Superstitions

Do you believe in some superstitions?

Growing up with a large family of relatives from New Orleans that were involved in all types of magical adventures made life very interesting for me. Many things were said that scared us children, but I realise now they were shared to protect us from some evil that existed or used just to get us to go to bed. Depending where you grew up, you may be able to share some of the stories or superstitions you may have been exposed to during your life. Quite often superstition is commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, prophecy, and certain spiritual beings.

As a young boy, every summer and school holiday was spent in New Orleans or other parts of Louisiana with my mother’s 12 brothers and sisters. I loved being with them, but I must tell you that every single one of them were involved in magical practices. As children we called them witches and warlocks. I never remembered them doing anything harmful to anyone, but they would perform many spells to protect us children from evilness. None of us really understood what or who evilness was, but we listened and paid close attention, especially me, the very curious one. They spent much of their time providing readings or fortune telling for people in the town. It included tarot card and tea leaf readings, palm reading and talking to spirits that had passed on with messages for their loved ones…