Do you believe in superstitions?

[Unveiled Artist]

My friend does. She doesnt call it that. Since she is a woman once a month she washes blood on her face. She says it clears the skin. She believes that her family does black magic and mapulating her family because they are American therefore "rich."

I have my own supersitions. I place salt in the corners my rooms for protection. One corner per room. I believe in blessings and the power of prayer. Horse shoes and wearing or using colors for different means like protection. No walking on someones grave. No taking pictures of the deceased pictures, at the wake, or funeral. I have nothing cultural that I remember. If so, my mother probably forgot. After awhile we build our own supersititions.

Let me ask, are you superstitous? If so, what of?

 

[Covellite]

Someone can call it a superstition. I don't like that word. I respect everybody's believe, if you don't - you don't respect them. Everybody deserve to be respected.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

I think we all have our little rituals, the question is whether we learn them from others or make them up ourselves.

 

[Aiviu]

I believe that the heart must brought to life not the fear. Sometimes i notice how i respect others superstitions. Of course i dont blame them. But maybe i shouldnt leave it unsaid that there are no superstitions. Its the energy of reasons why someone believes in it.

 

[Terese]

Hmm....nah i don't. Not any I can recall now.

 

[Covellite]

I feel much safer with a piece of a piece of black tourmaline (it's really very cheap) and I keep it with myself all the time.
I also believe that some people can send you a demon (call it black magic if you want) to ruin your life. Demons are very manipulative can influence your life and decision making . It's hard to feel there's presence until you start to behave in a way they don't like. Then, it's very common to feel there's presence, usually with strong emotional, health, money problems and pain. There's basic intention is not to just ruin your life, but to corrupt your soul. If you are able to go through this personal crisis by following your heart and moral, IMO they would leave you alone.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Superstitions are fun at times, but there is no basis for any belief.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

I don't walk under ladders, but that's partly because I used to work in the building trade and I know how clumsy builders can be.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Superstitions are fun at times, but there is no basis for any belief.

I think a lot of "old wives tales" have some historical basis, though they are mostly out-dated.

 

[Quintessence]

I wager that outsiders to contemporary Paganisms - which make heavy use of correspondence in both spells and rituals - would regard all of it as "mere superstition," so... yes (provisionally)?

 

[BSM1]

Superstitions are silly, they can't hurt you-knock on wood.

 

[Maponos]

I believe in many of them of.

 

[Aupmanyav]

No, but there are many here who do.

 

[GoodbyeDave]

I must admit I don't walk under ladders and I do touch wood, but I don't think I have any others.

I remember a story about an academic who observed some superstition. "Surely you don't believe that stuff?" a colleague said. "Of course not!" he replied, "but they say it works even if you don't believe."

 

[viole]

My friend does. She doesnt call it that. Since she is a woman once a month she washes blood on her face. She says it clears the skin. She believes that her family does black magic and mapulating her family because they are American therefore "rich."

I have my own supersitions. I place salt in the corners my rooms for protection. One corner per room. I believe in blessings and the power of prayer. Horse shoes and wearing or using colors for different means like protection. No walking on someones grave. No taking pictures of the deceased pictures, at the wake, or funeral. I have nothing cultural that I remember. If so, my mother probably forgot. After awhile we build our own supersititions.

Let me ask, are you superstitous? If so, what of?

Nope. I do not believe in superstition.

It brings bad luck to believe in those things.

Ciao

- viole

 

[Rick O'Shez]

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Nope. I do not believe in superstition.

It brings bad luck to believe in those things.

Ciao

- viole

Bad luck? Why bad luck?

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Maybe superstitions isnt the right word. Do you guys have rituals, actions, or things you believe say in your family and/or society that from others perspective may seem off but to you "completely normal."?

 

[Paleo]

Depends on your definition as one man's superstition is another's religion and where do we draw that pretty, albeit squiggly, line in the sand?

Now that are certain things I don't do out of respect and I suppose walking on someone's grave would be one of those things. In my beliefs respect for the dead is held as of great importance (though nothing particularly bad will happen if you don't, it's just considered being polite more of less) but to some such an act might be considered superstitious even if I don't feel the act is.

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Maybe superstitions isnt the right word. Do you guys have rituals, actions, or things you believe say in your family and/or society that from others perspective may seem off but to you "completely normal."?

I do have rituals I perform if you wish to call them that. Things like giving offerings to The Lord and Lady which many would consider down right 'evil' or 'Satanic' (not that I even see 'Satan' as a bad entity) just because of the deities themselves however it's just something I do. I give, say, an offering of grain and ask for guidance or wisdom in return.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

My mother always said "dont cut the pole." Meaning id we were walking beside each other and a pole was in front, one of us should join the other and walk around rather than split it.

I used to be afraid of, what is that Witch's name that you say three times in the mirror at night? We kids would try it but didnt quite work.

Another one is when I drop a medicine pill you say "three second rule" and blow it off as if germs wait three seconds before attacking the pill.