Category: Folklore
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The Black Stick Man Phenomenon
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In the world of the paranormal, there is seldom anything new to write home about. Ghosts are ghosts after all, the tried and true staple of an investigator’s diet. Rarely do we see an emergence of a new phenomenon. We might see an older type of entity experience resurgence in…
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What are ghosts?
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Ghosts in modern Western culture are generally considered the ephemeral images of the dead, whether person, animal, or inanimate object. Ghosts may interact with the living or they may simply exist as a non-interactive “recording” of some past event. A single instance of viewing a ghost is called a sighting. When…
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The Haunted Painting – Ghosts Reveal Themselves in Birmingham Artwork
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Next time you pay a visit to a thrift shop, think twice about what you are taking home with you. You may be getting a hidden addition with your purchases in the form of an unwelcome guest and I’m not talking about bed bugs. Whilst most people are familiar with…
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Shapeshifting
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In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform through an inherently superhuman ability, divine intervention, demonic manipulation, sorcery, or having inherited the ability. The idea of shapeshifting is in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest extant literature and epic poems such as the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Iliad. The concept remains a common trope…
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Stonehenge’s Medieval Story: Art, Legend, and Lore
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Stonehenge is widely recognized today as a prehistoric site, often linked to the druids and ancient Celts. It was used for religious rituals and believed to be a place of worship for the cult of the dead. But how was it perceived in the Middle Ages? Was it simply abandoned…
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Haunted Dolls 101: An Introduction
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If you’ve been reading our blog, you already know that ghosts aren’t always see-through people or floating sheets. They can be poltergeists, people-possessors, as well as shadow beings. They also don’t necessarily haunt specific locations. Some haunt people, while others hold a very close connection to specific objects. One of…
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Unusual cases of succubus: A cultural phenomenon manifesting as part of psychopathology
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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…
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Necromancy
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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)…
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SEA SERPENTS: MONSTERS OF THE MYTHOLOGICAL DEEP.
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“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…
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The Beast of Gevaudan
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Into The Belly of the Beast The year was 1764, a hard year for France. It had just lost the Seven Years War, which ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris, the King was deep in debt, and a horrific monster stalked the countryside of Southern France. The first…
