in the text. Researching historic texts often requires occultists to learn (or otherwise translate) a variety of languages in order to read and understand their contents. | ||
The most common languages used to write historic books of [[ritual magic|magic]] are: | |||
* Latin | * Latin | ||
* Greek | * Greek | ||
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* [[Frederick Santee]] (1906 - 1980) American child prodigy, medical doctor, and founder of the [[Coven of the Catta]]. | * [[Frederick Santee]] (1906 - 1980) American child prodigy, medical doctor, and founder of the [[Coven of the Catta]]. | ||
* [[Israel Regardie]] (1907 - 1985) author, [[magician]], and pupil of Aleister Crowley. | * [[Israel Regardie]] (1907 - 1985) author, [[magician]], and pupil of Aleister Crowley. | ||
* [[Franz Bardon]] (1909 - 1958) Czech author, stage magician, and occultist. | |||
* [[Sybil Leek]] (1917 - 1982) British [[witch]], astrologer, and author. | * [[Sybil Leek]] (1917 - 1982) British [[witch]], astrologer, and author. | ||
* [[Anton LaVey]] (1930 - 1997) American author and founder of the [[LaVeyan Satanism|Church of Satan]]. | * [[Anton LaVey]] (1930 - 1997) American author and founder of the [[LaVeyan Satanism|Church of Satan]]. | ||