Mysticism and secrets of religions 2024, May

Thanks to Hollywood clichés, voodoo is one of the world's most underrated religions. Most descriptions depict voodoo as a dark, mysterious religion that revolves around the sacrifice of animals, the imposition of curses, and the use of puppets to harm others

There are many stories of eyewitnesses who observed glowing balls on the churchyards. Nobody knows what it is. Seemingly not ghosts - in the form we are used to, just some kind of spherical formations

During their lifetime, Maria Talarico and Giuseppe Veraldi from the Italian town of Catanzaro did not even know each other. However, after the death of Pepe, an incomprehensible connection arose between them: after all, it was thanks to Maria that they managed to expose Pepe's killers

The dog has long been a sacred animal of many nations. In those distant times, people believed that dogs are a reliable protection from evil spirits, a talisman against troubles and a source of luck. In addition, dogs served as a guide to the other world

In one of the apartments in Togliatti, cats moved out into the street in a very unusual way, causing bewilderment to their owners.This story took place several years ago in Togliatti, in the most ordinary family of three, in the most ordinary apartment

Residents of the small village of Pu Hong in the Thai province of Kalasin are frightened by a "widow's ghost" who is allegedly killing local men. To protect themselves from the ghost, the men of the village began to paint their nails with red varnish

Both cases, which I will describe, took place in and around the same house. These stories were told to me by a friend who noticed this oddity. Resident of this house. In Moscow.- Salik.bizFirst caseThe woman, along with her husband and the dog, went out into the street

At the end of the 19th century, a startling event was published by the meteorologist from Germany N. Bedigen. On the night of 1898, March 27, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the crew of a ship called "Matador" saw an inexplicable phenomenon, to which they were very much surprised

Air transport in the skies has long been a common sight and does not cause shock compared to ghost planes that do not belong to our time

Interesting research is being conducted in the Ural city of Mias, located in the Chelyabinsk region

This time, the participants of the “Mystical Kuzbass” project visited the village of Verkhotomskoye, Kemerovo region. And the 17th century Cossack prison has almost nothing to do with it, as well as its defenders. The legend that brought us here is much younger

Tasker and Theo 26-year-old Liam Tasker, a Lance Corporal from the British unit in Afghanistan, was shot by Afghan rebels in the town of Nahr al-Sarraj (Helmand province) during a mine clearance raid

Relics play an important role in human history. The objects with which we will introduce you in this article have become a kind of physical embodiment and proof of the presence of higher powers on earth.- Salik.bizBuddha ToothAs you know, Buddha was cremated

It seems to me that sooner or later every person asks about our origin and the Universe. According to the version of scientists, our Universe was formed as a result of the Big Bang out of nothing, but this version does not suit many.If there was nothing before, then why did the explosion happen?

A schematic representation of the structure of the world in Kabbalah is presented in the form of the “Tree of Life”. According to Kabbalah, the “tree of life” is primarily applied to a person, but according to the already cited axiom “As above, so below. As below

Reports of mysterious disappearances of people appear from time to time and disturb our imaginations. But in some cases, it is not people who may mysteriously disappear, but their pets.The disappearance of a pet can be called inexplicable only when it is obvious that the dog did not fall off the leash, the cat did not leave through an open window in the spring in search of love affairs, and the parrot did not fly out the window

A 47-year-old resident of Cork, Ireland, Sharon Parett has had the same dream regularly for most of her life. In this dream, she appears as a black man from New Orleans, while she feels that he was killing people

The resurrection incident took place the other day in Honduras. During the funeral of Nacy Perez, a sixteen-year-old local resident, she suddenly started screaming and trying to break the window in her own coffin located on the side

The death of two young children and a teenage girl in a fire in the village of Tselinnoye, Novosibirsk region, worried the Russians not only as a terrible tragedy, but also because the girl seemed to predict the death of all three from the fire

Myths and illusions have surrounded Harry Houdini, the famous illusionist, famous for his complex tricks with liberation from various types of confinement, almost his entire life

It just so happened that the cross is inextricably associated with Christianity. However, before becoming a sacred symbol of the followers of Jesus Christ, it was associated with a host of other, more ancient religions. And the Christians themselves have more than a dozen varieties of it …The first civilization to use the cross was the civilization of Ancient Egypt. I

Greek and Russian Orthodoxy are one branch of Christianity. There is no difference between them in dogmas and canons, however, there are differences in church practice, rituals, as well as in the attitude of clergy to parishioners.- Salik

A week before Easter, on the last Sunday of Great Lent, this year on April 28, the church's twelve (one of the twelve most important in Orthodoxy) Feast of the Lord's Entry into Jerusalem is celebrated, which has long been popularly called Palm Sunday

Apocrypha is a narration, story, description of an event not recognized by the official church and not included in the Annual Reading Circle. Also, forbidden heretical books are called apocrypha, which, according to the Church, harm Christianity

Easter, or the Bright Resurrection of Christ, is the main Orthodox holiday. In Russia, both this day and the entire following week were spent cheerfully: they cooked traditional Easter dishes - cakes, cottage cheese Easter, painted eggs, danced in circles, swayed on a swing, went around the house with congratulations

I usually do not believe in stories about corruption and evil eye, but in my life there were several rather strange episodes, for which I could not find an explanation.One such story happened to me in my youth, when I was twenty-three years old

A wedding is always a very troublesome business, and if it is a wedding in Russia, then it is not just a holiday, but a real magic ritual. The most important danger in a Russian wedding was damage. Such damage was induced, as a rule out of envy

Marriage, from the Eastern point of view, is not just a fun ceremony, but a spiritual ceremony with deep philosophical content. A western wedding and an eastern one are different, like the construction of a sand castle on the seashore and the construction of a skyscraper in the center of the capital

From a letter to the newspaper. Hello dear editors. For many years I have been reading "Steps" with interest, and now I decided to write to you myself

Using the mirror, scientists managed to see the "face of God"

Nine Sacred Mountains in China are considered spiritual symbols, and five of them are revered by adherents of Taoism and four - Buddhism.Since ancient times, both groups of mountains have been places of mass pilgrimage for believers, the very word "pilgrimage" in Chinese is formed by the expression "to pay tribute to the sacred mountain

Is there such a place on earth where representatives of all Christian denominations would meet with each other for the most peaceful and good purposes? Imagine such a peaceful place really exists. And called the Taizé community

History textbooks say that the Cossacks - are just descendants of peasants who fled from the oppression of the landowners and settled on the banks of the Don, Dnieper, Volga, in the foothills of the Caucasus and the Black Sea region … But is it?

By miracles I mean various "magical" phenomena: transformations, visions, eyewitness accounts of visiting angels

Man is not only a body Man is mortal, mortal and civilization. And what awaits us after death? Emptiness, nothing … The soul will remain, they assure us. The soul is eternal! What is a soul? Nobody knows for sure

As much as we strive to unravel the mystery of mystical phenomena, we do not want miracles to leave our lives. Mysticism gives it taste and flavor

The second case of frightening spontaneous combustion occurred in England in a short period of time. For the second time in a couple of months, a person in this country, for no apparent reason, is engulfed in fire. Spontaneous spontaneous combustion occurred in London in September and the case has not yet been solved

Currently, India is preparing to open an ancient tomb, which, according to legend, is guarded by a curse

Benares Hindu University in the Indian city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, is launching a six-month training program that will teach how to heal people who allegedly see ghosts or are possessed by them.According to the BBC, the six-month Bhoot Vidya course will begin enrollment in January 2020

By Tatiana Tanskaya, yoga instructor, Kiev School of Yoga, I wondered what arguments the priests are putting forward against yoga. And with this question I turned directly to the ministers of the church. "Yoga is a sin," Father Alexander answered softly