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A Texas researcher has stumbled upon some truly curious — and creepy — items on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico: so-called “witch bottles.”
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At least eight of these bizarre, occultic items have shown up on the shores of a beach near Corpus Christi, Texas, since 2017, Fox News reported.
Jace Tunnell, director of community engagement at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, told the outlet the latest bottle was found Nov. 15.
According to UPI, witch bottles date back to the 16th and 17th centuries, and are filled with fingernail clippings, human hair, bodily fluids, and other items intended to protect people who believe they’re the targets of curses or spells.
Those who create witch bottles apparently intend to stop the supposed power of a witch’s spells by “trapping” the spell inside the bottle. As researchers for the McGill University Office for Science and Society noted, some believed these bottles could “actually reflect the spell itself while also tormenting the witch, leaving the witch with no option but to remove the spell.”
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