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Posted Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:26 pm...

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Pins have long been credited with magical abilities. Most of us are familiar with the saying, "See a pin and pick it up and all day long you'll have good luck."

However, the pin must point away, for to pick it up when it is towards you, or by the point, will bring disappointment. It was also thought unlucky to lend a pin, and the lender would turn their back so as not to see it being taken. Unmarried women would remove all the pins from the Bride's costume to enhance their chances of marrying within the year. The Bride was given a pin immediately after her wedding so that she would have control of the house. Pins were closely associated with Witches, and accepting a pin from a Witch was thought to place you in her power. Of course they were also stuck into images as a curse.

Magically, pins are placed in a candle to signify the point at which the magic is sent forth. We use them in time-specific spells to 'pin' the magic to a date. They are, and always have been, cast into wells as an offering, and placed under doorsteps or in doorframes to protect the house.

Today we see pins as being of little value, but this was not the case in the past. The humble pin held things together: clothes, wrapping and even small wooden items. Hence it had much value and pins were always kept safely. Moreover the term pin could mean anything from the object we recognize, to fairly sturdy tacks, fine nails, or even a brooch.

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