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What Happens When Belief Fails?
Getting Past Denial to Acknowledgement
There’s a father and son at a wishing well tossing in coins to wish for something good. Will the wishes come true? No, but it’s a fun form of escape that doesn’t cost too much.
This next person believes that if he crosses the path of a black cat, then something bad will happen to him.
Black Cat Superstitions
Most people have heard of the superstition regarding a black cat crossing your path. That is derived from European folklore claiming that a black cat crossing one’s path by moonlight often signified death by epidemic. More than likely, a black cat crossing your path simply means the cat is going somewhere! Another superstition, quoted in various excerpts and one that’s particularly interesting here in Las Vegas, is that “the gambling world believes that if, while traveling to a casino, a black cat crosses your road or…
