Other than one Dön season when I participated in a trial-by-water, I have not experienced a series of events that particularly fed the mind that is fueled by superstition. That particular year (1989 perhaps), I spilled a glass of water on a portable phone that killed the handset; had a dishwasher overflow; the culmination was when I dropped a 5-gallon glass container of Eldorado Spring water on the tile floor in my kitchen, breaking the glass and sending a wave of fresh clear water over the tiles and a carpeted section of my dining room. Perhaps these were tame ways to purify some old, unfathomable karma. Who knows? Perhaps the enlightened ones. Seems like a very good time to ride the out-breath frequently, hone one's vipashyana, and further relax the mind … gently, gently.

Oh, and it's important to meditate during this season, to do as Eileen says (generate compassion). And important in the ten days following Losar (aka valentines day, this year) to meditate as well, since the opposite kind of phenomena occurs — more openness and freshness. Worth a try, eh?