Magick In Pop Culture Options

Let's face it.

the existence of magick isn't exactly reguarded with open arms.

yet neither is it very secret.

It's referenced everywhere in pop culture.

books, movies, comics, games...

but, what do YOU think has the most accurate representation of the occult?

In terms of realism, "Charmed" would probably be the most accurate, IMO.



Then again, nothing beats "I Dream of Jeannie" for pure entertainment value. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Wow, I wouldn't have picked charmed, personally, although they have precious few moments, Supernatural is a show that has far more of those moments where you can tell they really did their research.

I'm drawing a blank now, but other examples of occult themed television are The Nightstalker, Buffy/Angel, Blood Ties, Dresden Files... can't think of any more off the top of my head.

I haven't seen any show though which actually consistently represents the occult with any kind of accuracy - either as an antogonistic element or in it's application by the protagonists, although many popular and sometimes less known elements of folklore and mythology do crop up here and there, usually with a slightly more exciting (it is TV) twist.

White wolf's games are, I believe, some of the most well researched elements of sub-pop-culture (that is, popular, but mostly in specific and select demographics) that reflect the most comprehensive collection of occult elements such that if you know what you're looking for you'll find a lot of provocative elements in their games - more importantly, the information is there in such a way that with a little tweaking their representation of the occult can be very accurate. I used a Mage: The Awakening game to illustrate several basic principles to my little group of friends very effectively - to the degree that they recognized the same principles in operation in their daily lives for some time afterwards (and then subsequently stopped paying attention... ah well)

But of course, when any element of culture is broken down into it's archetypal elements, popular or not (and sometimes what is popular is telling about the spiritual undercurrent of the demographic it most relates to), everything is rife with occult knowledge waiting to be grasped in the form of principles at work in demonstration in the human psyche and projected into a drama, which whether reality or fiction nonetheless is a reflection of the inner workings of the human psyche, where all magic really takes place.

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