Superstition Collection (page 3)

German made playing card: the jack is represented under the grotesque features of a goggle hunchback
FGL5489045 German made playing card: the jack is represented under the grotesque features of a goggle hunchback and dirty nose wearing objects against the evil eye

Esoterism: a plague protection amulet consisting of Hebrew formulas and symbols of the Kabbalah (cabal) and magic
FGL5482941 Esoterism: a plague protection amulet consisting of Hebrew formulas and symbols of the Kabbalah (cabal) and magic

Cabala: Protection Against The Plague, 16th century (engraving)
7272467 Cabala: Protection Against The Plague, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: CABALA Design of amulet drawn from'Shaar has-Yichoud'di Haim Vital, XVI sec)

The brick " The Stone" command by Captain Rebuffa assaulted by a hurricane on 2/07/1822. Ex voto
JEB4879970 The brick " The Stone" command by Captain Rebuffa assaulted by a hurricane on 2/07/1822. Ex voto. Painting by Antoine Roux (1765-1835). 1822

Hundred years war: " King Edward III of England vows that he will make peace
ELD4872506 Hundred years war: " King Edward III of England vows that he will make peace, 1360 - After rejecting offers for peace during the Hundred Years War a great thunderstorm frightened

Puritan: Conviction of an accused judge for heresie in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, United States, 17th century
NWI4959722 Puritan: Conviction of an accused judge for heresie in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, United States, 17th century

Tartar Woman making a Tsi, sacrificing the spirit of the door to prevent misfortune entering
FLO4590114 Tartar Woman making a Tsi, sacrificing the spirit of the door to prevent misfortune entering. Buddhist or Fo sect, Lao-Kiun

Saint Philomene (291-304), virgin and martyrdom of the Catholic Church, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4298098 Saint Philomene (291-304), virgin and martyrdom of the Catholic Church, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: she was the object of worship from 1805 to 1961)

Botany. Four leaf clover, amulet. Postcard, France, 1909
2636237 Botany. Four leaf clover, amulet. Postcard, France, 1909.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Botanique. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

Four-leaf clocer, amulet, 1909 (postcard)
1996168 Four-leaf clocer, amulet, 1909 (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: Botany. Four leaf clover, amulet. Postcard, France, 1909. Private collection); Photo © CCI.

Astrology (engraving)
8672857 Astrology (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Astrology. Illustration from Geschichte der Deutschen Kultur)

Do You Know: Why were tankards originally glass-bottomed? (colour litho)
8668134 Do You Know: Why were tankards originally glass-bottomed? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why were tankards originally glass-bottomed)

Popular Superstitions: Spilling the salt (colour litho)
8668725 Popular Superstitions: Spilling the salt (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spilling the salt)

Popular Superstitions: Putting on the left shoe before the right (colour litho)
8668723 Popular Superstitions: Putting on the left shoe before the right (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Putting on the left shoe before the right)

Popular Superstitions: Thirteen at table (colour litho)
8668720 Popular Superstitions: Thirteen at table (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thirteen at table)

Popular Superstitions: Whistling for a wind (colour litho)
8668717 Popular Superstitions: Whistling for a wind (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whistling for a wind)

Popular Superstitions: Under the mistletoe (colour litho)
8668713 Popular Superstitions: Under the mistletoe (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Under the mistletoe)

Popular Superstitions: The Magpie (colour litho)
8668740 Popular Superstitions: The Magpie (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Magpie)

The mascot of the Irish Guards (colour photo)
8668609 The mascot of the Irish Guards (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The mascot of the Irish Guards)

Jansenist convulsionary (or Saint Medard) (Works of convulsions) in the 18th century
ELD4846067 Jansenist convulsionary (or Saint Medard) (Works of convulsions) in the 18th century: " experience of catalepsy and ansensitivities of a convulsionary

Indians of America: Shaman dance of Indians inside a long house to heal the sick. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4898120 Indians of America: Shaman dance of Indians inside a long house to heal the sick. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Indians of America)

The Three Mats Boat: The Three Sisters. Wish made by the crew of the brick goelette Uranie and Virginia, Cne Morello
JEB4880014 The Three Mats Boat: The Three Sisters. Wish made by the crew of the brick goelette Uranie and Virginia, Cne Morello, assaulted by a gale of O.N.O. by the 43¡3 'lat.n

Civilization of Antiquity: Battle between Cambyse II and Psammetic III in 525 BC
NWI4912049 Civilization of Antiquity: Battle between Cambyse II and Psammetic III in 525 BC. During the siege of Peluse (Egypt), Cambyse imagined a ploy to overcome the resistance of the city

Magical lantern projection session at the end of the 18th century. The Fantascope produced by the Belgian aeronautical
PCT4259569 Magical lantern projection session at the end of the 18th century. The Fantascope produced by the Belgian aeronautical physicist Etienne-Gaspard Robert (known as Robertson 1763-1837)

A pelerin (with walking stick, bell and amulets) for the traditional ascent of Mount Fuji
CSO4979795 A pelerin (with walking stick, bell and amulets) for the traditional ascent of Mount Fuji, in front of a painted decor - Pilgrim going up Fujiyama - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo;

The great comet seen in Paris October 17, 1882, engraving by P. Fouche
1729395 The great comet seen in Paris October 17, 1882, engraving by P. Fouche; (add.info.: The great comet seen in Paris october 17, 1882, engraving by P. Fouche).

"Allhallow-Eve" - a sketch in Kilkenny by Edmund Fitzpatrick, 1858. Creator: Unknown
"Allhallow-Eve" - a sketch in Kilkenny by Edmund Fitzpatrick, 1858. Allhallow-eve (1st of November)...is the night of all others on which the Irish peasantry believe that ghosts, witches

Monsters and mythical creatures, 1489. Creator: Unknown
Monsters and mythical creatures, 1489. Illustration from "De lamiis et phitonicis mulieribus" (translated as "Of Witches and Diviner Women")

L'Empereur du Maroc consultant le celèbre sorcier Desbarolles, 1859. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Empereur du Maroc consultant le celebre sorcier Desbarolles, 1859. The Emperor of Morocco consulting the famous sorcerer Desbarolles

Scene from "Macbeth", at the Princess Theatre, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Scene from "Macbeth", at the Princess Theatre, 1858. London stage production, showing...the Witch-Cauldron Scene...in the superb revival of "Macbeth

Sleeping Beauty. Creator: Schwind, Moritz Ludwig, von (1804-1871)
Sleeping Beauty. Private Collection

Omen in the flight of birds, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
Omen in the flight of birds, 1742-1801. Romulus and Remus are looking for an omen in a flight of birds. The number of birds determines which of the twins has the right to found a city

The expulsion of the prodigal son, c.1540-c.1550. Creator: Cornelis Anthonisz
The expulsion of the prodigal son, c.1540-c.1550. The son (Filius Prodigus) is driven out by poverty (Paupertas), while superstition (Superstitio) and heresy (Haeresis)

"The Jordan" Epiphany Custom at St. Petersburg, 1856. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
"The Jordan" Epiphany Custom at St. Petersburg, 1856. Ceremony...in commemoration of the baptism of Christ, on the 6th of January, on the ice of the Neva

Winter in Norway - from a picture by Adolphe Tidemand, 1856. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
Winter in Norway - from a picture by Adolphe Tidemand, 1856. With Christmas begin the national festivals...During this season all work is stopped...and the feasts are celebrated with the hospitality

Midsummer's Eve. Sick People Asleep upon the Grave of St. Helena at Tisvilde, 1847. Creator: Jorgen Sonne
Midsummer's Eve. Sick People Asleep upon the Grave of St. Helena at Tisvilde, 1847

L'eau bénite ou le diable chassé d'une église (Holy water or The devil chased out of church)
L'eau benite ou le diable chasse d'une eglise (Holy water or The devil chased out of church). Found in the collection of the Musee du Grand Siecle

Le feu du ciel, 1832. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)
Le feu du ciel, 1832. Found in the collection of the Maison de Victor Hugo

Sketch for the church of Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis : The Serpent of Airain, c.1819. Creator: Constantin-Louis-Félix Smith
Sketch for the church of Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis : The Serpent of Airain, c.1819. Moses and the Brazen Serpent. Yahweh instructed Moses to erect a bronze effigy of a serpent on a pole

Les diables froids (The Cold Devils), 1905. Creator: Rops, Félicien (1833-1898)
Les diables froids (The Cold Devils), 1905. Private Collection

The Magician (Cave of Eternity), ca 1594. Creator: Goltzius, Hendrick (1558-1617)
The Magician (Cave of Eternity), ca 1594. Private Collection

Ceremony of the Blessing of the Sea, at Ostend, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ceremony of the Blessing of the Sea, at Ostend [in Belgium], 1854....the annual ceremony of Blessing the Sea...is usually performed on St

Brownie by a Fireplace, 1909. Creator: Bauer, John (1882-1918)
Brownie by a Fireplace, 1909. Found in the collection of the Goteborg Konstmuseum

The Synod at Thurles - the Procession from the College to the Cathedral, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Synod at Thurles [in Ireland] - the Procession from the College to the Cathedral, 1850. Clergy in a...procession from the College to the Cathedral

Illustration for "Mr. Fox?, from English Fairy Tales, 1890. Creator: Batten, John Dickson (1860-1932)
Illustration for "Mr. Fox?, from English Fairy Tales, 1890. Private Collection

Illustration for "Mr. Fox?, from English Fairy Tales, 1890. Creator: Batten, John Dickson (1860-1932)
Illustration for "Mr. Fox?, from English Fairy Tales, 1890. Private Collection

The Frog Princess. Illustration from the book The Parade by Gleeson White, 1897. Creator: Dearmer, Mabel (1872-1915)
The Frog Princess. Illustration from the book The Parade by Gleeson White, 1897. Private Collection

The Frog Princess. Illustration from the book The Parade by Gleeson White, 1897. Creator: Dearmer, Mabel (1872-1915)
The Frog Princess. Illustration from the book The Parade by Gleeson White, 1897. Private Collection

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"Unraveling the Threads of Superstition: From Wicker Man to Divine Amulets" Superstition, a captivating realm where belief and folklore intertwine, has long fascinated humanity. Like pieces of a puzzle scattered across time and cultures, various hints shed light on this enigmatic subject. The iconic UK One Sheet poster of "The Wicker Man (1973)" beckons us into a world where ancient rituals and pagan beliefs collide with modern sensibilities. A chilling reminder that they can still hold sway over our lives. In France, the notion that good wine brings luck takes center stage as the rugby team prepares to face their Irish rivals. With glasses raised high, they hope for fortune's favor on the field. Across borders in Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape, we glimpse an intricate tapestry woven with hidden meanings. Each proverb carries its own superstitious weight, reminding us that wisdom often hides behind seemingly ordinary words. A 4-Leaf Clover by Barde captures nature's lucky charm; its rarity symbolizing hope against all odds. As we stumble upon it amidst life's chaos, we dare to dream of serendipitous moments yet to come. Francisco de Goya's haunting masterpiece "Witches Sabbath" transports us deep into the heart of darkness where superstitions thrive unchecked. The artist invites us to confront our fears and question what lies beyond reason's grasp. Amidst Edinburgh's bustling Royal Mile stands St Giles Cathedral adorned with Heart of Midlothian paving stones mosaic – an emblematic tribute rooted in local lore. Stepping carefully upon these stones is said to bring good fortune or ward off ill fate for those who believe. Men-an-tol standing stones whisper secrets from ancient times when mystical energies were harnessed through sacred rituals. These silent sentinels remind us how deeply ingrained they are within human history.