Cuntius, Johannes (Pentsch Vampire)
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
Devil’s Pact
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
Padilha, Maria
Maria Padilha: Queen of Pomba Gira In the sixteenth century, Portugal became the first European nation
Minona
ORIGIN: Fon (Benin, formerly Dahomey) Minona is a powerful forest-dwelling spirit of magic, fertility, and domestic
Faust
Faust Legend of a learned but arrogant man who makes a Pact with the Devil. The Faust legend was based on the legend of THEOPHILUS and circulated widely in Europe in medieval
John Bosco
John Bosco (1815–1888) Saint and founder of the Society of St. Francis De Sales, known as the Salesians. John Bosco was known as the “Dreaming Saint” because of his frequent lucid dreams,
Magic
Magic: The Art of Will, Power and Transformation Magic is the ability or power to manifest change by aligning inner forces with natural and supernatural forces. The inner forces are will, thought
Maid of Orlach Possession
Maid of Orlach Possession (1831) was the most remarkable Possession case from the files of the German mesmerist Justinus Kerner. The Maid of Orlach was a dairymaid over whom a White Spirit
Menghi, Girolamo
Girolamo Menghi (1529–1609) was a Franciscan friar and leading EXORCIST of the Italian Renaissance. Girolamo Menghi wrote extensively on Demonology and Exorcism prior to the codification of exorcism rites in Pope Paul
Nantes Incubus
Nantes Incubus (12th century) Demon who had sex with a woman for at least six years, before being exorcized by St. Bernard. When St. Bernard traveled to Nantes, Brittany, France, in 1135
Obsession
Obsession is astate of being besieged by Demons. Obsession is derived from the Latin obsidere and refers to a state of siege or an attack on a person or personality from without.
Pact
Pact: Agreements with Demons, Spirits, and the Devil in Magic, Witchcraft, and Grimoires A pact is a binding agreement with a spirit, demon, or the Devil for services beyond the ordinary powers
Possession
Possession is the takeover and control of a person’s mind, body, personality, or behaviour by an outside influence, such as a demon, condemned soul, ghost, spirit, deity, god, or the spirit of
Revelation
Revelation The last book of the New Testament, which portrays a final conflict between the forces of good and evil. Also called the book of the Apocalypse and the Apocalypse of John,
Follow