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Ritual and superstition.

on 11/25/2013
Posts: 3110

Many people have daily rituals, some refer to them as quirks, or their "thing" ....its "what they do".
Some people lock themselves into certain routines, which are in themselves "ritual".
Whether it is for comforts sake, a distinct dislike of change, or an OCD..... ritual makes up some important aspects of the human psyche.

Add to that, superstition ...and sometimes , a revealing picture emerges of the subconcious.

So.....how many of you have certain "rituals", that you adhere to within your lives?.

Would changing these rituals create a void that must be filled immediately? .... or would you be content and at peace to just let them go?

Are any of you superstitious?.....

And do any of the rituals in your lives, tie into past trauma or incidents that bought about large changes?

and..is santa claus really black????.

on 11/25/2013
Posts: 10218
Ritual and superstition.

I used to be a mess of rituals and compulsions. Thankfully I have (mostly) escaped that.

Had specific ways of washing my hands, organizing the world to an imaginary grid, keeping volume divisible by five, had to make sure everything was symmetrical, couldn't step on cracks, the list goes on. I was a mess.

on 11/25/2013
Posts: 977
Ritual and superstition.

Sitting outside before bed helps settle my mind and fall asleep easier.  Definitely a ritual.

Can't think of any superstitions at the moment.

And Saint Klaus is only black if you leave coal in your fireplace.

on 11/25/2013
Posts: 3110
Ritual and superstition.

Are there still rituals you engage in on a lesser level these days TC?

 

on 11/25/2013
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Ritual and superstition.

I'm not superstitious and I don't have any rituals. Hell, I hate routine as it is.

on 11/25/2013
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Ritual and superstition.

Usually my "rituals" returning is my first warning symptom that I ought to take Zinc. When able to resist the urges to follow them, I find it healthier for my state of mind to avoid routines. I still practice aspects of my older ways of thinking at times, and I still worry about my body being weighted evenly with an equal number of objects on each side to feel "right".

Otherwise I guess I still have various status check rituals, like my body-check routine before heading out the door to make sure I have everything, but that's pretty common.

I never attached superstitions to them though, it was just the difference between right and wrong.

on 11/25/2013
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Ritual and superstition.

 

by Lycan

and..is santa claus really black????.

Yes, Santa is black for sure. Who else could break into so many houses in one night...

on 11/25/2013
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Ritual and superstition.

 

by Thrill Kill

 

by Lycan

and..is santa claus really black????.

Yes, Santa is black for sure. Who else could break into so many houses in one night...

 lol you so funny sometimes TK.

on 11/25/2013
Posts: 3110
Ritual and superstition.

Not even ONE ritual TK?

I get the routine thing, but Im willing to bet there is at least one thing that you do that could be classed as ritualistic.

 

on 11/25/2013
Posts: 3110
Ritual and superstition.

Can you explain further?

 

Sitting outside, is that the ritual itself?, or is there something that accompanies that.

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