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Dolls inhabited by spirits or energies—good, evil, or neutral—have a long history across diverse cultures. Here are just a few examples. JapanOne of the unifying ideas about haunted dolls across millennia is that they have either been created to be, or been made into, spiritual vessels. For instance, as early as the tenth century, there was a vast wealth of folklore surrounding tsukumogami, which were utilitarian household objects that were said to be granted a soul after one hundred years of service. These objects included pots, cups, musical instruments, tools, containers, and even dolls. After becoming ensouled, the tsukumogami were prone to tricking people. In one ...
Your Unique Psychic KnowingnessHave you ever noticed that the résumés or biographies of many psychics begin with something along the lines of, "I've been this way since I was little?? I am one of those people. I cannot recall a time when I wasn't psychic. Even if the word psychic has not resonated with you in the past, a lifelong journey working through your intuition is not a rite of passage. In other words, if you do not remember or believe that you were psychic as a child, it in no way makes you less qualified to be so now. Everyone may be born a psychic, but many have yet to realize, understand, or utilize their abilities. A Psychic's Handbook will meet you where you ...
Amidst the denizens of the Spirit World who occasionally drift into our sphere, there is none more terrifying, more dreaded, than the Irish banshee. She is the herald of Death. To hear her mournful wail in the dark of the night can mean only one thing: someone in your family has just received a summons to the grave. Banshees are always female, always Irish, connected to certain old Irish families. There are eight major ways that a banshee can get her point across. 1. ScreechingWe have all heard the old expression, "to screech like a banshee." But what does the wraith actually sound like? Many who have heard it state that it resembles a cat having a bad day. In 1983 Anne Hill in Dublin ...
Long before spiritualism or paranormal investigation, there was a complete art called sciomancy that investigated and attempted to resolve disturbances caused by unquiet spirits of the dead, known as revenants or ghosts. Sciomancy is the lesser-known of the two branches of medieval necromancy (not to be confused with the practice of divining by shadows, which shares the same name). This ancient art is as relevant today as it was in the Middle Ages, and has influenced the development of subsequent local traditions. In Britain, the method of bringing peace to a troubled spirit is known as Laying Ghosts, a practice that has spread across the seas, from generation to generation. It is from ...
