American New Age culture isn’t all crystals and Tarot cards. A New World Order? The Aryan race? Alien-human hybrids? Throughout history, New Age belief systems have so often been blended with wild, and sometimes dangerous, conspiracy theories that academics have coined the term “conspirituality.”
This week, we journey into murky waters of Love Has Won, a ... Show More
Yesterday
The (Faked?) Death of an Argentine Tycoon
“Power is having impunity.” In January 1997, a photojournalist is found murdered on the side of the road in General Madariaga, Argentina. The investigation into his death becomes a cultural flashpoint, exposing a sprawling conspiracy with ties to some of the most powerful forces ... Show More
45m 57s
Jul 2
Who Shot Vincent Van Gogh?
For over a century, common belief was that Vincent Van Gogh died by suicide. But in 2011, two Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers suggested the art world had it all wrong, and Vincent covered up his own homicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
42m 43s
Jun 25
Untraceable Poison? The Bogle-Chandler Mystery
On New Year’s Day in Sydney, Australia, two dead bodies are discovered near a river. Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Margaret Chandler are married – but not to each other. And both of their spouses have strong alibis.They’re found just hours after dying, and yet experts can’t determine wha ... Show More
37m 6s
May 29
The Hidden Truth Of Reincarnation According To Edgar Cayce
What happens after we die? Is this life a one-time event, a fleeting spark in a sea of darkness? Or are we part of a greater journey—one that stretches across centuries, across continents, across stars? The idea of reincarnation has lingered in the human imagination for thousands ... Show More
43m 3s
Aug 2024
Tarot, Tech, and Our Age of Magical Thinking
Until recently, tarot, astrology, and spiritualism—practices often shorthanded simply as woo-woo—were the stuff of dusty psychic parlors and seventies nostalgia. But today, mysticism has permeated mainstream culture. In the third and final installment of the Critics at Large inte ... Show More
46m 43s
Dec 2024
32.24 - MU Podcast - Soul Snapping
Throughout history, new technologies have always sparked apprehension and suspicion. However, arguably none have done so more than the camera, at least from a superstitious perspective. Traditional cultures even believed these modern marvels could steal a piece of your soul. Folk ... Show More
1h 6m
Jul 2024
Manifest Your Desires Using Numerology ft. Courtney Taylor | Ep. 327
Hello, Badass Manifesters! Today, we’re kicking off a month of episodes diving deep into the mystical world of manifestation with psychic knowings, Numerology, Feng Shui, and Human Design! It’s going to be a magical month, and we can’t wait to take this journey with you!
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1h 22m
Oct 2024
Destiny: Kamla Kapur, The Privilege of Aging
An inspiring guide to embracing your mortality and living a fulfilled life
• Shares the author’s inner adventure to face aging, illness, and death, along with hard-won wisdom on the art of resting, happiness, and letting go
• Draws on stories from different spiritual traditions a ... Show More
1h 32m