News – Tagged "superstitions"

SUPERSTITIONS

August 22, 2017

Even those who say they are not superstitious tend not to walk under a ladder, or they throw spilled salt over their left shoulder, superstitions have been the stuff of legends for centuries. What do you think if a black cat crosses your path? I think “I love black cats”, you may think, it’s bad luck. The power of superstition lies in your belief system look below to see what you do and don’t believe in.

HALLOWEEN

August 16, 2017

Halloween is thought to have strong pagan beginnings, it has also been linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, this was a time of communities preparing for the winter months, and people’s thoughts focus on the supernatural. At this time the Irish built bonfires where they invoked the help of the gods, they sacrificed animals during their rituals, and possibly there were human sacrifices. The pagan origins of Halloween come from symbolic practices and are remembered as a time of supernatural energies denoting winter’s beginning, it was also a time when the souls of the dead would revisit their old homes to find comfort by their hearths and enjoy the atmosphere of the home. In Celtic lore winter was considered the dark time of the year, while summer returned to the underworld.

CHARMS AND CHINESE SUPERSTITIONS

August 07, 2017

The charm has a prominent part in all primitive religions, especially in those that worship spirits and live in fear of ghosts and spectres. In the earliest times the Chinese people believed in Shnngti, the Supreme Ruler, the genii presiding over mountains and rivers, and the host of spirits that filled the sky. Some of these spirits were considered good, others bad. The good were the protectors of man, the bad, the harbingers of evil, there solely to torment and unsettle. The malignant influence of bad spirits had to be diminished, and charms were used for this practice. The charm is the most effective way of calling spirits, expelling them, warding off and restraining demons, ghosts and entities of all kinds.