Why do people find conspiracy theories attractive, convincing, or useful? In this article, I analyze conspirituality—that is, the relationships between New Age spirituality and conspiracy theories—in Italy during the COVID-19 lockdown. After distinguishing between conspiracy-believing and belief in conspiracies, I claim that conspiracy-believing could be understood as an aesthetic (sensory and artistic) practice. In doing so, I offer a novel interpretation on conspiracism that complements current scholarship while departing from the latter’s focus on the cognitive and emotional weaknesses of those who adopt conspiracy theories. By engaging with the thought of Jacques Rancière, in conversation with studies on contemporary Paganism and Western esotericism, I consider the adoption of conspiracy theories as an expression of dissensus by a community of sense that does not look only for visibility but, rather, wants to be fully acknowledged, recognized, and legitimized in their “participatory”—or “magical”—way of inhabiting the world.

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魔术与政治：阴谋与 COVID-19

为什么人们会觉得阴谋论有吸引力、有说服力或有用？在本文中，我分析了 COVID-19 封锁期间意大利的阴谋论——即新时代灵性与阴谋论之间的关系。在区分了阴谋论和相信阴谋论之后，我认为阴谋论可以被理解为一种审美（感官和艺术）实践。在这样做的过程中，我对阴谋论提供了一种新颖的解释，它补充了当前的学术研究，同时背离了后者对采用阴谋论者的认知和情感弱点的关注。通过与雅克朗西埃的思想接触，在与当代异教和西方神秘主义研究的对话中，