Ghosts, Evil Winds, and Microbiota

A man becomes possessed during a Lakota ceremony gone wrong. An evil wind causes nightmares in Sichuan. A man wakes up with a sensation of a ghost pressing on him. Could there be a microbial component to our experiences with the supernatural? What can this teach us about consciousness and who we truly are?

Pictures by Shan Ze (Li Yifan) from Hand-painted Book of The Classic of Mountains and Rivers