Superstition

"the indestructible vesture of thought."

The first thought may have ended up degenerate, darkened, or out of date; yet the
word stays "indestructible," and by it we may recuperate the idea. Superstition is
such a word. It initially implied something remaining over or above- - something that
remaining parts or has assumed the position of something else. It is, in this way,
much the same as supersede and superimposed. So the tree remains over or over
the foundation of which it has developed; so other consequent urban areas have
remained over and covered outside of anyone's ability to see the veritable Homeric
Troy. In any case, as the something to which the word alludes is constantly false or
delusive in refinement from the genuine, in this way, (we may say) does the parasite
"stand over" the fallen and rotted tree in whose substance it is established. Nature
and the world, similar to wheat and the corn field and in addition religion, are loaded
with such false parasitic outgrowths, reared from the rot of higher creatures which
just exist in lower and debased structures - superstition.
Tothumponwoodortotouchwoodisdonetoavertunfortunate
outcomes,disposeofmalicespirits,tofixsomethingthatis
saidthatcouldcourtdisasterortobringgoodfortunes.One
canlikewisethumponwoodthreetimesinthewakeoflooking
ortalkingaboutsomethingfortunate,withaspecificend
goaltoaverttheunderhandedspiritswhomayintentionally
preventit.Itisbelievedbysome,thissuperstitiongoes
backtooldagnostictimesandtheconvictionthatspiritsor
godslivedintrees,andthumpingonthetreeortouchingit
wouldrecognizethemandcalluponthemforinsurancefrom
adversity.Itwaslikewiseseenasathankyoumotiontothe
spiritsordivinebeingsforbringinggoodfortunesand
blessings.Irishfablesexpressesthatthedemonstrationof
touchingwoodsendsathankyoutoleprechaunsforsomegood
fortunes.TheGreeksworshipedtheOaktreesinceitwasholy
toZeusandtheCeltshadconfidenceinspiritslivingin
trees.Touchingthosetreesbroughtgreatluck.Asnumerous
earlyagnosticconvictionsturnedouttobeapieceof
Christianconvictions,thissuperstitionmayhavebeenoneof
them.Afewpeopletrustedthatthumpingonwoodwasconnected
withtheCross.AJewishrenditionofthesuperstitionfollows
backtotheSpanishInquisitionofthefifteenthcentury.The
Jewsfledtowoodenfabricatedsynagogues(placeofprayer)for
shelterandthoughtofaparticularthumpcodetobeletin.
Theseasylumssparednumerouslives,anditthengottobe

basictothumponwoodtobringgreatluck.Bythe1800s,even
kids'recreationsincludedrhymesaboutthumpingonwoodfor
goodfortune.Bythe1900s,BritishandtheAmericanswere
doingthesame.Today,itisworthytothumponwoodlike
surfacesforgoodfortunes.Therearetimeswhenindividuals
eventhumpallaloneheadsforfortuneswhenthereisnowood
around.
InthecaseofGungaDinthatrepresentsIndiaduringanera
ofslaveryandselfrecognisedinferiorityandforceful
dominationofthesuperior,
clearlyshowcaseshowpeopleblindlyaccepted(similarto
believinginasuperstitionwithoutanyreasoning)theBritish
tobeofasuperiorrace.
Bigotry/Racismexistswhenoneethnicgatheringcollectivity
rules,bars,orlookstodispensewithanotheronthepremise
ofcontraststhatitacceptsareinnateandunalterable.An
ideologicalpremiseforunequivocalbigotryhappenedas
expectedintheWestamidtherelativelymoderntimeframeand
marksthebeginningofwhatwastounfold,oncetheireyeshad
setuponIndia.
Referenceswww.touchwoodforluck.com,www.wikipedia.com