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This paper presents evidence from a wide range or sources. To my  knowledge all the sources are from non-Biblical worldviews; apart  from Gasson (1985), Bobgan (1984) and Dr John Ankerberg and  Dr. John Weldon in their work ‘The Worldview and Practices of the  Occult’. Nevertheless all the sources offer evidence in support of  the above premise. \n\n \n\n The phenomenon that we have come to know as the paranormal is  far from modern. Many identical stories and similar strange events  and practices can be found in all cultures and ages. This paper will  touch upon a number of occult practices such as, hypnotism,  transcendental meditation, astral projection, channeling,  necromancy, alien abduction and certain drug usage. What we shall  discover is startling. The examination of drug usage is of  significance; evidence will be presented that support the premise;  that the use of so-called psychedelic drugs is, in and of itself an  occult practice.  While investigating all types of occult phenomenon; a number of  common factors and motifs begin to emerge. Some of these appear  to be universal. These apparent universal factors will be termed  trans-cultural denominators (TCDs). The first trans-cultural  denominators (TCDs) are the use of ritual, symbols, and various methods of inducing Altered States of Consciousness (ASC).  Virtually all occultic methodology’s contain TCD’s of some  description.","descriptionType":"Abstract"}],"geoLocations":[],"fundingReferences":[],"xml":"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","url":"https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.17342598","contentUrl":null,"metadataVersion":0,"schemaVersion":"http://datacite.org/schema/kernel-4","source":"api","isActive":true,"state":"findable","reason":null,"viewCount":0,"viewsOverTime":[],"downloadCount":0,"downloadsOverTime":[],"referenceCount":0,"citationCount":0,"citationsOverTime":[],"partCount":0,"partOfCount":0,"versionCount":1,"versionOfCount":0,"created":"2025-10-13T16:17:16.000Z","registered":"2025-10-13T16:17:16.000Z","published":"2025","updated":"2025-10-13T16:17:16.000Z"},"relationships":{"client":{"data":{"id":"cern.zenodo","type":"clients"}},"provider":{"data":{"id":"cern","type":"providers"}},"media":{"data":{"id":"10.5281/zenodo.17342598","type":"media"}},"references":{"data":[]},"citations":{"data":[]},"parts":{"data":[]},"partOf":{"data":[]},"versions":{"data":[{"id":"10.5281/zenodo.17342599","type":"dois"}]},"versionOf":{"data":[]}}}}