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Have you guys heard of the desert ghoul? 🧞

In the Arabian folkloric sense?

It is considered a mythical creature that appears and disappears suddenly at night in the desert and dark isolated places.

It looks like a moving flame 🔥and believed to be a form of demon/jinn that leads people astray in the darkness to get them lost.


There are many sightings and stories of these strange lights since the ancient times.


They look like this:



Some people try to take a more scientific approach and say they are insects that reflect lights but nobody knows for sure. Many times they appear in absolute total darkness without any light source. Also they can be big. Like a ball of fire.

I don’t believe or disbelieve them but I find them intriguing for sure. Lol

Any similar stuff from your culture?
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mayguy · 51-55, M
Had to bookmark this post of yours as it's quite fascinating 👏

After reading so many wonderful comments....hmm...have you heard of the American (it's in Texas) phenomenon called the 'Marfa Lights'? It's become quite famous, partially because the town Marfa has become a world-renowned arts destination.

This has 6M views:

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Dave1955 · 61-69, M
@mayguy I wonder if this is Ball Lighting ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning
mayguy · 51-55, M
@Dave1955 Hmm.... that's an excellent question!
SW-User
That's eerily similar 😶 @mayguy