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GEMINIGUY · **Reply #280 on:** October 04, 2018, 07:30:54 AM

*****October 4th*****

"Pregnancy" (con't)

"Male partners are not entirely ignored in the superstitions that surround the business of pregnancy. Indeed, in some societies it is the male who behaved like the one who is having the child, suffering all the pangs and aches of of pregnancy in the woman's stead. He may even take to his bed and be treated by others to sell intents and purposes as the expectant partner (a tradition called 'couvade'). This curious notion derives either from the prejudice that men, being allegedly stronger and more intelligent than females, are better able to defend the unborn child's interests, or else from the idea that such actions will confuse any malevolent spirits. Even in modern Western society, tales abound of husbands and other partners experiencing 'sympathy pains' in the form of stomach upsets or cramps when their child is born."

GEMINIGUY · **Reply #281 on:** October 05, 2018, 06:12:25 AM

*****October 5th*****

"Shivering"

"Superstition places a very gloomy interpretation on so. Done which shivers suddenly and without apparent cause. It is commonly held around the world that this is the effect of 'someone walking over my grave' - that is, someone has just walked over the patch if ground where the person concerned is destined to be buried.
Alternatively, a sudden bout of shivering may be due to the proximity of death. Shivering on getting up in the morning is also a bad sign, said to signifythat bad luck will haunt that person fir the rest of the day. Shivering on getting to best, however, is more encouraging and holds the promise of pleasant dreams ahead."

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GEMINIGUY · **Reply #282 on:** October 10, 2018, 02:32:22 PM

*****October 10th*****

"Dog"

"Dog lovers are inclined to consider meeting a dog a lucky event. Others, however, get very nervous if they are followed by a dog they do not know, especially if it is black: in Scotland and Lancashire, for instance, this is tantamount to an omen of death ( though it is lucky according to West Country lore).
The way a dog behaves is alleged to reveal many things. If a dog scratches itself and seems sleepy, a change in the weather us in the offing. If it eats grass or rolls in the dust, then rain may be expected, but if it produces a bad smell then gales are on the way. Acoirding to US authorities, should a dog fall asleep with its paws drawn up and with its tail pointing straight out, the tail indicates the direction in which death will soon appear."

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GEMINIGUY · **Reply #283 on:** October 15, 2018, 04:51:13 PM

*****October 15th*****

"Dog" (con't)

"Various superstitions, in fact, link dogs with death and the afterlife. Dogs are widely believed to have psychic susceptibilities, and many dog owners tell stories about supposed haunted locations where their pets regularly refuse to proceed, hackles raised, at some apparition invisible to the naked eye.
In the spectral black dog or barghest is much feared as a harbinger of death and disaster, and it is also claimed that the Devil sometimes takes the form of a dog in the course of his nefarious activities.
Perhaps in connections with this, sailors are reluctant even to mention the word 'dog' while at sea, and it is also thought a very bad omen if a dog is allowed to come between a bride and groom just before a Wedding ceremony (in many places, indeed, dogs are banned from entering churches at any time)."

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GEMINIGUY · **Reply #284 on:** October 22, 2018, 01:42:39 AM

*****October 20th*****

"Dog" (con't)

"The howling of dogs for no apparent reason is dread by people, who claim that the animals have detected the presence of unseen spirits or evil forces and are warning of someone's imminent demise. A howling dig that is driven away but returns to resume its noise is a certain omen of death, while a dog that howls three times and is then silent is a sign that death has already taken place. It was once believed, incidentally, that dogs that howl on Christmas Eve are fated to go mad before the end of the year, and many otherwise healthy animals have been destroyed on these grounds."

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GEMINIGUY · **Reply #285 on:** October 26, 2018, 11:03:58 PM

*****October 25th*****

"Shark"

"With their uncanny ability to detect prey from great distances and their reputation first attacking the victims of shipwrecks and swimmers, sharks are feared and loathed by seafarers around the globe. Superstitions associated with sharks include the notion that if they tail a vessel someone aboard is close to death, especially if the sharks are three in number."

GEMINIGUY · **Reply #286 on:** October 27, 2018, 07:15:11 AM

*****October 26th*****

"Horn"

"Animal horns, in ancient times symbols of fertility, have a number of uses in superstition according to some authorities. Although it is considered unlucky to allow a horn into the house, possession of one may help to give protection against the Devil, especially - in the USA - if it has come from an ox.
The effects of the evil eye, moreover, will be negated if a person keeps the horn of a stag, at least according to a shared British and Spanish tradition, and 'making horns' with the fingers by pointing the index and the little fingers is said to ward off evil forces."

GEMINIGUY · **Reply #287 on:** October 27, 2018, 07:21:55 AM

*****October 27th*****

"Stairs"

"The relatively straightforward business of going up or down stairs is surprisingly fraughg with danger according to a number of superstitions.
It is, for instance, very unlucky to meet anyone on a flight of stairs, or to go past them. Should thus happen, as it inevitably does, the person concerned should cross their fingers to ward off ill luck. It has been suggested this notion dates back to the days when people making their way up or down narrow, ill-lit stairs might find themselves especially vulnerable to attack from behind by any enemy they encounter."

GEMINIGUY · **Reply #288 on:** October 28, 2018, 09:32:40 AM

*****October 28th*****

"Leather"

"A superstition of Ancient origin claims that those who wear leather will be protected from malevolent spirits.
Caution should be taken, however, about bringing anything made from leather into the house at Christmas as this threatens I'll luck, hence the reservations that many people once had if they received a gift of leather shoes at this time.
In the Highlands of Scotland it was once customary for a small piece of cow leather to be burned in a fire and then offered to every member of the household, and to any domestic animals, first them to smell. The belief was that this would preserve then from bad luck, disease and enchantment by fairies or other supernatural spirits in the months ahead."

GEMINIGUY · **Reply #289 on:** October 30, 2018, 11:24:22 AM

*****October 29th*****

"V Sign"

"Gesturing towards someone with the first and second fingers upright so as to form the shape of a V is an insult that has its roots in superstition. The two fingers upraised were originally meant to dignify the horns of the Devil, do by 'flicking' a V sign at someone the person concerned is attempting to place hus enemy under a curse.
In former times making the V sign with the fingers pointing downwards was supposed to send the Devil back down to Hell (Spanish Catholics formerly made this gesture as a matter of routine on getting up in the morning)."

GEMINIGUY · **Reply #290 on:** October 30, 2018, 11:37:27 AM

*****October 30th*****

"Blood"

"The folklore of virtually all cultures had recognized the blood's vital role in a host of superstitious beliefs, often based in the idea that it was the seat of the soul. Sorcerers regarded blood as one of the most potent ingredients in their spell-making and used it to obtain control over others, to subdue demons, to draw magic circles, to drink in certain initiation ceremonies, in charms to release the victim of possession and in potions to safeguard against disease and bad luck.
Pact with the Devil were signed in blood and it was believed by many that the power of witches actually resided in their blood, which was used to suckle their familiars. Thus the body if an executed witch had to he completely consumed by fire to prevent he powers being passed on to her children. Boiling a little blood taken from s bewitched person or animal in a special ceremony at the hour of midnight was reckoned to cause the witch responsible excruciating pain and to cause her to lift the spell."

GEMINIGUY · **Reply #291 on:** October 31, 2018, 11:42:06 AM

*****October 31st*****

"Blood" (con't)

"The Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory believed that bathing in virgins' blood would preserve her own beauty, while other cultures (such as Aztecs) offered extravagant sacrifices of blood to their gods in the hope of divine favour.
Masai warriors in East Africa drink the blood of lions in the conviction that they will thus inherit the animal's courage, just as Norwegian hunters once drank the blood of bears in order to share their great strength. Hunters arpung the world share the ancient custom of smearing themselves with the blood of their prey in order to protect themselves from tyr dead animal's avenging soul, as in the 'blooding' ceremony in which new members of a foxhunt are daubed."

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psiberzerker · **Reply #292 on:** October 31, 2018, 11:45:33 PM

Quote from: GEMINIGUY on October 31, 2018, 11:42:06 AM

"The Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory believed that bathing in virgins' blood would preserve her own beauty,

She was also second cousins with Vlad Tepech. The Habsburgs have a lot of shit likeat in the family. It was a pretty fucking big family at the time.

GEMINIGUY · **Reply #293 on:** October 01, 2019, 04:19:40 AM

*****October 1st*****

Earthquake

"The fear associated with earthquakes means that all the superstitions attached to them are of foreboding and death. A traditional English rhyme dictates:

There are things
And things earthquakes brings:
At nine of the bell
They sickness foretell;
At five and seven they betoken rain
At four the sky
Is clear thereby;
At six or eight comes wind again.

All over the world domestic and wild animals are said to signal imminent earthquakes by changes in their behaviour. Anyone who dreams of an earthquake, meanwhile, is advised to take particular care as he goes about the day's business."

GEMINIGUY · **Reply #294 on:** October 02, 2019, 09:47:41 AM

*****October 2nd*****
Caul

"The amnoiotic membrane that sometimes covers a newly delivered baby's head. Cauls have always been much prized by the superstitious, especially by sailors, who contend that anyone thus born or in ownership of such s preserved caul will enjoy good luck, become an eloquent speaker and, most important of all, be protected from death by drowning.
Such was the intensity of belief in this idea that cauls were regularly advertised in the press in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and even in relatively modern times have often changed hands for quite considerable sums of money.
In the Netherlands and elsewhere people born with cauls are said to have special psychic powers. The caul must be carefully looked after or the health of the person to which it belongs will suffer. It is maintained by some that a caul should be buried with its owner when he or she dies, or the ghost of the deceased will walk abroad in search of it."

GEMINIGUY · **Reply #295 on:** October 03, 2019, 09:22:58 AM

*****October 3rd*****
Rat

"These creatures are almost universally loathed and feared, and almost all the superstitions concerning them points to their association with death and disaster. Rats are said to have a sixth sense when it comes to predicting death, and various traditions credit them with knowing when a calamity of some kind is nigh.
According to seafarers worldwide, rats will always desert a sinking ship - even though it may appear at the time to be entirely sound and in no danger (accordingly, it is actually lucky if rats are seen boarding a new vessel). It is no surprise, then, to learn that it is deemed most unlucky even to mention the word 'rat' on board ship.
On land, it is claimed that rats will vacate a house that is in imminent risk of collapse or will similarly leave the property if one of the occupants is close to death. The same consequence must be expected if rats gnaw at a person's clothing or damages the bedroom furniture.
Other superstitions concerning rats include the notion that an explosion in the numbers constitutes a suitably macabre warning that war us about to break out, and the belief that a concoction of dried rat's tail may be used to treat a bad cold."

GEMINIGUY · **Reply #296 on:** October 04, 2019, 07:48:25 AM

*****October 4th*****
Initials

"It is usual now for parents to take care that the initials they give their offspring do not spell some unfortunate word, bit in US superstition at least this is not necessary; anyone who boasts initials that spell a word of any kind is deemed very lucky and is sure to become rich and famous."

Insect

"Man has always been fascinated by the insect world, although he has also been repelled by it. Superstitions about insects reflect this ambivalent attitude, ranging from the affectionate myths surrounding such creatures as bees and ladybugs to soul-chilling taboos related to spiders, lice and beetles.
In ancient Egyptian times the scarab beetle was accorded divine status as a representative of the Sun God Ra, the source of all life on Earth. In other eras and cultures insects have been treated as sentient beings who should bear the same responsiblities as humans, hence the extraordinary medieval trials of errant beetles and other hapless creatures.
Many witchcraft potions and folk remedies include insect ingredients, while some species may be "consulted" to reveal the truth about love affairs or the financial future and yet others continue to be loathed and feared as portents of death."

GEMINIGUY · **Reply #297 on:** October 05, 2019, 06:21:11 AM

*****October 5th*****
Urine

"In common with other bodily fluids, urine retains a supernatural link with the body and therefore has certain magical properties. Measures should be taken against witches obtaining a person's urine, which might be used in spells to threaten a person's welfare - spitting into ones urine or washing the hands in urine are acceptable ways to ward off such interference, as is sprinkling the doorposts of one's home and every member of one's family with urine. If witchcraft is definitely suspected, remedies include baking some urine in a cake or boiling some nails in the urine of the victim: in either case the witch will quickly reveal herself, usually by being suddenly taken ill."

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GEMINIGUY · **Reply #298 on:** October 10, 2019, 03:11:23 PM

*****October 10th*****
Glass

"The superstitions have always been fascinated by the curious properties of glass and the material has come to be associated with a wide range of offbeat notions.
It is traditionally held in Britain to be unlucky to look at someone through a pane of broken glass, since this means that a quarrel between the two will shortly break out. To this day many people will advise against looking at the new moon through glass, as this will bring on extremely bad luck.
Drinking glasses should never be handed to newly arrived guests but should instead be set down so that the visitors can pick them up. In Russia guests are often expected to break their glasses by throwing them over their shoulder - a gesture meant to appease the gods.
If a glass breaks, someone in the household is near death. Similarly, a drinking glass that emits a high-pitched ringing sound for no apparent reason is recognised by many as a death omen and is particularly feared by sailors, who will attempt to stifle the noise at once."

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GEMINIGUY · **Reply #299 on:** October 15, 2019, 01:47:49 PM

*****October 15th*****
Stormy Petrol

"Small seabird, particularly associated with stormy weather and therefore with something of an ominous reputation among the superstitious. These birds are most frequently observed when the seas are whipped up byvrough winds (the reason being they feed on material stirred up from the ocean bed), and seafarers have long since come to fear their appearance on the very real grounds that it presages bad weather.
Sailors variously identify the birds as the souls of the drowned seamen or as the tormented souls of captains who behaved callously towards their crew."

Stonecrop

"Flowering plant, which often grows amongst rocks or on walls and is supposed to have various magical properties. It is said to ward off witches and to protect a house from fire and lightning.
In folk medicine, preparations including extracts of stonecrop are reputed to be effective against such complaints as ulcers, piles, eye problems, scrofula and ague."

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