I don't particularly consider myself a superstitious person. However, I do think it's kind of fun to occassionally play into the hype. For example, today is Friday the 13th. I love to go see a scary movie on Friday the 13th because it just feels festive and there is slightly more excitement and anticipation on a day like today. In the past, my college roommates and I would go rent the entire series of the Friday the 13th movies and watch them all night, or Nightmare on Elm Street, etc... I never watch those kinds of movies on any other day of the year, except for Friday the 13th.
I love how we, as humans, have attached so many stigmas to things in this world. Yesterday in my Native American literature class, we looked at Route 66 and how there were portions of the highway that were very close to Indian reservations. However, the branch that broke away from the original Route 66 was called Highway 666...the Devil's highway. So the story goes that there have been all kinds of crazy deaths and horrific accidents along that stretch of the highway because of it's number. There is poetry written about the horrors that took place along Highway 666.
That's not to say I don't believe in the presence of evil spirits. What I DO believe in, on the other hand, is the power that we, as humans, have to rid ourselves of those spirits or those circumstances. I don't think we give ourselves enough credit or realize our full spiritual potential. I CHOOSE to not allow those evil spirits to be in my presence. I choose to fill my being with uplifting and enlightening spirits. And that is a power and ability that all humans inherently possess. We just don't all tap into it or acknowledge it.
If I want to go see a scary movie on Friday the 13th, or drive along Highway 666, I will do it and live to tell the tale. Because I don't feed into the hype or the superstitious stigmas that humans have attached to those experiences. I will not become possessed by evil spirits or play "chicken" on the highway with the devil. I think I would probably stop for a moment to acknowledge those that did live the horrors of the highway, but not allow them to take me over.
It is possible, and many times very necessary for humans to let go of their human side and tap into their spiritual side. The saying goes, "We are spiritual beings having a human experience." So, I say, stop allowing your humanness to control you. That is a choice that you have made, whether it be conscious or subconscious, you made that choice. Get back in touch with the spiritual side of you that is suffocating and CHOOSE to fill your life with quality people and uplifting spirits. All you have to do is call on them....believe me, they are there.....
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