occultist
C16418
concept
An occultist is a practitioner who studies and manipulates hidden, mystical, or forbidden forces through esoteric knowledge, rituals, and arcane artifacts.
All labels observed (19)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| occultist canonical | 60 |
| esotericist | 11 |
| ceremonial magician | 4 |
| mesmerist | 2 |
| occult detective | 2 |
| occult philosopher | 2 |
| occult writer | 2 |
| theurgist | 2 |
| 20th-century occultist | 1 |
| Nazi occultist | 1 |
| alleged sorcerer | 1 |
| human sorcerer | 1 |
| occult adept | 1 |
| occult author | 1 |
| occult enthusiast | 1 |
| occult expert | 1 |
| occult figure | 1 |
| occult practitioner | 1 |
| sorcerers | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: occultist
Generated description
An occultist is a practitioner who studies and manipulates hidden, mystical, or forbidden forces through esoteric knowledge, rituals, and arcane artifacts.
Instances (87)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Maximus of Ephesus | theurgist |
| Edward Kelley | — |
| Carl Kellner | esotericist |
| Scott Cunningham | occult writer |
| Diane Hegarty | — |
| Blanche Barton | — |
| Zeena Schreck | — |
| Joséphin Péladan | — |
| Julius Evola | esotericist |
| Papa Midnite | — |
| Abd al-Wahid Yahya | esotericist |
| Stanislas de Guaita | — |
| Howard Stanton Levey | — |
| Etienne Guibourg | — |
| Roman Castevet | — |
| Abdul Alhazred | — |
| Jack Parsons | — |
| Old Whateley | — |
| Doreen Valiente | — |
| Alex Sanders | — |
| G. B. Gardner | — |
| Raymond Buckland | occult author |
| Daniel Dunglas Home | — |
| Hellstrom | occult expert |
| Roy Bowers | — |
| G. I. Gurdjieff | esotericist |
| Lisel Von Rhuman | — |
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Hyde-Lees
surface form:
Georgie Hyde-Lees
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| Karl Germer | — |
| Pamela Colman Smith | — |
| Franz Hartmann | — |
| Dr. Martin Hesselius | occult detective |
| Baroness Kessler | occult enthusiast |
| Helga von Schabbs | Nazi occultist |
| Mejnour | occult adept |
| Zicci | occult figure |
| George Yeats | — |