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7.5: Exorcism
Season 7 Episode 4
If the demon is the disease then exorcism is the cure. The rite was most popular in the Roman Empire and again during the rise of Protestantism and i…
6 years, 6 months ago
7.4: Demonology
Season 7 Episode 4
From ancient Bablyon to the Occult Revival, occultists have categorized demons and created formulae for their invocation and control. We follow the l…
6 years, 7 months ago
7.3: Jesus of Nazareth, Miracle Healer
Season 7 Episode 3
At the time the gospels were written, enemies of the early Christians circulated anti-gospels arguing that Jesus was a black magician. In fact, Jesus…
6 years, 7 months ago
7.2: DMT, Space Mushrooms, and Machine Elves
Season 7 Episode 2
Terence McKenna was a pioneer of the Psychonaut community--utilizing psychedelic drugs to induce deep explorations on planes of being occupied by mys…
6 years, 8 months ago
7.1: Shamans and the Spirit Cure
Season 7 Episode 1
How does belief shape the power of medicine? Tribal shamans among the Native Americans, Inuit, Hmong, and throughout the world demonstrate effective …
6 years, 8 months ago
6.6: Cold War Psychic Spies
Season 6 Episode 6
During the Cold War, the CIA and US military endorsed psychic warfare by employing two physicists from the Stanford Research Institute to train a cre…
6 years, 8 months ago
6.5: The Magical Battle of Britain
Season 6 Episode 5
How did King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, and the Quest for the Holy Grail inspire Dion Fortune's nationwide campaign to protect the British from Nazi psych…
6 years, 9 months ago
6.4: Aleister Crowley Goes to War
Season 6 Episode 4
Notorious occultist Aleister Crowley engaged in a campaign of anti-British propaganda during World War One, but there is evidence that he may have be…
6 years, 9 months ago
6.3: Chinese Secret Societies
Season 6 Episode 3
The White Lotus Society, Red Turbans, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and "Boxers" were all inspired by mystical visions or held a series of supernatural b…
6 years, 10 months ago
6.2: The Ghost Dance
Season 6 Episode 2
The Lakota chiefs gathered at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and each spoke their piece about whether or not to send a delegation West to…
6 years, 10 months ago