POLL: The Use of Protection Rituals

[3DMonkey]

I voted: "no, have never tried one"

For me personally, the whole idea of "Ritual", has always rubbed me the wrong way. Even the word "Ritual" gives me a bad vibe.

But, maybe I don't understand what the definition of "Ritual" means in the context of "Protection Ritual"

For example, every time I start a Bike Ride, I say aloud "Hey Universe, hit me with car why don't ya!" and by what I call "The Law of Revere Universe Psychology" a car never hits me. Is that a "Protection Ritual?"

That's what I was thinking too.

Is it a Protection Ritual to say to myself "people will be people, just let them do what they are going to do, this event won't be important an hour from now"? If so, then yes.

But if Rituals are more defined as- draw a star in the air while facing east, three times, and say meckaleckahighmeckahineyhoe, ... Then, no.