Juniper has been used as tree of medicine and magic for thousands of years. Used by the Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, Native Americans, Eastern Europeans, and so many more. It was used from expelling evil spirits, enhancing clairvoyance, to curing fart attacks and menstrual cramps. In fact, the origins of Gin began with religious and alchemical intent. 

How is it that in our modern day we only use it to make alcohol ?! 

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Have you heard of the Grim? It is said that if you see a black dog at night and hear it growl that you are to die soon. In Europe, and especially the UK, black dogs are often feared and considered to be omens of death. However this couldn't be farther from the truth. Based on stories from ancient folklore the black dog was originally considered a protector of souls and specifically a guardian of the gates of the afterlife, ensuring dead souls could not escape into the living world. They were also consider protectors of the living world and lone travelers at night. It seems that the christian church changed the essence of many of these stories thus changing the perception of the black dog all together. 

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Have you ever wondered why people carve pumpkins during halloween each year? It comes from an Irish folk tale a drunk man known as Stingy Jack said to wander forever, all alone, never making it to heaven or hell, with a carved turnip with a burning coal inside that he used as a lantern to light his way. It is said that some people see the flickering light of old jack wandering the countryside. 

Funnily enough, stories explaining odd ghost lights appear all over the world. Jump into a plethora of wild and random stories sure to spook you and wonder wtf these ghosts lights are really up to!

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Explore the omnipotent power of the Bakeneko, the Nekomata, Senri, Kasha, and the famous Hero Twins Xbalanque and Hunapuh.

Regardless of culture or time period, cats seem to be always associated with the moon and being able to travel between the living world and the world of the dead. When will humans learn that cats are the most powerful living creature on earth and stop getting in their way?!

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Confucius lived over 2,000 years ago and had ideas on human conduct and politics that are still ahead of their time. He believed that though development of personal skills like learning, reflection, and partaking in social rites we could unify humanity and use morality and ethics as a way of governing as supposed to law and punishment. What a world it would be if punishment was no longer a means to control the choices of people. 

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The tale of the famous ghost La Llarona is on the surface a story of a mourning mother. On further inspection, she may be a complied vision of the archetype of female treachery , a symbol of the mixing of native culture with the colonial culture, and the deep pain it created. 

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Kali is the Hindu goddess of ultimate power, divine femininity- the symbol of the metaphysical plane. Jump into the ancient tales of the genesis of the vengeful goddess, symbol of war and motherhood. 

The greatest fertilizer is, in fact, made of decomposed matter that was once living!

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There are a race of elves - alleged children of Eve, who have been invisible to the human eye since the beginning of time! In Iceland, the Huldufólk are intertwined into daily life! Roads and building plans have been moved to accommodate the land the inhabit! Some people claim to have visited their homes! There is even an elf university ?!?! 

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Did you know that Jinn (genies) are written about in the Quran? Dive into a chaotic and in depth story of the genesis of Jinn and their mischief. Has David Copperfield being using Jinn as a means to use magic? Most likely. Do we judge him? Not at all. 

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