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Why UFOs and Contact Experiences Challenge the ET Hypothesis
Dr. Jacques Vallée is one of the most respected researchers in the field of UFOs and contact experiences. He has been studying these phenomena for over 60 years, and has authored many books and articles on the subject. He is also known for his role as the inspiration for the character of Claude Lacombe in […]
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History of Dybbuk Boxes
From Jewish folklore to an eBay purchase that left a man in a ‘tidal wave of bad luck,’ dybbuk boxes are wine cabinets claimed to be haunted by a dybbuk, a malicious demon said to hold the power to invade and possess a living person. Authentic dybbuk boxes will usually come with some sort of […]
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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 […]
