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🇨🇳 China and 2 moreJiang Ziya姜子牙 A historical strategist and war god who helped establish the Zhou dynastyFigure · Power and authority · Cursing and harm Historical 🇨🇳 ChinaChen Tuan陳摶 A Chinese Taoist sage known for internal arts and sleep cultivation methodsFigure · Healing · Power and authority Historical 🇨🇳 ChinaWaidan外丹 An early Chinese alchemical practice focused on compounding mineral elixirs for immortalityTradition Historical 🇯🇵 JapanEn no Gyōja役小角 A legendary Japanese ascetic and founder of Shugendō mountain practiceFigure · Power and authority · Protection Historical 🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreTalisman An object believed to channel specific forces for protection, healing, or influence.Charm · Protection · Healing Historical 🇯🇵 JapanTsukumogami付喪神 Household objects that gain a spirit after reaching their hundredth year in Japanese folklore.Being · Cursing and harm Historical 🇨🇳 ChinaChinese alchemy煉丹術 A Taoist pursuit of longevity through elixirs and internal cultivationTradition · Healing · Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical 🇯🇵 JapanKamo no Yasunori賀茂 保憲 A Heian-era onmyōji and teacher of Abe no Seimei in Japanese esoteric artsFigure · Seeing and foretelling · Cursing and harm Historical 🇯🇵 JapanYōkai妖怪 A vast class of supernatural spirits and entities in Japanese folkloreBeing · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Historical 🇯🇵 Japan and 4 moreHousehold deity A spirit or minor god believed to guard a home and its family members.Being · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical 🇷🇸 Serbia and 5 moreWolves in folklore, religion and mythology A global survey of how cultures view the wolf as symbol, spirit or threatBelief · Power and authority · Cursing and harm Historical 🇯🇵 JapanMomiji Legend紅葉伝説 A Japanese tale of a demoness defeated by a warrior on Mount TogakushiFigure · Cursing and harm · Protection Historical 🇨🇳 China and 1 moreWorship of the living生祠 (Chinese), 生祀 (Japanese) A shrine built for a person while they are still alive to honour their spirit or contributions.Tradition · Power and authority · Protection Historical 🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreAxis mundi A concept describing a central point connecting the earthly and heavenly realms.Belief · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Historical 🇯🇵 JapanTsurubebi釣瓶火 A hanging fire spirit from Japanese folklore, linked to trees and mountain paths.Being · Wonder and entertainment Historical 🇯🇵 JapanGagoze元興寺の鬼 A yōkai of Nara said to be a lightning child or a monk demon from Gangō-jiBeing · Cursing and harm Historical

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