Posted inJapanese Legends
Hanako San: complete history, origin and how to beat her
Would you dare walk alone into an abandoned school bathroom, knock three times on a door and call out to a spirit that might answer you from the darkness? In…
Posted inMexican Legends
The Legend of the Cempasúchil Flower: the sad mexican love story
The Legend of the Cempasúchil Flower is one of the most poignant and symbolic stories of Mexican tradition. Directly related to the Day of the Dead, this bright yellow flower…
Posted inForbidden Rituals
Ritual of the seeker candle: what is it, how does it work and what is its origin?
In different communities of the Mexican southeast there is an ancient belief known as the ritual of the search candle, a traditional practice supposedly used to locate missing bodies in…
Posted inMexican Legends
Huay Chivo: Yucatan’s most terrifying Mayan legend
In the villages of the Yucatan peninsula there are stories that are not told at any time. Some are only mentioned when night falls, when the forest is silent and…
Posted inForbidden Rituals
The ritual of the empty chair: meaning and how to do it
There are rituals that don't need candles, blood or dark invocations to shudder. Just an empty... chair. The empty chair ritual is a practice that, while psychologically based, has been…
