The Blair Witch Project — Are we in a period of collective psychosis?

I was there! I was a teenager, there to experience the genius marketing surrounding The Blair Witch Project. It signalled a new era for horror, while the movie itself mirrors a complete uncertainty about reality.

In this episode, I explore found footage horror The Blair Witch Project (1999) and how it portrays collective psychosis.

I talk about:

How an entire generation thought The Blair Witch Project was real (and what that was like!)How the genius marketing around the film created a sort of collective psychosisCurrent political and cultural unrest, and whether we are in a period of collective psychosis todayHow hypernormalization causes us to freeze and live out of alignment with our valuesHow the 7 of cups tarot card showcases feelings of disillusionment and uncertaintyHow to use an ACT Matrix to identify your values, how you may have moved away from them, and how to find your way backMental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Want to work together? I offer 1:1 virtual psychotherapy for Ontario residents, along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club.

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay

All sound effects and music via pixabay

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Man Vs. Machine by Anthony Milton in Toronto Life