Can Occlumency be taught ?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 120116


Alla wrote previously:
"This way of teaching smells TO ME of Voldemort's way of teaching and
I hope that occlumency can be taught."

Del replies :
Well, we still don't know WHO taught Occlumency to Snape, if anyone
did. It might very well have been LV.
 
And if Occlumency can be taught, my problem becomes : why isn't it
taught to everyone? Or at least to everyone in the Order? But then,
maybe it is?


Alla:

Absolutely, it might have been Voldemort or Dumbledore OR as I said 
in another post it could be that nobody taught it to Snape, he just 
had such ability and that is why he has very little clue how to 
teach it to somebody else.

As to why it is not taught to everyone? How about that the majority 
of the wizarding population does not need it, because Legilimenses 
are quite rare so no need to defend against them ont her egular 
basis?
Just a guess.