Angels-OCCULT

The Western occult tradition is one of the primary sources of angel
lore fueling the contemporary interest in angels. This tradition was
mediated to the New Age subculture through various sources, most
notably the Findhorn community in Scotland. In the same way in
which New Age came to have negative associations after the wave of
media attention it received in the late 1980s, the term occult acquired
negative connotations after a similar wave of media coverage in the
1970s. Also, because occult encompasses a broad range of ideas and
practices, it is difficult to adequately define and delimit this term. This
difficulty is compounded by the negative connotations the word has
acquired both inside and outside of the metaphysical/occult subculture.
Occultism calls to mind images of robed figures conducting
arcane rituals for less than socially desirable ends.
Occult comes from a root word meaning hidden, and originally
denoted a body of esoteric beliefs and practices that were in some sense
“hidden” from the average person (e.g., practices and knowledge that
remain inaccessible until after an initiation). Alternatively, it refers to
supernatural powers that are normally imperceptible and thus hidden
from the ordinary person (e.g., magical and astrological forces).
As beings who are normally hidden from ordinary mortals, angels
are “occult” in the most general sense of the word. Angels are also
associated with the mystical system of the Cabala, which constitutes
the starting point for various magical practices, particularly the tradition
referred to as Ceremonial Magic (which is part of the more general
Western occult tradition). When, however, one talks about “occult
angels” or “the occult view of angels,” one normally is refering to the
angelic tradition expressed in modern Theosophical writings.