Students Of Success

A friend of mine told me that the idea of “luck” was absurd while another said that luck is vital for success. Nonetheless, a number oftraditions and ancient cultures concur that certain animals are consistently luckier to have around than others. This article talks about specifically which of these animals can be used, in the form of collectible figurines, to enhance your luck.

Dragons: Often characterized as hot tempered and heartless, dragons are still considered, by many religions and ancient civilizations, to bring great luck to their people. There are countless stories regarding dragons that serve as great protectors and honorable guardians of vast sums of gold and treasures. The Deities are said to have given dragons magical powers that assist to fight the wicked intentions of demons and devils. That is why dragons are seen in so many different celebrations around the world. Placed with any number of tabletop fountains, the luck properties of the dragon can be amplified.

Elephants: Indian spiritual gurus were the first people to realize the auspicious characteristics of elephants, many, many centuries ago. The ancient indians worshipped Ganesha, a deity with a human body and an elephant head. He was said to be the path to the light of God. In America, Elephants with their trunks turned upwards are believed to be particularly lucky. The best spot to set your elephant figurines or elephant sculptures, the ideal place is in a house’s hall entry region. You can then lift the trunk towards the heavens.

Horses: Horses represent advancement, movement, and power. Largely responsible for the manifestation of modern civilisation, horses are seen as being well united with the spirit domain (demonstrated by how easily they are spooked). It is essential to know that Chinese Feng Shui practices advise highly against pointing a horse directly in the direction of a doorway.

Those who would recommend this article may wish to read up more about how different types of art pieces like tri-legged frog statues (yes you read that correctly) and angel figurines can bring good fortunes to people.

For thousands of years, cultures have believed in many superstitions, mythologies, and folklore. When you look at all of the different beliefs and superstitions in existence, only those which are the most genuine actually survive for generations. All races, sexes and categories of people of all periods of time have verified that they have received good fortune benefits from horses, elephants, and dragons. Can one of these animals impact the outcome of your life the way others have claimed? Perhaps it sincerely is subject to your own faith and openmindness.

I wrote this several years ago about the state of comic books.

It seems like the storylines at DC and Marvel get more labyrinthine every year. The sheer number of story arcs tend to get confusing. You have the regular continuity. You have the Ultimates (DC has their Ultimates on the way, to be called All-Stars). Then you have the DC/Marvel crossovers. Wolverine is in the X-Men. But in some upcoming miniseries (House of M) he is a member of the both the X-Men and Avengers. How many titles a month does Wolverine appear in? Superman has four titles. Batman has four titles. Then there’s the Superman/Batman series. Then there’s Justice League, Justice League Elite, Justice League: Classified, and so on and so forth. I’m waiting for the Justice League: Avengers.

Anyway, someone should publish a monthly comic scorecard. It could go over the current storylines in comics, as well as anything pertinent from recent history. I mean it; this could be a money maker. The big two comics companies would get behind it. It just isn’t good for business when you have to be a comics junkie to keep up with the trade. If you don’t know if the Batman from Batman/Superman is the same Batman whose world is explored in Gotham Central, you are likely to leave the stuff on the rack. Besides, I think it affects the story-writing, too. I’m certain some of the companies’ own writers don’t know what’s going on.

Don’t get me wrong. I really enjoy some of the alternate reality stuff. The Ultimate titles are some of my favorite stuff to read. And I don’t want to sound like one of those knuckleheads that used to complain about the pre-Crisis DC universe. The comic world was a better place when there was an Earth-1, Earth-2, Earth-X and so on. That way, one world didn’t get cluttered with a bunch of stories. If you needed another Superman, you had him. And it was distinct and in one continuity. As it is, I don’t know if such a thing as one continuity exists.

It seems like each of the companies realizes they have a finite number of characters that are bankable. So they put these few characters in as many titles and crossovers as possible. After a while, everything starts to get a little blurry. So is it too much to ask for a guide to the continuities in the current DC and Marvel universes? Someone please help all the lonely travelers out there.