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Olaus Magnus - History of the Northern peoples 1555 - And weather
Identifier
004387
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
It is impossible to tell from this quote whether he is describing the control of symbolic wind and thus an ability to control out of body experience or is describing weather control, so I have had to include both to hedge my bets.
Olaus Magnus was a bishop.
A description of the experience
Olaus Magnus - History of the Northern peoples 1555 [source Edward Rosen]
the Finns in former times used to ... offer winds for sale ... to merchants ... of the three magical knots... by opening the first knot, the merchants would obtain gentle winds, the second knot stronger winds and the third knot the most violent winds