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Apotropaic magic (from Greek αποτρέπω, apotrépō 'to ward off') or protective magic is a type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as in deflecting misfortune or averting the evil eye.
A photograph of Carrière taken from the back of the ectoplasm face revealed it to be made from a magazine cut out with the letters "Le Miro". The two-dimensional face had been clipped from the French magazine Le Miroir. [33] Back issues of the magazine also matched some of Carrière's ectoplasm faces. [34]
In mythology and folklore, a vengeful ghost or vengeful spirit is said to be the spirit of a dead person who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge for a cruel, unnatural or unjust death. In certain cultures where funeral and burial or cremation ceremonies are important, such vengeful spirits may also be considered as unhappy ghosts of ...
The floor of a one-story haunted house is black and the walls are green. What color are the stairs? Answer: There are no stairs, it’s a one-story house.. A ghost rides into town on Monday ...
In German folklore and ghostlore, a poltergeist (/ ˈ p oʊ l t ər ˌ ɡ aɪ s t / or / ˈ p ɒ l t ər ˌ ɡ aɪ s t /; German: [ˈpɔltɐɡaɪ̯st] ⓘ; ' rumbling ghost ' or ' noisy spirit ') is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed.
Alternatively, a historical approach can be taken. Medieval texts are full of planetary spirits (inhabitants of the planets), angelic spirits (angels, archangels, guardian angels, etc.), nature spirits (undines, sylphs, etc.), place spirits, etc. [3] Spirits are often classified by the worlds they inhabit: underworld, earth, atmospheric, or ...
The bar often dubbed America's most haunted nightclub is tearing down its building. Bobby Mackey, owner of Bobby Mackey's Music World in Wilder, Kentucky, plans to demolish his bar's home venue ...
Image credits: Emily Devenport #5. My parents and I used to go camping in the Sierra Nevada mountains every year with some of our extended family when I was growing up.