Bisan In Malayan mythology, the female spirit of camphor, who assumes the form of a cicada.
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Anthony (251–356) Christian saint credited as a founder of monasticism, famous for his temptations by the Devil and his Demons. Anthony means “inestimable.” Saint Anthony…
James VI and I (1566–1625) King of both Scotland (as James VI) and England (as James I) and a persecutor of witches, whom he believed…
A Zar is in Middle Eastern lore, a spirit that possesses mostly married women, providing an acceptable opportunity for oppressed women to manipulate men. The…
Possession is the takeover and control of a person’s mind and body by a Demon, condemned soul, ghost, spirit, or deity. There are different forms…
Anthony the Abbot, St. (praiseworthy, priceless) (251–356) In Christian legend, patron saint of basket makers. Invoked against erysipelas (or St. Anthony’s fire), an acute local…