Re: folklore question

On 20/06/2012 21:00, Carol McFarland wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Rob Blake <sr.lobo.75@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Jun 20, 2012, at 11:54 AM, Sibyl Smirl <polycarpa3@ckt.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/20/12 1:31 AM, Jette Goldie wrote:
>>>
>>>> Not in Scotland. You had to hang horseshoes on the door to bar the Good
>>>> Neighbours, otherwise they'd wander in and cause trouble.
>>> Points up, or points down? And probably none of the faerie folk were much attracted by the cold iron in horseshoes.
>>>
>>> I'm asking, because I recently ran across an old, well-worn one that had been worn by one of my uncle's favorite horses, certainly well over fifty years ago (I've had it myself that long), and thought I'd hang it over the door, but I remember that there was a difference on which way, and of course I would _like_ to invite the friendly ones in. Maybe combine it with a Dreamcatcher for a sieve?
>>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Sibyl Smirl
>>> mailto:polycarpa3@ckt.net
>>> Asperges me, Domine!
>>>
>>>
>> Points up - so all you luck doesn't run out.
>>
>> - Galdrin
> Like a bucket! That's how I remember anyway.
>
> - Carol
>

There are two schools of thought - points up to keep the luck in (like a
bucket) or points down (omega) to pour the luck out.

For keeping the Good Neighbours away, either works. They don't like iron.

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Jette Goldie
jette.goldie@gmail.com