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Ouija Board: Topics in Chronicling America
In 1890, the Ouija board was created for supernatural communication. It was also the focus of several lawsuits. This guide provides access to materials related to the “Ouija Board” in the Chronicling America digital collection of historic newspapers. Ouija is a talking board first manufactured in the United States in 1890. A talking board is
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Unusual cases of succubus: A cultural phenomenon manifesting as part of psychopathology
Abstract Succubus is also known as demon female lover who approaches males in their dreams to have sex. This is the phenomenon which is rarely described in psychiatric literature. It is more identified as a cultural belief in different religions. We report the two cases diagnosed with schizophrenia, who reported this rare phenomenon of succubus
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Necromancy
occult practice necromancy, communication with the dead, usually in order to obtain insight into the future or to accomplish some otherwise impossible task. Such activity was current in ancient times among the Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Etruscans; in medieval Europe it came to be associated with black (i.e., harmful, or antisocial) magic and was condemned by
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USING SCIENCE TO INVESTIGATE THE PARANORMAL
Science has long been used to investigate seemingly supernatural phenomena. Read about some of the most famous examples—and what they tell us about the historical relationship between science and the occult. From Harry Price and his ‘National Laboratory of Psychical Research’ to the infamous case of the Cottingley Fairies, this story looks at the scientific instruments, methods
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SEA SERPENTS: MONSTERS OF THE MYTHOLOGICAL DEEP.
“The earth was formless and deserted and darkness covered the abyss and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters.” […]” (Genesis, 1.2) When people talk about sea monsters, they often quote a specific Bible verse in Genesis (1.21), “God created sea monsters.” In my opinion, however, the most mysterious and fascinating message is hidden in the sentence
