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Focuses on the problem of communication with the other world: the phenomenon of spirit possession and its changing historical interpretations, the imaginary schemes elaborated for giving accounts of the journeys to the

Olympic Spirits The Olympic Spirits are celestial intelligences believed to inhabit the firmament and the planetary spheres. Rather than belonging to the infernal hierarchies of traditional demonology, they are presented as governors

Shiwanna (Cloud People) In Pueblo myth, spirits associated with the dead. The Shiwanna live in the four or six regions of the universe, each of which has its own colour, or else

Cymbee Spirits Simbi survived the Middle Passage from Africa and arrived in South Carolina’s Low Country, where this family of water spirits promptly slipped into some water and made themselves at home.

Genius Plural: Genii The next time someone says you’re not a genius, don’t be insulted. The original definition of that word has nothing to do with intelligence. Genius literally means “spirit” and

Genius Cucullatus Plural: Genii Cucullati The Genii Cucullati are mysterious spirits whose images appear throughout the Celtic world during the era of Roman domination. Genius means “a spirit.” • A cucullus is

La Diablesse is a nocturnal spirit from the islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. During the day, she hides in the big root buttresses of kapok trees. At night,

Djab are mercenary spirits: spirits for hire. Each Djab is an independent contractor who can be paid or bribed to do magical work for you. (The word Djah is singular and plural.)