Omens

[Skeptic sister]

I've encountered a lot of really neat "omens" and superstitions about sightings/happenings/occurences .... a Welsh tidbit about finding a bird in your home but having no idea of how it got in: someone you love is about to die.

Some of the older families in the British Isles have haints of warning that come, Banshees or howling dogs, fish jumping in a certain river....

I've spotted a FLOCK of bald eagles in a soaring pattern near my home, something that made my jaw drop in awe... symbolically, well, let's just say that's huge!

What sorts of "omens" do you know of? Share?

 

[Katie]

I've heard about dreaming about your teeth would mean someone near to you is going to die and to avoid it you should flip your pillow. Something like that, I think I'm mixing them up now.

 

[Pegasus]

Here are some interesting ones I found: If an arrowhead is worn as an amulet, it can ward off evil. Unwelcome company may come and pay you a visit if a broom falls in your home. I am not sure how to make this into an amulet, but pine cones can also help ward off evil.

 

[Nadai]

I know a lot of deam omens, but one that I always thought was interesting is that if you dream of a bear it can mean either that a friend will betray you or that you will have to make a difficult decision concerning work.
This is one that I know very well because I had such an insane dream about a bear that it made me want to look it up. Before I got a chance to I discovered a coworker of mine stealing money! A while later I bought a book to enterprit dreams and the first one I looked up was the bear and guess what I found!
I've also heard that if you split a pole, meaning you walk on one side and someone else walks on the other, it's bad luck. I do this all the time, usually unintentionally; if you do split the pole you're both supposed to go back and walk by the pole again without splitting it.

 

[Myrddin]

Here's one:
I have heard that if you sight a large black dog, called a Grim, it means that the witness will die sometime in the next few days. Of course, I have also heard that if you see a vampire, you will soon lose your soul, and become one yourself. This has never yet happened, and I have seen many a vampire (albeit, on television).