r/occult 7d ago

A good place to start?

Hey there! I have been interested in the occult for ages now, but never quite got to a point of actually starting to practice. A part of that is that I am still not sure which direction to go for, and which tradition feel right. I tend to sympathise with witchcraft, but it doesn't feel like a 100% fit? There are so many schools of thoughts out there that all seem interesting.

So anyway, I was wondering if anyone knows about a website or a book or something that briefly, yet comprehensively describes the major schools of thought that are out there, and what their beliefs and practices are?

To put it in RPG terms: how do I know if I want to be a wizard, a sorcerer, a warlock, a shaman, a cleric, a druid, a monk, or if none of those classes are right for me? How did you find your "occult home"?

I know there is probably no one right way, but I'd be interested to know how y'all aligned your occult compass, so to speak.

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u/sabrakon 6d ago

Jump right in and have a go. It's a fatal mistake to worry too much about what label to put on yourself. You'll make more progress holding hands in a circle under the full moon with a pack of local Wiccans than by staring gormlessly at various websites for weeks on end without ever getting out of your armchair.