Fetishes and superstitions
 

okay so fetishes are cool right? but do you have one?
Fetish

–noun
1. an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.
2. any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion: to make a fetish of high grades.
3. Psychology. any object or nongenital part of the body that causes a habitual erotic response or fixation.
Also, fetich.

we cover the third definition here often but do you have any fetishes in the sense of the first two?

What are your good luck charms and superstitions?


Kyttn

I have a few supersitions that are historical to sailing. For example I have an old coin mounted under the mast of my Sail boat, I would never change the name of a boat it's bad luck, and I avoid sleeping with married women as it brings bad luck or worse

I have also heard of that superstition!

hate friday the 13 and love even numbers when playing games and such..

We even have it here in Oz.

I have a fetish (1), a lucky charm. I don't carry it, just need to know where it is. It's a tektite which is "splash" from a meteorite. It's an earth object which has been to space and back.

I'm very superstitious. But it's numbers like 3,11, 33 or actions I take. I do have a string of japa mala that bring me comfort but it's more spiritual that superstition but some would argue they are one in the same.

My cousin who is very into swords names all of his practice blades following ancient tradition. He does it partly because of the Japanese believing that the sword is the soul of the warrior carrying it.

1.an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.

I feel an awe in my spirit when I allow the habitation of dark chocolate to unleash it's magical potency within my body.

2. any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion: to make a fetish of high grades.

This is exactly how I feel about my Hitachi :brows:

I've been regularly bowing to the Full moon and making wishes since a school friend taught me to when I was about ten.

I also hate uneven numbers.

Friday the 13th came on Sunday this month!

(Apologies to the late Walt Kelly & "Pogo")

LMAO ^^^ Zoid :roflmao:


How is it possible I missed this thread? :wobbly:

Maybe it was that I didn't understand the question. As a person blessed with a certain attraction,:tongue: I'm trying to find one of those definitions that WOULDN'T apply. :shrug:

I have several, I amafraid. Recently my biggest fetish has been cycling...I do it all the time and I got a new bike that I LOVE.

I'm not terribly superstitious, but I don't exactly invite disaster either. For instance, I avoid walking under ladders (but I think that's common sense).