John of God, the Brazilian spiritual leader accused of sexual assault, exploited women with a network of people dependent on him for money and power.
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Ghost stories are often about the departed seeking justice for an earthly wrong. Their sightings are a reminder that ethics and morality transcend our lives.
We urgently need to contemplate the myths we tell about ourselves and technology as a way of evaluating the relationship between the two.
The Oujia board’s origins were anything but evil. It emerged, in part, out of a longing to communicate with loved ones who had died during the Civil War.
Many of their extraordinary artworks are now on show in a new exhibition.
The idea of phantoms being comical is as old as ghouls.
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