Automatic writing is the noble tradition of zoning out, letting your hand twitch around on a piece of paper, and then insisting that the resulting illegible mess is a profound message from the spirit world. The idea is simple. Too simple. You grab a pen, empty your mind — which for some practitioners is less … Read more
You haven’t truly experienced spiritual capitalism until you’ve wandered through a psychic fair set up in the abandoned lot behind a defunct strip mall. The Crescent Moon Psychic Fair proudly offered “guidance, enlightenment, and authentic metaphysical experiences,” all conveniently located between an empty Payless ShoeSource and what used to be a Curves gym. Upon arrival, … Read more
Past-life hypnosis sells itself as therapy — if therapy required less accountability, more incense, and a relaxing nap. The premise is simple: under hypnosis, you “recover” memories of your previous lives. These memories, conveniently, explain all your modern misfortunes — your fear of water (you drowned as a sailor), your commitment issues (you were a … Read more
Picture it: A lost temple hidden deep in the jungle. Moss-covered stones. Torches flickering against ancient walls. A lone adventurer — rugged, whip in hand, fedora at a rakish angle — uncovers a crystal skull resting on a pedestal, its surface gleaming with otherworldly light, humming with forgotten power. That’s the movie version. Now picture … Read more
Ah, the Bermuda Triangle — that soggy wedge of ocean where, according to enthusiasts of sloppy thinking everywhere, the laws of physics take a coffee break and planes vanish into thin air because “mystery.” The legend is simple: ships and planes disappear inside a roughly triangular region bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Therefore, … Read more
If you ever find yourself driving through the wooded hills of eastern nowhere and spot a hand-painted sign for the Whispering Pines Haunted Hotel— keep driving. Especially if the sign welcomes you to “Stay If You Dare.” Not dissuaded? Fine, but temper your expectations. The only thing you’re likely to encounter is peeling wallpaper, passive-aggressive … Read more
There’s nothing quite like a grown adult claiming their stuffed toy is possessed by the malevolent spirit of a Victorian chimney sweep. It’s the kind of story that makes you question not just individual judgment, but the collective failure of entire educational systems. “Haunted” dolls have become an industry now — proudly displayed in grimy … Read more
There are museums you visit because they house the treasures of human civilization. Then there are museums you visit because you made a series of bad life choices and now you’re standing under a flickering “OPEN” sign, questioning everything. The Museum of Mystical Oddities is housed in a former discount mattress store. You can still … Read more
Every few years, Nostradamus trends again. Someone cracks open The Prophecies, finds a quatrain about “great trembling under the sky of the seventh month,” and declares it proof that Nostradamus foresaw everything from 9/11 to last Thursday’s gas station sushi incident. It never fails. Nostradamus wrote hundreds of vague, cryptic four-line verses — allegedly predicting … Read more
Of all the ancient mysteries people cling to like life rafts in a sea of mediocrity, none is more stubbornly buoyant than the lost civilization of Atlantis. If you believe the breathless podcasts and badly animated documentaries, was technologically superior, spiritually enlightened, and somehow still forgot how to build boats that could float. The legend, … Read more