Why I do this.

Gatekeeping despoils the search. As someone who writes on metaphysics in history and practice, I publish Mystery Achievement to reach seekers directly. I will never sell you on recitative spirituality, off-the-shelf ideas, fortune-cookie bromides, or anything that divides you from the truth.

Who I am.

One of today's most acclaimed voices of esoterica, parapsychology, and the unexplained, Mitch Horowitz is a PEN Award-winning historian whose books include Occult America, The Miracle Club, Daydream Believer, Modern Occultism, Happy Warriors, Uncertain Places, and Practical Magick. A former vice president at Penguin Random House, Mitch has written on alternative spirituality for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, Time, and The Wall Street Journal. A frequent presence in national media, Mitch hosts Discovery/HBO Max's Alien Encounters; plays himself in Shudder's V/H/S/Beyond, a 2025 Critics Choice Award nominee for Best Movie Made for Television; appears regularly on History’s The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd, and hosts SpectreVision's podcast Extraordinary Evidence: ESP Is Real. Mitch's 2022 feature documentary The Kybalion, shot on location in Egypt, premiered as the #3 doc on iTunes. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. His work is censored in China.

“I love Mitch Horowitz”—Dan Aykroyd | “Mitch is solid gold”—David Lynch | “The thinking-man's mage”—Douglas Rushkoff | “An amazing author”—Duncan Trussell | “A genius at distilling down esoteric concepts”—Filmmaker Magazine