Early in 1997, Fox founded the University of Creation Spirituality (UCS) in Oakland, California, which he calls “the first and only university in spirituality.” UCS offers courses in a broad range of occultism such as “Mystics East and West, African American Spirituality … Indigenous Peoples’ Rituals, Dreams and Myths … Urban Shamanism, Shabda Yoga,” etc. The first conference (attended by many Catholics) was held June 22-29, 1997, and offered workshops (in addition to the courses above) in “The Spell of the Sensuous, Urban Spirituality … Ancestral Voices … Native American Ritual,” etc.