Johannes Cuntius: The Pentsch Vampire Johannes Cuntius, also known as the Pentsch Vampire, is one of the stranger cases in early modern vampire lore. His story comes from Silesia and was recorded
A Devil’s pact is a pledge to serve the Devil or one of his Demons. The pact may be made orally, but according to lore it is best to write it on virgin parchment and sign it in blood. The
Sometimes people look at stains, burns, lines, or other marks on objects and believe that they can discern faces in them. On rare occasions, such images seem to bear a striking resemblance
Someone who receives or imparts information without using the five senses— taste, touch, sight, sound, and smell—is said to have extrasensory perception (ESP). Parapsychologists (people who study psychic phenomena, also known as
A legend of a young cook named Ryan who was murdered in a lumber camp. His ghost is said to make loud whooping and yelling noises each night in the forest at
Part of the Cold War-era Pinetree Line defense system, this abandoned bunker is said to be haunted. Visitors have reported unexplained noises and feelings of unease within the structure.
Técnica adivinatoria que estudia el amnios, o membrana que recubre la cabeza de algunos niños al nacer. Esta apariencia de buen augurio* presagiaba un futuro feliz al recién nacido.En Roma, incluso, esta
Del latín amuletum, este término designa un objeto que una persona lleva consigo con el propósito de alejar ciertas influencias o prevenir determinados peligros.Contrariamente al talismán, que recurre a la magia activa*,
Término que designa el parecido entre dos cosas. Razonando por medio de la analogía, la mente establece correspondencias* entre varios elementos. Fuente: Las ciencias ocultas de la A a la Z escrito
Califica un ritual o un procedimiento destinado a ahuyentar los demonios* o los malos espíritus.La ceremonia apotropaica, de orden religioso o mágico, recurría a invocaciones, encantamientos y conjuros*. Los objetos, las imágenes,
Del griego apotropein, «separar». En la Antigüedad designaba una imagen o un objeto apotropaicos, es decir, dotados del poder mágico de alejar a los demonios. Fuente: Las ciencias ocultas de la A
In 1612, a wealthy widow named Madam Joan Carne, of Sandhill Manor, was buried at Withycombe. Indeed, she was triply widowed, and popular tradition remains convinced that she had murdered all three
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