We’ve all heard the phrase «if looks could kill». That is precisely what happened to the unfortunate people who were turned to stone when they crossed paths with the mythological Medusa. The Basilisk, the legendary «King of Serpents», also had the same ability to instantly kill anyone who dared to look into its eyes.
In Mediterranean culture, the power to petrify and poison just by looking in the eye is often the most notorious ability of a black magician. Ancient Rome had laws forbidding allure, a bewitching gaze that could kill humans, animals, and crops. Renaissance philosophers such as Marsilio Ficino said that sorcerers (venefici) gave people fevers and caused madness by sending vapors from the eyes that infected the blood. Furthermore, demonologists up until the 18th century usually accused witches of cursing with their eyes (the other half of the time, they accused them of stealing penises).
How to remove the evil eye from yourself
wield an amulet
The Romans were particularly fond of flying phallus pendants and sculptures. The Greeks also placed Gorgon sculptures on their gates and even carved them into their weapons and armor. Nowadays, it is quite easy to find Hamsa and Fatima amulets in countries of the Middle East and North Africa such as Morocco, Sicily and Israel.
In Morocco, for example, the talisman aesthetic is so common that it can be found in parts of commercial architecture and even in household accessories such as rugs and blankets. The good thing about charms is that they are focal points of held social and personal beliefs. Its effectiveness against the evil eye may come in part from its power as social symbols for positivity, the secret is to anoint the amulet with rosemary oil and coffee (it may be the stone with the famous white eye) and once in its hand, from left to right, go around your head 5 times.
Then at the level of the temples rub the amulet with the mixture of rosemary oil. The amulet is going to be placed on a plate in the moonlight. The next day you will see how the amulet will be burst, which will be a sign that the evil eye has been removed.
release through mirrors
The gorgon Medusa was killed when the Greek hero Perseus used a mirror shield to reflect his petrified gaze back at her. Naturally, the shield was a gift from Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Similarly, in the Renaissance epic, the protagonist Rinaldo’s enchantment is removed when he gazes at the mirrored shield of his fellow knight.
All these tales suggest the dissipating effect of the mirror and its ability to be honest with reality. This means that you can use the mirrors to work on your own look. Victorian guides to mesmerism and hypnosis manuals often advise the practice of staring into mirrors to strengthen the will and with that force remove the evil eye in oneself.
memorize charms
There are plenty of poems to guard against the eyes. Some rhyme, others have a solid rhythm, but all seek to empower the individual, evoking a verbal «defense shield.» A very effective charm:
«Power of heaven and weapon of hell, you who are evil and do not exist without the presence of good, I order you to remove your gaze of blood and death from me, that your eyes cloud if you try to harm me with your envy and your evil. That you do not have peace in your heart and that when you look at a mirror, you see how you rot in your misery little by little.
