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
The Spirit of Dantalion: The 71st Spirit of Solomon Dantalion is one of the most enigmatic spirits in the Ars Goetia, known as the 71st of the 72 Spirits of Solomon. A mighty Duke of Hell, Dantalion governs 36 legions
Mythical founder of the Shugendπ order of syncretic practice in the seventh century and a powerful wizard. Also known as En-no-Ozunu and En-no-Ubasoku (an ubasoku is an unordained monk). He is supposed
Deities who inhabited and ruled the earth before the descent of the heavenly grandson. The vast category of kunitsu-kami is usually opposed to the concept of amatsu-kami (heavenly kami). Many of the
The kami of an extended family cluster. Families in some areas of Japan, particularly the Northeast and mountain areas where land was scarce, would organize themselves into family clusters. These consisted of
Deity of crossroads and of fecundity. Dosπjin is often represented by a wooden or stone phallus, and offerings of wooden phalloi are made at Dosπjin shrines. Dosπjin is often referred to as
A child endowed by the thunder deity with supernormal strength. One day, the story tells, a man was working his fields when the thunder kami fell to ground. The farmer, who had
The Japanese rendition of the name Boddhidarma, a Buddhist sage who brought a form of Buddhism to South China and became the founding saint of Zen Buddhism. Most of the myths surrounding
A Buddhist deity who is often conflated with Inari. Dakiniten is the Japanese transformation of a type of female Indian demon called dakini, attendants of Kali, goddess of death, and bearers of
One of the heavenly kings, he is the defier of death. He carries weapons of war,including a lightning-hilted sword and a spear. His face is contorted with concentration, and he, like many
Buddha represented as the sun. Dainichi is the Japanese translation of the Sanskrit Maha-Vairocana (Great Illumination), the central emanation of the universe. Dainichi is often represented as seated at the heart of
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