Results for "asp"
41 entries found.
- Diaspora religion Concept
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreReligious aspects of Nazism
The study of how Nazi ideology borrowed religious forms and esoteric beliefs to build a political movement.Tradition · Power and authority · Cursing and harm Historical
🇮🇳 India and 6 moreChurel
A female revenant of South Asian folklore, feared for luring men awayBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreLouisiana Voodoo
An African diasporic religion practiced in Louisiana from the 18th to early 20th centuriesTradition · Healing · Protection Historical
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 2 moreOdinaniỌdịnanị
The traditional belief system of the Igbo people in NigeriaTradition · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 3 moreYemọjaYemoja
A mother spirit of rivers and oceans worshipped across Yoruba and diaspora traditionsBeing · Protection · Healing Living
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo and 4 moreNganga
A spiritual healer and ritual specialist in Kongo religion and its diaspora traditionsTradition · Healing · Seeing and foretelling Living
🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreCrossroads (folklore)
A junction between worlds where spirits are met and deals are madeBelief · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Cursing and harm Living
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreOgunÒgún
A West African deity of iron, war and metalworking found in Yoruba and diaspora traditionsBeing · Protection · Cursing and harm Living
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreHoodoo
A spiritual tradition of the African diaspora in the American South using herbs and charms for protection and justice.Tradition · Protection · Healing Living
🇭🇹 HaitiErzulieÈzili
A family of spirits in Haitian Vodou representing love, beauty, and protective fury.Being · Protection · Love and attraction Living
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreHmong folk religionKev Dab Qhuas
The ethnic religion of the Miao and Hmong peoples, centered on spirit worship and shamanic healing.Tradition · Healing · Protection Living
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreMami Wata
A water spirit of beauty and wealth in African folklore and the Atlantic diasporaBeing · Healing · Luck and prosperity Living
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreEleguaÈṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára
A Yoruba deity of crossroads and messenger who opens all spiritual pathsBeing · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 4 moreOrishaÒrìṣà
Divine spirits of the Yoruba religion and their diasporic descendants in the Americas.Being · Protection · Healing Living
🇯🇵 JapanYōkai妖怪
A vast class of supernatural spirits and entities in Japanese folkloreBeing · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Historical
🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreUpsherinאָפּשערן (opshern)
A first haircut ceremony for Jewish boys, marking the start of formal study.Rite · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Living
🇺🇸 United StatesPenn & Teller
A long-running American magic duo known for comedy acts and skeptical advocacyIllusion · Wonder and entertainment Living
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 3 moreOshunỌ̀ṣun
A Yoruba water spirit linked to love, wealth, and the Osun River in Nigeria.Being · Love and attraction · Luck and prosperity Living
🇧🇯 Benin and 5 moreVodun art
Religious sculpture and temple painting from West African Vodun traditionsTradition · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇧🇯 Benin and 2 morePapa Legba
A loa who stands at the crossroads and opens the gate between people and spiritsBeing · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Living
🇮🇳 IndiaTaraतारा (Sanskrit), তারা (Bengali)
A fierce Hindu goddess of protection and wisdom, central to the Mahavidya tradition.Being · Protection · Power and authority Living
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreKartikeyaKārttikeya
Hindu god of war and victory, son of Shiva and ParvatiBeing · Power and authority · Protection Living
🇭🇹 Haiti and 1 moreOungan
A male priest in Haitian Vodou who leads rituals and serves as a medium for spirits.Tradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Healing Living
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 5 moreTếtTết Nguyên Đán
The Vietnamese lunisolar new year and the most important annual celebration in VietnamTradition · Luck and prosperity · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreYoginiयोगिनी
A female master of yoga and tantra, or a fierce goddess aspect in Indian temples.Tradition · Power and authority · Protection Historical
🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreFan death선풍기 사망설
A South Korean urban legend that running a fan in a sealed room causes fatal suffocationBelief Fading
🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreChortчёрт
A Slavic demon spirit with horns and hooves, known in folklore as a trickster or minor evil force.Being · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Historical
🇳🇴 NorwayDeildegast
A Norwegian ghost bound to boundary stones it moved in lifeBeing · Cursing and harm Historical
🇨🇳 China and 6 moreRed envelope红包 (hóngbāo)
A cash gift in a red paper cover given during holidays and weddings to share good fortuneTradition · Luck and prosperity · Protection Living
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreFlying Africans
A legend of enslaved people returning to Africa by magic flightFigure · Cursing and harm · Speaking with spirits and the dead Legendary
🇳🇬 NigeriaOsanyinỌsanyin
The Yoruba orisha of herbal knowledge, healing magic and wild plantsBeing · Healing · Power and authority Living
🇨🇺 CubaPatakí
Teaching stories from the oral tradition of Santería and IfáText · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreManba al-Ansabمنبع الانساب
A Persian manuscript tracing Sayyid lineage and Sufi practice in early modern IndiaText · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Historical
🇭🇹 Haiti and 5 moreLoogaroo
A shapeshifting vampire of Caribbean folklore, feared for its blood-drinking habits.Being · Cursing and harm Living
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreMagical motto
A chosen name used by occultists to separate their spiritual identity from their everyday life.Belief · Power and authority Historical
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreHoop snake
A legendary rolling serpent found in North American and Australian folkloreBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreAstrological symbols
Glyphs used to map celestial bodies and their positions in horoscopesBelief · Seeing and foretelling Living
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreChinese numerology中国数术
A system of interpreting numbers as lucky or unlucky based on their pronunciation in Chinese dialects.Belief · Luck and prosperity Living
🇮🇱 IsraelShekhinahשְׁכִינָה
The divine presence of God dwelling among people in Jewish and Islamic thoughtBelief · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Power and authority Living
🇪🇬 EgyptIchneumonἰχνεύμων
A mud-coated animal said to fight dragons, asps and crocodilesBeing Legendary
🇵🇪 Peru and 3 moreMuki
A subterranean goblin of the Andes who guards mines and makes pacts with miners.Being · Power and authority · Luck and prosperity Living
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Candomblé Jeje: I cropped, original authors are Ridpath, John Clark, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kongo cosmogram: MiddleOfAfrica, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ichneumon: Anna Liflyand, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Simbi: MiddleOfAfrica, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ogun: Chado07, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kartikeya: Dassmahen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Flying Africans: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Odinani: Northcote Whitridge Thomas, Public domain, source
- Osanyin: TiagoLubiana, CC0, source
- Yemọja: Samuel Tobbytex007, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Religious aspects of Nazism: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
- Orisha: Turismo Bahia, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Upsherin: Vered Peer, CC BY 4.0, source
- Penn & Teller: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 2.0, source
- Oshun: Wikipedia Loves Art participant " Department_of_Trife ", CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Vodun art: Fraipont, Gustave (1849-1923), Public domain, source
- Tara: Chore Bagan Art Studio, Public domain, source
- Loogaroo: A.F.Pannemaker, Public domain, source
- Oungan: Anthony Karen, CC BY 4.0, source
- Tết: vi:Lưu Ly, Public domain, source
- Yogini: Soumendra Barik, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hoodoo: Hoodoowoman, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Erzulie: anonymous, Public domain, source
- Chort: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Churel: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hoop snake: Fearsome Critters, Written by Henry H. Tryon • Illustrated by Margaret, CC0, source
- Astrological symbols: Peter Presslein, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chinese numerology: Sarang, Public domain, source
- Red envelope: Oldie~commonswiki, Public domain, source
- Hmong folk religion: Thomas Riccio, CC BY 4.0, source
- Mami Wata: Daderot, Public domain, source
- Elegua: Sailko, CC BY 3.0, source
- Muki: Arístides Herrera Cuntti at Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yōkai: Kyosai Kawanabe (河鍋 暁斎), Public domain, source