Curses comes to mind as Halloween approaches. One in particular that I always thought was interesting, but did not look into until now, is the Evil Eye. The Evil Eye glance is believed to have the ability to cause injury or death. This type of energy is often the result of envy, jealousy and hatred, and causes great discomfort for the person on the receiving end. When a person concentrates hard enough on causing someone harm, and when their energy is focused on the misfortune of that person, it is very possible that the other person will receive the Evil Eye and if they do not have the enough strength to repel these vibrations, they will be affected by it.
The history of the Evil Eye is first recorded by the Mesopotamian civilization about 5,000 years ago in cuneiform on clay tablets. It is possible that the evil eye may actually have originated as early as the Upper Paleolithic age. We find the Evil Eye in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures as well as Buddhist and Hindu societies.
So, the talismans created to protect against the evil eye are also frequently called “evil eyes”. The eye talismans began in Egypt based off of the God Horus. It was believed that, this eye saw all the wickedness in the world and removed poverty and ignorance. Therefore, when wearing the evil eye talisman, it would then reflect the evil intent back to the onlooker. The evil eye talisman can also be found on some forms of the hamsa hand jewelry. The word hamsa, also spelled khamsa and hamesh, means five referring to the fingers of the hand and is seen as protection against the evil eye.
Other ways to protect yourself from the energy of the evil eye include relieving yourself from stress and increasing your happiness. So as you head out on this Halloween, maybe throw down on an Evil Eye talismans, just in case.
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