AI third eye psychic ability

What would happen if you asked AI chat services like Bard or ChatGPT, “What are some ways to test your psychic abilities?” Would they kick back the same answer? Or would they have different responses? Would one be more useful than the other? I’m always curious about how they’ll answerContinue Reading

Psychic crystal ball with danger skull and crossbones warnings sign in it

“Who knew there were dangers of being psychic?” I remember thinking once upon a time while listening to a program on the now-defunct Paramania Radio. Psychics Vicki Johns and Leo Bonomo were discussing the downsides of their abilities. Johns talked about people judging you, sometimes ostracizing you. It’s why she’dContinue Reading

Tasseomancy Museum photo of tea leaf reading cups and books

At least once a year (if not more!) the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick hosts cool displays. Past exhibits have included William Mortensen’s “Witches” (2019), the 3D virtual “Apparitions” (2020), and “MEDIATRIX: New Work by Shannon Taggart” (2022), which captured mediums at work using Skype, Zoom, and FaceTime duringContinue Reading

Michigan Hell House cover art

Knocks. Banging. Flying knives. Murderous self-propelled pillows. Wall-rattling explosions. Unexplained house fires. The Michigan Hell House may be the most prolific poltergeist case you’ve never heard of…until now. Since it’s right in his backyard, Michigan native and paranormal investigator Steve Shippy has followed the case closely for years. Not onlyContinue Reading

Satan Wants You

Did the title of this forthcoming documentary grab your attention as much as it did mine? The world premiere of Satan Wants You will happen during SXSW 2023, which takes place from March 10 to March 19 in Austin, Texas. It’s also among the 18 films featured in SXSW’s DocumentaryContinue Reading

Miss Cleo on the Jenny Jones show

There I was, scrolling through YouTube the other day, when a blast from the past popped up on the screen. There was the familiar warning I hadn’t seen in decades, followed by a flash of people repeating, “Call-Me-Now!” in that trademark Jamaican accent Miss Cleo used. Ah, Miss Cleo. WhatContinue Reading

A gypsy psychic witch woman gazing into a crystal ball against an occult day background

Occult Day is observed on November 18. Which I guess answers the “When is it?” question, doesn’t it? But what about the rest? What is it, who created it, and why? Let’s find out. However, let’s first define what “occult” means. What does occult mean? The word “occult” derives fromContinue Reading

Ghost photo circa 1920 in Buckland Museum's Apparitions Exhibition

The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick in Cleveland, Ohio, recently released a press release about their “Apparitions” exhibition, which opens on October 1, 2020 and runs through the end of December. It features important vintage spirit photography, prints, and drawings plus contemporary art on the subject of ghosts, spirits,Continue Reading

The Heretic by William Mortensen

Raymond Buckland’s Museum of Witchcraft and Magick has collaborated with the Stephen Romano Gallery to display “Witches,” an exhibition of vintage photographic works by William Mortensen (1897 – 1965). The exhibition opened August 3 and will continue through November 3, 2019. It features many previously unseen works, as well asContinue Reading

Want an easier way to conjure, manifest and cast spells? There’s a subscription service for that: Box Bewitched. In the interest of full transparency, Box Bewitched’s owner, Kari, reached out to me describing her company and asking if I’d have any interest in becoming an affiliate. I was (still am)Continue Reading