Archive for the ‘Creatures’ Category

UFO’s In Ancient Paintings

UFO’s In Ancient Paintings

The appearance of fiery chariots and hovering discs in Renaissance Era paintings – as well as beings working their controls and/or attired in garb that we commonly recognize today as spacesuits – proves, at least, that UFOs were being sighted in medieval times. While no direct connection can be isolated from this, between space aliens and religious icons, there certainly is a lot of supernatural phenomena associated in and around these depictions. The common images of one or more hovering saucer shaped metallic craft, often with highly intense beams of light emanating from the bottom, intelligently controlled and traveling at outrageous speeds – as if the artists witnessed these things first hand – are not in any sense ordinary events, even in modern times. It is extremely hard to find mention of these events, but they do exist – as scattered fragments, vague remnants, survivors of censorship.

72 Demons Evoked By King Solomon (Part II)

72 Demons Evoked By King Solomon (Part II)

Lets see all of the demons evoked by King Solomon. First 36 don’t look friendly at all. Just the thought of evoking at least one of them scares the shit out of me. And the very thought you can control either of them, makes no sense in my world. But, apparently the one who evokes them all and manages to controls them, rules them will be the one who rules the world. It may sound tempting, but still it is doesn’t sound safe at all. See if these 36 demons look like a walk through the park.

Monsters of Canada

Monsters of Canada

Even though many people tend to write off Canada as being either a vast and empty ice covered wasteland or simply a place with well mannered and nice natives, the nation itself has a very rich and long wearing traditions of legends and monsters. Some of the creatures come from the stories and myths from the Native Americans who still live in the country as part of the ethnic group known as the First Nations. However, some were brought over from the stories of European settlers and immigrants. This situation creates a very unique occurrence where an entire country is full of monsters that are from an extended mix of origins but still embraced by a modern population.

Trolls – From Ancient to Modern

Trolls – From Ancient to Modern

Back in the day…

Trolls can be first see in Norse folklore, focused mainly in the early Scandinavian countries that the Vikings had total control over—such as Norway and Sweden. The word “troll” actually evolved over time and wasn’t the first name of this type of creature. In the Scandinavian languages, the word is actually a root for just about everything mystical and magical. “Trolleri” was considered to be a type of magic that was intended to harm others and is probably the primary source for the term “troll” for these mythological creatures who were considered to be particularly malignant, especially toward humans, in stories from folklore.

Top Ten Cryptids

Top Ten Cryptids

Cryptozoology literally means the “study of hidden animals.” It is a new branch of science that searches out creatures which are thought to be nonexistent by popular biology, legendary, or considered to be extinct. Many skeptics exist on this topic; however, since the discovery of the coelacanth, a fish long thought to be extinct, in the early twentieth century made the idea of undiscovered animals hiding in our modern world a very popular thought. The animals which they study and for which they search were labeled as “cryptids” in 1983. Here are the top ten cryptids that cryptozoologists are currently investigating. If you have any evidence of these creatures, get it to your local cryptozoologist immediately!

Magical Femininity: Womanly Creatures That Kick Ass

Magical Femininity: Womanly Creatures That Kick Ass

Some people seem to think that the numerous patriarchal and patrilineal societies try to keep their structures in place by ignoring women. However, all throughout traditional mythology and legends there have been “special” creatures that embrace the feminine sex as their only gender-based form. These magical beings may take on the negative aspects of womanhood as viewed by men or adapt certain scary or intimidating creatures into their feminine physique, but the fact remains solid that the special women had a very strong hold over the mystical and paranormal. They may be mean. They may be strange. They may be downright weird or even frightening. Yet, their female power puts these beings in a special category unto themselves where they are powerful women in a male ruled magical, supernatural world.

The Ogopogo

The Ogopogo

While everyone knows about the Loch Ness Monster, not as many know about a similar mythical creature that apparently lives within Okanagan Lake in Canada. The Ogopogo, from many accounts, resembles the Loch Ness Monster, leading many crypto-zoologists to theorize that the two creatures may be of the same species. One interesting link between the two creatures is that they both lie along the same latitude and resemble each other greatly.

Living Dinosaurs

Living Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs dominated Earth’s landscape for over 160 million years. By comparison mammals have only been prominent for 20 millions years and modern humans only appear on the world scene 200,000 years ago. 65 million years ago dinosaurs disappeared due to a combination of natural disasters and disease that resulted in starvation, but they all could not have just vanished could they? Some should have survived. According to many legends large dinosaurs still exist. Most of the legends are from remote, virtually unexplored areas of the world. Are these stories of prehistoric beasts just stories or are they rooted in fact? Before this question can be answered let’s explore a handful of these legends.

10 Famous Monster Pictures and Their Story

10 Famous Monster Pictures and Their Story

Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, and El Chupacabra are all creatures that are regulated to myth. They have been ignored by mainstream science and those who do seriously study these creatures are often accused of chasing unattainable goals. Hard evidence for these cryptids (animals whose existence is believed by some but is unrecognized by the scientific community) is few and far between. These ten pictures are famous examples of supposed photographic evidence of the existence of mythical monsters.

The Realm of the Fairies

The Realm of the Fairies

Fairies are some of the most popular creatures of myth today, specifically the collection of immortals living in the magical domain of Tir Na Nog from Irish folklore that have spread all over the world during the past few centuries. Calendars, books, paintings, and tons of other creative mediums showcase these tiny humanoid beings who have a supernatural realm of their own but love coming to the human world to interact with its inhabitants. However, what most people do not realize is that “fairy” is a rather general term that encompasses all the magical creatures of fae (or fay) folklore, including small, winged beings, gnomes, goblins, or specific ethereal individuals. The unique binding quality of these supernatural creatures is the fact they live in a parallel realm of magic, like to impose themselves on the lives of mortal humans even when they are invisible, and tend to be smaller in stature than the average adult. There are also several basic concepts about the fae that are useful for humans to know. They are caretakers of the natural world and prefer to stay in places that are untouched by humans or overrun by nature. Want to meet one? You aren’t alone.

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