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IT IS GOOD LUCK IF YOUR INITIALS SPELL A WORD.

Where learned: KENTUCKY ; HOPKINSVILLE

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Baptism Naming rite
BELIEF -- Word Letter
BELIEF -- Good luck Crucial moment of life

Date learned: 04-02-1971

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A POSTAGE STAMP PUT ON A LETTER UPSIDE DOWN MEANS THAT THE
WRITER LOVES THE PERSON TO WHOM HE IS SENDING THE LETTER. IT
IS READ AS "I LOVE YOU."

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CHATTANOOGA

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Word Letter
SPEECH -- To Be Seen

Date learned: 00-00-1972

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DON'T EAT OYSTERS UNLESS THE MONTH HAS AN "R" IN THE SPELLING.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; MURFREESBORO

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Word Letter

Date learned: 06-25-1973

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IF YOUR INITIALS SPELL A NAME YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK.

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Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; Brown, Ruth

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Word Letter
BELIEF -- Good luck

Date learned: 06-00-1972

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PEEL AN APPLE WITHOUT MAKING A BREAK IN THE PEELING AND
SWING THE PEEL AROUND YOUR HEAD. THROW THE PEELING OVER
YOUR SHOULDER AND IT WILL FALL IN THE SHAPE OF THE LETTER
OF YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND'S NAME.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Marriage
BELIEF -- Word Letter
BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Circle and other round forms
BELIEF -- Use of Object

Date learned: 07-08-1973

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REPEAT THE NAME OF THE BOY YOU LOVE WHILE CUTTING OPEN AN
APPLE. IF THE APPLE CONTAINS TWELVE SEEDS, YOU WILL MARRY
HIM.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

James Callow Keyword(s): NAME MAGIC

Subject headings: 686 Seconds / Twice / Two
BELIEF -- Plant
BELIEF -- Marriage
BELIEF -- Word Letter
BELIEF -- Use of Object

Date learned: 07-01-1973

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TALE OF KISSING ONES ELBOW

IF YOU KISS YOUR ELBOW, YOU'LL TURN INTO THE
OPPOSITE SEX.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): IMPOSSIBLE TASK

James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFORMATION

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Body part Senses
BELIEF -- Body part Senses
BELIEF -- Word Letter
SPEECH -- Magical

Date learned: 01-26-1972

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SPIRIT TABLE

THIS IS A BELIEF IN INDIA. WE HAVE ALSO A TABLE THAT ATTRACTS DEAD
SOULS. THERE ARE MARKINGS ON IT WHICH SPIRITS USE TO COMMUNICATE
WITH A MEDIUM. HANDS ARE USED, PLACED ON IT. IT IS NOT NECESSARY
TO HAVE A MEDIUM, I AM AFRAID MYSELF. SPIRITS ARE LIKE THE FIVE
ELEMENTS, FIRE, EARTH, AIR, WATER, LIGHT--LIKE
VARIOUS GASES ALL WANDERING
AROUND ETERNALLY, LIKE THE ELEMENTS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO BRING
SOULS TO CAPTURE SOULS.

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Rameshchandra, Patel

Keyword(s): BELIEF ; India ; souls ; SUPERSTITION

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter
BELIEF -- Word Letter
BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure
BELIEF -- Use of Object

Date learned: 02-04-1968

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MAGIC

IN MEXICO IT IS POSSIBLE TO TALK WITH THE DEAD IF YOU USE A
OUIJA TABLE. IT IS EASIER FOR SOME PEOPLE TO DO THIS THAN OTHERS.
YOU PLACE YOUR HANDS ON THE TABLE AND THE SPIRITS OF THE DEAD WILL
COMMUNICATE WITH YOU, AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, AND VERY OFTEN
TELL YOU OF FUTURE EVENTS. THEY DO THIS BY MOVING
YOUR HANDS ON THE TABLE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE ANSWER OR INFORMATION
IS SPELLED OUT FOR YOU. PEOPLE WHO ARE LONELY USE THESE TABLES.

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR ; Gonzales, Alejandro Baez

Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Haunt ; Ouija ; SPIRIT ; SUPERSTITION

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter
BELIEF -- Word Letter

Date learned: 02-04-1968

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