what is a gargoyle? are they real life beings?
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The word "Gargoyle"  shares a common root with the word "Gargle"; which comes from "gargouille", an French word for "Throat". A true gargoyle is a waterspout. The word “gargoyle” is also a derivative from the Latin word, “gurgulio”, which had a double meaning, “throat”, and the “gurgling” sound water makes as it passes through a gargoyle. A carved creature that does not serve the purpose of a drain pipe is frequently referred to as a "Grotesque".   legend has it, that a fierce dragon named La Gargouille described as having a long, reptilian neck, a slender snout and membranous wings lived in a cave near the river Seine. The dragon caused much fear and destruction with its fiery breath, spouting water and the devouring of ships and men. Each year, the residents of Rouen would placate Gargouille with an offering of a victim, usually a criminal, though it was said the dragon preferred maidens. Around 600, the village was saved by St. Romanis, who promised to deal with the dragon if the townspeople agreed to be baptized and to build a church. Romanus subdued the dragon by making the sign of the cross and then led the now docile beast back to town on a leash made from his priest's robe. La Gargouille was then burned at the stake, it is said that his head and neck were so well tempered by the heat of his fiery breath, that they would not burn. These remnants were then mounted on the town wall and became the model for gargoyles for centuries to come.
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Gargoyles actually got that name because of the sound that they made as they drained water off the roof tops of buildings.  They were placed there to ward off evil and served a function of draining roofs of rain water.
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In Paganism, they are...\n\nAccording to Animal Wisdom by Jessica Dawn Palmer:\nOf the South\nOf the Air Element\nAssociated with Mystery, Mirage, Deception and protection received thereby, magick, the land of faeries
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I'm going to have to go with Angels. I have read a few books on Angels and I guess they are more excepted as being real while fairies are in the same catergory as leprachuans. OK. I am going to tell you the truth. I believe in it all. Faeries, leprachuans, hollow earth. All of it. \nLove & Light\nSharon
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Let me begin by noting the incredible power of the mind to both deceive and to work wonders.  The mind creates whatever you have faith for it to create, regardless of its basis in reality.  You can see anything you want, real or unreal.  Witchcraft is a methodology/tradition used in building "faith" in accomplishing various agendas.  Do not assume that those who practice magic actually affect reality.  My experience is that this is not the case at all, though it can seem real even to the subjects themselves.\n\nIs witchcraft a religion?  How do you wish to define religion?  Most people would agree that these kinds of organizations are pagan, and without God, but they do appear to hold preference for Greek/Roman style gods, godesses, and demi-gods.\n\nYour questions get tougher and tougher as they increasingly appeal to definitions and morality (i.e. good and bad), so I'll simply give you my opinion based on my experience with these individuals.  They prefer small, secretive, isolated worship, thus more closely fitting the definition of cult, except that they seem to prefer more individual, decentralized structures (i.e. no leaders or indoctrination).  A female friend testified that at the highest levels, she was required to not only denounce Jesus Christ, but declare an eternal war against Him and His followers; she was unable to do this and received all manner of "curses" and "hexes" from her "friends" because of this.  They have very active imaginations and love sensational events and conspiracy theories.  The Golden Rule of Reciprocity appears to be the crux of their morality.  Good returns for good deeds, and evil for evil.  They love all that defies the Laws of Nature, and most of them appear to hate Jesus Christ with a passion (for reasons quite incomprehensible to me).  I believe that their magic is no more than schizophrenia, perceiving things which are unreal as if they are in fact real, and that this is mentally very unhealthy.\n\nIn short, I would say that witchcraft is a bad and offers no lasting good.  My investigations of these traditions have been unhealthy for me.  If you decide to proceed, please exercise great caution as the mind is a terrible thing to waste or to lose control of.
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Okay. I never have. I have never MET anyone that has. Have read a lot ON the subject, and it seems like 99% of it is horse-hockey. Either that, or the people that know how to summon them, are selfishly keeping it to themselves. lol! Generally speaking, they are a type of low-level earth spirit. And it's never a really wise choice to summon these beings, as them taking an interest in you can be a BAD thing. :) However, if you are insistent upon trying, there are many web sites that will give you descriptions of how to go about the summoning. It would be up to you to decide which are most helpful in your quest. A general google query under "summoning succubus" should get you started.
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Ghosts and spirits exist.  Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.  The Holy Spirit is one.  Angels and demons are others.  There are reports, within the Church, of spirits and ghosts that are true (at least validated by the Church).  We call these miraculous apparitions.\nIf you are in touch with them, cool.  Use your gift for good.\nAnd no, you are not crazy.
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i think they are creatures full of love and warmth, and when they set their sights on an individual person, they shall help fulfill their lives and direct happiness, love, kindness and well being on that one person. \n\nyou have been chosen, lol. x\n\noops, actually read your question wrong, duh, angels aren't always blessed with big brains.\n\nyou found one right here my lovely!!!
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ghosts & monsters are not real.its all in our minds.we fear them because right from childhood people tell us stories about them.but spirits are real.i have not seen them.but many people have.
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Fairies actually WERE real, the people that inspired the Fairy archetype were the "Tuatha De Daannan" of ireland and scotland, a very fierce population that didnt like outside contact and hid a lot, they had this particular "height" (they were short) and they were called by outsiders "The Fairy People"... then a lot of misticism was constucted around them, because they were thoght to fly and so other things, they worshipped the goddess dana, there comes their name.\n\nAbout mermaids, dont know.
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Is a "garil" some sort of animal?
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You are the one and only ssirren. But if you're reffering to the mythical creatures. take a look at this Wikipedia link. \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren
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I assume you mean loup-garou?  The French/Creole/Cajun vampiric werewolves who suck the life out of people as they sleep and sometimes force their victims to take on animal shapes and do their bidding?\n\n"Many of the werewolves in European tradition were most innocent and God-fearing persons, who suffered through the witchcraft of others, or simply from an unhappy fate, and who as wolves behaved in a truly touching fashion, fawning upon and protecting their benefactors." -- wikipedia
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Jackalope is a fictional animal, the urban legends.  It's up to those gullible minded people to immerse in it.\n\nNo one's ever seen a living jackalope. Certainly there are no jackalopes in zoos or mounted in museums. (even there are displays, they are fake and concocted.) And there's never been any footage of the fabled hare with horns shown on wildlife shows or on reruns of "In Search Of."\n\nThat's because the jackalope doesn't exist. It's simply a hoax, a tall tale made up by cowboys in the 1800s to explain noises they heard at night while sitting around the campfire.
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I would honestly be very suspicious of any detailed (physical) descriptions of Satan. Not that I would doubt whether or not the person saw Satan, or that they gave a good description of what they saw, but that Satan appears in various forms is evident, and he is smart enough to appear in whatever form best suits the purpose of the moment.\nFirst of all, Satan is both a liar and a spirit being (not limited to a single physical form), and will use whatever (physical) form is best suited to the lie.\nSecond, the various 'sightings' of Satan may or may not be Satan himself. They could just as well be another fallen angel (demon, imp, gargoyle, whatever name you want to use).\nLies and misdirection are the stock-in-trade of all these beings, so for them to lie about who they are (including names) is very common.\nThe Bible is not all that clear about names and physical descriptions of fallen angels, so those come from other sources. Personal experiences, books based on other's experiences, etc, and it's all very subjective.\nBiblical descriptions of the Evil One are character-based, not physical. The character of the devil, satan, whatever imp, demon, gargoyle, etc is easy to recognize from Scripture, so apparently, physical descriptions (and even names) are far less important than knowing the characteristics of the enemy.\nThe Bible does say that Satan (and his servants) can appear as angels of light, and workers of righteousness (2 Corinthians 11:13-15)\nThe Bible says that ALL other names are under the name of Jesus Christ, so knowing Jesus (and being able to recognize His true messengers) is the important thing. I think its a lot like when a bank employee is being taught to recognize a counterfeit bill - they don't show them all the clever fakes, they make them become so familiar with the real thing that the fakes become obvious.
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they are not ghost neither it's spirits from dead people because dead do not return back from death but they called 'Jinn'. they are invisible creations they see us but we don't see them. they do have brain and live similar life as we are but have different capabilities than humans. they can be Jewish, christian, Muslims or any other religion. there are jennies live with humans in their house and other lives in empty places such as the forest or desert. God told us about them in the Quran.\n\nyes i know how jinn look like. have you ever seen a dog? not quite look like a dog but very similar to them. they are like mix of human-dog. they are in different colors. and they are so fast similar to the speed of light. many of them (but not all) fear humans and especially from the religious one. but if you ever miss with them, they can hurt you. but even though they can hurt you they still taking a risk. jinn can shape himself to be look like anything, and they like to shape themselves with cats. \n\nalso another invisible creatures are devils and those are generated from Satan (Satan married a Jinn). their job is to mislead humans and make them do things to lead them toward the Hell. \n\ndevils and jennies cannot see Angels. but Angels can see them.
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hey. i hope this answers your question.\n\n\nIn medieval European folklore, the incubus is a male demon (or evil spirit) who visits women in their sleep to lie with them in ghostly sexual intercourse. The woman who falls victim to an incubus will not awaken, although may experience it in a dream. Should she get pregnant the child will grow inside her as any normal child, except that it will possess supernatural capabilities. Usually the child grows into a person of evil intent or a powerful wizard. Legend has it that the magician Merlin was the result of the union of an incubus and a nun. A succubus is the female variety, and she concentrates herself on men. According to one legend, the incubus and the succubus were fallen angels.