Witch warns of Curse Stone power

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Witch warns of Curse Stone power
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Tue, 03-08-2005 - 11:03pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/4328259.stm

from the article:

"A white witch has warned against removing a city centre sculpture inscribed with a Scottish curse.

Since the Cursing Stone was placed in Carlisle, the city has suffered floods, foot-and-mouth disease, job losses and a goal famine for the football team.

Now the city council is considering destroying the stone, to try to bring the run of bad luck to an end.

But Kevin Carlyon, high priest of the British White Witches, says that would only increase belief in its power.

I think there are enough rational people on the council to make sure there's no chance of it being destroyed

He said: "A curse can only work if people believe in it. I think at the moment the sculpture is a nice piece of history, but if the council destroys it, they would be showing their belief in the curse. ...."

What do you think about curses? Are they only powerful if you allow them to be, in your mind? Or are they powerful in their own right, whether you believe in them or not?

Gypsy



Blessings,

Gypsy

)O(



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Registered: 04-22-2003
Wed, 03-09-2005 - 5:53pm

I don't believe in curses in my own life, but the psychological power of being cursed has been shown over and over to deeply affect the cursed if they believe in it.


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Registered: 09-11-2004
Wed, 03-09-2005 - 6:38pm

ITA. I am personally not superstitious. I believe we can create are realities. Good or bad. This would also include our "perception" of it. I think things like curses can also be a way people explain the things that happen in their lives...as if to blame it. Often forget the "good" that is happening all the time. Unfortunately we like to blame the bad on something "outside" ourselves, but easily accept the good as something "we" created. And sometimes things "just" happen.


~Kristin

 

"In short, all good things in life are wild and free."  ~Thoreau

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 03-09-2005 - 7:05pm
OK, so if I'm reading this right, the curse was specifically directed at the 'reivers' that were blamed for causing problems 500 years ago, not at the town as a whole. So even for those that believe in it's power, it would still only be affecting that particular group. As far as whether curses have any power... only if you let them.