What is an Evil Eye?

There are different ways to describe what an evil eye is. It is a belief that an evil eye is a gaze that is meant to harm you. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an evil eye is “a malicious glance; a malignant stare.” when someone cast a spell on another person with the intention of envy or jealousy, It can harm you for health and wealth or some other way.

In other words, The evil eye is a belief that someone has been cursed by an evil spirit. It’s believed that this curse causes misfortune in the victim. The evil eye is often used as a way to control people.

 

History of Evil Eye

 

The belief in the evil eye has dating back to the ancient Greeks and Romans almost 3,000 years ago. It is believed that the evil glare was the greatest threat to the successful person who has money and fame etc.

With the effect of the evil eye, a person can have a physical and mental illness and can have serious damage in life. Evil Eye has an influence in almost every country and religion, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Every continent believes in the evil eye, even though in some cultures it has different names but has the same meaning.

For Example – In Greek, it is known as “Matti”, in Arabic it is called “Eayan Alsharu“.

Hinduism preaches that the eyes are one of the most important and powerful parts of our body. There is a strong belief that it “evil” look from eyes can cause severe damage. It is known as “Buri Nazar or Nazar” in India. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, people call it ‘Disti’ or ‘Drusti’, while people of Tamil Nadu call it ‘Drishti’ or ‘kannu’. The people of Kerala also call it “kannu”, 

People believe that even the admiration look can bring bad luck, which may result in a scarcity of milk supply in cows. This comes back to the original belief of undue praise, first found in the beliefs of ancient Greeks and Romans. As protection from the evil eye People usually spot a black dot on a child’s face and used to hang “Nazar Battu” in front of their homes for protection.

According to Islamic culture, the Prophet Muhammad warned people against the evil eye in Book 26 of the Shahi Muslims. He said that a bath must be taken to protect from the influences of evil forces. 

In South America, In Brazil, people know the evil eye as the “fat eye.” Compliments which are sincere are not feared to cause the evil eye to attack as in other countries, but insincere compliments are thought to put one at stake.

Almost in every part of the world people believe in this and use different methods and amulets as protection.

 

Evil Eye Curse vs Evil Eye Charms

 

People often get confused between evil eye curses and evil eye protection amulets.

While the Evil glare is called Evil Eye and the talisman that is used to protect oneself from it is also often referred to as the Evil Eye. Both are called Evil eyes. It is automatically understood when you search for an evil eye on e-commerce you will find an evil eye protection talisman.

The Evil Eye charm is typically a blue eye-shaped amulet made of glass, ceramic, or metal.

This charm can be worn around the neck, wrist, or finger and is said to ward off the effects of the curse. It can also be hung in your home or office to provide protection.

 

Protection from Evil Eye

 

Due to these beliefs, people in every region seek protection from the Evil eye and they use different types of Evil eye amulets or charms.

The different regions used different types of charms for their protection. Most famous evil eyes charms originate in ancient greek and turkey culture. The Evil Eye charm is typically a blue eye-shaped amulet made of glass, ceramic, or metal and also come in different colours but blue is the most used colour.

These charms are made in different sizes and shapes which people wear around their neck, wrist and finger to ward off negative energy. They can also be Hanged in front of their homes, in the living rooms and offices etc.

 

These Evil eye amulets come in different colours, apart from protection different colour provides different benefits to their owner or bearer.

Benefits of different colours of evil eye amulets –

• Blue or Light Blue Evil eye offers general protection
• The orange evil eye is used for protection and happiness
• The dark blue evil eye is used for calm and relaxation
• The red evil eye gives energy and enthusiasm
• Brown evil eye connects you with nature
• Gold or Yellow evil eye provides relief from exhaustion

As evil eyes gained popularity Apart from Evil eye amulets, these charms are available in the form of evil eye bracelets, evil eye paintings, evil eye car hangings, evil eye pendants and evil eye Necklaces, etc.

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