Everybody heard that something very bad will happen to me about the ban on eating off the knife. The reason for this is interpreted in different ways. Over the centuries, many superstition explanations have appeared. Interpretations are associated with both the course of the time period and the age category of a person.
Signs prohibiting eating with a knife
Our ancestors did not come to a common opinion why it is impossible to eat from the edge of a knife. But there are signs that are passed down from generation to generation in different countries:
- Change of character. This is the first and most famous belief. It says that a person who eats with a knife will become angry, jealous, aggressive.
- Loss of mind. The second most popular omen suggests that people who eat from a knife risk losing their minds. The people say that it is cut off.
- Loss of a spouse. A belief on this topic says that girls or women who have the habit of eating from the blade risk that their chosen one will walk to the left.
- Addiction to alcohol. The people interpret that unmarried girls, eating from a knife, risk finding a betrothed who will become addicted to alcohol.
- Heart aches. Those who are accustomed to eating food from a sharp point or blade will have heart problems. By the way, esotericists and magicians believe that problems can arise not only with the heart, but also with health in general. Therefore, it is not advised to do this.
- Bad relationship with the mother-in-law. If you believe the people of the older generation, then a girl who uses a knife as a cutlery for eating has every chance of encountering problems in relations with a future or present mother-in-law. This is explained by the fact that the sharp blade of the knife seems to cut the family ties between these people.
There are other, less frightening signs:
- You cannot leave this item on the table after completing work with it, this will greatly anger the brownie, and he, in retaliation, will quarrel family members.
- If this kitchen item is received as a gift, you need to give the donor some money in the form of coins, as if buying it, in order to avoid strife, scandals and enmity.
- If the knife broke during work, or if this was dreamed in a dream, then the planned serious matter should be postponed until a later time. Otherwise, you can face not only troubles, but also complete failure.
- You cannot take a knife found on the street. It cannot be picked up and brought into the house. He is endowed with a powerful memory, which means that there is a high probability that all the negativity of the former owners will migrate to the new ones.
- If, when working with a knife, it falls out of hand, you need to expect a guest soon and it will be a man.
Meaning in magic
A knife is a kind of pointer for magicians, which influences a person energetically. It is considered the most important attribute in the production of most magical affairs. This is a kind of continuation of the will of sorcerers, sorcerers, magicians in the non-material plane. Various signs are drawn for them, as a symbol of spells in the air, on the ground, on paper and other things.
It can be very difficult to imagine in your mind what a person with such power can 'draw' at the head of an ordinary person.
If you believe the folk signs, then the knife is the abode of evil spirits, located at the very tip.
A person who licks the tip will become a hostage of demonic creatures. At first glance, nothing terrible will happen except that they will imperceptibly, but constantly affect the quality of life and even health, and for a long time and negatively.
Esoteric recommendations
In esotericism there are a lot of signs where a knife can become an enemy of an ordinary person, spoil the biofield and aura, waste energy in vain:
- The knife must be placed on the table so that the tip is directed towards the bread.
- If a guest is sitting in front of the owner, this kitchen object must be laid in such a position that the point is not directed at him, it is better to remove it from the table altogether.
- It is not recommended to sharpen knives after the sun has set, otherwise you will attract thieves to your house. On this score, there is a belief that thieves begin to sharpen their knives after sunset. On the energetic level, they will feel that you are doing the same and will be drawn to you.
- You cannot give knives to loved ones, friends, relatives and those who are dear to you. This will become one (if not the main) cause of constant quarrels, strife and enmity. To stop this, you will then need to destroy your gift along with its negative energy.
- To smooth out the sharp corners that may appear, when buying a new knife, it is advisable to give money without change. It is best to take advantage of the metal-for-metal belief by giving money in the form of coins rather than paper bills.
Reasons from the past
As a person grows, all the explanations of the signs that you cannot eat with a knife become more original. The people say that the one who neglects this rule will certainly become angry and aggressive. This interpretation of omens is rooted in the distant past:
- in those days, the knife was considered not only a kitchen appliance, but also a weapon for protection;
- it was also used in the rites of magicians aimed at physical or spiritual suffering.
What this object symbolized in antiquity
Today, a knife is an indispensable attribute in the kitchen. Few people put forward any peculiarities to him. The same cannot be said about the far past time. Then he played an important role in the life of people, especially in the male part of it:
- For example, men had to wear it every day and without fail.
- He was revered as the same attribute as, for example, pants.
- In some nations, at birth, a knife (then a blade) is left behind the baby, so that the evil forces pass by. There were and are countries where this kitchen item was necessarily settled in the grave of the deceased, but it was the one that was always with him during his lifetime.
Signs from relatives that one should not eat from a knife can motivate a person to believe in them or ignore them. A person will always have the right to choose – to believe and refuse these actions or neglect their health, luck and safety.
