occult
What You Need to Know About the Obscure Occult Group Linked to Toronto Murder
The Order of Nine Angles has been linked to crimes across the globe, including a recent murder. Experts say the group has few followers, but an outsized violent reach.
U.S. Soldier Linked to Satanic Neo-Nazi Group Allegedly Plotted 'Murderous Ambush' on His Own Unit
Ethan Melzer enlisted in the military in 2018 and a year later allegedly joined the Order of the Nine Angles.
Meet The Redditors Using Astral Projection to Escape Quarantine
Paranormal enthusiasts say they're using out-of-body experiences to infiltrate forbidden spaces—including the Pentagon.
Cops Rescue Five Owls Being Delivered to an Occultist for a Diwali Sacrifice
The Festival of Lights is actually a dark time for the bird because of its status as Goddess Lakshmi's vehicle.
Meet Parvati, the Hindu Goddess of Love, Power, and Renewal
Parvati can embody many forms, each of which is worshipped as an individual goddess in her own right.
How to Use Tarot to Find Out What 2019 Will Deal You
Try this tarot spread to see what the future has in store for you next year.
Meet Christmas Goddess Perchta, a Belly-Slitting, Half-Woman Demon
If you were naughty, Perchta would enter your home while you slept, disembowel you, and stuff the cavity with rocks.
In Indonesia, Many Blame Supernatural Causes for Plane Crashes
What's behind the enduring belief in conspiracy theories and the occult as explanations for plane crashes?
31 Photographers Capture Ghosts, Witches and Other Occult Phenomena
Curator Jon Feinstein compiles some of his favorite contemporary occult images.
The Real Legend of Mongfind, the Witch-Queen Who Inspired Halloween
A direct descendent of Samhain is the spooky reason for the season.
'Other People's Showers,' Today's Comic by Stephen Maurice Graham
Your friend's showers will always be harder to use than your own.
3 Witchy New Poems That Find Art in the Occult
Some magic words from poets Jen Calleja, Dorothea Lasky, and Amy Key, courtesy of the new collection "Spells: 21st Century Occult Poetry."