Our beliefs in the occult are often less about supernatural forces and more about how our minds are wired to think. Belief in the occult—whether it’s astrology, tarot or other mystical practices—can ...

‘Nosferatu,’ starring Lily-Rose Depp, pays tribute to the occultism of the original 1922 film, which is filled with esoteric themes and has an unusual story behind its creation. Robert Eggers’ ...

Occultus, the Latin root for “occult,” points to the hidden and the obscured—an apt source for a word steeped in mystery. For centuries after the term’s wider adoption, it has continued to suggest the ...

In every corner of the world, there are whispers that names hold power. Not just the power to identify, but to command, to protect, or to destroy. In occult lore, a name is never just a word. It is an ...

In the days when student dissent took milder forms than it does now and the Death of God had not yet been widely announced, small groups of seminarians from fundamentalist Wheaton College used to ...

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My son recently started having seizures due to his Angelman Syndrome, and I like to find health solutions through diet first before resorting to medications, given the side effects that often come ...

I've been going through archives of Rod Dreher's Diary, my subscriber-only Substack newsletter about religious stuff, and I came across this letter sent to me back in 2021 by a friend and reader who ...