Werewolves’ weakness and hatred towards silver is one of their most well-known features, along with their fearsome appearance and capacity to shape-shift during the night. However, their vulnerability to silver weapons, such as bullets, arrows, or stakes, is actually a modern invention that can be traced to a single source: the 1941 film Wolf Man. …
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The term “werewolf” comes from the Old English word “wer,” meaning “man,” combined with “wolf.” A werewolf is essentially a human who transforms into a wolf-like creature, either during a full moon, by wearing a special wolf skin, or due to a curse. There are various ways a person can become a werewolf: The condition …
The apocalypse (literally, “the lifting of the veil”) often appears in dreams and has the role of revealing hidden truths about our lives. It’s tied closely to our deepest anxieties, survival of the fittest, and a reordering of our priorities in life. The “end of the world” as we know it is most often shown …
The idea of the human double (or doubles) has been a part of folklore and tradition for a long time, especially the conviction that every individual has a good double and an evil double. The good double is vibrant and friendly, while the evil double is dark and terrifying. One is a guardian spirit, while …
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The elements that make elementals Empedocles, a Greek scientist and philosopher who lived in Sicily in the 5th century BC, came up with the idea that all objects are composed of various combinations of fire, air, earth, and water. Plato and Aristotle both agreed with the theory, and most Europeans believed it until the 17th …
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What was the Elixir of Life and how did work? In ancient Greek chemical manuscripts, the word “elixir,” which derives from the Arabic “aliksir,” described the substance that allowed base metals to be transmuted into gold and silver. European alchemists believed the Philosopher’s Stone, which they thought could heal everything, was an essential component of …
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Magic is the practice of manipulating supernatural forces that the common people either do not believe exist or do not want to understand in the first place. A black magician is one who engages in such practices for sinister ends. For a black magician, obtaining power is everything. His motivation comes from a desire for …
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For millennia, people have believed that man is made up of two parts: a soul or spirit that God gives us, and a material body consisting of flesh and blood. However, some philosophers and occult scholars believe that each man possesses a third component, an astral body, which literally means “starry body” and is sometimes …