America's Infatuation with the Occult

          America's fascination with the occult is quite peculiar. America began on the foundation of religion. When I think about religion, I think about having faith in something that brings joy, peace, and happiness to your life. But America has turned it into something evil and that cannot be trusted.It only focuses on finding the tainted, even when it's not there. And there are many cases throughout American culture.

        Probably the most memorable example of America's fascination with the occult, and maybe even the first example was the Salem Witch Trials. During this time, innocent women were persecuted for oddities in their character or "unnatural" occurrences happening in the town. This demonstrates that America, one, rejected people that were different, and two, had to figure out an explanation for everything. If the answer could not be found in the Bible or at church, it was the Devil at work. So basically early Americans needed a reason for everything that happened, which resulted in the belief of dark forces working through people.

        Another example of occult in American culture is all the famous celebrities claiming to be in the Illuminati. Many rappers and singers have been seen throwing their hands up in a triangle, a symbol of the Illuminati. There are no other such public  displays in other countries. What does that say about America? It says that America considers underground evil societies  cool and fashionable. Image is so important in America. People will do just about anything to get looked at.

        And lastly, after doing some research, I found out that the Ouija originated from none other than the good old U.S. of A. In the late 19th century the (and to this day) the Ouija board allowed people to communicate with unseen spirits. A Ouija board has all the letters on it, number 0-9, a "yes" and a "no," and a "goodbye." Two or more people ask a question, place their fingers on the planchette, and let it guide their fingers to the answer. Again, America is the only country that made it a fun pastime to "speak" with the dead. This can be interpreted to mean Americans are very interested about the afterlife or have too much time on their hands. No matter which way we look at it, or what the reasoning is, America has a bizarre obsession with the occult.

P.S. I wrote this first again, but that was mostly because my dad was on the computer.