Ammit
Ammit : The Eater; Devourer of the Dead; Eater of Hearts; Bone Eater; Devourer of Millions; Greatness of Death The ancient Egyptians believed that after…
Month: July 2017
Amida Buddha
Amida Buddha CLASSIFICATION: Buddha; Bosatsu Is belief enough for salvation? The answer is affirmative, according to Amida Buddha. Amida is the Japanese name for Amitabha,…
Amentat
Amentat : Lady of the West Amentat is the friendly spirit who welcomes dead souls to the ancient Egyptian realm of the dead, Amenty, the…
Amberella
The beautiful princess Amberella fell in love with the Prince of the Sea and joined him in his underwater palace, abandoning human life for immortality.…
Amatsu-Mikaboshi
Amatsu-Mikaboshi – August Star of Heaven Amatsu-Mikaboshi is often described as the Japanese “god of evil,” implying that he is a Satanic figure, but that…
Amatsumara
Amatsumara ORIGIN: Japan CLASSIFICATION: Kami Uzume didn’t lure Amaterasu out of her cave alone; she had help. The mirror used to entrance Amaterasu didn’t appear…
Crisis Apparitions and Doppelgangers
Labeled “phantasms of the living” by the British Society for Psychical Research (SPR)in 1886, crisis apparitions are the apparitions, or so-called…
To Dream About a Ghost
Some folks are of the belief that ghosts seen in their dreams are actual representations of the dead. However, many dream interpreters feel that this…
Cold Spots and Spirit Portals
Cold Spots and Spirit Portals : A sudden and unexplained drop in temperature that occurs in an area where poltergeist activity, a haunting, or a spiri…
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is an American film in which the comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello contend with Count Dracula, the…