The practical, applied wing of hidden knowledge, focused on causing change in accordance with will. This includes ceremonial magic, ritual, invocation, and divination. It treats the universe as a system of interconnected forces that can be understood and manipulated through specific words, symbols, and actions. The "scientific" claim lies in its systematic, experimental approach: if you perform X ritual under Y conditions, Z result should follow. Repeatability is debated, but the methodology aspires to be as formalized as a lab protocol, just with incense and daggers instead of beakers.
Example: "Her grimoire was less a spellbook and more an occult sciences lab manual. It had detailed protocols for evocation, control groups (a circle of salt), and notes on failed replications: 'Hypothesis: Summoning a spirit of knowledge. Result: Aphasia and a smell of ozone. Possible variable: mispronounced Enochian vowel.'" Occult Sciences
by Abzugal January 30, 2026
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