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US Occult Sites

17:32 / 18.09.05

Taking Kayfabe's lead, what are a few sights throughout the US that have occult backgrounds? If you've been there, tack on any experiences you have had at the location. I thought putting these together might form an interesting narrative, and might lead to a few exciting expeditions in the future.

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16:49 / 19.09.05

Never mind. I was going to say something about my former alma mater but I don't want it disturbed by ghost tourists after we got the place all nice and quiet. Go see the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art instead, with special attention to John Ringling's house on the grounds, Ca' D'Zan. They've refurbished the outside and some of the obviously thelemic imagery has suffered, but there's still more than enough to keep a sight-seer entertained, especially if they have any sensitivity. Also John Ringling's grave is on the grounds.

17:30 / 19.09.05

Hows about "America's Stonehenge" in NH? I've heard that it may be a bogus site (meaning some farmer may have made it for tourists in the 1800s iirc), but the layout of it all is very interesting. I went there on a side trip while on a family vacation when i was much younger (and just starting out trying to "feel" things) and had a curious headrush the whole time. May be worth checking out if you can stand the tourist angle.

18:29 / 19.09.05

Pressed for time, so you'll have to Google these:

Cassadaga, Florida (psychic town/Spiritualist camp)

Coral Castle (more paranormal than occult, but along the same lines)

Lilydale, New York (related to Cassadaga)

Koreshan State Site

Miami Circle (the Florida Stonehenge! You'll also find weird mounds throughout the states).

Rock Eagle, Georgia

There's a county north of Seattle known for UFOs and Bigfoot sightings going back hundreds of years -- Skakish, I think, or something like that. Skokig? Hmph.

There's a valley in the Carolinas -- Oak Valley? -- known for encounters with little people.

Point Pleasant, West Virginia (Mothman.)

19:04 / 19.09.05

Serpent Mounds in Ohio

19:54 / 19.09.05

bok tower gardens, lake wales florida

it was comissioned by edward bok in the 1930's and was made into a state park right after that. it's at the highest point in central florida, built atop what the spanish called iron mountain. the timucuan indians that lived in the area claimed that every year on the summer solstice the spirits of individuals who had died in the past year would congregate there for passage into the realm of the ancestors. the carillon is built on top of the mound, and is covered in some pretty cool imagery. on the park websites some of the points of interest include the carillons gold plated door which has been carved to be a representation of the first chapter of genesis, and the sundial on the eastern face of the carillon.

the first time i went there i got a pretty crazy vibe, but i couldn't quite figure out why. in subsequent visits since i've checked out the door which represents a very gnostic version of the genesis story, and the touted sundial has one of the horoscope signs in the place of every hour point, but the sundial itself is a big red serpent. all of it could just be meaningless, but i read a lot out of it.

and coincidentally, i found the place in 99, when i went there and heard about the redskin legends about the place from one of the curators, and coincidentally, every year since they've been closed on the summer solstice.
the tower

the tower

the sundial

and even though someone already mentioned it, i think coral castle warrants a second mention

20:33 / 19.09.05

"Leave you this world a better or more beautiful place for having been in it." -- Bok's mom or aunt or whoever. I love those gardens -- visited there on honeymoon, have an antique print of it in the hall outside my bedroom.

Never thought of it as being occulty, although it *is* right next to Spook Hill, Lake Wales... one of those places where you drive to the bottom of the hill, put your car in neutral and it starts rolling uphill because of the old Indian ghost or alligator spirit or whatever. Actually an optical illusion, but pretty fun, and free.

20:24 / 20.09.05

Looks like Isengard...

I'd add the rock monuments at Sedona to the list. Not explicitly "occult" but definitely power spots.

00:26 / 21.09.05

thanks everyone for the great responses. I have started to plot together a map. If I can get enough locations gathered, I would love to make a larger-sized project out of this. While Im sure it has been done, it certainly would be fun to do it again, especially with all of you.

14:08 / 21.09.05

Sleepy Hollow, New York, home of the headless horseman.

Providence, Rhode Island, home of HP Lovecraft (you can still go see a lot of the houses and places that were in his books).

Salem, Massachusetts

I second Sedona, and since it's also in Arizona, the Petrified Forest. I can't say why, but that place creeped me out, big time.

And about America's Stonehenge...it's so off the beaten track, that when I went a couple of years ago, there was hardly anyone there. It's very interesting, and the more of it you see, the stranger it gets.

22:16 / 21.09.05

Anyone here been to Ozarkland?