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SPIRITS,
THIS IS AN INDIAN BELIEF, GOOD SPIRITS WANDER AROUND
ETERNALLY SOMETIMES, DOING GOOD WORKS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
FARMER BILL'S WILL
THE C.Y.O. CAMP IS LOCATED AT PT. SANILAC MICHIGAN. MURPHY'S
CREEK RUNS THROUGH IT, AND AT ONE POINT, THERE IS A LARGE
SARCOPHAGUS SHAPED STONE IN THE MIDDLE.
ON IT ARE A NUMBER OF SCRAMBLED LETTERS AND NUMBERS. IT IS
SAID THAT THIS IS BILL MURPHY'S GRAVE.
HE HAD OWNED AND FARMED THE LAND AT ONE TIME
THE CAMPERS STAYED OUT LATE AT NIGHT, ON A MOONLESS EVENING, THEY
COULD SEE THE COFFIN LID OPENED. IN THE DISTANCE A SINGLE
FIGURE COULD BE OUTLINED. IT WAS OLD BILL PLOWING HIS FIELDS.
I LEARNED THIS AT CAMP, BUT NEVER SAW BILL.
James Callow comment:
THE WORD "CERTAIN" MAKES THIS QUESTIONABLE--BUT IT'S
AS CLOSE AS I CAN COME--FRANK M. PAULSEN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Port Sanilac
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Running water Small current. BELIEF -- Word Letter |
BELIEF, GHOST OF TECUMSEH ROAD
IN WINDSOR, ONTARIO, THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A GHOST THAT
ROAMS TECUMSEH ROAD, IT HAD NO HEAD, AND CARRIES A SICKLE
FROM WHICH BLOOD IS DRIPPING. ONE WITNESS SAYS THAT EVERYTIME
HE SEES THE GHOST, SOMEONE IN THE FAMILY DIES.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD ON RADIO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON
James Callow Keyword(s): CANADA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 11-05-1971
WHEN A BELOVED ONE PASSES AWAY, IT IS SAID HE RETURNS TO TAKE
HIS LOVED ONE WITH HIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-12-1971
GHOST BELIEF
A GHOST IS STANDING OVER YOUR BED IF YOU FIND IT HARD TO WAKE
UP IN THE MORNING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 11-18-1971
GHOST BELIEF
THE REASON FOR GHOSTS IS THAT WHEN PEOPLE DIE A VIOLENT DEATH
THEY DO
NOT KNOW THAT THEY HAVE DIED, SO THEY GO ABOUT DOING ALL THE
THINGS THEY DID WHEN ALIVE. THE ONLY WAY TO PUT THEM TO REST, IS
TO TELL A GHOST THAT IT IS DEAD.
Submitter comment: TOLD TO ME IN HIGH SCHOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 09-26-1970
SPIRIT TABLE
AN INDIAN BELIEF- WE HAVE A TABLE THAT ATTRACTS DEAD SOULS, THERE ARE
MARKINGS ON IT WHICH SPIRITS USE TO COMMUNICATE WITH A MEDIUM.
HANDS ARE PLACED ON THE TABLE. A MEDIUM ISN'T NECESSARY, BUT
INFORMANT WAS AFRAID HIMSELF. SPIRITS ARE LIKE THE 5 ELEMENTS, FIRE
EARTH WATER WIND AND LIGHT-- LIKE VARIOUS GASES ALL WANDERING
AROUND ETERNALLY, LIKE THE ELEMENTS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO BRING
SOULS TO CAPTURE SOULS.
Submitter comment: SKETCH ON CARD IN ARCHIVE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
James Callow Keyword(s): NUMBEES
| Subject headings: | 686 Fifths BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Custom BELIEF -- Word Letter BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure BELIEF -- Use of Object SPEECH -- Extra Corporal Means of Communication |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
MAGIC
IN MEXICO IT IS POSSIBLE TO TALK WITH THE DEAD IF YOU USE A
OUIJA TABLE. IT IS EASIER FOR SOME PEOPLE TO DO THIS THAN OTHERS.
YOU PLACE YOUR HANDS ON THE TABLE AND THE SPIRITS OF THE DEAD WILL
COMMUNICATE WITH YOU, AND VERY OFTEN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
THEY ALSO MAY TELL OF FUTURE EVENTS. THEY DO THIS BY MOVING
YOUR HANDS ON THE TABLE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE ANSWER OR INFORMATION
IS SPELLED OUT FOR YOU. PEOPLE WHO ARE LONELY USE THESE TABLES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR
James Callow Keyword(s): NUMBER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Custom BELIEF -- Word Letter SPEECH -- Extra Corporal Means of Communication |
Date learned: 02-04-1968
FOOD BELIEF
WHILE LIVING IN JAPAN, MY MOTHER OBSERVED THE JAPANESE
CUSTOM OF PUTTING FRUIT AROUND TOMBSTONES IN THE CEMETERIES.
THE JAPANESE DO THIS BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT THE SPIRIT OF THE
DECEASED COMES OUT AT NIGHT AND EATS THE FRUIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Plant food Fruit BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Custom |
Date learned: 03-30-1968
DEATH MEETING
JUST BEFORE A PERSON DIES, HE MEETS HIS OWN GHOST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 03-21-1968
HAPPY SPIRIT
THE RUSSIANS BELIEVE THAT WHEN SOMEONE DIES, THEIR
SPIRIT WILL COME BACK AND LET THE FAMILY KNOW THEY ARE HAPPY.
THEY WILL RAP TWICE ON THE FAMILY'S DOOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Seconds / Twice / Two BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial SPEECH -- Extra Corporal Means of Communication |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
GHOST STORY
IN WHISKEY HOLLOW NEW YORK, A CERTAIN MAN WAS ARRESTED AND
PLACED IN THE LOCAL JAIL. (REASON UNKNOWN) HE WAS LEFT THERE
AND EVERYONE FORGOT ABOUT HIM. HE FINALLY DIED THERE. SOON AFTER
PEOPLE BEGAN TO SEE HIS GHOST CALLING TO BE LET OUT. EVEN TODAY
PARENTS WARN THEIR CHILDREN TO BEWARE THE GHOST OF WHISKEY HOLLOW.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter SPEECH -- Extra Corporal Means of Communication |
Date learned: 10-14-1970
IF YOU SEE THE BENCHI, YOU WILL DIE.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A GHOST IN SCOTLAND THAT IS FEARED BY THE PEOPLE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 04-01-1971
BELIEF CONCERNING DEATH
UKRANIANS BELIEVE THAT A PERSON'S SPIRIT STAYS ON EARTH FOR
9 DAYS AFTER DEATH. IT THEN TAKES THE SPIRIT 40 DAYS TO GET TO
HEAVEN. IT IS THOUGHT THAT THIS BELIEF AROSE FROM
THE 40 DAYS AFTER THE DEATH OF CHRIST, BEFORE HE AROSE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): NUMBERS
| Subject headings: | 686 Ninths / Nine BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Number P686.1.40 |
TO KEEP GHOSTS AWAY
TO KEEP YOURSELF FREE FROM GHOSTS, PEE IN A CIRCLE AND STAND
IN THE CENTER. THE GHOST WILL NOT COME INSIDE THE CIRCLE
AFTER YOU.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): URINATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Circle and other round forms |
Date learned: 03-05-1971
PIPAL TREE
THE PIPAL TREE IS FOUND IN INDIA AND THE PEOPLE BELIEVE IT IS
INFESTED WITH GHOSTS.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 03-05-1971
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU BURY A PERSON WITHOUT SHOES, THEY WILL COME BACK AND
HAUNT YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial SPEECH -- Extra Corporal Means of Communication |
Date learned: 02-27-1971
WHAT IS A POLTERGEIST?
A POLTERGEIST IS A GHOST WHO WATCHES OVER A PERSON, SIMILAR
TO A GUARDIAN ANGEL. HE IS VERY HAPPY, AND FRIENDLY, ACCORDING
TO AUSTRIAN LEGEND
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
GHOSTS
THE GHOSTS THAT DO THE MOST HARM ARE THOSE OF MURDERED PEOPLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 03-21-1968
A LATE BATH
THIS IS TOLD TO YOUNG CHILDREN: IF YOU DO NOT TAKE YOUR
BATH EARLY YOU WILL SEE THE WATER MOVING AROUND AS A GHOST
IN THE TUB.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): THREAT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 10-00-1967