What % Occult Are You?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
What % Occult Are You?
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About This Quiz

The occult is an umbrella term for mystical, magical and/or mythical things. It can be hard to define exactly what it includes, even though you'll generally know it when you see it. For example, hexing someone would certainly involve the occult, as would the use of a Ouija board or wearing a protective amulet. However, it would be considered rather insulting to refer to a religion as occult, even if many of its practices and symbols are drawn from pagan origins. Similarly, many hunters of the paranormal might take exception to being lumped in with tarot readers.

Certain occult traditions are steeped in tradition, ritual and secrecy. These traditions tend to share certain characteristics, even when they are very different in specifics, such as which gods may or may not be worshiped. These traditions include a belief in another world, such as an umbra or a parallel universe, where spirits or other creatures live in a world that is similar yet different than ours. Power, often derived from some interaction with that world or its occupants, can be applied to our world through ritual practices, to affect health, wealth, happiness and fate.

Just how occult are you? Take this quiz, and we will peg you to a specific percentage.

Do you ever dream of meeting deities or spirits?
Whenever I can gain wisdom, I try my best to do that, with limited success.
I've done that a few times.
I only remember the one time that happened.
Of course, but those are just dreams, right?

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Have you become more or less spiritual as you age?
I've had my ups and downs.
I'm the same as I ever was.
I am more religious than I was.
I am far less religious than I was.

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What do you think of when you hear the word magic?
Raw untamed power.
Harnessing the power of the natural world to do my bidding.
Dragons?
The worship of the Devil, what else?!

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What habit do you have to cope with stress?
I do a ritual that helps me reconnect and relax.
Meditation
I cook my go-to meal and have a glass of wine.
Mindfulness

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What kind of magic would you like to learn?
Black magic
Grey Magic
Magic is not actually real you know?
Herbal Magic

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What time of day calls to you?
Dusk
Evening
Midday
Morning

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Which of these would you interpret as a sign of good things to come?
A flock of birds flying to the east
A four leaf clover
The discovery of a lucky penny
A check arriving in the mail

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Do you feel as though your dreams speak to you?
I see what is to come in my dreams, and it scares me.
I feel like they're trying to tell me something, but it's hard to make out.
Maybe?
I don't really dream at all.

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Do you have any little ritual you do before performing a passion of yours?
Oh yeah. I have to step back and forth and pick up the object and put it down a specific way.
Yes, but it's based on what I was shown when I was young.
I do a couple of little things out of habit or compulsion.
I usually take a second to get my head straight. Does that count?

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How do you feel when you visit an ancient site, like Stonehenge?
I feel as though I am standing in the doorway that connects our world with the spirit world.
Filled with awe and possibly the need to pray
Sad that the builders are long gone
I feel a profound connection from the present day to the Neolithic people who built these astounding places.

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Which element do you connect with?
Air
Fire
Water
Earth

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Let your spirit guide you to your future:
:)
:)
:)
:)

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Which creature would you rather have as a familiar?
Dragon
Owl
Rat
Raven

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Which method would you use to forsee the future?
Tea Leaves
Tarot Cards
Crystal Ball
Instinct

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How often would you say you experience Déjà vu?
All the time!
A few times a week.
Once in a blue moon.
Almost never.

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Which item would you use in summoning a spirit?
Citrine crystal
Lavender incense
Candle
You've obviously never done this before ...

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On a scale of 1-10 where 1 is science and 10 is magic, where do your beliefs lie?
1
2-5
6-9
10

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How would you react if someone asked you to participate in a ritual sacrifice?
Let the blood flow.
You're not talking about me, right?
No thanks, we must honor all living things.
Um, run!

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What meaning do you draw from an unexpected celestial event, like a meteor shower?
It will mean I should seriously reconsider my plans, depending on the size and direction of the shower.
I would probably take it as a yes or no answer to a specific question I had in mind.
It might make me take stock of where things stand in my life and how things are going.
No special meaning

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How do you view God?
I think there is more to it than we can truly understand.
He is the creator of all things.
I do not believe in any god.
I don't believe in God.

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Have you ever seen a supernatural being in the waking world?
I have, many times, sometimes inhabiting the bodies of humans and sometimes on their own.
I'm pretty sure I saw ghosts on a couple of occasions, sometimes actually clapping eyes on them.
I've felt the presence of ghosts many times, but I've never seen one.
No, don't be ridiculous.

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Have you ever tried your hand at fortune telling?
I actually do it a number of ways, including using cards, tea leaves and other methods.
I tried my hand at an obscure method, like reading palms or the I-Ching.
I tried my hand at tarot once.
No

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Do you believe in good and evil?
Life is more than black and white, there is quite a lot of grey.
Absolutely!
Who doesn't?
Nope.

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What are you likely to say when you experience something shocking or overwhelming?
Crom!
Oh my God!
Jeeze!
Holy cow!

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How would you describe yourself in one word?
Loyal
Creative
Dark
Mysterious

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When you turn to see what is behind you, how do you usually turn?
Widdershins
Always to the right. The other way is just sinister!
I don't really know...
To my left

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How does a rainy day make you feel?
The gods seek to nourish mother Earth, and I am pleased with that.
Relaxed
I get a little cabin fever.
Worried about the prospect of car accidents

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Do you ever dream of other realms, like the spirit world or the land of the dead?
Only on certain holidays or when the stars align just so
I did that after the passing of a loved one.
I've had some dreams that felt like that.
No, never

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Would you ever make a pack with a demon?
Never!
Anything for power!
Satan and demons are not real.
No, there has to be some catch involved.

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Is the big bang theory rooted in science?
It came from a priest, mocking science.
I don't know.
I don't care.
It doesn't matter where it came from, because it's science now.

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