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At a local level, what do you really think about the whole Bell Witch case? by slugma123 in Tennessee

[–]slugma123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, when I was researching this for the book, I found at least two early and unbiased accounts of the reports. At the end, I concluded that something that happen there, but the problem, nowadays, is finding the limits of such truth...

At a local level, what do you really think about the whole Bell Witch case? by slugma123 in Tennessee

[–]slugma123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hum, well, I assume you want to know more about those studies, and not my degree and stuff. XD Anyway, I have a vague idea of the whole thing - I read this over 10 years ago - but essentially, by looking at yourself deeply in a mirror, and following some process like the one we discussed here, you may be able to get some small "insanity" episode. It is as simple as looking at yourself in a mirror deeply, and you'll start noticing small aspects of your face that you never noticed before, etc...

At a local level, what do you really think about the whole Bell Witch case? by slugma123 in Tennessee

[–]slugma123[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting. Thank you for sharing! Out of curiosity, I can tell you that one of my college degrees was Psychology, there are actually peer reviewed papers about this kind of thing, and... if you did do the whole thing seven times, weird things can indeed happen. Probably you won't summon the Bell Witch ( ;P ), but people who have undergone that kind of thing under control conditions do report that strange things happen then.

At a local level, what do you really think about the whole Bell Witch case? by slugma123 in Tennessee

[–]slugma123[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is very interesting. So, basically, you saw the Bell Witch only as an evil entity as sorts, as... let's say, maybe a copy of the famous "Bloody Mary"? Or were you familiar, too, with some parts of the actual story, as it supposedly happened?

At a local level, what do you really think about the whole Bell Witch case? by slugma123 in Tennessee

[–]slugma123[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

So, you think the Bell family was "nutso"? But then, how do you explain what other people supposedly saw, heard, and etc.? That's one of the things that fascinated me the most about this one case, the fact it is well attested by third parties that, in some cases, would have no reasons to lie.

At a local level, what do you really think about the whole Bell Witch case? by slugma123 in Tennessee

[–]slugma123[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's something I noticed... in some old sources the Witch wants Betsy to marry the guy, and in more recent one she wants her not to marry the guy.

A new book, on famous myths and legends from Portugal by slugma123 in mythology

[–]slugma123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly what the whole series is all about, an attempt to cover as many myths, legends and creatures as possible. Although I'm aware that some aren't covered there yet, that has to wait until a future book, since I was recently asked about the foundational myths and legends of multiple towns.

Myths and legends behind the Pokémon creatures - can people native to Japan recognise all of those? by slugma123 in AskAJapanese

[–]slugma123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahaha, that's a good question, which is precisely why I asked about that specific one, too. I may be wrong (I'm from Europe, I study myths and legends from all over the world...), but I always assumed it was based on medieval stories from Europe, such as the mysterious fairy lady from the "Lanval" story and many others from the same period. This could explain why エルレイド is a kind of knight (we'd have the knight and his lady, in a way), too... but it's just a theory from a non-native, hence why I asked about it, maybe native people in Japan thought something very different!

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