Amulets, the I Ching and superstitions

 For my birthday yesterday,

 I received many wonderful things,

lots of people singing happy birthday to me,

phone calls and FB well wishes and more.  

 I had a great day out with my friend Karen,

a wonderful lunch at the Tea Tango Fandango,

and then a wonderful quiet dinner at home with my DH.

Karen is full of laughter and so very generous.

She gave me a wonderful bag full of all kinds of goodies,
including a daily gratitude journal and

a few more of the many generous things,

were The I Ching, A Nazar, and a Peruvian Amulet vial....

all very interesting.

She also made the feather pen, as I love feathers!

The journal of gratitude had the lyrics to

Trip Around the Sun by Jimmy Buffet and Martina McBride.

The video is in my previous post if you haven't seen it.

http://inkspillersattic.blogspot.com/2012/03/trip-around-sun-martina-mcbride-jimmy.html

The 'nazar boncugu' is an eye shaped amulet believed to protect against the evil eye.

The vial is made by a curandero  (folk doctor), from the Amazon area of Ayacucho, Peru. 

 Used for protection, health, and luck. 

The I Ching, or Book of Changes

is consulted for sage advice at life's turning points.

These are so interesting!

Am I superstitious, probably to some extent.

I believe we all are.

Have you ever thrown rice at a wedding,

or say God bless you when someone sneezes,

or thrown coins into a fountain......

 those ALL come from old superstitions.

Read this interesting article about superstitions...

you will find you probably have more than you think.

http://www.paralumun.com/asuperstition.htm

I think most of us today have fun with superstitions.

Learning about them is interesting as well.

Savor the Day!

Yvonne