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Deriv; Kanjeng Ratu Kidul, the Queen of the Southern Sea of Java. — 09 Mar 2016

The Dangerous and Powerful Guardian Spirit Queen of the South Seas, Kanjeng Ratu Kidul

By MartiniF

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Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is a well-known figure in Javanese mythology who is still venerated by the Javanese today as the spirit queen of the Indian Ocean. Living in her palace on the bottom of the ocean off the south coast of Central Java, she rules the...
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Deriv; Kanjeng Ratu Kidul, the Queen of the Southern Sea of Java. — 09 Mar 2016

The Dangerous and Powerful Guardian Spirit Queen of the South Seas, Kanjeng Ratu Kidul

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

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Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is a well-known figure in Javanese mythology who is still venerated by the Javanese today as the spirit queen of the Indian Ocean. Living in her palace on the bottom of the ocean off the south coast of Central Java, she rules the...
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Deriv; William, Dance of Death, alabaster tomb, Italia in Miniatura — 06 Mar 2016

William of Newburgh: Medieval Vampire Hunter?

By Charles Christian

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“It would not be easy to believe that the corpses of the dead should sally from their graves, and should wander about to the terror or destruction of the living, did not frequent examples, occurring in our own times, suffice to establish this as...
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Deriv; William, Dance of Death, alabaster tomb, Italia in Miniatura — 06 Mar 2016

William of Newburgh: Medieval Vampire Hunter?

By Charles Christian

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“It would not be easy to believe that the corpses of the dead should sally from their graves, and should wander about to the terror or destruction of the living, did not frequent examples, occurring in our own times, suffice to establish this as...
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Do the ghosts of the ill-fated Calverley family still roam? — 04 Mar 2016

Confessions of a Teenage GhostHunter: Keeping the St Marks Eve Vigil and Looking for the Ghost of Sir Walter Calverley

By Charles Christian

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When I was a student Leeds University, in the north of England, (this was in the early 1970s) I used to go on nocturnal ghost-hunting forays with one of my flatmates, a medical student called Ralph. I had the notebook and a typewriter. He had the...
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Do the ghosts of the ill-fated Calverley family still roam? — 04 Mar 2016

Confessions of a Teenage GhostHunter: Keeping the St Marks Eve Vigil and Looking for the Ghost of Sir Walter Calverley

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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When I was a student Leeds University, in the north of England, (this was in the early 1970s) I used to go on nocturnal ghost-hunting forays with one of my flatmates, a medical student called Ralph. I had the notebook and a typewriter. He had the...
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The body of Saint Alphonse Mary of Liguori, found to be incorrupt by the Catholic Church. — 21 Nov 2015

The Truth behind Christian Miraculous Preservation: How Mummies Become Incorruptible Saints

By Ken Jeremiah

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The Roman Catholic Church has given the title “saint” to thousands of real and legendary people, and even to some non-human entities, such as St. Michael the Archangel. The most comprehensive listing of saints is the Bibliotheca Sanctorum,...
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The body of Saint Alphonse Mary of Liguori, found to be incorrupt by the Catholic Church. — 21 Nov 2015

The Truth behind Christian Miraculous Preservation: How Mummies Become Incorruptible Saints

By Ken Jeremiah

Mythology & Mystery

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The Roman Catholic Church has given the title “saint” to thousands of real and legendary people, and even to some non-human entities, such as St. Michael the Archangel. The most comprehensive listing of saints is the Bibliotheca Sanctorum,...
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The strange and often dangerous water demon of Japanese legend, the Kappa. — 21 Nov 2015

The Strange Origin of the Kappa: Japanese Water Imp

By Ken Jeremiah

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Many supernatural creatures are depicted in Japanese art and literature. Some seem realistic and might actually exist, since there have been witness sightings, while others are clearly composite creatures. Still others might have been created...
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The strange and often dangerous water demon of Japanese legend, the Kappa. — 21 Nov 2015

The Strange Origin of the Kappa: Japanese Water Imp

By Ken Jeremiah

Mythology & Mystery

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Many supernatural creatures are depicted in Japanese art and literature. Some seem realistic and might actually exist, since there have been witness sightings, while others are clearly composite creatures. Still others might have been created...
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