"Occult America," Mitch Horowitz

Mitch Horowitz, author of Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation, talks with host Mitch Wagner about how occult beliefs played a role in American history from before the Revolution to today. Horowitz describes how spiritualism and other mystic beliefs drove feminism and racial and religious equality in America. We also talk about the history of Halloween in America, medium Edgar Cayce, Christian Science, the recent, tragic deaths of participants in a mystical sweatlodge ceremony, and more.