no stonecutters
(in reply to your title and op)
the occult strikes fear and forboding in Jehovahs witnesses - i know cos I have been there. Nowadays it is interesting that scholars have different views of what the occult is and how it was viewed over time. The best explanation and the one that i like the most is that the occult simply signifies unkown forces. So imo if we lose the perjorative way you, Jehovahs witnesses and others use the term,no stonecutters, then you are paying atheism a compliment in saying atheism has occult roots because atheism (and any kind of elightenment) is not afraid of unkown forces but welcomes exploration of them.