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  2. Huh? If Your Right Eye Is Twitching, There Could Be a ... - AOL

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    The right eye twitching is often seen as a superstition or sign of energy shifts or disturbances in the spiritual and physiological realms. ... Here's What It Means Spiritually When Your Left Hand ...

  3. Islam and magic - Wikipedia

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    Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292–1350), a disciple of Ibn Taimiyya, who became the major source for Wahhabism, entirely disregards magic, including exorcisms, as superstition. [51] Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792), founder of Wahhabism, considered sorcery as one of the few sins where killing was a "divinely sanctioned punishment".

  4. Superstition in Islamic tradition - Wikipedia

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    Some of the popular superstitions in India and Pakistan included that black cats crossing one's path will bring bad luck, a crow's cawing announces the surprise arrival of guests, [43] [irrelevant citation] [44] consuming dairy products with seafood will cause skin diseases, itchy palms means presage monetary gains, resting under trees after ...

  5. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    Placing chopsticks straight up in a bowl of rice in Chinese and Japanese culture is reminiscent of food offerings left for the dead. [22] Ravens, crows and magpies [16]: 385–386, 243, 386 Saying the word "Macbeth" or wishing someone "Good Luck" while inside a theatre [23] The substitutions "The Scottish Play" and "Break a leg" are used instead.

  6. Blepharospasm - Wikipedia

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    Particularly when associated with dry eyes, blepharospasm may be relieved with warm compresses, eye drops, and eye wipes. [40] [41] A Japanese study showed that warm compresses containing menthol were more effective in increasing tear film. [42] Drugs used to treat blepharospasm are anticholinergics, benzodiazepines, baclofen, and tetrabenazine ...

  7. Apotropaic magic - Wikipedia

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    Eyes were often painted to ward off the evil eye. An exaggerated apotropaic eye or a pair of eyes were painted on Greek drinking vessels called kylikes from the 6th century BCE up until the end of the end of the classical period. The exaggerated eyes may have been intended to prevent evil spirits from entering the mouth while drinking.

  8. List of superstitions - Wikipedia

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    A superstition is "a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation" or "an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition."

  9. Superstition in Russia - Wikipedia

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    If your right eye itches, you're going to be happy soon. If your left eye itches, you'll be sad. [6] If your lips itch, you'll be kissing someone soon. [6] If your right hand itches, you're going to get money soon. It sometimes means you're going to greet someone. If your left hand itches, you're going to give someone money. [6]