The occult (from Latin: occultus, lit. ’hidden’ or ‘secret’) is a category of esoteric or supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of organized religion and science, ...

Occultus, the Latin root for “occult,” points to the hidden and the obscured—an apt source for a word steeped in mystery. For centuries after the term’s wider adoption, it has continued to suggest the ...

Exorcist says active sacramental life isthe ordinary means of keeping the evil one at bay. After his own frightening experiences, Stephen Adubato began to read about the danger of the occult and ...

Witchcraft, superstitions, astrology and the like have long been an integral part of Judaism. (New York Jewish Week) — If you take the Torah’s word for it — not to mention generations of rabbinical ...

The nine-week voyage of the Puritan ship the Arbella in 1630 is almost as mythologized as the Mayflower landing at Plymouth Rock. The Arbella was the ship on which Massachusetts Bay Colony’s governor ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Our beliefs in the occult are often less about supernatural forces and more ...

The unusual isn't just for Halloween — there are a handful of rock and metal musicians who are actually associated with witchcraft, satanism and the occult Rock and metal have gotten a bad rap over ...

Detective movies are most often based in reality. As such, they contain no supernatural elements. Instead, they tend to rely on the intricacies of the criminal case the detective is trying to solve.