Source: BroBible
Summary
A Canadian woman, Rachel, shared a disturbing story about receiving a letter addressed to the long-deceased previous owner of her home. The envelope contained used fake nails and a business card for an “Intuitive Relationship Coach.” The post on TikTok sparked mixed reactions, with some suggesting it was a marketing stunt and others finding it unsettling. The article explores the possibility of “contagious magic” or necromancy, though no evidence was provided. BroBible contacted both Rachel and the coach for comment.
Our Reading
The habit gets a new name.
People still send weird stuff in the mail.
Used fake nails are now a spiritual tool.
Dead people get spam from strangers.
Some trends are just bad marketing.
It’s not magic — it’s just weird.
What Was Inside The Envelope?
Rachel wrote, “Inside? A bag of fake nails. Not new fake nails. Used fake nails.”
Following this, Rachel shows off what else was inside the envelope. A small sheet of paper reads a woman’s name: Leah Chantelle. It appears she’s advertising her services as an “Intuitive Relationship Coach.” She even provided URL links to her social media channels as well as her personal email account.
This prompted the woman who received this letter to ask: “Why are people mailing used fake nails? And why did these ones get sent to a man who has been dead for 19 years?”
Folks who scrolled through Rachel’s post were equal parts unsettled and dubious. One person highlighted a small detail about the fake nails.
“OK so those nails have nails attached to them,” they wrote.
But What If It’s Real?
Folks do love tales of horror these days. It’s why a film like “Obsession” put butts in seats, or “Backrooms” actually enticed people to spend money to watch it. Social media stories with spooky/paranormal themes can blow up and captivate audience attention. Even in instances like this video from a purportedly haunted realtor showing, that staged activity is highly likely.
But let’s entertain the idea that whoever sent these nails did so authentically, and Rachel did get these from a stranger. Why would someone address false nails to a dead person? What almost immediately comes to mind is the practice of “Contagious Magic,” which is a term that was notably delineated by Sir James George Frazer in his book, “The Golden Bough.”
This type of magic relies on personal items, artifacts, relics, and even body parts that have been in physical contact with a person. The belief is that these items hold some kind of energetic connection to them, even from beyond the grave.
Is This Grave Magic?
These items are often called taglocks or personal concerns, which include teeth, hair, nail clippings, clothes, vials of blood, or a person’s handwriting to use in contagious magic. Since these fake nails can collect dead skin cells, they could be bound to whoever they’ve been sent to.
So, what if the person these nails were addressed to came into contact with the dead? And this Leah Chantelle is attempting to rouse him from the dimension he’s currently in? Maybe she was a past lover of his and scratched him with those fake nails? Or maybe the man wore them once upon a time?
Or, this could be an example of necromancy and grave magic. You take an item from the living and offer it up to the dead in exchange for those services. What those services are, however, is the real question.
BroBible has reached out to Leah Chantelle via Instagram direct message to see if she’s cooking up a nefarious plot. We’ve also contacted Rachel via TikTok direct message for further comment.
Author: Evan Null
