Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson offered an un­or­tho­dox suggestion for dealing with Hurricane Dorian: using “the power of the mind” to will the storm elsewhere, the Washington Post reports.

In a now-deleted tweet, Williamson, “suggested that visualizing the storm’s retreat could be an effective way to change its course.”

Some supporters of Marianne Williamson have organized an “occult task force” to help her campaign, the Washington Post reports.

The person organizing the task force said that a group of 13 chaos magicians, witches and energy workers were doing synchronized “gestures” to help their candidate gain more visibility during last night’s Democratic debate.

“I am not a cult leader. I am not anti-science (that one is almost funny, given how much I quote Einstein). And I am not an anti-vaxxer.”

— Marianne Williamson, on Twitter, hoping to dispel rumors about her professional past.

The Cut: “On Monday, Vogue published a story about the significant number of Democratic women who have tossed their name in the hat to become the next U.S. president. Titled ‘Madam President? Five Candidates on What It Will Take to Shatter the Most Stubborn Glass Ceiling,’ the story was overall commendatory and largely met with praise.”

“There was, however, at least person who seemed deeply unsatisfied with the report: spiritual adviser to Oprah, former roommate of Laura Dern, and the sixth female presidential candidate, Marianne Williamson.”

“New Age author Marianne Williamson was in Iowa earlier this week meeting with Democratic activists to explore the possibility of a presidential campaign,” the Guardian reports.

“Williamson is a prominent New Age author who has written New York Times best sellers, most recently Tears to Triumph about ‘the spiritual journey from suffering to enlightenment.'”

“Williamson’s interest in a potential presidential bid is a sign of how broad the Democratic field in 2020 might be.”