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Holyrood Palace: Royal Residence and Haunted House
... image, from the Agnes Sampson trial in 1591, depicts The Devil giving witches magic dolls. ( Public Domain ) The ...
Natalia Klimczak - 07/07/2020 - 23:31
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Crossing the Veil: The Pre-Christian Origins of Halloween and Samhain
... Traditions Tricking and Treating Has a Long History Ex-Devil Worshipper Says: I'm Shocked Christians Celebrate ... Ramirez, J. (2018) ‘Ex-Devil Worshipper Says: I'm Shocked Christians Celebrate ...
lizleafloor - 28/10/2020 - 22:47
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Goddess… or Demon? Hidden History of Vinayaki, the Mysterious Elephant-Headed Woman of Hindu Myth
In one of the shrines of the Thanumalayan temple in Kanyakumari district, India, is the stone sculpture of a four-armed deity sitting cross-legged in Sukhasana (“easy pose” - similar to sitting in a simple cross-legged position) holding a battle-axe, a large shell, a vase and a staff around which the deity entwines a long trunk. At first glance, one would think that this is the famous elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha, except that this deity is clearly female.
MartiniF - 30/10/2017 - 14:37
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Ancient Greek Physician Hippocrates and the Medical Revolution
Classical Greece is considered by many to be the birthplace of modern Western civilization. The ancient Greeks made astounding progress in a huge number of areas - from politics and governing to religious practice and philosophical thought. The impact the Hellenic culture had is still felt throughout the world today.
Sarah P Young - 24/08/2019 - 14:01
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Catholic Teachers Banned ‘Evil’ Harry Potter Books
... Catholicism has two rigid bookends, God and the Devil, representing Good or Bad, by which everything is ...
ashley cowie - 02/09/2019 - 23:13
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The Ancient Art of Magic, Curses and Supernatural Spells
... curse is to repent and find salvation. The infamous Devil’s Bible , a massive manuscript that legend says was written in a single night by a monk in a pact with the devil, is said to be cursed and brings misfortune to any who ...
lizleafloor - 25/10/2014 - 22:56
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The Strange and Unexplained Phenomenon of Raining Stones
... attributed to creatures of supernatural origin or even the devil. In 1690, folklorist Robert Kirk wrote in his book ... in a pamphlet titled “Lithobolia, or the Stone-Throwing Devil.” An illustration of a rain of stones from “Don ...
aprilholloway - 12/09/2015 - 00:59
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The Legendary Powers of a Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
... Was Thrown Legends of Mount Shasta: “The Abode of the Devil” Part I – The Legend of J.C. Brown In the Greek ...
dhwty - 03/12/2019 - 19:59
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Revealing the Ramesseum Medical Papyri and Other Remarkable Finds from the Temple of Ramesses II
The mortuary temple of Ramesses II is one of the most magnificent temples in the Theban necropolis in Upper Egypt. It was discovered by Jean-Francois Champollion, the same man who deciphered the Egyptian hieroglyphs. When he arrived at the temple, he read the name of the pharaoh - Ramesses. The temple is also known as the House of Millions of years, and it was built in memory of the reign of Ramesses II.
Natalia Klimczak - 02/12/2016 - 14:50
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Ireland’s Tuatha Dé Danann: Descendants Of The Fallen Angels From Canaan
... Museum of Bern. ( Public Domain ) For most Christians, the Devil was once the angel Lucifer who defied God and fell from ...
ashley cowie - 08/09/2021 - 21:08
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Bizarre Archaeological Finds That Rewrote History (Video)
... Researchers Unpack Science Behind Unique Presence of Devil in Finnish Cave Meanwhile, in northeastern China, the ...
Robbie Mitchell - 09/03/2024 - 19:55
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The Hidden Origins of Il Separatio: Manuscripts Deemed Dangerous and Banned
... legend placed the third entity midway between God and the Devil, the medieval church did not want people to begin to ...
valdar - 19/12/2015 - 21:43
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Bones of Powerful Medieval Queen Identified at Winchester Cathedral
... English and also medieval European history . Was the Devil’s Dyke in England once Part of the Legendary City of ...
Ed Whelan - 18/05/2019 - 14:07
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Correfoc: The “Demonic” Tradition of Mallorca (Video)
... street theatre and folklore, aims to bring out the 'devil' in its participants, while also celebrating the ...
Robbie Mitchell - 11/06/2023 - 20:56
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The Religion Book: Places, Prophets, Saints, and Seers
From Aaron (the first high priest of Israel) to Zoroastrianism (once the dominant religion in Persia), The Religion Book provides an encyclopedic look at the practices of yesterday and today. Christians, Buddhists, Wiccans and the rest may have questions about others' belief or even their own, and The Religion Book expertly explains the similarities, differences, and original ideologies of believers and skeptics around the world. Are Nirvana and Heaven the same? Who are the Raelians, and why are they cloning people?
ancient-origins - 08/07/2017 - 00:24
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Mary Magdalene, Jesus’ Tower of Wisdom
The ‘repentant prostitute’ or the ‘penitent whore’, this view of Mary Magdalene was cemented in Western ecclesiastical tradition by Gregory the Great in his sermons in the sixth Century, conflating her, healed of seven devils in Mark 16:9; with the sinful woman in Luke 7; and Mary of Bethany in John 12.
ancient-origins - 24/12/2019 - 00:53
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The Importance of Questioning History: From Malta to the Dead Sea Scrolls
According to George Orwell, Sir Walter Raleigh stopped writing his History of the World after he was unable to identify the cause of the scuffle and murder that took place outside his cell in the Tower of London. A favorite of Queen Elizabeth I and a leading intellectual, this reaction singled him out from many future historians.
Gloria Moss - 30/01/2020 - 14:20
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The Vortexes of Native American Culture and Cultural Misappropriation
Vortexes (or vortices) are believed to be spots on the earth where unidentified energy is said to either enter into, or project out from the land, and many believe these energies travel through humans present at these places. So called “Vortex sites” have been labeled throughout the world, for example: the Great Pyramid in Egypt, Machu Picchu in Peru, Stonehenge in England, Uluru/Ayers Rock in Australia, the Sedona desert, and Oregon in the United States.
ashley cowie - 03/05/2021 - 14:37
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El Colacho: The Spanish Festival Where Men Jump Over Newborn Babies
... in bright, yellow costumes and masks, symbolizing the Devil . These men run and jump over mattresses lined with ...
Joanna Gillan - 19/11/2023 - 21:53
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800-year-old message carved into Rune Stick Shows Ancient Code still used in Middle Ages
... of cold butter before it was conserved, and some little devil of a root has gouged its way along the inscription on ...
lizleafloor - 02/05/2015 - 14:23