For years I have heard the phrase "buri nazar lag jayegi" or in other words the evil eye will get you to warn me to lay low, not brag about things and not allow the world to see how good of a life I may have. To heed warnings from those envious (evil) eyes and bad will thoughts that are just waiting to curse me and destroy my life. That theory is still something my in-laws firmly believe in. They don't think their daughter is even capable of Infidelity. It was a cumulative "curse" from many evil eyes of envious people!

Thru life, I've actually found myself on the other side, many times, where I've been jealous that someone less deserving got that promotion or money or nice house/car etc. But all that did for me is provide motivation to work harder and smarter and do better job for myself.

Yes, it is a very popular mythology told in many cultures & folklore across the world and for centuries! How can Billions of people be so wrong?!!...so there might be some truth to it, however, scientifically, there is no evidence to prove this Evil Eye theory.

The bad in my life didn't come from anyone envying me. Most of it came from my husband--his lies, his deceit, his choices. No envy.

I believe in these thigs because I am convinced it can be explained scientifically, we just don't have all the answers yet.
People project energy, we already know that, so in theory if someone wanted you to suffer bad enough they could send enough energy to influence how you feel or how someone close to you feels and it can set off a chain of events..
In anecdotal stories they call it " evil spirit, evil eye" etc.

P.S. there is this thing that runs in my family. There are quite a few of us who are greatly tuned in to the energy of people and objects, to the degree of it manifesting in dreams and premonitions.
I don't believe in tarot crads and palm reading, but this " energy reading" i believe is possible and virtually anyone can do it, but most people don't know how to and never even think of it .
If someone can " read" the energy they also have the power to project it, good and bad.

My new GF gave me this evil eye glass thingy - its suppose to keep evil away from you - I have seen them in peoples cars - its a bright blue eye with an eye ball in the middle. Its sort of like art work.

If I ever did see it - I would think it just looks cool and a piece of art. Well I have one facing the front door - which I believe your suppose to do (keep evil out of your house) - and my ex came to pick up my boys - normally she walks in the front door and stands there looking around - well this time she didn't enter the house.

I'm not saying... but I'm saying...

Here's a link to the evil eye protection thingy. I don't believe in too much but then again - i never believe that my ex would cheat on me

http://www.zazzle.com/nazar_evil_eye_protection_stickers-217305036220061989

Another story for everyone - my cousin is a priest and professor at GeorgeTown University. He was an oxford rhodes scholar and received his PHD from Yale. He is a jesuit priest which is one of the oldest catholic priests. He preformed by baptism on my sons at Georgetown.

At one of our family reunions - I was asking my cousin about exorcisms - if he had ever taken part in one.

He said he hadn't but there is one priest who does do them at Georgetown and that he truely believes in evil and people being possessed - he said when the priest does them - that the possessed people are speaking very clearly in languages that they never had known before.

yes that freaked me out.

I don't have an evil eye at all. I feel happy for people who have a good life. Your girlfriend sounds pessimistic and a little bit paranoid to me. I also seriously doubt that a glass eye will ward off bad energy. That sounds silly

I meant to say that your girlfriend sounds as though she is BEING pessimistic and paranoid in regards to expecting that people give you bad energy (feel jealous of you) or whatever for having a good life. Saying that she is a pessimistic person etc wasn't how I intended to come across.

I think for her - its a major cultral thing. I had never heard of it before but I hear it's very common in certain parts of the world.

Whatever, as long as evil crap is staying away from me - I'm all good.

I am happy for people who have great lives and are happy.I'm not going to lie though,I get totally jealous but in a good way lol

I honestly don't think anyone has a great life - sadly - I think most people are just trying to get from point A to point B in life without causing too much of a mess and not trying to hurt anyone along the way and staying out of trouble. Altought there are a ton of shelfish people out there ie my STBX.

The only person I think who has a great life would be Bill Gates and that's only because he can throw money at his problems which also can be a pain - look at Biggy Smalls (old school rapper) - more money - more problems - he stated - once you get to the top - the only place you have to go is down.

I just try to stay out of trouble most of the day. Avoid issues and get home safetly without harming anyone and trying to make positive changes in peoples lives. I think thats the only thing we can do.

For some of us, who have connections and happiness only in the past tense, just leaving the house is a horror. Everywhere I go I see people with.... people. Not a big deal? Yes, it is when you have no one and you are alone.

My husband left in 08. I have sent nearly five years completely alone. It is agonizing. No relatives. No one. Just superficial waving relationships.
I envy anyone who has someone to even sit with. I never knew life could be so painful. I envy anyone who doesn't eat every meal alone, everyone who will be held....
If anyone had told me when he left it would never get better.. that I would spend nearly five years completely alone.... I would never have believed it. I thought it was a matter of healing, working on oneself, trying new things... I didn't realize alone was life sentence.

So now I hardly leave the house. The sight of others leading a normal life, connected.. makes me crazy with envy.
But..... that does't mean I would wish my empty life on them. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Yes. i have done every single thing you are supposed to do. At my age.... it is like musical chairs.... he left me..... and the music stopped , and there is no one.
Don't fear the envious. We are sitting alone, wishing we had anything left, wishing we were ....you.

onyx youre right, its a very entrenched superstition in some countries

you know the beads that look like little eyes, or sometimes theyre pendants for necklaces (I have one)...they are supposed to guard against evil eyes

in Turkey everyone has them hanging on the front of their homes to keep evil from coming into the house

and in Italy mothers cover their babies faces with scarves so that they wont have anyone cooing over "what a beautiful baby" because that creates envy