A banishing spell is a ritual used to remove unwanted energy, harmful people, toxic habits, or negative spirits from your life.
Effective Banishing Spells for Clearing Negative Energy
Lyddie Shears – Witch of Winterslow
Lyddie was a 19th-century figure from the village of Winterslow in Wiltshire, England. According to local lore, Lyddie was a powerful witch who lived in Bentley Wood. While many make her out to be a legend or story, archival records from the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre confirm she was part of a local family... Continue Reading →
The Legend of the Yenaldooshi
Photo: Legends of America In Navajo mythology, skin-walkers, also known as Yenaldooshi, are witches who wear coyote skins and travel at night. They appear naked, wearing only masks and jewelry, and tend to live in caves, storing recognizable human heads on shelves. Yenaldooshi gain power by killing a close relative, sometimes even a sibling. They... Continue Reading →
Callicantzaros – The Greek Vampire
A type of Greek vampire called “Callicantzaros” was unique in that it could only go about its activities on Christmas Day and the week or 12 days afterward. Children born during the week between Christmas and New Years, or Christmas and the Epiphany (when the three wise men are said to have arrived at Bethlehem... Continue Reading →
The Witch of Yazoo City
Many years ago, there was a mean and ugly woman who lived alone in carefully guarded seclusion near the banks of the Yazoo River. Nobody knew anything about her, but they loathed her nonetheless. They hated her so much they didn't even give her a name. It was rumored that on stormy nights, she would lure... Continue Reading →
The Legend of Skinned Tom
A Campfire Story In life, Tom was a good-looking guy who liked the ladies. Once he'd dated all the available girls in the area, he started seeing a girl in the next town - not knowing she was married. Eventually her husband got wind of what was going on and vowed revenge on the two... Continue Reading →
The Legend of Lavinia Fisher
The First Female Serial Killer in the United States Lavinia Fisher(1793 – February 18, 1820) Lavinia was, according to urban legends, the first female serial killer in the United States of America. She was married to John Fisher, and both were convicted of highway robbery - a capital offense at the time - not murder.... Continue Reading →
Botan Dōrō
The Peony Lantern
The Ghost Train of Stockholm
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The Legend of La Llorona
The Weeping Woman or Woman in White According to the legend, La Llorona was once a beautiful woman named Maria. In many variations of the tale, Maria’s husband was an unfaithful or abusive man who treated their two sons more affectionately than he did his wife. Other retellings say that her husband may have left... Continue Reading →
The Cool Beans 