Brian Longo

Manifestation 10 #manifesting #manifestation #visualization #lawofattraction #loa The Occult Revival of the 1920s: Spiritualism, Secret Societies, and the Cults That Captivated a Restless Age The decade following the First World War was, on its surface, an age of jazz, speakeasies, and mechanized optimism. Beneath that surface, however, the 1920s were also a period of profound spiritual disorientation. The war had killed some twenty million people, the 1918 influenza pandemic had killed tens of millions more, and traditional religious institutions seemed to many survivors incapable of accounting for loss on such a scale. Into that vacuum flowed an extraordinary range of occult, esoteric, and quasi-religious movements — some inherited from the nineteenth century, others newly minted for a modern, urbanizing, media-saturated public. This article surveys the major occult currents of the decade and the cults and cult-adjacent movements that grew alongside them, sit...

Manifestation 9 #manifesting #manifestation #visualization #lawofattraction #loa The Occult Underground of the 1930s: Movements, Mystics, and Cults in an Age of Anxiety The 1930s were, on their surface, a decade defined by economic catastrophe and the slow slide toward global war. Beneath that surface, however, ran a persistent and often startlingly public current of occult belief, esoteric religion, and charismatic cult formation. The Great Depression left millions of people disillusioned with conventional institutions — banks, churches, and governments alike had all, in different ways, failed to protect them. Into that vacuum stepped a remarkable range of spiritual entrepreneurs, occult revivalists, and self-declared prophets, each offering some version of hidden knowledge, ascended mastery, or imminent salvation. This article surveys the major occult currents of the decade and the cults that grew alongside them, tracing how economic despair, technological anxiety...

Manifestation 8 #manifesting #manifestation #visualization #lawofattraction #loa Occult Currents and Cult Movements in the 1940s A survey of esoteric societies, magical practitioners, and fringe religious movements during a decade defined by global war and quiet spiritual upheaval. Introduction: The Occult in Wartime The 1940s are remembered primarily for the Second World War and its aftermath, yet the decade also sustained a remarkably active undercurrent of occult and esoteric activity. Wartime anxiety, mass displacement, and the collapse of established certainties created fertile ground for new spiritual movements, secretive magical orders, and charismatic leaders who promised hidden knowledge or imminent transformation. In both Europe and the United States, occultism during this period ranged from serious ceremonial magic practiced by small initiatory orders to popular fascinations with astrology, prophecy, and psychic phenomena that filtered into mainstream ...

Manifestation 7 #manifesting #manifestation #visualization #lawofattraction #loa The Occult Undercurrent: Esoteric Movements and Cults of the 1950s The 1950s are remembered publicly as an age of postwar conformity, suburban expansion, and Cold War anxiety. Beneath that surface, however, the decade was a genuinely fertile period for occult, esoteric, and fringe religious activity in the United States and Britain. The dismantling of witchcraft laws in England, the codification of new metaphysical systems in America, and a widespread cultural preoccupation with flying saucers converged to produce a distinct occult landscape — one that quietly laid the groundwork for the far more visible counterculture spirituality of the following two decades. This article surveys the major occult currents of the 1950s and the cult movements, some benign and some destructive, that grew alongside them. The Repeal of the Witchcraft Act and the Birth of Modern Wicca No single ...

Manifestation 6 #manifesting #manifestation #visualization #lawofattraction #loa The Occult Revival and the Rise of Cults in the 1960s The 1960s occupy a singular place in the history of Western esotericism. In the span of a single decade, occult practice moved from the margins of society into its mainstream, fueled by a countercultural rejection of institutional religion, a fascination with altered states of consciousness, and a broader questioning of authority that defined the era. This convergence of forces gave rise not only to a popular revival of astrology, witchcraft, and ceremonial magic, but also to a proliferation of new religious movements, some benign, others manipulative or destructive, that would come to be labeled "cults." This article surveys the major occult currents of the decade and the social and psychological conditions that allowed charismatic new religious movements to flourish. The Occult Revival: Context and Causes Histor...

Manifestation 5 #manifesting #manifestation #visualization #lawofattraction #loa The Occult Decade: Popular Esoterica and the Rise of Cults in the 1970s The 1970s occupy a singular place in the cultural history of the paranormal and the fringe religious. The utopian communalism of the late 1960s counterculture had begun to curdle into disillusionment, mainline denominational religion was losing adherents among the young, and a decade of economic anxiety, Watergate-era institutional distrust, and Cold War unease created fertile ground for alternative belief systems. Into this vacuum poured a remarkable convergence of popular occultism — astrology, witchcraft, Satanism, psychic phenomena, ancient astronaut theory — alongside an unprecedented proliferation of new religious movements, several of which would curdle into the authoritarian and, in the most infamous case, murderous structures now generally labeled "cults." This article surveys both curren...

Hannaford Canned Apricots Packed In Pear Juice #fruit #healthy #nutrition The History of Apricots as a Food Ancient Origins in Central Asia and China The apricot, botanically known as Prunus armeniaca , is believed to have originated in the region around northeastern China and Central Asia, near the foothills of the Tian Shan mountain range, thousands of years before it spread westward. Wild apricot trees still grow in these regions today, and archaeological and genetic evidence suggests the fruit was being cultivated and consumed by early agricultural communities well over four thousand years ago. In China, apricots held a place of importance not only as food but also in traditional medicine, where the fruit, its kernels, and even the blossoms were used in various remedies and tonics. Apricot trees also carried symbolic weight in Chinese culture, often associated with medicine, education, and endurance, since the trees could s...