We often go
through the day with superstitions guiding us, even when we don’t
realize they are doing so. Avoiding that ladder, crack, or black cat is
an every day occurrence, and if we add Friday the 13th to the list, we
get a lot of paranoia unfairly pointed to that day of the week.
Many
of my clients ask me what my belief system is regarding superstitions. I
believe they were invented to strike fear into people in order to have
the power to control them.
Over the years, the list has changed but
there are always a few standouts and I’m going to give my impressions on
three common superstitions:
A broken mirror gives you seven years of bad luck.
This
one dates back to ancient Greece. Fortunes were told by consulting
“mirror seers” who evaluated the reflections of their clients. The
mirror was then dipped into a bowl of water. If the water distorted the
mirror, it was believed the person was sick and would have poor luck.
Later, the Romans added seven years to the bad fortune because they
alleged that health changed in cycles of seven years.
Make a wish on a wishbone and it will come true.
This
may have originated in Rome during the first-century because they
believed it was good luck to break a wishbone. The tradition was to
fight over the dried wishbones and when they would break, the person
with the largest piece of bone would be granted their wish.
Hang a horseshoe on the door to bring good luck.
Some
people believe that to bring good luck you should hang a horseshoe on
the back of the bedroom door with its ends pointing up. The meaning
comes from the fact that a horseshoe has seven holes, which is
considered to be a lucky number in numerology, It is also made of iron
which was thought to help ward off spirits that may haunt your dreams.
There
are many more, too numerous to mention. I would advise not taking any
superstitions seriously. Doing so will only hold you back from being the
best you can be because they instill insecurity and they play on our
anxieties of life and death. It would be healthier to smile and see the
humor in them. Taking the lighthearted approach is the best approach.
Originally published at www.huffingtonpost.ca.
4th generation Psychic Medium Linda Lauren can be found on her Island ETU Abbracciare or flying around the grid. To contact Linda please go to her website: LindaLauren.com or IM her in SL.
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