An occult quote

Neither science nor religion acknowledges the existence of the occult
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That is to say, of a super-material, but not super-natural, region, governed by law. 
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Nor do they recognize the existence of latent powers and possibilities in man.
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It was in the hope of arousing and utilizing the spirit of curiosity that occult phenomena were shown. 
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It was believed that this manipulation of forces of nature which lie below the surface. 
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That surface of things which modern science scratches and pecks at so industriously and so proudly 
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Would have led to enquiry into the nature and the laws of those forces, unknown to science, but perfectly known to occultism. 
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That the phenomena did excite curiosity in the minds of those who witnessed them, is certainly true, but it was, unfortunately, for the most part, of an idle kind. 
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While religion cannot grasp the idea of natural law as applied to the supersensuous universe.
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Science does not allow the existence of any supersensuous universe at all to which the reign of law could be extended.
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Nor can it conceive the possibility of any other state of consciousness than our present terrestrial one. 
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Religious history teaches us what mean and unreasoning animals ignorant men become when their cherished prejudices are touched. 
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And the history of scientific research teaches us, in its turn, how very like an ignorant man a learned man can behave when the truth of his theories is called in question.
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An occultist can produce phenomena, but he cannot supply the world with brains. 
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Nor with the intelligence and good faith necessary to understand and appreciate them.
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(BCW 9:47-50)