QUOTE(Chase @ Dec 11 2006, 08:23 AM)

Curses are perhaps alot to do with whether you believe in them, that seems to power them, almost like voodoo
I would agree with that, there was this one time in high school during study hall class around Halloween,
(bare with me hear folks)
Our teacher Mr Davis, (a really cool guy) asked us "who believes in witches and curses?"
Less than half the kids raised their hands (I of course was one of the few who did)
He told us of how curses my be no more then the power of suggestion with this tale of a old Hag/woman
who moved to a small village (during the 17 - 1800's) and shortly after the farmers crops went bad or
the cows dried up or something unfortunate happened to one of the village families.
So being new to the Village they accuse the old lady of being a witch, but when the people of the village go to confront her
she quickly replies with "if you try to harm me, all their crops will die and their offspring will be borne sickly".
So instead of burning her at the cross they treat her with food and gifts in fear of her curse.