Why You Don't Need To Photograph A Sleeping Person

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Why, according to signs, it is impossible to photograph a sleeping child

Many young mothers are happy to post photos of sleeping babies on social networks, and the older generation indignantly grumbles that this is not good, a bad omen. Indeed, a ban on such pictures can be found not only in popular beliefs, but also in the culture and religion of different nations.

What does the sign say

According to some mystical and religious beliefs, photographing sleeping children can deprive them of their souls. This is explained by the fact that during sleep the soul leaves the body and travels through the astral worlds, and returns to the moment of awakening. The sleeping person cannot be abruptly awakened, otherwise the soul may not have time to return to the body, and the person will die.

With regard to children, the prohibition is considered even more stringent, since souls live in their bodies, still remembering their previous incarnations, so they can easily get lost in the astral plane. Flashes and camera clicks often wake up sleeping children, which, according to popular belief, should not be allowed.

Not only the baby's soul can be frightened, but also its guardian angel, signs say. If this happens, the angel will leave the child, leaving him unprotected.

There are signs that warn that by photographing a baby in a dream, you can steal his happy fate or health. In ancient times, people believed that while the child was in the mother's belly, he was protected by her energy field. When a baby is born, his own energy field begins to form, but until 7 years old it is very weak. During this period, children are vulnerable to dark forces, the evil eye, damage and other kinds of negative influences. If a person photographs "glaring" or with negative energy, then the baby will start to hurt.

In addition, people believe that a photo saves energy, and if a picture of a child falls into evil hands, then you can change his fate, make a mercy on it, impose a curse on the whole family and even speak to death.

Where did the omen come from

The ban on photographing children while they sleep has a historical and cultural background. In ancient times, the peoples of the Mediterranean had a ban on the image of sleeping people, including adults. It was believed that if the artist paints such a picture, the sitter would be trapped in misfortune and misfortune. When the era of photography came, the ancient superstition took on a modern form.

In addition, there is a warning sign that if you often take pictures of a sleeping person, you can "glue" death to him. This prejudice is explained by the tradition of taking photographs of the dead as a souvenir, which in the 19th century was common in Europe and America.

The services of a photographer were very expensive then, so ordinary photographs were rarely ordered, but when a loved one died, they wanted to preserve his image in the memory of generations. Many wealthy families had "books of the dead" - photo albums with posthumous pictures of relatives.

Post mortem photographs are a special culture: the deceased was not filmed in a coffin, but as if he were alive. For this, the deceased were elegantly dressed and seated on a chair or couch, fixing them with special fasteners. There were favorite things or luxury items nearby, often family members took part in the photography. Such photos were lined up like family compositions, the center of which was the deceased. Then, on the finished images, the eyes were added to the deceased to achieve the effect of a “living person”. Therefore, the next generations did not at all perceive pictures with sleeping people, as something cute, on the contrary, a superstition arose, according to which photographing a sleeping person meant the imminent death of the subject.

According to the church

Unlike Islam, in the Orthodox church tradition there is no direct prohibition on photographing sleeping children. However, the priests do not recommend that parents hold such photo sessions. It is believed that until the baby is baptized, he does not have his own guardian angel, which means that he is defenseless and vulnerable to external negativity and dark forces. It is easy to damage such a child or the evil eye.