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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Enochian magic, as practiced by Dee and Kelley, involves a range of rituals and ceremonies designed to evoke angelic and spiritual entities. These practices, meticulously recorded in Dee's journals, aimed to harness the energies and wisdom of these entities.

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accompanied by the intricate Enochian script and tables of correspondences. They believed that these revelations granted them access to insights concealed within Liber Logaeth, often referred to as the "Book of Enoch."

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which Dee wrote were delivered to them directly by various angels during their mystical interactions. Central to the practice is the invocation and command of various spiritual beings. Dee's journals extensively detail their interactions with these entities,

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Enochian magic is a system of Renaissance magic developed by John Dee and Edward Kelley. The origins of this esoteric tradition are rooted in documented collaborations between Dee and Kelley, encompassing the revelation of the Enochian language and script, #WyrdWednesday

A black and white engraving shows Edward Kelly standing in a magic circle in a graveyard at night, invoking a spirit standing before a church.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

to his son Rehoboam on various magical techniques and tools. It includes guides on how to summon and control spirits and their powers.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The Magical Treatise of Solomon, also known as the Hygromanteia (Greek: Ὑγρομαντεία) or Solomonikê (Greek: Σολομωνική), is a collection of late Byzantine grimoires. A pseudepigraphon, the book was written in medieval Greek and purports to contain Solomon's instructions #WyrdWednesday

15th century Greek manuscript, now at the British Library, London

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP.

"I can confirm that tonight SpaceX has implemented a speed limit on Starlink terminals while in motion.

The limit currently applies to the StarShield “military package” and is set at 100 mph.

Our defense forces were not given notice of this limit, and this has resulted in the disruption of a number of missions.

It is clear that this action cannot be a coincidence and is related to the current political situation."

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

That is awesome. The Aztec death whistle is maybe still scarier sounding.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Willard library, 1885 Gothic-revival library in Evansville, Indiana famous for decades of sightings of the "Grey Lady," accompanied by sudden drops in temperature and shifting books. #SpookySunday

The historic red brick Willard Library building features Gothic Revival architecture, a prominent central tower, and arched windows under a blue sky.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Visitors and staff report disembodied voices yelling "get back to work," physical assaults, and a half-man/half-demon entity that allegedly tried to push a worker into the furnace. Source: industry.travelsouthusa.com/get-your-sca... Photo is from here: www.slossfurnaces.org

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Get Your Scare On While Discovering Alabama’s Place in the Industrial Revolution

Alabama is no stranger to haunted sites and buildings. As a matter of fact, folklorist Kathryn Tucker Windham wrote about a handful of Alabama ghost stories in her book 13 Alabama Ghosts & Jeffrey.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama This 19th-century iron-producing blast furnace is famous for industrial tragedies, including 47 recorded worker deaths and the legend of a cruel graveyard-shift foreman named James Wormwood. #SpookySunday

An aerial night view of the Sloss Furnaces industrial site, featuring illuminated rust-colored blast furnaces against a dark city skyline background.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

are John Bobb, murdered by Union soldiers near McRaven in 1864 and William Murray, who died in the home in 1911. The home is open for ghost tours. Source: industry.travelsouthusa.com/ghostly-lege... Photo is from here: countryroadsmagazine.com/travel/overn...

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Ghostly Legends and Lore Abound in Mississippi

Mississippians are natural-born storytellers, and ghost stories are no exception. Scary legends, eerie occurrences and mysterious reports of the supernatural haunt our state. We’ve gathered a few of…

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

who died during childbirth in the upstairs middle bedroom in 1836, is said to be the most active spirit in the house. Her apparition has reportedly appeared to numerous witnesses. Other former occupants who have made posthumous appearances

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Known as “Mississippi’s Most Haunted House,” the grounds of McRaven in Vicksburg served as a Confederate campsite and field hospital. At least five people have died inside McRaven. The remains of 11, likely Confederate soldiers, are buried on the property. Mary Elizabeth Howard, #SpookySunday

A two-story yellow house with a white wraparound porch, decorative columns, dark shutters, and a front door, surrounded by tall, leafy trees.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

An ordinary Russian football fan and his comment on dead xhildren

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It is a terrible dog; it barks into the pitch-black dark. — Tonight the lake is freezing. The moon has come to a standstill. Hold my hand, you who do not understand. Saima Harmaja (1913 - 1937) Painting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The Freezing Lake Tonight the lake is freezing. The water barely stirs. Beneath the white moonlight, the earth is deathly still. Only in mute vigil do the trees stand in the gloom, trees with their long shadows. And far away, a dog is barking. #BookWormSat

An oil painting shows a small cabin on a snowy shore at dusk, with a golden light reflecting across the calm, purple-toned water under a red sky.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Summer’s flowers will surely revive when spring returns once more— if only the love of our summer could outlast the winter and the storms! Eino Leino (1878 - 1926)

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The sky is veiled in clouds, the shore-tree stands stripped and bare; the wind churns the waves to a roar, and the blooming meadow turns yellow. Summer’s tender, gentle season endures but a fleeting while, yet within the heart, its memory may surge like the rolling waves. #BookWormSat

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Wet, wet fog on the ground, in the trees, on the roofs. God, oh God! Can it go on like this! Saima Harmaja (1913 - 1937)

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

October Across the muddy field, the harsh light of lanterns. Rain torments the trembling window. Like a prince, he wrapped my aching head in a fairy tale. Why was I disappointed? I knew the laws of life. #BookWormSat

Rain pouring on a field

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Charlie Kirk endorsed them too.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

zombified or beaten and thrown from the train a distance away from the original location.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

stories emerged about "witch trains". These trains appeared ordinary, but were staffed by zombified workers controlled by a witch. The trains would abduct a person boarding at night, and the person would then either be

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It is said that the spell can be broken by a powerful enough sangoma. It is also believed in some areas of South Africa that witches can zombify a person by killing and possessing the victim's body to force it into slave labor. After rail lines were built to transport migrant workers,

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The idea of physical zombie-like creatures is present in some South African cultures, where they are called xidachane in Sotho/Tsonga and maduxwane in Venda. In some communities, it is believed that a dead person can be zombified by a small child. #WyrdWednesday

A young woman in a witch costume with a pointed hat and broom stands on a train platform next to a steam train, with blurred figures in the back.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Aren't both of those candidates pretty awful? Lula suggested that Ukraine could "give up Crimea" in exchange for peace and Russia's withdrawal from the Ukrainian territory it occupied after February 2022. In May 2025, Lula attended the Victory Day parade in Moscow. A choice between two idiots.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ghost sightings have been reported practically since it opened, with one particular spirit making regular appearances. From unexplained blackouts to hovering misty figures, see why Tootsie's is considered one of the most haunted bars in Nashvegas. Source: ghostcitytours.com/nashville/ha...

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The Ghosts of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge | Haunted Nashville Bar | Ghost City Tours

Explore the haunted history of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville. From Tootsie Bess herself to ghostly musicians, discover the paranormal activity at Broadway's most famous honky-tonk.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

quickly became a haven for struggling country music artists. With customers like Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson,it's no surprise this quirky bar turned into a Music City favorite. But it's not all bluegrass and western swing at Tootsie's.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

patrons, and Tootsie herself, who still watches over her beloved bar from beyond the grave. In the heart of downtown Nashville, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge stands in all its vibrantly- colored glory. This famous honkey-tonk was established by Tootsie Bess in the '60s and

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Tootsie's Orchid Lounge has been the heart of Nashville's honky-tonk scene since 1960. This legendary watering hole launched countless country music careers and remains haunted by the spirits of musicians, #SpookySunday

Night view of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville with purple lighting, neon signs, and people walking on the sidewalk along the brick street.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

as well as soldiers from both sides of the Civil War who are tied to the history of the home. Source: www.kentuckytourism.com/events/haunt... Photo by Kentondickerson

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Haunted Kentucky

Kentucky is a state so enriched with culture that there always seems to be a fun festival celebrating a Kentucky something or somebody.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥, (𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧, 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲) Besides being a very uniquely-shaped antebellum mansion, this historic house museum has been featured in several ghost-hunting TV specials and is believed to house the spirits of family members who lived in the mansion, enslaved people, #SpookySunday

A two-story octagonal brick building with a white front door, stone steps, and a small balcony, surrounded by leafless trees on a sunny day.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

dug-out holes, and partially preserved headstones. It’s also not uncommon to encounter ghost hunters here, especially after dark. Just make sure to tread carefully and treat the burial grounds with respect. Source: www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ill... Photo by MattHucke at English Wikipedia

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Who Knew Illinois Had This Many Spooky Places?

Beyond Illinois’s famous haunted houses are lonely cemeteries, unusual monuments, and Spiritualist homes with generations of folklore.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

at the cemetery, with visitors claiming to see spectres like a black dog, a ghostly white woman, and floating, glowing orbs. While the cemetery is still in relative disrepair, it’s a fascinating place to wander, with cleared pathways leading you past fallen trees, a swampy pond,

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

By the 1920s, it was a rumored dumping ground for gangland bodies; by the 1950s, local teenagers used it as a party place, regularly breaking off or stealing pieces of the headstones. It was around this time that strange sightings were first reported

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 Drive south through Chicago into the quaint suburb of Midlothian, where you’ll find what is perhaps the state of Illinois' most unsettling resting place. Founded around 1840, this small graveyard was built for an early settlement that didn’t last long. #SpookySunday

Several weathered stone grave markers and monuments are scattered across a grassy, tree-filled clearing in a wooded area with a wire fence background.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

and makes a scientific discovery when he shoots a cross between a black grouse, a black grouse and a capercaillie, which has never been found in reality.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

who searches for a "blue thought" while contemplating the course of the world. He becomes a guide for naturalists who have come to Lentua, the Kainuu's backwoods region in Finland,

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Havukka-ahon ajattelija(English title: Backwood Philosopher) is Veikko Huovinen's debut novel and breakthrough work, published in 1952. The main character of the novel is the self-taught philosopher Konsta Pylkkänen, #BookWormSat

A book cover with orange and blue colors showing a person sitting by a lake, pine trees, and the text Veikko Huovinen Havukka-ahon ajattelija WSOY.

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026

JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

and joy give death the appearance of life; the indomitable comedian's eye does not allow for blandness, the dialect revels like a colorful accordion tune.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Kivenpyöritäjän kylä is a novel about a real problem in the Finnish countryside, although it is easily forgotten when reading. Turku-like humor, lush immediacy of description,

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

He finds a village in the twilight, from which people have all but disappeared. All that remains are a few old men, a village lunatic, and the last bride and groom, also childless. Pekka does not have many choices. He can stay or leave. Either path seems to lead to a dead end.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Heikki Turunen: "Kivenpyörittäjän kylä" (The Stone rollers village) Pekka, a Swedish-Finnish man, returns to his homeland of North Karelia in search of the idyll of his childhood, a time when life was once full of joy. #BookWormSat

A book cover illustration features a group of people, a white cow, and a small dog against a black background, with stylized text at top and bottom.

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