Centaurs and why most astrologers only include Chiron
Centaurs are a fascinating and underrated family of asteroids. Chiron has been used for a few decades now. This is mainly due to the fact that for a long time it was only Chiron...
Author: vamzzz
Sex asteroids in astrology
Sex asteroids are a hot topic in asteroid astrology. This article by the Dutch asteroid-astrologer and author on asteroid-astrology Benjamin Adamah gives a pretty complete overview of asteroids and their specific relation to the...
Peter Stumpp, werewolf or political scapegoat
Peter Stumpp (c. 1535 – 1589, also spelled as Peter Stubbs, Peter Stube, Peter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a German farmer and alleged serial killer, accused of werewolfery, incest, witchcraft and...
Leshy, the Lord of the Russian Forest
The Leshy or Lyeshy (Belor: лясу́н Lyasun, лесаві́к Lesovik; Ukr. лісови́к Lisovik; Pol: Laskowiec) is a forest spirit, widely known among Russians (especially in the North), and to a lesser extent representations about him...
Bloody Mary, the cocktail and the gruesom phantom in the mirror…
Bloody Mary, apart from a world famous cocktail, is a phantom, or spirit conjured to reveal the future. She is also known by the names Mary Worth, Mary Whales, Hell Mary and Mary Jane....
Genius loci – the spirit of a location
The Latin term genius loci literally means “the spirit of the place”. In Roman mythology, the spirit originally meant a guardian spirit (genius), who was often depicted in the form of a snake. In...
Haselwurm and Tatzelwurm
The Haselwurm and the Tatzelwurm or Stollenwurm are a strange creatures which dwell in a foggy way between spirit beings from folklore and cryptozoological rarities. The weirdest thing about the creature is the fact...
Dybbuk or Dibbuk – the sticky ghost of the Ashkenazi
In Ashkenazic Jewish folklore a Dybbuk (Yiddish: דָּבַק, dāḇaq) is an evil spirit which enters into a living person, cleaves to his soul, causes mental illness, talks through his mouth, and represents a separate...
Huldra or Skogsrå, the femme fatale of the Scandinavian forests
A Huldra or Hulder is a seductive – usually female – forest creature found in Scandinavian folklore. Her name derives from a root meaning “covered” or “secret”. In Norwegian folklore, she is known as...
Huldufólk, the Hidden People of Iceland
The Huldufólk (“hidden people”), also called Högfolk is a mythical race of Elves in Icelandic and Faroese folklore. They are supernatural beings that live in nature. They look and behave similarly to humans, but...
