Am I Superstitious?

First, I’ll have to look up as to exactly what superstition means: Superstitious describes a belief in supernatural causality—that specific actions, objects, or omens.

I fully believe there are events that occur in our world that we don’t truly understand. Carl Jung coined the term “synchronicity” to explain events that occur seemingly without one causing the other in such a way that can’t be readily explained. So it’s not a far fetch for me to think there may be connections with events, dates, objects, people and the like that can’t readily be explained.

I guess the real question comes when one considers how that belief in a superstition might affect a person’s everyday life. If it’s a superstition that has a positive effect or perhaps no effect in a person’s life, then I see no harm. If, however, it leads to the person leading a less fulfilling life, then that becomes problematic. Just because it affects a person in a negative manner, doesn’t mean it’s not real.

I would say that I do have a limited belief in superstitions. There are connections between the seen and unseen worlds. And while I don’t have scientific proof that there is a cause/effect relationship, I think that very well might be the case.

David Lee