Category: demonic possession
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Spirit possession
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Spirit possession is an altered state of consciousness and associated behaviors purportedly caused by the control of a human body and its functions by spirits, ghosts, demons, angels, or deities.[1] The concept of spirit possession exists in many cultures and religions, including Buddhism, Christianity,[2] Dominican Vudú, Haitian Vodou, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Wicca, and Southeast Asian, African, and Native American traditions. Depending on the cultural context in which it is found, possession…
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Poltergeist Activity in a Tenby Cottage
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I’ve been following your work for a while, and I wanted to share something that happened to me a few years ago in a little cottage near Tenby, Wales. I’ve always been intrigued by the paranormal, but living through it is a completely different experience. Back in 2012, I rented…
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A New York Ghost Story
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My own experience of a ghost occurred in 1998 in the particularly un-spooky location of Manhattan’s Upper West Side in New York City. I had travelled from the UK visiting friends on mine who had an apartment near to Central Park in a typical New York brownstone – for those…
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The Bell Witch: Tennessee’s Most Haunting Legend
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1894 Illustration of the Bell Home in Tennessee. By Jackie Edwards The Bell Witch is one of the most famous (and horrifying) legends in American folklore, centering around the Bell family in Adams, Tennessee, during the early 19th century. The legend describes a series of mysterious and often malevolent supernatural events…
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Are childhood “imaginary friends” imagined or real?
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In case you prefer to listen. On a trip home to visit family, I met Brenda, aged 67, at a neighborhood gathering. The strange story she told us lit up the dinner table. I had just mentioned I wrote a middle-grade novel about a clairvoyant child, and Brenda’s husband said…
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The science of superstition – and why people believe in the unbelievable
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The number 13, black cats, breaking mirrors, or walking under ladders, may all be things you actively avoid – if you’re anything like the 25% of people in the US who consider themselves superstitious. Even if you don’t consider yourself a particularly superstitious person, you probably say “bless you” when someone sneezes,…
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Jinn: Who are the supernatural beings of Arabian and Islamic tradition?
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The jinn, in all their shape-shifting varieties, are an integral part of Islamic culture, literature and poetry The mysterious beings are said to live on earth among humankind (MEE/Mohamad Elaasar) In Islamic doctrine, the story of mankind begins with an act of rebellion by a jinn when the devil, later known…
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Shocking Child Demonic Possession Cases in Medieval England
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JON KANEKO-JAMES looks at historic cases of children being possessed by demons – and discovers some potentially easy explanations. Possessed children are a staple in modern horror: from The Exorcist’s Regan in her blue dress to the unfortunate girl in The Exorcism of Emily Rose, possessed children have a lot…
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Do Demons Really Exist?
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Demonic possession and belief in demons might stem more from psychological conditions than from actual reality, says LITZ BUTCHER The concept of demons has been a part of human mythology and religious beliefs for millennia. Major world religions like Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism have references to demons in their…
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Real Poltergeist Stories – 4 Scary Real Life Poltergeist Cases
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Poltergeists are some of the most disruptive spirits you’ll ever come across. In fact, a poltergeist is the German term for “noisy ghost”, which is quite an apt translation. There are numerous poltergeist stories in folklore and film and they’re well known as being some of the noisiest, most violent…
