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July 28, 2016

Anyone who has ever googled the word haunted would have come across the Dibbuk Box at some point. Considered the world’s most haunted item. So surrounded by suspicious deaths and intense paranormal activity that there was even a movie made about it! Not a terrible one either.

The origins come from 1930´s Poland, war torn and riddled with poverty all that’s to WWII. A young girl Sophie and an older girl Havela, both thought it would be a bit of fun to make an ouija board and see if they could contact the dead.

They brought something into the world that absolutely terrorized there lives. Havela sealed it into a little wine cabinet now known as the Dibbuk Box. After a lot of research, we found something out. Something that might explain a lot.

.Inside the Dibbuk Box

Inside the Dibbuk Box, we find; two 1920’s pennies, a small loch of blonde hair, a stone slab inscribed ” Shalom “, a small wine goblet, a dried rose and a four legged candle holder.

So it’s all good to see whats inside the Dibbuk box, what why are they there !?

Inside The Dibbuk Box: The Pennies

Let’s start with the two pennies. 1 US wheat penny 1925 & 1 US wheat penny 1928. Both made from 100% copper.

Throughout history all over the world, copper has been used to fight demonic forces and witchcraft. Also to protect. For hundreds, possibly thousands of years villagers would actually wear copper amulets and rings to ward off witches and ” Devil Himself ” ( said in a thick Cornish accent ). It is also dotted within The Bible, The Quran, and other ancient religious texts. Used again working against evil!

.1925 Us wheat penny

So we can be sure that Havel did not place those pure copper pennies in there by accident! She did this o secure the Dibbuk inside the box and make it weaker.

Inside The Dibbuk Box: The Lock of Hair

Also inside this devious little wine cabinet we find a small, blonde lock of hair. But we have no idea just who´s hair it is!

But we did find that human hair is actually an essential part in Hoodoo, Voodoo, Witchcraft and Satanic Rituals. We have all seen the Blair witch project with those hairy little dolls hanging from the trees.

Not only that we find it in a lot of other different Dibbuk Boxes!

Human Hair used in these dark arts are generally meant to work against people. Causing maybe sickness, bad luck, and even death! But maybe there’s something else to this.

Perhaps as part of this ritual, you have to pay a price to seal what you summoned and by putting a part of yourself into the box it affects you but seals the demonic force.

But that is just an educated guess. Perhaps Dibbuk Boxes aren’t even meant to seal ” Dibbuk’s ” At all!!

Inside the Dibbuk Box: Inscribed Stone Tablet

The Small Stone Slab inscribed with the Hebraic word for Shalom. This is quite a simple one really.

Shalom means Peace. Since a Dibbuk from the Jewish religion, it makes sense that she would use inscriptions from the Torah. Using holy words to keep the demon at bay. We See it all the time in Christian and Muslim Cultures.

A closer look at the front and back.

Also Sophia the longest owner of the box to the date requested to be buried with the box, just before she died at 102. But her family thought better of it and decided to sell it on eBay ( good choice, we thank you ). So quite simply stone lasts a lot longer than paper. I’m sure she wanted, whatever she but within the Dibbuk Box to last.

Inside The Dibbuk Box: Zee Wine Goblet

The little brass wine goblet inside the box is somewhat a mystery. There are wine goblets again used throughout history in bloody rituals. However, they are normally full…..

Doing some digging, however, we find out that the kiddush cup is a ceremonial wine goblet in the Jewish religion. Although they are usually used in wedding ceremonies. It is meant to bring good health and prosperity. So something embedded in Havelas faith and made up of positive energy.

Traditional Kiddush Cup

However, these little cups are usually made up of silver and gold. Obviously brass would be a standard choice during WWII Poland as there was no money.

But maybe it was intentional brass consists mainly of copper and a little-added zinc. If you read further up you’ll know that copper is used to ward off evil things!

Inside the Dibbuk Box: The Dried Rose

We know that Havela placed a Dried Rose inside of the Dibbuk Box. We all associate with roses with things like love, romance, beauty, and justice. However, the oil from the rose is used for something else.

It is actually one of the most common substances used in Magick. It supposedly protects from dark and demonic forces.

Yup this is rose bath oil. Nothing like Demonic fighting bubbles

In ancient Hebraic and Islamic texts, we see the symbol of the rose also means union with divinity. However, there are those who worship demons as such divinity. I wonder which side Havanah and Sophie were on.

Or if they swapped sides after realizing just how messed up it can get.

Inside the Dibbuk Box: The Candle Holder

Candle holders are one of the most iconic symbols in Jewish history. Predominantly the 8 stemmed candle lit at Hanukkah.

However, the only single stemmed candle that stands out in the Jewish religion is that of the Shabbat.

A closer look inside the Dibbuk Box

The Shabbat is traditionally lit on a Friday evening to welcome the weekend and rest.

It is a symbol of peace and a light in the darkness

The Truth of the Dibbuk Box

So we have two young girls messing with an Ouija board in a place and time plagued with poverty, death, fear, and sadness. An absolute field day for anything demonic.

The theory stands today that the Dibbuk box holds and imprisons an old Demon. ” Dibbuk” in Jewish, meaning demon.

However, with the evidence provided, we can make an educated guess. We think that Sophie and Havela were scared and tried numerous times to get rid of it or seal it.

They then figured out that it is close to impossible and settling for something that would, in a way calm it. Make it less powerful.

We think this because the majority of the items are for protection and peace. It even has the stone slab with the words peace clearly inscribed.

In later years Sophie kept it in her sewing room and insisted that it was ignored at all times. So she took on the problem herself, not just that either. She kept it until she was 103 and even tried to be buried with it!

The Dibbuk Box today is kept in a military box buried somewhere in land owned by a Jason Haxton. He refuses to take it out and I’m sure you understand by now just why.

So just remember if you’re ever out buying antiques or at some junk sale and you see a rather attractive little wine box and think ” hmm that would be a fine place to store the Chardonnay”. Just Buy A Wine Rack Instead and pray to god you haven’t just got a Dibbuk Rack

What do you guys think? Comment Below

Links
http://www.dibbukbox.com/story.html

https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4428

July 28, 2016

Belfast is well known for its insanely haunted locations, but we decided to look at Belfast the surrounding areas because they are so teaming with folklore and legend. But perhaps what makes Belfast so haunted is its ties with druidic worship and witchcraft.

Below we have selected the 3 most haunted locations in Belfast, this list is unlike any other. We are honest.

No.1 Demon House

No.1 is without a doubt Armagh’s own Demon House. This is location is incredible, honestly like something out of hollywood !

To the naked eye this house is a typical Georgian terrace house, the perfect family home. But what goes on within is nothing short of demonic and F*$-ing terrifying.

.Armagh’s Very Own Demon House

The Ghost itself at first presented itself as mick, a previous owner. We know this because the short lived previous owner Sharon unwillingly shares her tale of horror.

For this family it all begun days after they moved in. There two year old daughter was speaking and laughing in her room. When asked who she was speaking with her answer was ” Its Mick, hes angry they cut down the tree in the back garden”.

This new invisible friend seem chatty enough and not aggressive at all until the young mum and dad heard there child screaming and crying. They ran in to find her pinned face down into her bed. It all escalated from there.

From this point onwards the haunting became brutal.

Objects including a sofa would be flung across the room, large white mists would form and follow the residents around the house, child’s hand prints appeared upside down on the mirrors, screams, yells, psychical harm being done especially to the young girl.

Not to mention a huge Michael Myers looking character walking around the house. They even caught him on camera.

Photo Snapped of Mic Myres inside Armagh’s Demon House.

We dont scare easily, but this photo defiantly causes sleepless nights. It is clearly appearing as a large male, with empty eye sockets and a skeleton white face. It appears to be looking directly at the camera.

Sharon’s States ” We saw him on a daily basis”. Time to move i think.

To date no investigation team has lasted more than a few hours. No demonologist or exorcism has been successful and after was was probably there life savings into the home, has a family lasted longer than a month. The demon still lurks within.

Footnote. Demons at first try to trick you, maybe they appear as children ‘ Upside down hand prints of mirrors ‘ or perhaps as kindly old men. But you can never be sure. As soon as they gain your trust or sympathy they are in and your life is shuck.

No.2 The Ballyboley Forest

No.2 is Ballyboley Forest. The Ballyboley is one of the most haunted forests in the world ( bar the suicide forest in japan ).

The forest itself has been at the centre of Irish folklore and legend for hundreds of years. Even today locals point blank refuse to go near the forest.

.Ballyboley as seen from outside

During the 15th-17th century countless locals went missing from around and within the forest. Afterwards they would find absolutely no trace of them.

However locals report to terrified women screaming and towering pillars and white smoke raising from somewhere near the centre of the wood.

.One of the many druidic altars found in Balleybolly

For 500 years white columns of smoke are still seen rising from the centre, and the woman’s screams still heard from within.

Back in 2013 two young guys decided to go wandering into the forest ignorant of its history. It wasn’t long until they heard a women screaming. So they ran in deeper until they came to an small stone altar and all of a sudden the ear splitting scream of a women sounded from directly behind them.

Needless to say they ran like hell. However one guy turned around and saw four figures dressed in long white, blood smeared robes. Hoods up and faces hid in shadow, just standing and watching them run. The figures where also surrounded by trees all covered with blood.

A Spirit Of One of Ballyboley’s Robed Figures, or is it ?

There are countless reports today of these robed figures. People often see them standing in the break of the forest again just watching, sometimes they are also said to hold branches on fire.

But the question is are these figures amongst the dead or are they descendants of the original Druids. Still carrying out there deadly rituals.

Whatever the answer there is no doubt that Ballyboley Forest is one of the most haunted locations in the world. True all forests hold something that is naturally eerie but the Ballybolley is something else, something darker.

No.3 Old St. Comgalls School

No.3 is Perhaps our favourite location ! Because no-one knows about it ! To date only a single investigation has taken place in the building and what they caught on camera was incredible.

.Photo captured of the little girl and something else

Take a close look. The little girl in the white dress is a regularly seen spirit here, and fair enough little girls in white dresses not to exciting.

Probably one of the more common haunts. But take a close look at the large black shadow at a man standing directly behind her and looking directly at the camera !

.A closer look, pay close attention to the pair of black legs and the rest follows !

Intruders never seem to make it out of the Boiler Room in the bottom of the building, which seems to be a back entrance as well. They claim to be chased out by a large black shadow figure or a man wearing black overalls. He screams ” Get Out !”

The Spirit is thought to be that of Jimmy Drain an old caretaker of St Comgalls in the late 1970’s.

The schools kids even used to joke he would stay and haunt the place. It would seem to the non inquizitive mind that this is just the case.

.Boiler Room at St Comgall’s

However the large black shadow was only seen after some kids decided that breaking into a supposedly haunted school and pulling out the ouija board would be a good idea.

The kids where left shaken after the board caught fire in front of there eyes and almost taking the building with it. You’ll see the room inside now dubbed ” The Ouija Room”

.The Ouija Room

So it would seem there are two possibilities.

1 ; After the near destruction of his beloved school Jimmy Drains spirit rose up to defend the building from all trespassers.

2 ; This figure was summoned after the ouija board opened up one of those illusive portals and something a whole lot more evil came through and now lurks within the building.

Whatever it is the fact that it reacts to people in the building and is now constantly seen with the like something of a surrogate guardian or prison guard *you decide. This is an intelligent haunting and one that deserves a hell of alot more attention

These locations are all incredible and if you can get permission then defiantly worth a visit ! Remember dont be shy to comment below !

Useful Links :

http://www.spookyisles.com/2015/10/blood-and-terror-at-armaghs-demon-house/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Thetruthishere/comments/2h8mc4/mul_haunted_forest_experience_as_a_child_gets/

http://www.thepsiiteam.com/st-comgalls-school/

July 26, 2016

Pendle Hill in Lancashire is a well known and traumatic location. Considered one of the most haunted places in the world it has been terrifying generations of ghost hunters. All thanks to those infamous Pendle Witches, but has there ringleader finally been caught on camera? Christine Hamlet seems to think she’s done just that.

St Mary’s Churchyard is said to be just as affected by the Pendle Witches as Tyndale Farm. With the churchyard being the dumping ground for the lifeless bodies of the executed twelve it would seem logical.

St Mary’s Churchyard is exactly where this X Ghost Hunter seems to have caught the image;

**Photo captured in the churchyard. ( seen above*)**

However looking at the photograph it doesn’t seem to fit the description of Elizabeth Demdike, or that of of women at all.

So we did a little digging and found out that out of the eleven hung in 1612 there was; 9 Women, 2 Men and one Little Girl.

The Little Girl was Janet Preston age 9. The sad thing was that Janet was actually the key witness and her evidence brought around the demise of her grandmother Elizabeth Demdike and the others.

The little girl appears to be staring directly into the camera.

This little girl has been seen many times by visitors at the St Mary’s Churchyard. But this is the first time she’s been caught on camera.

St Mary’s Churchyard, Tynedale Farm and Malkin Tower on Pendle Hill have all been affected by the witches with two of the sites being home to the witches and there deadly practices.

**Tynedale Farm. ( seen above* )**

**St Mary’s Churchyard. ( seen above*)**

Malkin Tower. ( seen above*)

Pendle Hill and especially Tynedale farm has been named one of the most haunted locations in the Uk and the world.

Attracting the attention of the most famous Ghost Hunting Teams such as Most Haunted and for good reason. It has been so brutally haunted for so many years that the locals actually refuse to talk about it ! Sounds like something from lord of the rings.

Victim of the Pendle Bitches ( oops i meant witches )

Events Include ; Screams, Cackling, Psychical attacks, Possessions, Scratching and even a freaking Human Tooth thrown at a bunch of investigators.

One thing is certain for us anyways this location is awesome. With all of the promising activity that ensures on hell of an investigation Pendle Hill should be on every investigators wish list. Just remember to call out for that old mother Demdike she will be sure to answer.

What do you guys think? Comment Below

Links
http://www.pendlewitches.co.uk/witchtrial/

http://www.pendlewitches.co.uk/demdike/