From the European Middle Ages, a superstitious belief that piercing one ear improved long-distance or failing vision, led to the practice among sailors and explorers....
Now used in invocations by magicians and conjurers, the term “Abracadabra” was first mentioned in the writings of the Gnostic physician Quintus Serenus Scammonicus in the...
The fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia - Frigga being the name of the Norse goddess for whom “Friday” is named and triskaidekaphobia meaning fear of...
Now used in invocations by magicians and conjurers, the term “Abracadabra” was first mentioned in the writings of the Gnostic physician Quintus Serenus Scammonicus in the...
