occult, some of them modern interpretations may be, as the interpretation of Hinduism in theosophy and the occult different interpretations of the Jewish Kabbalah. Orthodox members of such religions are likely to consider such false interpretations, such as the Kabbalah Centre has been criticized by Jewish scholars.
The word “hidden” somewhat common, is that almost everything that does not claim any of the major religions can be considered the occult. Even religious scholars difficulties in defining occultism. The broad definition suggested Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke:
“Occultism has its basis in religious thinking, rooted in ancient times, and which can be described as the Western esoteric tradition. Its main ingredients have been identified as Gnosticism, Hermetic treatises on alchemy and magic, Neo-Platonism and the Kabbalah, all originating in the eastern Mediterranean in the first centuries of our era. “
From 15 to 17 century, such ideas, which alternately known as Western esotericism was a short revival. Alchemy used to be common among the most important 17th century scientists such as Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz. Isaac Newton was accused of introducing occult agencies into natural science when he suggested gravity as a force capable of operating at high distances.This revival of alchemy and other occult studies was stopped triumph of empirical science and the Age of Enlightenment. “In the eighteenth century these unorthodox religious and philosophical issues have been clearly defined as” the occult, as they lay on the outer edge of the received forms of knowledge and speech, and only survived a few antiquarians and mystics. But around 1770, once again the desire for secrecy interest in the Middle Ages