O.K. so going to the grocery store is usually mediocre. The other day,there I was, turning around to move my cart from an island where they keep cold sandwiches & stuff. So I turn around, ready to go forward, and there was this man(about 60) giving me this look. There was no reason for the look b/c there was 2 cart lengths between us. I smiled lightly to proceed. I caught a glimpse of the "wife". Now, she just looked unhappy at the time. But I hadn't seen anything like that look in a long time. A touch of anger(actually looking above his single visions) Maybe even vacuous, but certainly not pleasant. I thought to myself "what a f weido". But as I went a few aisles down, I thought - "did that s.o.b. just give me the evil eye?" I got to my car & started rebuking & praying for myself.

Is there such a thing? Do you believe any of it? Or is it just a very mean eye or even jealous eye?

RickJ

About the only "religious" group I can think of that believe anything of the sort might be Voodoo.

As for me, I don't believe in an "evil eye" or anything close. Who knows: The guy could have just been having a bad day - or maybe he just always looks that way...

Krs

I would say the old git was jealous ... the jealous eye not an eveil eye

kp2171

on a lighter side. maybe something that only parents will really appreciate.

our teen daughter used to give us the look of contempt and hatred that most teens learn somewhere along the way. then one time, while she was walking the line between not saying anything disrespectful but glaring at us in disgusted silence, i said in a voice that sounded like the witch from sleeping beauty "oh loooook! its the eeeevvviiiiilllll eyyyyyye!" to which my wife immediately chimed in "oh nooooooo! not the eeevvviiilllll eeeyyyyye!"

well she burst out laughing before feigning anger again... and quite often after that the eeeevvviiilllll eyyyyye comment usually snapped her out of The Glare. took another half dozen years to lose the attitude, but it was nice to able to deflect that cursed gaze.

fredg

HI,
No, I also don't believe in anything close to something like an "evil eye".
Just because someone looks at me, I usually say "hi", smile, and if no response from him/her, then move on.
Nothing to be concerned about.
Best wishes.

DrJ

Hmmmmm.... maybe someone can explain exactly what you mean by "evil eye."

nwsflash

Yea I would be intrested to get a little more detail about the " Evil Eye "

Where I come from if you give someone the Evil Eye it means you don't like them much or people are wishing them bad...

31pumpkin

I'll post a link. Although there are some cultures that take " the evil eye" seriously (even have their different names for it) it is more a folklore. One writer says, " it has been suggested that the term COVET (to eye enviously) in the tenth commandment refers to casting the evil eye."
They even have jewelry, worn to throw off the curse which is the look of vilest affection and the most depraved.
It's not to be confused with anything sexual in nature. This, I think is a look of maxed out envy. It has been around apparently even with the Egyptians.
Evileye - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



apparently you have to go there, click on main page, then type in evil eye and then search.

Starman

Satan might make it appear as if there is such a thing as the evil eye in order to get people to place their faith in the occult.

speedball1

Starman is mistaken. Satan didn't bestow the evil eye. I got it from my exwife everytime I suggested sex. Ok! Satan might have invented it but my exwife perfected it.

The Evil Eye

By Hannah Holmes
A sharp glance. A cutting look. A piercing stare. If looks could kill.


When it comes to the human head, no feature has quite the reputation for villainy as the old hairy eyeball.
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We don't refer to the murderous mouth, the nasty nostril or the baleful ear. Oh, the tongue may lash, but its bark is worse than its bite. True terror resides in the eye.
It has always been this way, or at least as close to always as we can tell. The theme of the Evil Eye runs deep and wide in human history. Universally it describes a look inspired by maliciousness or jealousy. Also universally it is blamed for causing everything from garden-variety bad luck to toothaches, headaches, disease and death. An envious Evil Eye falling on your pigs may presage an impending sausage shortage. And to this day in Turkey, many parents keep new babies under wraps for 40 days, for fear that their defenseless beauty will inspire a jealous glance.

Many Turks still use blue-glass "eye" brooches to ward off the gruesome gaze. "Silly them," you say, but you may be wearing an Evil Eye charm, too. Here's a partial list of items whose roots may be anti-ophthalmological:


Lockets

One old European Evil Eye defense was to write spells or prayers on a piece of paper, and stuff it in a little container to wear on your body. Colonial Americans were partial to heart-shaped containers.

Battle decorations

Warriors believed that distracting and flashy decor on helmets and shields would derail the enemy's perilous peepers.

Eye make-up

Indian women drew black lines around their eyes not only to shield themselves from the Evil Eye, but also to ensure that they didn't accidentally inflict the Evil Eye on their friends.

Harness gew-gaws

Livestock, which incited envy in days of yore just as surely as do Mercedes and Porsches today, were equally vulnerable to the Evil Eye. Baubles and red yarn distracted the green-eyed gaze. (Jealousy is said to be green-eyed; likewise, blue and green eyes are often suspected of being the evil ones.)

Animal brooches and charms

Animals with unusual eyes -- foxes, grasshoppers, snakes, fish, snails, toads -- were often accused of wielding the Evil Eye. But, perversely, their images, worn on the body, evolved into protections against it.

Why the eye?
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"Staring is a way of asserting one's dominance and of expressing interest in another person," says Ohio State University psychologist Gerald Winer. "It can be viewed as an intrusion. And it's a short step from casting a glance to casting a spell."
Winer's research has shown that many children -- and even college students -- believe some type of emanation from the eye facilitates the process of seeing, a belief that mirrors ancient theory. Furthermore he speculates that the act of looking, which is more obviously focused than the act of, say, listening, makes it seem more invasive. These aspects of looking, plus all that emotional "window of the soul" stuff, make the eyes a formidable force indeed, and ripe for supernatural speculation.


Raise your hand if you can tell when someone's staring at you, or if you think you can get someone's attention by staring at the back of her head.
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The vast majority of college students subscribe to this theory, Winer says, and unlike superstitions about Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, this one gets stronger with age, not weaker.
Yeah, I said superstition. Numerous experiments have demonstrated that people can't tell when they're being watched, and Winer is openly skeptical of the few experiments that found people can tell.

Don't you feel dumb? You're walking around wearing an anti-Evil Eye amulet, plus you believe you can bounce vision-beams off your friend's head to make her turn around. Heh.

Hey, stop giving me the Evil Eye. I can feel that.