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Candles in Ghost Lore

Candles, Ghosts and Death Omens Candles have long held a powerful place in human ritual. They appear in ceremonies of birth, prayer, protection, mourning, death and remembrance. Their flame is both practical
25 July 2017

Spirit Attachment

A spirit attachment is a type of Possession in which a discarnate entity becomes attached to a living person, much like a parasite. Spirit attachment technically is possession but is a term favoured in contemporary times because it does not
25 July 2017

Instrumental Transcommunication

instrumental transcommunication High-technology communication with nonphysical beings and the dead. Instrumental transcommunication (ITC) evolved out of

Wells

In folklore, wells are believed to be passageways for Ghosts and spirits to enter the physical

Whirlwinds

In Native North American lore, whirlwinds are associated with spirits of the dead and with evil. The Shoshoni of Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Colorado believe that whirlwinds are apparitions of dead people
31 January 2018

Jott

Jott is an acronym for “just one of those things” to describe odd paranormal phenomena that do not fit into any prevailing paradigm.
15 January 2018

Ghosts

<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-wp-preserve="%3Cscript%20async%3D%22%22%20src%3D%22%2F%2Fembedr.flickr.com%2Fassets%2Fclient-code.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E" data-mce-resize="false" data-mce-placeholder="1" class="mce-object" width="20" height="20" alt="” title=””> Ghosts The simplest definition of ghosts is that they are souls of the dead. Theoretically the word ghost encompasses all dead souls.
13 November 2017

Obake

An Obake is a ghost but specifically a vengeful or restless ghost. Obake literally means “Honorable Transforming Thing.” (O is an honourific, a term of respect.) Most Obake either suffered while alive

Nightmare

A nightmare is an ugly Demon or Hag, who sits on a person’s chest during the night, causing great discomfort, a sensation of heaviness and suffocation and bad dreams. It also is
13 November 2017

Sprite Trap

A sprite trap is a magical device used to entangle and entrap troublesome or harmful spirits, ghosts and the unquiet dead. The sprite trap is made of a blackthorn stave and copper
13 November 2017

Onryo

Onryo are ghosts who return to haunt the living with vengeance on their minds. Onryo may be male or female, but the most famous tend to be female. Onryo, in general, were
26 September 2017

Crossing Running Water

Crossing running water has long been regarded as a powerful remedy against supernatural entities. In widespread folklore, water is believed to be pure and holy — a living force that rejects what
26 September 2017

Arang

Arang loved to go moon-gazing at Youngnamru Pavillion. A respectable young lady could not go out alone: the female servant assigned as her chaperone conspired with another who wished to rape Arang.

Arrival Cases

Arrival Cases: When the Living Appear Before They Arrive Arrival cases are strange apparitional experiences in which a person appears at a location before they have physically arrived there. The witness may
25 July 2017
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