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Superstition – Are You Superstitious?
by Eric Maple
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In Superstition – Are You Superstitious? Eric Maple, who has previously delved into the realms of witchcraft and demonology, now explores in detail the intriguing world of superstition. He begins with its origins in ancient civilizations and ends with scientific explanations. Surprisingly, people are far more superstitious in today's technological age than ever before.
Superstitions do not merely consist of avoiding ladders, throwing pinches of salt over the left shoulder, or joining some group in which occultism is practiced. In simple terms, they indicate an acceptance of the existence of powers that are superior to the human will.
The author presents an interesting discussion of spirits that pervade the house and garden. You will be amazed to learn about fire-lighting superstitions, the theory of passing another on the stairs, sleepers who insist that their heads and feet must lie in a north-south direction, the car-washing fetish, distress symptoms of burning leaves, and jealous emotions of roses.
Throughout the book you will read about the myths concerning pregnant women and magical medicine; symbols of marriage and courtship; mysterious beliefs held by actors, shopkeepers and industrial workers; attitudes about the human body and clothes; rural superstitions, including the secrets of horses, pigs, birds, spiders, bees, and trees; rites of life at sea; and, of course, the well known rabbit's foot charm.
After presenting each superstition, Mr. Maple tells where it got its roots and how it has overlapped its original boundary and spread in unexpected directions. He touches on psychic powers, briefly discussing supernatural rites, clairvoyance and The Witch Cult.
An interesting conclusion to this volume are two chapters: The Lore of Many Lands, which features superstitions existing in other countries of the world, and Superstition and the Great, which highlights historically famous people who were influenced by fears of what fate might hold in store for them.
Superstition – Are You Superstitious?, with it's many photographs, provides stimulating and informative reading of a mystical subject that extends backward in time to the dawn of human development.
Superstition – Are You Superstitious?
200 pages, photographs....$2.00 |
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