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The occult (from the Latin word occultus "clandestine, hidden, secret") is "knowledge of the hidden". [1] In common usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable", [2] usually referred to as science.
This is a list of demons that appear in religion, theology, demonology, mythology, and folklore. It is not a list of names of demons, although some are listed by more than one name.
Akashic Records: (Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning "sky", "space" or "aether") In the religion of theosophy and the philosophical school called anthroposophy, the Akashic records are a compendium of all universal events, thoughts, words, emotions and intent ever to have occurred in the past, present, or future in terms of all entities and life ...
Samca, an evil spirit, said to curse children and pregnant women with illness; Spiriduş, a domestic spirit/familiar that when summoned, acts as an intermediate between the devil and the master of the home; Stafie, spirits of the dead who are bound to a place in which they lived in life; a poltergeist
Akuma – Evil spirit or devil; Akupara – Giant turtle that supports the world. Akurojin-no-hi – Ghostly flame which causes disease. Al (Armenian and Persian) – Spirit that steals unborn babies and livers from pregnant women. Ala – Bad weather demon. Alal – Queen of the full moon.
Baš Čelik – Powerful, evil winged man whose soul is not held by his body and can be subdued only by causing him to suffer dehydration; Bashe – Elephant-swallowing serpent; Basilisco Chilote – Chicken-serpent hybrid; Basilisk – Multi-limbed, venomous lizard; Basty - Evil spirit or goblin of bad dreams
Following is a list of palindromic phrases of two or more words in the English language, found in multiple independent collections of palindromic phrases. As late as 1821, The New Monthly Magazine reported that there was only one known palindrome in the English language: "Lewd did I live, & evil did I dwel (sic)". [1]
Poubi Lai (Meitei mythology) – Evil dragon python from the Loktak lake; Pouākai – Giant bird; Preta (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain) – Ghosts of especially greedy people; Pricolici (Romanian – Roman) – Undead wolf; Psoglav – Dog-headed monster; Psotnik – Mischievous spirit