Points of Interest
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AMULET
A charm of protection from evil. Can be made of any material or be a small bag filled with something powerful.
ANIMISM
Any religion where the souls of the dead play an important role.
AUSCHWITZ
The largest of the Nazi concentration camps. It's now a museum and archive preserved by the Polish government.Click A Letter BELIAL
The spirit of wickedness written about by a sect called the Qumran in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Their version of the Devil.Click A Letter CHERUB
The singular of CHERUBIM, winged angels.CIRCE
A beautiful enchantress from Greek mythology who could turn men into beasts.
CONCENTRATION CAMPS
A name coined by the British during the 2nd Boer war in Africa for the prison camps they set up.
COUNT ALLESANDRO DI CAGLIOSTRO
After the 1600's belief in magic began to wane, but as late as 1700 this Italian Count was famous for his powers and travelled Europe selling love potions and elixirs of life.
Click A Letter DEMONOLOGY
The study of demons.
DOPPELGANGER
A wraith that mimics the appearance of a person who is far away at the time of its appearance.DRACO
The Greek lawmaker who introduced the first written code of law in Athens in 621 BC. The code was said to be written in blood because most of the crimes were punishable by death. The word Draconian now means harsh or cruel. This code made the government responsible for upholding the law and helped Athens become one of the first city states.
DUENDE
(doo EN day)n. From the Spanish. Meaning ghost or demon. Duende is the mystical idea of the inner burning or restless demon which animates flamenco musicians and dancers. It is the ethereal quality of flamenco that stops listeners in their tracks.
Click A Letter EVIL EYE
According to legend any person with this power could cause death, illness and more. Someone could also be unaware that they had the power and cause harm unintentionally. It is still a common belief in some parts of the world.Click A Letter Traditional material passed through the generations usually by word of mouth.Click A Letter Many towns, especially in the US, in the 1800's sprung up around gold mines. After the mines ran dry the towns were deserted.
GHOUL
From the Arabic Ghul. A Demonic being who haunts/lives in graveyards.
Click a letter Goddess of witchcraft and black magic from Greek mythology. She was originally one of the good guys, but is best known as a torch bearing goddess accompanied by hellhounds.
Click A Letter German spirit, mischievous in nature and said to be temperamental if not fed. Can also have a specific name or job. The Hodeken frightens unfaithful wives and the Goldmar sees the secret sins of the clergy.
Click A Letter It wasn't until the New Testament that Satan was called Lucifer and said to be the first fallen angel. Lucifer means fallen angel of light. The devil is also known as Beelzebub, (Lord of Dung/Lord of Flies).
Click A Letter The film Eine Symphonie des Grauens meaning Nosferatu the Vampire was released in 1922 and terrified audiences. It was based on Bram Stoker's Dracula and made by German director F. W. Murnau. The actor Max Schreck played the lead role.
Click A Letter Refers to a wide range of practices, which involve magic not of the natural world and now widespread throughout the western world. It includes things like fortune telling and spiritualism.Click A Letter Psychic ability. The insight into events/people made possible by holding a personal object.
Click A Letter The ability to describe a place previously unknown from a remote location.
ROSICRUCIAN'S
A Secret brotherhood that studied magic lore and devoted themselves to healing and helping people. Another secret organisation, the Masons, had elements of magic in their rituals as well.
Click A Letter In medieval art and literature there were seven principle virtues: faith, hope, charity, prudence, temperance, chastity and fortitude.
SIR ISSAC NEWTON
A famous English astronomer and mathematician studied Alchemy, as did the Swiss doctor Philippus Paracelsus who also believed in talismans, (charms).
SWASTIKA
Ancient symbol used by Hitler as the Nazi party emblem. Swastika is from the Sanskrit meaning well being.
Click A Letter The study of death and the dying, named after the Greek word for death.
Click A Letter The visible spirit of a person who is still alive.
Click A Letter Thought to be soulless bodies raised from the grave to be slaves. They could be people who have been drugged and revived rather than re-animated corpses.
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