Catholics can slip into superstition without realizing it. Exorcists warn against getting involved in the occult and superstitions since they open the door to powers not of God. In the spirit world, ...

In cultures that use this practice, people knock on wood to ward off bad luck, and welcome in wealth or fortune. In modern times, it's believed that if you knock on wood when making a statement about ...

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Knock on wood or not, superstition appears to have played a positive role in evolution and it continues to affect human behavior. Lucky us. Modern Halloween celebrations focus on fun frights, but ...

Have you ever worn your "lucky" shoes to a job interview, or knocked on wood after saying something hopeful? These types of superstitious actions aren't rational, but many of us do them anyways. Take ...

Superstition is not just about carrying a lucky charm or avoiding ladders; it's about the human condition itself. Superstition is the belief in supernatural causality, where certain actions, objects ...

The number 13, black cats, breaking mirrors, or walking under ladders, may all be things you actively avoid – if you’re anything like the 25% of people in the US who consider themselves superstitious.

Under the Chinese zodiac, 2026 will be the year of “Hinoe-uma” (Fire Horse), which, according to a scientifically baseless superstition, is bad news for newborn females. Hinoe-uma years come around ...