Occult Science: An Outline
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Occult Science: An Outline is a foundational book by Rudolf Steiner that systematically presents the core spiritual-scientific teachings of Anthroposophy, including cosmic evolution, human constitution, and methods of spiritual development.
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| Occult Science: An Outline canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Occult Science: An Outline Context triple: [Anthroposophy, hasKeyWork, Occult Science: An Outline]
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An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural
An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural is a reference book by skeptic and magician James Randi that critically examines and debunks a wide range of paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims.
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Esotericism and the Academy
Esotericism and the Academy is a scholarly monograph by Wouter J. Hanegraaff that examines the historical marginalization and academic study of Western esoteric traditions within the modern university.
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Symboles de la science sacrée
Symboles de la science sacrée is a seminal work by René Guénon that interprets traditional symbols as expressions of universal metaphysical and spiritual principles.
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What Psychical Research Has Accomplished
"What Psychical Research Has Accomplished" is an essay by William James in which he critically examines and summarizes the findings and significance of late 19th-century psychical research into phenomena such as telepathy and spiritualism.
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Esoteric Orders and Their Work
Esoteric Orders and Their Work is a classic occult text by Dion Fortune that explains the structure, purpose, and inner workings of Western esoteric and magical organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Occult Science: An Outline Target entity description: Occult Science: An Outline is a foundational book by Rudolf Steiner that systematically presents the core spiritual-scientific teachings of Anthroposophy, including cosmic evolution, human constitution, and methods of spiritual development.
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A.
An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural
An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural is a reference book by skeptic and magician James Randi that critically examines and debunks a wide range of paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims.
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B.
Esotericism and the Academy
Esotericism and the Academy is a scholarly monograph by Wouter J. Hanegraaff that examines the historical marginalization and academic study of Western esoteric traditions within the modern university.
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C.
Symboles de la science sacrée
Symboles de la science sacrée is a seminal work by René Guénon that interprets traditional symbols as expressions of universal metaphysical and spiritual principles.
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D.
What Psychical Research Has Accomplished
"What Psychical Research Has Accomplished" is an essay by William James in which he critically examines and summarizes the findings and significance of late 19th-century psychical research into phenomena such as telepathy and spiritualism.
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E.
Esoteric Orders and Their Work
Esoteric Orders and Their Work is a classic occult text by Dion Fortune that explains the structure, purpose, and inner workings of Western esoteric and magical organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthroposophical text
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book ⓘ esoteric work ⓘ |
| author | Rudolf Steiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
Akashic Record
NERFINISHED
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Earth evolutionary stage ⓘ Old Moon evolutionary stage ⓘ Old Saturn evolutionary stage ⓘ Old Sun evolutionary stage ⓘ astral body ⓘ ego (I-organization) ⓘ etheric body ⓘ future Jupiter evolutionary stage ⓘ future Venus evolutionary stage ⓘ future Vulcan evolutionary stage ⓘ imaginative cognition ⓘ inspirative cognition ⓘ intuitive cognition ⓘ life spirit (Buddhi) NERFINISHED ⓘ physical body ⓘ spirit man (Atman) NERFINISHED ⓘ spirit self (Manas) ⓘ supersensible cognition ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational book of Anthroposophy
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systematic presentation of spiritual science ⓘ |
| genre |
occultism
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spiritual science ⓘ theosophy / anthroposophy ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitleVariant |
An Outline of Occult Science
NERFINISHED
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Occult Science NERFINISHED ⓘ Occult Science: An Outline of an Esoteric World Conception NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on initiation
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chapter on knowledge of the higher worlds ⓘ chapter on present and future evolution of the world and humanity ⓘ chapter on sleep and death ⓘ chapter on the character of occult science ⓘ chapter on the evolution of the world and man ⓘ chapter on the nature of the human being ⓘ chapter on theosophy and spiritual science (in some editions as appendices or related material) ⓘ |
| influenced | anthroposophical movement ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| movement | Anthroposophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Geheimwissenschaft im Umriss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
clairvoyant research
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cosmic evolution ⓘ evolution of the cosmos and humanity ⓘ human constitution ⓘ initiation ⓘ methods of spiritual development ⓘ post-mortem existence ⓘ reincarnation and karma ⓘ spiritual science ⓘ supersensible worlds ⓘ |
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