At a time when black magic was relatively common, two curses involving snakes were cast, one targeting a senator and the other an animal doctor, says a Spanish researcher who has just deciphered the 1 ...

People living 2,000 years ago had beliefs and practices that were quite similar to — as well as quite different from — those inhabiting Earth today, Barbette Spaeth constantly reminds her students.

YANGON, Myanmar – Victims of land grabs in Myanmar have eagerly tested newfound freedoms by protesting and sending petitions to the president and parliament – to no avail. Now some are turning to old ...

A lead curse tablet, dating back around 1,700 years and likely written by a magician, has been discovered in a collapsed Roman mansion in Jerusalem, archaeologists report. The mansion, which is being ...

Witch doctor displays his paraphernalia. Among Africans, curses are believed to be dreadfully powerful and potent enough to kill, deafen, blind, jinx, mentally incapacitate, mute wombs and testicles ...

Psychic Guru is pleased to announce an expanded offering of protection spells to help clients ward off negative energy, black magic, curses and hexes. We are proud to introduce our new line of ...

Do you want to know how to cure drunkenness? Pliny, in his Natural History "assures us that five almonds constitute a cure for drunkenness." The compiler, Leonard R N Ashley adds, "You must be sober ...

At a time when black magic was relatively common, two curses involving snakes were cast, one targeting a senator and the other an animal doctor, says a Spanish researcher who has just deciphered the 1 ...

Two ancient curses dating back 1,600 years depict a deity with snakes coming out of its head. This deity may be none other than the goddess Hekate, the Queen of the Crossroads. Invocations in the ...