eye twitches

today, shortly after lunch, around 1 pm, my left eye started to twitch. as indonesian, i was taught to believe that twitching in your left eye meant someone is thinking ill about you or talking nonsense about you behind your back. i can't recall who taught me that or where i heard it. but this is a common belief in this country. who started it doesn't matter anymore.

well, i believe in the grand system that connects us all. the western world may not believe it, but i know in the east, we are a lot wiser to know that as merely an element of nature, it is impossible not to be connected with everyone and everything else in the universe.

so i searched in the internet for other interpretations from the golden years of the greater Asian continent. and i ran into a very interesting writing, titled "Signs and Omens - Eye Twitches and Tics". for those of you who are interested, please read on. for those of you who don't believe in this, please refrain yourselves from commenting or criticizing. i would really appreciate that.

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Signs And Omens – Eye Twitches & Tics

Good evening, dear friends,

Physical sensations such as eye twitches and tics have been accorded a greater sensation in China than in the West. In the West, there are traditions such as if your ear burns, someone is talking about you, but China has developed a highly complex system of fortune telling based upon these sensations. This post here is based on writing in The Chinese Almanac or Tung Shu and has its history for thousands of years in China.

The most important aspect is to remember when you first felt the sensation. Then refer to the period of time listed below to see what the meaning of this sign is. Please do not take this guide as the gospel truth and actual prediction as it is only a form of beliefs practised in the olden days in China.

11pm – 1am

Twitches or tics in the left eye means a noblemen will come to see you. If the right it means you will be invited to a party or feast.

1am – 3am

If in the left eye, this means that something will happen to worry you. If the right eye, then someone is thinking about you.

3am – 5am

If in the left eye, this means that a friend from afar will come and visit you. If the right eye, this means a happy event awaits you.

5am – 7am

In the left eye, this means that a special guest will come. If in the right eye, then everything will go well.

7am – 9am

In the left eye, this means a close friend will come from afar. If in the right eye, then expect a slight injury.

9am – 11am

In the left eye, this means you will go to a party or feast. If the right eye, you will have a quarrel or a disaster.

11am – 1pm

If the left eye, this means you will eat and drink heartily. If the right eye, beware or there will be a disaster.

1pm – 3pm

In the left eye, this means that you are safe and plans go well. In the right eye, it means that you will have a minor happy event.

3pm – 5pm

In the left eye, it means you will lose money. In the right eye, then you will be thinking of your loved one very much.

5pm – 7pm

In the left eye, this means a guest is coming. This is also true for the right eye, but from far away.

7pm -9pm

In the left eye, this means a guest is coming. In the right eye, it means you will go to a big gathering.

9pm – 11pm

In the left eye, it means that a friend is coming. In the right eye, beware of trouble in court.