Things known as Malevolence include: The quality or state of being malevolent or malicious Malevolence, a heavy metal band Malevolence, a cosmic being from the Marvel Universe Malevolence, a 2005 film by Stevan Mena. Other related archives2005 film, Malevolence, Marvel Universe, cosmic being, heavy metal

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Malevolent spirit is a way to describe a malicious supernatural force that causes harmful acts to living beings.

(See also: Malevolent, Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary)

kilesa (kilesa): Defilement - lobha (passion), dosa (aversion), and moha (delusion) in their various forms, which include such things as greed, malevolence, anger, rancor, hypocrisy, arrogance, envy, miserliness, dishonesty, boastfulness, obstinacy, violence, pride, conceit, intoxication, and complacency.

 (See also: Kilesa, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

In Hinduism, Bhutamata is a terrible and malevolent goddess, a form of Devi. Other related archivesDevi, Hinduism

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The pentagram, or five-pointed star, may be the most misunderstood religious symbol around these days. Being the most common symbol of Neo-Pagan Witchcraft, it has nevertheless been denigrated by movie and publishing industries which seem 'hell-bent' on connecting it with Satanism and other malevolent practices. However, like the Roman Cross or Crucifix, it is only when the symbol is INVERTED that it alludes to negativity. And even then, there are exceptions, as we shall see.

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Watcher or Watchers may refer to: the Grigori, a class of fallen angels in Biblical mythology a Watcher, a member of a secret organisation devoted to tracking and combating malevolent supernatural entities in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer a Watcher, a member of a secret organisation devoted to tracking Immortals in the Highlander television series the Watcher, a character in the "Logopolis" serial (1981) of the television series <

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Black magic is seen as the branch of magic used to perform evil acts or draw on malevolent powers. Black magic is believed to be invoked to kill, injure, cause destruction, or for personal gain. Black magic is normally a term used to describe a form of ritual that is not approved of by a group or person, however not everything named black magic is truly being done by the practitioner with malevolent intentions. In the Inquisition, Christians were afraid of witches and warlocks practicing evil black magic. In modern times, witches and warlocks will use the term to describe the bad magic they do not do in co ...

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In Roman religion, the Feast of the Lemures, called the Lemuralia or Lemuria, was a feast during which the ancient Romans performed rites to exorcise the malevolent and fearful ghosts of the dead from their homes. The unwholesome and malevolent specters of the restless dead (lemures) were propitiated with offerings of beans. On those days, the Vestals would prepare sacred mola salsa (salt cake) from the first ears of wheat of the season. Jupiter Mars Quirinus Vesta ...

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In the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a Watcher is a member of a secret organisation, the Watcher's Council, devoted to tracking and combatting malevolent supernatural entities (and particularly vampires), primarily by locating individuals with the talents required to fight such beings and win. More specifically, Watchers are assigned to Vampire Slayers, girls that are part of a succession of mythically powered individuals who are destined to face said foes. Upon a Slayer's demise, her power

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The words daemon and daimon, sometimes dæmon, are distinctively Hellenizing or Latinate spellings of δαιμων, used purposefully today to distinguish the daemons of Greek mythology, good or malevolent "supernatural beings between mortals and gods, such as inferior divinities and ghosts of dead heroes", from the Judeo-Christian usage demon, "a malignant spirit that can possess humans". The Greek translation of the Septuagint, made for the Greek-speaking Jews of Alexandria, and the usage of daimon in the ...

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Lemuria may refer to: In Roman religion Lemuria is the Feast of the Lemures, during which the unwholesome and malevolent spectres of the restless dead (lemures) were propitiated. Lemuria is the name given by 19th century geologist Philip Sclater to a hypothetical land mass in the Indian Ocean that was required, before the understanding of plate tectonics, to account for similarities between fauna in India and Madagascar. The name derived from the lemurs that are endemic to Madagascar, who received their na

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Bob, often written as BOB, is a malevolent entity in the TV series Twin Peaks, who possesses people and feeds off their "fear and the pleasures". He was played by Frank Silva. Confusingly, there are two Bobs in the series (the other is Bobby Briggs, and furthermore both are associated with characters called Mike. Such pairings are a characteristic of the series (and alluded to in its title). Bob possesses people and uses their bodies to murder and rape. He seems to be an evil spirit of some kind, who has a ...

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In Hinduism, Andhaka often refers to a malevolent demon. Andhaka - The Story. Andhaka was the demon son of Shiva, and was created from a drop of his sweat. He was born blind. After birth, Andhaka was given to Hiranyaksha to be raised, as he had no sons. Later, Andhaka become the king of Hiranyaksha's kingdom. Shortly after becoming king Andhaka discovered that his cousins were plotting to overthrow him, so he retreated to the forest to meditate. He fasted and stood upon one leg for mor ...

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Yaoguai (妖怪 pinyin yāo guaì) or yaomo (妖魔 yāo mó) or yaojing (妖精 yāo jīng) is a Chinese term that generally means "demon". Yaoguai are mostly malevolent animal spirits that have acquired magical powers through the practice of Taoism. The evil ones are usually referred to as guai (literally, "freak") or mo (literally, "demon") in Chinese. Their greatest goal is achieving immortality and thus deification. In Journey to the West, the demons seek this mostly by the abduction and consumpt ...

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Who Goes There? is a science fiction novelette by John W. Campbell, Jr. under the pen name Don A. Stuart, published August 1938 in Astounding Stories. The story follows a group of Antarctic researchers, isolated from the rest of their world, who discover an alien spaceship buried in the ice. They also discover a frozen occupant of the spaceship, which they thaw; it turns out to be a malevolent being that can assume the shape and memories of any living thing that it devours. The rest of the story follows the attempts of t ...

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A hag (or crone) is a kind of malevolent, wizened old woman often found in folklore and children's tales such as Hansel and Gretel. The term appears in Middle English, and might be short for hægtesse, an Old English term for witch. [1]. Hag - Hag in folkore. More specifically, a hag or "the Old Hag" was a nightmare spirit in British and also Anglophone North American folklore which is essentially identical to the Anglo-Saxon mæra – a being with roots in ancient Germanic super ...

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In the Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 fictional universes, the Daemons are malevolent spirits born out of the destructive power called Chaos. On the north-pole of the Warhammer planet, lies the gateway to the realm of chaos. The viking/Mongolian-esque tribes that live in its vicinity worship the daemons, gods and godlings that spring forth from the realm of chaos. The daemons serve the "gods", and take on appearances dictated by their god's characteristics while in the physical world. It can be debated whether the daemons have any personality or free will at all. There do exist two type ...

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UFO Casebook is a research organization that conducts both UFO and extraterrestrial research. It posts on its website the different alleged UFO and alien encounters that people has had. It even proclaim to have a listing of the different alien races that has been said to have been in contact with the human race, some of the aliens listed are considered neutral, few are friendly, others listed, including the ever popular Grey aliens have been deemed hostile to the human race. A related organization, Malevolent Alien Abduction Research also has a list of the different alien races that people said they had been in ...

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Daemon is a fictional character from Digimon and one of The Seven Great Demon Lords. The origins of the malevolent Dark Lord Daemon are shrouded in mystery. It is said he was a high-ranking angel Digimon who attempted to take over the Digital World but was banished to the Dark Area where he became the ruler of all that is evil. His only goal is to dominate the Digital World and exact his revenge by gathering the Demon Digimon and Fallen Angel Digimon. He wears a cloak that hides his true demonic form. His Crest Insigna is Wrath ...

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The evil eye is a widely distributed element of folklore or superstition: a belief that some people, often women seen as witches, can bestow a curse on victims by the malevolent gaze of their magical eye. The effects on victims vary; some have them afflicted with bad luck of various sorts. Others believe the evil eye has even more baleful powers, that it can cause disease, wasting away, and even death. Some cultures hold that the evil eye is an involuntary jinx that is cast unintentionally by people unlucky to be cursed with th ...

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