Evil Eye Protection
Protection Against The Evil Eye
The evil eye is a malevolent look or stare that is believed in some cultures to cause bad luck, injury or even death for those it is directed at. The evil eye can also refer to the power some are believed to have to inflict harm by the power of their evil stare.
Because of the fear of many of the evil eye some cultures developed protections against the evil eye. Attempts to ward off the evil eye has resulted in a number of amulets and talismans believed to offer evil eye protection. in many cultures. The proper term for them are class, “apotropaic talismans”. The Hamsa hand or Hand of Fatima charm is believed to be a particularly powerful protection against the evil eye. A blue eye can often be found in the center of the hamsa hand or Hand of Fatima, this is most commonly seen in the Middle East. The word hamsa, also spelled khamsa chamsa and hamesh, means “five” and refers to the five fingers of the hand. In Jewish culture, the hamsa is called the Hand of Miriam; in Muslim culture, the Hand of Fatima.
The hamsa hand is believed to offer the greatest evil eye protection when used as a symbol above the entrances to homes and interior rooms and when worn as hamsa jewelry. Hamsa hand or Hand of Fatima necklaces and Hand of Fatima pendants are often worn by those seeking evil eye protection. Some have even gone so far as to get a Hand of Fatima tattoo in their desire for evil eye protection.
Even the ancient Greeks believed in the power of the evil eye. Some speculate that Socrates had the power of the evil eye and that his disciples were mesmerized by Socrates’ darkly glaring eyes. In the Greco-Roman era a scientific explanation of the evil eye was popular. Plutarch put forth the scientific explanation that a persons eyes were the chief source of deadly rays which sprang up like poisoned darts from the soul of a person possessed of the evil eye. In Roman times whole tribes, not just individuals, were thought to have the power of the evil eye – particularly the tribes of Pontus and Scythia.
Belief in the power of the evil eye is found throughout the world but is strongest in the Middle East, Africa, Central America, South Asia, Central Asia, and Europe, particularly the Mediterranean region. Not surprisingly it is in these societies that evil eye protection is most sought. Belief in the evil eye finds corroboration in Islamic teaching based upon a statement of the Prophet Muhammad, “The influence of an evil eye is a fact…” [Sahih Muslim, Book 26, Number 5427].
For those seeking evil eye protection today, a Hand of Fatima necklace or Hand of Fatima pendant are held in high regard by many as protecting them against the powers of the evil eye. Hand of Fatima jewelry can also be quite striking and stylish and is worn by some simply as a fashion statement without thoughts of evil eye protection. More information on the evil eye can be found at Wikipedia.
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