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The term is sometimes taken to mean knowledge that "is meant only for certain people" or that "must be kept hidden", but for most practicing occultists it is simply the study of a deeper spiritual reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences. [3]
A cacodemon (or cacodaemon) is an evil spirit or (in the modern sense of the word) a demon. The opposite of a cacodemon is an agathodaemon or eudaemon, a good spirit or angel. The word cacodemon comes through Latin from the Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων kakodaimōn, meaning an "evil spirit", whereas daimon would be
Jesus drives out a demon or unclean spirit, from the 15th-century Très Riches Heures. In English translations of the Bible, unclean spirit is a common rendering [1] of Greek pneuma akatharton (πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον; plural pneumata akatharta (πνεύματα ἀκάθαρτα)), which in its single occurrence in the Septuagint translates Hebrew ruaḥ tum'ah (רוּחַ ...
In Jewish mythology, a dybbuk (/ ˈ d ɪ b ə k /; Yiddish: דיבוק, from the Hebrew verb דָּבַק dāḇaq meaning 'adhere' or 'cling') is a malicious possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. [1] It supposedly leaves the host body once it has accomplished its goal, sometimes after being exorcised. [2 ...
"Tokoloshe Man" was a pop hit by John Kongos, [4] later covered by Happy Mondays and released on the Elektra compilation album Rubáiyát. The video for Die Antwoord's song "Evil Boy" features a tokoloshe. [5] The word "tokoloshe" is mentioned several times in the 2003 film The Bone Snatcher by Titus when the team encounters an ant-like demonic ...
If you love someone, mean it. 4. “I’m here for you.” This phrase is more than a version of the Friends theme song; it’s one of the most common things to say to lift someone’s spirits. In ...
Shedim (Hebrew: שֵׁדִים, romanized: šēḏim; singular: שֵׁד šēḏ) [3] are spirits or demons in the Tanakh and Jewish mythology.Shedim do not, however, correspond exactly to the modern conception of demons as evil entities as originated in Christianity. [4]
Baš Čelik – Powerful, evil winged man whose soul is not held by his body and can be subdued only by causing him to suffer dehydration; Bashe – Elephant-swallowing serpent; Basilisco Chilote – Chicken-serpent hybrid; Basilisk – Multi-limbed, venomous lizard; Basty - Evil spirit or goblin of bad dreams