Extrasensory perception and scientific evidence of supernatural abilities. Why can't the supernatural exist?
It's no secret that people are always interested in the unknown. The most mysterious creatures are of genuine interest, and also influence the legends and folklore of different countries and peoples.
In this article, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the least known creatures, however, no less scary and frightening. Whether they are mythical is up to you.
There are two alternative versions appearance of the wendigo.
- Based on the first, it is believed that a brave warrior sold his soul in order to protect his tribe from an impending threat. After the tribe was saved, he went into the forest and was never seen again.
- Another version says that the wendigo began to lose its human appearance due to the use of black magic, and was also a cannibal. In any case, in the end, this monster appeared.
Many compare it with, but outwardly it is completely different from. And the behavior of the wendigo has significant features.
Growth exceeds the average, but you can’t call it huge. However, he is very thin. According to some descriptions, it is clear that sometimes parts of the body may be missing due to frostbite: toes, the tip of the ear or nose. The body is covered with matted hair, or may be completely bald.
Wendigo love to hunt down their prey. Overtaking a lonely traveler, they begin to frighten him by making sounds. When the person begins to look around for the source of the sound, the wendigo attacks.
It will not be possible to escape, because wendigo are very fast and hardy. As a rule, no one manages to survive after meeting with this monster.
The only way to kill this monster is to stick an iron or silver blade in the heart.
The folklore of every country is filled with stories of reborn people who have received new abilities. One of these creatures was the shtriga, or strix.
Being people from birth, they turned into because of addiction eat human flesh.
In the Middle Ages, shtriga belonged to witches. It is possible that they could be a kind of vampires of Ancient Rome.
Ultimately shtrigs are dead mythical creatures, but using the life force of the killed families, prolongs its existence.
You can only kill a monster with a red-hot iron while eating.
Draugs or Draugrs
Like shtrigi, they were originally human. But after death, they turned into the living dead. 
The draugs live in a cemetery, next to the graves of the Vikings. Approaching any settlement, they sow fear and death, destroying everything in their path.
Surprisingly, draugs are mentioned in some books. For example, "The Saga of the People from the Sandy Shore" tells about Thorolf.
Being a draugr, he killed people, after which the valley was empty. Draugs are also mentioned in the Saga of the Sand Valley Men.
These monsters love to inhabit the tombs of rich people, thus protecting their property from thieves.
Draughs are strong, have pale skin, and are able to grow in size. After killing a person, the monster first drinks his blood, and then begins to eat him.
It is believed that draugs appear in the form of smoke, being released from their graves.
Icelandic legends say that the only way to kill a draugr is to cut off its head, then burn it and scatter the ashes over the sea water.
These mythical creatures prefer to live near the sea coasts. Freed from the graves, they are looking for victims among the sailors.
They can take on many different forms, causing people to be scared to death. For example, instead of a head, algae grow.
Nautical legends say that draugs can take the form of stone or seaweed. Before you step on something like that, you need to spit on it.
If the draug gets on the ship in the form of a stone, then the ship is doomed to death along with the entire crew. And sometimes draugs can be harbingers of death.
ghouls
The word "ghouls" comes from Arabic myths and refers to demons. They lived in cemeteries, and according to legend, they are the descendants of the Iblis.
Iblis are genies who have an analogue in Christianity - Satan. Iblis harass women, and if they succeeded, then ghouls appeared.
Iblis could wander the earth, since Allah thus tested people: whether Iblis could sow immorality and vice in their heads.
According to some reports, ghouls are those living in the desert, capable of taking the form of hyenas or other animals.
Luring the wanderers deep into the depths, the ghouls ate them. They gave preference to children, but sometimes they did not disdain the dead.
They most often take the form of werewolves, but can take the form of any creature they kill, including humans and animals.
In order to renew their appearance, they shed their old skin like snakes.
In appearance, it is impossible to distinguish whether it is a real person or a shapeshifter.
The only thing that gives them away is the glow of the eyes, which can only be seen on video frames or photographs.
Familiars. Black Dogs
Witches with black magical abilities give birth to peculiar animals - familiars.
These mythical creatures are connected to the master by demonic bonds or magic.
European witches prefer cats, weasels, toads or owls. Shamans use a totem as a familiar.
Black dogs can also be familiars of black witches.
ancient English legend talks about Black Shaka, who foreshadowed death by his appearance. In 1577, A. Fleming described his appearance in the book Strange and Terrible Miracle.
The dogs appear in bright flashes of light, just as they disappear, but the place is chosen exclusively for witchcraft.
Japanese legends also mention black dogs that were sacrificed to bring rain. In Asia, the blood of black dogs was considered a powerful talisman.
Reaper
To summon this creature, you need an altar, as well as a number of magical items for the ritual: human blood and a special cross.
After the Reaper appears, he takes the life of the one who called him to restore balance.
The reaper is not a demon, it's just the appearance of death, which was called the psychopomp.
They served as a kind of guide to the afterlife. Charon in Greece, Valkyries in Norway, Anubis in Egypt, and so on. Some shamans, for example, are psychopomps themselves.
Reapers have power over time and people's minds. It can change the vision of the world, of the person himself.
The appearance of the Reaper is different for each individual case, but it is generally accepted that he appears in rags or funeral clothes.
There is speculation that Peter Pan was some kind of guide to the afterlife, as the book describes how he accompanied the children on their journey after death.
Lycanthropy
In the Middle Ages, this phenomenon was associated with sorcerers who wore magical clothes or a belt.
As they are also called, they covered the body with a potion, put on a special belt and turned into a wolf with huge force and endurance. Later, the myth of the magic belt gradually disappeared.
Now it is read that werewolves can turn themselves on a full moon. It is not known how much of this is fiction, but the Roman writer left one story that told real events involving a werewolf.
In many folk stories different peoples there is an opinion that werewolves are exiles, vicious people.
In Armenian folklore, there is a mention of women who were possessed by a spirit for their sins. They could turn into wolves and were forced to kill their own children.
IN North America there is a legend about a lu-garoo who arrived from France. After conversion, this creature turned into a monster for 101 nights in a row, and during the day it experienced torment and suffering. Most often, they were expelled by people, which angered the lu-gara, contributing to bitterness and murder.
You can kill them with silver: a bullet or a blade. But it is possible to cure lycanthropy. If you kill the progenitor, the one who turned the werewolf, then all those infected by him will be released.
Volkolak existed in Slavic mythology. They could be of their own free will. Most often, sorcerers turned into werewolves to enhance their abilities.
An evil spirit from old Russian mythology. He was several centimeters tall, his body was covered with black hair, and his head was bald. Anchutka had no heels.
There is an opinion that it is impossible to pronounce his name aloud, otherwise Anchutka will instantly appear in front of you.
Residence, as a rule, a field, a bathhouse or a reservoir. The main condition is proximity to people, but away from other supernatural beings.
Field anchuts are the most peaceful. Bathhouses and swamps have a perky disposition, they joke evilly, endangering a person's life.
Marsh anchutes grab swimmers by the legs and try to drown them, while bathing anchutes frighten people with strange sounds or appear in terrible images.
Anchutki can be invisible. They move quickly and are afraid of iron and salt.
Shakers and Navi
Shakers - causing diseases. Most often mentioned in conspiracies.
Represented as 12 ugly women. They are associated with evil spirits, and when a person is sick, they appear next to him in the guise of a devil.
Navi - the spirits of death. Ancient Russian creatures that send diseases to both people and cattle. Their involvement in disasters was not ruled out.
At night they roam the dark streets, killing all travelers. The only way to escape from the Navi was not to leave the house, protecting it with amulets.
An infinite number of creatures and monsters are present in various myths and religions. different appearance and abilities, they always caused problems for people, and most often killed them.
Of course, the existence of each has not been proven, so believing in them or not is entirely your choice.
Josh McDowell
World of the occult
Dear reader!
Chapter 1 Occult Phenomena
Chapter 2. Astrology
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Conclusion
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Chapter 1 Occult Phenomena
In this book we will try to describe the affairs of Satan and the occult kingdom in terms of what the Bible says about it. In doing so, we would like to paint an objective picture of the state of affairs and avoid sensationalism.
What is "occult"?
The word "occult" comes from the Latin "ocsultus" and contains the idea of hidden, secret and mysterious objects. David Hoover, author of "Answering the Challenge of the Occult" names three the most important characteristics occult:
1. The occult deals with arcane or hidden things.
2. The occult involves manipulations and events that supposedly depend on human capabilities Beyond the five senses.
3. The occult is associated with the supernatural, with the presence of angelic or demonic forces.
Occultism manifests itself in at least the following forms: sorcery, magic, palmistry, fortune telling, ouija boards, fortune telling, satanism, spiritualism, possession, the use of crystal balls. Many more can be added to this list.
Clive S. Lewis once remarked: “There are two equally and opposite misconceptions about demons. Some do not believe in them, others believe and have an unnecessary and unhealthy interest in them. ".
word of warning
We are aware that by informing people about the occult world, we can push some into subjects and activities that they previously knew nothing about. It is not our desire to arouse interest in the realm of the occult to such an extent that it becomes an obsession. Knowing about the inclination of the human race to evil, one should remember the words of the Apostle Paul: "I desire that you be wise in good and simple in evil" (Rom. 16:19).
Flirting with the world of the occult can lead to serious damage - both physical and spiritual. There is a difference between knowing that poison can kill and taking poison to experience what you already know to be a hard fact. We must be alerted to the activities of the satanic kingdom, but not to become morbidly interested, obsessed, or infatuated with it.
The supernatural exists
We live in a time when people are looking for answers to basic, vital questions: what is the purpose of life? Is there life after death? Is there evidence for the existence of a supernatural God?
According to the Bible, a supernatural war is unfolding: "Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against authorities, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spirits of wickedness in high places" (Eph 6:12).
This continuous spiritual warfare is unfolding between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan. One of the purposes of Jesus Christ's coming to earth is indicated to us by the Apostle John: "For this reason the Son of God appeared, to destroy the works of the devil" (1 Jn 3:8).
Although Scripture clearly testifies that the supernatural is real and that spiritual scolding‚ there are people who would like to demythologize stories about the devil‚ demons and demonic possession. They insist that the Bible's references to the supernatural are explained by a prescientific, surviving worldview. However, if you remove the supernatural from the Bible, then the whole meaning of it will go with it. John Montgomery, dean of the Simon Greenleaf School of Law and one of the leading contemporary theologians, writes:
"One of my professors of theology categorically argued that the demonic in the New Testament should be regarded as symbolic (a symbol of evil, psychosis, sickness, etc.). He was extremely annoyed when I asked him if we should not in this case and consider Jesus as a symbol (of goodness, mental and physical health, etc.): after all, the story of the temptation of Christ in the wilderness also includes a dialogue between Jesus and the devil - and then both of them must be considered either as real or unreal persons "This clearly points to the difficulty of demythologizing the satanic in the New Testament. It is closely intertwined with the question of the reality of Jesus and his entire mission."
Those who want to remove so-called myths from Scripture find themselves faced with an "empty gospel" devoid of transformative power. Our response to these attempts is in gospel truth and includes Satan's struggle against them, God's supernatural intervention, and His ultimate victory. The world of the occult is real, and the almighty Spirit of God is real too!
Occult Deception
Recognizing the reality of the supernatural, we should not attribute to it everything unexplained phenomena‚ There are many manifestations that dress up in the clothes of the supernatural ‚ but in reality are only swindle. Those who do them deceive people into believing in their "supernatural" nature.
In an excellent book entitled The Deceivers, Danny Korem and Paul Meyer show many phenomena that are mistaken for the supernatural. The authors explain the difference between the truly supernatural and what is actually a hoax:
"What is the difference between occult and pseudo-occult phenomena? Occult phenomena are phenomena related to the actions of supernatural forces, their consequences and knowledge about them. According to many, an example of the manifestation of occult forces is possession. But this manifestation itself is visible, and the power behind it No. We can see the effects of possession‚ but cannot see the actions of demons‚ Pseudo-occult phenomena only appear to be caused by mysterious‚ supernatural forces‚ but are actually caused by physical and mental causes.
The purpose of this book is to show the difference between the occult and the pseudo-occult. It is very dangerous to approach them with the same standard. One person who was known to have performed a series of exorcisms on several possessed people wanted to try his hand on a teenage girl. He tied her to a chair so that she would not injure herself, and began his manipulations. It turned out that the girl was not possessed by a demon, but was sick with schizophrenia and needed the help of an experienced psychiatrist. She‚ naturally‚ was traumatized by what happened‚ and her condition became worse than before meeting this man"
Needless to say, one must be experienced enough in this area to view this or that phenomenon as demonic. While not all Christian authors consider such phenomena to be a hoax, like Korem and Meyer, the latter have clearly demonstrated the need to be very careful in classifying many unexplained phenomena as occult.
Explosion of the occult
Occult activity is growing rapidly these days, Martin Ibn, former administrative secretary of the Parapsychological Foundation and author of "Satan's Trap" and "The Perils of the Occult" characterizes the growing interest in occult phenomena as follows:
"The occult practice and psychic phenomena have embraced millions of Americans today... Two stimuli of a mass nature contribute to this development. One of them is the cultivation of drugs: it arouses interest in this area as a "non-drug flight" achieved through meditation and similar methods‚ and as well as the possibility of enhancing the drug-induced sense of the power of consciousness over matter and events.Secondly, a whole series of popular films caused a number of waves of involvement in the occult and pseudo-occult practices.With the advent of the film "Rosmery's Child", which depicts the birth of a devilish child, there was a sharp the growth of witchcraft practice: in The Exorcist, demonic possession and exorcism were shown to millions of people, and many other films and television shows are related to this topic"
It is quite obvious that the occult has now penetrated all sections of our society, everywhere you look, from the media to grocers, you encounter in one form or another with the literature on the occult and with its influence. Everyone can find a weight loss horoscope and a horoscope to improve their sex life.
bible and occult
“When you enter the land that the Lord your God gives you, then do not learn to do the abominations that these peoples did. summoner of spirits, magician and questioner of the dead, For everyone is mereok before the Lord, who does this, and for these abominations the Lord, your God, drives them out from before your face. Be blameless before the Lord, your God. they listen to soothsayers and soothsayers: but the Lord your God has given you something else" (Deut 18:9-14).
Likewise condemns such cases New Testament(See Gal 5:20). In the city of Ephesus, many who were engaged in occultism believed in Jesus Christ and abandoned the occult practice: "And of those who practiced sorcery, quite a few, having gathered their books, burned them before everyone ..." (Acts 19:19).
Another encounter with the occult is described in Acts 13:6-12:
"Having gone through the whole island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, named Variesus, who was with the proconsul Sergius Paul, a wise man. This, calling Barnabas and Saul, wished to hear the word of God: and Elima the sorcerer, for that means his name “- resisted them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith,” but Saul, who is also Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and fixing his eyes on him, said: O, full of all deceit and all villainy, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness! from the direct paths of the Lord? I believed, marveling at the teaching of the Lord."
"The false prophet, who called himself Variesus (Son of Jesus)", actually tried to prevent the ruler Sergius Paul from believing - and the punishment of blindness immediately followed. Walter Martin made several subtle observations on the material of the quoted passage, pointing out five characteristic features those who oppose God:
1. They are associated with Satan and have some supernatural powers.
2. They are false prophets.
3. They seek to influence people politically and religiously, especially those in positions of power (verses 6, 7).
4. They seek to turn those who desire to hear the word of God from those who teach it, and oppose the latter (verse 8).
5. They deliberately seek to turn potential converts from the faith‚ and this is their main purpose (verse 8).
Chapter 2. Astrology
The two most burning questions that haunt a person are: "Who am I?" and "what will happen to me in the future?" How many people wake up at night yearning for their future‚ wanting to know what will happen tomorrow! Astrology claims to answer these two key questions. It offers horoscopes for every day, in which the future of each person is predicted. "What is your sign?" is suddenly heard in a casual conversation. The ancient occult art of astrology has become very popular in our modern culture.
What is astrology?
Astrology is an ancient teaching that states that the position of the stars and planets has a direct impact on people and events. It is assumed that a person's life path can be predicted by determining the position of the stars and planets at the time of his birth. The scheme drawn up for this is known as a "horoscope". How a horoscope is drawn up, explains René Noorbergen:
"For each individual horoscope, the starting point is the moment of birth. Together with the latitude and longitude of the place of birth, it forms the initial data for the astrological chart. But everything is not so simple: you need to take into account a factor called "true local time". This is "true" time is calculated by adding or subtracting 4 minutes for each degree of longitude of your birthplace‚ counting east or west from the center of the time zone your birthplace is in. The next step is to convert this "true" time to "sidereal"‚ or sidereal time‚ This is done with the help of ephemeris - reference tables showing the position of the planets in relation to the Earth...
When this data is obtained - and it is no more difficult to do this than solving a geometry problem for the seventh grade - then you have all the data for compiling your horoscope. It consists in building an "ascending" point by point, corresponding to nine-hour intervals of the inner circle of the horoscope, with the help of which you can "read" the various zodiacal "houses" that control your life and destiny"
How is this justified?
Michael Van Busknrk explains how astrologers justify this practice:
"The future of any person can allegedly be predicted, since astrology affirms the unity of all things. This is the doctrine that the Whole (i.e., the entire Universe, taken as a whole) is somehow similar. Parts (i.e., any of its individual component or person)‚ and the part is a small reflection of the whole (macro-microcosmic model). The position of the planets ("macro") affects the person ("micro") and causes him to react accordingly. This makes a person a "cosmic pawn" whose actions predetermined and unchangeable."
R. Noorbergen concludes: "If you believe in astrology, then you must accept the point of view according to which you are either "happily"" or "unhappily born." The stars tell us not only predict the course of our life, but are also the cause of events ‚ which must take place in it‚ They induce and compel...".
The inconsistencies of astrology
The claims of astrologers have been subjected to scathing criticism from the scientific community. In September 1976, 186 prominent American scientists, including eighteen Nobel laureates‚ spoke out against the "pretentious statements of astrological charlatans" ‚ pointing out, among other things, that there is no scientific basis for assuming a predictive and determining role of stars in relation to human life. The following are some of the reasons why astrological practice should be rejected as unscientific and unbiblical.
The problem of authority. Astrologers are victims of their own system. They cannot be the authority to explain their own world. If everything is predetermined by the signs of the zodiac, then how can astrologers escape from this fatalism and be objective observers of it?
What if the astrologers themselves are predestined to explain everything with the help of astrology. They are deprived of the opportunity to explain their system if they themselves are pawns of this system.
Systems that contradict one another. The problem of authority in astrology can be visualized if we take into account that there are many astrological systems that are diametrically opposed to each other. Western astrologers would interpret the horoscope differently than the Chinese astrologer.
Even in the West, there is no unity in interpretation among astrologers: let us recall, for example, that some number eight, and not twelve signs of the zodiac, and others fourteen or even twenty-four.
Given that astrologers use different systems, the same person can go to two astrologers and get completely opposite recommendations on the same day! This is not only a possibility, but a reality: contradictions are often found in astrological predictions in daily newspapers.
geocentric position. Astrologers start from the assumption that the planets revolve around the Earth, known as the "geocentric theory". The fallacy of this theory was shown by Copernicus, who proved that the planets revolve around the Sun, and not around the Earth ("heliocentric theory").
Since astrology is based on the geocentric theory rejected by science, it cannot be considered reliable. If the original proposition is false, then all its consequences are false, even helplessly reinterpreted on the basis of modern knowledge.
unknown planets. One of the major inconsistencies in astrology concerns the number of planets in our solar system. Most astrological charts are based on the assumption that it has seven planets (including the Sun and Moon)‚
In ancient times, Uranus‚ Neptune and Pluto were not known because they are not visible to the naked eye. Hence‚ astrologers based their system on seven planets which they considered to revolve around the earth. Since then, it has been proven that the center of our planetary system is the Sun, and not the Earth, and that there are three more planets in it.
Twins. A constant source of difficulty for astrologers is the birth of twins. If two people were born at the same time in the same place, then they must have exactly the same fate. Alas, this is not so, and experience shows that two people born at the same moment can live two completely different lives. For one, it can be quite successful, for another it can be ruined, The difference in the fates of the twins shows another flaw in astrological theory.
Geographic limitation. A serious problem of astrology is connected with the limitedness of its geographical horizon. Astrology originated in countries close to the equator, and it did not take into account those who live in latitudes where certain signs of the zodiac do not appear at the prescribed time periods.
Michel Gauquelin points out: "Astrology, originating at relatively low latitudes, did not suggest the possibility that none of the planets could be visible (at high latitudes) for several weeks in a row."
And since this is so, one of the supporting pillars of astrology collapses. As Van Buskirk points out, scientific point vision, astrology cannot be based even on its own assertion that the microcosm is influenced by the macrocosm if one of the microcosms (man) living above the 66th parallel is not influenced by the macrocosm.
Lack of scientific verification. Perhaps the most compelling argument against astrological predictions is that they have no scientific value‚ Paul Couderc, astronomer of the Paris Observatory, after studying the horoscopes of 2817 musicians, came to the following conclusion:
"The position of the Sun makes absolutely no difference to music. Musicians are born randomly throughout the year. No zodiac sign or faction favors or harms them. We conclude: the assets of "scientific" astrology are zero‚ as well as commercial‚ Maybe it's sad, but it's true."
Wrong starting point. Another significant inconsistency in astrology is that horoscopes are based on the time of birth, not conception. Since all hereditary factors are determined at conception, it would be logical to assume that the planets begin to influence the fate of a person immediately from the moment of conception.
Constellation shift. The unscientific nature of astrology also confirms the phenomenon of precession or shifting of the constellations. Kenneth Bowe elaborates on this issue:
"The ancient astronomers did not know about the precession and therefore did not take it into account in their systems. Initially, the twelve signs of the zodiac corresponded to the twelve constellations with the same names. But due to the procession over the past 2000 years, the constellations have shifted by about 30 °. This means that the constellation Virgo is now under the sign of Libra, the constellation of Libra is under the sign of Scorpio, etc. Therefore, if a person was born on September 1, then astrologers place him under the sign of Virgo (the sign of the Sun on this day)‚ but in reality the Sun at this time is in the constellation of Leo‚ Thus‚ there are two different zodiacs: one moves slowly (sidereal zodiac)‚ the other is motionless (tropical zodiac)‚ From which zodiac should one proceed? .
bible and astrology
The Bible warns against trusting astrologers and astrology:
"You are weary of the multitude of your counsels; let the watchers of the heavens and the astrologers and the forerunners of the new moons come out and save you from what must happen to you, here they are, like straw" , the fire will burn them: they did not deliver their souls from the flame ... no one will not save you" (Isaiah 47:13-15).
Another similar instruction is found in Jeremiah 10:2: "Learn not the ways of the Gentiles, and fear not the signs of heaven, which the Gentiles fear." Elsewhere in the Bible it says, "Looking up into the sky, and seeing the sun, the moon, and the stars, and all the host of heaven, you should not be deceived and bow down to them and serve them" (Deuteronomy 4:19).
In the Book of Daniel, astrologers are compared with those who are devoted to the truth and to the living God. Its first chapter tells of Daniel and his three friends who were ten times taller and wiser than astrologers and occultists (see Dan 1:20) because they served the living and true God and not the stars. When the king had a dream, the magicians and astrologers could not explain it - only God had the answer, for only He alone can reveal the future (see Dan 2:27-28).
It is quite clear from the Bible that God severely condemns all kinds of astrological practice, since it seeks to penetrate into the future by occult means, and not through the Word of God.
Chapter 3
The Bible teaches about the existence of not only the devil, but also a large number of his servants - demons, demons, or evil spirits. Initially, these demons were holy, but together with their leader Satan, they fell away from God. Their end will be eternal judgment when God judges Satan and his host at the judgment of the Great White Throne (Rev 20:10-15).
Here are some characteristic properties of demons indicated in the Bible.
1. Demons are incorporeal spirits. "For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood‚ but against principalities‚ against authorities‚ against the rulers of the darkness of this world‚ against spirits of wickedness in high places" (Eph 6:12).
2. Initially the demons were in agreement with God. "And the angels who did not keep their dignity, but left their dwelling place, he keeps in eternal bonds, under darkness, for the judgment of the great day" (Jude 6).
3. Demons are numerous. "For Jesus said to him, Get out, unclean spirit, out of this man. And he asked him, What is your name? And he answered and said, My name is legion, because we are many" (Mk 5:8-9).
4. Demons are organized. "... He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebub, the prince of demons" (Matthew 12:24).
5. Demons have supernatural power, "These are demonic spirits, doing signs: they go out to the kings of the earth of the whole universe, to gather them for battle on that great day of God Almighty" (Rev. 16:14).
6. Demons know about God. "And behold, they cried out: What have you to do with us, Jesus, the Son of God, you have come here before the time to torment us" (Mt 8:29) ‚
7. Demons are allowed to roam the earth and torment unbelievers. "When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, he walks through waterless places, seeking rest, and does not find it then says: I will return to my house, from where I came out. And when he comes, he finds him unoccupied, swept and cleaned, then he goes and takes with him seven spirits more evil than themselves, and having entered, dwell there: and the last thing for that man is worse than the first" (Mt 12:43-45).
8. Often demons cause sickness and physical injury‚ "When they were going out, they brought to Him a mute demon-possessed man‚ And when the demon was cast out, the mute began to speak..." (Mt 9:32-33).
9. Demons can possess and control animals. "Jesus immediately allowed them. And the unclean spirits went out and entered into the pigs: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and there were about two thousand of them: and they drowned in the sea" (Mk 5:13).
10. Demons can possess and control people. "... And some of the women whom he healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons went out" (Luke 8:2).
11. Demons can cause insanity. "And when He came out of the boat, immediately a man who came out of the tombs met Him, possessed by an unclean spirit: he had a dwelling in the tombs, and no one could even bind him with chains ... Always, night and day, in the mountains and tombs," he shouted and struck against stones" (Mk 5:2-3, 5).
12. Demons know that Jesus Christ is God. “In their synagogue there was a man possessed by an unclean spirit, and he cried out: “Leave what is to you, Jesus of Nazareth! You have come to destroy us! I know you who you are, the Holy One of God" (Mk 1:23-24).
13. Demons tremble before God. "You believe that there is one God; you do well; even the demons believe, and tremble" (James 2:19)‚
14. Demons Spread False Teaching, "But the Spirit clearly says that in the last times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons" (1 Tim 4:1).
15. Demons oppose God's people "For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against authorities, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spirits of wickedness in high places" (Eph 6:12).
16. Demons are trying to destroy the Kingdom of Christ‚ "Be sober‚ watch‚ because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8).
17. God uses the deeds of demons to fulfill His divine purposes. And God sent evil spirit between Abimelech and between the inhabitants of Shechem, and the inhabitants of Shechem did not submit to Abimelech" (Judges 9:23).
18. God will judge the demons at the Last Judgment‚ "For if God did not spare the angels who sinned‚ but‚ having bound them with the bonds of hellish darkness‚ handed him over to watch for judgment for punishment..." (2 Pt 2:4).
Manifestations of demon attacks
(demonic attack)
According to the stories of the New Testament about demon possession and other sources, it is possible to outline some of the phenomena that are observed during a demonic attack.
A. Personality change
It concerns consciousness moral character‚ behavior ‚ appearance
B. Physical changes
1. Unnatural strength
2. Epileptic convulsions‚ foam on the lips
3. Loss of coordination of movements‚ fall
4. Blurred consciousness‚ insensitivity to pain
B. Mental changes
1. Glossolalia - understanding of unfamiliar languages (a false gift, the opposite of the biblical one)
2. Unnatural knowledge
3. Psychic and occult power clairvoyance, telepathy, prophecy, etc.
D. Spiritual changes
1. Hatred of Christ and fear of Him: blasphemy and pity for him in a state of depression
2. The damaging effect of prayer
Chapter 4
Parapsychology is modern industry science or the occult, depending on who addresses it, its goal is to put on a strictly scientific basis a number of supernatural phenomena, traditionally classified as occult, Parapsychology tries to give scientific respectability to what has not been taken seriously until now
One of the most widely famous destinations Parapsychology has been up to now extrasensory perception. Some kind of scientific or "paranormal" rationale has also been given to traditional witchcraft related to supernatural phenomena.
"However, many new communities of witches and sorcerers avoid the word "supernatural" and prefer to talk about "supernormal" or "paranormal" phenomena. modern science‚ but the emphasis is on pragmatic knowledge and practical use magical laws, and not on their scientific analysis and evaluation. It can be said that in this sense there is a certain secularization of magic and its adaptation to the modern scientific, naturalistic worldview, Thus, what was previously described in the literature on the occult as supernatural psychic forces, is now becoming an example of extrasensory perception, which can potentially be reproduced and research in a psychologist's laboratory.
In Parapsychology and the Nature of Life, John Randall writes:
"In the 1960s, parapsychology won a significant victory in its 90-year struggle for scientific recognition. On December 30, 1969, the Parapsychological Association was officially admitted as an affiliate member of the most prestigious organization of American scientists - the American Association for the Advancement of Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science). for the Advancement of Science)... For the first time in its complicated history, parapsychology was recognized as a full-fledged scientific direction. Now parapsychologists could present their work to the scientific community without fear of being ridiculed and rejected just because of their subject matter.
The need for scientific research in this area is undeniable. However, approaching parapsychology as a science, one should find the most correct explanation of all the data and find out whether this case talking about deception, occult phenomena or really paranormal experience.
In most cases, one of the results of parapsychological research is a decrease in motivation to study the Bible. Indeed, the paranormal and supernatural in them are often considered completely isolated from the biblical foundation. In an interesting preface to Religion and the New Psychology, Olson Smith tells the story of a young woman he met while doing parapsychological research at Duke University:
"She was a discreet intelligent girl from the Mid-South, She came to Duke, intending to lead religious work: In the Methodist church of her hometown, she was a "local preacher" and often went to the pulpit. At the university, she took up a number of sciences and in many ways lost her former uncritical faith. She gave up the idea of engaging in religious activity and fell into a kind of gloomy agnosticism.
In the course of her work in the field of psychology, she discovered parapsychology - "the perilous transgression of psychology" - to which this book is dedicated. That was science, where she put her whole soul, because it dealt with the same spiritual world, about the same spiritual forces, as in her former, uncritical faith: in other terms, by other methods - but it was that same thing. The emotional vacuum created by the loss of her religious faith was filled: her new faith (though I don't think she called it that) satisfied her both intellectually and emotionally. Her work in the laboratory of parapsychology became for her a kind of religious service."
Smith offers a rather interesting explanation for the change that has taken place in this woman, the loss of Christian faith and the emergence of "parapsychological faith" he comments as follows:
"It seems to me that her story is typical of millions of nominal Christians today. Her faith was shaken by mastering the scientific method (although she was shaken by many other reasons) - such a development did not benefit very many people. However, you need to master the scientific method - the achievements of science are too great to be ignored.
The significance of parapsychology for these millions lies in the fact that now it uses scientific methods and rather leads people in the direction of spiritual world rather than lead away from him."
Scholars generally agree that the same phenomena can be considered both occult and parapsychological. However, many of them reject the biblical interpretation of such phenomena, considering them to be demonic. Often new science parapsychology discredits the biblical interpretation of facts.
For example, in the book Life, Death and Psychical Research, the authors question the biblical warnings against "sorcerers" and "calling spirits" found in Deuteronomy. They believe that this fragment does not prohibit the use of psychic (demonic) gifts in general, but that this prohibition was only a historical and traditionalist interpretation of the church, while the modern interpretation gives a biblical sanction to some, in fact, to all types of paranormal manifestations.
For example:
"The Deuteronomic prohibition (Deut. 18:9-12) is often regarded by superstitious, ignorant, and fearful people as a scientific research psyches conducted by Christian scientists. In the past, innocent people were persecuted as sorcerers and witches or possessed by the devil. Others, those who believed that his powers were of sacred origin, were tortured to death.
This attitude continues to this day. Those who seek to manifest their psychic gifts are threatened with God's curse. Christians who delve into paranormal research are reminded that this is contrary to the teachings of the Bible, and they are forbidden to "get involved" in these matters.
While it is true that innocent people have been blamed in the past (think of the "Salem Witch Trials"), it would be a logical fallacy to conclude that Christians' historical interpretation of this passage of Scripture is wrong; in fact, both history‚ and proper interpretation of the Bible testify in favor of their position.
extrasensory perception
Extrasensory perception (ESP) is very popular today, ESP means recognizing something without the use of the senses.
Lynn Walker writes about ESP:
"Extrasensory perception is a term denoting the ability to know anything without the help of the senses. It includes precognition, which is sometimes called the "ESP of the future": telepathy - the transmission of a person's thoughts without the participation of the senses; clairvoyance - knowledge of objects or events out of sensory connection with them.
The supernatural has always attracted the attention of many people of all nationalities on all continents. This inexhaustible, permanent interest invariably influenced myths, religious ideas, folklore, and even the ordinary everyday life of every nation. It is possible to study and discuss all this heritage indefinitely. In this article, we will touch on this phenomenon only from one side - from the side of the inhabitants of that which we usually call " supernatural beings". A list and description of all such creatures in full would make up a whole library, so we will limit ourselves to the most famous and popular creatures in modern culture.
Gnomes
The word "gnome" translated from Latin stands for underground dweller. These creatures are known in almost all regions of the earth where there is a mountainous area or desert. The traditional, familiar image of a gnome comes from German-Scandinavian folklore, but is also known among the Slavs (for example, Polish dwarves are relatives of gnomes). Their own dwarf people, living in mountain dungeons, is also found in the Urals, where they are called either a miracle, or a bunch. According to popular legends, these supernatural creatures are engaged in jewelry making, mining of all kinds of treasures and, among other things, have significant knowledge in medicine.
The nature of the gnomes
By itself, the word "dwarf", according to one version, began to be used in the 16th century by Paracelsus, the famous European doctor and occultist. He used it to designate the spirits of the earth - the elementals. The latter are supernatural beings that set the world in motion by influencing one of the four primary elements - earth, air, fire or water. So, the spirits, called gnomes by Paracelsus, just lived in the elements of the earth. Later, this term began to denote the entire list of supernatural beings living, according to legend, underground and united by common features - appearance, craft, and so on.
goblins
Goblins are another category of supernatural neighbors of humans. In general, they can be considered as distant relatives gnomes. They also live underground, in mountain gorges dotted with caves. Like the dwarves in many legends, goblins do not tolerate the light of the sun. But if the gnomes are still representatives of Scandinavian and German folklore, then the goblin is a character from Romanesque culture. These supernatural creatures got their very name from the old French language.
The appearance of goblins is described in legends very differently. But the invariable feature of all of them is an incredible ugliness. Goblins are human-like, ranging in height from thirty centimeters to two meters. When necessary, they can turn into beautiful people. But they always give out long ears, claws on the hands and sinister animal eyes. The only exception to the rule is the English hobgoblins, who play the role of cute brownies in British folklore, which we will talk about next.
Brownies
Creatures that are known in Russia under the name of brownies are perhaps the most common character in world folklore. Of course, they are described in different ways and interacted with in different ways, but everywhere these creatures top the list of supernatural beings. IN Slavic tribes they were also called kutny gods. The brownie lives with the family in their home and monitors the economy, security and a favorable atmosphere. However, if the owners are negligent, then he can also appear as a formidable, frightening creature. There was no consensus about where this keeper of home comfort comes from. Someone believed that this was a manifestation of the first ancestor, the progenitor of the genus. Others insisted that it was a deceased family member. With the Christianization of Rus', faith in brownies did not disappear, but opinions began to prevail among the people that it was either a spirit sent by God, or, conversely, petty demon, planted by the devil, in order to harm the inhabitants as much as possible. However, there was also a belief that unrepentant sinners become brownies, whom God sends as a punishment to serve people as spirit protectors.
Russian brownies
One way or another, the brownie was the one on whom the well-being of the family depended. Therefore, with him they always tried to build good relations. It was customary to feed the brownie, leaving a plate of food for him in a special place. The grateful spirit protected the dwelling from thieves, from fire, averted troubles and misfortunes. The brownie was especially concerned about livestock, and mainly about horses. It was believed that at night he was busy in the stable, taking care that the horse did not remain hungry or unkempt. Like other supernatural beings, in Russia it was believed that the brownie could predict the future. For example, if at night you hear a roar, howling, crying and similar ominous signs, then you have to wait for trouble. If at night there is a quiet laugh, joyful exclamations and the like, then a pleasant surprise awaits the family.
In some legends, female brownies also appear. In some cases, we are even talking about entire families of brownies. However, this is much less common in folklore.
dragons
Dragons are very popular supernatural creatures with hundreds of varieties all over the world. Currently, their popularity is increasing, thanks to the mass passion for the fantasy genre in art. Legends about supernatural creatures, similar in appearance to huge lizards, cutting through the air space and breathing fire, are known literally on all continents among all tribes and peoples. Story line they can be very different; accordingly, the cultural codes and symbols that they carry are also different. In Asia, for example, dragons are the wisest creatures who descended from heaven and gave people knowledge, culture, medicine, taught them magic, agriculture and morality. In the West, on the contrary, they were chthonic monsters, carrying with them only death and destruction. In Christian times, the dragon was often associated with the devil, but at the same time it was a favorite heraldic symbol. The battle with him for the sake of saving a woman or acquiring wealth is a characteristic plot for European as well as Slavic folklore.
Unicorns
Our list of supernatural creatures continues with such an interesting character as a unicorn. He is depicted, as a rule, in the form of a horse with a beautiful straight horn growing from his forehead.
The earliest images of this animal come from India, and their age is estimated at four thousand years. Gradually, from Asia, this character penetrated into ancient Greece and Rome. However, there he was considered a very real animal. Such beliefs spread among the Greeks thanks to a doctor named Ctesias, who spent many years in Persia, and upon returning to his homeland in Hellas, described in his writings massive Indian donkeys with a horn growing on their foreheads. All this took place in the 5th century and was later popularized by Aristotle. The traditional equine appearance of the unicorn today was not originally taken for granted. He was represented both with the body of a goat and a bull, and according to some descriptions, this creature looked more like a rhinoceros.
Unicorns in later legends
In late Western European myths, the unicorn appeared as a ferocious creature, a meeting with which promised death. But, being the personification of morality and holiness, this creature could only be tamed by a virgin and kept in submission only by a golden bridle. It is not surprising that with the spread of Catholicism, this animal became one of the emblems of the Virgin Mary. His enemies were elephants and lions. Belief in them was so strong in Europe and Russia that as early as the 19th century, naturalistic studies were carried out to find out whether supernatural beings called unicorns really exist or not. Some European monarchs, including those who were proud that their wands are attributes royal power- made from the horn of this animal. There was even a European market for the sale and purchase of these horns, in which Russian merchants (mostly Pomors) played an important role. Today it has been established that these horns actually belonged to narwhals.
Werewolves
Werewolves are another supernatural being, the list of varieties of which exceeds all conceivable limits. But they all have a common feature - they have the ability to turn from people into animals, and vice versa. Most often these are wolves, but in fact there are legends in which heroes turned into birds, fish, and other animals. The difference between the reincarnations of werewolves from other magical transformations is that they do it either of their own free will or under certain conditions, but in any case they turn back into people. In Russian mythology, even one of the heroes named Werewolf had this ability, according to folk tales, and Prince Extremely popular similar stories in Indian, Scandinavian and Celtic mythologies. In addition, the ability for such reincarnations was almost everywhere assigned to sorcerers and witches. During the time of the Inquisition, the accusation of such an act served as a pretext for initiating an investigation into connections with the devil.
Sometimes they distinguished werewolves from birth and those who became such for some reason. That person could be born a werewolf, whose mother during pregnancy ate the meat of an animal killed by a wolf, or bore the curse of werewolf herself. And to acquire the ability to turn into animals, one could either magically, or become an apostate. It was believed that in the latter case, a person becomes a werewolf, however, after death. The latter are joined by children who died not baptized. Accordingly, some werewolves experience this ability as a curse, while others use it as a magical gift and know how to control this ability.
Ghosts and Ghosts
Ghosts are, perhaps, the only supernatural beings whose list and photos can be viewed from strictly scientific positions. This phenomenon is so unprecedented that it goes beyond the boundaries of myths and legends and is part of Everyday life. And today there are a lot of people who even grew up in the conditions of an advanced civilization, but, moreover, are confident in the existence of ghosts. Moreover, great amount eyewitnesses claims to have had or are having contact with them. We are talking not only about mediums and parapsychologists, but also about specialists who are within the framework of strict academic science. However, the number of the latter is small. But the amount of eyewitness testimony, mysterious photographs and video footage of ghosts is overwhelming.
According to the most common belief, ghosts are the souls of dead people. Why do they appear in this world and what is their nature - there is no unity of opinion. But practically no one has any doubts that the dead appear in the form of translucent silhouettes.
Mermaids
Finishing off our list of supernatural creatures are mermaids. In modern culture, this is a very ambivalent character. It must be said right away that beautiful maidens with fish tails- These are not mermaids, these are sea maidens. Mermaids, on the other hand, are girls of a completely human appearance, originating from Slavic legends. In pre-Christian times, they were considered the spirits of rivers, and after Christianization, the opinion spread that drowned women who committed suicide become mermaids. They are not accepted for them in the afterlife, and therefore they are forced to serve their sentence on earth, living at the bottom of the river. The only night the mermaids come ashore is at night
Conclusion
As already mentioned, the characters listed above are far from all supernatural beings. Their list can be continued up to tens and hundreds of thousands of names, if you delve into the beliefs of each people in detail. The curious will no doubt be able to do this and find much more new unknown material.
Incredible Facts
Scientists have proven that the human brain can function at 100% even when solving the simplest tasks. The question arises: what are the possibilities human mind? At times, interesting and ambiguous reports appear about phenomena that we do not understand, as well as about people who, in their opinion, have unusual abilities.
In most cases, scientists and various kinds of researchers only state data, and it depends on us whether to believe in a person's superpowers or not .
healing
A healer is a person who is able to see and understand all forms of illness, whether it be physical or psychological deviations from the norm. Such people feel the pain of others.
Almost all traditional healers enjoy biokinesis(ability to manage alien organism) , which allows them to control organic tissue. Thus, they heal themselves and others.
The downside to this ability is that some healers can become so sensitive to others' ailments that they themselves become ill with the same ailment. In addition, one folk healer, having cured his "colleague", may lose his gift forever.
There are many people with such abilities. They usually become doctors or nurses. But still, most people who are able to heal without the use of medications and surgical interventions go into the so-called alternative medicine.
Important! Remember that not all diseases can be cured through the methods of traditional medicine, while the delay associated with late diagnosis and improper treatment can cost the patient his life!
Brazilian healer
Joao Teixeira is a Brazilian healer who treats thousands of people every day. The cure takes place in an extremely interesting way: the healer performs complex surgical operations without medication, while the blood is practically invisible.
Juan is able to cure serious diseases with the help of psychological suggestion. According to the healer, his abilities are due to the intervention of higher beings who use the body of Juan. He believes that he is mediated by the souls of the once deceased healers, doctors or hypnotists.
Russian healer
Juna is a well-known Russian healer, psychic and recognized phenomenon. Her superpowers were investigated by Soviet scientists, who failed to explain this anomaly.
Juna has an extremely strong energy, with the help of which she affects biological field person, fills him with energy and heals the body. Her healing operations are based on non-contact massage (keeping hands at a distance from the body).
american healer
Edgard Casey was probably the most amazing person XX century. This is a great healer and clairvoyant, thanks to which many people in the world believed in forces and phenomena that are inexplicable from the point of view of science.
All diagnostics and predictions were made by Casey in a state of trance. According to the healer, during a hypnotic sleep, he got into the "Akasha Chronicles" - the energy-information sphere of the Earth, where all the present, past and future of a person are recorded.
Xenoglossia
Xenoglossia is a phenomenon due to which some people can understand foreign languages without having previously studied them. There are people who born with such a gift, while many can spend a lot of time and energy on learning foreign languages.
lightning strike
Nikolay Alexandrovich Lipatov from Vologda region in 1978 he was struck by lightning and miraculously survived, but the miracles did not end there. Unexpectedly for himself and those around him, he became fluent in three European languages.
After the car crash
Gennady Sergeevich Smirnov from Tula region in 1987, being a pensioner, he was pressed by a truck trailer to the fence, and when clamped, he hit his head hard. The very next day he began to speak German, who was completely unknown before.
Clairvoyance
Clairvoyance is the ability to see the unknown. Such people can be in one place and know what is happening in a completely different place at a very great distance.
Clairvoyants see the future, the past, and the present. As a rule, their psychic abilities based on the vision of any episodes from the lives of other people.
Notable clairvoyants
Lev Tolstoy - Russian writer, mystic and clairvoyant, whose desire for holiness and truth became an example for many.
Vanga - the world-famous Bulgarian clairvoyant.
Gurzhdiev - a famous Russian clairvoyant, mystic. He worked for several intelligence agencies at the same time during the Second World War.
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev famous for his chemical table, which is now used by the whole world. However, the story of the creation of this table, which he saw in a dream, is no less interesting.
Important! Today, even the most zealous skeptics do not exclude the existence of the gift of clairvoyance. However, before you go to the clairvoyant, think about the fact that you can be easily deceived, because it's no secret to anyone that in modern world various kinds of divination and predictions are a profitable business, and most of the "sorcerers", "magicians" and "fortune-tellers" are ordinary charlatans.
empathy
An empath is a person who feels the emotions of another. This ability is more common in children. , who are very perceptive to the world and the people around them. This power may disappear with age, but there are people who manage to hold the ability all their lives.
As a rule, empaths aspire to become teachers and consultants, since their calling is to help other people. In essence, an empath can be compared to a good psychologist, and if you add logic to the ability to understand people, then many of us can confidently be called a kind of empath.
Most empaths constantly worry periods of depression caused by the negative emotions of other people taking over them. People with such abilities must learn to block the emotions of others so as not to absorb the negativity of others, and also surround themselves with positive people.
Energy vampirism
Energetic vampire- this is a person who, when in contact with other people, uses their energy (feeds on it), while he does this most often unconsciously.
Such people try to surround themselves with as many friends, acquaintances and colleagues as possible in order totakethey have life force. They are able to read the thoughts of others, which they can use for selfish purposes.
All this makes the energy vampire able to dominate others.
P.S. Today, every second person can be called an energy vampire, because modern life is filled with negative emotions and communication with people that we do not always like. In addition, we have forgotten how to enjoy everyday things: the smile of a child, the bright sun overhead.
pyrokinesis
Pyrokinesis is the ability of a person to cause fire with the power of thought. Also, these people can amplify an already burning flame.
There are two main forms of this power.
fire like heat
A person with this type of pyrokinesis can provoke fire outbreak. Moreover, for each such person, the created fire has an individual visual form. The created flame can burn anyone except the one who creates it.
This very dangerous force which has become widespread in recent years. People with pyrokinesis have difficulty managing their emotions and may become angry for unknown reasons.
fire like light
This form of pyrokinesis is a fireball of energy that generates light. People who create such energy know how to control their emotions. This energy flow similar to the light of the sun or the light of a light bulb.
Spontaneous combustion in Australia
It should be noted that cases of spontaneous combustion of people are not uncommon. Similar phenomena are regularly recorded that cannot be explained from the point of view of science or physiology.
In the Australian city of Brisbane in 1996, a naked girl ran out into the street screaming wildly. When she calmed down a bit, she said that she had come with her boyfriend to this city for the weekend.
Her friend went to take a bath and she went to bed. Then he went out, lay down next to her in bed and suddenly lit up turned to dust in a minute.
Spontaneous combustion in Peru
The rector of the church in the city of Orellano (Peru) in 1993 read a sermon to his flock. When he began to read about the fiery hyena that awaits sinners in Heaven, he screamed terribly and turned into fire club.
Parishioners in horror rushed to flee from the church. When they returned, they found a completely intact priest's clothes, in which there was only ashes.
Spontaneous combustion in Spain
A resident of Madrid, Roberto Gonzalez, listened to a toast at his own wedding in 1998, flared up suddenly and in less than a minute turned to ashes. Hundreds of people witnessed the tragedy, but the elements of fire did not affect anyone else.
The nature of such phenomena studied by scientists has not been established to this day.
Illusionism
An illusionist is a person who can change the structure of molecules in objects. This can be used to mask something.
Some illusionists use consciousness, to create an illusion while others prefer specific items, rather their movement in space. Many people compare illusionists with magicians, since both of them are artists whose main goal is to capture the attention of the viewer and believe in the impossible. But! Illusionists use the subconscious delusions of a person to achieve their goal, and conjurers use sleight of hand. As a result, neither one nor the other (according to scientists) have nothing to do with magic and supernatural abilities.
As a rule, the best illusionists use their gift for personal enrichment and glorification (an example is David Copperfield), or find use for their abilities in psychiatric institutions, trying to help people with mental disorders.
Levitation
Levitation is an ability that allows a person to raise his body above the ground, that is, to fly (such a gift requires a great concentration of strength and energy). However, examples of objects levitating are more common.
medieval levitation
Messages about this mysterious phenomenon have been known since the dark Middle Ages. So, Joseph Cupertinsky, a member of the French Order, was mentioned as "often rising and hanging in the air", causing shock to the public.
Levitation in Mexico
There is information that such "flying people" can suddenly move long distances. So, in October 1953, a man in military uniform appeared on the street in Mexico City, speaking with passers-by in a foreign language.
Later it turned out that this is a Filipino who, in a few seconds, was transported from Manila, where he was guarding the governor's palace. The locals were delighted with the balloonist and gave him a warm welcome.
Levitation in India
Such flights did not always end successfully. So, a worker of the Portuguese colony in India in 1655 instantly flew to his homeland in Portugal. For breaking the rules god-given", the Inquisition decided to burn him at the stake.
Interesting Facts! according to some scientific research, levitation is explained by the ability of individuals in a way unknown to science to reduce their own weight. The only thing that scientists cannot understand is how this can be done.
Suggestion
The art of suggestion is the ability to control the minds of others. This is a very dangerous power, because people who possess it are able to influence the actions of others with the power of thought.
Wolf Messing
In order to inspire a person with a certain thought, verbal contact is not necessary, since it influences a person’s thoughts at a distance. This technique was mastered by the hypnotist Wolf Messing.
He could keep a person under hypnosis while being over long distances from it, hundreds of kilometers away.
Thanks to his extraordinary abilities, Messing gained fame as a magician and wizard. They tried to use his talent powers that be for your purposes.
It was because of his hypnotic sessions that he managed to anger Hitler, and even so much that he promised huge money for the capture of the magician.
Wolf Messing said that he acquired the ability of hypnosis through long training. The hypnotist was sure that all people have the ability to inspire thoughts, you just need to develop such abilities in yourself.
Regeneration
Regeneration is the ability of a person that allows him to heal himself in short time. Known cases tissue regeneration in sick people without the use of methods of treatment of modern medicine. At the same time, they experience physical pain in the process of regeneration. This ability is explained by the fact that the brain can influence the process of repairing body tissues.
Some sources describe amazing, but unlikely cases of immortality of such people, who allegedly can be killed in only one way: by cutting off the head so that their brain cannot restore the body. Of course, these are all rumors, but as they say, "there is no smoke without fire." Therefore, the question of the existence of people capable of regenerating themselves remains open.
see spirits
Gift see spirits actually very common, but not everyone uses it. Distinguish between harmless spirits and evil spirits. Some mediums can physically interact with ghosts, which is not always safe.
Some people who have this ability are afraid of spirits, others use this and contact with them.
The best mediums
Edmund Gurney (1847-1888) - the author of the book "Living Ghosts", was sure that the soul of a person can appear to other people 12 hours before death and the same amount after. He claimed that such visions are the final astral flight of the dying person.
Sir William Barrett (1844-1925) was 37 years professor of physics at the Royal College of Science in Dublin. He said the following: "I am absolutely convinced that those who once lived on earth can communicate with us."
Oliver Lodge (1851-1940) known for his studies of life after death. He began studying this phenomenon in the 1880s. From 1901 to 1903 he was president of the Society for Psychical Research. Oliver Lodge is also the author of Raymond, or
Life and Death", which deals with contacts with the spirit of his son Raymond, after his death at the front.
Lycanthropy
Lycanthropy is a paranormal phenomenon that causes metamorphosis in the body, due to which a person turns into another creature (most often a wolf). Many werewolves change into only one specific animal.
But! Scientists call lycanthropy a special mental state in which a person, although he considers himself a werewolf, actually is not one, because he does not modify his physical form. At the same time, the lycanthrope is extremely dangerous for society, since it shows aggression and indomitable strength.
werewolf stories
According to legend, in the middle of 1760, in one of the central parts of France, a certain beast frightened the locals. Cattle and people began to disappear every day. Witnesses described him as a large wolf, giving him the name Lou Garou . They tried to shoot him, but the werewolf turned out to be immortal. It all ended with the hunters killing him with a silver bullet right in the heart.
Robert Fortney from Michigan in 1938 encountered creatures that looked like werewolves. As he claimed, five animals attacked him at once. He even shot one of them, but he was seized with horror when the most ferocious beast stood up on its hind legs and looked at him with a grin.
Let's take a relatively recent case. Truck Driver Scott August 27, 2005 announced on the radio strange case, and the director of the company, Jan Punnett, has already told everyone about what happened. Moving along the highway, the driver saw some animal tormenting a dead deer on the side of the road. According to him, the beast was not like any known: a mixture of a wolf and a monkey.
To date, such a wide popularity of lycanthropy is facilitated by a huge number of films about werewolves and vampires.
Telekinesis
Telekinesis is the ability to move objects with the power of the mind. This ability requires an understanding of energies, which few people can learn.
These people concentrate on the object, which encourages it to move without being touched. People who know how to learn telekinesis practice a lot and do not stop there. They can even do this all their lives and not really master this ability.
Telekinesis in France
The recorded case of telekinesis occurred with a French woman Angelique Cotten at the age of 14. On January 15, 1846, she and three of her friends were embroidering. Suddenly, the embroidery fell out of the hands of the girls, and the lamp flew into a corner.
Her friends did not hesitate to blame Angelica for what had happened, since strange events often occurred in her presence: furniture moved away or chairs flew around the room.
Telekinesis in Russia
The most famous case of telekinesis in the history of Russia is called the "Kulagina phenomenon". In the sixties of the last century, experiments were carried out with the participation of Ninel Sergeevna Kulagina , which made objects move and changed the trajectory of their movement.
We are interested in unknown, inexplicable phenomena, but we so rarely study scientific evidence such a phenomenon as extrasensory perception. Therefore, in this article I want to consider scientific evidence for supernatural powers. We are all familiar with the Battle of Psychics program. Its creators were among the first to make a popular TV show that tests supernatural abilities of people. However, the study of extrasensory perception interested scientists much earlier. Yes, these data were almost never published in newspapers and rarely advertised in television programs, but already at the beginning of the 20th century, scientists from different countries began to conduct experiments on psychics.
Today parapsychology enters into new era, in which many scientists no longer consider it pseudoscience. But at the same time, there is also an alternative opinion in science that extrasensory abilities do not exist. In this article we will consider the facts confirming the presence of extrasensory perception in our lives.
What do we mean by extrasensory perception?
Extrasensory perception is the supernatural psychic abilities of a person, which include healing, hypnosis, telepathy, telekinesis, clairvoyance and clairvoyance. In my opinion, extrasensory perception can be divided into two groups: the first group is extrasensory perception, for example, clairvoyance and clairvoyance; the second group - extrasensory influence - telekinesis, healing, hypnosis and other methods of influence. It should be noted that there is such an ability that occupies an intermediate place, namely telepathy (a supernatural psychic ability through which a person can transmit or perceive the thoughts, feelings and images of another person).
The scientific evidence for the first group of psychic abilities, such as clairvoyance and clairvoyance, is Bulgarian prophetess Vanga. It was to her that people from all over the world came for advice and predictions, she interested everyone, from ordinary people to scientists and presidents. It seems to me that an ordinary charlatan is unlikely to achieve such success in the field of clairvoyance, and the fact that she was not interested in material wealth speaks in favor of Vanga. So, the neurophysiologist Bekhtereva N.P. after personal communication with Vanga, he writes: “A person with a special vision, clairvoyance - by the way, with physical blindness - exists, he has a name, an address, he can be described, touched, he lives among us - Vanga.
The existence of extrasensory influence, for example, telekinesis, confirms such a psychic as Ninel Sergeevna Kulagina. Its capabilities have been studied by various scientists for more than 20 years and have come to the conclusion that it is capable of: moving small objects and influencing the magnetic needle of a compass by means of thought; influence the course chemical reactions, as well as the structure and condition of materials; she could read the text through impenetrable material, find hidden things and objects. You can learn more about the abilities of this wonderful woman by watching the following video.
Scientific evidence of psychic abilities in our time is great. Particular attention was paid to the study of telepathy, because. reading the thoughts of another person and influencing his behavior through his thoughts is a serious tool for high-ranking officials of any state. So, having telepathy, you can find out the plans of opponents, their secret secrets, and also influence them. further actions. As a result, many rulers various countries devoted a lot of effort and money to the study of telepathy.
Vasiliev L.L. defines telepathy as a special form of information or communication of living beings, expressed in the direct (i.e. without the mediation of known sense organs) influence of the neuropsychic processes of one being on the neuropsychic processes of another being. So, it can be noted that during telepathy, the participation of at least two living beings is necessary.
For the scientific proof of telepathy, L.L. Vasiliev himself. and other employees (Tomashevsky I.F., Dubrovsky A.V., Skaryatin R.I.) conducted a whole series of experiments, consisting of 12 experiments, where the telepath mentally put the experimental person into sleep from a different state from 20 meters to 1700 kilometers. At the same time, the suggestion time ranged from 1 minute to 3.5 minutes when put to sleep, and it took from 1 to 21 minutes to wake up. You can get acquainted with experiments and experiments in the book
In this article, we touched on the problem of what is extrasensory perception and what exist scientific evidence supernatural powers of man. However, I would like to remind our readers that many of us ourselves have experienced psychic abilities or paranormal activity, which may well serve as their proof. If in your life there were such cases, write to us about them in the comments. We will be immensely grateful to you!
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