September 3, 2010

An Aborisha's Guide for Attending Elegbá and the Warriors

`Para mí todo viaje es azar´, Omar García Obregón, South Bank, London, 30 November, 2008

SOURCE : An Aborisha’s Guide for Attending Elegbá and the Warriors …Elegbá should be worshiped on Mondays… and preferably in the morning before heading outdoor for one’s daily routines. It is necessary to keep in mind… that once one accustoms Elegbá to this treatment, one must be… consistent. If you legitimately forget, there can be [...]

The Serpent as Gnostic Liberator in New Orleans Voodoo

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SOURCE : The Serpent as Gnostic Liberator in New Orleans Voodoo Voodoo originated in the African kingdom of Dahomey (now the Republic of Benin). Vodu was the region of the Dahomeans. The word vodu and its various forms – voodoo, voudou, vaudau, even hoodoo – encompassed all aspects of the religion, including the gods, the [...]

Taoism of the Left Hand : Necromancy, Sorcery and Fetishes

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SOURCE : Taoism of the Left Hand : Necromancy, Sorcery and Fetishes Some practitioners of the Secret school have the ability of commanding ghosts and spirits. They need to use a miniature Chinese coffin to store a piece of bone from any part of the corpse buried in an unprotected grave. A ritual is performed [...]

Baby Ghost Spirit : Kumon Thong (Black Magic in Thailand)

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SOURCE : Baby Ghost Spirit : Kumon Thong (Black Magic in Thailand) There’s one type of ghost that helps human, but it’s very disgusting looking, in the olden day, they called it Goumonthong (golden boy) or baby ghost. This type of ghost can be found in Laos or Issan region of Thailand. It’s born from [...]

Isn't it illegal to buy or own human bones and skulls?

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SOURCE : Isn’t it illegal to sell human bones and skulls? It is perfectly legal to possess and to sell Human Bones in the United States. One of the main sources of confusion on this issue is that prior to 1987, the majority of human bones for sale here and in other countries were prepared [...]

LOS CAMINOS DE LUCERO

Cloverleaf in Köln

SOURCE : LOS CAMINOS DE LUCERO ºLucero Mundo: Nace de una figura de palo de 2 caras, o de una masa o piedra de 2 caras. ºlucero Cuyo Malongo: Es un lucero diabolico que nace de una masa solamente de quillisos y cuyo humano. Este puede ser remolino, mayombe (volador), o rastrero que se monta [...]

Thailand's Black Magic Monk

Si Quoy, Forensic Science Museum,

Thailand’s Black Magic Monk He’s an expectant mother’s worst nightmare and totally unrepentant. The defrocked Saraburi monk who spent six months in jail for grilling over 1,000 stillborn babies is now Thailand’s foremost black magic practitioner. “I’ve grilled 1,000 stillborn babies,” proclaimed Nain Ae, opening up debate on the ancient Thai practice of kumon tong [...]

Congo Culture: Fetisheurs and night flying sorcery

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Congo Culture: Fetisheurs – Wanderlust and Lipstick In the Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic, you find the word “ndoki” attached to a river in the north and to two national parks – Nouable-Ndoki and Dzanga-Ndoki. In the Lingala language “ndoki” means sorcerer. The stories of witchcraft I enjoy best are about the [...]

Thai (Lao) Baby Ghost Spirit

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SOURCE : Thai (Lao) Baby Ghost Spirit Goumonthong, or baby ghost spirit has been around for centuries, it is known as a sacred spiritual being and a valuable asset for those that own one, and can be greatly beneficial to the owner. It is one of the baby ghosts that has special power; the most [...]

The Nkuyu as mummified relic (Kongo)

Halloween 2007 - 7

SOURCE : kavuna kimbi, whose construction Kavuna does not dwell on, was a huge bundle of red blankets and other materials containing the remains of a chief or other wealthy person whose body had been smoke-dried for several months. Each was deemed to contain and be empowered by the spirit or ghost, called nkuyu in [...]