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  • How to Cleanse Negative Energy From Your Home of Bad Luck

    Cleaning the home once a week is a task lots of people undertake. However, shining surfaces and sweeping debris does not necessarily cleanse your home of the negative energy of bad luck. Unhappy experiences, caustic encounters with people and just general drudgery can build up in your home making it feel like a negative environment rather than your peaceful sanctuary. Rid your home of bad luck and negative energy by using an ancient technique called smudging. It will take less time than scrubbing your floors and will restore positive energy to your little piece of the world.

  • Hex Sign Symbolism

    Hex signs have been seen as far back as up to three centuries ago, and are still seen today as a celebration of folk art and as part of the history of our forefathers and ancestors.

  • Why Is it Bad Luck to Walk Under a Ladder?

    Seamlessly woven into everyday life, superstitions outlast culture after culture. For centuries, passers-by have avoided walking under ladders for fear of attracting bad luck. This superstition arises from a variety of historical theories.

  • How to Reverse Bad Luck

    Luck is one of those things that if you believe in it, you can make a day, week or longer all seem good or all bad. When you're having good times you believe luck is on your side, but when times go bad you blame it on luck. When you're having a bout of bad luck, here's how to change it back to good.

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