The word "adept" comes from the Latin adeptus, which means "attained", but in modern dictionaries it has several meanings.
Recently, the word has become associated with magic and occultism, which contributed to the mystical books and films created in a fantastic style and loved by viewers and readers.
Meaning of the word adept
According to the explanatory dictionary of the Russian language S. Ozhegov I., an adherent is called a zealous follower, a follower of some doctrine.
The second interpretation is related to medieval alchemy, where the adept is a person who has comprehended the secret and owns the secret of the philosopher's stone. It is intended to protect the cult from the penetration of heresy and doubt. In modern Russian, the word means an initiate in the secrets of a sect, idea or teaching.
Engineering interpretation: an adept is a person who has embarked on the path of faithful adherence to his profession, improving in it and mastering it to the very depths.
Adherents of the sect
A sect is a destructive cult, and its adherents, followers of this asocial cult, are sectarians. A sect and its recruiters use a person’s natural spiritual craving for the search for truth, subjugating and encouraging to serve God. When an adherent is deprived of his freedom and becomes completely controlled, servicing God is roughly replaced by serving the interests of the sect.
New adherents are always surrounded by attention, so that their consciousness is rebuilt faster. One gets the impression that it was them who had been waiting here for a long time, the opinion of the newcomer was received with interest and enthusiasm, he was not left without attention, so that he did not have time to come to his senses.
As for the hierarchy, the adherents are at the very bottom, obey the strict daily routine, limit themselves to food and sleep time, are obliged to engage in active physical activity.
Adherents in the cinema
One of the cult and famous film adaptations of the idea of the ministry of adepts is a Japanese anime series in the mystical and adventure genre of "Adept of the Holy Sign." The original name is 聖 痕 の ク ェ イ サ or The Qwaser of Stigmata. The plot revolves around a Christian gymnasium, attacked by heretic monks in search of a miraculous icon. On both sides, faithful adherents of alchemy, wielding the magic of a certain natural element, participate in the confrontation. Religious themes in it are combined with a mystical drama and elements of etti.
The series was released in 2010, the background sounds great musical accompaniment and rendering of characters. The anime is filled with scenes of vivid epic battles and battles, black humor and light erotic scenes.
Series characters
The protagonist is the Russian holy adept Alexander Hell, smart and judicious, fighting against dark forces. Other characters are:
- Ekaterina Kurae;
- Katsuragi Khan;
- Teresa Beria;
- Tomo Yamanobe;
- Oribe Mafuyu;
- Amano Tsubasa;
- Satsukt Ayame;
- Seta Miyuki;
- Edgar;
- Georg Tanner.
The main character, the martyr Sasha, is a special forces soldier, has superhuman physical abilities and is able to control ice and iron. Tomo Yamanobe and Oribe Mafuyu are 15-year-old schoolgirls, each owning half of the Sword of Mary.
Adherents in the literature
The mysterious theme of occultism has always attracted and aroused fantasy. In addition to practical manuals for students of white and black magic, there are many works of art, for example:
- “Adeptics” by Elena Zvezdnaya;
- a series of "Adherents of the Cold" by Alexander Afanasyev;
- Adept series of books by Oleg Bubela;
- “Adept. Treasures of the Templars ”- by Katherine Kurtz;
- “Cult of vice. Adept ”- by Vlad Vegashin.
Each of these books is a fantastic journey, rich in mystical events and describing the supernatural abilities of superheroes, signs and symbols, contains the participation of incredible animals and characters.
Another genre of books on adepts is non-fiction, for example:
- “Adherents, Masters and Mahatmas” by Harold Percival;
- “Adherents of mysterious knowledge” by Boris Litvak.
Books by Oleg Bubel
A series of books "Adept" by Oleg Bubel is an adventure fantasy taking place in a parallel world. The main character, Alexey Vetrov, is among the magicians, demons and dragons. He is forced to comprehend magical art at the Academy of Magic, in order to later protect the New Union from the invasion of the Empire. But in the course of training, it turns out that the Academy itself is far from a stronghold of peace and quiet.
The book unfolds the theme of non-standard magic with tricks of cunning - sudden transfer of heroes from reality to the past in science fiction works. Weaknesses include the presence of cliches and predictable plot twists, an overly overrated sense of self-worth of the protagonist, which interferes with adequate perception. In addition, reading, for example, the second volume should imply familiarity with the previous ones.
Each book comes with a sequel, that is, developments are expected in the next volume. So far, only three editions of the series are available for reading:
- “Adept. Volume One Training";
- “Adept. Training. Vacation";
- “Adept. Volume Two. Vacation".
Adepts in music
There are a large number of songs about adepts, the following groups and artists have albums with this name:
- Otrix;
- Coxi Math;
- Grayson Erhard;
- SPRY;
- M1gma.
Adepts in music
In certain circles, the famous Adept group of artists (Sweden), who play in the genre of post-hardcore and metalcore. Popular tracks of the Adept team:
- The wrestle;
- Companionship;
- Protection
- U Can Tell;
- U Can Have It Ur Way.
Lyrics about adepts are a list of esoteric rituals, sometimes quite unbelievable, mention of hell and questions of faith. What can I say, each artist in his own way understands the meaning of this word and puts its own meaning into the words of the composition.