Two years ago, Mary Kennedy, wife of Robert Kennedy Jr., committed suicide (hanged herself). “The ancestral curse is still in force!” - the media immediately responded to the incident.
And, admittedly, there was every reason for that: over the past half century, six Kennedy have died an unnatural death. And this is not counting other family problems: alcoholism, drug addiction, debauchery, mental disorders … Is a curse really prevailing over the Kennedy clan?
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Skeptics will probably object: they say, all this is nothing more than sad coincidences. But aren't there too many tragic accidents for one family? In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of the 35th President of the United States, who was killed in 1963, died in a plane crash. In 1997, the son of Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Michael, crashed while skiing. His brother David died in 1984 from a drug overdose. Their father, Robert Kennedy, was shot dead in 1968, five years after the high-profile assassination of his brother John. And this is not a complete list of victims!..
Esotericists claim that a series of violent deaths, stretching over several generations, is a sure sign of the ancestral curse. Who brought such punishment on the Kennedy family? This is where opinions differ. Some sin on the founder of the family - the Irishman Patrick Kennedy, who committed a terrible crime in his homeland, which is why in 1840 he hastened to move to America. However, most researchers argue that Patrick was a decent man, and he went to the States, trying to escape from hunger, like many other Irishmen. On the ship he met his future wife - Maria Joanna, who later bore him five children.
Their son, Patrick Joseph, will start from scratch and die at 35 - but he will leave a good legacy to his wife and children. True, according to the official version, his widow did not have a cent, but there is reason to believe that the family still had money: Patrick Joseph during his lifetime was quite successful in the business of … robbery. So the initial capital was available.
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Patrick's son became the owner of the bank, and his grandson, Joseph Patrick Kennedy, father of the future president, went even further. It was he who made the Kennedy family one of the richest and most influential clans in America. And, apparently, it was he who brought the curse on his kind. Financial fraud, illegal liquor trade during Prohibition - Joseph Patrick was not particularly picky about his belief that all means are good in business and love. By the way, about love. His wife, Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald, was distinguished by puritanical views and believed that sex can only be justified by the birth of a child.
The couple had nine children - much more! But intimate intimacy once a year - this position of Joseph Patrick did not suit at all, so he without a twinge of conscience came off on the side. In general, even if none of the deceived women or business partners wished him “all the best” in their hearts, Kennedy Sr. did enough to weigh down the karma of the family.
Kara will overtake his children. The first victim will be his eldest daughter Rosemary. She was born mentally retarded, sometimes became uncontrollable - and her father insisted on radical treatment. At his request, the doctors performed a lobotomy on Rosemary. Unfortunately, unsuccessfully: the poor man finally lost her mind and spent the rest of the days in a psychiatric clinic.
Another daughter of Joseph Patrick, Kathleen, lost her husband early: he died during the Second World War. A few years later, Kathleen also crashed in a plane crash. She was only 28. Then the head of the clan first thought that a curse was imposed on the family. Although it did not occur to him that he himself could be the culprit of all troubles.
The war also took away the eldest son of Joseph Patrick. He was a bomber pilot. In August 1944, his plane exploded in the air for unknown reasons. Then no one thought about the curse: you never know people die in the war. So the second son of Kennedy, John, more than once found himself on the brink of life and death, although he was lucky enough to escape.
It was John who made his father's old dream come true: he became the president of the United States. True, in 1963 he was killed. But Joseph Patrick will not react to this fact: in December 1961 he will suffer a stroke. The head of the clan will spend the last eight years of his life in a wheelchair, not speaking a word and poorly understanding what is happening around.
And all kinds of things happened. In 1968, his son Robert Kennedy, at that time one of the main candidates for the presidency, was shot dead. After this tragedy, the youngest of the brothers, Edward, was considered a potential successor to the family tradition. Until he became the culprit of a terrible disaster.
In July 1969, Edward was driving a car and for some unknown reason lost control. The car fell off the bridge. Edward got out without bothering to save his companion (and mistress). At first a terrible scandal broke out, but then the story was hushed up. Edward Kennedy remained in politics, but of course he had to forget about the presidency.
We have already mentioned the tragedies of the next generation of the Kennedy family. I wonder if someone really thinks that the flurry of misfortunes hit this family quite by accident?..
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Researchers believe that the destructive power of the Kennedy curse can be compared with the curses of Tutankhamun, Gandhi and the Romanov dynasty. Some even think that Kennedy is to blame for the tragedy of the Onassis family.
As you know, the widow of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jacqueline, married the Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis in 1968 - and after a few years misfortunes overtook his family.
In 1973, Aristotle's son, 25-year-old Alexandros, died in a plane crash. Soon the mother of the young man passed away: the ex-wife of the billionaire committed suicide. In 1975, Aristotle Onassis himself died: the best doctors were never able to stop the rapidly developing pneumonia. After 13 years, his daughter Christina died. According to the official version - from a heart attack. But according to unofficial data, the woman died from a drug overdose, on which one of her ex-husbands hooked her (Christina was married four times, and each time unsuccessfully).
But Jackie herself lived quite a long time and quite happily. Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis died of lymphoma in 1994. She left in her sleep and remained clear of mind until the last day. Her son John said at the time: "My mother died surrounded by her friends and family, her books, people and the things she loved." Atypical ending for the "carrier" of the curse, right?
Naturally, Jacqueline had nothing to do with the tragedies of the Onassis family, and Kennedy's curse touched her only tangentially. Because ancestral curses are transmitted exclusively by blood - almost all specialists are convinced of this. As for the fatal events in the Onassis family, many are inclined to believe that this family was cursed by the famous opera diva Maria Callas.
For several years she was Aristotle's mistress and sacrificed much for their relationship. She did not even suspect that Onassis was going to marry Jacqueline. Maria Callas learned that he was preparing for the wedding from the newspapers. The singer was shocked and cursed her unfaithful lover in her hearts.
But no one knows who put the curse on the family of the American writer Ernest Hemingway. Many Hemingway men and women suffered from severe depression and suicidal tendencies. The writer's father, Clarence Edmont, committed suicide in 1928: due to diabetes, he developed gangrene, and he decided to put an end to all suffering at once.
Ernest Hemingway with his third son Gregory
His son Lester lost his leg for the same reason - and shot himself. And daughter Ursula, having learned that she was sick with cancer, took a lethal dose of drugs. Ernest became a famous writer, received the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes, and did not particularly complain about his health. However, depression overtook him: in 1961, in the prime of his fame, he shot himself in the forehead.
All of Ernest Hemingway's sons had severe mental health problems. The youngest, Gregory, after sex reassignment surgery became addicted to alcohol and drugs and died in prison from a heart attack. One of the writer's granddaughters, Joan, died of alcoholism. The second, Margot, committed suicide. Then her own sister, 22-year-old Mariel, was seriously worried. She decided at all costs to defeat evil fate - and, it seems, she succeeded.
Now she is 52. She acts in films, writes books, and most importantly, enjoys life and, contrary to family tradition, is not going to get depressed. The actress does not deny that a curse prevails over her family: “Indeed, there is such a sad genetic predisposition. It manifests itself when a person is depressed. I have the same genes, but I am sure: when you are in harmony with yourself and your loved ones, you can break the tragic chain. Love is the best protection."
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Is willpower and a positive attitude really able to get rid of the ancestral curse? According to most experts, this is possible, provided that the curse is not too serious. If the damage is caused by a professional or someone from close relatives, desire alone is not enough: the intervention of specialists is necessary.
It happens that a child appears in a family whose karmic task is to rid his family of the curse. This usually happens in the seventh or twelfth generation (this is how much curses work if they are not removed earlier). It is believed that the soul of a cursed ancestor is inhabiting this person. And if the soul is cleansed and evolved, the curse will lose its power. If not, even more misfortunes will fall on the family, and in the end it will die.
Who knows, maybe it was on Mariel that fate entrusted the mission to save the Hemingway family? In any case, the woman intuitively chose the right tactic. Experts are sure that if a person from a cursed family repeats the life scenario of his ancestors, the effect of the curse is intensified. But when he tries to comprehend family experience, tries to avoid mistakes that fathers and grandfathers made, the curse recedes.
Another important point. Many people think that only a professional magician can impose a generic curse. But this is not entirely true. Yes, damage caused by a witch or a sorcerer is more difficult to remove and almost impossible to get rid of on your own. But even in ancient times it was noticed that almost any person who has strong negative emotions towards someone can bring misfortune. Anger, envy, resentment, anger are really capable of launching a powerful program of destruction.
If you are still sure that generic curses are just a myth, grandmother's tales, we hasten to dissuade you. Modern scientists have proven that information about generic programs is recorded in DNA molecules and transmitted from generation to generation in the same way as hereditary diseases. There is also good news: a curse, like almost any disease, can really be cured.
So if your family has been plagued by unhappiness for generations, do not rush to write yourself down as chronic losers. To begin with, take care of prevention: do not step on your grandfather's favorite rake, look for your own path. Better yet, contact a specialist who will remove the curse. Then the streak of failures will end, and you will become the founder of a new, happy family.
Evgeniya ALEKSEEVA