Liber XXIX · Superstitions
Chapter VII
Luck, Omens & Portents
7 min readLuck, Omens and Portents: History of Signs and Lucky CharmsLuck, omens and portents in history: Fortuna, Babylonian omen lists, Roman augury, comets and prodigies, everyday signs and charms like the four-leaf clover.8 min readThe Evil Eye: History of the Belief and Its Protective CharmsThe evil eye from Mesopotamia and Rome to the Bible, Islam and Turkey: what the belief holds, how it was explained, and the charms used against it.