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italianguy · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 14 Location: Italiya

Cryptozoology and Mythical creatures of Legend.

Cryptozoology is the study and investigation into supposedly legendary, extinct, unknown, or mythical creatures. The animals are commonly referred to as “Cryptids” a name given to them by John Wall in 1983.

Some of the most well known different “Cryptids” studied in Cryptozoology are The Yeti also named Big Foot. Sea Monsters. The Chupacabra also called The Goat sucker. Mothman. Vampires. Werewolves. The Thunderbird. The Loch Ness Monster. Champ (North America’s Loch Ness Monster). Death worms. And also Mythical creatures such as Kelpies, Unicorns and Dragons. Extinct species of animals once know to have lived that are also investigated are the Loch ness monster thought to be a Plesiosaur, The Tasmanian Tiger, and the Megamouth Shark, and even the Dodo.

Criticism of the belief in many of these unknown animals is that they are people mistaking them for known animals. Or mixing facts in with ancient mythology.

The Yeti AKA Bigfoot and The Abominable Snowman and Sasquatch.

These apparently half human half primate Cryptids have been seen from the forests and national parts and Rockies of the United States, to the snow swept mountains of Himalayas and China. It seems every culture has a tail to tell about these mysterious creatures, that many see as the missing link from monkey to man.

The Most famous film to ever be recorded of The Bigfoot is the Patterson and Gimlin film, a short movie where two men Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin were out in the Six Rivers national Forest in California in 1967, making a documentary about recent sightings of the creature. The footage they caught of guard shows an apparent “Apeman” walking away at speed from the two men, and eventually vanishing into the woodland.

A still of the video

Experts on both film footage and primates are in disagreement about the authenticity of the short movie, some say it is someone in an ape-man suit, as it walks like a man, but many of these people who use this argument forget its an unknown creature that apparently has both a mix of human and an ape, so how are they to know how it would walk? Others who are more believing in the footage as true say that it does in fact walk in an ape like way, as the creature never straightens its arm and leg joins, which is a tell-tell sign of a primate type movement and stride. It also turns to look at the camera at one point, and turns its whole body to look at the men, instead of just its head as a human would. Also when it turns, it has breasts (interacting its female) that swing around that would be very hard to fake on a ape like suit.

The Chupacabra aka Gost Sucker

A creature reported to have been seen all over south America, especially in Puerto Rico, its even been spotted as far north as Texas. Its said to be like a furless dog, crossed with a Kangaroo, with Lizard type characteristics and red eyes. This bizarre creature has been known to kill farmers live stock, such as goats and chickens, and even peoples pet cats and dogs, by draining them of blood, leaving only a few small holes on the neck area where the blood was drained. So some have associated it with vampires. At first satanic cults were blamed for the killings, until the creature was spotted on a more regular occasions.

Differing opinions as to what it could be are as follows. Some believe its nothing more than a large dog that some have blown out of all proportion by the superstitious locals. Some believe it could have been an alien creature left behind on earth, or something that NASA lost while transporting it in a trailer through Latin America. Some believe it is the product of a government scientific experiment gone wrong that escaped from a laboratory in El Yunque.

Mothman

Mothman is a strange half moth half man type creature spotted in the Charleston and Point Pleasant areas of West Virginia, in and around 1966 and 1967. Its said to have illuminous red eyes and strange powerful wings, and stands around 6 to 7 foot in height.

Many people to have come in close contact to this being have become ill and suffered terrible nightmares.

The Mothman is often seen near to an old generator plant, which is considered dangerous and toxic, which has given way to people suggesting this creature is a human mutant that has resulted in a bat or insect type of human hybrid.

A witnesses impression of the creature

Others it’s an “Elemental” being summoned by an angry native American who cursed the town of Point Pleasant when the white Americans drove him and his tribe out of there home and land.

The legend shares a similarity to the UK legend of Spring Healed Jack, another hybrid type legend of a half man half bat creature.

The Mothman was seen much less after a collapse of the Silver Bridge, that killed 47 people. Its believed by some that the Mothman was a demon summoned by a shaman, that was satisfied the people of the town had been punished and paid there debt for the stealing of the native Americans land after the bridges collapse, and the curse was lifted.

The Loch Ness Monster

The Loch Ness monster is reported to have been sighted as far back as the 6Th century by Adamnan Who suggested that St Columba was attacked by the beast.

Its popularity really kicked started in the 1960, although it was the 30s that some started to take an interest in such a monster. Some say its just a marketing ploy to pull in tourists, whether it is or isn’t the Monster brings the locals a lot of business.

A famous photo taken by a surgeon, in 1934 of the monster with his head sticking out of the water is believed by many to be a hoax, due to the deathbed confessions of Chris Spurling the son-in-law of the surgeon Marmaduke Wetherell. But some argue that this is no evidence of a hoax at all, as it was not from the mouth of Watherell, and there is no telling if this was a true confession or not.

Vampires

There are the un-dead vampires from cultures all over the world. The myth comes from people in the dark ages, as they did not have as good medical understandings as we do today. Many people in the times of the black death and other harsh illnesses would have rushed the victims to there graves to avoid infection, resulting in many people being buried alive, as coma could have been a symptom, which at a later date may well have been dug up, and the horrified onlookers would have seen scratch marks on the coffin lid where the person buried alive would have desperately in vain tried to have clawed there way out, and to the onlookers it would have looked like the un-dead trying to escape to feed on the living. Also the black death would cause bleeding from the mouth and nose after death, which would have look as if they had been feeding on the living at night. The decomposing body would swell giving it a look that it had been feeding on the living. When the people exhuming the bodies would put a stake through the dead persons heart in a belief that it would kill the vampire, gases that have built up would escape through the mouth, which to the onlookers would look like the corpse was crying out or even growling.

The people of medieval times did many barbaric things to insure the dead remained in there coffins, such as staking them in to the ground and nailing them to there coffins. They would also do ritualistic and religious type of acts, such as put silver in the mouths of the dead, as silver is a strong defence against evil spirits, and also because it was thought that the spirit of a vampire could enter through the mouth to possess the corpse. Others things done are to fill all the holes in the body with garlic, which is also supposed to warn away evil. Salt was also used for its magical properties in repelling demons and evil spirits.

Its also said that a wooden stake made out of oak would kill a vampire if thrust into the heart, as Jesus was crucified on a cross made of oak.

Dracula

There is no evidence to prove that Dracula was a vampire, although it is documented that Dracula also known as ‘Vlad Tepes’ or as the Turks called him "Vlad the Impaler" would dunk bread in the blood of his victims that he had impaled and then eat the bread, this is about the only connection that can be found that links Vlad the impaler (A Romanian warlord) to vampirism. The name Dracula would have come from Vlad Tepes fathers name "Vlad Dracul," Drac meaning Dragon or "devil" in Romanian.

The Psychic Vampire (Astral Larvae)

There are beliefs in the occult world that there are ‘intentional psychic vampires’ and ‘unintentional psychic vampires’

The unintentional psychic vampire

These are people that drain the life force or psychic energies from people unwittingly when around others, more than not these unintentional psychic vampires will have a low level of psychic energy or life force, so there astral body will automatically drain the life force of others around them, and attach them selves to the living in order that it can keep functioning. For this reason unintentional psychic vampires can be seen in the elderly or people with a terminal illness, or those who have negative traits to drain and take from others, and will cause others around them to feel drained, because the physically weakened peoples astral body will naturally be feeding on the life force that they can naturally find around it self. I’m sure that many people will have meet people in there lives that they feel drained just being around. Unintentional psychic vampires that have these things attached are not always evil or negative, all though people that have suffered an attack by a unintentional psychic vampire might feel drained and weakened. The person that has caused the unwitting psychic attack, will not even know they have even done it or are doing it, or are infested with such an energy.

The intentional psychic vampire

These are the people that knowingly attack the living to drain people of there life force, or psychic energies wittingly. Many achieve this by learning astral travel type rituals, or meditations, where they can astrally leave there physical bodies at will, in order to travel to peoples homes while they sleep to feed. Its said when they find a victim they will sit on the victims chest and then drain there heart chakra of there life force or psychic energy. Many people have seen the figures of people they know standing in there rooms or sitting on there chest while the attacks take place. Its reported that people undergoing an astral psychic attack will be totally paralysed, and will not be able to speak, many also report an old lady type figure, or an "old hag" apparition, so many people that have been attacked by the intentional vampire attack have named the attack a "hag attack". The Medieval belief in demons can also be connected to this type of thing, such as the Succubus and Incubus attacks, where demons where said to sexually attack the living in there beds.

The scientific community have come to the conclusion that these attacks are nothing more than sleep paralysis, where the mind wakes up before the body and causes people to be in an awaking state, where there body is still asleep, and can not move, resulting in a terrifying experience.

san4uzel · Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 72 Location: British

Mythical Creatures and their meanings

Angels - Winged messengers from heaven, usually in human form. Represent loving, guiding forces who assist God. Angels are often depicted as healing, resucing, comforting, or otherwise helping human beings who are in need.

Brownies - invisible elves who live with families in houses and assist those who live there. Sometimes a child might catch a glimpse of them but they do not appear to adults. They are considered to be very helpful and a benefit to have around.

Centaurs - Creatures who are half-man and half-horse who appear in many mythological stories.

Cherubim - A spirit of heaven, usually childlike and human but sometimes depicted as a winged animal. They are benevolent beings who assist humans in many ways, including finding love.

Doppleganger - A duplicate of a person or creature. Sometimes, a Doppleganger can appear as flesh and blood, other times it can be an astral projection or a ghost.

Dragons - A mythical creature with great variant in its description. May be evil or good. Some are seen as protector-guardians, either of people or places. Others are fierce and cruel and one must slay them. They typically breathe fire and many have wings.

Dryads - Feminine spirits of nature that reside in the forest. Different ones protect and nurture various species of plant life and/or trees. Often, it is said, they seek revenge upon those who have damaged the forest.

Elementals - Forces of Nature; Spirits of Nature

EARTH: Keepers of the Earth, they resemble stones and rocks in the texture of their skin. Although they may appear to be somewhat human in appearance as well, they move very slowly and smash their targets into bits. Earth Elementals have the power to direct earthquakes into various places.
AIR: Keepers of the Sky, they can sometimes appear as cloud-like beings, swift and semi-transparent. They can direct the paths of wind storms and tornadoes in order to destroy targets.

FIRE: Keepers of the Flame. They can direct fire to shoot and spread anywhere with one flick of their fiery wrists. They sometimes appear within flickering flames, from where they watch the escapades of human beings.

WATER: Keepers of the Sea. They direct waves, hurricanes and whirlpools, causing the energy of water to abide by their will. They can often be seen within a rocking sea, frolicking among the foamy waves.

Gargoyles - Winged creatures that sit atop tall buidings and keep watch. Their purpose is to ward off evil spirits. They can sit so still, they appear to be made of stone but at any moment they can dive down upon their prey below.
Giants - Huge, often violent human-like creatures that cause fear in the people who encounter them. In ancient Greece, giants were defeated in battle and were imprisoned under the earth. It is said whenever a volcano erupts, it is a giant trying to get out.

Gnomes - Very small human-like folks who stand just one or two feet tall. They like to live in gardens and are protectors of nature. Most of them are friendly enough to humans, but some of them can be tricky as well.

Griffon - A creature with the head and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion or tiger, front feet with talons and the tail of a scorpion. Can be a great asset to humans if fighting on their side because they are very fierce. Huge creatures, they can easily carry a human being through the air.

Leprechaun - Merry little human-like creatures who live close to humans but do not like to be seen by them very often. They can be very helpful, like Brownies, and will exchange good luck and other treasures for goods they can use.

Merfolk - People with fish tails who live in the water. Mermaids are sometimes reportedly seen sitting on rocks in the sea and singing to the sailors. When in trouble, Merfolk can call all the creatures of the sea to come to their aid.

Ogres - Human-like folks who stand twice as tall as humans and are built very strong and heavy. They are not very smart, but they are not cruel or evil, although they do enjoy a good fight.

Pegasus - A winged horse, usually white, that can fly. Highly intelligent, they can assist humans in many adventures by carrying them across land and sea.

Pheonix - A bird who sings a beautiful song and carries human prayers on its wings to heaven. When the Pheonix dies, it dies in fire and from this fire, a new Pheonix rises from the ashes.

Pixie - Tiny folk who live among the countryside. They are hard workers and can help crops and flowers to grow, but they also like to play tricks on humans. They have been known to even come inside houses in order to hide things so they cannot be found, or to make a mess.

Sphinx - A winged creature with a lion's body and a human head, usually a female head. They can be very dangerous and will sometimes kill those who cannot answer their riddles.

Unicorn - A horse-like creature with a horn growing out of its forehead. Healing powders are held within this horn which can prevent poison from harming people. Unicorns are very magical and powerful, and keep themselves hidden from humans so that their powers are not misused.