Occultus, the Latin root for “occult,” points to the hidden and the obscured—an apt source for a word steeped in mystery. For centuries after the term’s wider adoption, it has continued to suggest the ...

In every corner of the world, there are whispers that names hold power. Not just the power to identify, but to command, to protect, or to destroy. In occult lore, a name is never just a word. It is an ...