An adept is an individual identified as having attained a specific level of knowledge, skill, or aptitude in doctrines relevant to a particular occult discipline, such as alchemy or magic.
According to magical tradition, adepts stand out from others due to their enhanced abilities. All human qualities are developed in them, including intelligence and spirituality. According to Theosophist Charles Leadbeater, anyone can become an adept through spiritual development and self-improvement,[1] though others insist that initiation or esoteric transmission into a magical organization or tradition is a necessary preliminary.[2]
- ^ Leadbeater (2012), p. 8.
- ^ Bailey (1997), p. 215; Regardie (1984), Vol. 7, p. 52; Eshelman (2000).