An Encyclopaedia of Occultism

From Abracadabra to the Zohar: the classic 1920 reference to every occult science, seance trick, demon, alchemist and secret society — 2,000+ entries, all here.

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19 pages in this part of Encyclopaedia of Occultism.

Rahu

Whose name means "the tormenter," is one of the Hindoo devils. He is worshipped as a means of averting the attacks of evil spirits; and…

Rakshasa

An Indian demon. In one of the Indian folktales he appears black as soot, with hair yellow as the lightning, looking like a thunder-cloud…

Red Man

The demon of the tempests. He is supposed to be furious when the rash voyager intrudes on his solitude, and to show his anger in the winds…

Red Pigs

It was formerly believed that Irish witches could turn wisps of straw or hay into red pigs, which they sold at the market. But when the…

Rapport

A mystical sympathetic or antipathetic connection between two persons. It was formerly believed that for a witch to harm her victims, the…

Reichenbach

(See Hypnotism.) Reincarnation is an extremely important part of Theosophical theory, and, while it is commonly regarded as a succession of…

Reschith Hajalalim

The name of the ministering spirit in the Jewish rabbinical legend of the angelic hierarchies. To this angel, the pure and simple essence…

Rhabdomancy

From the Greek words meaning "a rod and divination," is thus alluded to by Sir Thomas Brown :-" As for the divination or decision from the…

Rhapsodomancy

Divination by means of opening the works of a poet at hazard and reading the verse which first presents itself oracularly. Rhasis (or…

Rita

(See Materialisation and Spiritualism.) Robert the Devil was son of a Duke and Duchess of Normandy. He was endowed with marvellous physical…

Rocail

Said to have been the younger brother of Seth, the son of Adam. The circumstances attending his history are. picturesque and unique. A…

Rochester Rappings

The outbreak of rappings which occurred in Hydesville, near Rochester, N.Y., in 1848, and which is popularly known as the Rochester…

Rome

Magical practice was rife amongst the Romans. Magic was the motive power of their worship which was simply an organized system of magical…

Rose

From the earliest times the rose has been an emblem of silence. Eros, in the Greek mythology, presents a rose to the god of silence, and to…

Rosicrucians

The idea of a Rosicrucian Brotherhood has probably aroused more interest in the popular mind than that of any other secret society of…

Rahat – Ruler of Seven Chains

(See Adept.) Phenomena of knockings or rappings have Stainton.)

Runes

(See Teutons.) Rupa is the physical body, the most gross of the seven principles of which personality consists. (See Seven Principles…

Rusalki

66 Rusalki, the lovely river nymph of Southern Russia seems to have been endowed with the beauty of person and the gentle characteristics…

Russia

(For early history of occult matters in Russia see Slavs.) Spiritualism was first introduced into Russia by persons who had…

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