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AQUARIUS

IT IS THE 11TH CONSTELLATION OR SIGN OF THE ZODIAC.
IT SUPPOSEDLY STANDS FOR COLD, RAINSTORMS, FLOODS AND
DARKNESS. IT SEEMS TO BE THOUGHT OF TO BE THE
SOURCE OF ALL THE RIVERS OF THE EARTH.

Submitter comment: I AM INTERESTED IN THIS SUBJECT AND I REMEMBER READING
THIS SOMEWHERE.

Where learned: READING ASTROLOGY

Subject headings: Observation

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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I REALLY DIG ASTROLOGY AND PLAY SOMEWHAT OF A GAME IN
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A PERSON'S SIGN. MY SIGN IS
PISCES, THE FISH. IT IS A WATER SIGN, WHICH IS
CHARACTERIZED BY A FLOWING, SOMEWHAT MYSTICAL SIGN.
WE ARE HIGHLY EMOTIONAL AND IDEALISTIC. USUALLY, THE
LIFE OF THE PARTY, WITH A BUBBLY SENSE OF HUMOR. WE ARE
TOO EMOTIONAL FOR OUR OWN GOOD AT TIMES, AND SOME OF
OUR FAULTS ARE THAT WE ARE INDECISIVE, TOO OFTEN
SWAYED, HIGHLY POSSESSIVE. I HAVE AN ASCENDENT
SIGN IN LEO, WHICH IS A FIRE SIGN, A MAGNETIC PERSON-
ALITY, VERY KIND AND GENEROUS, STRONG, USUALLY MAKE
A GOOD LEADER. THEY ARE PRONE TO EXCESS PRIDE, AND
LIKE PEOPLE TO BOW AT THEIR FEET TO A DEGREE. I
HAVE A MOON IN AQUARIUS, WHICH (IS) THE HUMANITARIAN
SIGN, LIKE TO GIVE GOOD ADVICE AND SAVE OTHERS FROM
DRASTIC WAYS OF THINKING.
THESE ARE THREE MAIN ITEMS WHICH MAKE YOUR PERSON,
SUN SIGN-SHAPES YOUR INDIVIDUALITY. ASCENDENT
SIGN-SHAPES THE FIRST IMPRESSION YOU GIVE TO
ANOTHER PERSON, MODIFIES SUN SIGN, PHYSICAL APPEAR-
ANCE. MOON SIGN-IS WHAT YOUR CHARACTER IS REALLY
LIKE, PERSONALITY. THERE ARE ALSO 12 HOUSES,
TAKING IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE, WHICH ARE CAST IN
DIFFERENT SIGNS. IT SHAPES YOUR OUTLOOK ON THINGS
AND CAN CALCULATE WHAT KIND OF LUCK YOU WILL POSSIBLY
HAVE IN THE FUTURE. THERE IS ALSO A RULING GOD AND
PLANET TO EACH OF THE 12 SIGNS. MY RULING PLANET IS
REPTUNE, AND MY GOD IS POSIEDON, GOD OF THE
WATER AND SEA.
MY BEST MARRIAGE SIGNS ARE 1. CANCER AND SCORPIAN,
MY OTHER TWO WATER SIGNS. 2. TAURUS, AN EARTH SIGN.
3. GEMINI, AN AIR SIGN. 4. SAGITTARIUS, A FIRE
SIGN.
MY CO-RULER IS JUPITER, THE GOD OF HAPPINESS.

Where learned: MIND

Subject headings: Observation

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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BUBBLES IN COFFEE WILL BRING MONEY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation
Food Drink -- Non-alcoholic fruit beverage Coffee

Date learned: 03-18-1968

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IF THE BUBBLES ON TOP OF YOUR COFFEE CLUSTER IN THE
MIDDLE YOU WILL RECEIVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES

Subject headings: Observation
Food Drink -- Non-alcoholic fruit beverage Coffee

Date learned: 00-00-1961

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THE BUBBLES ON THE SURFACE OF A CUP OF TEA FORETELL
HOW MUCH MONEY ONE WILL RECEIVE IN A BUSINESS
TRANSACTION.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation
Food Drink -- Brew of leaf, bark, root
BELIEF -- Work Commerce Business
BELIEF -- Use of Object

Date learned: 10-00-1967

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IN YOUR HANDWRITING, IF YOU CIRCLE THE I'S IT MEANS
THAT YOU ARE INSECURE AND WANT ATTENTION.
IF YOU SLANT BACKWARDS, IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE AN

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): PERSONALITY

Subject headings: Observation

Date learned: 03-23-1968

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IF OIL COMES OUT OF A BOTTLE WITHOUT SPREADING,
DEATH WILL OCCUR.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial

Date learned: 04-06-1971

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THE ORANGE AND THE COLOR ORANGE ARE SYMBOLS OF A LONG,
PROSPPEROUS LIFE IN JAPAN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Color

Date learned: 02-04-1968

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YOU WILL DIE IN A YEAR IF YOU SEE YOUR IMAGE IN A BROKEN
MIRROR.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial
BELIEF -- Measure of time Year
BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.14

Date learned: 03-04-1968

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IF YOU ARE LOOKING AROUND QUICKLY AND YOU SEE THE
SHADOW OF SOMEONE FALLING DOWN, IT MEANS SOMEONE
YOU KNOW DIED.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial

Date learned: 03-31-1968

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WHEN YOU LOOK UP AT A DOOR AND THINK YOU SEE A SHADOW,
SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial

Date learned: 01-16-1968

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IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR SHADOW AND CANNOT SEE THE SHADOW OF YOUR
HEAD YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS IN THAILAND.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; THAILAND ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial

Date learned: 02-12-1971

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IT ONCE WAS CONSIDERED A SIGN THAT THEY WOULD LOSE IF A
BASEBALL TEAM SAW A WAGON FULL OF BARRELS ON THE WAY
TO A GAME. OPPOSING COACHES SOMETIMES WOULD PAY
SOMEONE TO DRIVE IN FRONT OF A TEAM WITH A LOAD OF
BARRELS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation
Favorites
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Athletic sport and exercise Gymnastics
BELIEF -- Use of Object Manufactured objects, homemade, machined

Date learned: 11-00-1968

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IF A GREEN LIMB FALLS OUT OF A TREE ON A CALM DAY, THAT
IS A SIGN OF DEATH.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT ACTUALLY BELIEVES IN THIS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation
Favorites
BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial

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IN A SUGAR BEET FIELD IF THERE IS A WHITE LEAF
DURING HARVEST, SOMEONE WILL DIE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial

Date learned: 01-00-1968

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YELLOW ROSES ARE A SIGN OF FADING AFFECTION.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Marriage Dating Courtship

Date learned: 00-00-1964

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A WHITE ROSE WHICH BLOOMS IN THE MIDDLE OF FALL
IS SAID TO BE A SURE SIGN OF AN EARLY DEATH TO
THE BEHOLDER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial

Date learned: 10-02-1968

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FERN IS A TRADITINAL SYMBOL OF LONG PROSPERITY AND LIFE.
PINE IS THE SYMBOL OF LONGEVITY IN JAPAN BECAUSE OF
ITS ENDURING GREEN NEEDLES.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR

James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Plant

Date learned: 02-04-1968

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THERE WAS A BELIEF IN OLDER FARMING COMMUNITIES WHICH
STILL LINGERS THAT THE PERSON WHO FINDS A RED EAR OF
CORN WILL SOON BE MARRIED. GIRLS SEARCHED FOR THEM.

Submitter comment: I HAVE HEARD THIS BELIEF EXPRESSED AMONG FARMING
FAMILIES ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WHOLE FAMILY IS HELPING
TO HUSK CORN, IT ADDS AN ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.

Where learned: MINNESOTA ; STURGEON LAKE

Subject headings: Observation
Favorites
BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Marriage

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A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER IS GOOD LUCK. A FIVE-LEAF CLOVER
IS BAD LUCK.

Submitter comment: THIS IS A SUEPRSTITION COMMON IN THE OSWALD FAMILY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Observation
BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Good luck P881.11
BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.11

Date learned: 09-20-1967

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