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Ethnic Chinese Groups Vampires ( 中华僵尸)

Despite that Egypt and India has been considered the birthplace of the vampire. However , the home of the vampire is actually from Tibet. The Greece's Santorini island is traditionally the most vampire-infested place in the world

Contradictorily  speaking, European Sources claimed that the world's first vampire was from China.  In the past, based on many ancient European sources, it has been firmly believed by many that Vampires originated from China and it was through the silk road it next spread over into India followed by the middle east , then the Mediterranean eventually into the whole 

of Europe.

Reliable ways on how to Kill Monsters in the Philippines (Aswang)

There are many different real stories that happens in the Philippines in dealing with different ghouls and monsters. Killing these monsters are very difficult, one is they always escape very fast, second they real leave traces behind and third they leave the town where they live if they are failed with their target victim.
But there are many ways to let them get far from you are or save you from any possible attacks.
Fear of the aswang leads many to seek means of warding them off. Rural folk believe that burnt animal horns drive away aswang; that a sharpened bamboo called bagacay protects a sick person from the aswang's attentions. Aswang are also afraid of bullets, bolos, feathers and canes frighten them; and that ever-trusted garlic hung on doors and windows or hung as necklaces and crucifix kill the aswang.

The mysterious "spiritual fires"

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  Nur Fatili (R) and Wan Nurfatiha showing their burnt veils and school uniforms. Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily
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  Zainab’s neighbour Fari helps put out the "fire" (in red circle). Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily
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  The overnight white rice is spoiled with sweet sauce, presumably the work of some "little devils." Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily
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  Zainab points at the stove that burns automatically. Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily

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KOTA BHARU, Kelantan: A weird "spiritual fire" broke out in a residential house at Jalan Pantai Cahaya Bulan, Kampung Barembang, Kota Bharu recently.
More than ten ulamas failed to put out the "fire" by way of reciting the Koran verses, and incidents of spontaneous fires burning the clothes continue to take place for more than twenty times thereafter.
The female owner of the house, Zainab Sulaiman, 73, said even though the incidence of "spiritual fires" had somewhat slowed down after the ulamas offered the prayers, they still came for about four times.
The mysterious phenomenon appeared again during day time for more than twenty times, five of which occurring when Sin Chew Daily conducted the interview there.
Zainab Sulaiman complained that her family had run out of idea how to subdue the "fires" other than throwing away the burnt clothes.
"We are going to have no more clothes to wear. What should we do now?" she asked.
Unable to go to school
The "spiritual fires" have burned the clothes, spoiled the food, turned on the gas cooker and burned the new school uniforms and veils of Zainab's two granddaughters, 11-year-old Nur Fartili and 13-year-old Wan Nurfatifa, making them unable to go to school.
The incidents have lasted for 13 days now and many "supreme masters" have been consulted but to no avail.
Zainab could hardly understand why such strange phenomenon could take place in her house, which was built on the land belonging to the Islamic Affairs Bureau, as she had been living peacefully there for more than three decades.
She is worried the "spiritual fires" would trigger real fires that would cause damages to her house and her neighbours'. As a result, she has been staying home for 13 days because she is afraid the disastrous event could happen the moment she steps out of her house. (Translated by LIM LIY EE/Sin Chew Daily)

Thais Look to the Supernatural

BANGKOK — Don’t be fooled by the skyscrapers, the roads clogged with the latest luxury cars or the high-tech gadgetry in pockets and purses. This country of 65 million people has embraced modernity, yes, but many Thais will tell you that ghosts and spirits still wander the streets and inhabit buildings. Important business decisions often require consultations with a fortune teller. Cabinet ministers and military officers are sometimes so concerned with numerology and advice from their shamans that politics in Thailand could be called the black art of the possible.

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Agnes Dherbeys for the International Herald Tribune

“Spirit houses,” said to be where Thailand’s protective ghosts dwell, are now made of artificial materials rather than wood. 

Anonymous: the new face of cyber-war

FENG SHUI In Your Life

FENG SHUI YOUR LIFE
Feng Shui first began in the west during the Han Dynasty around the third century BC. Feng Shui also known as Kanyu is the art of placing and situating objects so that it is in harmony with its surroundings. Feng Shui believes that every object is living and has its own life and energy and its harmony depends on its placement and its physical surroundings.
The meaning of the words Feng Shui are very simple, “Wind” and “Water” an art practiced for centuries and by applying the simple concepts of Feng Shui you will invite abundance, love, harmony, peace and well-being into your home. To begin you must first understand the concept of Yin and Yang energies

The Mysterious Yurei Ghosts of Japan

Ghosts in the west are generally uniformed spectral figures that appear translucent and either amorphous and smoke-like or as anthropomorphic figures of varying detail.  But in Japan, the traditional Yurei ghost comes with very specific characteristics, most commonly today portrayed in theater and film but also in folklore.  These figures often are attached to tragic tales of lost love, vengeance, tragedy, and mystery.


To spot a Yurei there are very specific characteristics to look for according to contemporary literature.  The figures are most commonly seen wearing pure white flowing gowns or robes.  It’s common to see a Yurei wearing a ‘katabira’ or a ‘kyokatabira’ as they wander through the last moments of their lives once again.  Katabiras and Kyokatabiras are white flowing gowns with insignias drawn upon them.  These are said to symbolize the purity of the spirit and death. Dr Matt Adler, head of the Paranormal Searchers team, before he went missing, felt that the Stuart House Haunting was a possibly Yurei ghost phenomena.

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Warlock allowed to break curfew on full moon

By Jaya Narain

Last updated at 9:34 AM on 11th March 2011

For  a warlock who worships the goddess of the moon,  curfews can be a bit of a hindrance.
So when Cerwyn Jones found himself being punished by a court for carrying a five-inch ceremonial knife in a pub he was quick to plead special Wiccan circumstances.
The 52-year-old was sentenced to four months of staying indoors between the hours of 7pm and 7am.

Warlock: Cerwyn Jones, a warlock in the Wicca faith, with his pentacle

'Magic penis' trial date set

By Mandla Khoza

Malalane - A trial date is expected to be set on Thursday for 12 people arrested in connection with setting a pastor alight after accusing him of using a magic penis to sleep with women.

The nine men and three women, aged between 28 and 50 will appear in the Boschfontein periodical court in Mpumalanga on charges murder and arson.

The villagers, among them a community induna (headman), were  arrested on February 24 after Albert Malwane, a pastor of the Izwi Zion Christian Church, was burnt to death a day before.

Mpumalanga police spokesperson Leonard Hlathi said that Malwane had been dragged from his one-roomed house in the Etitandini informal settlement near Jeppes Reef south of Malalane and taken to a hill, where he was set alight.

Malwane's house was also burnt and his wife and daughter went into hiding.

Occult History: Bricks thwarted vampires

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  A wooden stake in the heart is one well-known way to thwart a vampire, but the method was insufficient in the 16th century. Back then, a sure-fire vampire slaying entailed putting a stone or brick in the suspected vampire's mouth so that it would starve to death. The remains of the 60-year-old woman found in a mass grave near Venice, shown here, was one of those purported vampires, according to Matteo Borrini, a forensic archaeologist and anthropologist at Florence University. At the time, plague ravaged the region. People were buried in mass graves that were often reopened to add new bodies. When they did, bloated bodies with blood spilling from their mouths and holes in their head shrouds were often revealed. These corpses were thought to be vampires.
  

Historians put 17th-century witch trial diary online

LONDON — A 350-year-old notebook which documents the trials of women convicted of witchcraft in England during the 17th century has been published online.

The notebook written by Nehemia

h Wallington, an English Puritan, recounts the fate of women accused of having relationships with the devil at a time when England was embroiled in a bitter civil war.

The document reveals the details of a witchcraft trial held in Chelmsford in July 1645, when more than a hundred suspected witches were serving time in Essex and Suffolk according to his account.

Absinthe: The tale of the Green Fairy

Picture yourself at the end of the nineteenth century in France. The Bohemian movement is in full swing. Revolutions in art and literature are brewing, technology is advancing rapidly, and more and more people are putting their creative efforts into the expansion of culture. You walk into a Paris café and see someone sitting at a corner table, scribbling or sketching madly, eyes fiery with enthusiasm. More than likely you see on the same table a glass containing a cloudy liquid—absinthe, the legendary “green muse” to which many artists of the day attribute their creative insights.
Absinthe is among the most popular drinks around this time—not only in France but across Europe and even in the United States. But it is more than just a tasty alcoholic beverage: it’s a ritual. To prepare your absinthe in the traditional way, you begin by pouring about an ounce of the greenish liquid into a glass. On top of the glass you place a flat, slotted spoon on which a single sugar cube rests. You pour cold water over the sugar cube—slowly enough that it dissolves by the time your glass is full. As the water mixes with the clear liquid it turns cloudy—an effect called louching, caused by the oils in the absinthe. Finally, you stir the liquid with the spoon, and then drink. (A more theatrical variation on this ritual, performed by Johnny Depp’s character in the 2001 film “From Hell,” is to soak the sugar with absinthe first, and then set it on fire, allowing the heat to melt the sugar before you mix in the water.)