Folk Magic Beliefs
From Africa, to The Caribbean and elsewhere…a look into Voodoo, Santeria and other Ancient beliefs, many STILL practised.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/kitchen-witch
9th Jan 2023 - Developing in Scandinavia, - with some arguments attesting to it's origin being actually Germany, The Kitchen Witch was a form of Talisman hung in a K …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/ormamori
8th Jan 2023 - A Japanese invention, The Ormamori is a specially blessed Talisman given away at Shinto Buddhist Shrines in Japan. They are made of silk and clo …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/te-jean-quinto
4th Jan 2023 - An unusual Haitian Voodoo Loa, ''Ti Jean Quinto'' is a rather malevolent and often Evil Deity. Said to live under all Bridges in The County, His cruel …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/kulam
4th Jan 2023 - In The Philippine Islands, ''Kulam'' is a practiced Folk Magic. In Western Culture, it would be akin to a form of Witchcraft, with those who practice …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bata-drum
4th Jan 2023 - The ''Bata'' is a ceremonial drum used by The Yoruba Tribe of Africa in various religious rituals. It would migrate to The New World (Cuba) and become …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/marinette
4th Jan 2023 - A Haitian Voodoo Deity, ''Marinette'' has several personifications. Normally shown was a Female (young girl), She is often shown standing in the midst …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/papa-ghede
4th Jan 2023 - Seen as the ''opposite'' of Baron Samedi The Haitian Voodoo ''Papa Ghede'' is a ''good'' Loa. Portrayed as a Skeleton always dressed in dashing fashio …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/dinclinsin
4th Jan 2023 - From Haitian Voodoo Belief, ''Dinclinsin'' is another rare Loa, portrayed as a White French Slave Master, often cruel to His Slaves. He is known as a …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/ghede-masaka
4th Jan 2023 - Another Voodoo Guide or ''Ghede'', Ghede Masaka is associated with Death and Cemeteries. Often seen as a ''Gravedigger'', Masaka carried a bag with a …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/red-eye
4th Jan 2023 - ''Red Eye'' is said to be proof of a ''confirmed possession'' by a Loa or Ghede is Haitian Voodu. It is said when an Aspirant is ''taken over'' by a S …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/el-tio
4th Jan 2023 - ''His'' origins may be traced to the mid-19th Century (and His Cult is still somewhat practiced among the Poor Working Class), ''El Tio'' (or ''The Un …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/brise
4th Jan 2023 - Brise has several personifications in Haitian Folk Magic. Sometimes He is shown as a ''Tall and Muscular Man'', but most often, a large Owl. He is a P …