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Is Atlantis resurfacing? Unpacking the internet’s latest big conspiracy

The lost city of Atlantis has ignited the imagination of a dedicated group of online spiritualists, who believe that they are descendants of the sunken city

Jun 20, 2023

Günseli Yalcinkaya

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Starseeds: the aliens who want to take humanity to the fifth dimension

Have you ever felt like you don’t fit in? Maybe you’re an alien born in a human body

Apr 06, 2023

Thom Waite

Art & Photography

Shades of Blackness by photographer Maurice Harris

Sensuality, psychedelia, and spells: exploring the history of plant magic

Plant Magick by Jessica Hundley is a visual journey through our relationship with plants and flowers, from its ancient roots to modern-day witchcraft

Art & Photography

Nov 23, 2022

Emily Dinsdale

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May all your dreams cum true: how to manifest through orgasm

The O method is going viral on TikTok – but how exactly does orgasmic manifestation work?

Oct 27, 2022

Serena Smith

The worlds of technology and magic are closer than you think

New Worlds, a series of talks, screenings and performances at Somerset House Studios, explores the relationship between technology and mysticism through rituals, myth-making, and more-than-human narratives

Jul 04, 2022

Günseli Yalcinkaya

Film & TV

The sacred story of Khat, Ethiopia’s natural ‘spiritual’ drug

Jessica Beshir’s psychedelic new documentary, Faya Dayi, explores the history of Khat – a mystical green leaf discovered by Sufi imams on their search for “eternal life”

Film & TV

Jun 24, 2022

Nick Chen

I asked Lana Del Rey’s medium to contact my dead loved ones

New Age spirituality is more popular than ever, but communication with the deceased is still largely considered to be made-up magic. Enter Medium Fleur

Apr 07, 2022

Isabelle Truman

Spiritual guru or creepy cult leader? The strange story of Bentinho Massaro

The controversial preacher wants to establish an ‘enlightened civilisation by 2035’, but former followers call him ‘a predator hiding in the mask of a messiah’

Feb 23, 2022

Thom Waite

Has the pandemic sparked a spiritual awakening?

More and more, people are turning to spirituality and religion to cope with lockdown life, and imagining their futures with newfound faith