War and witchcraft: Why almost half of Ukrainians believe astrologers and fortune tellers

The belief in esoteric is stronger where there is a lower level of religiosity. Western region - 38%believe in esoteric, in the east, south and in the center - 46%. Here I will explain something: with the fall of the overall level of religiosity (and the whole Western world is now a field where the level of religiosity falls) people are often inclined to look for other sources of spiritual practice. Yes, the loss of religiosity is not always in favor of scientific thinking.

Often, it is a return to more primitive magical practices. What we see in Ukraine, and many more. Of course, there are areas where we observe active syncretism of religion and magical practices (Africa, partly America), but usually religion and magic are conflicting worldview constructs. 3. Faith in esoteric is directly correlated with age. The older the person, the more he tend to believe in it. From 26% of faith in young people 20-29 faith increases to 51% in categories 60+ and 70+.

This is also logical. Older generations are in principle more inclined to look for magic practices, especially if they are not involved in religion. The fear of death and social uncertainty (I don't need to tell how the vast majority of pensioners in Ukraine live). 4. The poorer, the more faith. No, the explanation here is not only desirable for the Atlanta: it is not through intelligence. More precisely - not only through intelligence.

First of all, again, it is a matter of social stability and predictability of the future. Therefore, in the category of very low income (pensioners, for example), the level of esoterization is 65%, and then the percentage falls very quickly. 5. The Internet has indefinally expanded the capabilities of both conspirators to distribute their ideas (activators, flat-germina, carriers of various conspiracies), and charlatans sell their divination on Tarot and stars in YouTube or Those.

Earlier, the magicians and supporters of the concept of the world government mostly worked through "Sunday Radio", now they have literally have a communication channel with the whole world. 6. The Ukrainians are still well kept. In 2023, KIIS made for the American National Democratic Institute for Psychological Health. So, 66% of Ukrainians noted mental health after 24. 02. 2022 (73% among women and 56% among men).

This is despite the fact that because of the specific ideas about the masculinity of men are more likely to lie in such polls. And in this background, we have better indicators than the Russians (at least 60% do not believe in clerks) and approximately relevant American ones. 7.

Why, if you don't enter these 43%, you should not relax? Because in the face of acute crises (war, economic crisis, poverty, acute uncertainty of the future) the ability of people in principle to resist emotional influence, manipulation falls. And returning to magical thinking manifests itself not only in esoterics. Someone jumps up to greater religiosity if lucky. Someone becomes critically vulnerable to conspiracy and conspiracy theories.

Someone is looking for a "magic pill" in financial pyramids (which is why all the most famous financial pyramids grew up in times of crisis - that the same mmm that American examples), a casino game for the sake of enriching (not fun), sects. And often - all at once. 8. If you talk about education, both conspiracy and esoteric are kept on poor humanitarian education. Therefore, if someone wants to fight it - sociology, psychology and history are the best cure.