Sublime

The word djinn is derived from the Arabic root jannah, meaning “hidden”.

Hill uses the arcane plural genii. This is significant. Genii dates to Roman-Latin usage. It means not only great intellectual prowess but also suggests the Ancient Roman meaning that genius itself is a gift bestowed by higher spirits or daemons.

According to Arabian traditions there are various types of djinn, described by colour. Of particular interest to our purpose are those Egregorials known as the green djinn and the red djinn. Legend has it that green djinn live in caves and other dark places. Yet again we have the idea that caves and caverns are the liminal locations where such enti

Chinese guĭ ghosts are divided and subdivided into vivid categories such as Trickster Ghosts and Nightmare Ghosts. Hungry Ghosts are little horrors that come packaged with a further nine nasty subsets, including Torch-Mouth Ghosts and Smelly-Hair Ghosts, who act out their descriptions with coffin-loads of antisocial behaviour.