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Saveta-Maria Young has worked full-time as a professional Psychic Consultant for over 42 years.

Saveta is offering all readings by phone only until further notice. Kindly call 905 522 3331 to book an appoitment for any phone reading.

01/23/2026

Why We Keep Wedding Rings on the Left Hand

Wearing a wedding ring on the left hand feels so natural that few people pause to question it. Yet this custom is rooted in centuries of symbolism, belief, and evolving ideas about love and the human body.

The tradition is often traced back to ancient Rome and Egypt, where it was believed that a special vein — the vena amoris, or “vein of love” — ran directly from the left ring finger to the heart. While anatomically untrue, the idea was emotionally powerful. Placing a ring on that finger symbolized a direct, unbroken connection to the heart and to one’s partner.

In ancient Egypt, rings themselves represented eternity. Their circular shape had no beginning and no end, making them ideal symbols of lasting commitment. The left hand, closer to the heart, felt like the proper place for such a promise to reside.

As Christianity spread through Europe, the custom remained, though its meaning shifted. During medieval wedding ceremonies, the ring was sometimes touched to three fingers in sequence to represent the Holy Trinity, before finally resting on the left ring finger. Over time, that final placement became fixed.

Across cultures, variations existed. In some Eastern European and Orthodox traditions, wedding rings were worn on the right hand instead, symbolizing strength, authority, or public declaration. Even today, ring placement can reflect religious, regional, or cultural identity rather than romance alone.

What makes the left-hand tradition endure is not anatomy, but symbolism. The ring sits where it can be seen and felt daily, a quiet reminder of commitment carried close to the heart.

Like many long-held customs, the meaning has softened over time. Yet the gesture remains the same — a small circle, placed with intention, carrying centuries of belief about love, continuity, and human connection.

01/21/2026

Why We Clink Glasses When We Toast

Clinking glasses during a toast feels celebratory, yet the gesture carries centuries of meaning rooted in trust, protection, and shared intention. Long before refined etiquette, the act served a practical and symbolic purpose.

One common origin traces back to ancient times, when poisoning was a genuine concern. Forcefully clinking cups caused liquid to spill from one vessel into another, demonstrating trust among those drinking together. To raise a glass without clinking could signal suspicion; to clink was to declare safety and goodwill.

Beyond practicality, sound itself held meaning. In many cultures, noise was believed to ward off evil spirits. The sharp ring of glass punctuated the moment, sealing the toast and protecting those who participated. The sound marked a boundary between ordinary drinking and intentional celebration.

Across Europe, toasting rituals developed with specific rules. In parts of Eastern Europe, eye contact during the clink was essential, reinforcing honesty and mutual respect. Failing to clink, or clinking incorrectly, was believed to invite bad luck or insult.

In Asia, toasting customs emphasized hierarchy and respect. The act of raising and touching cups reflected social awareness, gratitude, and harmony within the group. Though the gestures varied, the meaning remained consistent: connection mattered.

What endures is the collective pause. Clinking glasses turns individual drinking into a shared ritual. It creates a moment of alignment, where intention is acknowledged before indulgence begins.

Today, the gesture survives largely unquestioned, yet its power remains. Clinking glasses is a small act that transforms a drink into a bond — a sound that says, for a moment, we are together.

01/19/2026

Traditions for Welcoming a New Home

Across cultures, moving into a new home has never been treated as a purely practical act. It is understood as a transition — not only of space, but of energy, identity, and intention. For this reason, many societies developed rituals to help a home begin well.

In parts of Eastern Europe, it is customary to bring bread and salt into a new house before anything else. Bread represents sustenance, salt represents protection. Together they signal a wish that the home never lack nourishment or safety.

In India, a housewarming ceremony, or Griha Pravesh, is performed before fully settling in. Lamps are lit, incense is burned, and prayers are offered to invite harmony and remove lingering influences from the past occupants.

In Japan, it is traditional to offer small gifts to new neighbors, often simple foods or household items. The gesture is less about the object and more about establishing goodwill, trust, and peaceful co-existence from the very beginning.

In parts of Scotland and Ireland, coal or firewood was historically carried across the threshold first, symbolizing warmth, continuity, and a home that would never grow cold.

In many Mediterranean cultures, olive oil, wine, or honey is brought into a new house to represent prosperity, sweetness, and longevity.

What connects these customs is intention. A home is not only built — it is welcomed. The first actions taken inside it are meant to shape how life will unfold there.

When a space is entered with care, it becomes easier for stability, comfort, and belonging to take root.

01/18/2026

Why Bells Are Rung After Death

The ringing of bells after a death began as a public signal. Before modern communication, bells marked major transitions, and death was one of the most significant. Their sound traveled across towns, announcing loss and gathering attention.

Beyond notification, bells came to represent order in moments of rupture. In Christian Europe, “passing bells” were rung as a person was dying, not only to summon prayers, but to steady the moment, to give shape to something that felt uncontainable. Sound became structure.

In medieval England, the pattern of the toll was meaningful. Different sequences told listeners whether the deceased was a child, an adult, or a community leader. The bell did not simply announce death — it carried social information and collective recognition.

In parts of Russia and Eastern Europe, the “last bell” was believed to help loosen the soul from the body, guiding it safely into transition. The vibration itself was thought to assist the crossing, not merely to mark it.

In Japan, temple bells were sounded to purify the path of the departing spirit and to calm the living. The resonance was understood as cleansing, capable of restoring balance after disruption.

Among the Maya and other Mesoamerican cultures, small bells were placed with the dead, their sound associated with protection and accompaniment on the journey beyond life.

What connects these practices is not religion, geography, or era, but an understanding that sound carries energy. Bells do not explain death — they move through it. They give grief a rhythm, a boundary, and a shared presence.

Long after the meanings softened, the custom remained. Bells are still rung because they reach farther than words, and because some moments are meant to be heard.

01/15/2026

Why Black Became the Color of Mourning

Wearing black at funerals was not originally about expressing sadness. It developed as a way of signaling withdrawal from ordinary life. In many Western societies, darker clothing marked a period of restraint, when attention was meant to shift away from appearance and toward loss.

As religious customs shaped public mourning, black took on added meaning. Clergy wore it to represent humility, discipline, and the setting aside of personal identity. In the presence of death, black reduced individuality and status, reinforcing the idea that grief was communal rather than performative.

Other cultures approached mourning differently. In parts of East and South Asia, white became the color of grief, associated with emptiness, impermanence, and return. What mattered was not the color itself, but the shared understanding that death required a visible pause from normal life.

Black remained in Western funerals because it stayed neutral. It did not distract or explain. It allowed people to participate in mourning without exposing private emotion. Over time, it became a quiet signal of respect, signaling presence rather than display.

01/15/2026

Why Chain Letters Once Held Real Power
Chain letters were once taken very seriously, not as entertainment, but as warnings, blessings, and moral tests.
Before email or social media, these letters traveled by hand, passed person to person with instructions that were rarely questioned. The earliest chain letters appeared in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many were religious in tone, claiming divine origin and promising protection, healing, or prosperity to those who copied and shared them. Failure to comply often included threats of misfortune, illness, or loss.
In a time when communication was slower and information harder to verify, written words carried authority.
A letter felt personal, intentional, and weighty. Passing it on was seen as an act of obedience, faith, or self-preservation rather than superstition. As chain letters spread to North America, they evolved. Some focused on luck and money, others on love or safety. By the mid-20th century, they became common in schools and households. In parts of Eastern Europe, written blessings were copied and shared for protection. In Asia, talismanic texts were reproduced to attract good luck. The common thread was repetition as intimidation - to copying these letter was
considered a method of activating a certain outcome.
What made chain letters effective was not belief alone, but participation. Each person became part of the mechanism. The ritual transformed anxiety into action, offering a sense of control over uncertain outcomes.
Today, chain letters have largely lost their grip, replaced by digital versions that feel less personal and less urgent. Their history reveals a timeless human impulse: when faced with uncertainty, people reach for ritual, repetition, and shared responsibility.
Chain letters remind us that words, once believed, can move people — to take specific action.

01/14/2026

why people throw rice at weddings
Long before rice became a wedding send-off or a photo-ready tradition, it carried deep symbolic meaning.

Across ancient Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Europe, rice represented life itself — fertility, nourishment, abundance, and continuity.

To scatter it over a newly married couple was a communal wish that their union would be fruitful, their home sustained, and their future protected from scarcity.

In agrarian societies, grain was survival.
It marked wealth, stability, and the delicate balance between nature and human effort.
The act affirmed that marriage was never meant to be entered alone; it was held by community, ancestors, and the unseen rhythms of the land.

Rice was also believed to distract or ward off harmful forces at thresholds.
As the couple crossed from one life stage into another, the scattering of grain functioned as both blessing and shield, ensuring safe passage into shared responsibility, creation, and continuity.

Over time, rice gave way to petals, herbs, seeds, and confetti — often for practical or ecological reasons — yet the intention remains unchanged.
Something small is cast outward so something greater may grow inward.

Each handful carries an unspoken hope: may love endure, may hardship soften, may joy multiply beyond what can be planned.

01/14/2026

why people throw rice at weddings

Long before rice tossing became a wedding send-off or a photo-ready tradition, it carried deep symbolic meaning.
Across ancient Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Europe, rice represented life itself — fertility, nourishment, abundance, and continuity.
To scatter it over a newly married couple was not decoration but invocation: a communal wish that their union would be fruitful, their home sustained, and their future protected from scarcity.

In agrarian societies, grain was survival. It marked wealth, stability, and the delicate balance between nature and human effort. To give it freely — especially at a moment of a major life transition — signaled trust in the future and faith in collective support.
The act affirmed that marriage was never meant to be entered alone; it would be supported by community, ancestors, and the unseen rhythms of the land.

Rice was also believed to distract or ward off harmful forces at thresholds. As the couple crossed from one life stage into another, the scattering of grain functioned as both blessing and shield, ensuring safe passage into shared responsibility, creation, and continuity.

Over time, rice gave way to petals, herbs, seeds, and confetti — often for practical or ecological reasons — yet the intention remains unchanged.
Something small is cast outward so something greater may grow inward.
Each handful carries an unspoken hope: may love endure, may hardship soften, may joy multiply beyond what can be planned.

A fleeting moment at the edge of celebration, rooted in ancient belief, — may your life together be full.

01/14/2026

🌎 Blessings for all the Souls of the Earth – 🌎Day #22335

I invite you, if you wish, to pause for a moment, right now and send your own blessings and positive intentions to all the souls of the Earth – living or departed.

May they all find their true path, surrounded by love, peace, and healing.

Thank you, for your bringing positive intentions today.

Blessings, to you and yours.
Saveta Maria Young

01/14/2026

Why a Rabbit’s Foot Became a Lucky Charm

Carrying a rabbit’s foot as a symbol of luck is rooted in ancient folklore, where rabbits were associated with fertility, survival, and unseen worlds.
As creatures that lived both above and below ground, rabbits were believed to have ability to move between realms of existence - giving them access to hidden knowledge and protective power.

In Celtic traditions, animals that burrowed into the earth were thought to be closely connected to spirits and ancestral forces. Possessing a part of such an animal was believed to offer protection, good fortune, and guidance.
The rabbit’s foot became a tangible way to carry that luck forward.
In later European and African folk traditions, the charm took on more specific rules.
The foot was often required to come from a rabbit caught under particular conditions, such as during a full moon or in a cemetery, reinforcing its mystical reputation.
These details were meant to concentrate luck rather than leave it to chance.

When the belief traveled to North America, it blended with local folklore and became popular during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The rabbit’s foot was carried in pockets, purses, or worn as a talisman, especially during moments of uncertainty, travel, or competition.
The tradition endures because it offers reassurance.
The charm represents the human desire to hold something physical when facing the unknown.
Even when belief fades, the gesture remains — a reminder that luck has long been something people seek to keep close.

01/13/2026

Why People Spit for Luck

Spitting for luck is one of the oldest protective gestures still quietly practiced around the world.
Though it may seem crude or humorous today, the act carries deep cultural meaning tied to protection, intention, and warding off harm.

In many ancient societies, saliva was believed to contain personal power.
It was seen as an extension of the body’s life force, capable of sealing intentions or creating a boundary against misfortune.
To spit was not disrespectful, but deliberate — a small act meant to guard what mattered.

Across Eastern Europe, people traditionally spit three times, often over the left shoulder, after expressing hope, pride, or anticipation.
This gesture was meant to confuse or repel bad luck and jealous spirits believed to linger nearby.
The number three itself carried protective symbolism, reinforcing the act’s potency.
In parts of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, spitting gestures — sometimes symbolic rather than literal — were used to counteract the evil eye. When something beautiful or fortunate was acknowledged, a spitting motion followed to neutralize envy and restore balance.
Even in Western culture, remnants of this belief remain.
Spitting into one’s hands before work or competition once symbolized readiness, grounding, and commitment.
It was a way of marking seriousness and resolve before effort began.

What unites these traditions is the belief that luck is not passive.
It must be guarded.
Spitting acted as a boundary, a moment of intention where a person asserted control over unseen forces rather than leaving outcomes to chance.
Today, the gesture survives mostly as habit or superstition, often detached from its meaning.
Yet its persistence speaks to a long-standing human instinct: the desire to protect good fortune at the very moment it is acknowledged.

Spitting for luck reminds us that many everyday gestures began as acts of habit — small, physical ways of negotiating hope, fear, and the uncertainty of what comes next.

01/12/2026

Why We Blow Out Birthday Candles

Blowing out birthday candles feels playful and familiar, yet it’s a ritual shaped by centuries of belief, symbolism, and quiet hope. What looks like a simple celebration carries echoes of ancient practices centered on wishes, protection, and the passage of time.

The tradition is often traced to ancient Greece, where round cakes were baked to honor Artemis, goddess of the moon. Candles represented moonlight, and the rising smoke from extinguished flames was believed to carry prayers upward — a bridge between human desire and unseen forces.

Over time, the ritual blended with European customs where each candle symbolized another year survived and carried forward. Blowing them out acknowledged both mortality and renewal: you faced the fire, made a wish, and moved on.

The silent wish matters. Silence was believed to protect intention, while breath was seen as life force itself — one breath, one wish, one decisive moment.

Across cultures, candles continue to mark transitions, blessings, age, and longevity. What makes this ritual endure is its balance of joy and gravity. It celebrates survival without ignoring impermanence.

Even today, amid noise and attention, there is always a brief pause before the breath. That pause is the heart of the tradition — a private moment held inside a public celebration.

Blowing out birthday candles isn’t just superstition. It’s about honoring time, intention, and the quiet human hope that wishes, once released, might be carried forward.

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