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Items You Should Think Twice Before Lending: Spiritual Reasons to Keep Some Things to Yourself
Have you ever hesitated before letting someone borrow your belongings? While sharing is often seen as a friendly gesture, many folk and spiritual traditions warn that some everyday items should never be lent out—unless you’re willing to risk a streak of bad luck or unwanted energy.
Curious or cautious, here are five objects you might want to keep just for yourself, according to popular belief.
Salt: More Than Just a Kitchen Staple
Salt is packed with meaning—purity, protection, and energy—in cultures around the world. It’s said that lending salt can create tension or even invite misfortune into your home. If someone asks for salt, the advice is simple: give it freely and don’t expect it back. Swapping or returning salt is thought to stir up negative energy, spark quarrels, or bring about illness.
The Broom: Sweeping Away More Than Dust
It might just look like a cleaning tool, but the broom is believed to symbolize wealth and energetic cleansing. Folk wisdom suggests that lending your broom—or giving it away without buying a new one—could sweep your prosperity right out the door. Some even claim surprise bills or financial setbacks could follow. If you’re gifting a broom, tradition says to make sure you replace it first.
Jewelry: Wearing Another’s Energy
Jewelry is often considered a vessel for personal energy. Lending a favorite ring, necklace, or pair of earrings may mean more than just a thoughtful favor—it’s believed to transfer your energy to the borrower and vice versa. If you want to gift jewelry, choose a brand-new piece to avoid passing along any lingering emotional or spiritual baggage.
Dishes and Tableware: Subtle Carriers of Home Harmony
Your favorite mug or a set of plates isn’t as neutral as it looks. In some traditions, kitchenware absorbs the atmosphere and energy of your household. Lending or accepting dishes is believed to affect the harmony and mood in your home, possibly leading to fatigue, stress, or minor health issues. And according to feng shui, chipped or cracked plates are best thrown away—they’re said to bring misfortune and stagnant energy.
Clothing: Not Just a Fashion Statement
Clothes—especially shoes or anything worn close to the skin—are thought to retain your unique personal energy. That’s why, if you love vintage shopping, experts suggest washing secondhand clothes thoroughly and letting them sun-dry to clear old energies. When it comes to lending clothes, especially if you’re feeling emotionally fragile, tradition advises against it.
Just That
You don’t have to be superstitious to listen to your intuition. If you feel uneasy about lending something personal, it might be worth keeping it to yourself—just in case. After all, a little mindfulness about your things could be the easiest kind of good luck charm.
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