occult "Uncertain Places: Essays on Occult & Outsider Experiences," is a trip Ferdinando Buscema

halloween Must be the season of the witch Gareth Branwyn

LGBTQ 85% of gay people are possessed by ghosts, according to "spiritual research." Thom Dunn

1960s Counterculture icon and psychedelic pioneer Ram Dass, RIP David Pescovitz

drugs The time Paul McCartney "saw God" David Pescovitz

video Beautiful short film explores the spirit of Varanasi Andrea James

religion Meet the robot Buddhist monk David Pescovitz

religion Are you a spiritual leader? Take shrooms for science David Pescovitz

Science Native American Church members fight harassment by authorities Oklevueha Native American Church

music The Music of East meets West: Üsküdar neighborhood, Istanbul  Katherine Hreib

Brother Ali's "Uncle Sam Goddam" Elías Villoro

books Toil and Trouble: a brief history of women using the occult as a form of resistance Thom Dunn

religion Did Jesus want to be worshipped? Elías Villoro

books Freedom Dreams finds "the future worlds Black radicals struggled to achieve" Elías Villoro

History Every day is Columbus Day for indigenous peoples Elías Villoro

sports Seven players from Australian rugby team refuse to play in "pride" version of kit featuring rainbow stripe Rob Beschizza

Georgia Guidestones If you're like me and can't get enough of the Georgia Guidestones, here are a couple of new resources to occupy your time Jennifer Sandlin

fearmongering The bogus Satanic Panic is returning. Here's a look at the original purveyors of myth — Chick Tracts Jennifer Sandlin