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Myths & mysteries
Dion Fortune was a prominent British occultist who claimed she was subjected to a series of terrifying psychic attacks from the jealous wife of a former magical mentor.
Dion Fortune was a prominent British occultist who claimed she was subjected to a series of terrifying psychic attacks from the jealous wife of a former…
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Zarathustra, the ancient Persian mystic, founded Zoroastrianism, which is considered one of the world's oldest continuously practiced monotheistic religions.
Zarathustra, the ancient Persian mystic, founded Zoroastrianism, which is considered one of the world's oldest continuously practiced monotheistic religions.…
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Shamanism is one of the oldest mystical practices in human history, involving a practitioner entering an altered state of consciousness to interact directly with the spirit world.
Shamanism is one of the oldest mystical practices in human history, involving a practitioner entering an altered state of consciousness to interact directly…
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Numerology is the mystical belief that numbers carry divine vibrational frequencies, requiring you to convert your name into a mathematical value to understand your true cosmic purpose.
Numerology is the mystical belief that numbers carry divine vibrational frequencies, requiring you to convert your name into a mathematical value to…
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Chaos magic is a highly postmodern occult practice developed in the 1970s that strips away all the traditional religious dogma of mysticism and treats belief as an active tool rather than an absolute truth.
Chaos magic is a highly postmodern occult practice developed in the 1970s that strips away all the traditional religious dogma of mysticism and treats belief…
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Richard Shaver convinced thousands of magazine readers in the 1940s that a sadistic, mystical race of ancient beings called the Deros lived in caverns beneath the Earth.
Richard Shaver convinced thousands of magazine readers in the 1940s that a sadistic, mystical race of ancient beings called the Deros lived in caverns beneath…
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Biblical scholars believe the mystical number of the beast, 666, was not a magical demonic code but actually just a cryptographic political jab at the Roman Emperor Nero.
Biblical scholars believe the mystical number of the beast, 666, was not a magical demonic code but actually just a cryptographic political jab at the Roman…
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Mediterranean cultures have believed in the mystical curse of the evil eye for centuries, often countering it by pretending to spit on babies or loved ones to ward off the negative energy.
Mediterranean cultures have believed in the mystical curse of the evil eye for centuries, often countering it by pretending to spit on babies or loved ones to…
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Romani folklore contains a mystical belief that pumpkins and watermelons left out too long or kept during a full moon will become vampiric and start moving around on their own.
Romani folklore contains a mystical belief that pumpkins and watermelons left out too long or kept during a full moon will become vampiric and start moving…
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Ancient Celtic Druids were the intellectual elite of their society, serving as judges, doctors, and mystical advisors, but they absolutely refused to write anything down because they thought it weakened the memory.
Ancient Celtic Druids were the intellectual elite of their society, serving as judges, doctors, and mystical advisors, but they absolutely refused to write…
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Gérard Encausse, who wrote under the mystical pseudonym Papus, was a massively influential occultist in Belle Époque Paris who managed to infiltrate the Russian imperial court.
Gérard Encausse, who wrote under the mystical pseudonym Papus, was a massively influential occultist in Belle Époque Paris who managed to infiltrate the…
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Helena Roerich and her husband Nicholas journeyed through the Himalayas in the 1920s to establish Agni Yoga, a mystical teaching centered entirely on the esoteric element of invisible cosmic fire.
Helena Roerich and her husband Nicholas journeyed through the Himalayas in the 1920s to establish Agni Yoga, a mystical teaching centered entirely on the…
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Aghori ascetics of India follow a deeply hardcore mystical path where they literally smear themselves in the ashes of the dead and use human skulls as drinking bowls to prove their spiritual superiority.
Aghori ascetics of India follow a deeply hardcore mystical path where they literally smear themselves in the ashes of the dead and use human skulls as…
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Tulpas originated in Tibetan Buddhist mysticism as incredibly advanced meditative constructs where a practitioner focuses so intensely on an imagined entity that it actually gains physical form and independent sentience.
Tulpas originated in Tibetan Buddhist mysticism as incredibly advanced meditative constructs where a practitioner focuses so intensely on an imagined entity…
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Anton LaVey founded the Church of Satan in nineteen sixty-six, dramatically shaving his head and donning a sweeping black cape to perform heavily stylized rituals in a house painted entirely black in San Francisco.
Anton LaVey founded the Church of Satan in nineteen sixty-six, dramatically shaving his head and donning a sweeping black cape to perform heavily stylized…
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Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart de Mortemart, better known as Madame de Montespan, was the incredibly powerful chief mistress of King Louis the Fourteenth who reportedly…
Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart de Mortemart, better known as Madame de Montespan, was the incredibly powerful chief mistress of King Louis the Fourteenth…
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Arthur Edward Waite and Pamela Colman Smith created the Rider-Waite tarot deck in nineteen hundred and nine, deliberately designing it to be the first deck where every single…
Arthur Edward Waite and Pamela Colman Smith created the Rider-Waite tarot deck in nineteen hundred and nine, deliberately designing it to be the first deck…
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John Cleves Symmes Jr.
John Cleves Symmes Jr. passionately campaigned in the early nineteenth century for the Hollow Earth theory, claiming the planet was a series of concentric…
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Plato introduced the story of Atlantis in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias around 360 BCE as a fictional allegory to explain the hubris of nations and the superiority of his…
Plato introduced the story of Atlantis in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias around 360 BCE as a fictional allegory to explain the hubris of nations and the…
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Haitian Vodou features the concept of the bokor, a mystical sorcerer who supposedly resurrects the dead to use them as mindless, soulless laborers in the fields; ethnobotanist…
Haitian Vodou features the concept of the bokor, a mystical sorcerer who supposedly resurrects the dead to use them as mindless, soulless laborers in the…
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Irish folklore features mystical cursing stones, or clocha breaca, which were typically round rocks placed on rural altars that a person could turn while reciting a curse against…
Irish folklore features mystical cursing stones, or clocha breaca, which were typically round rocks placed on rural altars that a person could turn while…
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Indigenous Amazonian shamans have used ayahuasca, a powerful psychedelic brew made from specific jungle vines and leaves, for centuries to induce deep mystical visions and communicate with the spirits of nature.
Indigenous Amazonian shamans have used ayahuasca, a powerful psychedelic brew made from specific jungle vines and leaves, for centuries to induce deep…
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Mevlevi Sufi dervishes practice a physically demanding form of active meditation where they spin in continuous, perfect circles for hours while wearing tall felt hats and wide white skirts.
Mevlevi Sufi dervishes practice a physically demanding form of active meditation where they spin in continuous, perfect circles for hours while wearing tall…
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Saint Teresa of Avila was a sixteenth-century Spanish mystic and Carmelite nun who frequently experienced intense spiritual raptures that supposedly caused her to float violently into the air against her will.
Saint Teresa of Avila was a sixteenth-century Spanish mystic and Carmelite nun who frequently experienced intense spiritual raptures that supposedly caused…
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