Magic (paranormal): Misc

the Witches of Belvoir supposedly believed a cat named Rutterkin helped them cast spells?
the Agung (pictured), a Philippine set of gongs, was repeatedly hit during earthquakes for it was believed its supernatural powers would halt the earth's reverberations?
in the Germanic pagan Merseburg Incantation, Sinthgunt and the personified sun, Sunna, are sisters using charms to heal a wounded horse?
a botánica is a Latin American store that sells religious goods, magical paraphernalia and brand name health care products?
Jacob Bruce, a Russian nobleman of Scottish descent and one of the most educated people in Russia at the time, was famous among the 18th-century Muscovites as an alchemist and mage?