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Jul 13, 2014 6:06:26 GMT -5
Post by Joanna on Jul 13, 2014 6:06:26 GMT -5
AmuletsAmulets have been worn for protection for thousands of years. Early peoples lived in a world where strange and frightening things occurred that defied explanation. Consequently, amulets were used to protect homes, families and livestock.
Amulets were also used to protect people from the “evil eye.” The belief that a person or animal could harm another by staring at them with an evil eye dates back at least five thousand years and ancient clay tablets have been found describing the damage that the evil eye can inflict. The Sumerian god Ea spent most of his time fighting the evil eye. Even today, in many parts of the world, the evil eye is considered a major threat and various kinds of amulets are used to avert it.
Amulets were originally natural items, such as an animal’s tooth or a semi-precious stone. However, you can choose anything you like. Medals, bells, keys and photographs can all be used as amulets. Many police officers in early 20th-century New York carried St. Jude medals for protection. St. Jude is the patron saint of policemen.
Knots make effective amulets because they are believed to catch evil spirits. Some women used to tied knots on their her kitchen aprons to protect both themselves and the food they were preparing.
Take your time when choosing an amulet. Think about the reason you want one and how you will wear or carry it. Sometimes amulets seem to find the person instead of the other way around. On one occasion, a man I met at an airport gave me a small piece of hematite. I was on my way to see someone to discuss a business proposition and the hematite protected me from his overpowering manner.Source: Richard Webster, Amulets, Talismans and Charms.
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Amulets
Jul 14, 2014 10:13:57 GMT -5
Post by natalie on Jul 14, 2014 10:13:57 GMT -5
So you can designate any object you'd like as an amulet, even a ring? Is it just the belief that it will protect you and bring you positive energy that does that?
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Jul 17, 2014 0:43:52 GMT -5
Post by jane on Jul 17, 2014 0:43:52 GMT -5
People have their own methods, but what I do is mark the amulet with a rune representing what I want it to do.
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Jan 1, 2018 19:20:27 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2018 19:20:27 GMT -5
Is there a particular reason for using the sign for Virgo above as an amulet? I wondering as someone who discovered last year he had and still has the "evil eye". I learned it's related to the Deadly Sin of Envy and affects fertility etc. My friend says he got the evil eye from an old lady in Italy when he was just a boy visiting. You don't think an adult would envy a kid. I didn't know I could envy who or what I was envying.
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Post by Kate on Jan 2, 2018 2:26:54 GMT -5
Is there a particular reason for using the sign for Virgo above as an amulet? I wondering as someone who discovered last year he had and still has the "evil eye". I learned it's related to the Deadly Sin of Envy and affects fertility etc. My friend says he got the evil eye from an old lady in Italy when he was just a boy visiting. You don't think an adult would envy a kid. I didn't know I could envy who or what I was envying. I'm sure Joanna just used a graphic that happened to have the sign Virgo on it, though some who design their own amulets or talismans do include their zodiac sign.
I've never heard of envy having anything to do with the evil eye, but different cultures have different beliefs.
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Jan 2, 2018 16:20:41 GMT -5
Post by natalie on Jan 2, 2018 16:20:41 GMT -5
I know for a fact that in the Greek culture, the evil eye can come about from jealousy or negativity, so they have these glass evil eye protectors that they keep on them (car, key chain, home) to protect from that. I think it is the same in the Turkish culture.
I could not tell you whether or not it works, I have one at home hanging from my living room's sliding door. I also have one in one of the door jambs of my car, but I have not been immune to anger and jealousy from others. Maybe it has protected me from them carrying out any bad intentions against me, but again, I would not know. I have had my share of bad luck, accidents, etc., pretty much like everyone else in the world. At the same time, I don't see the harm in keeping it around, whether it works or not.
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Jan 3, 2018 14:53:38 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 14:53:38 GMT -5
Hi and thanks for the replies.
The Evil Eye is also associated with envy in Italy and is supposed to harm fertility and male virility. That's why I was interested in the Virgo amulet.
Great Mysteries of the Unexplained by Lucy Doncaster and Andrew Holland says the "bull's horn" gesture to ward off the evil eye is actually the Fallopian tubes. Some women are what I would call naturals at warding it off. They're probably doing it unconsciously and they are protecting themselves and doing "a reverse".
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