Syndication
WHO WAS BLOODY MARY?
It’s hard to come up with an answer to the question of who is Bloody Mary. “I mean, there’s like 50 versions of who she actually is. One story says she’s a witch, another says she’s a mutilated bride, there’s a lot more.” The avenging spirit goes by many names: Bloody Mary, Bloody Bones, Hell Mary, Mary Worthington, and Mary Jane - just to list a few. There are some versions that even state that the Mary of legends is the Virgin Mary herself- be it without the violence, of course. On the opposite end of the spectrum, others believe that either the Devil appears or that Bloody Marry is either Satan’s daughter, sister, or wife!
THE BLOODY MIRROR
“Everywhere all over the country, kids will play Bloody Mary, and as far as we know, no one dies from it.” There are variations on what Bloody Marry does to the summoner/s. Some say that she scratches you with her fingernails and claws, sometimes Bloody Mary tears off your face with her teeth! In other variations of the legend, Bloody Mary uses a weapon to either attack you with, kill you with or to make you commit suicide! Sometimes she may even trap you in the mirror. Bloody Mary also is known to pull a person’s eyes out!
Sometimes there isn’t any violence involved in the encounter. It may be that you just see her reflection in the mirror. But, she may also be compelled to answer any questions you have for her.
Sometimes nobody shows up and the water in the bathtub will turn into blood, or you'll see scars on your body that aren't there, or you can see into the future, or sometimes you'll even get toys or candy.
MIRROR FOLKLORE
“There’s a lot of folklore about mirrors-that they reveal all your lies, all your secrets, that they’re a true reflection of your soul, which is why it’s bad luck to break them.”
There is a great deal of folklore associated with mirrors, including the belief that the soul projects out of the body and into mirrors in the form of reflection. This belief underlies the most widely known mirror superstition: that breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck. Many cultures believe that breaking a mirror also breaks the soul of the one who broke it. The soul, angered at being hurt, exacts seven years of bad luck in payment for such carelessness. The Romans attributed the bad luck to their belief that life renews itself every seven years. To break a mirror meant breaking one’s health and this could not be remedied for seven years.
In some cultures, breaking a mirror was thought to foretell a death in the family. This association with mirrors with death is common and stems from the belief that the soul can become trapped in the mirror. For this reason, children were often not allowed to look in a mirror until they were at least one year old. Mirrors were covered during sleep and illness so that the soul, in its wanderings, would not become trapped and unable to return to the body. After death, mirrors were also covered to prevent the soul of the newly departed from becoming caught in the mirror, delaying its journey to the afterlife.EPISODE 6
SHAPESHIFTING
Shapeshifting, also known as transformation and transmogrification, is a change in the form or shape of a person, especially a change from human form to animal form or a change in appearance from one person to another.
“Every culture in the world has a shapeshifter lore- legends of creatures who can transform themselves into animals or other men.” Usually, the animal involved in the transformation is indigenous to or prevalent in the area from which the story derives. It is worthy to note that while the popular idea of a shapeshifter is of a human being who turns into something else, there are numerous myths about animals that can transform themselves as well.
DOPPELGANGER
A doppelganger is a ghostly double of a living person, adapted from the German word translating to “double walker.” The term refers to any double of a person, most commonly in reference to a so-called evil twin. The word is also used to describe a phenomenon in which you catch your own image out of the corner of your eye. In some mythologies, seeing one’s own doppelganger is a death omen. A doppelganger seen by friends or relatives of a person may bring bad luck or is an indication of approaching illness.
WRAITHS
A Scottish word, first used in England in 1513. A wraith is an apparition, vision, or double of another living person. Its appearance is commonly seen as an omen that the person being doubled is about to die. This double is indistinguishable from the real person and can interact with others just as the real person would.
ANIMAL PSI
Pets have always been known to: wait at the door when their owners arrive home, warn of approaching danger long before humans perceive signs of warning, take to the liking or disliking to people for no apparent reason, have the ability to see ghosts, and are able to predict a natural disaster such as a hurricane or earthquake before it even begins! It is believed that Animals live on a psychic or instinctual level and do not have reason or the same level of awareness or consciousness that humans have.
There are many problems with detecting animal psi. One problem is that it is hard to determine whether the human researcher’s psychic powers are affecting results- ie are they measuring the animal’s psychic abilities, or the researcher’s results. It is also hard to tell which psychic power is being tested. Is a dog's ability to be waiting at the door when their owner comes home (even if the time varies from day to day) an example of precognition (awareness of future events) or telepathy (reading their owner's mind)?
There are psychics who claim to be able to communicate with animals and heal them. These “pet psychics” also give advice on the animal’s physical and mental state, have been known to find lost animals, and have the ability to communicate with the spirits of dead animals. One famous psychic, Sonya Fitzpatrick, has her own TV show on the Animal Planet channel where she communicates with animals, diagnoses illnesses and reveals concerns the animals may have.
sender. Thus, one who directs evil towards another runs the risk of having it return.
2008-10-08 @ 11:47:30 pm
by admine
Obigada mana por publicares,tá lindo ;)
2008-10-04 @ 09:21:19 pm
by WebMiss