Episode
The UnXplained: Bizarre Rituals
Overview
Ancient practices such as prayer, blood sports, voodoo, and exorcism are often thought to be relics of bygone superstition – but there is evidence they have an impact on the physical world. Is it possible that the mind and body can use the power of ritual to tap into hidden forces that lie just beyond the grasp of conventional explanation?
Details
- Series
- The UnXplained
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2019-08-16
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Bizarre Rituals is Episode 5 in Season 1 of The UnXplained. It aired on 2019-08-16. The runtime is 42 min.
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