escargot
Disciple of Marduk
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A photo is an image of a person that might be assumed to have a magical connection to them.I am not if this is a personal one or not, but have always had the superstition that it is bad luck to rip up/destroy photographs of living people. I mentioned to my mum when I last visited her and she had never heard of it.
Remember the stories of tribesmen objecting to having their picture taken in case the camera abducted their soul?
(I saw a comedy sketch version of this on TV -
Tourist points camera at tribesman -
Tribesman: You can't take my photo!
Tourist: Why, will the camera steal your soul?
Tribesman: No, your lens cap is still on!)
This is a form of sympathetic magic. Like when people make an effigy of their ex to stick pins in.
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