A Strange Type of Universal Folktale (1/4): Demons vs. Wendigo

[@TupDigital]

When one sees repeated similarities in reports, overlapping various cultures and spanning massive time periods, all deemed primitive superstitious nonsense by our mainstream arbiters of reality descriptions, I think it's very wise to take note of this. Kinda like The Flood, for instance. It's a reasonable hypothesis that it's the same flood being mentioned by disparate cultures. Not a "coincidental myth" spanning the ancient world. It's a silly attitude, because the level of unacknowledged fantasy in our modern daily lives is through the roof.

[@customsongmaker]

Not only do cultures around the world have flood myths, several of them include the detail that there was no rain before the flood, and that the sky was lower to the ground (constant heavy clouds). The earth and sky were husband and wife, hugging closely, until the sky was taken away. Rain is the sky's tears which didn't exist before. The Bible says there were no rainbows before, and that human lifespan was immediately shortened afterwards (the primary cause of aging is the sun's radiation which would have been filtered by the clouds). Then there are the myths about humanity surviving underground, or about giants living in caves, or about monsters that only come out at night. If the pre-flood humans wanted to continue living without direct sunlight, they would have to go underground. That is also the only place giants could have survived, if all land on the surface was flooded.

[@Littleking1985]

@@customsongmaker when they test air bubbles in amber they found the atmosphere had 31% oxygen and twice the atmospheric pressure. Rain only forms in low pressure. And high oxygen and air pressure will cause bugs and some animals like reptiles to grow huge which explains dragonflies with 3ft wing spans, they could not fly in our atmosphere today.

[@Littleking1985]

@@customsongmaker look up rob skiba on giants before he went off on the flat earth craze. Everyone can't be right on Everything but his theory on the giants makes a lot of sense. Just see what he has to say about the subject.

[@customsongmaker]

@@Littleking1985 excellent, I hadn't heard about the amber. But if there were giant dragonflies, giant reptiles, and giant mammals, the only reason to doubt giant humans is stubbornness. Another shocking and fascinating idea I heard recently is that monkeys and apes came from us rather than vice versa. Human people could have evolved (or devolved) into animals, and in fact that's what was taught by Mayans and Aztecs among others.

[@Littleking1985]

@@customsongmaker well I don't know about the monkey thing our DNA is actually nothing close to 98% similar like they told us in federalized indoctrination camps. They get that number by disregarding millions of dna codes, over 20% of the dna they didn't even count on both sides. I do believe life is devolving this is the change we see but this change in the long run is a lose of information there is never any new information. Like natural selection nature can only select from already existing information already present in the gene code sometimes its magnified but there is a limit. If one part of the gene code is magnified it usually takes away in another area.

[@fagundes.antonioaugusto]

Here in South Brazil we have the same strange braids in horses and I can say it because I've saw two times by myself: early in the morning the horses appeared with this strange litlle braids and full of sweat and foam on the mouth, like very tired of run. People say that the "SACI" ( a kind of one-legged, trickster gnome) does that, others claim that witches are to blame for this. I personally consider a great privilege to witness it and to have touched the braid and I have no need to further explanations. Your video, by the way, mister, is excellent and your approach to the subject very enlightening. Thank you! Congratulations!

[@ufoscriptorium]

in germany / bavaria we have the "giant from arget", not far from munich ("oktoberfest"), as it is passed down in legends, it looks like slender man. he follows people walking through the woods and then disappears without a trace ... slender man is therefore not a modern invention, in bavarian legends it was known hundreds of years ago ... 🖖🎃

[@tatevancleve1802]

Thank you for telling us this. I had a feeling that the newer creation from the early 2000's creepy pasta lore wasn't the original or new at all. And you just confirmed it.

[@crqf2010ruler]

But in the legend itself it states Der Ritter is a Medieval Tale.

[@KevinRAAMAAAGE]

Part of slendermans lore, is that he appeared in Bavaria first. So yes you are right. He is based off one of yalls folk tales

[@KevinRAAMAAAGE]

@@crqf2010ruler Der Goßmann was the first name he was given I believe. I wasted 13-14 learning about him. J love internet folk tales

[@getdabbd0n]

As a faithful Catholic, this is an excellent fleshing-out of what demons really are

[@conzmoleman]

why do you support a global child-rape empire? imagine believing in catholicism in 2021. or santa. what are you, 5?

[@getdabbd0n]

@@conzmoleman yikes, very bigoted. The rapists in the Catholic Church can burn btw

[@HammersonPeters]

@@conzmoleman There certainly seems to be an evil cloud hanging over the Catholic Church these days, but in my opinion, that only verifies its legitimacy; it seems logical that the demonic, if you believe in such a thing, would not work so hard to infiltrate the Catholic Church unless it considered it a serious threat to its designs.

[@getdabbd0n]

@@HammersonPeters precisely, Mr. Hammerson, sir‼️🗣️

[@jameshitt3263]

@@HammersonPeters Well said. Though I don't have a formal religious practice, I certainly support it amongst society in general, especially in its more ecclesiastical forms (for reasons both materialistic and not...).

[@Johnamekin]

The tree of life, the Yggsadril, appears in many cultures across time and places too.

[@GateKeeper36]

I remember one point in my life I was depressed and just in a dark place. One mourning a loud deep voice of a man woke me up. He told me to go into the kitchen and get a knife and kill my 2 sleeping sisters and mother. I laughed at him and told him to screw off and went back to sleep. Before that scary mourning, I had never ever heard a disembodied voice in my life and even after that scary mourning to this very day I still never heard a disembodied voice to this day. It was just once, so I don't think I had a schizophrenic break cause I'm fine mentally currently and never need to seek mental health help and medication.

[@venomlords]

Wow

[@dingusdingus2152]

"If you ain't crazy there's something wrong with you" --- willy Nelson

[@eileen.333]

I’ve read entities are attracted to depression, despair…

[@GateKeeper36]

@@eileen.333 low vibration

[@catmoore2443]

Spiritual warfare look it up . Its a real thing . If it ever happens again call on Jesus . Also read Ephesians 6:12. You'll see and start to understand. God Bless.

[@Head318Hunter]

Between Hammerson Peters and Beyond Creepy I get my Canadian, Cryptid, Paranormal "FIX" often.

[@sjs7820]

Bc is awesome

[@Scp716creativecommons]

Just the title has me excited! I love comparative mythology

[@str0m]

i recently heard a story of a woman who went outside with her dog at night and she had one of those dog whistles. she blew the whistle and some wendigo type creature arrived right in front of here. these woods are haunted season 3 episode 4

[@b.5191]

Hello again, my friend. Great video as always. Not sure if I've already mentioned it but the book "Caverns, Cauldrons, and Concealed Creatures" by WM Mott is a well written compendium of this exact topic. You should check it out if you haven't. The most interesting legend or folklore I found in that book was the stories of the Naga or reptilian people that is found in cultures around the world but especially SE Asia and India. Very fascinating stuff!!

[@HammersonPeters]

Thank you for the suggestion. I hadn't heard of that book before, and will keep it in mind.

[@jsin7418]

Loving this series.

[@midnightsentry84]

they are an easy scapegoat for mans excess because at the time the fear of them from those who actually realized they encountered them was so prolific.

[@frozemoments39]

We need a “celebrity death match” except with Cryptids.

[@nunyabiznes33]

I'm gonna prepare muh gurl manananggal.

[@Bigjuicydumbdumb]

Sasquatsch is going home with that belt son.

[@sethstopcallingmeryandickh9067]

poke samsquatch is going to whip a demons ass like a redhead on a stepchild

[@Bigjuicydumbdumb]

@@sethstopcallingmeryandickh9067 You got that straight, dear friend

[@foxboiunknown320]

Gladicrypts

[@matthewneufer1758]

Speaking in Toungs is a gift from God. I would think a windigo would be turning into a posessed person this does happen. Windigo possession the person would run and try and grab children and canabalize them.

[@darkwarlock4560]

Wouldn't be surprised if there were variations of a similar being. Like gods, they may be called different things, maybe a different version or aspect of that spirit associated with various names but basically the same hustle. Maybe the same beings called Fae in one area might be Djinn in the Middle East in some cases. Also the concept of how a lion and a house cat are both cats but are different species. Perhaps there's a definite hierarchy of power within this other world that humans either don't know or forgot.

[@zeldapinwheel7043]

Gremlins. Don't forget accounts of Gremlin sabotage during WWII. It was common enough that it was even refered to in Warner Bros cartoons(which is how I intially learned about them). Idk if it was planes and pilots in particular, but I do remember reading that pilots and plane crews sometimes actually saw them.

[@Mrdevs96]

Also featured in Simpsons where bart sees it attacking the bus but no one else. Also in a recent 2019 ish movie that was a WW2 gremlin tale

[@zeldapinwheel7043]

@@Mrdevs96 I completely forgot about that!

[@robinfunk960]

I have been haunted by a snake demon and shadow people since I was a small child. Through chridt I am overcoming the attacks towards my life. But it's been a life long battle

[@lilyw.719]

I've been there. Watch every KZbin video you can by the exorcist Father Chad Ripperger. I came back to the Catholic faith, followed all of the practical advice of that priest, and I have not had a problem since. It wasn't even that hard to clear up my problems, either. But be aware that the ultimate solution is that you have to work towards becoming holy, which does take effort, and you can't let yourself backslide, or else your problems will be worse than they ever were.

[@sealyoness]

Considering the unbalanced being open to malicious influence... It's easiest to behave abnormally and poor judgement mistakes when one is confused, grieving, in shock or otherwise compromised. It's not a stretch for a colloquial society to associate abnormal/dangerous behavior as possession either (there is rare but substantial evidence to suggest this might be the case - although most of my first-hand encounters with abnormal phycology had physical causes. Not all of them.). A Buddhist monk/college administrator once advised me that centering oneself gives balance (he didn't think any one method worked for everyone), and that balance provides strength for dealing with darkness and aids health. Seek and find, focus on beauty and wise advice. Also, he thought getting a full physical exam regularly was a good idea.

[@bromisovalum8417]

Although angels are spiritual beings, they can assume human bodies. Not only the tale of the Book of Enoch, the Old Testament tells us that people have entertained angels without knowing. Lot had angels in human form as visitors when he lived in Sodom. The difference with the fallen ones, is that the good angels aren't allowed to reveal themselves to us and interfere with us in a direct manner (identifying themselves to us).

[@StitchingWithLove]

Absolutely fascinating.

[@Wastelandman7000]

I'm not a great fan of Catholicism, but, you make good points and you've clearly researched your subject matter. Kudos.

[@jeremyburnett7545]

Great job! As most of your stuff is 👍🏻

[@andreweden9405]

It would be awesome if you could do a video about the Devil Monkey. Thank you for all your work!

[@HammersonPeters]

Duly noted!

[@lilyw.719]

What is that?

[@andreweden9405]

@@lilyw.719 , kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2KrdWWkn9FrrtE

[@jessemcgaughey6706]

I find this channel very interesting

[@frankboff1260]

I wonder if Kuru could explain the Wendigo legend? Especially since the consuming of human flesh is associated with Wendigo lore and is a risk factor for Kuru?

[@yeah_yeahwhatever]

Nice. Thanks. Very well done.

[@dennisfordii9737]

I'm enjoying your video. Informative and entertaining . One question - are you referring to the "language " , gibberish , etc that is uttered by the possessed as speaking in tongues ?

[@HammersonPeters]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Yes, that’s what I was referring to.

[@dennisfordii9737]

@@HammersonPeters I'm curious - why did you use that phrase to describe the .....speech / gibberish/ uttering of someone possesed ? "Speaking in tongues " ....someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe it's talked about in the book of acts when Jesus ascended and the holy spirit .....I don't remember how it's described .....holy spirit came over them ? And I believe it said they started talking in tongues - and the way I understood it "speaking in tongues" is a way our spirit talks , worships and prays to God-like a "spiritual language " I guess one could say . Like I was saying I was just curious why you used that phrase ?

[@HammersonPeters]

@@dennisfordii9737 I used it because it seemed an appropriate and concise description of the sub-phenomenon. I can't remember if it was phrased that way in any of the sources I consulted. I just had a look at Chapter 2 of the Book of Acts, and it describes how the Holy Spirit descended upon the eleven remaining Apostles in Jerusalem at Pentecost, and made them preach in foreign languages which every onlooker, no matter where they came from, could understand.

[@dennisfordii9737]

@@HammersonPeters Rt on . That'd be pretty cool - room full of people speaking several different languages and dialects yet when someone spoke...everyone understood....very cool . Sorry I was lazy n didn't quote it correctly . Thank you for taking the time to look it up and reply !

[@HammersonPeters]

@@dennisfordii9737 In a lot of the stories of demonic oppression that I've heard and read about, the evil spirit appears to mock the divine by aping it in a perverse or backwards manner. For example, it is said to be most active at 3:00 a.m. (the so-called 'witching hour' or 'devil's hour'), which is an inversion of 3:00 p.m., the time at which Christ died on the cross. Maybe the 'speaking in tongues' is something similar; the Holy Spirit gives people the ability to speak in languages which every listener can understand, while demons force people to converse in languages which none of the listeners can understand.

[@richardgomez1151]

Such a damn good video 🌟

[@theknifeman7097]

So yeah there are beings that live among us and cities that we inherited

[@thriddoctor]

You need to do an episode on dragons, they are found in all cultures in the world and the legends have been traced back 40,000 years.

[@edwardcrow6385]

I would recommend looking into Summarian mythology, and if the concept of the abrahamic religion is to be used it is best to use the biblical documents that predate the past couple thousand years. That thing has been re written more times than I can bare and it barely looks similar to the original at all. In the original the devil was nothing more than a high ranking judge of god, nothing more. The snake in the garden of Eden was just a snake, it was used to explain to children why snakes didn’t have legs and why they shed their skins. Demons as have been shown in the Modern bible are all fan fiction that were added to it to make it better match up with the times. Our ancestors had no concept of the vastness of space, their all powerful god at most would have a been a hold of earth. Not the literal everything, even then go far enough back and the worship of this god you will find a pantheon he grew to be very jealous of. Ancient stories are cool and all but there’s a difference between 2 thousand years ago and 7 thousand years ago

[@KidMangaX]

Where did the third video go???

[@thedeaderer8791]

The wendigo was taught to keep people from cannibalism. When deep in the long winter when food is scarce

[@BrentDelong1253]

Something else to point out is in Christianity sin is an invitation to the demonic, or can increase the chances of one becoming possessed. This parallels the beliefs of the native american peoples that sin/cannibalism can be caused by or invite possession by a wendigo. Too strange to only be a coincidence.

[@HammersonPeters]

That's a great point.

[@twinturbo3461]

There is a thing in the Pacific Islands called "Churail" they live in forests and secluded areas. They can appear as beautiful women and if you run away from them you get sick soon after and die, they're legs are usually facing backwards.

[@ashleyking3385]

omg Aswang in the Philippines!

[@ekuaserwaah]

Same thing in Ghana, west Africa. Short people who kidnapp people. Their feet are facing backwards too

[@ashleyking3385]

@@ekuaserwaah I have family from there! yes! I can't remember what they are called. I was going to mention them there but don't know much about them

[@nok4799]

I love these stories/myths , might subscribe 😳

[@GGmaus]

Dude, this is just how drug addicts behave, all cultures, in all times, have had drugs and alcohol...

[@annamosier1950]

yes good info that we need

[@MrJohn8032000]

so true, an it been proved an proved that these things these cultures talk about before any contacts between them they were all talking about the same thing or item , its not like a long list, Vampires are on the list as well as Demon an Wedigo a lake monsters, dragons, mermaids, they all describe the same thing same abilites weakensses etc yes the watchers

[@kagarutonation]

Just in time for Halloween

[@exincom4729]

In albanian mythology we have the witches elfs and little goblins which we call them lugat shtrige and elf in our stories elf come at night and stay in the woods and can stay hidden from humans whlie goblins eat cattels and other farm animals by devouering them while witches well that explains itself

[@hiddenwoodsben]

regarding universal myth's: dan davis has really good video on the hellhound.

[@jamespardee9300]

Very good study! What about the tendency of people who participate in occult activities start to look like goats?🤔

[@lyrigageforge3259]

So strong when denied. And yet those who do exorcisms are said to best be true skeptics, and that one should not react to the things which might happen during such an event, because that will give them some short of access to remain if their 'powers are acknowledged' - well just saying, remembering an interview on an actual church exorcist. Not that I find more curiosity in these, except for material in writing tiny little stories for one's own pass time. I find the controversial points some what hilarious. But I also need to point out that the very same Roman Emperor who first became a Christian (most of you should know the story) literally ordered the change of certain christian practices. It is pretty much due his plan on how to make pagans easier accept the new religion, why we have Christmas and some few other originally pagan festivities 'fitted into christian lore'. Before that such tendencies did not exist in the religion. And after him, the Church began to do things like use old pagan holy sites to place in churches and turn old pagan gods or spirits into something to be fitted as well into the Christian world. So that way certain such old gods or spirits were given new status as demons and their qualities became demonized. I am a Finn, we still have old sacred trees left standing here and there - it starts to get a bit hard for the church to build churches all over the place, when people consider actual trees some how holy - lol. But that is not that it was not tried to do something about that - like they would do about other parts of the tradition. It just was quite hard to get anyone cut down a tree if people considered it similar an offence as a murder would be, with obvious angry mob reacting to the deed. This was still a matter of discussion in 1800s. And as for our Finnish word for 'God', which is 'Jumala' - is an actually the name of the main god though the word has since grown to mean 'god' also in general. So one could make a funny question and wonder 'Which god people are actually praying to the old pagan one or the new christian one? Do they know them selves, or are they like taking turns or something - lol?' Well it just is an amusing topic. But the whole point with this is to simply show how religion and different concept of beliefs and such do and have always been adopted to each other. It was nothing new, as to what set Roman emperor did, in his way of luring pagans in - Roma had even before his time always been quite accepting about the new gods and such found in new areas when it concurred some new people. They just figured - that their own gods had just a different name among those other people - and looked for the similarities - and suddenly a God got new name and some features of various entities mixed, or were adopted and so on. And this has been going on through out the history of religions like forever. Take the Muslims, their holy writings often contain parts from the old testament - sometimes they have more bits in those stories, and sometimes there is something else said by their prophet and then the Jews - the Old Testament is pretty much their Torah. Result being, the God is the same, but people disagree as to how to believe and serve set God. And absolutely you will find common parts also from Bible to older yet beliefs from those Geographical areas even from further east and likely other way around. Religion is not something that has not been affected by all short of other beliefs and if people believe in some short of an entity they have actually very strong tendency to try and match it with something different again, something familiar. It seems to me like a spiritual version of the brain trying to find human faces from all short of natural features, where no-one actually made any attempt to create the likeness of a face to. I just would like to see some well educated theologian answer this. Let us presume that God really cast the demons down into hell - pretty much like, well putting the fallen angels into some short of a jail. So I am wondering, how would He have made so badly made a prison, that they could constantly keep leaving that place to bother anyone? I mean, God is supposed to be all knowing, all powerful and so on. So it would seem counter productive to cast them into some kind of place, where from they still can escape if not in body, perhaps in spirit.

[@WWG1WWGA]

Seriously????? No episode 3? Counted wrong? Or, it isnt uploaded?? Sick of 👀👀 for it 😒😏

[@rayfairbanks6280]

What "author", is the narrator referencing, in the beginning of the video?

[@b.5191]

Himself

[@dupirechristophe7703]

5.04 "heavenly host"... Satan can be see as a lot of things... and as one of them is the Ego. Heaven is the realm of the idea, aka the brain (well, and more...).

[@MaliciousMollusc]

Tbf, Wendigo by definition should be a demon (though not the biblical kind)

[@tabithadebolt1708]

If the Bible is truth then Wendigo is a biblical kind.

[@MaliciousMollusc]

@@tabithadebolt1708 Lol no. The Wendigo goes all the way back to the stone age. Much older than the Bible.

[@annamosier1950]

there was a pre Adam culture

[@arvidsleimanis2928]

Love it! We here in Latvia have a mythological creature called "sumpurnis" , and it seems to be similar to a North American cryptid "dogman". What is interesting, in almost all legends, it is specifically told, that a sumpurnis is not a werewolf, since werewolf is a man capable turning to wolf and not necessarily evil, while the sumpurnis(dogman?) is an evil creature and sworn enemy of mankind and use to even have kingdoms, from where they use to raid human settlements.

[@shaunrogers8811]

Herodotus and several other Greek historians also mention an extremely similar concept, although Herodotus gives a general description of where these creatures had settlements. Reports of them come from all over Eastern Europe, into Asia.

[@Veldtian1]

That's friggen awesome! Love the canid cryptids, if only to confound those that think there's an 'evolutionary' explanation for hominid type Bigfoot, Dogman types put paid to all those notions with devastating finality, glad to hear of yet another native/localized reference to their type.

[@truthwarrior6919]

There's a movie ....Underworld I think it's called werewolves and vamps and lycans....

[@NoName-ic7ur]

The early colonists in America called this creature a hexen wolf.

[@Mrdevs96]

The dogman is also a possible explanation for the sea peoples destruction during the dark ages

[@juliobalmaseda7527]

I just learned the story of St. Anthony the Great and the creation of prayer ropes. He used a string with simple knots to keep track of his praying routine but demons would untie the knots by night so an angel appeared to him and taught him a knot with 7 crosses in it and the demon could not untie the knots from then on. It is still used in prayer ropes to this day. He was a hermit who lived in a cave. There is a thick culture of going into the wilderness to fight demons through fasting and prayer in early Christianity

[@Cube_Ernator1077]

@Jp But, curiously, not in Roman Catholicism?! So many Truths have been watered down, by Modern Catholicism, it makes my head spin. I Didn't know Orthodoxy views St's Christopher and Forbadil as 'dog headed'.

[@danieldavis6288]

The Norse and Scandinavian folk had prayer beads and knots in ancient prechristian times. The cult of Freya specifically used a 9 bead litany.

[@michaellinner7772]

Spirits are powerless to move or even touch the physical realm. It's one of the reasons they are so angry. Those called demons were cast out of heaven (by us) and forfeited their chance to ever receive physical bodies. Plenty of angels can touch, feel and move physical objects because many of them were former inhabitants of earth.

[@TupDigital]

There is a wondrous common thread running through everything, from "old tyme fables" to Missing 411 to fasting experiences in the wilderness and combatting demons and other non human creatures with the name of Christ. It is my strong notion that the "system," the earthly power establishment which is spoken of in Ephesians 6:12, is seemingly tasked with doing all things possible via sorcery (much of which only need be semantic in nature, the changing of meanings and expressive intent) and other manipulations to confuse and confound man and separate him from his Creator, natural state and potential. I'm not saying anything that hasn't been said many times before, but that's kind of the rub, we are always subject to misdirection as well as missing the forest for the trees etc. What a thing it is to be alive, don't you agree?

[@TheOnlyLacyLavender1]

@@michaellinner7772 You're quite wrong about that! I've watched things thrown across the room while others watched too. I've been shoved and pushed, and I am not the only one who has experienced this. I've also heard them growl and have witnesses to that. How do you think a Succubus and Incubus do what they do? I have the discernment to know and see when a demon enters a body and becomes active in that body. Demons can and do transfer bodies. There is a hierarchy and some are given more power than others. I have been able to see, hear, feel, and sometimes smell them all my life. It doesn't always happen at the same time though. They will pester you by misplacing objects as well. I have pictures and videos where they showed themselves and they responded to my authority!

[@Spoeism]

Having studied comparative mythology, folklore and religions, I can safely say mostly ALL mythological figures from Sasquatch to little people to Shadow people to UFOs translate worldwide, they're just provided different names from a slightly different angle of perspective. And these entities translate all boundaries long before wide spread migration, colonization and cultural sharing. (according to current official timelines) And some of those entities listed above may hold connections to archaic Hominins/Hominids. Whatever these entities are, still existing or once existing, they're encoded into our inherited genetic ancestral memories. As for the specifics... I think I'll save that for my own intellectual property. But if you're just discovering and delving into this phenomenon on a world wide scale, you're in for a heck of a ride ;) I think the "Rake" is a pop culture variation of the Wendigo, but it was also mistakenly merged with the Leshy of European lore, due to pop culture.

[@DarwinHandy]

The raw joy of seeing a Hammerson joint drop in my notifications is physical. I adore your work, the vast majority of it is sublime. Thanks and hey full steam ahead!

[@snootdingo9365]

Incredible tales! Thank you for compiling the information and bringing it back into the world!

[@alabastardmasterson]

He doesn't drop joints and rarely passes them. They're much too important

[@Gulkave]

In my country, Brazil, we have a being called "Saci" in our folklore. Its a one legged "african brazilian", with a red cap that does "tricks", brading horses manes, spoiling milk and other things in farms.

[@corvusscottwilliams4751]

In Cornwall England where I live, the redcaps are faires that like a good fight. They sour milk, cause mischief but can be good willed and bring fortune. Although they have both leg's, they are the 'fey' pirate's basically

[@notyaavridge2660]

Shadow people are seen all around the world, wether it be the old hag or incubus/succubus or something else. People have experienced the frightening phenomenon which renders the victim helpless and unable to move. Explained as a type of sleep paralysis,the similarities between the accounts of victims is undeniable. Love your work by the way, well written and I enjoy your narrations.

[@michaellinner7772]

My oldest daughter has the ability, if one can call it that, of seeing spirits. It troubles her sometimes. What troubles her more is not being believed, which is why she tends to keep it to herself mostly. I know the spirits are there but I cannot see them. They do have the ability to appear when they want but are upset when someone can see them even when they wish to stay hidden. What people call "haunting" is actually the manifestation of the evil spirits that were cast out of the pre-existence (heaven) by us. This is where they were sent and they're not too happy about it. Due to this war in heaven those who followed Satan forfeited their chances of ever getting bodies. This is why they are so malevolent. They want revenge because that is their nature. They can masquerade as departed loved ones or even angels but the difference is clear. It is they who tempt us. Places aren't haunted, people are. Those who go looking for these spirits will usually find them for they are always eager for the chance to inhabit a body and those who go seeking evil are usually seduced by it. We would all do well to stay very clear of these malevolent failures if we want to have happiness and avoid chaos in our lives. Nothing good can come of interacting with them. It is very important to understand that these spirits are absolutely not the spirits of the dead. These spirits have never been alive in the sense of having bodies. Any interaction with them is liable to end in sadness, regret and pain. If they appear and you wish them gone you must order them away in the name of the savior Jesus Christ. This will make them angry but they are compelled to comply. I hope this information will help those who heed my words and provide you with some peace in dealing with these terrible spirits. God bless you.

[@dammitanothername]

I do believe in ghosties now. For a long time I fought the idea, lacking physical evidence. I think detecting and documenting beyond a doubt, in a reproducible manner, will cost more than the half billion spent on the giant hadron collider scientists use to find their "ghost particle". In any event, while I may believe in shadow people (or ghosts that pretend to be a shadow person [yeah, I have one of those. it's hilarious.], the shadow people phenomena is actually a reproducible phenomena one can do in a lab. Thus not all experiences are necessarily legit phenomena. Some could be a mere physical and temporary aberration.

[@JROD082384]

@@dammitanothername What do you believe happens at the LARGE Hadron Collider, anyway? I don’t think you quite understand its purpose, or how it works, or what the “ghost” particle is meant to represent in particle physics.

[@JROD082384]

Shadow people are the result of sleep paralysis, a well documented and scientifically known phenomenon. It’s not a bunch of hocus pocus nonsense.

[@giantsbane9706]

@@JROD082384 pfffff, crooks and shills gaurd the true knowledge if these experiences, and the entities involved. The mainstream medical industry is nothing but a business.

[@danielhicks4826]

Its my belief they are all the same thing or variants of them, aka fallen angels/demons.

[@conzmoleman]

hahahahahahahaha

[@BUBBLESPOGO]

Yes Dan they are. Revelation 12:7-13

[@PhilowenAster]

I agree. Different cultures have different names...but they're pretty much all the same thing.

[@Jz-sv1ju]

Human perceptions are very limited. Most humans can only detect a small portion of the light spectrum and audio frequencies. There can ba a lot of activity happening that most humans would be unable to detect with their limited 5 senses.

[@manywarswhitewolf7718]

Tried explaining that to ppl, they think im crazy lol

[@multivitamin425]

Wut do you mean?

[@audychan96]

We call the little elves living in the woods as 'bunian'. They even have their own community living in their own villages in their own dimension parallel to ours. They're synonymous to one of the many kinds of _jinns_ , although they're mostly harmless, unless you trespass their territory or offend them somehow. Hikers who go off-trail and got lost without a trace are usually victims of _bunians_ hiding them from the human dimension. Victims who were finally returned to our dimension often said that they experienced a different timeflow than ours (eg: they went lost for 3 months, but claimed that they felt it has only been 3 days since they were lost). If you went into the woods, be mindful of your behaviour. They don't like noisy crowds, destructive/ inappropriate acts and don't just go piss on some random trees instead of the river. And don't challenge them, mock them or call them out, they're quick to anger. Remember, the woods are their territory, and you're passing through their ancient lands. You're far from home, and just like coming into other people's house, the last thing you should be is a disrespectful fellow.

[@mvmusic8467]

So theyd rather you piss in their water than on a random tree?

[@themoofs6925]

As a Canadian living in Alberta these stories are interesting as hell. Just learning about the people’s beliefs that existed long ago is amazing, and I truly am starting to see some connections between the human condition and these ancient myths. Thank you for your uploads.

[@alexhatfield4448]

As an American who doesn't know much about Alberta I want to say thank you for Jordan Peterson. What a treasure

[@TupDigital]

Don't let the word "myth" blind your point of view....It seems many things once _known_ , not just _believed_ are conveniently hidden behind words like myth, thus rendering them lost and mostly forgotten. With one word, our minds are immediately biased to categorize things in a lesser way, especially when speaking of those primitive, backwards, simple creatures we like to view our antecedents as...

[@darrenwhale1776]

Do you know the Whale family from Alberta

[@themoofs6925]

@@darrenwhale1776 I do not, are they around the city of Edmonton? I live in a smaller city right outside of it surrounded by forest. Close to where the Wendigo story from Fort Saskatchewan was.

[@themoofs6925]

Also if you guys ever want to read a marvel comic character that’s from Alberta. Wolverine is a Canadian. And you may not know but he’s also fought The Wendigo and The Sasquatch. However in Marvel it was revealed Sasquatch was a benevolent creature and actually helps the Canadian Government.

[@nicholashodges201]

Other than myself he is the only person I've ever seen to talk about this. Jung talks about universal themes, but aside from "outsider" entities (demons, aliens etc) completely ignored the fact there is a lot of folk lore very closely repeated across vast spans of time & geography

[@JahBreed]

A Cree Kimuc found me in my 20's. Crazy experience. Still a crazy experience.🤣Terrifying, Amazing, Cold, Unbearably Warm, and literally more answers than can be healthy on topics people contemplate in secret. Satan is a funny topic in those circles. Demons, The Wendigo. I like the accuracy with which you presented the Wendigo here. Fantastic work. The stories are being convoluted as the people recover from what happened. Its really important these ones are kept accurate. Its struck me how much these final indigenous groups had to their traditions that coincide and straight up are entwined with ours(Christian). Its creepy. The stories answer alot of questions that create conflict. Its odd considering the malicious supernatural element. Nonsense?....they, the Cree were not decimated. This speaks to their status, The Cree, according to what is rarely even known by english speakers now, are very special. They were'nt decimated as they are crucial to Earths health but what they were given to carry, a part of them, the memory of 'Our' shared, near timeless heritage is really fricken dangerous to the agenda of 'Evil'. Everything changes once these stories are brought to bear for everyone to choose to understand or not. Have you heard the story of the Red Man? Its a Northern Cree creation story focussing on the creation of Man by the Spider Woman before there was anything but the fire and what she drew from it. It's probably the most controversial, dangerous, and important story out of the North. Heres some background, He was gleefully named the Red Man because of the colour his skin turned in the Sun, he was the first child of the Mother we all ultimately share. This name and everything else he had as an only child was stripped and given to his younger brother when he came along, the one we now call Red Man. My jaw dropped as I'd read the original Black Sea Scroll account of Jacob and Esau's relationship. The correlations between this story that comes from the Plains Cree and was only known to a few, in a dying language and this story of equal importance on the formation of the first biblical tribes is undeniable. How it was soured, the physical descriptions of the two, their roles, and then I got to Esau's second name....The Red Man😱 Unreal. The implications. What we know about how the different groups of humans developed on Earth. Esau was left to wander while he cared for his brothers needs, the Fire Bringer if you ask the one who sits beside the river and is nothing, if you know what I mean. 😂Man. The things that are available to know.🤣

[@JoelPit]

There is a native American story of The pale one his description is that of Jesus

[@michellefarris3961]

Many cultures have prophecies of Jesus and Christianity.

[@Rin_Chawngthu]

@@JoelPit cool. Can you tell me or is it available onthe internet to read?

[@SG-bb8pq]

I would love to hear about this as well. This is intriguing.

[@JahBreed]

@@Rin_Chawngthu I'm on a hunt to find it in print to share. It did change how I saw everything. Racial tension, white supremacy..... desperation rooted in ancient, primal understanding? I fear going into detail because I would'nt want to have to explain anything without the complete work available. It's really controversial from a subjective point of view. I can't even remember the name proper and going around asking the people about it just would'nt be cool. It's a Plains Cree story, centred specifically on the creation of the seperate races with explaination behind the foundation of their general individual identity and destiny as part of this gorgeous race. Here's a bit for you to chew on, The Red Man. In reference to the one whose skin turns Red in the sun? Pale skin folk. A hairy hunter, the favourite until his younger brother was brought forth. This one came in Red. Born sunkissed. Smooth skinned, no body hair. Like North American Indigenous were pre colonization. We still call him the Red Man now. There's more but as I said before......Spooky. Sorry, pronouns. I know. Just let it go.😂 Very exciting piece of culture.

[@xntumrfo9ivrnwf]

Coincidentally, in the Russian culture, whistling indoors is not cool. My mom used to scold me with ‘you’ll whistle all your money away’ (poor translation but you get it)

[@efraim3364]

for us Native Americans it had practical applications, whistling at night is an easy way to let everything around you know where you are.

[@argylwongso3936]

In my culture they say that if you whistle a tiny woodelf is gonna take your money. So there's quite a few similarities between our stories . It's also weird because I live all the way in South America.

[@deeowako2865]

I'm from Kenya, Africa and my community believe that it's bad to whistle at night. That it invites some bad omen.

[@TwinklesTheChinchilla]

Excellent video. One of the more fascinating concepts, in my opinion, is that these beings are NOT entirely spiritual, or weren't always. While the RCC contends that angels are non-corporeal, they are often presented as doing very physical things, such as eating in the story of Lot and generally moving about as men would. However, they have a habit of "appearing" suddenly, which is consistant with the resurrected Christ, who appeared in a room with his Apostles, even though the door was not opened, and yet was physically inspected and asked to eat. This would imply that such beings have bodies, but they transcend our understanding. This is consistant with many beliefs around the world regarding supernatural beings, from certain views on Fairies, to certain tribal beliefs on Sasquatch: they can come and go. As for demons, if the belief that "death is the wage of sin" is applied, they may be dead in their own right, or in a state of dying.

[@hesaid-shesaid995]

From what I understand, in Genesis 6 when the Sons of God came in unto the daughters of men and they had children together, the offspring is referred to the Nephilim. Due to the Nephilim not being a creature ordained by God they are neither human nor angelic, but hybrid. Hence they don't go to heaven when they die, or hell, but are condemned to roam the earth as spirits, still consumed with the desires of flesh... hence their desire to inhabit anyone who would let them in... There is so much to our history we just don't understand. I love the process of discovery though, which is why I enjoy your work so much! Please continue this series, it is fascinating.

[@richardsharpe9916]

Just last week I went for a walk through the woods past a grave yard but timed it wrong and found myself in pitch black on the return journey. I started whistling to forewarn anything in my path of my presence to avoid any unwanted surprise, had no idea I might have been getting the attention of possible demons, whoopsy.

[@_DiJiT]

How about the flood mythos recurring in many religions? From Judaism’s Noah to Hawaii’s Nu’u

[@Laotzu.Goldbug]

They are all derivation of the original Proto Indo-European myth. Check out the Crecganford channel.

[@ashleyking3385]

I'm Irish and my husband Ojibwe. at first I thought our ancient history and culture of First people's would be vastly different but instead they are similar its creepy at times. even simple similarities like honoring mountains and rocks calling them "grandma and grandpa" this is the same in some first nation cultures too.

[@HelloWorld-lg1pz]

the apples dont fall far from the world tree

[@ebonyblack4563]

I find contrasting unwilling/violent possession (which is also seen in some oriental/far east myths) with willing/enlightening possession to be quite fascinating. Willing possession is much rarer, and is quite notable in some faiths such as those descended from Vodun practice, such as the more commonly referenced Voodoo. Notably Voodoo as seen in the Louisiana region is often blended with and influenced by Catholicism to the point that some saints have joined the Loa of the older tradition. Another widespread commonality is that of those whom work with herbs and traditional healing being able to become corrupted, often gaining the powers of shape-shifting and curses alongside their inherent knowledge of poisons making them terrifying figures to cross. Among the big hitters of this archetype are corrupted Druids, Voodoo Priests, and Shaman in the vein of Skinwalkers. Notably all of these also tend to have some relation to faith and nature, implying some kind of spiritual poisoning of what was otherwise wholesome or innate. There's also of course the image of the Witch that can blend both this corrupted 'Wise One' with an evoker of spirits and the 'dark' arts of magic. These depictions also tend to come from faiths which revere multiple gods, though the strength of each god may vary. Meaning there is some risk that conquest by monotheistic peoples may have influenced this turning of otherwise Sage figures into horror inducing and predatory traitors to their kin. Never the less the cultures from which you see communion with and/or willing possession by supernatural beings are also the ones where you find these tales of otherwise skilled and trusted practitioners of some ancient and vital knowledge becoming corrupted. Almost like a warning against delving too deeply after powers/knowledge outside mortal means. The question is if that's a cautionary trope, or a sign that the path of corruption may be pathed with ambitious and good intentions.

[@thewalkingdude7464]

Thank you for doing the incredible amount of research to produce this little gem of a video. Can't wait to see the next one!

[@fredinalaska]

In my opinion, the commonality is due to the scattering of the people. I'm speaking of the tower of Babel and Biblical history. Which by the way Bible prophecy is real and unfolding before our eyes. Just something to ponder. God bless you all.

[@jacobwallace818]

Have you ever heard of Gary Wayne? He has a book called “Genesis 6 conspiracy: how the descendants of giants and secret societies plan to enslave mankind” he also has hours upon hours of content on KZbin that covers stuff exactly like this. I’d absolutely suggest checking him out if you haven’t

[@fredinalaska]

@@jacobwallace818 oh I've been down a rabbit hole or two. As stated in the Bible a one world government will rise. In my opinion all those conspiracies of such will come to pass. We're literally watching the ground work being laid. They can never have a one world government with America being strong as a people. That's why it's a constant push for division amongst all Americans. All you hear is "left this" and "right that". I don't believe any of them, left or right they are wings of the same bird. But I digress, I'm aware LOL 😶

[@tabithadebolt1708]

Yes, the Bible prophecy is real and unfolding. What a fool I am sometimes. May God bless you.

[@Scp716creativecommons]

Djinn, mimi, shadow people, the fae courts, icelandic elves, and many more, from all corners, bear remarkable similarities

[@dick_richards]

All from satan, that's why.

[@ParadoxOftheDjinn]

The Djinn have fooled humanity since humans came into existence. The description of certain djinns remind me of the hindu gods...

[@dick_richards]

@@ParadoxOftheDjinn Exactly like demons do... Hmmmm.

[@ParadoxOftheDjinn]

@@dick_richards thats where and why you will get it confused maybe there are no demons these words have origins if you understand what im trying to show you... When I was younger we were not allowed to even whisper their names because then they would come... Have you ever experienced sleep paralysis?

[@dick_richards]

@@ParadoxOftheDjinn Nope, Lord Jesus Christ guard's my sleep, friend. Their deception is demonic in its very nature. The djinn are type of Elemental, fire Elementals actually, so are technically not demons, so you are right, but are of the same demonic nature.

[@alexhatfield4448]

I always thought these stories of Possession were used to explain away mental illness possibly sudden bouts of schizophrenia or other eradict behavior that only manifests in adolescence or early adulthood.

[@sleepinggiantssister1238]

Schizophrenia can be induced by heavy stress at any age technically, although it is most common in younger individuals. My friends Grandmother developed schizophrenia after her grandson was murdered by another boy while she was babysitting him for her daughter/the boy’s mother. The Grandmother had so much guilt thinking it was her fault that she very quickly descended into severe schizophrenia, the medication cannot even keep up with it as it constantly is being increased to try to keep her calm and as normal as possible.

[@tabithadebolt1708]

Schizophrenia and demonic possession are two different things. That's why Catholic priests must determine if the patient has schizophrenia before engaging in a exorcism. I recommend " DEMONIC FOES " written by Richard Gallagher, MD. at your local bookstore. It is an "eye opener" on demonic possession.

[@alexhatfield4448]

@@tabithadebolt1708 yea I'm talking like pre 1950. Everything before our lifetime lol.

[@alexhatfield4448]

@@sleepinggiantssister1238 yea mental illness can be triggered by things like drugs or drinking, stress, medical things like tumors or sometimes it seems to just be a time bomb. That's why I'm thinking sudden eradicate behavior maybe led super religious people to think "devil's."

[@lilyw.719]

@@alexhatfield4448 Well, I was an atheist for over 20 years, and witnessing supernatural phenomenon turned me into a devout Catholic overnight.

[@lilndn172]

Great story telling I enjoy all ur work!!

[@kirkmorrison6131]

I have been told by Elders never say " Wendigo" lest you call one to you. There are other creatures with the same warnings involving them. You do not want to call them to you less you fall prey to them. To carelessly say their name is a dangerous practice. Wendigos exist under other Nations names over a much larger area than most realize, or shall I say the legend and stories exist.

[@Ghostsamuari25]

Skinwanker. Not to whistle at nite...

[@ParadoxOftheDjinn]

The same with the djinn... You have to be careful what you call within the dark

[@kirkmorrison6131]

@Mister Majestic you are fortunate

[@MrReddevil420]

A lot of cultures still believe in these things. One thing I've always thought of after actually learning other cultures myths and folklore is that many similarities are found in almost every bogeyman story. Makes think what we're seeing is something that has been with us since before we were living in higher civilizations. Of course not every story is exactly the same but there are way too many parallels to just discount as coincidence. I believe there are many things we remember from the before times. And they still go bump in the night.

[@giantsbane9706]

They live, we sleep

[@deathbyunicorn5213]

Or it's because we're all humans, so there's going to be similarities no matter how stretched out.

[@marjoriegoodwin2993]

Little people, do live. I have seen one, in the state of Maine, fairly close to the river, which runs between Maine and NH. To answer your unasked question, `No, I was not high`. This person, was emphatically not human. This person was having a temper tantrum. I feel relatively sure that, had he not been overcome by emotion, he would have been non- visible to me. I also feel it is reasonable to assume that this fellow was partially human, way way back in his lineage. I think of this species as midwayers. Midway between species. Human and something else, which has the ability to be invisible. Take it, or leave it. I know what I saw in broad daylight, maybe 30 feet away.

[@XxTheAwokenOnexX]

That was a brilliant video Hammerson, and thankyou for posting your animated story telling as it is enjoyable to listen to, and watch. Apart from shape shifters, black dogs, Banshee's, BigFoot, and UFO'S, I can't think of other folklore topics that are shared world wide, but i do not have a great knowledge of folklore, and it is not one of my stronger subjects.

[@doreenorr6435]

I envy you if you are just now beggining to study folklore/the fae and related subjects, it's a fascinating and wide ranging topic that I'm beggining to think ties together all aspects of what we class as supernatural? From ghosts to UFOs and everything in between, but that's just me, I may be totally wrong, lol, but it's fun to study and I hope you enjoy it as much as I have, be well

[@XxTheAwokenOnexX]

@@doreenorr6435 That's why iam subscribed to channels like this, as i like the story telling of it.

[@mattialanen1583]

Seeing "shadow people" while experiencing sleep paralysis and just waking up to them.

[@JoelPit]

I see them all the time. They can't stand it when you call them out. I pray that you stay safe.

[@mattialanen1583]

@@JoelPit I saw one once when i was young. I wasn't afraid and I felt it didn't want to deal with me. My cousin has been seeing one for a while now.

[@michaela9678]

The Brownies which are like elves or fairies from what I remember clean your house and help you if they like you and or you feed them or give them gifts and they are very unpleasant if they don't like you steeling items and hiding important items and I think even scratching and tripping people if I'm not mistaken. It's been over 3 decades since I've read about brownies. I believe it's a Scotland and or Ireland folktale. I'm not sure if that falls into category 2. But I'd thought I'd pass that on.

[@generaleerelativity9524]

The soil where these events took place is cursed. Where the Warriors destroyed the bodies.

[@PortalPaleoInfra]

THE OLMEC TRIANGLE? I follow your work because I really like it, the title of my comment I made it up, after your BC one. But it's there as there is a book on the subject; George M. Foster "Sierra Popoluca Folklor and Beliefs" UC Berkeley. 1945. Is been a long youtube haul for me to go around, your subject on little people keep me coming back, go figure. In Veracruz, "Los Chaneques"(Little People) are well known around the town of Catemaco, Ver. it's lagoon and it's hill and all around the area. Catemaco is also know for it's Brujos! Sorceres warlocks, witches, shamans, Naguales (Skinwalkers and beyond...) But in my hypothetical triangle there are many other forces at play that come from back deep in time. There is a character commonly know as saltapatras, also known as rubber demon by some maybe more knowledgeable, that's why Olmec, for me. Es un Tzitzimi or Tzitzimtli, one of those beings that went underground when the sun first shone for the first time! In other latitudes is known as Sabe, Sasquatch or BF...

[@ashleyking3385]

Sabe is Ojibwe

[@PortalPaleoInfra]

@@ashleyking3385 thank you!

[@dakkonblackblade6537]

I feel like it's Christmas all over again more vids from Hammers...... Awesomeness!!!! I'm still stuck in awe

[@The_Ronin1]

As always, excellent 🥸

[@beckyosborne]

Yay! I cant wait for the books for mom

[@tomflynn2912]

Fabulous subject material, i think on these things, thank you!

[@rbarba2751]

First Nations Australian Woman here. I can validate that some of my cultures Dreamtime Stories, match these common folklores you mention.

[@bhaktapeter3501]

in India they say dont whistle it attracts Rakshasas man eating demons. THey say whistling pierces the ether and attracts these beings to you, which also live in this etheric type of realm

[@MattGodzilla2000]

Amazing body though, very informative eith no bias on either side from the narrator.

[@connerymilne6466]

This is excellent to listen to. One parallel in folklore that I’ve heard of is that of sleep paralysis, and the cause being either demons or aliens depending on the location and year it takes place in

[@HammersonPeters]

Great point. I hadn't thought of that one. I think that sleep paralysis, in other traditions, has been blamed on evil spirits called 'succubi' and 'incubi'.

[@Boss_Man00]

I’ve had issues with “sleep paralysis”, except when I felt and saw the figure on top of me I guess I was trying to sit up but couldn’t. My dog started barking like crazy, and my mom walked into the room, wondering what was going on to make the dog bark like that and turned the light on. When she did I was instantly woken up and my feet and legs were dangling off the bed. I guess I had pushed my body down about 2’ by trying to sit up over and over again. Now, that doesn’t fit with the scientific definition of sleep paralysis, in which they say the body is paralyzed, I think they say your mind is not completely sleeping but your body still is. But I was clearly moving my body? I’ve never heard of any sleep paralysis stories in which the person was actually physically moving. Thank god it doesn’t happen anymore, that was a scary time. I believe it was spirits, whether it was a succubus or incubus or just another spirit, I’m not sure. I just know when I hear scientists explaining sleep paralysis it really bothers me, they just make up some new “illness or medical condition” for things they don’t fully understand. It’s pretty easy to make up some scientific bs reason for y things happen.

[@joshb7300]

@@Boss_Man00 So true!

[@universalflamethrower6342]

There are no aliens, only demons

[@d1user]

@@Boss_Man00 it's demons / djinns. The government cover it up as sleep paralysis coz if they told the truth then ppl will follow religion but they want ppl to follow thief "society" instead

[@tylerbrooks2492]

They're all the fallen angels and they're offspring the nephillim

[@tabithadebolt1708]

Fallen angels and "spirits" of the nephillim ( giants who died in the flood ) are two different things.

[@JarrodHahn]

@6:34 Wormwood is Screwtape's nephew AND apprentice. :)

[@Lovecore802]

Does any of you in the comments have a legend of a woman mostly found on the side of the road at night wears white and has animal feet specifically those of a bull or a cow.

[@Kilthan2050]

There are global flood tales in almost every culture.

[@Haze420_za]

Top quality content! ---> SUBSCRIBED

[@jameshitt3263]

Outstanding content, as always.

[@jokerjapitana9379]

Actually, wendigo has more similarities also to filipino folklore ASWANG, than what others compare as vampires of philippines. If we discrobe it to it's origin and how it corrupts others to become cannibal monsters, as a Filipino myself, this has more similarities and probobly might be the same. 😊

[@robsirois1083]

Tales of similarities? Have you explored stories of the Swamp Woman in Abenaki folklore, Jenny Greenteeth of the British Isles and the River Woman in Mexico and the American Southwest? They lure children, mostly boys, into various bodies of water to drown them. Are they stories invented to keep kids away from water?

[@maddockemerson4603]

Yes. Yes, they are stories invented to keep kids away from water, among other things. The various siren-type myths scratch several itches at once: the notion of beautiful women bathing in the wilderness where there’s nobody to interrupt or judge you is an appealing fantasy, especially for men and boys; the twist that they want to kill you makes it potentially scary so the story can fulfill different moods or genres, adds a conflict which is essential for storytelling, and serves as a parable about immoral women whose primary weapon is temptation rather than brute force, or a moral to simply not go into unsafe waters alone.

[@nenkomanolov2951]

And also to protect bathing women at their most vulnerable from men?

[@nancyM1313]

Thanks❤🌚❤

[@katmack4215]

Eeeek!!! I REALLY wanna watch this..but I'm home alone 😬 Eh,it's still light out Lol

[@darcymcnabb9259]

You are not alone .....

[@CaucAsianSasquatch]

Thanks brother I love these

[@Wastelandman7000]

A side note on the strength thing. Humans only use about 11-12% of our strength. Our brains place limiters on our behavior to prevent us tearing our muscles and tendons off our bones. If someone has a "negative manifestation" lets call it, and the limiter gets ramped up to 20-25% the person would indeed seem to have superhuman strength. If the limits were removed completely they'd tear their own body apart. Think the scene in Ghost in the Shell where Major Kusanagi is trying to rip that hatch off the top of the robo spider near the end. Yes, you could do the equivalent to your own body, though the pain would probably stop you before you succeeded fully.