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Germany is one of the most mystical countries in the world. Even her mysticism pervades fairy tales: recall the creations of the brothers Grimm, Wilhelm Hauf, Ernst Hoffmann! .. Mysticism is reverent those in power also belonged. The kings of Germany welcomed the spirits and Alchemists, Adolf Hitler constantly used the services psychics.
The famous Brocken mountain in Germany is peculiar the capital of European witches. Every year with the onset of the Walpurgis nights they flock here on brooms, and this gathering of evil spirits Satan reveals himself.
Woman in white
Ghosts are an indispensable attribute of all the old Germanic castles. As well as throughout the world, their appearance is preceded by any violent crime.
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The country’s most famous ghost is named Women in white. He is considered the ethereal spirit of Countess Agnes, who once lived in the city of Orlamunde. The countess who poisoned her own children was for his villainy is walled up alive in the wall.
Usually ghosts “remain faithful” to one place, however A woman in white can be found in various ancient castles Bohemia While the poisoner was put to death by a fierce death, a ghost it is by no means revengeful, but, on the contrary, politely bows to alive. It is believed that, appearing in front of people, the spirit warns them about the sudden death of loved ones and other impending troubles.
It is said that the first king of Prussia became a victim of the belief about Woman in white. His third wife, whose name was Sofia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was famous for its beauty throughout Europe, but at suffered from a mental disorder. In clothes, the queen gave preference for white muslin dresses.
It was in this outfit that Sofia Louise once ran away from her the nurse and, breaking the glass door and cutting himself badly, burst into to the sleeping husband’s chambers. Seeing her, Friedrich awake thought that before him is the ghost of Countess Agnes, whose appearance portends him quick death. This fatal fallacy was the cause. sudden death of the king.
The ghostly lady in white visited other rulers of Germany, acting again as a harbinger of death. According to rumors, in June In 1914, she appeared in the Berlin Imperial Palace, after which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed, and this was the reason for the outbreak of the first world war.
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The spirit of the catholic priest
Another legendary German spirit – the ghost of the Catholic Priest Sentona of Vimental. In the 15th century this minister of the church ended up in a prison in the city of Weinsberg, because by fraud stripped his father’s brothers.
In this prison, Senton died before he could atone for his punishment. blame and not having received the forgiveness of his relatives. This is apparently very tormented by the spirit, since for many years he roamed restlessly prison mazes.
In 1835 a ghost apparently decided that it had found a person, able to understand him, and since then every night began to appear in cell of 39-year-old widow Elizabeth Eslinger accused of fraud. Tired of his visits, Elizabeth turned to to the prison doctor complaining that the ghost bothered her with her requests to pray for the salvation of the soul of the unfortunate Senton.
It got to the point that the city magistrate intervened. Was created a commission of eight people, which was charged with sorting out this story. Anomalous Researcher Appointed as Commissioner phenomena of Justinus Kerner.
Eleven weeks it took the commission to join with ghost in touch. It succeeded when Kerner at his request imprisoned.
However, a ghost needed prayer, not research. Angry, it tried to scare members of the commission and became appear accompanied by a suffocating cadaveric smell. Spirit of the former the priest began to grab people, and in places of his touch traces appeared, as if from burns. In desperation, the ghost also became pounding the prison walls.
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Interestingly, the raging spirit calmed down all the same Elizabeth Eslinger, who in 1836 was released. Taking with you for the courage of several friends, she went to Senton’s grave Vimentale, where she recited a memorial prayer.
Suddenly a ghost of a priest appeared in the air, thanked generous woman and held out his hand for a handshake. Obomlev out of fear, she held out her answer and immediately regretted it: Elizabeth got the feeling that she touched a red-hot pokers.
Then she had to treat the burnt palm for a long time, however Senton’s ghost has not bothered anyone since then.
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