Karate

Karate is a weaponless martial art that originated in China around 500 AD. Chinese monks, who were not allowed to carry weapons, developed over time a special martial art for self-defence from gymnastic exercises (source: The Berlin Karate Association). Observation at...

Karate

Karate is a weaponless martial art, which finds its origin about 500 years A.D. in China. Chr. in China finds. Chinese monks, who were not allowed to carry weapons, developed from gymnastic exercises over time a special martial art for self-defense.(Source: The Berlin...

Levitation

Levitation refers to a spiritistic phenomenon. (See also Spiritism). Levitations are practised by spiritists on all continents. The word is derived from the Latin levitas (lightness, mobility) and the verb levare (to lighten, lift, raise). During spiritistic...

Magic

The chapter on “Magic” deals with the genuine form of magic, i.e. sorcery and the art of conjuring, and not with magic tricks or fraudulent attempts at manipulation or quackery. Genuine magical healing methods and diagnoses make use of psychic powers....

Manticism

The art of divination is also known as manticism. The aim is to reveal what is hidden in the past, present and future. The Mantic uses certain tools to practise divination, e.g. arrows (Babylonians), drinking cups (Egyptians), entrails (Greeks, Romans), wax tablets...