This is the first article in a series about omens, curses and hexes. The paranormal events in this article deal with cursed objects. Future ones will be about omens and curses involving individuals and families.
According to some theories of physics, matter is not destroyed. It can appear in different forms, like water. It is ice in a solid state, liquid in the liquid one and steam in the gaseous state. I remember learning in a science class that matter is energy and that energy cannot be destroyed.
Could it be that objects have been imprinted with energy, which is unleashed later in the form of tragedy?
Could it be that the subsequent owners of the objects subconsciously believe they cursed, and, like the self fulfilling prophecy, bring the tragedy upon themselves on this level?
Or, what makes more sense to me, scientifically and psychologically, a mixture of both?
I have found two documented cases of "cursed" cars.
James Dean was a rising movie idol of the 1950s when his life ended in a car accident. He enjoyed fast cars and racing. He saw a silver Porsche Spyder fell in love with it and bought it, nicknaming it "Little Bastard." He planned to race the car at Salinas on October 1st, 1955.
Others felt differently. They got bad vibes from it. Actress Ursula Andress and actor Nick Adams expressed their reservations about the Porsche. Dean's reply to Adams was to say he was meant to die in a speeding car. George Barris said the Spyder gave him a sense of foreboding. Actor Sir Alec Guiness said Dean should get rid of the car. Dean's uncle, Charlie Nolan, warned him about the car shortly before the actor was going to leave for Salinas.
September 30th, 1955: Dean drove to Salinas, with his mechanic, Rolf Wuetherich. Dean liked to drive fast. Following farther behind them, in a station wagon, were actor Bill Hickman and photographer Stan Roth.
3:30 PM: Dean was given a speeding ticket for driving 65 MPH in a 45 MPH zone.
Dean and Wuetherich stopped at Blackwell Corner and talked with Lance Reventlow, a fellow racer while they waited for the others to meet them. As Dean and his party were driving towards Bakersfield, Donald Turnipseed was driving home from college. They would meet at the intersection of routes 466 and 41.
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