Devil if you Dare
The Origin of Satan Explored
Story and Photos by Natalie Miranda
The name drips off the lips of those who are damned to speak it. Like blood, its influence runs through the veins of different faiths.
According to a 2017 Gallup Poll, 61 percent of Americans say they're believers of...
The Catholic Complication
Story and photo by Paulina Vidanez
The Baptistery of St. John in Florence, Italy. Photographed by Magdalena Bleu Brigg
Additional photography by Magdalena Bleu Briggs
Often, Mass brings comfort to those seeking truth, community and a...
Sound therapy helps people cope with stress and trauma
Misti Cooper, spiritual alchemist, plays the crystal alchemy bowls using a corresponding wand in her apartment in West Hollywood, Calif. on March 11, 2019. Photo by Chris TorresRebecca Dru, Intuitive Spiritual Entertainer, harmonizes with the sound emitting from the crystal alchemy bowls in her apartment in West Hollywood, Calif. on March 11, 2019. Photo by Chris TorresRebecca...
BUDDHIST STATE OF MIND
Photos and Story by Maja Losinska
A warm upland air was flooding through the window at the West Hills Meditation Center, dancing to the sound of chirping birds and passing cars.
The smell of aromatic incense releasing rose-infused smoke spread over the room.
Bits of sunset light were still falling through the...
Insidious; Surviving A Cult
Photos and Story by Magdalena Bleu Briggs
Her journal was all that was left behind.
Sad evidence within the pages showed how she struggled with the notion that everything she was told growing up was a lie.
She wrote she was talking to God and still trying to get prophecies.
As a child she...
Coloring a concrete jungle
In Los Angeles, it’s difficult to walk a block without seeing it. On city walls, across the sides of buses, on billboards stories above—from quick scrawls to painstakingly crafted murals, graffiti is all around.
But, while some can stop to admire the artistry behind these pieces, others are far less appreciative. The City of...
Stringing It All Together
Crimson statement necklaces made from authentic coral reef are layered precisely and delicately fastened onto the neck of a woman that embodies cultural pride.
In Nigerian culture, the color red represents the strength and endurance of people that live there.
Pamela Adewoyin is the CEO and founder of Lola Ade, a jewelry line influenced by her West-African heritage.
The name Lola...