Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

It's a little past midnight, so here we go with a new Magic Monday. The picture is of Walter Gibson (1897-1985), one of the great authors of the pulp magazine era, creator of "the Shadow," who confounds one of the common assumptions  of the contemporary faux-skeptic movement by having been both a first-rate stage magician and a practicing occultist. If you can find his book The Complete Illustrated Book of the Psychic Sciences -- written with his wife Litzka -- you'll find a good solid overview of popular occultism from just before the late 20th century occult revival.

And if you're wondering who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men...the Shadow knows! 

Ask me anything about occultism and I'll do my best to answer it. Any question received by midnight Monday Eastern time will get an answer, though I'm going to have somewhat limited email access tomorrow and it may be Tuesday or even Wednesday before I get to them all. If you're in a hurry, or suspect you may be the 143,916th person to ask a question, please check out the very rough version 1.0 of The Magic Monday FAQ here.

I've had several people ask about tipping me for answers here, and though I certainly don't require that I won't turn it down. You can use the button below to access my online tip jar. If you're interested in political and economic astrology, or simply prefer to use a subscription service to support your favorite authors, you can find my Patreon page here and my SubscribeStar page here.   

With that said, have at it!

***This Magic Monday is now closed -- and yes, this means you. See you next week!***