Alleluia Shamanism
Alleluia Shamanism – An evolution of Amazonian shamanism (particularly in the eastern highlands) influenced by Christian missionary discourse (e.g., prophetic promises of a new life,…
Month: March 2022
Ainu
Ainu – The largest indigenous population of Japan, descending from ancestors who migrated there around 10,000 years ago. The Ainu mainly live in the northern…
Adjusted Styles of Communication
Adjusted Styles of Communication (ASC) – In contrast with the common claim that shamanism is fundamentally a matter of achieving, controlling, and utilizing altered states…
Abram, David
David Abram (1957– ) American cultural ecologist and magician, a proponent of animism who argues that Western modernity is a form of willful disconnection from…
Bâjang
Witches and sorcerers in Malaysia can bring forth a vampiric demon through a magical ceremony that involves the body of a stillborn child or the…
Baital
A divine vampiric race first mentioned in The Tibetan Book of the Dead, the baital is described as being half man and half bat. It…
Baisea
This is the cooking pot or cauldron that some of the VAMPIRIC WITCHES of Africa use in their magical ceremonies to capture and hold the…
Baba Coaja
A vampiric forest spirit and nursery bogey from Romania, Baba Coaja (“The old woman of the tree bark”) is a bloodthirsty monster described as being…
Old Style Conjure : Hoodoo, Rootwork, Folk Magic – Starr Casas
Conjure, hoodoo, rootwork—these are all names for a uniquely American form of folk magic. Conjure first emerged in the days of slavery and plantations and…
