Tag: #Superstition

• Did a Pope Just Hate Cats?

  

  What One Papal Bull Reveals About Where Our Superstitions Actually Come From You knock on wood without thinking about it. You toss salt over your shoulder if you spill it, or you know someone who does. You’ve watched a friend refuse to walk under a ladder, not because they believe in curses exactly, but because,…

  4everparanormal

  July 9, 2026

  Superstitions

  #Culture, #DrBillBrendle, #Folklore, #History, #paranormal, #Psychology, #Religion, #Superstition, #wjbrendle

• The Small Habit You Won’t Admit Matters

  

  Why People Who Don’t Believe in Superstitions Still Follow Them Most people will tell you they don’t believe in superstitions. Academics will explain them as cognitive shortcuts. Scientists will point to pattern recognition, reinforcement, the human need for control when outcomes are uncertain. The explanations are sound. And then, in the right moment, those same…

  4everparanormal

  April 14, 2026

  Uncategorized

  #Belief, #Culture, #DrBillBrendle, #Folklore, #History, #HumanBehavior, #paranormal, #Psychology, #Superstition, #wjbrendle