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Secret Rites & Societies
Abakua – the backgrounds of Cuba’s secret fraternity
Abakua (Abakuá) or Abakwa, sometimes called Ñáñigo, is an Afro-Cuban men’s initiatory fraternity or secret society, which originated from centuries old fraternal associations in the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon, where the organization was known as the Leopard Society. (Not to be confused with the north eastern Congolese Leopard Men guerrilla…
Abakua – the backgrounds of Cuba’s secret fraternity
Abakua (Abakuá) or Abakwa, sometimes called Ñáñigo, is an Afro-Cuban men’s initiatory fraternity or secret society, which originated from centuries old fraternal associations in the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon, where the organization was known as the Leopard Society. (Not to be confused with the north eastern Congolese Leopard Men guerrilla…
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Voodoo
Animism, magic and the spiritual sterilization-effect of the one God-enforcement
What is animism? Is it something African or something we find only among indeginous peoples? What are the side effects of politicized monotheism on our personal exerience and communication with the spiritual or the divine? What is the position of magic in the process of christianizing the planet, which is now going on for about…
Animism, magic and the spiritual sterilization-effect of the one God-enforcement
What is animism? Is it something African or something we find only among indeginous peoples? What are the side effects of politicized monotheism on our personal exerience and communication with the spiritual or the divine? What is the position of magic in the process of christianizing the planet, which is now going on for about…
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Folklore | Magick and Witchcraft
Jewish Necromancy
Necromancy is a form of magic witch uses the dead to get certain results. There are many forms of necromancy and the art is and was performed all over the planet and goes thousants of years back into history. See the works of Homer for exemple where the blood of a sheep is poured into…
Jewish Necromancy
Necromancy is a form of magic witch uses the dead to get certain results. There are many forms of necromancy and the art is and was performed all over the planet and goes thousants of years back into history. See the works of Homer for exemple where the blood of a sheep is poured into…
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Mors-Somnus meaning in astrology
MORS-SOMNUS (formerly called 2007 TY430 with MPC-number 341520) is a binary Plutino, discovered on 14 October 2007 by Scott S. Sheppard and Chadwick A. Trujillo and named after the two children of the Roman night goddess Nox (Greek: Nyx); Mors (Greek: Thanatos), the god of death and Somnus (Greek: Hypnos), the god of sleep. Mors…
Mors-Somnus meaning in astrology
MORS-SOMNUS (formerly called 2007 TY430 with MPC-number 341520) is a binary Plutino, discovered on 14 October 2007 by Scott S. Sheppard and Chadwick A. Trujillo and named after the two children of the Roman night goddess Nox (Greek: Nyx); Mors (Greek: Thanatos), the god of death and Somnus (Greek: Hypnos), the god of sleep. Mors…
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Folklore
Aitvaras, fire snake aka household spirit of Lithuania
The Aitvaras or Aitvars is a nature spirit in Baltic, especially Lithuanian, folklore and mythology. Several folklorists and micro-historians such as Wilhelm Mannhardt, W. R. S. Ralston, Claude Lecouteux, and others have pointed out that, until about a century ago, most European folk spirituality focused on maintaining good relations with household and field spirits. Slavic…
Aitvaras, fire snake aka household spirit of Lithuania
The Aitvaras or Aitvars is a nature spirit in Baltic, especially Lithuanian, folklore and mythology. Several folklorists and micro-historians such as Wilhelm Mannhardt, W. R. S. Ralston, Claude Lecouteux, and others have pointed out that, until about a century ago, most European folk spirituality focused on maintaining good relations with household and field spirits. Slavic…
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Voodoo
Gris-gris, Mojo bag and Borfima
A gris-gris or gris-gris bag is a protective amulet that brings good luck and chases demons away. The word gris-gris – of African origin – means “fetish” or “charm”; thus a gris-gris bag is a charm bag. It was introduced into France in the 16th century as grigri or gri-gri, whose plural is gris-gris or…
Gris-gris, Mojo bag and Borfima
A gris-gris or gris-gris bag is a protective amulet that brings good luck and chases demons away. The word gris-gris – of African origin – means “fetish” or “charm”; thus a gris-gris bag is a charm bag. It was introduced into France in the 16th century as grigri or gri-gri, whose plural is gris-gris or…
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Folklore | Paranormal
Investigating “An authenticated Vampire story” by Franz Hartmann
An authenticated Vampire story by the famous occultist Dr. Franz Hartmann was first published as a true account on vampirism in THE OCCULT REVIEW, London, September 1909 – whose founder and editor was an English engineer by the name of Ralph Shirley. It contains several classic ingredients of the vampire fiction, once started by John…
Investigating “An authenticated Vampire story” by Franz Hartmann
An authenticated Vampire story by the famous occultist Dr. Franz Hartmann was first published as a true account on vampirism in THE OCCULT REVIEW, London, September 1909 – whose founder and editor was an English engineer by the name of Ralph Shirley. It contains several classic ingredients of the vampire fiction, once started by John…
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Nigerian Folk Stories Collected From The Efik, Ibibio & People of Ikom
Elphinstone Dayrell
Two Volumes In the early 20th century Elphinstone Dayrell, a district commissioner located in Ikom, Eastern Province, Nigeria, collected many folk tales from the Efik and Ibibio peoples of Southeastern Nigeria. The scope of these tales encompasses local mythology and stories suitable for children, to tales so cruel they will still shock a modern public.…
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Nigerian Folk Stories Collected From The Efik, Ibibio & People of Ikom
Elphinstone Dayrell
Two Volumes In the early 20th century Elphinstone Dayrell, a district commissioner located in Ikom, Eastern Province, Nigeria, collected many folk tales from the Efik and Ibibio peoples of Southeastern Nigeria. The scope of these tales encompasses local mythology and stories suitable for children, to tales so cruel they will still shock a modern public.…
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Paranormal | VAMzzz Publications | Recent publications
Werwolves
Elliot O’Donnell
The core view of paranormal investigator Elliott O’Donnell, regarding the wer(e)wolf, was that he assumed a serious occult phenomenon, rather than a folkloric fantasy, that could easily be dismissed by science. Within this scope Werwolves (1914) is as pioneering as the book is entertaining. It combines O’Donnell’s – ahead of his time – linking of…
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Werwolves
Elliot O’Donnell
The core view of paranormal investigator Elliott O’Donnell, regarding the wer(e)wolf, was that he assumed a serious occult phenomenon, rather than a folkloric fantasy, that could easily be dismissed by science. Within this scope Werwolves (1914) is as pioneering as the book is entertaining. It combines O’Donnell’s – ahead of his time – linking of…
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Folklore & Mythology | VAMzzz Publications | Recent publications
Love Potions Through the Ages
Harry E. Wedeck
A Study of Amatory Devices and Mores Before the first box of Viagra hit the counter, it was preceded by a three millennia-long search, by both men and women, for stimulants to achieve the ultimate erotic experience. Love Potions Through the Ages – A Study of Amatory Devices and Mores by the classic scholar Harry…
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Love Potions Through the Ages
Harry E. Wedeck
A Study of Amatory Devices and Mores Before the first box of Viagra hit the counter, it was preceded by a three millennia-long search, by both men and women, for stimulants to achieve the ultimate erotic experience. Love Potions Through the Ages – A Study of Amatory Devices and Mores by the classic scholar Harry…
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Celtic & Mythology | Folklore
Jack-o’-lantern, its origin and connection with will-o’-the-wisp
In the United States, the celebration of Halloween made its appearance mainly in the second half of the 19th century, when large groups of Irish and Scottish immigrants entered the country. During this time, the famous jack-o’-lantern, a hollowed-out pumpkin resembling a face, appeared in the U.S. Worldwide, this has become perhaps the best-known symbol…
Jack-o’-lantern, its origin and connection with will-o’-the-wisp
In the United States, the celebration of Halloween made its appearance mainly in the second half of the 19th century, when large groups of Irish and Scottish immigrants entered the country. During this time, the famous jack-o’-lantern, a hollowed-out pumpkin resembling a face, appeared in the U.S. Worldwide, this has become perhaps the best-known symbol…
Folklore & Mythology | VAMzzz Publications
The Book of Halloween
Ruth Edna Kelley
The Book of Halloween (1919) gives the reader an account of the origin and history of Halloween and how it absorbed customs belonging to other days in the year, such as May Day, Midsummer, and Christmas. Author Ruth Edna Kelly intensely researched the subject blending history, folklore and mythology. The origins of Halloween are traced…
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The Book of Halloween
Ruth Edna Kelley
The Book of Halloween (1919) gives the reader an account of the origin and history of Halloween and how it absorbed customs belonging to other days in the year, such as May Day, Midsummer, and Christmas. Author Ruth Edna Kelly intensely researched the subject blending history, folklore and mythology. The origins of Halloween are traced…
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