The Mystery Project

Art ~ Magic ~ Mysticism

Why We Need Urban Shamans

by Amanda on July 26, 2013, no comments

We need more shamans in Los Angeles. In all the cities across America. Shamans and mystics are important because they are interpreters of microclimates within our communities. Shamans cultivate their own personal relationships with the divine, with the fundamental principles of life. Their ability to find meaning within the mysteries of the universe, rather than […]

Shamanic Cinema: Ben Russell’s River Rites

by Amanda on July 6, 2013, no comments

“The real skill of the practitioner [of magic] lies not in skilled concealment but in the skilled revelation of skilled concealment. Magic is efficacious not despite the trick but on account of its exposure.” — Michael Taussig, from the essay Viscerality, Faith, and Skepticism: Another Theory of Magic River Rites exposes three realms of existence, […]