Is wishing superstitious?

[JMJ_coder]

I’m sure almost all of us have done it – blown out the candles on our birthday cake and made a wish; thrown a penny in a fountain or well and made a wish; pulled on a dried wishbone with a sibling and made a wish; etc.

This thread is to explore whether these instances of making wishes are superstitious?

 

[tjm190]

It’s superstition if and only if you actually believe the God of Birthday Candles/ the Great “11:11” Spirit is out there listening to your wish and contemplating granting it.

 

[Doxiemom]

i wouldn’t stop my kids from making a birthday wish.

But basically, i would say that this, as well as a hundred other little things, are pagan in their roots . But as long as you have God in your heart and are not opening up your mind to the "occult’ world, no fear.

I would however throw out the tarot cards, pentagrams, and stop reading astrology charts.

 

[DavidFilmer]

I think of a wish as a primitive sort of prayer.

Prayers are often accompanied by an offering (candles, coins, etc).

I always “make a wish” as I blow out my birthday candles. But I actually phrase it as a mental prayer, addressed to God. Do the candles matter? Of course not, but the occasion prompts me to say a prayer that I probably wouldn’t have said otherwise.

 

[Catholic_Dude]

I’m sure almost all of us have done it – blown out the candles on our birthday cake and made a wish; thrown a penny in a fountain or well and made a wish; pulled on a dried wishbone with a sibling and made a wish; etc.

This thread is to explore whether these instances of making wishes are superstitious?

If they are directed at a false/pagan god then yes, otherwise they are harmless fun.
It’s like believing in Santa (as opposed to St Nicholas) or such things. All their ‘pagan force’ has been totally drained and they have almost no connection to them.