A curse is hard to get out of. After all, you are dealing with a power that goes beyond the natural world. Curses may be inflicted through a spell, prayer, an imprecation, invocation, execration, magic, witchcraft, spirit or any other incantation related to the supernatural. That means dealing with it requires the same kind of power.

 

Curses have been around forever. In African culture, they are called Haitian voodoo (Want to create a voodoo doll, read how to make a voodoo doll), while Germans refer to them as hexes. Meanwhile, in Western Asia and the Mediterranean region, curses are said to have come from an evil eye or a mystical eye with an evil gaze.

 

Sports In the United States, curses have been used primarily to explain the failures or misfortunes of specific sports teams and players. Some of the most popular are the Chicago Cubs’ Curse of the Billy Goat, Boston Red Sox’s Curse of the Bambino and the Los Angeles Lakers’ leprechaun jinx from the Celtics.

 

27 Club The Curse of 27 is a pool of famous musicians and entertainers who died at the young age of 27. Some of the popular celebrities included in this cursed club are Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Brian Jones, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Jonathan Brandis, Kurt Cobain and Gary Thain. The causes of their deaths range from drug overdose and murder to drowning and poisoning.

 

Cursed Objects Items that were allegedly stolen from their rightful owners or looted from a sanctuary have been dishing their own dose of misfortune. Here are some of the most famously hexed valuables in history.

• Hope Diamond.All 45.52 carats of this deep blue diamond was said to bring all kinds of bad luck (Learn how to get rid of bad luck) to anyone who came near it. According to the story, the massive rock was stolen from a Hindu statue. After the priests noticed that their precious gem was missing, they immediately placed a curse on whoever came into contact with it.
• Egyptian Mummies. The Curse of the Pharaohs says that any person who disturbs the mummy of an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh will die soon. Many tombs of these Egyptian kings contain curses that served as warnings to whoever planned to raid them. Perhaps the most famous of them all is the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, which was discovered by a team led by Howard Carter. Rumors of the curse spread even further after several members of his team died several months after the excavation. (Learn how to make a mummy)

ESCAPING DAMNATION Real life curses are different from what you see in the movies. This type of adversity isn’t induced by a radioactive spider or high levels of gamma rays. As a result, the foundation for the solutions of your problems is less on the scientific and more on the spiritual.

 

Don’t Believe The Hype When you lose faith and start believing the curse, it would take over your life and become a reality. The first thing you should do to contain the situation is to think positive and stop believing in it.

 

Clear your mind of all negative energy and believe in yourself. Just ignore the curse and move on with your life. In this modern day and age, curses only have as much power as you give it.

 

Consult A Shaman Unlike your usual disease or medical ailment, curses are a denunciation invoking a wish or threat of misfortune. Since doctors are basically useless in this situation, consider going to a shaman instead. Shamans specialize in treating illnesses from the occult by communicating with the spirit world.

 

A good shaman is capable of lifting your anathema, but this mystical creature can also worsen your suffering as well. They achieve this by establishing a special relationship with spirits. This involves techniques that incite trance, such as singing, dancing, smoking, sword fighting, drumming, taking psychoactive substances and other weird methods. Once this traditional healer is done, you can now breathe a sigh of relief and live a curse-free life.

 

Say A Little Prayer Prayers never hurt anybody and it would do you plenty of good if you say one once in a while. Since you are dealing with an ailment of the soul, it makes sense to ask for help from the metaphysical world, such as spirits, gods, goddesses and deities.

 

You may say your holy words through intercession, incantation, hymn, or just by plain talking. You just need to express it since and don’t even have to kneel. Try it every single day after you wake up and before you sleep. You might be surprised at how good it feels to say a little prayer regularly.

 

Eliminate The Source When things get desperate, you need to step up your game and seek alternative measures. If you know your movies, one way to remove your malediction is by going after whoever or whatever caused your curse.

 

For instance, if your mark of doom came from a cursed object like an Egyptian mummy or Otzi the Iceman, destroying them might alleviate your situation. Good luck explaining that to the cops though. If another person brought your bane, beg for your life instead. It becomes more difficult if the curse came from damned locations, such as the Sargasso Sea and Babinda’s Boulders. This technique may be a long shot, but it’s still worth a try.

 

Beware Of Scams Surprisingly, numerous people have been riddled with the mark of destruction. As a result, plenty of con artists have tried to cash in by posing as a psychic, Tarot card reader, Gypsy or clairvoyant. These frauds will claim to have the power to cleanse your hex by concentrating on your money and jewelry.(Learn how to read tarot cards)

 

They will tell you that the only way to get rid of the curse is by handing you’re your material things. Before you know it, you’re dead broke. As weird and obvious as this scheme seems, many people still fall for it. Always remember that when the cleansing process requires you to fork over your cash and valuables, you are only entering a trap.

 

Curses are part of an ancient culture that has been passed down to the modern generation. They were used to frighten enemies and explain the apparent injustices of the world. Today, there is no evidence of people being successfully cursed and receiving harm from the process. The only mishap that you might experience from a curse is misery by believing it to be true. Should you live in fear (Don't fret, you should read how to get rid of fear) or take life by the horns? The choice is in your hands.