| 单词 | supernatural being |
| 例句 | We could still imagine that there is a set of laws that determine events completely for some supernatural being, who could observe the present state of the universe without disturbing it. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Clark wrote that some of the tribes thought York was magic, thought he was some kind of supernatural being. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I guess Mr. Ware knew what he was talking about—there really are supernatural beings in the world. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And besides, she thought as she snuggled into the grass, this place must belong to supernatural beings who wouldn’t allow wicked things to stay. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In sculpture after sculpture, ears of maize spring like thoughts from the skulls of supernatural beings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps I should explain here that the Tang word for demon can mean many kinds of supernatural beings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z York would tell them he was a black man, nothing had happened to his skin, he was not a supernatural being. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “She probably doesn’t. I mean who would have thought that some supernatural being was going to show up and save us because we sang her a song?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z This means that the Hound of the Baskervilles is not a supernatural being but a real dog. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But it still didn't help me get over the fact that there was a supernatural being sitting opposite me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ireland is in dire need of saving, what with the constant fighting among the supernatural beings and outside threats from the Church and Richard II. Diana Gabaldon on ‘The Last Days of Magic’: a well-constructed video game on paper 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The network is also going back to the familiar with “Legacies,” about the next generation of supernatural beings in the “Vampire Diaries” and “Originals” universe. What happened to that ‘Blackish’ episode? This week, TV networks faced uncomfortable questions 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Once upon a time black Africans saw white Europeans as supernatural beings. Art Review: ?Through African Eyes? at the Detroit Institute of Arts 2010-04-15T22:09:00Z Picking up shortly after the events of "Avengers: Endgame," a group of supernatural beings known as Eternals must reunite to confront a new threat to humanity after spending hundreds of years apart. The dazzling star power of "Eternals" is both its triumph and its undoing 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z The mood turns darker, and the underlying theological ideas more challenging, when the play ponders whether humans generate their own evil, apart from any malevolent supernatural being. One-man show ‘The Devil in His Own Words’ offers an up-close look at the evil deity Intended for those ages 7 through 12, this stroll through the woods on Lookout Hill promises encounters with zombies, werewolves, witches, druids, a cat queen and other supernatural beings. 9 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z With their pale skin, the visitors fit an existing visual model for supernatural beings. Art Review: ?Through African Eyes? at the Detroit Institute of Arts 2010-04-15T22:09:00Z Both in format and genre, "Preacher" — the story of a preacher possessed by a supernatural being and looks to confront God — marks a major departure from Rogen and Goldberg's comedic work. After the collapse of 'The Interview,' what will Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg do next? 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z You see it with alien armies, supernatural beings, incoming meteors and adverse environmental conditions. Disasters on stage: why can't theatre hit mankind where it hurts? 2011-02-03T15:08:08Z The underlying template is the violent action movie, with the supernatural beings as the disposable foe. Foreign Horror TV Shows Are Light on Monsters, Heavy on Mood 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Kubo, the young one-eyed Japanese hero of Travis Knight’s stop-motion animated adventure, is on the run from not just one evil supernatural being, but three: his own twin aunts and his grandfather the Moon King. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z But the goat-headed Abyzou, unlike many supernatural beings in the genre, provides blunt frights that are appealingly less invested in elaborate stagecraft than in pure devastation. ‘The Offering’ Review: A Demon in the Family 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z It’s as if we’re suddenly in the presence of supernatural beings. Meet the hippie and the beatnik who orchestrated D.C. aural history 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z No supernatural being makes a scarier noise than the Irish banshee, a howling wraith whose wails foretell death. Spare Times for Children for Oct. 30-Nov. 5 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z The Chloé Zhao-directed film follows ancient, supernatural beings who've defended Earth from creatures called Deviants for millennia and who reunite in the present day to save humanity from the latest catastrophe. Actually, “Eternals” isn’t the MCU’s first love story — “The Winter Soldier” is 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z That original narrative involved a series of confrontations with various supernatural beings, which should help the show meet another broadcast-network demand: an episodic, procedural element. ‘Constantine,’ Hard-Boiled Exorcist, Returns as NBC Series 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The trio isn't very villainous but in their crooked, goofy way they present another path for women, not as mothers but as supernatural beings with power. “Hocus Pocus” knew what really scared us: reckless parents 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z And just like in Stranger Things, people in Alien search for the answers in Hazmat suits because safety gear could definitely keep everyone safe from murderous supernatural beings. The 10 Absolute Best Stranger Things References 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z That problem with the mechanics of the conventional prose novel are not true to my experience of life – which is chaotic, immediate, present tense, and not directed by some supernatural being. Will Self, on himself 2012-08-20T11:45:00Z As for “It,” King’s novel concerns a supernatural being that terrorizes seven children, often in the form of a clown. The secrets to making great Stephen King movies 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z The Stranger, a farmer, has an annual March date with Karmanor, a k a Wormface, a supernatural being attired in tatters who accepts victims in exchange for ensuring a rich harvest. Movie Review: ‘Rites of Spring,’ Horror From Padraig Reynolds 2012-07-27T01:22:52Z While they take real human form, these supernatural beings appear out of thin air and have psychic powers — they erase Holly's conscious memory of them. In 'Bone Clocks,' David Mitchell ties his universes together 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Instead, the religious supernatural beings in which we believe are surprisingly similar to humans, animals, or other natural objects, except for having superior powers. Jared Diamond: It’s irrational to be religious 2013-01-13T12:00:00Z “Poverty, state violence, and sexism haunt her stories as much as any ghost or supernatural being.” Reveling in the Eerie and the Spooky, but Finding ‘True Horror’ in Real Life 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The logic is straightforward: break or “kill” an object in our world, and it crosses over into the next, where it is able to affect supernatural beings. Witch Houses of the Hudson Valley 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z As elegantly sumptuous as they are imaginatively extravagant, Kuniyoshi’s greatest prints represent turbulent, epic visions of human protagonists battling supernatural beings on three-page spreads two and a half feet across, a format he invented. Art Review: At Japan Society, Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi 2010-04-15T21:23:00Z CGI technology means that magical happenings, supernatural beings, wild creatures or crowd scenes have ceased to be either avoided or introduced nervously. Which literary novels should a daredevil film director choose to adapt next? 2013-05-11T06:29:01Z And one of the most-watched Netflix movies ever, “Bird Box,” released in December, is a dark exercise in which victims are moved to take their life after encountering a lethal supernatural being. Does Netflix have a killer problem? 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Best-selling author Stephen King, whose 1986 novel "It" weaves a tale of a Maine town being terrorized by a supernatural being that appears as a clown named Pennywise, took to Twitter to address the phenomenon. Creepy clown sightings no laughing matter as Halloween nears 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Whether Pentecostals speaking in tongues or followers of Unarius channeling supernatural beings that exist on planes of higher frequency, the material is carefully categorized and labeled. 'Jim Shaw: The End Is Here' taps public's id in a weird, humorous way 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z What might kill Clairmont — and Bishop as well — are the efforts of "The Congregation," a nine-member ruling clique overseeing all supernatural beings. 'A Discovery of Witches': at Oxford University, unrest among the supernatural set 2011-02-17T21:27:04Z The Jewish faith believes that a supernatural being gave a chunk of desert in the Middle East to the being’s favorite people, as their home forever. Jared Diamond: It’s irrational to be religious 2013-01-13T12:00:00Z Costner plays Jack Dolan as a likably crusty character, but within the larger context of "The Company Men" he's unmistakably a sentimental creation, and almost a supernatural being. "The Company Men": Kevin Costner as working-class Jesus 2011-01-18T23:30:00Z The mood is that of fairytale, but rather than supernatural beings, the hunter eventually finds only a group of boys guarding a drove of horses. A brief survey of the short story part 50: Ivan Turgenev 2013-06-21T13:42:13Z His interest in supernatural beings and bedlinen goes way back: at the age of seven, he moved to Texas, where his dad still works as a theology professor at the University of Dallas. David Lowery on why he made A Ghost Story: 'I was freaking out, having an existential crisis' 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z She maintains that seductive tone while defending the honor of a supernatural being. Album review: Kate Bush, '50 Words for Snow' 2011-11-18T17:35:00Z And yet somehow they kept going on with their lives, without any major threats from vampires, werewolves, or supernatural beings? "True Blood" recap 4x1: Of fairies, brujas, and "Office Space" 2011-06-26T07:01:00Z The title of “The Hallow” refers not to a place, but to the vicious supernatural beings who inhabit a lush Irish forest. Review: In ‘The Hallow,’ Evil Lurks in the Irish Woods 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z In this world of humans and supernatural beings, Min is a shape-shifting fox who, like all of her kind, stays disguised as a human to avoid the prejudice she would otherwise encounter. New Fantasy Novels for Kids (and Adults) Ready to Go Beyond Harry Potter 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z She and the other hosts are like mortals in Greek myth, subject to the whims of supernatural beings who watch them from above and visit their plane for cruel amusement. Review: ‘Westworld’ Is a Provocative but Flawed Sci-Fi Shoot-’Em-Up 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Painted with miniaturist precision, the sections depict dozens of scenes involving humans, animals and supernatural beings. Art Review: At the Rubin Museum, ?Remember That You Will Die? 2010-05-06T20:57:00Z To those unfamiliar with the genre, sword-and-sorcery tales usually follow the adventures of a solitary hero or heroine in a fantasy landscape peopled with supernatural beings — witches, wizards and monsters. Perspective | Let’s talk about the best sword and sorcery books 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The stories unnerved even author Stephen King, whose dozens of spine-chilling novels include "It," the tale of a supernatural being that appears as a clown. Senseless selfies, creepy clowns and Trump's triumph make year of odd news 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z No "Scooby Gang" or supernatural beings in sight, but plenty of secrets and intrigue. 'Buffy's' Sarah Michelle Gellar on new TV series 2011-09-12T22:12:03Z Convinced that supernatural beings were after him, he balked when sheriff’s deputies told him to get out of his car. Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams — not police 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z When sheriff’s deputies arrived, he refused to get out of the car after saying that supernatural beings were after him, body camera video shows. Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams — not police 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z While nobody really knows what an 'alien' looks like, Hollywood films and sci-fi novels often depict aliens as scary, supernatural beings. How scientists will know they've found 'alien life' 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Netflix’s slate of Korean programs runs the gamut from romantic comedies to dark shows like “Hellbound,” an adaptation of a digital comic book about supernatural beings condemning people to hell. How Netflix Plans Total Global Domination, One Korean Drama at a Time 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The joke is that he’s talking about a literal monster, a supernatural being that can fly and burst into clouds of bats, not just some rotten boyfriend. Review: A self-help-fueled vampire movie, 'Renfield' is goofy, if flimsy, fun 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z As in his previous novels that feature supernatural beings, LaValle gets coy in “Lone Women,” teasing us by trickling details that gradually reveal Adelaide’s intricate connection to the creature. Review | Victor LaValle’s ‘Lone Women’ recasts the American frontier narrative 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z No point of view should ever enjoy greater legal protection than other perspectives just because it contains belief in a supernatural being or beings. Opinion | No point of view should enjoy greater legal protection than other perspectives 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z They both talk about various supernatural beings in their lives, including Celtic and Norse deities they call “patrons” and “patronesses” who have helped them learn things like forgiveness and compassion. From spellcasting to podcasting: Inside the life of a teenage witch Guzman became convinced that Paul was a supernatural being: a real angel who had held her hand and called her name as she prayed for rescue. In the shadow of the towers: Five lives and a world transformed That is, instead of distorting scientific conclusions or helping to better explain them, supernatural beings allow scientists to do science at all. Review | The shadowy spirits that helped advance science 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z For me and many other nonbelievers, the wonder of human existence would be diminished if it were created and lorded over by some sort of supernatural being. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: This Taylor Swift review missed the point 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Maybe you are one of those supernatural beings who springs out of bed with a smile every morning and immediately identifies five new things for which they are profoundly grateful. Opinion | The less obvious heroes of 2020 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z But on those Friday meetings, she encountered supernatural beings beyond science’s remit. 'They called her a crazy witch': did medium Hilma af Klint invent abstract art? 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z As in many religions, demons in Judaism and Christianity are often evil supernatural beings that torment people. Stella Immanuel’s theories about the relationship between demons, illness & sex have a long history 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z Gates feature prominently, as do two looping lines indicating the separate roads to the afterlife, surrounded by malignant spirits and other supernatural beings. An Afterlife So Perilous, You Needed a Guidebook 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z The part-human, part-animal hunters depicted in the mural show that people at that time believed in supernatural beings, according to the scientists' report, published in Nature. Nearly 44,000-year-old hunting scene uncovered by archaeologists is oldest storytelling art 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z These include the presence of a formal legal code, belief in an all-knowing supernatural being and the existence of full-time bureaucrats who held rulers accountable. When did societies become modern? ‘Big history’ dashes popular idea of Axial Age 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Its heroine Seren must battle a vengeful supernatural being that bewitches her adoptive aristocratic Welsh family. Mary Poppins, Madame Doubtfire and a murderer: the best books about nannies 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Khan told a psychiatrist that a jinn, or supernatural being, instructed him to kill someone. Sydney jury convicts machete-wielding man of terrorist act 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z The organization says it advocates for a stricter separation of church and state and that it doesn’t believe in supernatural beings, including Satan. Satanic Temple sues Belle Plaine, Minnesota over monument rejection 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z It is easy to mistake a therapist for a supernatural being. Lori Gottlieb wants you to know therapists are humans, too 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z And one of the most-watched Netflix movies ever, “Bird Box,” released in December, is a dark exercise in which victims are moved to commit suicide after encountering a lethal supernatural being. Does Netflix have a killer problem? 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z In The Witcher’s world, monster hunters known as witchers fight supernatural beings with the help of special powers and body modifications. Here’s Henry Cavill as Geralt in Netflix’s version of The Witcher 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z This year, some famous faces have been spotted dressed as superheroes, supernatural beings and other creepy creatures. The best celebrity Halloween costumes this year 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The game puts you in the role of Neku, an amnesiac loner who finds himself in a strange, alternate reality version of Shibuya where supernatural beings called reapers task humans with completing various missions. The World Ends with You is a strange, stylish RPG you shouldn’t miss 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z It follows James Lowry, a university professor who believes he is being haunted by supernatural beings or demons. Trump and dead scientologist in Amazon mess 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Shermer: By “God” I’m using the broadly accepted definition of a supernatural being outside of space and time, who created our universe and everything in it, and occasionally reaches in to stir the particles. Mysterianism Redux 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z I don’t see evidence for any kind of supernatural being or intervention, but also understand that we are partially blind to what’s out there and hence should show some humility. The More We Know, the More Mystery There Is 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z And thus begins his romp as a supernatural being haunting their beloved Greenwich Village apartment. This 'Friends' Supercut Conjures a Dark Future for Chandler 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Luhrmann paints Grandmaster Flash as an almost supernatural being, a Zen master in the eyes of his fans who cites Bruce Lee as a higher inspiration. Netflix's 'The Get Down' tries to find the right beat to avoid the fate of 'Vinyl' and 'Roadies' 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The Satanic Temple doesn’t espouse a belief in the existence of a supernatural being that other religions identify solemnly as Satan, or Lucifer, or Beelzebub. An After School Satan Club could be coming to your kid’s elementary school 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z Eventually, they all settled on a story that used the simple conceit to tell the tale of a fractured family, mental illness and a supernatural being from the past. How David F. Sandberg turned a viral-short sensation into a horror feature with 'Lights Out' 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Midnight Special's premise is the kind of setup King loves—the ineffable supernatural being hunted down by the greedy mundane. Midnight Special is an E.T. riff that's as much Stephen King as Steven Spielberg 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z A scientific law is not a scientific law if it only holds when some supernatural being decides to let things run and not intervene. Stephen Hawking’s second Reith Lecture: Annotated transcript - BBC News 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z A blacksmith strikes a deal with a malevolent supernatural being, such as the Devil, Death or a genie. Fairy tale origins thousands of years old, researchers say - BBC News 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z They invoke Satan not as a supernatural being, but as a symbol of man’s self-gratifying ego, which is what they really worship. The Evolution of Modern Satanism in the United States 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z “Because,” Dr. Nash responded, “the ideas about supernatural beings came to me the same way that my mathematical ideas did. So I took them seriously.” John F. Nash Jr. dies; Nobel laureate’s life story inspired ‘A Beautiful Mind’ 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Beliefs in the wandering dead persisted, but the supernatural beings honored by the Celts became associated with evil. Five myths about Halloween In the Middle Ages, a genius was a supernatural being. Genius, Mensch, Sad Clown: Dissecting What Robin Williams Really Meant to People 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z To which Nash replied: “Because the ideas I had about supernatural beings came to me the same way that my mathematical ideas did. So I took them seriously.” Scientist studies connection between creativity and mental illness They're going through certain rituals, and value membership in a community of folk trying to lead more meaningful lives, but their belief in a supernatural being is minimal or non-existent. Religious but not spiritual 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z One possibility is that the practice was a form of ancestor worship, in which the human faces represented the living presence of supernatural beings in a humanized form. Ancient 'Ritual Wand' Etched with Human Faces Discovered in Syria 2014-03-17T20:38:00Z We make up myths to depict them as universal among all civilized humans, as having been in force since the dawn of Homo sapiens, or perhaps as having been handed down by a supernatural being. Touching a Nerve: Exploring the Implications of the Self as Brain, Part 2 [Excerpt] 2013-07-27T13:45:00.477Z They are generally thought of as supernatural beings who live alongside humans, possibly within a slightly different dimension to ours. What's the difference between an angel and a fairy? 2013-02-27T16:00:01Z Howitt tells us that Daramulun is an anthropomorphic, supernatural being who used to dwell upon the earth, but now lives in a land beyond the sky. The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion 2012-04-24T02:00:19.043Z It regarded man himself as a supernatural being; not the last product of nature, but the lord of nature; not the creature of organization, but its creator. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Marriages are made by men and women; not by society; not by the state; not by the church; not by supernatural beings. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Probably a very large majority of mankind believe in the existence of supernatural beings, and a majority of what are known as the civilized nations, in an infinite personality. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z To him causes and effects became gods—supernatural beings. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z But the Prince of Darkness is not the only supernatural being whom Galicians dread. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Troll, trōl, n. in Scandinavian mythology, a supernatural being of small size, dwelling in a cave, hill, &c. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Christianity, though it abolished the gods of paganism, maintained, nevertheless, the belief in extraordinary powers accorded by supernatural beings, and the same distinction continued to be made. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Did the one inspired set down only the thoughts of a supernatural being? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z With the supernatural beings around him man does as with other neighbours. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z Sika means to appear, and is used chiefly of supernatural beings; kundru means to grunt or grumble. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z This man seemed to him to be some supernatural being against whom it was vain to attempt to struggle. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z The Church hesitated, now requiring her children to believe in a Devil and demons, and now denouncing all faith in supernatural beings. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z This leaves no room for national superstition—no room for patriotic gods or supernatural beings—and this does away with the necessity for political prayers. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z There were others whose theological outlook was capable of less mathematically accurate definition, who were yet in doubt as to whether some supernatural being might not have appeared among men. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z Balto, too, watched their approach attentively, with a half astonished, half uneasy look, for he believed them to be supernatural beings. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z His eyes gleamed like those of a madman, and his tall, lusty frame stood forth in the luminous atmosphere, like that of a supernatural being who had come down to punish offences committed against heaven. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z In England and in Germany especially, they are considered capable of seeing supernatural beings. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z These religions are based on the supernatural, and according to them we are under obligation to worship and obey some supernatural being, or beings. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z The supernatural beings that figure in old French fabliaux and legends are bright and cheerful creations, and remarkable for a cleanliness which is noticeably lacking in our filthy rabble of German hobgoblins. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Sybille knew a mass of marvelous legends; and she spoke familiarly about the fairies, genii and other supernatural beings. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The nuns, with their tall white figures, seemed to her like supernatural beings,—angels come down to earth for a while, who would soon mount up to heaven again. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z There are finally certain phenomena belonging to this part of magic, which have been very generally attributed to an agency in which natural forces and supernatural beings held a nearly equal share. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z "Soldiers declare," said he, "that at twilight we may meet various supernatural beings, who are sometimes of evil, sometimes of good, omen; but for me there can be no better omen than to meet you." Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z She was to him no longer a woman, but a supernatural being, seen through the hot vapors of desire. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z You must answer them: 'Yes, I have seen these supernatural beings with my eyes; yes, I have heard their marvelous voices with my ears.' The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The express ascription of miracles to the special intervention of a Personal God is also, as we have seen, excluded by the Scriptural admission that there are other supernatural beings capable of performing them. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z Reflecting upon these periodical visits of what she really believed was the spirit of her dead lover, Agnes naturally went on to consider the whole question of the existence of supernatural beings. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Pan Longin, with his immense sword, seemed to them some supernatural being. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Children seem disposed, apart from religious instruction, to form ideas of supernatural beings. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z And, therefore, the only definition that covers all the facts, and which stresses the essence of all religions, high and low, savage and civilized, is that given by Tylor, namely, the belief in supernatural beings. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z The specific allegation, moreover, is completely prohibited by the Scriptural admission that miracles are also performed by other supernatural beings in opposition to the Deity. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z Such “Pots” are to be found, more or less varied in construction, in many parts of England, and generally associated with some local tradition of supernatural beings, or of ancient heroes. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z That he is a supernatural being is clear. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Even when religious instruction supplies the form of the supernatural being the young thinker deals with this in his own original way. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z But religion, being properly concerned with the relations between man and mythical supernatural beings, can exert no real influence for good on human affairs. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z Blume spoke these words with noble indignation, with the impulsive enthusiasm of a prophetess, her cheeks glowed, her eyes sparkled, she resembled a supernatural being. Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z Ever since the world began it has been the belief of mankind that desolate places are the special haunt of supernatural beings. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Shakspeare, whether studied in English, or in some of their excellent translations, I found a species of household god, whose very name was breathed with reverence, as if it were that of a supernatural being. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:11.383Z The surname of Hermes, is usually connected with the slaying of Argus, a supernatural being with many eyes, set by Hera to watch Io, the mistress of Zeus.**** Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Again, consider the incubus placed on human progress by the institution of a priesthood devoted to the service of supernatural beings. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z It was not Wordsworth’s function to sing, like most great poets, of war, or love, or tragic passions, or the actions of supernatural beings. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z The chiefs of the besiegers knew it was the marsk's eldest daughter; but many of the common soldiers looked on her as a supernatural being, who protected the castle, and rendered it impregnable. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The Indians seemed to enjoy the performance hugely, but were highly excited by the tricks of the magician, whom they regarded as a supernatural being. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Once more, the supernatural beings of Zuni religion are almost invariably in the shape of animals, or in monstrous semi-theriomorphic form. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z South Carolina folk tales; stories of animals and supernatural beings, compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration in the State of South Carolina. The Negro in the United States; a selected bibliography. Compiled by Dorothy B. Porter 2011-05-05T02:00:18.267Z Because the ideas I had about supernatural beings came to me the same way that my mathematical ideas did. The Unleashed Mind: Why Creative People Are Eccentric 2011-04-14T13:15:00.277Z Young Chance scrutinized his informant as he would look upon a strange, supernatural being. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z Thus, believing in a supernatural being who monitored and judged anyone at all times encouraged people to avoid acting on their immoral impulses, helping them survive, Bering says. MIND Reviews: The Belief Instinct 2011-04-01T14:15:04.450Z Various other gods and supernatural beings are credited with having created or generated the gods. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The principal deities are the Sun, and a supernatural being known as Napi "Old Man," who may be an incarnation of the same idea. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z This word is neither Castilian, Galician, nor Portuguese; but is a made-up or fancy word, from the Portuguese nuvem, a cloud; a cloud man, or supernatural being. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Like supernatural beings the two maidens beamed upon Roquairol's soul, already burning in every corner. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z If at will he could bring to his aid visible, supernatural beings, to tide him over his difficulties, his need of self-development and self-dependence would become very small, and the man would not grow strong. A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2011-03-14T03:01:04.693Z I suspect, also, that we are troubled by a difference of convention about the way in which supernatural beings ought to speak. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z And these words with their context prove that Paul, like the Fathers of the church, regarded the gods and goddesses as real living supernatural beings, but malignant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z We are fond of accounting for it, in part at least, by the going out, in the progress of civilization, of those sensations which seem naturally fitted to nourish the belief in supernatural beings. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z The events in which men spontaneously see the hand of a supernatural being, are those which cannot, as they think, be reduced to a physical law. A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. I 2011-03-01T03:00:43.470Z Of course, poor and materialistic pictures are a misfortune, especially those that attempt to body forth preternatural events and supernatural beings. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z Over the whole of Norway, the tradition is current of a supernatural being that dwells in the forests and mountains, called Huldre or Hulla. Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life 2011-02-14T03:00:32.700Z During his childhood and youth, the boy thought of her as little less than an angel—as a supernatural being, all wisdom, love, and beauty. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z Another very interesting point, and one hitherto generally overlooked, is this, that different parts of the Irish soil cherish different bodies of supernatural beings. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z The Greeks with their ready gift for personification conceived of this spirit of warfare as a supernatural being acting on human lives. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z Not only men but supernatural beings were subject also to my will. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Moreover, blaming the jinn allowed the family to see the young woman’s misbehavior as aberrant and shifted responsibility from her to a supernatural being. Cases: A Doctor in Iraq, Watching a Faith Healer at Work 2010-12-27T19:46:55Z But the legends are endless in which occur this unsuspected lapse of time among supernatural beings, and the wandering back to the old home to find all changed. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z I would imagine that where the people of a primitive tribe settled down most strongly, they also most strongly preserved the memory of those supernatural beings who were peculiarly their own. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z He is "football's Picasso", "a supernatural being who becomes more indescribable with every game". Lionel Messi's brilliance is assured but his deification must wait 2010-04-09T23:11:00Z The shaggy coat, the horns and cloven feet, are certainly peculiar to the classical treatment of this supernatural being. A Cursory History of Swearing In the vigorous prime of Greek poetry, so late even as the age of Sophocles and Herodotus, there was a real belief in the personal existence and active agency of these supernatural beings. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil It was something more than mortal fear that I suffered; it was as if I were in the presence of some supernatural being. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I My dictionary defines religion as 'a belief in binding the spirit of man to a supernatural being' and further includes the idea of duties and rites founded upon such belief. The Book of Gud It is the belief of all Orientals that hidden treasures are under the guardianship of supernatural beings. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day We have seen that in the older romances there is a close connexion between mortals and supernatural beings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" They are small and weakly; one of our Germans could beat four of them; but under fire they become supernatural beings. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 The artists were not the only ones who looked upon Michelangelo as a supernatural being, for princes bowed before his fame and his great virtue as Vasari calls it. Michelangelo I have listened very often to the surmises of others, as they detailed what they would do, were a supernatural being to rise up suddenly before them. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. His parents belonged to the family of supernatural beings. Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina Opechancanough and his people looked upon their captive as some supernatural being, and were filled with new wonder on seeing how the "paper could speak." History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia I have not obtained what I know from supernatural beings; I have neither swallowed it nor learned it from conversing with owls. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series Many there are who class them amongst supernatural beings, their seeming impossibilities are converted into positive realities, their power supposed to be supreme. Peerless Prestidigitation Being a collection of entirely new ideas and effects in the fascinating art of modern magic The pupils wondered and looked upon her as a supernatural being. Venerable Philippine Duchesne She might have been some supernatural being, some marine goddess, come suddenly into her old dominions, and they her devout worshippers. Command Some believe him to be a supernatural being, because he has often overcome five or six men in a fight. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Knowledge, or a branch of knowledge, is in the Theological state, when it supposes the phenomena under consideration to be due to immediate volition, either in the object or in some supernatural being. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" Something of an unusual nature had happened at the time of the death of other supernatural beings, therefore something must happen at his death; the myth would not have been complete without it. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Electricity was a mysterious power after all, and seemed infinitely harder to understand than the ways of the supernatural beings with whom Monsieur Leroy placed her in daily communication. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome He came and went as he pleased, often preaching on street corners a doctrine which included a belief in George Washington as a supernatural being; and he was patriotic to the core. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in The Spaniards, with their bent towards the supernatural, heard in it the mighty voices of supernatural beings, announcing great events about to happen. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II He wondered briefly if a supernatural being could do physical damage, then discarded the thought. The Blue Ghost Mystery Some accounts represent him as a supernatural being; and we see him depicted as a human figure with a fish tail something like a mermaid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Everything had been made ready to cope with a material and not a supernatural being; still it was purely a venture, and at no previous time had there seemed so little hope of success. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 Spinoza had to account for all these by means of his analysis of human nature since he would not grant the existence of supernatural beings and powers. The Philosophy of Spinoza Over all, like a dark cloud above a landscape, hovers the presence of the supernatural beings who are training on the sinful but unfortunate monarch to his ruin. An Introduction to Shakespeare She would naturally be repelled, as any nice-minded girl would be, by the idea that her lover was in secret alliance with a supernatural being. The Brass Bottle With the removal of the conditions for rulership, the State gradually ceases to be, the same as creeds wane when the belief ceases in supernatural beings, or in transcendental powers gifted with reason. Woman under socialism She looked upon Manmat’ha as a supernatural being, and plainly invested me with reflected holiness. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 In Norway I used to meet with the word 'Dv�rg,' as applied to supernatural beings. A Danish Parsonage I seemed to myself in my sleep to be a supernatural being. Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study On the Proserpine River the Blacks believe that a child is the gift of a supernatural being called Kunya. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development He does not say here that he took them for angels or any other kind of supernatural beings. The Four-Faced Visitors of Ezekiel It is a series of interviews between Hermas and various supernatural beings who give him good advice. Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity But the impression appears to exist that these supernatural beings could never really die. A Danish Parsonage Here it means the discussion of the natural objects which have been used to represent to sense supposed supernatural beings. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion In this stage of culture the existence of supernatural beings is as much a deduction from experience as any modern scientific generalisation. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development The lesser races fear me as a supernatural being. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 The fairies have been, among the orders of supernatural beings, the pets and favourites of the poets, who have heaped their flowers of fancy above the graves of the departed Little Folk. The Balladists Famous Scots Series "There is supposed to exist in the elder tree a supernatural being, a gnome or fairy, called the Hyldem�er, or fairy of the elder tree," replied the Pastor. A Danish Parsonage The very earliest efforts at religious thought do not rise to the formation of myths, that is, connected narratives about supernatural beings. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion At all times witches have been more numerous than wizards, owing to their assumed closer connection with the world of supernatural beings. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development The wizard had told him that no supernatural being could harm anyone who carried a piece of silver. The Valor of Cappen Varra The root has been p. 41erroneously derived from Μιyος, Magus, magicians or supernatural beings, as they were almost held to be. A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain The entire scene, including the mounted possession of their horses by uncouthly attired strangers, previously invisible, must have appeared to these terror-stricken natives an achievement of supernatural beings. Memoir of an Eventful Expedition in Central America Resulting in the Discovery of the Idolatrous City of Iximaya, in an Unexplored Region; and the Possession of two Remarkable Aztec Children, Descendants and Specimens of the Sacerdotal Caste, (now nearly extinct,) of the Ancient Aztec Founders of the Ruined Temples of that Country, Described by John L. Stevens, Esq., and Other Travellers. Thus the serpent is the emblem of Esculapius, or, abstractly, of the art of healing; but in its use as a symbol in Christian art it stands for the Evil One, a supernatural being. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion Under what conditions did the hypothesis that supernatural beings control the life of man come into existence? Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development The Hawaiians looked upon him as an incarnation of the god Lono, and upon his crew as supernatural beings. The Hawaiian Islands Their Resources, Agricultural, Commercial and Financial When he came, he was a supernatural being, and his coming a supernatural event. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors There is a general tendency towards anthropomorphic conception of supernatural beings. Eskimo Folk-Tales It includes every statement in reference to the number, nature, history and character of supernatural beings. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion Competition becomes a kind of malevolent and supernatural being, to whose powers no conceivable limits are assigned. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies Here, however, the figures of supernatural beings are replaced by rosettes and by two lines of the knop and flower ornament. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 They are supernatural beings as regards that law—the moral law of this world. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors In every case of alleged miracle, a new antecedent is affirmed to exist; a counteracting cause, namely, the volition of a supernatural being. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive In Australia the women are informed that the youth during the process of initiation is slain by a supernatural being and brought to life again. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Why should supernatural beings feel so shy in conversing with men of science? Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes Men speak as though some great man, who first called attention to an evil, was a supernatural being who had suddenly dropped into the world from another sphere. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. The miracles of Christ's life, including his resurrection, may have been natural to a supernatural being. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors The events in which men spontaneously see the hand of a supernatural being, are those which can not, as they think, be reduced to a physical law. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive It may reside in a natural object or in a supernatural being—the object will be used to secure it, the supernatural being will be asked to bestow it. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV They are considered supernatural beings, I know, and yet I am quite natural. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The nonappearance of these supernatural beings in the present day, may be fairly ascribed to the decay of the learned languages. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 They are supernatural beings as respects that part of human character. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors Her good and revered protectress made all things dear and venerated that touched her nearly; and this only son, loved, adored, longed for, became a supernatural being, a kind of Messiah to her. The Little Russian Servant There is no perceptible religious element in these Australian ceremonies—no utterance of charms or prayers, no mention of any supernatural being. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV I have not obtained what I know from supernatural beings. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen I've not learnt what I know from supernatural beings, or gobbled it up, or held converse with owls. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Of course, on recognizing the oarsmen, he understood why they declined to help him, though it did not enter his mind that they regarded him as a supernatural being. The Copper Princess A Story of Lake Superior Mines He gazed at the presence, at the firelight glimmering through it—through the very place where a human heart would be—and he felt that he was indeed in the presence of a supernatural being. A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales In other cases an indwelling supernatural being is assumed, as, for example, in minerals whose shape and color are remarkable. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV She revered me, wretch as I am, like a supernatural being. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck The bit of land floating on the sea in appearance, yet withstanding wave and tempest, is, to the sailor, the home of supernatural beings. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Spencer, on the contrary, maintains that in man, “the first traceable conception of a supernatural being is the conception of a ghost.” Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire You only know that he is there, enshrouded in mystery, a supernatural being not only using the brain but educating it for use. The Gospel of the Hereafter It was at so early a period that it was brought into cultic connection with supernatural beings that its initial forms escape us. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV The dread fear of supernatural beings that had possessed me evaporated. The Fire People Hence the Fairy Tale is prophetic and has supernatural beings, the Novelette is retrospective, giving the experiences of life without supernatural agencies. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary We do agree, though, that there are lesser supernatural beings. The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel All for the sake of this mysterious permanent supernatural being that we call "I." The Gospel of the Hereafter In some cases a supernatural sanction for such instructions is added; it is impressed on the youth that some supernatural being will punish him if he disobeys these instructions. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Milton's Satan is a debased intellect who in his boundless ambition is still a supernatural being. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis In most cases these so-called witches and sorcerers themselves were under the delusion that they were being assisted by the devil or some other supernatural being. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers That will puzzle them, and may make them think us supernatural beings, or perhaps crazy: Indians have great respect for crazy people. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science In the theological stage it seeks to account for the world by supernatural beings. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics The novice is supposed to stay some time with the supernatural being who is the protector of his society. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV They endow their toys with life and personality; they construct the most fantastic and impossible tales; they accept without question the existence of supernatural beings. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature The rattlesnake is regarded as a supernatural being or ada´wehi, whose favor must be propitiated, and great pains are taken not to offend him. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 It too is a true supernatural being—a real and new creation. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John In the agony of that moment he uttered a cry so terrible that it might well have been supposed to have come from the throat of a supernatural being. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains One class appears sometimes to shade into another; in the theistic schemes of low tribes it is often difficult to define the conceptions of supernatural beings with precision. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Sometimes these supernatural beings bestow gifts of a more distinctly divine character than any of the foregoing. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Remembering his severe words in condemnation of her casual reference to these supernatural beings, it was with some hesitation that she replied that she did. A Romance Of Tompkins Square 1891 This small fragment is instructive, in that it indicates the existence of the katcina cult in Tusayan before 1700; but the rarity of the figures of these supernatural beings is very suggestive. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 In the third version a young girl is under the guardianship of some supernatural being, who forbids her to open a certain door. Italian Popular Tales This 222trophy is the sign of his vision and is the most sacred thing he can possess, marking as it does his personal relation to the supernatural being who has appeared to him. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV We must not be surprised if, as it is gradually penetrated by the growing forces of civilization, it becomes fragmentary, and the attributes of these various orders of supernatural beings begin to be differentiated. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology But they as supernatural beings could themselves perform these supernatural works if they would open themselves to the recognition of the same laws, and consequently to the realization of the same possibilities and powers. In Tune with the Infinite or, Fullness of Peace, Power, and Plenty "He who performs a purely magical act," says Dr. Westermarck,81 "utilises such mechanical power without making any appeal at all to the will of a supernatural being." The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Any one, coming on him suddenly as he sat there, would have been startled as at the sight of a supernatural being, consisting of a head, legs, and arms, all joined together without any body. Stradella The belief in such personages goes back to the old conception of the possession of human beings by a supernatural being, which, as we have seen, was common in early forms of religion. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV These things go to show that such supernatural beings cannot themselves undo charms expressly performed against them. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology A talisman may be described as an emblematical object or image, accredited with magical powers, by whose means its possessor is enabled to enlist the aid of supernatural beings. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery Such phenomena, indeed, were commonly, in that early stage of human knowledge, ascribed to the direct intervention of the will of some supernatural being, and therefore still to a cause. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. The women carried their children to him to touch them, for they evidently thought that some supernatural being had come up from the sea. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Angels and Devils Jesus believed in angels and devils, often referring to these imaginary supernatural beings as if they existed. The Mistakes of Jesus The fairy of the Forest of Dean had not revived after death, or supposed death; nor had she been recovered from supernatural beings who had stolen her away. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology No medical practitioner, however skilful, could successfully cope with these supernatural beings. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery That will puzzle them, and make them think us supernatural beings, or perhaps crazy: Indians have great respect for crazy people. Deserted 1898 Brook wished that some supernatural being with a gift for solving hard problems would suddenly appear and set things straight. Adam Johnstone's Son But the supernatural beings which people the fairy-land peculiar to each race, though closely resembling each other in many respects, differ conspicuously in others. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore A man returning home at night overhears the supernatural beings at work. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology The well-informed priest had an almost unlimited power over all supernatural beings on land, in the water, in the air, in heaven and in hell. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism I feel that I'm in the power of some supernatural being who takes a fiendish delight in torturing me. Possessed But what makes you think he’s a supernatural being, and, Pete, does this wild loony hunter look at all like me?” The Black Wolf Pack A miraculous cure is effected by a supernatural being. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore This story is unlike the previous ones, inasmuch as it represents the six months' disappearance as in no way due to any enticements, either of supernatural beings or of the hero's own passions. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology You do not regard me as a man, but as a supernatural being. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II Which events in the story are caused by the Mariner? which by the supernatural beings? Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College Traditional awe attached to this spot, and the village children were afraid to traverse it after dark, when it was said to be frequented by supernatural beings. Folklore as an Historical Science In each instance they appear to typify the influence which the supernatural beings to whom they belonged were supposed to exercise over the elements. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore These traditions have led us away from the Magical Ointment, which thus appears to be only one aspect of the larger theme of the objection on the part of supernatural beings to human prying. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology We halted upon the bridge, looking up with all our eyes, every one being satisfied that it was a supernatural being. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan A hundred miles would take me into almost unexplored districts in some directions, where the natives would greet me as some supernatural being. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Hidden treasures are under the special guardianship of supernatural beings. Folklore as an Historical Science But that there is a country beyond the sky, inhabited by supernatural beings of magic power and unbounded wealth, is stated in a number of tales of the well-known “Jack and the Beanstalk” type. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore Narratives of the theft of valuables from supernatural beings are found all the world over. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology All cried out, 'ajaib, wonderful'; and the little humpback was looked upon as a supernatural being. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan She believed me a supernatural being, which, indeed, if you come to think of it, gentlemen, is exactly what I was. The Girl in the Golden Atom Witches complete the list of supernatural beings which are out on Hallowe'en. The Book of Hallowe'en An excellent illustration of this statement is offered by the contrast between the Slavonic group of supernatural beings of this class and their equivalents in lands tenanted by non-Slavonic members of the Indo-European family. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore Before considering this, however, let us note that these supernatural beings do not like to be imposed upon. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology In proclaiming one unseen God as the sole supernatural being, Muhammad adopted the religion of the Jews of Arabia, with whose sacred books he was clearly familiar. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) "They think you are supernatural beings of course," the Chemist said smiling. The Girl in the Golden Atom This was the abode of the Druids, and hence of all supernatural beings, who were "Something betwixt heaven and hell, Something that neither stood nor fell." The Book of Hallowe'en The idea of a supernatural being creating and governing this earth is a phantom born in the mind of the savage. The Necessity of Atheism I shall not stay now to discuss the reason why supernatural beings dread and dislike iron. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology He was concealed in Hadley when the Indians attacked the place, and unexpectedly appeared among the inhabitants, most of whom took him for a supernatural being, and animated them to repulse the savages. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country These last are classed with the supernatural beings, personalities of nature, object beings, etc., under one term— a. Zuñi Fetiches Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-1881, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 3-45 Negroes are very superstitious, putting faith in all sorts of supernatural beings. The Book of Hallowe'en But as it was, the myth of religion was foisted on the superstitious brain, and man resigned himself to145 his fate, and lived in such a manner as to please this hypothetical supernatural being. The Necessity of Atheism We have already seen that an unbaptized child is regarded as a pagan, and is an object of desire on the part of supernatural beings. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology These places were, according to popular opinion, frequented by fairies and other supernatural beings. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales He bowed down to the ground, and only requested the fairy to inform him, why a supernatural being, so highly gifted, could have fallen into a pit prepared for wolves. The Fairy Book The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew No man who believes in a supernatural being can deny the possibility of supernatural actings. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Only by knowing the intention in the mind of a supernatural being before the act, can we infer that something was designed. The Necessity of Atheism As they were called "grandfather" and "grandmother," they were looked upon as supernatural beings or gods. Osage Traditions Jews, who professed to work wonders by enchantments, gave directions how to select and combine passages and proper names of Scripture that would render supernatural beings visible, and bring about many surprising results. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Imagination could not conceive a more suitable scene for the gambols of supernatural beings than the ruins adjoining the humble tenement which the Beaumonts inhabited. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Was he right in allowing them to deceive themselves into a belief that he was a supernatural being? By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico The persons admitted into the society are firmly believed to possess the power of communing with various supernatural beings—manidos—and in order that certain desires may be realized they are sought after and consulted. The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300 Twenty years ago many students would have accounted for them all in this way, but the tendency now is strongly against the derivation of all supernatural beings from ancestor-worship. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan The adventures of the Scandinavian gods, giants, and elves were not behind those of the gods and supernatural beings in the south and east. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The latter class of feelings, or the ethico-theological class, have reference to the moral obligations that are believed to subsist between ourselves and the Deity, or other supernatural beings. A Candid Examination of Theism The natives, taking him for a supernatural being, bowed themselves to the ground before him in an attitude of adoration. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico The primary diu�ta are a class of supernatural beings that dwell in the upper heavens. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir The Indian is a child whose life is ruled by a feeling of complete dependence, by a desire to accommodate every action to the wills and decrees of countless supernatural beings. The Delight Makers We have still to mention a powerful class of supernatural beings who, in strength and importance, are removed only a little from the Creator. The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition Conquered and subjected, the Germans, either as soothing to their vanity, or from habitual inclination for the marvellous, were tempted to consider Napoleon as a supernatural being. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 At one time it seemed to me that the decision would go against you, on the ground that, had you been a supernatural being, you would have had new arts to teach the people. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico Ceremonial chants do not differ from secular songs, except that they treat of the doings of a supernatural world, and are the medium through which supplications are made to supernatural beings. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir The ignorant peasants were, in former times, in great fear of it, thinking it a supernatural being, and fancying that it brought upon them all manner of evil. Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy The Witches, that is to say, are not goddesses, or fates, or, in any way whatever, supernatural beings. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth Originally it meant a fairy, a supernatural being. Skyrider And the pipers followed after, making shrill and dreadful music that sounded as though some supernatural beings added their voices to the universal wail of woe. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster Seven of these supernatural beings were reputed to be daughters of Anu, the sky god. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria A doctrine that Buddhas are supernatural beings, distributed through infinite space and time, and innumerable. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 The proper function of 'Supernaturality or Wonder,' according to Phrenologists, is to create a belief in the reality of supernatural beings, and begets fondness for news, particularly if extravagant. An Apology for Atheism Addressed to Religious Investigators of Every Denomination by One of Its Apostles In his inability to comprehend the activities going on around him he came to regard the forces of nature as manifestations of some supernatural beings. The Story of the Living Machine A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity These supernatural beings, each in its own sphere, immediately directed the processes of nature and controlled the lives of men. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope While animals were often identified with supernatural beings, and foreigners were called "devils", it would be misleading to assert that the spirit world reflects confused folk memories of human and bestial enemies. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria They were even personified as supernatural beings; each had his or her special name and history. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University He thinks of him as the author and controller of nature, and for the first time rises to the conception of a supernatural being. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood "No," replied the other; "but I felt as if I was in the presence of a supernatural being, and an evil one, too." The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Larger tasks are discharged by more important spirits, and everything natural thus becomes animated by supernatural beings. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope Apparently he assumed the colour of supernatural beings. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Besides these supernatural beings—brownies, fairies, &c.—there existed a belief in persons who were possessed of supernatural powers—magicians, sorcerers, &c. Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century The proper function of 'Supernaturality or Wonder,' according to Phrenologists, is to create belief in the reality of supernatural beings, and begets fondness for news, particularly if extravagant. Superstition Unveiled A sort of deity or supernatural being, prominent in Indian mythology. Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon Like a supernatural being which has girdled the earth in a second, it seemed that I stood before Reverdy and Sarah and their children. Children of the Market Place Some of the supernatural beings resemble our elves and fairies and the Indian Rakshasas. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The Rev. Mr. Kirk, of Aberfeldy, published a work descriptive of these supernatural beings. Folk Lore Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century Mount Osen seems to have been a place which abounded in supernatural beings. Notes and Queries, Number 56, November 23, 1850 She excited the imagination by highly wrought scenes of horror, but instead of ascribing those scenes to the intervention of supernatural beings, she showed them to proceed from natural causes. A History of English Prose Fiction Still, if the Buddha had had any belief whatever in the edifying effect of ritual, he would not have failed to institute some ceremony, appealing if not to supernatural beings at least to human emotions. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 He gave no name to this mysterious "You," this strange supernatural being, this mighty superhuman power. Vandover and the Brute In the Cúchulainn cycle they are supernatural beings and sometimes demons, helping or harming men, and in the Fionn cycle all these characteristics are ascribed to them. The Religion of the Ancient Celts Ghosts were not; genii were ridiculously unthinkable; supernatural beings could not exist, and it was absurd to think they could. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 The wound in this legend was inflicted by a supernatural being. Modern Mythology Secondly Buddhas and some Bodhisattvas come to be considered as supernatural beings and practically deities. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 We allude to their mode of attributing life to the inanimate objects of nature, rocks, brooks and trees; of peopling with supernatural beings the woods which surrounded them, the mountains between which they lived. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations My brother started the theory that we might have been wakened by some supernatural being coming through the open window, from the greensward beneath, where "lay the bones of the dead." From John O'Groats to Land's End One woman believed she had heard Pundjel, the chief supernatural being, descend in a mighty rushing noise, that is, in the sound of the turndun, when boys were being ‘made men,’ or initiated. Custom and Myth The rank and file regarded him as a sort of supernatural being. The Liberation of Italy Did they take the two strangers, then, for supernatural beings? The Great Taboo Japanese mythology peopled the region round with supernatural beings in the early days of the country's history, when all about were impenetrable thickets and pathless woods. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Apart from his former status as a Cherokee, merely as a supernatural being, a spirit, an ada-wehi, he had captured this British soldier, who was therefore the property of a dead man. The Frontiersmen To prevent this annihilation, the supernatural being, Pundarika Nag, took a human form, and became the husband of the beautiful Parvati, daughter of a Brahman. Custom and Myth In a black storm-cloud above a willow tree a bearded supernatural being, with hands spread in humorous deprecation, gazes down half pleased, half horrified. Mince Pie The king gave a superstitious shudder; it sometimes came into his mind that Chicot was a supernatural being—a diabolic incarnation, of a good kind, it was true, but still diabolical. The Forty-Five Guardsmen The supernatural beings that haunt those shores and seas are, for the most part, malignant and malefic. Weird Tales from Northern Seas She did not understand, and she fancied herself in the arms of some supernatural being of monstrous strength that was tearing her from what was left of life and love. In the Palace of the King A Love Story of Old Madrid And then suddenly the place was filled with a multitude of supernatural beings, praising God, singing, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and good-will among men." Mystic Christianity It is a legend of a supernatural being called the Archangel Michael. Back to Methuselah As he drew near he discharged his pistols, and the women and children fled in terror, for all believed him to be a supernatural being, a spirit wielding thunder and lightning. Pioneers in Canada The physical sanction includes the pleasures and pains arising in the ordinary course of nature, unmodified by the will of any human being, or of any supernatural being. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics These stones are of particular interest, in that they present one of the few instances in which the Tinguian associates supernatural beings with natural objects. The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe The school-master grew to be almost a supernatural being in his eyes, although he sat there so sociably, grumbling at the scholars. A Happy Boy Her grand voice, her fixed and marble countenance, and her silent step, gave the impression of a supernatural being, the genius of an ancient oracle—a tremendous Nemesis. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 In most cases these so-called witches and sorcerers themselves were under the delusion that they were assisted by the devil or some other supernatural being. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers In addition to the yumburbar above-mentioned, there is another supernatural being, which has a corporeal existence. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 Visitant, visitor.—Visitant was formerly used to denote a supernatural being; visitor, a human one. Practical Exercises in English Asura, a general term for various supernatural beings not regarded as gods, but in general hostile to them, nearly the same as the jins or genii of the "Arabian Nights." Hindoo Tales Or, the Adventures of Ten Princes For even the Greeks, when they see you living thus, will look upon you as some hero from their old annals, or some supernatural being from heaven, come down into their province. Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers Romances of love, knighthood, and heroic deeds, tales of banditti, and stories of supernatural beings, were his chief delight in his early days. Lectures on Art Thus the primitive man feels himself related not only to his living fellows, but to multitudes of supernatural beings about him. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time The most noticeable figure amidst the group was that of Solomon Eagle, who, with his blazing eyes, long jet-black locks, giant frame, and tawny skin, looked like a supernatural being. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Metaphorically, cohuatl meant something mysterious, and hence a supernatural being, a god. American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent She vanished like a discontented fairy; or like one of those supernatural beings, whom it was popularly supposed I was entitled to see; and never came back any more. David Copperfield She tried to explain; but the nearest he could gather was that she looked upon the Wieroo almost as supernatural beings. Out of Time's Abyss All the girls pretended to have met this supernatural being more or less often. The Phantom of the Opera The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Far above it were the heavens, peopled by supernatural beings. American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent The American Indians, like all other people in the world, believed in supernatural beings of many sorts, spirits of woods and rocks, Underwater People and an Underworld. The Trail Book They seemed to doubt if he could possibly be a child, born of a woman; and were more inclined to think him a supernatural being. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor Everard's life-blood ran cold to his heart—"Had he been of human mould," he thought, "the bullet must have pierced him—but I have neither will nor power to fight with supernatural beings." Woodstock; or, the Cavalier In real truth, Doctor, you speak like a supernatural being, and there's verily no need for us to say anything! Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books To begin with, Schiller makes his heroine a supernatural being. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller In the mean time the attendants, the musicians, and the supernatural beings disappeared, and she was left alone with her betrayer. Imogen A Pastoral Romance Her supernatural being seemed to drive me toward the land of her longing. The Bride of Dreams Had there been such things as genii, this incident would have been sufficient to make the colonists believe that the island was inhabited by a supernatural being, who placed his power at their disposal. The Mysterious Island Children of supernatural beings were popularly said to have double pupils. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints Those who were nearest to Napoleon regarded him as an almost supernatural being. The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise With the musicians were intermingled a number of supernatural beings under the command of Roderic. Imogen A Pastoral Romance The tremendous power of his enemy had been shown all along; and now that this enemy turned out to be Louis Brandon, he felt as though some supernatural being had taken up arms against him. Cord and Creese The sudden appearance of a supernatural being could not have impressed them more. The Mysterious Island In our stories, however, the specially-endowed men are supplied by a grateful supernatural being, to help the kind-hearted hero win in his contests with the stubborn king. Filipino Popular Tales Such is the life attributed to the inanimate objects of nature, rocks, brooks, and trees; such are also the supernatural beings dwelling in the woods and mountains, nymphs, naiads, and satyrs. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The real question is this: Are we to be governed by a supernatural being, or are we to govern ourselves? Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I Including His Answers to the Clergy, His Oration at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc. Some of the nuns informed me, that the severest of their sufferings arose from fear of supernatural beings. Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published Their memory also survives in folk tales, which are full of allusions to giants, dwarfs, goblins, and other supernatural beings. Early European History It is only in our own versions, however, that the outwitted knight is a supernatural being, usually an elf, though sometimes degenerating into "the Deil." Ballad Book The furies and the fates of heathenism, the supernatural beings of modern superstition, must not be spoken of by their own appellations. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms The end of the trough here had actually been carved into a semblance of the head of "an animal which lives in the ground," probably representing a supernatural being usually called nagah. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 These simple-minded people seemed to regard him as a supernatural being whom it was good to talk with, and whose touch it was a blessing to feel. The Master of Silence A Romance But most of these supernatural beings seem to be the descendants of the spirits and demons which in savage fancy haunt the world. Early European History Science teaches evolution and not creation, and denies the intervention of any supernatural being as the cause of phenomenal changes. Five Lectures on Reincarnation During his childhood and youth, the boy thought of her as little less than an angel,—as a supernatural being, all wisdom, love, and beauty. The History of Pendennis Milton's handling of supernatural beings in his poetry. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam Some of them were Dukes and some supernatural beings, who were just on a visit to this little clod of a world to see how things were going. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) It directs how to select and combine some passages of scripture, which are believed both to render supernatural beings visible, and to produce many wonderful and surprising effects. Thaumaturgia Therefore, Ottawas and Chippewas called these supernatural beings "Paw-gwa-tchaw-nish-naw-boy," which is, strictly, "Wild roaming supernatural being." History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan A Grammar of Their Language, and Personal and Family History of the Author But though this was loudly shouted, yet the awe on the insurgents' minds was such, that they gave way before Claverhouse as before a supernatural being, and few men ventured to cross swords with him. Old Mortality, Volume 1. But the Chenoo, the monstrous, ferocious cannibal giant, with an icy heart, is the central figure of the evil supernatural beings of the north. Algonquin Legends of New England The part played in the life of man by supernatural beings of various orders has been a most significant one. A Handbook of Ethical Theory In this the Sacristan was unable to gratify him, for he had lost it, as far as he recollected, when the supernatural being, as he conceived her to be, took her departure from him. The Monastery The legends say it was caused, not by a rain, but by the great Ne-naw-bo-zhoo, who was the most remarkable, wonderful, and supernatural being that ever trod upon the earth. History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan A Grammar of Their Language, and Personal and Family History of the Author The models which the Orientals set up for imitation, on the other hand, were supernatural beings, or men who were supposed to possess supernatural powers. The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? The tradition is probably of Eskimo origin, supernatural beings partially of stone being common to Greenland and Labrador. Algonquin Legends of New England By a creative act God broke through the chain of human generation and brought into the world a supernatural being. The Great Doctrines of the Bible Ordinarily, one would have known it was the voice of a woman; but in this place, under these exciting circumstances, it seemed the voice of a supernatural being. They Call Me Carpenter The air was thronged with bright supernatural beings, they moved in air, in light; and they and we and all together were sustained and thrilled by the breath of the Unknown God. AE in the Irish Theosophist To Jimmie this man had been a disembodied intelligence, a dispenser of proletarian inspiration, a supernatural being who went about the country standing upon platforms and swaying the souls of multitudes. Jimmie Higgins I soon conceived an image of him in my mind as a sublime and unique supernatural being, with whom none could compare. My Life — Volume 1 Nowadays, however, in every church of Mahayanism one Buddha or another together with some Bodhisattvas reigns supreme as the sole object of worship, while other supernatural beings sink in oblivion. The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan They look still more wonder-stricken, and half-inclined to think me some supernatural being, as, without dismounting, I ride beneath the gaudily colored archway and down the suburban streets. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran In these legends, prodical of enchantment, where Gods, heroes and bright supernatural beings mingle, are at league or war together, I have found not misty but clear traces of that old wisdom-religion once universal. AE in the Irish Theosophist To this ceremony came gods and goddesses and other supernatural beings. A History of Greek Art They think fetiches and gods and other imaginary supernatural beings were all in the last resort developed out of ghosts, hostile or friendly; and from what I see abroad, I incline to agree with them. The British Barbarians Hearing the rustling of silk in his room, he lifted up his eyes from the paper, and, seeing her ladyship, was struck with astonishment and awe, as at the unexpected apparition of some supernatural being. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle They had seen the aeronef descend on the island, and they welcomed the fugitives as if they were supernatural beings. Robur the Conqueror Maria Theresa feeling herself in the presence of a supernatural being, glided down upon her knees. Joseph II. and His Court This German paganism was eminently fanciful—it peopled the earth, air and sea with supernatural beings—the rivers had their Undines, the caverns their Gnomes, the woods their Sprites, and the ocean its Nixes. The Interdependence of Literature Besides the ceremonies already described there are two kindred sets of observances in which the simulated death of a divine or supernatural being is a conspicuous feature. The Golden Bough The Arabs are highly imaginative, and their world is peopled with supernatural beings, whilst Ovid is surpassed in the number and ingenuity of their metamorphoses. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 It is like the voice of some supernatural being—the voice of the spirit of the woods, that watches over them by night. The Mysteries of Udolpho If a supernatural being, what infernal complication might not the immediate future have in store for me? The Enchanted Typewriter There we were for six months imprisoned by a savage tribe, who believed us to be supernatural beings, chiefly on account of Leo's youthful face and snow-white hair. She It deserves to be remarked that the supernatural being to whom women are married is often a god or spirit of water. The Golden Bough The Hopi recognized a large number of supernatural beings and had a great store of most interesting and poetic mythological tales. The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America He looked at Fleming Stone as at a supernatural being. The Gold Bag Of course no one doubted that she had seen supernatural beings and been spoken to and advised by them. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 2 "This is strange indeed, my liege," replied Bouchier, at the close of the king's recital, "and to my thinking, is proof convincing that we have to do with a supernatural being." Windsor Castle The recognition of his helplessness does not, however, carry with it a corresponding belief in the impotence of those supernatural beings with which his imagination peoples the universe. The Golden Bough It is to his mind a matter of experience that all nature is personal and animated; that men may change shapes with beasts; that incantations and supernatural beings can cause sunshine and storm. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 One writer says that Brown's peculiar monomania made him to be "dreaded by the Missourians as a supernatural being." A Plea for Captain John Brown Read to the citizens of Concord, Massachusetts on Sunday evening, October thirtieth, eighteen fifty-nine The fact is, that supernatural beings, as long as they are considered merely with reference to their own nature, excite our feelings very feebly. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 Boiardo treats his characters with the same mastery, using them for serious or comic purposes as he pleases; he has his fun even out of supernatural beings, whom he sometimes intentionally depicts as louts. The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy Elsewhere a supernatural being, 'The Billy Blin,' or a fairy, clad in green, gives her warning. The Valet's tragedy, and other studies Numerous inscriptions, which may be regarded as dating, in their origin, from about the middle of the third millennium before Christ, speak of these supernatural beings, and also of others similar. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Some talked of mountain-sprites, of wood-demons, and of other supernatural beings with which the good people of Germany have been so grievously harassed since time immemorial. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon I only inquired about a Mr. Higgs, who was now worshipped in Erewhon as a supernatural being. Erewhon Revisited Every one in the place, except one poor woman, seems to look upon him as a sort of supernatural being. The Vanished Messenger To him she was no longer a woman, but a supernatural being seen through the incense of his desires. Maitre Cornelius A man who by words and gestures pretends to act on supernatural beings, and compel them to descend at his call and obey his orders. The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature Maskull, though fully conscious of his companions and situation, imagined that he was being oppressed by a black, shapeless, supernatural being, who was trying to clasp him. A Voyage to Arcturus The elementals, we learn therefrom, were, unlike other supernatural beings, thought to be mortal. Bygone Beliefs: being a series of excursions in the byways of thought The young baron had always thought of the king as a sort of supernatural being, exalted above all other men. Captain Fracasse Looking for a while at the old man, I was satisfied that he was engaged in an act of worship or prayer, or communion of some kind with a supernatural being. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life |
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