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...
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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...
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...
Doctor John (Jean Montenee, Jean Montanet) – the original New Orleans Voodoo King
Doctor John (Senegal 1803 – New Orleans 1885) was a legendary Voodoo King in New Orleans. He was known by many other names, such as Prince John, Jean Montaigne, Jean Montenee or Jean Montanet,...
The Seven Nanchons or loa-families in Vodou
There are several families or “nanchons” (from “nations”) of loa or vodou spirits. These nanchons are: Rada (also Radha), Petro (also Pethro, Petwo), Nago, Kongo, Djouba, Ibo and Ghede (also Guede, or Gede). Most...
