Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed (1774–1847) : In American history and folklore, popular name of John Chapman, Massachusetts-born orchardist, who planted fruit trees in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and…
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John Henry
John Henry In American folklore, a black hero, born in Black River Country “where the sun don’t never shine.” When John Henry was born, he…
John Chrysostom, St.
John Chrysostom, St. (Yahweh is gracious, golden-mouthed) (c. 347–407) In Christian legend, one of the Four Greek Doctors of the Church. Invoked against epilepsy. Feast,…
Joe Magarac
Joe Magarac: The Superhuman Steelworker of American Folklore Joe Magarac, a towering figure in American literary folklore, embodies the grit, determination, and spirit of the…
Job
Job (inveterate foe) In the Bible, O.T., name of a hero and title of a book. The biblical Job is believed to be based on…
Joe Baldwin
Joe Baldwin – In American folklore, a train conductor who was decapitated when his train was rammed by another train. The story dates back to…
Lord’s Prayer in Witchcraft
A widespread belief from about the 16th to early 18th centuries was that true witches were incapable of reciting the Lord’s Prayer from start to…
Cone of Power
Cone of power is the raising and directing of a spiral of psychic energy in ritual and spellcraft. Gerald B. Gardner described the cone of…
North Berwick Witches
North Berwick Witches An alleged Coven of wItches exposed in 1590–91, providing Scotland with its most celebrated witch trials and executions. king James VI (who…
Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses
The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses is a magical text of Spells and Conjurations especially popular in the Powwowing tradition among German settlers in…