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Month: February 2021

The Needle of Death

5.2.2021 archaeomagicLeave a comment

Of the many types of magical power that were utilized in Finnish folk magic practices, the power of death may seem the grimmest one. This power could be accessed through any object that had come into contact with a dead body. One very typical way to invoke the power was by retrieving soil or even… Continue reading The Needle of Death →

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