Research by Theos, the theology think-tank, shows that seven out of ten people believe in the human soul and more than five out of ten believe in heaven. One in five believes in astrology or horoscopes, one in ten in Tarot or fortune telling and nearly three in ten people believe in reincarnation.
ComRes, the company that carried out the research, surveyed more than 2,000 people for Theos. The results suggest that we are more superstitious than 60 years ago, at a time when orthodox religious belief is declining and secularism is on the rise.
Research by Gallup in 1950 found that just one in ten people believed in ghosts, and a mere 2 per cent thought they had seen one. In 1951, fewer than one in ten said they believed in predicting the future by cards or stars.
However, the latest research shows a slight increase in scepticism over a similar survey ten years ago.
A regional breakdown showed that London has the highest proportion of people who believe in ghosts, astrology and Heaven, Scotland has the highest proportion who believe in fortune-telling and Wales has the highest proportion who believe in reincarnation.
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