said to "deflect envious stares and looks of ill will" & then surround your entire religion around it? Hello Kabbalah, celebrity-style. Translation...C-u-l-t!
Jewish Rabbi's have said the celebrity version of the religion is loosely based on the real thing, but more focused on the water , bracelets, stones and things material that you must purchase in order to feel...I suppose, adequately equipped to join the fun.
Madonna started the whole thing and brought people such as Britney Spears, Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher into the act. So of course, the bandwagon is making extra trips to Hollywood. It's latest stop, Lindsay Lohan and then Mariah Carey's place.
"Anyone who dons The Red String with the awareness of Rachel the Matriarch and these powerful meditations is surrounded by the full force of protection she manifested in our physical world." (Quote from Kabbalah.com)
Screw that, if you want to read some great smut about the trendy Kabbalah Center I suggest you go here for some pretty good readin' about this celebrity fad. Dolce & Kabbalah
Oh by the way, is this what they meant by powerful meditations, Madonna?
Madonna- Pre Kabbalah