Lucky Charms,Talismans, Religious Icons

A recent visit brought me to this door.

When I was a kid, it was considered lucky to have a rabbit’s foot keychain. Maybe not so lucky for poor rabbit but certainly lucky for the business that produced it. They came in many colors but Mine was white or au natural, nails included. If you rubbed it, luck would be had, although it didn’t help my love life. Maybe I was rubbing the wrong thing.

A friend of mine had a “ Lucky Buddha ” where if you rubbed his belly clockwise luck and happiness would come your way. If only that was all it took, but I’ve seen this statue many time over. Chinese restaurants have a waving cat, sure you’ve seen it and it’s not a clock. Finding a penny heads up brings you luck too.

I went to Catholic school and as you see here, they never run out of things and artifacts to host in good fortune, answer prayers, watch over you and sometimes even act as proxy for something to pray to…Statues, pictures, beads, even water.The list of things goes on and on all the way back to when men worshiped the sun and carried a spiritual animal tooth necklace.The only power they have is the power we give them and that in itself is a little sad.

They say you make your own luck in life. I guess some of us need to reach elsewhere for a little help, from items endowed with supernatural powers, even if those items were made in China.

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