The Evil Eye and What to Do About It

What is Meant by the Evil Eye?

 

For thousands of years, various cultures have had a term for the “Evil Eye.”  What is meant by this?  Ancient cultures believed that malicious looks were very powerful and could bring disaster or even death to the receiver of the “look.” Not just a malicious stare could be considered the Evil Eye, but also excessive praise and fawning over a person, particularly a child or newborn baby.  

Ancient Greeks and Romans first warned against the Evil Eye.  If one received praise and admiration that was not warranted, this would manifest itself in mental and physical disease.  Any illness without an apparent cause was attributed to the Evil Eye.

The Evil Eye works on the premise that if one is gazing at another with jealousy or evil intent, it can not help but create evil and cause harm.  The Turks believed that there were two types of the Evil Eye – conscious and unconscious.  The unconscious Evil Eye was not intentional, the person giving the Eye was not intentionally creating it, maybe they just had jealous pangs as they gazed on a person’s jewelry or clothing or new car.  The intentional Evil Eye was, of course, the most destructive – the person is intentionally staring at a person with the intent of creating harm and possibly death.

There were several ways to guard against the Evil Eye.  Many ceremonies and rituals were put into place to ward off the Evil Eye and protect against it.  Usually people just wore a piece of jewelry or some sort of talisman to guard against it.  These items were worn or hung in home, and public buildings, and made into jewelry. 

People still believe in the Evil Eye and wear jewelry and amulets to protection against this ancient evil. 

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