superstitions,good luck charms,dowsing,you name it

[rocky raccoon]

How many of ya'll use this?I myself am guilty of feng shui,also used to carry a good luck charm, 1876 trade dollar.....did not find it,bought it,would take it w/me anywhere I needed luck.....hey whatever works......anybody else

 

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[gord]

I gave up on good-luck charms about age 5, as soon as I realized where my `lucky rabbit`s foot` had to have come from - if the rabbit wasn`t lucky, how could I be.

 

[AU24K]

"Luck" is for those fortunate enough to stumble through life with a plentitude of fortuitous outcomes.

For the rest of us, "luck" is what is defined as seeking opportunities, recognizing opportunities and negotiating opportunities.
I smile and call that "hard luck." 8)

My Best,
Scott

 

[rocky raccoon]

You have to believe in yourself. sun tzu

 

[spartacus53]

rocky, I think you should turn the horseshoe up, so the luck doesn't run out.

After all, that is a big part of that superstition

 

[rocky raccoon]

hey its an irish thing,won't let me spin it

 

[Michigan Badger]

All good luck charms, religious icons, voodoo items, idols, etc., are only trinkets with no intrinsic powers. This is not to say that they have no meaning, function, or influence.

All charms, be they religious or secular, are like sights on a gun. They assist the human mind to focus on one specific target, goal, or idea. The gun sight has no powers of its own but it takes the thoughts of the mind and concentrates them in one specific place (the target). This is sort of like taking a magnifying glass and focusing the sun's rays to a tiny very hot dot.

Think of it this way, we're always aware of time. But when we see a clock we suddenly are able to bring all those scattered thoughts of time together and see time in reality. Suddenly the invisible and fragmented thoughts of time become focused and visible in the mind.

A good luck charm is sort of a crutch for the purpose of assisting the mind to focus upon a certain goal or objective. The charm has no powers of its own but it may help the THer to concentrate on the desired find (treasure) and thus potentially improve the THer's skill level. This could be helpful in causing the THer to work harder. When the mind rambles, we tend to get bored easily and thus quit too early or not be aggressive enough (not thoroughly cover an area). When our minds are totally fixed on a specific thing our productiveness in that area is greatly improved.

 

[rocky raccoon]

very good analogy

 

[RGINN]

Horseshoe turned up to keep the luck in; or turned down to spread the luck through the house. I would mount mine sideways. Some of my family have a lot of superstitions. Among them, I adhere to the one about it being bad luck to give someone a knife. They have to give you a token payment for it, penny, nickel, whatever. Maybe that comes from years ago you might have been in dire straits if you lost your knife or gave it away. We have so many cultures in the family history, I'm not sure which one that comes from.