This is an advanced course. A prerequisite is the course "Occultism Level 4".

In the broadest sense, the occult is a category of supernatural beliefs and practices considered to neither fall under religion nor science, encompassing such phenomena as those involving mysticism, spirituality, and magic in terms of any otherworldly agency. It can also refer to other non-religious supernatural ideas like extra-sensory perception and parapsychology.

The term occult sciences was used in the 16th century to refer to astrology, alchemy, and natural magic, which today are considered pseudosciences. The term occultism emerged in 19th-century France, where it came to be associated with various French esoteric groups connected to Éliphas Lévi and Papus, and in 1875 was introduced into the English language by the esotericist Helena Blavatsky. Throughout the 20th century, the term was used idiosyncratically by a range of different authors, but by the 21st century was commonly employed – including by academic scholars of esotericism – to refer to a range of esoteric currents that developed in the mid-19th century and their descendants. Occultism is thus often used to categorise such esoteric traditions as Spiritualism, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and New Age.

In Level 5 we will explore: Mission of the Soul, The Soul Has a Dual Function, The Cycle of Necessity, The Cause of the Fall, Physiology and Correspondence, The Soul Always Functions Through a Form, Food Hunger, Union on the Spiritual Plane, The Nine-Point Plan Which Must Be Followed, The Doctrine of Signatures, Facts and Fancies About Reincarnation.