HAUNTED HOUSES

There are many haunted houses around the world and cases exist in every type of home, whether it be a decaying European feudal castle or a suburban house, the effects are usually the same. Ostensibly it may be populated by ghosts, ghouls, witches, poltergeists, or even demons. Many people report physical changes in haunted places, especially a feeling of a presence accompanied by a temperature drop and hearing unaccountable sounds. Since a poltergeist may be the cause of a haunted house, they share many of the same traits such as unaccountable noises and objects moving with no visible means of locomotion. The key feature of a haunted house, however, is the presence of one or more ghosts, often due to a murder or other tragic death having occurred on the property, or to an owner of the house elsewhere, at some time in the past.

POLTERGEISTS

A poltergeist is a type of uncontrolled psychokinesis, that is widely believed to be an invisible ghost that interacts with others by moving and influencing inanimate objects. The earliest accounts of poltergeist activity go all the way back to ancient Egypt! There are many poltergeist activities: sounds of thumps, knocks, and footsteps, objects being thrown around the room or furniture being moved, a bed shaking, and in some cases a person is even known to levitate! Some poltergeists tend to occur around a single person, often called an agent or a focus.

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PALM READERS/ PSYCHICS

Sensitive to the “aura” of a person, psychics are able to access information from the emotional, physical and spiritual parts of the auric field which contains all the information about a person’s life. Psychics use their natural gift to be aware of body language, facial expression, etc. and from that they can compute potential events and make plausible predictions. Able to “sense” on a purely material level, psychics are not able to “tune in to the spirit world, except by accident. All mediums are psychics, but not all psychics are mediums. They use tarot cards, runes, palmistry, etc. as tools.

HOODO

Based on elements of Voodoo, Appalachian folk magic, and related traditions, Hoodoo is a 200-year old practice of magic. A gris-gris bag is a type of Hoodoo charm.

GRIS-GRIS BAGS

A Gris-Gris bag is a small cloth bag that people carry for good luck or to ward off evil. It usually contains a mixture of one or more of the following: herbs, oils, stones, bones, hair, nails, or other personal items. In New Orleans, the traditional headquarters of American Voodoo, many people carry gris-gris bags for protection but they can also be used to cause someone bad luck.

ANGELICA ROOT

The Angelica Root (also known as Holy Ghost Root, Archangel Root) is believed to be a very powerful guardian and healer, that also provides strength to women. It is used by many to ward off evil and bring good luck to health and family, some might even keep the root near their baby in a white flannel bag. If put in a blue flannel bag with lavender, this root is thought to bring peace to a marriage. In America, it is commonly found in African-American mojo bags prepared for protection from evil, for uncrossing and to break a jinx. In powdered form, the Angelica Root is an ingredient in sachet powders used for healing and blessing. It may also be dusted on magic candles used for protection and prayer in matters of spiritual peace and blessing.

VAN VAN OIL

Van Van is an old hoodoo formula for oil, incense, sachet powders, and washing products that are intended to get rid of evil, provide magical defense, change bad luck to good, as well as strengthen other charms. It is the most popular of the New Orleans hoodoo recipes. As a good luck enhancer, it is closely associated with both the rabbit foot and the lodestone.

CROSSROADS

Crossroads are widely linked to magic, and are said to be haunted by various entities who take joy in confusing travelers. Visited by ghosts, activities or demons, the Devil, witches and fairies, the meeting and parting of ways can also be used to conjure up the same spirits who appear there. Also, the shape of the crossroads can be used in protection against these Spirits who appear at crossroads every All Hallows Eve and at other times it can be conjured up to appear there. Also, the very shape of crossroads is in some lore protection against the spirits alleged to haunt the places.

CATTLE MUTILATIONS

There are thousands of cases in North America where cattle have been found mutilated under abnormal circumstances. Marked with florescent paint, drained of blood, cows have been found dead, with the cause of death unknown. These cattle have laser cuts and certain organs surgically removed from their bodies, often their reproductive and retinal organs. Not only will scavengers not touch the carcasses, but abnormally high radiation levels have been found around these areas as well, with zero traces of footprints, but clamp marks suggesting the cattle were taken from habitats to be mutilated.

By Dean5339