Category: Folklore
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The Curse of the Famous Hope Diamond
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The Hope Diamond Today. “You cradle the 45.5-carat stone—about the size of a walnut and heavier than its translucence makes it appear—turning it from side to side as the light flashes from its facets, knowing it’s the hardest natural material yet fearful of dropping it.” — Associated Press reporter Ron…
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Monsters & Strange Creatures of America
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Legendary monsters “exist,” if only in legend, worldwide. It is no different in the United States. All cultures have historic mythical tales created long ago to explain things people didn’t understand. Some of these involve scary creatures, which are likely not real, but in some cases, they may be. And…
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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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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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Devizes: 5 Haunted Places to Visit
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Devizes is a spooky place with lots of ghosts – even its local Iceland is haunted, says EMMA HEARD from Weird Wiltshire Slap bang, in the middle of the weird county of Wiltshire, sits the beautiful and historic market town of Devizes. It is literally crawling with stories of ghosts…
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Abuse of Power in a Past Life Yields Poverty and Illness in the Present Life
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[PureInsight.org] He lay on a bench, with his eyes closed and his mind calm like still water. His consciousness entered a state similar to that of a meditative state in the Buddha School. When given the name of a stranger even more than a thousand miles away, this man, once…
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Reincarnation: Some People Being Punished In This Lifetime For Their Persecution Against Christians In Ancient Rome
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It’s a great misfortune to have a disability or an incurable disease. While seeing that others are healthy and full of energy, these people can only endure excruciating pain brought about by their illness. People often complain to the heavens for the injustice they seem to suffer. They ask: “Why…
