The word “occult” appears in the Epstein files only in relation to medical testing — specifically, occult blood testing, a routine medical procedure — not spiritual or religious practices.

However, conspiracy theories about Epstein and occult practices have proliferated online since the document release. They stem largely from a 2009 document that appears to contain the word “Baal,” the name of an ancient Canaanite deity historically associated with child sacrifice.

The document is a JPMorgan internal memo showing a wire transfer request for an Epstein account. On a line typically reserved for bank information, the scanned text reads “Baal.name” followed by “Wachovia Bank.”

Social media users quickly claimed this was evidence that Epstein had named a bank account after Baal, suggesting occult worship. But others concluded that “baal.name” was most likely “bank name,” erroneously transposed during document scanning.

Conspiracy theorists have pointed to other details in the Epstein files as evidence of the occult. One email exchange suggests Epstein had three pieces of Kiswa — the sacred black and gold cloth that covers Islam’s holiest shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia — shipped to the him in 2017. The files don’t explain why Epstein sought the items or what he did with them.