@mimi0w086
I had this one relative my whole life and I told her everything about my life. My life kinda sucked and some less than savoury stuff happened. My family member always down played everything I went through and said im ungrateful to just appreciate what I have cause I have so much. How I just dont understand what difficult things were and im ungrateful how I was pretty and my family liked me more. I had a stroke a couple weeks after that and almost died. She than continued “oh your skin is so nice” i developed horrible rosacea and had to go on accutane. Everytime she pointed out something in my life that was good i lost it. She said how i was LUCKY cause now I can get away with everything. I just stopped talking to her and nothing crazy has happened to me since. Negative energy follows you fr I wear 5 evil eyes and never take them off.
@ohshanana2397
I’m west African a lot of us believe in the concept of evil eye. When I was young my grandmother told me very wise words “don’t celebrate something yet to come, don’t celebrate until you have achieved it.” If you get married and have a wedding don’t post it to all of social media. Because divorce could be around the corner. Post your vow renewal not your wedding. Celebrate your delivery not the pregnancy. Celebrate your promotion, not your hiring. Celebrate the graduation not your acceptance. Anything that is yet to be achieved do not tell others of it, or they could foil your success
@rimkokoa3766
My mom definitely told me something similar to this evil eye belief, she used to say to me stuff “if something good happened to you don’t tell anyone or they could ruin it for you”
@cuttybang415
When I lived in Greece, someone once told me something about how back in the days of the Ottoman Empire, it was believed that the only people immune to being cursed or otherwise having bad luck in one way or another, were those with blue eyes. Since the Greeks had eyes that were mostly brown, or brown adjacent, they carried around the evil eye amulet so they would have blue eyes too. Don’t clearly remember exactly what the story was, or if it’s at all correct, but it’s a cool idea of how those amulets came to be
@anagoncalves6624
My mom isn’t religious or superstitious at all but being from a culture where the evil eye is kinda treated just like a fact of life, she’s always been insistent in taking salt water baths after dealing with people whose vibe just kinda sucks. It’s the tried and true family recipe for getting rid of any lingering “curses”. Dunno if it really works but definitely makes her (and me too, to be honest) feel better.
@greatscott7691
I'm Dominican-American and when I was younger my mother would have me wear a small azabache black hand bracelet which was supposed to defend again the evil eye ("mal de ojo" in Spanish). My mother was also just telling me the other day about how, in the old days, my grandmother would sew little pouches full of camphor which babies would then wear around their neck to help protect them from the eye.
@AnarchicOrder
I don't believe in magic, however I believe in the power of belief itself. I had a falling out with a very toxic and judgmental person whom I worked with, and I started wearing an evil eye necklace, it gave me relief throughout the day. I'm sure that a lot of the psychological impact of magical practices can have influence on the mind and therefore the body. For example, a pregnant woman wears an evil eye necklace to repel negative stares. That relief she experiences in her belief can have an impact on her body, reducing stress and helping to ensure a safer birth. I have always loved the Evil Eye and the culture behind it, thank you for the video!
@gdc1296
Ironically my husband & I had a meeting with our tenant last night and his sister gave me such bad vibes, strong terrible energy and she starred at me long and hard that it made me feel so uncomfortable. I initially ignored it but, she continued to do it so, I smiled at her then turned away from her gaze. Afterwards I had to step outside for fresh air then followed up with cleansing my home & myself with sage and frankincense. I thought maybe I was being over dramatic BUT then this video came up on my recommended videos. So, I’ll take this as a sign from the universe that I did the right thing!
@vaishnavnegi9640
One of the vivid memories from my early teens is that of the huge evil eye that we hung in our hall, just bursting into a million pieces out of nowhere. My family was going through very tough times back then and it scared us even more. We thought even the trinket is at capacity to dispel away the problems. I'm north Indian BTW and we call it "Nazar lagna", it's when someone envies your success and possessions.
@fernandagonzalez2019
Here in Chile, it’s very common for people to say “got bless him/her” when complimenting a baby as a way to ward against involuntary evil eye, and for people to carry protective amulets such as red bracelets, blue eyes and hands
@nicholassookdeo9441
In Trinidad, we have a mix of cultures and religions explaining it. The evil eye is called malju, our dialect coming from the Spanish mal de ojo, Nazar (hindi) from najar (arabic). Babies wear malju beads, a bracelet made from jet crystals. Ppl use the ouchey ritual to remove it as well when ppl/kids/pet get sick. Ouchey uses salt, pepper and other vegetables wrapped in newspaper lit and passed around the person 3 times reciting prayers/mantras then left to burn far away from the house/person. My mother used this for ny aunt's puppy who wasn't eating then he began to eat after the ritual.
@fakhruddinnalawala5451
In India, it is customary to put a 'kala tika' ('black mark' in Hindi) on children and people during important days (like weddings) to ward off the evil eye (I've heard it being referred to as 'nazar' or gaze)
@dzmitry_k
My grandma actually believed in this. When we were children, she believed we needed to be protected from evil eye (the actual Ukrainian word she used was наврочити 'to put an evil eye on someone, to curse someone'). There was some sort of ritual she one performed to remove the supposed effect, something about lighting a match, and then putting that match into water and giving that water to us to drink. You can actually find info about similar rituals in the internet, so that's probably a living tradition. Also, a way to ward evil eye for her was to wear some item of clothing wrong side out, or to have a red string (I think she said wearing any red piece of clothing in general would work, too). My parents never believed that, and I myself don't believe that either. However, when I accidentally put my T-shirt wrong way out, my first thought was "well, at least no one can put an evil eye on me". xD
@m.richman3486
Hello from Greece! Both my grandmothers and virtually every old lady I know off around my area use evil eye apotropaic measures. Headache? Bad moods? Economic misfortune? Some issues with your significant other maybe? Look no further! The evil eye apotropaic ritual is your first line of defense against all evil and malaise! All you need is olive oil, a glass of water and a very secret chant that old ladies share with each other only in a very special occasion I don't know off! (your channel is great btw)
@maxmtz8589
I’m Mexican and me and my family heavily believe in the evil eye. My mother always had a bracelet or an earring and I myself wear a necklace. I hate that some people call the amulet evil itself without knowing what it actually is
@edibbl5970
I like how much the beliefs about the evil eye vary from region to region. My grandmother is from the cyclades and she once said a specific prayer under her breath after I yawned, saying that it was a sign that someone had given me the evil eye.
@loganchase8137
The evil eye or drochshúil is committed in Gaelic folklore. To this day elderly people in Irish speaking regions will often say "bail ó Dhia ort" or "God bless you" when passing a stranger to protect from the evil eye.
@nohaelgamal85
As an Egyptian, i get so excited when you talk about something related to Egypt in your channel, and evil eye is a big part of our culture
@Veilfire
Evil eye is real, I used to laugh at it when I was younger but I have experienced it personally multiple times. If you are happy about something only tell people you trust, you never know what intentions someone has
@ReligionForBreakfast