Thirteen, lucky for some, silly superstition for others. But many of us have some kind of superstition, a little something perhaps, or a life time of huge limitations … Black cats have suffered at times from people’s fear of what they may cause to happen, and superstition may teach us to be careful around ladders, which isn’t a bad thing, is it?
Letting superstitions rule your life though, is not a good thing. The truth is that coincidences can become confused with cause and result, and actual truth gets thrown away, in place of superstitions – mistaken beliefs.
If you have any thoughts about superstitions, why not write about them poetically, because on this thirteenth day of February, SUPERSTITION is the word of the day. And if you see a four leaf clover in the lawn today, you’ve obviously been on the grass!
I have some horseshoes around the place outside, one hanging on a fence, but I don’t hold to the idea these discarded rusted items will bring any particular ‘good luck’. And if someone around me sneezes, I may well say ‘Bless you’, even though I don’t believe I’m preventing the devil from stealing that person’s soul.
I’m a realist, in the main, and can be cynical, but try not to be in a bad way. I like to think on it as being careful about the truth of things. So, superstitions are things we might inherit, simply because of the society we live in, or they may come to us through trying to make sense of our life experience.
They idea of ‘Superstition’ certainly has attracted the attention of songwriters and musicians over the years. From Stevie Wonder back in the seventies, to more modern times, superstition is a common theme in the songs we hear.
Finding the reason why things happen is such a human thing to do. Do Owls have any thoughts about full moons, or do they just get on with their normal night time things, but with more light? Who knows, not I, that’s for sure.
It’s time to drag out your superstitions, dust them off, and get writing!
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 