Do stolen artefacts bring bad luck?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342448)
Rockingham, Australia
June 27, 2018 4:50pm CST
Faye Hazel (@FayeHazel) wrote recently about various semi-precious stones and whether they have healing qualities or not and for some reason it reminded me of a display cabinet at the Port Arthur museum in Tasmania. Port Arthur was once a penal colony for the very worst of offenders and conditions there were harsh in the extreme.
In the display cabinet were a number of items that had been taken by various visitors over the years and had been returned as being perceived to bring bad luck to the person. Even a brick with the thumb mark of a convict had been returned.
I copied one hand-written letter and here it is:
"To Whom it may concern
I am returning these items I removed them from the Port Arthur Museum site about 7 years ago whilst visiting Tasmania with my wife.
Ever since then, I have had nothing but serious bad luck and horrible personal issues.
I have lost employment, had extreme family tragidys, financial loss ect.
These items are evil and need to be returned. I am deeply regretful that I removed them and wish to make ammends." End of quote - for some reason I can't make the italics symbol work.
I haven’t corrected the spelling. I hope this man’s life improved once he returned the stolen item. I don’t know what he stole.
If you’re able to enlarge the photo you can read other letters regarding stolen items. One even went so far as to enclose a map asking that the rock he was returning be put back in the water at a particular spot. Do you believe that momentos taken from such places bring bad luck?
And here's the link to the discussion which sparked off this one:
Hi MyLot, At the start of June I went to a fair of sorts. This is the same place where a woman called an 'intuitive' told me that I was similar to a Javalina...
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Jun 18
I don't know about luck but a good premise for an anthology TV series.
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@JudyEv (342448)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jun 18
That's true. Maybe it is just their guilty conscience at work.
@allknowing (138275)
• India
28 Jun 18
I would not know if stolen articles bring bad luck as I have not stolen anything so far
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@allknowing (138275)
• India
28 Jun 18
@JudyEv Have you stolen? What were the consequences
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@JudyEv (342448)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jun 18
@allknowing I stole a red pencil when I was about 5 and suffered agonies for days after - only agonies of guilt though. 
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Jun 18
That is fascinating. I have never taken anything from a place like that, just the occasional interesting rock or a shell off a beach. Having read this, I certainly will be careful where I pick up ,mementos.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Jun 18
@JudyEv Glad to hear that, who needs bad luck.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
28 Jun 18
Oh wow! Cool. I'm happy I inspired such an interesting post. :-) Like the Hope Diamond, - I would believe it that in some cases stolen things bring misfortune. What an interesting display. I do hope that life improved for those people
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 Jun 18
@JudyEv Yeah, I wish some of them had written follow ups lol
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
28 Jun 18
Hi Judy. I think those artifacts hold history and to get them by people for their own personal reasons seems to teach them a lesson or two.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
28 Jun 18
@JudyEv Scary but those things know where they should be. Some people have the nerves to take them. Conscience got the best of them.
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@snowy22315 (182752)
• United States
28 Jun 18
Be careful what you steal..is the lesson here I guess!
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
28 Jun 18
The museum sounds like an interesting place to visit, and it is interesting you were able to see the letters. I don't know if those stolen artefacts actually bring bad luck or not. Maybe the bad things would have happened anyway. I have heard about other people who had stolen things and chose to return them because they believed that the artefacts caused the tragedies they experienced, but I don't remember where it was.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
28 Jun 18
@JudyEv That could be the explanation. I have heard of other people whohave experienced the same thing and they also believed that their bad luck came from the things they stole.
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@toniganzon (72553)
• Philippines
28 Jun 18
I don't like getting second hand items, or antique ones. The reason, I don't know what the previous owners' burdens were when they had those. And in our beliefs, it could be pass on to someone.
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@JudyEv (342448)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jun 18
That's interesting. I hadn't heard of that before.
@toniganzon (72553)
• Philippines
28 Jun 18
@JudyEv Different countries, different culture, different beliefs.
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@garymarsh6 (23412)
• United Kingdom
28 Jun 18
In some ways I hope negative energy does go to those who have stolen these items but I imagine it is just co incidence. Rumours abound about curses for stealing things for example Tutankhamen's treasures!
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@JudyEv (342448)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jun 18
I'm of that opinion too. There is never much joy in something stolen.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
27 Jun 18
You need to make sure the text are between these two symbols ] and [ so that it would be, without the asterik [*i] Example text would be italicized [*/i]
I sometimes end up typing within the [ and so it does not italicize.
Anyway, onto your question.
I believe that things hold energies. I don't know whether I necessarily believe these artifacts to hold any kind of bad energy though. If anything, they might hold the sorrow and resentment the penalized would have felt. Being so far away from their home country and perhaps wrongly accused as some might have been.
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@JudyEv (342448)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jun 18
That is true. Certainly those at Port Arthur had plenty to be resentful about. And I had another try but still couldn't get the italicisation to work but thanks for trying to help.
