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Cat temple discovered in Egypt

January 20, 2010 by Andrew Leave a Comment

A temple dating back more than 2,000 years has been discovered by Egyptian archaeologists. It is thought that the Ptolemaic-era temple was once dedicated to the cat goddess Bastet. It is suggested that the temple was under the care of Berenice, wife of 3rd century BC ruler Ptolemy III. The temple is in the very […]

New UFO series for the UK

January 20, 2010 by Andrew Leave a Comment

There’s a bit of a viral buzz building behind a video called “UFO sighting UK”. It’s too good to be true; it features a farmer who claims he sees UFOs almost every day, then sure enough there’s UFO caught on camera as plain as day and the video ends with the friendly farmer exploring a […]

King of all Witches bids to become a member of the British Parliament

January 15, 2010 by Andrew 1 Comment

Magus Lynius Shadee has announced his plans to open an occult centre in Cambridge have been paused while he bids to become elected as the city’s MP. He told press; “I have withheld the opening of my occult centres and am focusing on the general election,” “I shall hope to stand as an independent. My […]

Police on pagan watch after horse mane weaving incidents

January 14, 2010 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Police in the UK are suggesting that white witches are responsible for a number of incidents which have resulted in horse’s manes been woven together. At first, police suspected the practice was being used by organised crime to mark the horses prior to stealing them but none of the marked horses was then stolen. It […]

Calls in South Africa to make witchcraft illegal

January 13, 2010 by Andrew 1 Comment

In response to the horrible murder of an 81-woman believed by her neighbour to be a witch, the South African authorities are being urged to ban witchcraft. To be clear; the non-witch murdered the suspect-witch and now papers like The Richmark Sentinel are calling on witchcraft to be made illegal. The claim is that this […]

Devout Christian jailed for torturing his own ‘witch’ daughter

December 6, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

A father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced in Coventry Crown Court, was jailed for 8 years for torturing his own daughter. His partner, who watched the torture, was sentenced for 4 years.

Why did this legally protected man torture his own daughter? He believed she was a witch. She would sometimes talk to herself and he felt he couldn’t always ‘get through to her’.

The girl, who also can’t be named but who is under 16 years old, was beaten with a wooden stick. Her father would stuff cloth into her mouth to prevent her from screaming. Her hands and feet were burned with candle wax and drippings from a melting plastic bag.

The regular churchgoer forced his daughter to drink olive oil, whacked her legs with a cable and stamped on her head before banging it against the wall in an effort to rid of her evil spirits.

The Pishtacos of Huallaga

November 23, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Police have arrested a gang believed to be responsible for more than 60 deaths.

Bizarrely; the gang is said to have murdered people, hung their body on S hooks and drained them of fat. This fat was then sold to European laboratories for up to $15,000.

One of the gang member is said to have been in possession of 17 litres of human fat when he was arrested.

Authorities in Peru are calling the arrested “witches” and “pishtacos.” From Andean myth the pishtacos are ghouls.

“Sun Compass Templar” stone found in Scotland?

October 27, 2009 by Andrew 4 Comments

Archaeologists from Historic Scotland are divided over the discovery of a mysterious stone in the village of Temple, the site of the Templar Preceptory for Scotland. John Ritchie, author and historian, admitted the debate, “It is a crude carving, quite primitive, but I have never seen anything like it in my life. It has a […]

British Government invests £10m in Stonehenge

October 16, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – Ben Bradshaw – confirmed today that the British Government will pump £10,000,000 into a new visitor centre for Stonehenge. The English Heritage is pleased about this, as you might expect, and their Chairperson – Baroness Andrews – said; English Heritage is delighted at this financial […]

An interview with Joanne Hull known as The Pet Psychic

September 17, 2009 by Andrew 3 Comments

Joanne was kind enough to leave a comment on an old In Pure Spirit post on Equine Assisted Pscyhotherapy and our cheeky response was to ask for an interview. To our great pleasure, Joanne agreed. If you’d like to read more about Joanne’s offerings and abilities after this Q&A interview then check out her website […]

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