Mysticism: True, False, or Are We Asking the Wrong Question?
Demanding magic pass a polygraph test was always going to end in everyone walking away unsatisfied.
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WitchTok Has More Daily Viewers Than Most Cable News. They Called It 'Unhealthy.'
#WitchTok has accumulated billions of views. Spiritual content creators have built audiences that dwarf traditional media. When the Washington Times called it an unhealthy obsession, the most interesting question wasn't whether they were right. It was: unhealthy compared to what?