In Pure Spirit

The Weird and the Wonderful

  • Brains
  • Peculiar
  • Beliefs
  • Places
  • Meanings
  • Gaia
  • About

Discover Related Tags

Hong Kongers urged to stare disapprovingly at people who smoke

July 23, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Unfortunately, smoking is still popular in parts of the world such as Hong Kong – and the territory’s health minister, Professor Lo Chung-mau said now advised people to ‘stare disapprovingly’.

The long dragons and real life

July 26, 2018 by Andrew 1 Comment

The artist of Chinese artist Guodong Zhao is incredible. Based in Beijing, this talented illustrator takes photographs and paints on a layer of fantasy. The painted long dragons In Pure Spirit Sad or surreal? It’s as these long Asian dragons should be majestic, proud and perhaps even a little menacing. By showing them, sometimes, ruined […]

Why is it starting to rain octopus?

June 18, 2018 by Andrew Leave a Comment

As a freak storm battled the Chinese city of Qingdao social media began to buzz with the term ‘Seafood Rain’. Why? It was raining octopuses, starfish and molluscs. The bizarre storm featured winds as fast as 78mph and rain heavy enough to shatter windows. The weather in the Yellow Sea created waterspouts. This octopus storm […]

Did fishermen really find a dragon skeleton in the Chinese Sea?

December 27, 2014 by Andrew Leave a Comment

According to the Japanese news site Byoukan Sunday there is debate as to whether this is a strange discovery or a hoax. The find is dated March 2013 and was apparently made by a Chinese fisherman. As the Japanese newspaper points out the bones are rather perfect for a washed up skeleton, though. Could they […]

Laughing at the dangers of this incredible Himalayan bus ride

November 14, 2014 by Andrew Leave a Comment

This video shows tourists / brave explorers take a bus ride up into the Himalayas. Sound straight forward? It was nothing of the sort. First the bus scattered along a narrow road with a 2,000 foot drop just below one side, then it had to squeeze under an overhanging rock… and then it got to […]

Ghost car evades parking fine

January 20, 2013 by Andrew Leave a Comment

This video has gone viral in China. It appears to show a ghost car approaching a ticket gate – at least; a car without no driver. When the car park guard comes out to investigate a figure appears on the roof the car. It looks very much like a scene from The Ring as the […]

Teleportation caught on camera?

September 25, 2012 by Andrew 1 Comment

The video above seems to show teleportation caught on camera. A woman in China appears to teleport and rescue a motorbike rider from a traffic accident. Many people are sure this video is a fake. There is a problem with the lights and shadows, they say, and others suggest this is a trailer for a […]

Chinese boy with glowing eyes can see in the dark

January 25, 2012 by Andrew 1 Comment

This news footage for the UK but from China appears to show a young boy with very strange eyes. It’s not just that they are blue (like a Westerner, says the reporter) but that they seem to reflect light back like cat eyes. The boy has amazed the medical community because it appears as if […]

Tiger dancers and a surprising New Year twist

January 23, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

It’s the Chinese New Year today. May the Year of the Dragon be a good one for you. Although these two dancing puppets aren’t dragons – they’re Chinese tigers – it’s still a good time to share the video. The two dancing tigers start of dancing to some traditional Chinese music but that doens’t last […]

Triclops pig with two snouts

December 16, 2011 by Andrew Leave a Comment

In the Fuijan Province of China a pig with two snouts and a strange third eye in the middle of her head as been born. It was the 5th pig in the litter. The piglet wasn’t able to take the breast milk of its mother but was rescued by the farmer Xiao Jintu. Xiao now […]

Next Page »

Search

Trending

The meaning of itches and their omens
The meaning of animals in dreams and their omens
The Silent Scream: What it Really Means When You Can't Talk in Your Dreams
Is the Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse now haunted by Headless Moll?

Join us

Join us

In Pure Spirit via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 2,006 other subscribers.

Disclosure

This blog discusses ideas and causes. Urban myth, science and faith combine here. So do editorials and technology; In Pure Spirit uses affiliate marketing and some links might earn us money. You can read more about that here.

Policies

  • Contact us
  • Privacy
  • How we earn money
  • Writing about belief

Member of The Internet Defence League

Copyright © 2026 · Beautiful Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

 

Loading Comments...
 

    You must accept three things before you explore the site;
    🍪 We use cookies and you control them with your browser. 🍪
    💰 Some links may earn us an affiliate commission. 💰
    😇 You will treat yourself to one extra positive thought today. 😇

    You can revoke your consent any time using the Revoke consent button.