Spirits Archive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cedar is considered the most sacred tree in Native American beliefs. Cedar holds significant importance in Native American traditions as a ceremonial plant.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Whether feared or admired, trees have always held a special place in the beliefs of ancient people. We encountered sacred trees in every
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A water-horse spirit of Scottish folklore is a kelpie. In Scottish folklore, this supernatural horse-shaped creature lures humans into riding it. This behavior
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In many Asian countries, people celebrate the Hungry Ghost festival in August. It’s an ancient tradition and a time when people make offerings
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Hidden in the woods of Waterbury, Connecticut, is an adorable village of the Little People. The miniature village has a series of wonderful
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Jeramy Neugin - AncientPages.com - There are many interesting and dangerous creatures in Cherokee mythology. One of them is the raven mocker and another one is the body
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the mythology of Maya peoples from the Yucatán Peninsula and Guatemala, there are tales of curious creatures called aluxes. They are believed to
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Jeramy Neugin - AncientPages.com - The Cherokee used the spirits of their ancestors as talismans of protection against harm. After the home was smoked, dirt from the family
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - During the Renaissance, many became interested in magic and mysticism. Science was in its early stage and curious minds sought answers to big questions
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many people today believe in the existence of ghosts and spirits. Our ancestors shared many of these beliefs, and ancient cultures across the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An Italian humanist philosopher of the early Renaissance, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494), said that the human being is the master of his
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient Maya beliefs, Camazotz (Camoazotz) was a vampire bat god. Camazotz means "death bat" in the Quiché Maya language. Chinese cultures see the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The belief that spirits resided in the underground world can be encountered among many ancient civilizations. These spirits could be either good or evil.
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