Are you superstitious?

…Writing’s on the wall. 🎶

Yeah, another song comin into my head.

Haha.

Where do I even begin?

Let’s go wayyy back.

To the year 1988.

35 years ago; to the early part of the month of October, shall we?

Right after I was born.

“Ewwwwww,” you’re probably thinking.

Perhaps a most normal response, for someone who isn’t in the medical field.

I promise, this won’t be too gross.

The doctor comes in and tells my mother that I was born with a caul.

A what?

“A caul. A veiled birth. She was born with a veil. Some certain cultures believe it to be important. Would you like to keep it?” he had asked her at the time.

“Nope. Why?”

Thanks mom.

There is a saying:

“Born with a veil, gifted with second sight,” but we won’t get into that now.

The point is, there are a lot of superstitions surrounding being born with said caul, and “en caul” births in general.

Edited to add:

Caul birth is extremely rare, occurring less than 1 in 80,000 births. I’ve also read apparently they happen more often when a child is pre-mature, but I was a late baby; I was supposed to be born on the 1st, but ended up in this treacherous world on the 3rd.

Anywho. Enough background. Onto the superstitious part.

It is said that sailors, often known for being very superstitious, would often seek out auctions to buy cauls as they believed the bearer of such would be protected from ever drowning.

Dang, mom. Thanks! Missed out on that one!

I kid, I kid.

There are quite a few other superstitious beliefs surrounding the caul:

When I was in my OB/GYN rotation in nursing school, my instructor brought up caul births. I asked her if she had ever seen one, and then told her I was born as such.

“Wow! A baby born with a veil is considered to be very lucky!” I remember her telling me.

And I am, I think.

However, I am not more special than anyone else.

So, does this quite long story answer the question, then?

Am I superstitious?

I suppose that depends.

I don’t really believe in coincidences.

I do happen to own a black cat.

I also believe moon cycles can sometimes affect the environment and perhaps maybe our moods at times.

But that also comes from working in a field where “crazy shit happens during a full moon.”

It is true, that I often straddle the veil (no pun intended) between worlds, most often in my dreams.

However, as most of you probably know by now, I don’t subscribe to a lot of the bullshit in the “love and light”community.

I’ve never been one to believe one thing or another to be absolutely true or false.

I don’t like to live by a set of rigid rules that other people have made up.

Superstitious?

I’ll leave that up for anyone who reads this to decide, if they so choose.

With that being said – Who wants to partake in Taco Tuesday with me?!