It’s hard not to find a person who isn’t a tiny bit superstitious, even if they’re not religious. But some people do take their beliefs a little too seriously, even to the point that they start connecting the dots with things completely unrelated. As to whether that’s true for one particular Washington man is unknown, but he is desperately trying to get rid of a “Cursed Brass Ganesh Statue” from his home. According to him, it’s the object that ruined his life.
The man initially bought the statue for $95, but now he’s selling it on Seattle’s Craigslist for “best offer.” On the item’s page, he lists the bad juju that this object brought upon his life, from losing his job and all his money to his family having to relocate because of his poverty, things are really bad, based on his claims. As to why he would bring such a curious curio into his home, he states it was “originally purchased as a film prop.”
Besides saying what sort of traits this cursed statue’s “ideal buyer” would have, he also added a warning to his Craigslist page, claiming that “accelerates minimalistic tendencies of its owner to terminal velocity.” He concludes that it’s “not a toy, not a joke,” and not staying in his home. Even if anyone believes his story about the grief this inanimate object caused him, it’s still undeniably unsettling what could happen if any of it were true.
The Cursed Statue Wasn’t Allegedly Properly Brought the Seller’s Home, by Ganesh’s Standards
“If he really wanted it gone that badly he’d dump it in the trash or leave it somewhere,” remarked a commenter on Reddit. “It’ll just find its way back to him unless some willing fool takes it away,” responds another. One person chimed in, explaining how it’s essential to have a ceremony before bringing Ganesh into one’s home.
For instance, The Times of India states that a Ganesh idol being brought into a house should be made of clay, not metal, and this Washington seller’s is brass. There are also several actions that need to be done and avoided before and after the statue is brought in, and the A-Desiflava Magazine details a whole elaborate ritual of sorts that one should perform beforehand. “So it goes rogue if it isn’t properly activated? That’s terrifying,” remarks a Redditor.
Ceremonies, ritualistic preparations, and cultural superstitions aside, there’s likely very little scientific evidence that the statue actually was the source of bad juju for the seller, besides something psychological, like the placebo effect. Still, the man might have a point when he said, “Correlation is not causation, but the timing is…supernaturally persuasive.”
