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The strange power of the "evil eye"?


The strange power of the "evil eye"?

Belief in the evil eye has transcended mere superstition, with a number of celebrated thinkers attesting to its veracity. One of the most notable examples was the Greek philosopher Plutarch, who in his Symposiacs suggested a scientific explanation: that the human eye had the power of releasing invisible rays of energy that were in some cases potent enough to kill children or small animals. What’s more, Plutarch claims that certain people possessed an even stronger ability to fascinate, citing groups of people to the south of the Black Sea as being uncannily proficient at bestowing the curse. More often than not, those said to be most adept at delivering the curse are blue-eyed, likely due to the fact that this is a genetic rarity in the Mediterranean area.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180216-the-strange-power-of-the-evil-eye

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Re: The strange power of the "evil eye"?


I once had a blue-eyed she-devil give me the "evil eye" because she was intent to steal my boyfriend. Truly, with an attitude like that, I don't think she was a very happy person.

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