Re: [Cz-L] Photo collections and the Bad Eye.

There must be some truth to it - because it seems to be a universal concept.
In Mexico where I used to live one talks about "mal de ojo" and there exist
protective amulets and little rituals to avoid or cure it...and in modern
USA people talk about being given the "evil eye." I remember from my
childhood my omama and even my mutti doing little rituals to fend off bad
luck. I think that one had to do with throwing salt over ones shoulder - and
another, if one accidently put a garment on inside out (which could cause
self inflicted bad luck) one had to take it off immediately and step on it
three times before putting it on again....

I send good luck and vibrations to all

Sylvia

2011/5/19 HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net>

> In Czernowitz I learned how to beware of a Bad Eye - Ein Ahore.
> When somebody was in a fix the diagnosis was : Bad Eye.
> How you contracted the bad eye ? By vision !
> You met somebody on the street and he fixed you - you got it.
> If he had the Bad eye. You never knew.
> Only later , when it was too late !
> It could influence your health , your finances or pregnancy.
> Anything unexplained and bad was atributed to the eye, the Bad one.
> Avoid exposure ! Keep in the shadow, walk at the edge of the sidewalk.
> Tody they would have a detector like the radar speed alarm in your car.
>
> Now , we are encouraged to put our pictures on the Ehpes for the
> public view.
> Our faces exposed publicly for all to see! By millions !
> A feast for the Bad eye .
> This is just a warning , you do whatever you feel is right.
> When I send pictures in it is always somebody elses.
> Much safer.
> Why play with fortune ?
>
> Hardy
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