It does not take a rocket scientist to observe that occult beliefs are growing in popularity.
Television mirrors our popular culture.
The number of television shows embracing occult beliefs is increasing. In the mid-19th century occultism took the form of spiritualism, a belief that the spirits of the dead may manifest themselves through the agency of living persons called mediums. The Bible says a lot about the occult. Thus they claim to have secret powers. Many people in the occult proudly boast that they are pagans.