Some people might wonder why occult phenomenon such as spirit sightings etc. were dismissed back in the day, e.g. slaves back in the days of colonialism seeing spirits and other apparitions and their “masters” or “those in charge” claiming all of that to be “superstition” and “delusions” from workers they saw as underdeveloped and barbaric, so in essence lesser than them. In this article I’ll specifically be addressing this topic in the background era of Caucasian colonialism, so situations in which slaves in general were colored and their “masters” or “owners” were white (ethnically speaking).

From the introduction it’s clear that back in the day (I know this firsthand through credible sources & personal experiences) there were a lot of paranormal sightings and whatnot, everything from the dead roaming the streets to spirits manifesting as animals or nightmarish creatures. When the workers however passed this on to their superiors (because it generally hindered them from doing their job), they were met with scoffs and laughter about the aforementioned.

The reason for this is psychological manipulation, plain & simple; if these “masters” admitted that their subjects were right, let alone that these issues were things they couldn’t explain then there goes the respect for them- stronger yet, a rebellion might ensue because the slaves realized that their “masters” aren’t invincible and all-knowing (a notion that was hammered into their heads). So instead of admitting to ghosts etc, they’d brush it off as “slave superstition”. That changed as the world evolved and the occult became more refined and the existence of these specters became undeniable.

Why the occult is taboo in the third world

Why is the above the case? Up to present day, generally speaking and mainly in the third world, when anything of an occult nature is desired to be discussed it is dismissed and simply met with apathy or otherwise, especially by people that are on the older side of life age wise. So if you are a 20-year-old for example living in the third world and you came across some kind of specter when walking home at 1:00 a.m. in the morning, and you try relaying this to your parents or elders that are in their 50s, you can expect them to either ignore you, outright pretend that they didn’t hear you, or plain hostility along the lines of “shut up, shut your mouth“. The message is clear: this kind of stuff is essentially “those that we do not speak of”, and reminds me of the saying

– see no evil hear no evil speak no evil –

Now, to answer the aforementioned question, why is it so forbidden hypothetically speaking to discuss those kinds of matters? There are several reasons; fear of that which one cannot defend itself as the average person, a lack of understanding to name a few. People generally speaking have this mentality because especially the older ones that have been through more than a few paranormal encounters (for example being out late at night etc, you need to remember that a lot of countries in the third world up to a couple of decades ago did not have public lighting, especially at night and when an environment is shrouded in darkness, it has a tendency to attract negative entities) are terrified; they have seen the severe levels of horrific pain that the occult can cause (since most of them have been confronted with black magick rather than benevolence) and that is the only way in their minds to cope with it. Not meant negatively towards them, but people in the third world as most are already aware of are more leaning on the primitive side and their attitude towards this kind of stuff can be compared to a caveman and fire; we all remember how afraid cavemen are or were of fire. This is as opposed to the first world where people have a more logical approach to the hypothetical fire and are more willing to deal with it utilizing knowledge, regardless of the source- not to mention mainly the legendary benefits that can be reaped from it.