This course provides an introduction to some of the increasingly popular contemporary spiritual religious movements in North America.   The course will survey a variety of spiritual paths, including Paganism (Wicca, Druidry, Ásatrú,),   The New Age Movement (Mother Earth Spirituality and Channeling), and UFO Spirituality (Close Encounters of 3rd and 4th kinds, UFO Spiritual Contactee Groups, the Raelian Movement).   The course will explore the mainstreaming of these faiths in popular culture through an examination of films such as The Craft and James Cameron's Avatar.