Remote viewing is what happens when you take the ancient art of guessing and slap a government grant on it. It’s the mystical claim that certain gifted individuals can see distant locations, hidden objects, or secret events simply by concentrating really, really hard. In other words: psychic tourism, without leaving the couch. At its peak, … Read more
Lucid dreaming — the art of realizing you’re dreaming and allegedly controlling the action — is one of those concepts that sounds profound until you realize it mainly involves a lot of yelling “Fly!” and waking up disappointed. Naturally, it’s been monetized. Welcome to lucid dreaming retreats — weekend getaways where you pay hundreds of … Read more
You can measure the collective desperation of a town by the quality of its wishing well. In the case of Whispering Falls, that quality falls somewhere between “don’t drink the water” and “please update your tetanus booster.” The Legendary Wishing Well of Whispering Falls is tucked between a vape shop and a taxidermy studio. A … Read more
If you’ve ever felt like you left your body during sleep, you’re not alone — you’re just easily impressed by dreams and gravity. According to the believers, astral projection is the ability to separate your soul (or “energy body,” if you’re allergic to theology) from your physical self and float around like a ghost with … Read more
Astrology is the art of blaming your personal failures on the cosmic movements of balls of gas millions of miles away. It’s the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card for people who refuse to accept that sometimes, Brenda, you’re just bad at picking men — it has nothing to do with Mercury’s “energy shifts.” At its core, astrology … Read more