4 Mysterious and Cursed Books That Have Puzzled Us for a Long Time
The most mysterious books in history are part of our fascination with the forbidden: find out what they are and what they contain. History is full of mysterious books of unknown origin , whose forbidden content is related to sinister events. Fictional specimens likeThe Necronomicon, by HP Lovecraft , or medieval books to consult supernatural entities are some of the so-called cursed books in history. However, there are more that are surrounded by an aura of mystery that fascinates us. Meet the other most mysterious books in history.
Soya's Book
Also know asAldaraia sive Soyga vocor, is a hidden text dating back to at least the 16th century. This book has become famous because it was owned by John Dee , a famous 16th-century occultist and polymath whose fields of study and expertise included mathematics, physics, chemistry, and astronomy.
Dee believed that the book “contained an ancient, even divine, message written in the language originally spoken to Adam; in other words, the true and untouched word of God .”
Dee believed that it was possible for human beings to communicate with angels, which is why the book was of such interest to him, as it includes the names and genealogies of these beings.
John Dee used Edward Kelley, an occult specialist, to unravel the book's contents and make contact with angels. It is said that through Kelley, Dee was able to speak with the Archangel Uriel, who revealed to her that he would live to be over 100 years old. In reality, Dee only lived to be 81.
Abramelin's Book
TheBook of Abramelin, formally calledThe Book of Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Magician, is a Jewish magical text believed to date from the 14th or 15th century. It owes its fame to the 19th and 20th century wizards who formed the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
The text is supposed to have the power to bring the reader into contact with their Guardian Angel. After three days of this coexistence, the angelic entity will help the reader to fight a series of demons.
According to occult writer Lon Milo DuQuette , the Abremelin's reputation as a cursed book may stem from the fact that it contains instructions for defeating "the evil spirits of the world."
One of the founders of the Order, SLM Mathers, made the first English translation of the book in the 1890s, from a French version of 1750. This causedThe Book of Abramelin, or simply "theAbramelin“, became a key text of modern occultism , which was even of great influence for the occultist Aleister Crowley.
Orphan Story
It is one of the most mysterious books in history. It is supposed to have been written by a Spanish monk named Martín de León y Cárdenas between 1608 and 1615. The religious originally planned its publication in 1621 under the pseudonym Andrés de León , but that never happened, as he feared that its publication would harm his good reputation. name in the catholic church.
The story tells of the adventures of a young Augustinian friar who travels between Spain, Italy and Peru. In these adventures worthy of an adventure novel, we see how he goes from monk to soldier, from peaceful man to brawler and more.
The volume remained lost for several years until in 1965 a Spanish scholar found a surviving copy in the New York archives of theHispanic Society of America. From that moment on, several attempts were made to publish it, but all the projects failed, since those involved died in a mysterious way.
Finally, in 2017 it was published and in this way the supposed curse that weighed on the work was broken.
Written in Blood
It is a book written by Robert and Nancy Heinl in 1978. He was a retired Marine Corps colonel who served as a defense adviser to the Haitian government. His wife was a journalist born in London. Both lived in Haiti for several years until they were expelled from the country in 1963 as relations between the United States and Haiti deteriorated.
Heinl was declared persona non grata due to political differences between the United States and the president of Haiti, François Duvalier, however, that was not the most controversial part of the case. According toWashington PostNancy Heinl “became so immersed in voodoo beliefs” that Duvalier was convinced she was a priestess with mystical powers.
Duvalier died in 1971, seven years before the Heinls' book was published. However, according to Vikas Khatri's 2007 bookCurses & JinxesDuvalier's widow, Simone, took offense at the unflattering depiction of the late leader in Written in Blood and placed a voodoo curse on the book.
From there, various events occurred to the book. The manuscript was lost in the printing press and was stolen when it was being sent to the publisher. When it was finally sent for binding, the folding machine malfunctioned. Apparently, the curse extended to the publicity campaign of the book: the reporter of theWashington Postwho was assigned coverage was attacked by appendicitis.
In the case of the Heinls, they claimed that at home all their non-electric clocks stopped. Robert was injured when a stage collapsed under him while he was making a speech. A few days later he was attacked by a dog while walking near his house. In May 1979, while the Heinls were vacationing in the French West Indies, Robert Heinl died suddenly of a heart attack.
If the Heinls were the victims of a voodoo curse, then this was not the first time the Duvalier family had turned to black magic to exact revenge on their enemies. Duvalier himself claimed that the assassination of John F. Kennedy Jr. in November 1963 was the result of a voodoo curse he had placed on him after the young president had suspended aid to Haiti the previous year on suspicion of financial mismanagement. by Duvalier.
