Monday, August 9, 2010

SUPERSTITIOUS + BELIEF

Yin Yang
The symbol of Yin Yang refers to two direct opposites that compliment each other such as: Black and white, Male and female, Light and Dark, Hot and cold etc.

4 leaf clover
The four leaf clover is a symbol of Superstition and belief as it is rare to find one, and believed if found will bring luck. The theory behind it is the first leaf represents hope, the second faith, the third love and the fourth luck.


Buddha
Buddha does not represent a superstition but a belief of Buddhism. He is referred to as a god in other religions such as Hinduism.
Eternal life
The belief of eternal life is the concept of living in a physical or spiritual state for an infinite length of time. People base this as their belief in order to reach higher spiritual levels.

Eye of providence
The all seeing eye or eye of providence can be seen as a symbol of God. It can be tracked back to Egyptian Mythology and has repeated itself through most religions if not all up until today. This makes it one of the worlds most powerful symbols and contradicts the idea of Superstition completely. It is most commonly seen in modern society on the American One dollar bill.

Superstition is defined as: a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief. The images displayed show the symbols which people base these beliefs around.

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