www.MyGuardianEye.com - Evil Eye Products - Great Prices & Service ABOUT THE EVIL EYE : The “Evil Eye” might have a negative connotation to someone who hears the phrase for the first time. It's ironic since the beautiful symbol isn't evil but rather significantly lucky and protective. The evil eye, should be viewed as a guardian angel, hence my sites name “my guardian eye”. The Guardian Eye watches over you, your loved ones, your home, your possessions anything that you hold sacred. The Glass Guardian Eye is opulent and reflective. It is like a magnetic mirror that draws positive energy and deflects bad energy or intentions back to that person. Among believers of the Guardian Eye, it is known that if the energy is too strong for the glass eye to push away, it breaks and sacrifices itself to protect you.

"Evil Eye" In a Nutshell - "What is it?"

The “Evil Eye” might have a negative connotation to someone who hears the phrase for the first time. It's ironic since the beautiful symbol isn't evil but rather significantly lucky and protective. The evil eye, should be viewed as a guardian angel, hence my sites name “my guardian eye”. The Guardian Eye watches over you, your loved ones, your home, your possessions anything that you hold sacred. The Glass Guardian Eye is opulent and reflective. It is like a magnetic mirror that draws positive energy and deflects negative energy or intentions away. Among believers of the Guardian Eye, it is known that if the energy is too strong for the glass eye to push away, it breaks and sacrifices itself to protect it's bearer.

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Evil Eye History
The ancient Evil Eye is known to many cultures around the world. First recorded by the Mesopotamians about 5,000 years ago written on clay tablets. The belief of the evil eye has no religious boundaries as it coexists with almost every religion from Christianity to Islam. It is in fact mentioned in the Old Testament and a big part of the Jewish folklore as well. Awareness of the evil eye is strongest in the Middle East, East & West Africa, South & Central Asia, and Europe, especially the Mediterranean region. It has also spread to other areas, including northern Europe, particularly in the Celtic regions, and the Americas, where it was brought by European colonists and Middle Eastern immigrants.

The Evil Eye is a sharp glance or a negative thought believed to have the ability to harm those on whom it falls upon. The cause can be zealous admiration, envy or even malicious jealousy. It can come from anyone at any time; you can even call it upon yourself or a loved one. Excessive love, devotion, admiration are also thought to inadvertently cast the evil eye. One of the many unspoken rules of Eastern Mediterranean people, is the caution taken when praising or admiring anything, especially children. There are numerous rituals and practices that are used to counteract or defuse the risk of "accidentally" eliciting the eye. These rituals vary among each culture, for example the phrase "Mashallah" is used to invoke God's blessing on a person or possession being praised. In the Latin culture when a child or object is admired, a preventive measure of allowing the admirer to touch the child or item being admired as a way to dispel the envy. The Greeks have a ritual of spitting or rather making a vocalized noise reminiscent of spitting as a symbol of hydrating. In ancient times it was believed that the evil eye was connected with symptoms of drying, desiccation, withering, and dehydration. Example, the milk of a nursing mother drying, children becoming ill and vomiting, fruit trees withering or no longer bearing fruit, in Italy the loss of potency in men, these are all related to the "dehydrating effects" of the evil eye. Rituals range from serious prayers and ceremonies to silly hand gestures and actions. In conclusion, the evil eye has been a pivotal aspect in shaping many cultures in their beliefs, rituals and behavior. While there are many who insist the evil eye is nothing more than superstition, to the true believers of the evil eye its powers are nothing to be taken lightly.

Evil Eye Around The World

· Albanian "mer më sysh"
· Armenian "char atchk", "atchk"
· Amharic "Buda"
· Standard Arabic عين حسد ayin hasad
· Tunisian Arabic "'ayn l-mrida"
· Assyrian "ayna"
· Azerbaijani "göz dəyməsi","kəm göz"
· Bengali "Nojor", "Nazar"
· Bulgarian "uroki"
· Chamorro "Atan baba"
· Croatian "Urokljivo oko"
· Danish "det onde øje"
· Dutch "het boze oog"
· Filipino "Matang Nanlilisik"; "Usog" or "Balis"
· Finnish "Paha silmä"
· French "Le Mauvais Oeil", "La Guigne", "La Skoumoune",
· German "Böser Blick"
· In Greek, matiasma (μάτιασμα); mati μάτι "vaskania" “βασκανία”
· Hebrew "ayin ha'ra"
· Hindi "Kudrishti" or "Buri Nazar"
· Hungarian szemmel verés
· Kurdish chawi geza
· Italian, malocchio
· Macedonian, "Zlobno Oko"
· Maltese "l-għajn il-ħażina"
· Norwegian "det onde øyet"
· Persian, depending on the region
- Iran, Cheşhm Zaxm, Ceşm Šur
-Afghanistan, Dari & Tajiki-speakers use "nazar" "chashmi bad"
· Polish złe oko, marne oko
· Portuguese, olho gordo, quebranto, mau olhado
· Romanian deochi
· Russian сглаз, глаз, дурной глаз
· Sicilian, ucchiatura
· In Slovak little babies are said to have a malady named z očú (from the eyes)
· In Spanish mal de ojo, el ojo, The act of giving someone mal de ojo is called ojear in Panama (literally to eye).
· Swedish "onda ögat"
· Tagalog "ohiya" or mata ng diablo
· Tamil "Dhrishti" or Kan dhristi
· Turkish "Nazar", "kem göz", "göz"
· Urdu "buri nazar", "nazar"
· Yiddish aynore or ahore Hebrew עין הרע cayin harac);

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