A fascinating history of the occult in America, exploring its influence on notable figures and movements.
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A fascinating history of the occult in America, exploring its influence on notable figures and movements.
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It touched lives as disparate as those of Frederick Douglass, Franklin Roosevelt, and Mary Todd Lincoln--who once convinced her husband, Abe, to host a seance in the White House. Americans all, they were among the famous figures whose paths intertwined with the mystical and esoteric movement broadly known as the occult. Brought over from the Old World and spread throughout the New by some of the most obscure but gifted men and women of early U.S. history, this "hidden wisdom" transformed the spi...
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will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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No romantic or sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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No violence or gore depicted.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation depicted.
Religious content
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Moderate focus on religious movements like Christian Science and Mormonism.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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Central focus on real-world occult practices, séances, and divination.
Political content
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Minor discussion of cultural and social influences of occult beliefs.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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