Results for "opera"
24 entries found.
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🇮🇹 ItalyKey of SolomonClavicula Salomonis
A Renaissance grimoire attributed to King Solomon, detailing ritual preparations and invocations.Text · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Binding and oaths Historical
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreLouisiana Voodoo
An African diasporic religion practiced in Louisiana from the 18th to early 20th centuriesTradition · Healing · Protection Historical
🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreSibylΣίβυλλα (Sibylla)
Ancient Greek prophetesses who spoke divine counsel at holy shrinesFigure · Seeing and foretelling · Power and authority Legendary
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreGardnerian Wicca
An initiatory neopagan tradition tracing its lineage to Gerald Gardner and the New Forest covenTradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Change and initiation Living
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreShell game
A street swindle using covered containers to hide a marker while taking betsIllusion · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Living
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreInternational Brotherhood of Magicians
A global organization for professional and amateur magicians founded in 1922.Illusion · Wonder and entertainment Living
🇮🇳 IndiaNechung Oracleགནས་ཆུང་ཏ་བླ་མ
The official prophetic medium and spiritual advisor to Tibet's Dalai LamaOracle · Seeing and foretelling · Protection Living
🇫🇷 FranceWitch trials in France
A fragmented history of legal persecution for sorcery across French regions and centuries.Belief · Cursing and harm Historical
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreDukun
A traditional healer and spirit medium in Indonesian folk practiceTradition · Healing · Seeing and foretelling Living
🇹🇼 TaiwanKuai Kuai culture乖乖文化
A Taiwanese custom of placing obedient snacks on machines to ensure smooth operationBelief · Protection Living
🇦🇺 Australia and 2 moreTheatrical superstitions
Beliefs and rituals among actors to avoid bad luck and ward off spiritsBelief · Protection · Luck and prosperity Living
🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreTheosophy in Scandinavia
A network of independent lodges studying esoteric philosophy across the Nordic countries.Tradition · Speaking with spirits and the dead · Change and initiation Living
🇷🇺 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
🇭🇹 HaitiBizango
Haitian secret societies linked to Vodou and social controlTradition · Cursing and harm · Binding and oaths Living
🇫🇷 FranceThéâtre Robert-Houdin
A Paris venue for stage magic founded by Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin and later directed by Georges MélièsIllusion · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇩🇪 GermanyLohengrin
A Grail knight who arrives by swan boat and forbids one questionFigure · Protection Legendary
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreAlpha et Omega
An occult order formed from the Golden Dawn schism, active in London and Paris before World War IITradition · Power and authority Historical
🇺🇸 United StatesNight Doctors
African American folklore about doctors who stole or killed black bodies for medical studyBelief · Cursing and harm Historical
🇮🇱 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 StatesEtsy witches
Online practitioners selling spells and charms through digital marketplacesTradition · Luck and prosperity · Love and attraction Living
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreSolar Lodge
A California-based magical order active in the 1960s, known for its A∴A∴ curriculum and legal troubles.Tradition · Power and authority Historical
🇺🇦 UkraineMolfarмольфар
A Carpathian folk healer and magician blending pagan and Christian traditionsBeing · Healing · Seeing and foretelling Legendary
🇩🇪 GermanyMagic Circle of the German Democratic RepublicMagischer Zirkel der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik
A national association for stage magicians in East Germany from 1956 to 1990.Illusion · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇩🇪 GermanyVril Society
A fictional secret society from conspiracy theories about Nazi Germany and occult energy.Belief · Power and authority Legendary
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Vril Society: John Martin, Public domain, source
- Lohengrin: Gaston Bussière, Public domain, source
- Louisiana Voodoo: I cropped, original authors are Ridpath, John Clark, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Etsy witches: Таролог Альбина, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kuai Kuai culture: 總統府, CC BY 2.0, source
- Théâtre Robert-Houdin: anonymous, Public domain, source
- Molfar: Ніна Бурневіч, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sibyl: Filippino Lippi (1457-1504), Public domain, source
- Gardnerian Wicca: Midnightblueowl ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shell game: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nechung Oracle: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chort: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Witch trials in France: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
- Dukun: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Key of Solomon: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source