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Introductionke, or try a pick up line. They believe that language can transcend the normal and enter the realm of the paranormal. Language is thought to have special powers and can be used to communicate with gods, demons, monsters, aliens, and the dead. From ancient curses carved on tablets to modern-day affir

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Curses, Charms, and Taboosve, although specific kinds of spells do have connotations of good or evil. Charms, cures, and blessings are specifically intended to be good, or are hoped to counteract bad spells. Curses, hexes, and jinxes are always underpinned by bad intentions, like wanting someone dead, or wanting them to beco

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Divinationestion about the unknown using some kind of tool. Just about anything can and has been consulted as a device to tell the future. Some divination involves the “casting of lots”, where sticks, stones, bones, beans, coins, shells, or other objects are thrown and the way they fall is interpreted as a pr

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Predictionnd. In this same way, accuracy is in the eye of the beholder and some psychics tend to predict things that are already known. This chapter looks at the prophecies attributed to Mother Shipton, the postdictions of Nostradamus, and the story of Edgar Cayce, the “sleeping prophet” who was believed to h

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Prayermeaning doesn’t imply that the petition has been granted. Any expression of hope, desire, or intention made in thought, speech, singing, or writing can loosely be called a prayer, even if a divine entity isn’t invoked. But in its most salient sense, praying presupposes belief in a higher power that

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Chain Lettersl spam. They usually address us by name, and are sent to multiple recipients. They are received from family friends, colleagues, and strangers with connections to these people. These messages all contain some sort of information and instructions, and are sent with the explicit request that they be f

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Speaking in Tonguesed me to stop thinking “impure thoughts”. The female minister signed a cross on my forehead with sweet-scented oil, and prayed. The group joined her in prayer, but after awhile the language of their prayers turned from English into a strange language like they were possessed. They were speaking in t

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Spirit Writingsychography, some believe there is a paranormal explanation, and that this is when the ghostwriters really are ghosts. Others believe the practice has therapeutic value, or is useful as a creative tool. Whether it’s to be found in the New Age or self-help section of the bookstore, does it work?