HEXES And or JINXS

A hex is generally a spell or bewitchment. A "hexe", a German word for "witch", In folklore it can be good or bad, but now is generally known by its negative connotations. Hexes can be made for hire, with the witch being able to be paid for both inflicting a hex and for removing a hex.

A jinx is the continual or repeated bad luck. One of the more famous jinxes comes with the Hope Diamond. In the 17th century Madame de Montespan, the mistress of King Louis XIV, owned the diamond and it is during this time that the stone is said to have become jinxed. She was believed to have conducted so called "black masses". Over 100 years later, King Henry the XVI gave the Hope Diamond to Marie Antoinette. Ms. Antoinette loaned this piece to her friend the Princesse de Lamballe. Not only did both Princesse de Lamballe and Marie Antoinette get executed, but every other owner of the Hope Diamond has suffered a tragic demise.

A curse is a malevolent spell that is purposefully done to inflict harm upon another. It has been a part of magic and alchemy since the beginning, and can also be done by Catholic priests. It is derived from "cursein", an Anglo Saxon worse meaning "to invoke harm or evil upon". Curses can be both spoken and written. A famous written curse is the anathema proclaimed by the Catholic pope to excommunicate someone from the church.
Objects can also be cursed, and can affect anyone who owns the object. Cursed objects can affect people with bad luck, misfortune, ill health, and even death.

Probably the most famous of all hexes, jinxes, and curses is the Curse of Tutankamen. The Egyptians were firm believers that if you disturbed a tomb, the spirit of the dead one became homeless and therefore tombs were protected by curses. The Egyptian king Tutankamen's tomb was discovered in 1922 by Lord Carnavon and Howard Carter and lore has it that they found a tablet with the tomb that read "Death will slap with his wings whoever disturbs this pharaoh's peace". Mysterious circumstances then followed the deaths of everyone associated with the opening of the tomb, even though inscribed tablets and the description of death coming on wings weren't customary in Egyptian times. By 1929, 22 people had died in association with the tomb.