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Magic and Mayhem of Japanese Legend: Don’t Try To Out-Trick A Tengu!
The Tengu were not only protectors of the mountains and the Buddhist faith, they were also known to be mischievous tricksters who, much like their Kitsune cousins, were capable
NisaRyan - 15/07/2019 - 14:01
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How Agnes Bowker Gave Birth to a Cat and the Wild Trial
... to witchcraft and her unholy marriage with the Devil himself. This fact is one of the reasons why Agnes ... far more sinister as he hoped to make her a bride for the devil and summon a demon that could take the form of both ... to the dead feline, then Bowker was in league with the devil. According to several research accounts, the ...
B. B. Wagner - 25/03/2021 - 14:00
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Icelandic Sorcerers and the Books of Black Magic They Coveted
... when they die. But if a man knows enough, then the devil (djofullinn) will have no power over the man, but ... to the penitential psalms of David rededicated to the devil and made a confession of all the good he had ever done ... and recited the Lord’s Prayer, both with the name of the devil (djofulinn), until the whole church shook and rocked as ...
isav - 06/04/2019 - 19:00
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The Monumental and Mysterious Silbury Hill
... ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) In another story which involves gold, the Devil, for some unknown reason, was travelling to the town of ... Hill. In yet another story with the evil being, the Devil is said to have been carrying an apron of soil, with ...
dhwty - 17/04/2016 - 22:05
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The Ancient Mystery of the Ever-Burning Lamps
... to Venus , and suggests that it was the work of the Devil . During the reign of Henry VIII (or the early medieval ... to explain this mystery, ranging from the “work of the Devil” to “alien gods”. Others, however, have ...
dhwty - 17/02/2022 - 01:00
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The 17th Century Seer, Janet Douglas: Being A Gifted Child Isn’t Always A Good Thing
... preternatural knowledge comes first by a compact with the Devil, and is derived downward by succession to their ... her to avoid her telling everyone that he had met with the Devil ! No one knows for sure if the stories of Janet ...
dhwty - 10/10/2020 - 02:01
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9 History Facts about the World's Favorite Drink – Coffee!
... had had on his flock the monks declared the berries a “devil’s creation” and threw them into the nearest fire. ... for the banning of coffee, describing it as the “Devil’s Cup”. Why? Two reasons. Firstly, coffee was far ...
Robbie Mitchell - 30/09/2023 - 14:55
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Germany’s Brutal Werewolf Belt and The Gut-Wrenching Execution of Peter Stumpp
... had intercourse with a “ succubus sent to him by the Devil.” Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1512, of a ... black magic since he was twelve years old and said the Devil had forged, and given to him, a magical belt enabling ...
ashley cowie - 28/10/2021 - 00:09
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Exorcists Called as Mass Hysteria Takes Over Malaysian School Girls
... at the Salem witch trials ( public domain ) Does The Devil Reside In ‘Our’ Mirrors? In every case of demonic ...
ashley cowie - 11/08/2019 - 17:41
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The Zugarramurdi Witch Trials: Welcome to the Spanish Salem
... of the Goat . Skull of a male goat, associated with the devil in witches covens in Zugarramurdi. ( Flickr ) Since ...
ancient-origins - 14/09/2015 - 21:41
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The Tragic and Spectacular Death of Sophie Blanchard – The First Woman Pilot Balloonist
Sophie Blanchard was the world’s first female aeronaut. She is not only remembered for her incredible achievements and bravery in early ballooning, but for her dramatic and tragic death.
dhwty - 27/02/2019 - 02:01
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Early Ideas About Extraterrestrial Life: What Might Inhabitants from Other Planets Look Like?
... might look like. ‘Saint Wolfgang and the devil.’ ( Public domain ) The people of Venus, by contrast, ...
Ron Miller - 07/05/2021 - 02:54
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Dating of manuscripts controversially suggests Quran may be older than Prophet Mohammed
... of Manu and the Biblical Account of Noah Codex Gigas (the Devil’s Bible) - the largest manuscript in the world ...
lizleafloor - 01/09/2015 - 21:33
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Legends of Spring Heeled Jack, the Uncatchable Demon of Victorian England
... in three different disguises — a ghost, a bear, and a devil; and moreover, that he will not enter a gentleman’s ... wrongly attributed to Spring Heeled Jack. The jumping devil’s legacy lives on in the popular imagination to this ...
Kerry Sullivan - 09/01/2017 - 14:50
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From Araucanía, Chile to Berchtesgaden, Germany - A Remote Connection?
... A Hünengrab, or megalithic grave called Teufelsofen –“Devil’s Oven”– in the Evershäger Forest, in ...
Rafael Videla Eissmann - 13/08/2022 - 01:56
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Unlawful Love - Queen Anne Boleyn – Witch or Not?
... view, Anne was not only “ accursed ” but also “ that Devil of a concubine .” READ MORE… Like this Preview and ...
Sylvia Barbara Soberton - 14/02/2024 - 19:22
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The Giants of Ancient Albion & the Legendary Founding of Prehistoric Britain
... got the name of Britain. While they were living there the devil assumed the shape of a man, and dwelt among the wicked ...
Hugh Newman - 25/11/2017 - 18:57
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Overlords of the Underworlds: 10 Gods of Death From Around the World
... was quickly connected to the concept of the Christian devil, following the Spanish colonization of the Americas. In ... name “Supay” was the local word used for the Christian devil. However, in pre-Christian times, the indigenous ...
Aleksa Vučković - 30/07/2021 - 19:03
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Not Always A Man’s Best Friend: Terrifying Black Dogs of British Legends
... was said to have been a huntsman who sold his soul to the Devil. When he died in 1677, black hounds are said to have ... Wright, Andy, ‘Devil Dogs: The Mysterious Black Dogs of England’ (1994) ...
marinasohma - 02/01/2021 - 00:49
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Native American Legends of Mount Katahdin: Home of Powerful Thunderbirds and the Lord of Storms
... Indians Legends of Mount Shasta: “The Abode of the Devil” Part I – The Legend of J.C. Brown While Thoreau ...
Jason Jarrell - 22/09/2018 - 18:54