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Out there: Perspectives on the study of Black metaphysical religion

Crystal ball gazers, dream books, and the occult

LaShawn Harris·

April 15, 2022

In the face of ubiquitous inequalities and anti-Black violence, spiritual cultivation became paramount to African Americans’ emotional survival and stability…