Cricket’s Dark Secret - Part 1
The cricketing world may seem plain and simple, but is anything but that. There are forces within the game unknown to the common fan. Terms such as, secret societies, coalitions and alliances may seem unusual for the world of cricket but their existence is very much real.
There is a reason why the Ashes are taken so seriously by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 matches are played with such intensity not because of their history, or political situations, but for far more deeper motives.
It is common knowledge that England is the homeland of cricket. It is this country that comes to mind when one thinks of the origins of cricket. The truth, however, is complicated and rooted in things that have a great deal to do with superstition, than a game made and played by gentleman.
The fact is that professional cricket has a sinister past that apart from those directly involved, remain unaware. To fully understand this, one must delve deeper into the history of the country that brought cricket to the spotlight and introduced it around the world.
The British Empire was one of the greatest empires in the history of mankind. Its influence and colonial rule stretched from the Americas to Asia and even to the remotest corner of the world, Australia.
The settlers were exposed to local cultures, adopting parts they liked about each locality and taking them back to their native land. Each corner added something different. While, spice, trade, slaves and economy were the main things that were taken back to England from the British colonial rule, they were not everything.
Voodoo, black magic and the like have generally been viewed as hokum for the larger part but, there are some who take it more seriously. To completely ignore the dark arts, as they are called, would prove to be unwise as they do exist.
A pattern emerges, when one studies the places under colonial rule. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 and Africa, where superstition and voodoo was not uncommon, were known for their knowledge on the ways of the wild and black magic.
The natives of what is now, the United States of America were known for the way they performed certain rituals as well. The subcontinent was rich in its own form of superstition as well. In Australian aborigines were another group of people who partook in deviant rituals and mysticism.
Interestingly, every nation that was once part of the British Empire had something or the other to do with black magic and superstition. While none of this may seem to have anything to do with the simple game of cricket at first glance, a deeper, more investigative look will reveal some shocking facts and may expose knowledge that certain groups will go to extreme lengths to protect.
To share all that knowledge at once would be unwise, adopting a gradual approach is advisable…
To be continued . . .
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