The Enchanted Initiate
A Journal of Traditional Symbolism, Hermeticism & the Occult Sciences

Scepticism

Scepticism in the context of black magic refers to the intellectual doubt or rejection of established beliefs, which can sometimes lead to spiritual or magical experimentation.

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

SkepticsLineage

Skepticism is the philosophy of the Skeptics.

DogmaSubstance

Skepticism is strongly opposed to dogmatists.

AcademicsLineage

Skepticism is associated with Academics, a philosophical school.

AristotelianismConcept

Aristotelianism and skepticism are presented as opposing philosophical schools.

Scepticism can sometimes lead individuals to experiment with black magic, driven by intellectual curiosity or disbelief in traditional beliefs.

CyrenesiansConcept

Both schools shared ideas of rejecting dogmatism but differed on ethical and philosophical foundations

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

ScepticismthroughAcademicsilluminatesHermes →
I. Scepticism & Academics

Skepticism is associated with Academics, a philosophical school.

II. Academics & Hermes

Plato was initiated into Hermetic philosophy by the Egyptians, which influenced his teachings.

ScepticismthroughBlack MagicilluminatesBewitchment →
I. Scepticism & Black Magic

Scepticism can sometimes lead individuals to experiment with black magic, driven by intellectual curiosity or disbelief in traditional beliefs.

II. Black Magic & Bewitchment

Black Magic is a form of witchcraft that is a graduated combination of sacrileges and murders, aiming to permanently pervert a human will and realize the demon in a living man, acting as a form of dangerous magic.

ScepticismthroughBlack MagicilluminatesDevil →
I. Scepticism & Black Magic

Scepticism can sometimes lead individuals to experiment with black magic, driven by intellectual curiosity or disbelief in traditional beliefs.

II. Black Magic & Devil

Black Magic relies on the powers of the devil to achieve its objectives. The devil is considered a key agent in the practice of black magic for evil purposes.

ScepticismthroughSkepticsilluminatesPlato →
I. Scepticism & Skeptics

Skepticism is the philosophy of the Skeptics.

II. Skeptics & Plato

Skepticism, while not explicitly part of Plato's teachings, had a significant impact on his philosophical legacy, especially in the Academy.

ScepticismthroughBlack MagicilluminatesSabbath →
I. Scepticism & Black Magic

Scepticism can sometimes lead individuals to experiment with black magic, driven by intellectual curiosity or disbelief in traditional beliefs.

II. Black Magic & Sabbath

Black Magic and the Sabbath are interrelated practices, with both being part of the same occult tradition

ScepticismthroughBlack MagicilluminatesDurke Bataglani →
I. Scepticism & Black Magic

Scepticism can sometimes lead individuals to experiment with black magic, driven by intellectual curiosity or disbelief in traditional beliefs.

II. Black Magic & Durke Bataglani

Durke Bataglani is a prisoner involved in the practices of Thessalian sorcerers and Roman Canidias

ScepticismthroughBlack MagicilluminatesMeggie Tazbah →
I. Scepticism & Black Magic

Scepticism can sometimes lead individuals to experiment with black magic, driven by intellectual curiosity or disbelief in traditional beliefs.

II. Black Magic & Meggie Tazbah

Meggie Tazbah is a prisoner involved in the practices of Thessalian sorcerers and Roman Canidias

ScepticismthroughSkepticsilluminatesHypopneuma →
I. Scepticism & Skeptics

Skepticism is the philosophy of the Skeptics.

II. Skeptics & Hypopneuma

Skepticism, as a philosophical approach, did not dictate diet, but it influenced philosophical thought.

ScepticismthroughBlack MagicilluminatesSamuel Namara →
I. Scepticism & Black Magic

Scepticism can sometimes lead individuals to experiment with black magic, driven by intellectual curiosity or disbelief in traditional beliefs.

II. Black Magic & Samuel Namara

Samuel Namara is a prisoner involved in the practices of Thessalian sorcerers and Roman Canidias

ScepticismthroughBlack MagicilluminatesPopol Vuh →
I. Scepticism & Black Magic

Scepticism can sometimes lead individuals to experiment with black magic, driven by intellectual curiosity or disbelief in traditional beliefs.

II. Black Magic & Popol Vuh

The Popol Vuh records the history of black magic and the sorcerers who practiced it