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The occult is there to help you become more esoteric.
This is an example of nominalization. Turning an adjective into a noun or a noun form of an action verb.
Homework: Look at a New Age tract. See how many nominalizations you can recognize.
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A “nominalized” sentence is one in which abstract nouns perform most of the work. Abstract nouns are things you can’t touch or easily visualize (such as “analysis” or “solution”). These vague nouns contain within them a hidden verb (“analyze” or “solve”); the process of turning a word from a verb into a noun is called “nominalization.” Don’t nominalize. People tend to think writing is more clear and direct when it relies on verbs rather than abstract nouns formed from verbs. Revise your sentences in order to make your verbs do the work
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What is interesting is that in writing courses we are taught to avoid or minimize nominalizations.
But...in sales technique and advertising (and the new age can be considered applied advertising), where the goal is to dazzle and confuse, operators use nominalizations abundantly. They are taught to use nominalizations to do what English majors are taught to avoid doing--in order to confuse people.
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This is a sentence that is going to induce confusion.
Both occult and esoteric are, grammatically, adjectives. An adjective is supposed to describe a noun.
But in this sentence, two adjectives are turned into nouns.
Occult, an adjective is turned into a noun "The occult is there" -- as though it has an existence as a thing, a noun.
It is turned from an adjective into a thing and also a thing with potentially active properties.
"The occult is there to
help you"
Finally this nominalized adjective (occult) is there to help you become more esoteric".
A nominalized adjective (occult) is used to help you attain another adjective (esoteric)
This nominalized adjective that helps us (occult) is just suddenly 'there'.
I think someone playfully referred to this as using a skyhook.
A skyhood is something conjured up using nominalizations and a confused human mind can quickly consider it something real.
Its just a cloud of words created by someone who understands sales techique.
Both 'occult' and 'esoteric' describe that what is hidden. However, esoteric has the additional meaning of a knowledge known only to an iniatitates or an elite.
Dictionary definition of occult
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Occult is, grammatically an adjective. A descriptor.
It derives from
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[Latin occultus, secret, past participle of occulere, to cover over; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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oc·cult (-klt, klt)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or dealing with supernatural influences, agencies, or phenomena.
2. Beyond the realm of human comprehension; inscrutable.
3. Available only to the initiate; secret: occult lore. See Synonyms at mysterious.
4. Hidden from view; concealed.
Dictionary definition of esoteric
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es·o·ter·ic ( s -t r k). adj. 1. a. Intended for or understood by only a particular group
: an esoteric cult.
'Esoteric derives from the Greek word for 'inner' or 'within'
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Grammatically, esoteric is an adjective, a descriptive term.
"help you become more esoteric" -- You a subject being helped to become more of an adjective?
Thats a thought stopper.