I think I am ridiculous for believing that a tiny inanimate object can bring me good luck. I am a very logical person and it simply doesn't make sense. We all have good luck and bad luck, I truly believe that. Life throws up a totally random series of events. The fact that I've had a mostly good run since I bought the charm is pure and simple coincidence.
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And yet the necklace has a hold over me that I cannot explain. (Except that I can explain. It is called 'superstition'.) I have only taken it off once since I bought it, for about ten minutes, and I felt intensely naked. Not physically naked. Emotionally naked. I needed to put the necklace straight back on.
I originally bought the necklace from a friend of a friend, who was selling a small range of jewelry for charity. It was a Hamsa, an amulet that resembles a hand. I liked it for mainly aesthetic reasons - it was small and silver and a cute design. And I liked its traditional symbolism. Hamsas are supposed to ward off the evil eye, and though I don't believe in the evil eye, I'm still happy to ward it off.
Oh, and I liked it because it was inexpensive. A cute silver amulet to ward off the evil eye for $40, all of which went to charity? Who could refuse?
But now the Hamsa has a hold over me. I can't take it off and I dread losing it. I am convinced that my good fortune will end with my Hamsa, and a run of deep, jet-black luck will prevail. And given that my Hamsa is really a flimsy piece of silver on a thin and fragile chain, my good fortune is sure to be very short lived.
So what about you? Are you superstitious? Do you have a good luck charm or am I the only one?
I don't have a good luck charm. Maybe I should as it's always some other bastard, who wins Lotto. Having said that, I always uncross knives. It's a thing........
ReplyDeleteKerri, As a kid I played a lot of sport – mostly basketball – and even though I knew it made no sense I was incredibly superstitious. I had lucky socks, lucky briefs etc...
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately at the moment I have nothing which is able to imbue good fortune into my life! *Sigh*
I have a beautiful crystal that my husband found when we were on holiday....I wear it when ever I need support...and miss it when ever I don't wear it....it may be superstitious....but there is energy in that too!
ReplyDeleteLol - who isn't superstitious? I seem to have attached meaning to my pot plants of late. A pot plant my ex-boyfriend gave me died - which I think means that it is truly over. My rose bush only seems to bloom when things are going well in my love life - its looking pretty sick at the moment... shall I go on?
ReplyDeleteMy carry-on luggage clatters and clangs from the noise of my good luck charms when I fly. From an amethyst crystal ball my first boyfriend gave me, to an old watch that no longer works that I wore 20 years ago when I back-packed around Europe. Once I was sitting on a plane about to take off when I realised I had forgotten them. I got drunk...and we landed safely. So now I've decided that getting drunk when I fly also brings me good luck. (It's my story and I'm sticking to it.)
ReplyDeleteI always look both ways before crossing a road...that's the closest I get to having a superstition...unlike most superstitions, this one actually works..
ReplyDeleteI wore my lucky undies to Cam's regional swimming finals yesterday. Lucky undies, that is- not to be confused with my get-lucky undies.
ReplyDeleteThought for sure it was gonna be the nutella necklace...
ReplyDeleteI was superstitious when I was pregnant about not buying too much for the baby before he arrived. Like only getting the bare minimum, close to the end of my pregnancy, meant everything would go well. Sounds mad written down but it was comforting at the time. And it all did go well so now I can pretend it really works.
ReplyDeleteMy Irish nanna and my part Irish Mum always taught me never to open an umbrella inside the house, never to put shoes on the table and always to have the opening of the pillowcases facing into the middle of the bed. All of these things are good luck if you follow the rules.
ReplyDeleteIt's all subconcious for me, but when Miss 3 tried to open her first umbrella and we were indoors, I almost had a stress attack. Poor kid - she thinks her Mummy is freakin' nuts!
It is lovely and it is working if you think it is. I have gargoyles.
ReplyDeleteI think you should buy a back-up Hamsa, like the back up sleep toys we have for our kids. I am absolutely superstitious. When I go to important meetings, I have to take one particular handbag. It has power ju-ju or something. I have an original Millenium Falcon which I believe to be my lucky charm.
ReplyDeleteThe belief has been around since early times and spans across Christianity (Hand of Mary), Judaism (Hand of Miriam), and Islam (Hand of Fatima). The belief is still alive well until now and that, I believe, means something. :)
ReplyDeleteEvil Eye Jewelry by AlfredAndVincent.com
When I was younger my mom bought me a horse angel pin that i used to wear during all my competitions. The first time i wore it I won, so I made sure that I had it every subsequent time. I still have it to this day, but it only comes out when I feel I really need good luck
ReplyDeleteI'm way superstitious but I don't have a good luck charm. However if I'm not wearing my rings I feel naked. I didn't wear them for 7 weeks while travelling in South America and even at the end of that I felt like I was missing something. Best thing in the world was to get home and put them on again.
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