Cavan McLaughlin - Psychedelics, occulture and the mediation of entity encounters

Occulture is a distinct sociopolitical category that encompasses psychedelia, alternative spiritualities, and supernatural phenomena within modern culture. It functions as a reservoir of symbols and narratives that stand outside mainstream structures and often cross the threshold of conscious into deep, alien, and ineffable otherness. These states of consciousness often take on semiotic and hermeneutical dimensions, acting as a bridge between the ego and a larger, potentially superconscious reality. Entity encounters are frequently reported experiences that fall within this occultural framework. The creation of tulpa, an autonomous thought-form or entity, serves as a contemporary example of mental self-representation and identity management that intersects with clinical, psychological, and occult traditions.