The Ever Evil Eye
A while back, I posted on an ancient incantation from Ugarit to reverse the Evil Eye. See here . This text was over three thousand years old. And the Evil Eye was something feared throughout the ancient near east and the ancient Mediterranean. Yet I should not neglect to mention that this extremely ancient and widespread belief in the maleficence of the evil eye has survived and is alive and well today, continuing to permeate religious belief and ritual of all backgrounds. Large numbers of Jews, Christians, and Muslims (and others) all retain the traditions of the evil eye. In fact, I have found the people have been coming onto my blog from Google searches on the evil eye (and how to reverse its effects). I doubt my website will give much practical help, however. Moreover, I have a comment on my posting from an independent vendor of Evil Eye amulets, bracelets, and so forth. Check out her site here . I doubt that my blog has enough traffic to boost her business however. By th...