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...
VAMzzz Occult Blog history & documentation
Workshops Magie in de Roos, Amsterdam door Benjamin Adamah
Tot nu toe gaf ik ieder jaar de workshopserie Klassieke Westerse Magie in De Roos Amsterdam. Wat mij betreft ga ik daar nog tot mijn 80ste mee door (24 jaar). Maar gezien de geforceerde...
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...
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...
Jewish Necromancy
Necromancy is a form of magic which 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 thousands...
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...
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,...
The imp or the familiar of the witches in Matthew Hopkins’ The Discovery of Witches
The imp or familiar (spirit) is wat modern magic termes a servitor, artificial elemental or Elementar. The last being a specially created elemental according to a technique – using the Elements Fire, Air, Water...
Het Boze Oog
Het boze oog – is dat nou niets anders dan dom bijgeloof of is er toch iets meer aan de hand? Met zijn 526 pagina’s aan piepkleine lettertjes en meters voetnoten, waar je ook...
Nazi UFO – the occult science of Germany during World War II and the Interbellum
Nazi UFO information is rapidly banned from the ‘official Internet’. I mean the internet that embraces the new neoliberal new speak world dictatorship. Though a fascinating subject, reliable information on the apocryphal science of...
Sak Yant tattoos or Magic tattoos
Sak Yant tattoo is common in Southeast Asia and is distinct for its monochromic and geometric patterns, passages from religious classics, and animal images. Only Sak Yant masters can perform this tattoo. They mix...
Witte wieven, weerwolven en waternekkers
Witte wieven, weerwolven en waternekkers is het vierde boek van Abe J. van der Veen. Het heeft als ondertitel: Een beschrijving van alle geesten, elfen en andere wonderlijke wezens uit Nederland. Het boek is...
