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Folk Magic Beliefs

From Africa, to The Caribbean and elsewhere…a look into Voodoo, Santeria and other Ancient beliefs, many STILL practised.

Opele

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/opele 23rd Jan 2023 - Associated with The West african Yoruba Religions, an Opele was a type of hand-made necklace or chain used for Divination. They were seen important to …

Kalku

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/kalku 23rd Jan 2023 - The Mapuche are a Native People still living in parts of Chile and Argentina (South America). They developed their own Religious Belief System, based …

Anasia Pye

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/anasia-pye 23rd Jan 2023 - From Dominican Folklore ''Anasia Pye'' is a type of Loa (or Spirit Deity) associated with Love, Happiness and Money. ''She'' is part of The Espritismo …

Lustratio

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/lustratio 23rd Jan 2023 - ''Lustratio'' was an Ancient Roman term for the Religious practice of purification of Women just prior to the birth of a child. This ritual purificati …

Zagovory

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/zagovory 23rd Jan 2023 - ''Zagovory'' is a type of Slavic Folk Magic going back centuries among Commoners. Pagan in view by The Eastern Rite Church, it involved not only herba …

Uchide No Kozuchi

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/uchide-no-kozuchi 22nd Jan 2023 - The ''Uchide No Kozuchi'' or ''Magic Hammer'' is an Japanese Mythology ''Legend'' (which was first written of in the 11th Century AD). The ''Magic Ham …

Charm Stone

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/charm-stone 22nd Jan 2023 - ''Charm Stones'' were a common form of Talisman (Amulet) seen in many Cultures throughout The World. These articles were shaped by either nature or by …

Totem

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/totem 22nd Jan 2023 -   While ''Totems'' are often seen as being Native American or Indigenous in origins actually many World Cultures adopted similar device used in I …

Voodoo Doll

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/voodoo-doll 22nd Jan 2023 -  Hollywood and Literature has for years ''created'' the mythology behind the iconic and infamous ''Voodoo Doll''. Many other Cultures in The Worl …

Yorishiro

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/yorishiro 22nd Jan 2023 - An ancient Japanese Religion, ''Shinto'' meshes Nature with both God and Ancestor Belief Systems. One belief is that Spirits known as ''Kami'', are in …

Nganga

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/nganga 22nd Jan 2023 - Most of Western African Cultures, as well as ''New World'' displacements as a result of forced Slavery have the Title of ''Nganga'' in their Folk Magi …

Hamsa

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/hamsa 22nd Jan 2023 - The ''Hamsa'' is a Talisman relative to Northern African and later The Middle East. It is both made to be displayed in a Home or worn on the Body. The …