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Occult means hiddden, but is a term widely used to refer to magical practices ('the occult') which fall outside normal natural effects.

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Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge. View all posts by Keith