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Category: folk magic

Born with a Veil

August 15, 2026 boneandsickle anomalies, Benandanti, birthing, cauls, curiosities, EPISODE, folk customs, folk magic, folklore, Friuli, history, legends, medicine, superstition, witch trials, witchcraft, witches

To be “born with a veil” (or caul) was once regarded as far more than an unusual circumstance of birth.[…]

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Sorcery Schools of Spain

January 26, 2024 boneandsickle black magic, Cave of Hercules, caves, Cyprian magic, demons, Devil, diabolism, EPISODE, folk magic, folklore, Greek gods, history, King Solomon, legends, literature, magic, magic schools, Mexico, Middle Ages, occultism, Portugal, prophecy, renaissance, saints, Salamanca, Satan, Spain, St. Cyprian, The Arabian Nights, Toledo, witches

For centuries, Spain was said to be the home of secret, underground sorcery schools, Toledo being the first city with[…]

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Myth and Magic of the Smith

January 24, 2022 boneandsickle antiquity, black magic, blacksmith, Devil, EPISODE, fairy tales, folk customs, folk magic, folklore, Greek gods, Greek myth, history, legends, mythology, Norse religion, occultism, pagan, paganism, saints, Satan, The Blacksmith and the Devil, Wicca, witchcraft, witches

Folklore of the blacksmith portrays him as a semi-magical figure, a wily opponent of the Devil, a mythic creator in classical and[…]

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