A
word
that
comes
from
Latin
superstitio,
which
can
be
etymologically
defined
as
attributing
an
occult
and
supernatural
force
to
objects
and
events
that,
by
their
nature,
do
not
possess
it.
With
this
definition,
the
nature
of
superstitions
is
sufficiently
established,
although
there
is
a
saying:
(I don’t believe they exist, but just in case…).
Since
mankind
existed,
there
have
been
countless
beliefs
and
superstitions
that,
in
different
cultures,
and
according
to
their
cultural
level,
have
taken
root
in
one
way
or
another.
Let
us
take
as
an
example
the
famous
treatise
on
witchcraft
“Malleus
Maleficarum.”
During
the
darkest
era
of
the
Middle
Ages,
it
was
used
by
the
Holy
Inquisition
as
a
basis
to
legitimize
repression
of
witches,
demons,
and
all
kinds
of
fiendish
bestiary.
And
it
is
not
well
into
the
19th
century
and
especially
at
the
beginning
of
the
20th
century
that
people
like
Carl
G.
Jung
begin
to
glimpse
the
human
mind
and
its
relationship with what he called the collective unconscious.
The
human
mind
forms
its
own
circumstance,
and
the
object
or
superstitious
belief,
whatever
it
may
be,
acts
as
a
catalyst,
giving
shape
to
the
mirage
in
which
the
world
of
superstition
people
develops,
who,
when
they
are
a
majority,
consolidate
this
collective
unconscious
to
which
Jung
referred.
In
this
context,
the
superstitions
of
broken
mirrors
or
touching
wood
stand
out,
a
tradition
that
comes
from
the
Druids
and
their
sacred
tree,
which
was
touched
once
a
year
so
that
it
would
be
beneficial
to
them,
and
many
other
superstitions:
garlic,
the
four-leaf
clover,
spitting,
salt.
Superstitions
would
deserve
a
treatise
of
their
own,
but
at
a
much
lower
level we will unpack them here.
SUPERSTITIONS (1)