Results for "bridge"
16 entries found.
馃嚠馃嚪 Iran and 1 moreChinvat Bridge饜瑮饜瑢饜饜饜瑎饜瑱饜瑡 饜瑸饜瑘饜饜瑘饜瑱饜瑥饜 (Cinvat么 Peret没m)
A Zoroastrian crossing every soul must meet, wide or narrow by its deedsBelief 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Legendary
馃嚠馃嚩 IraqSilat Bridge
A sacred Yazidi bridge at Lalish, read as a crossing into the holyBelief 路 Change and initiation Living
馃嚞馃嚙 United KingdomBlack Shuck
A ghostly black dog from East Anglia folklore, often seen as a death omen or a terrifying apparition.Belief 路 Cursing and harm 路 Luck and prosperity Historical
馃嚚馃嚤 Chile and 1 moreMachi
Mapuche spiritual authorities and healers who bridge herbal knowledge and spirit realmsTradition 路 Healing 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
馃嚦馃嚳 New ZealandTohunga
A M膩ori expert practitioner of sacred or secular arts, from priests to carvers.Tradition 路 Healing 路 Seeing and foretelling Living
馃嚳馃嚘 South AfricaUkuthwasa
A spiritual calling and initiation process for traditional healers in Southern Africa.Rite 路 Healing 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaAtharvaveda啶呧ぅ啶班啶掂さ啷囙う
The fourth Veda of Hinduism, containing spells, healing rites, and domestic rituals.Text 路 Protection 路 Healing Historical
馃嚜馃嚞 EgyptTheurgy胃蔚慰蠀蟻纬委伪
A Neoplatonic ritual path to unite the soul with the divine through sacred actsTradition 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead 路 Change and initiation Historical
馃嚠馃嚪 Iran and 5 moreHippomancy
Divination through the movements, sounds, and tracks of horsesOracle 路 Seeing and foretelling 路 Luck and prosperity Historical
馃嚭馃嚫 United StatesMothman
A humanoid cryptid from West Virginia folklore, linked to large birds and a bridge collapse.Being 路 Seeing and foretelling Living
馃嚜馃嚫 SpainLamialamiak
River and sea spirits of Basque folklore, known for their beauty and magical labour.Being 路 Power and authority Historical
馃嚡馃嚨 JapanHashihime姗嬪Й
A Japanese bridge spirit linked to jealousy and demonic transformation in folklore and Noh theatre.Being 路 Protection 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaEtheric body
A subtle energy layer said to sustain the physical form and connect it to higher states.Being 路 Power and authority Historical
馃嚝馃嚪 France and 1 moreDogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie
A foundational treatise on ritual magic by 脡liphas L茅vi, structured around the tarot.Text 路 Power and authority 路 Wonder and entertainment Historical
馃嚭馃嚫 United StatesShamanism among Alaska Natives
Traditional spiritual practices of Indigenous peoples in AlaskaTradition 路 Healing 路 Seeing and foretelling Fading
馃嚝馃嚪 France and 1 moreDames Blanches
Spectral women in French folklore who demand dances or warn of dangerBeing 路 Cursing and harm 路 Protection Legendary
馃嚚馃嚤 Chile and 1 moreMachi
Mapuche spiritual authorities and healers who bridge herbal knowledge and spirit realmsTradition 路 Healing 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
馃嚦馃嚳 New ZealandTohunga
A M膩ori expert practitioner of sacred or secular arts, from priests to carvers.Tradition 路 Healing 路 Seeing and foretelling Living
馃嚳馃嚘 South AfricaUkuthwasa
A spiritual calling and initiation process for traditional healers in Southern Africa.Rite 路 Healing 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaAtharvaveda啶呧ぅ啶班啶掂さ啷囙う
The fourth Veda of Hinduism, containing spells, healing rites, and domestic rituals.Text 路 Protection 路 Healing Historical
馃嚜馃嚞 EgyptTheurgy胃蔚慰蠀蟻纬委伪
A Neoplatonic ritual path to unite the soul with the divine through sacred actsTradition 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead 路 Change and initiation Historical
馃嚠馃嚪 Iran and 5 moreHippomancy
Divination through the movements, sounds, and tracks of horsesOracle 路 Seeing and foretelling 路 Luck and prosperity Historical
馃嚭馃嚫 United StatesMothman
A humanoid cryptid from West Virginia folklore, linked to large birds and a bridge collapse.Being 路 Seeing and foretelling Living
馃嚜馃嚫 SpainLamialamiak
River and sea spirits of Basque folklore, known for their beauty and magical labour.Being 路 Power and authority Historical
馃嚡馃嚨 JapanHashihime姗嬪Й
A Japanese bridge spirit linked to jealousy and demonic transformation in folklore and Noh theatre.Being 路 Protection 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚠馃嚦 IndiaEtheric body
A subtle energy layer said to sustain the physical form and connect it to higher states.Being 路 Power and authority Historical
馃嚝馃嚪 France and 1 moreDogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie
A foundational treatise on ritual magic by 脡liphas L茅vi, structured around the tarot.Text 路 Power and authority 路 Wonder and entertainment Historical
馃嚭馃嚫 United StatesShamanism among Alaska Natives
Traditional spiritual practices of Indigenous peoples in AlaskaTradition 路 Healing 路 Seeing and foretelling Fading
馃嚝馃嚪 France and 1 moreDames Blanches
Spectral women in French folklore who demand dances or warn of dangerBeing 路 Cursing and harm 路 Protection Legendary
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Ukuthwasa: Mycelium101, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Machi: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Mothman: Tim Bertelink, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Atharvaveda: William Dwight Whitney / Charles Rockwell Lanman, Public domain, source
- Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie: Eliphas Levi, Public domain, source
- Hippomancy: Wer?Du?!, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lamia: Josu Go帽i Etxabe, Public domain, source
- Shamanism among Alaska Natives: Balkanian`s word, Public domain, source
- Tohunga: Gottfried Lindauer, Public domain, source