The Turkish Eye has its origins in Mesopotamia, around 5,000 years ago. It is a symbol found it almost al religions. Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Muslim and Judaism have all attached meaning to this symbol of an eye.
It is believed, across all religions, that the Turkish eye, or evil eye, is when someone casts a glance your way that is filled with negativity and malice. It is said that they give you the evil eye and this brings negativity and bad luck into your life.
How do you protect against it?
There are 3 different types of evil eyes – the first ones is when someone gives you the evil eye without meaning to, this is the unconscious evil eye. The second type is the when people intend to give you the evil eye and add bad luck or jealousy to your life. The final evil eye is the hidden ones, and this is the scariest one of all because you don’t know that it is being cast upon you.
It is believed that by wearing the evil eye on your body will protect you from the evil associated with the “curse” that has been placed on you. The evil eye reflects the evil thoughts of the person giving the look back onto them, keeping you safe from their evil thoughts.
You can wear the evil eye in a variety of ways including as a pendant on a necklace, as a bracelet or even earrings. Many people prefer to wear it as a bracelet so they can see the evil eye all throughout the day.
Generally, the evil eye is made up of blue beads or stones, used in a multitude of different ways. The color is significant because blue is the color of truth, good karma and positive energy, which is what the evil eye jewellerybrings to your life. The most common way to wear the evil eye is as a necklace or a bracelet but you can also wear it as a ring or earrings.
Turkish eye and Modern Life
Turkish Eye jewellery is still popular today with many celebrities like Madonna, Kim Kardashian and Mick Jagger adding pieces containing the evil eye to their collections. The evil eye is a daily part of the Turkish culture, so much so that it and be found on their currency. The belief is that the evil eye is attached to those things that attract envy, greed or negativity, like money. Many people in Turkey hang the evil eye in the homes, offices, shops and you will even see newborns with pendants of the evil eye around their neck. Some people even place the symbol in the foundation of buildings that they want to attract wealth and good fortune to. While it does have very deep roots in history, the tradition of the evil eye and everything it symbolizes is still strong today.
It is believed that in order to protect yourself against the evil eye you must wear the evil eye as a pendant on your body as a bracelet or necklace. The beads and stones that are used to make the pendant are usually in various shades of blue and the belief is that they reflect the evil back to person giving the look. The blue color is significant as it is said to protect the wearer while reflecting the ill-will back to the other person.
If you are designing your own piece of Turkish Eye jewellery think carefully about the stones you want to use in the design of the piece. For a more powerful form of protection combine a blue tone with the Hematite, Tigers Eye or Citrine. You can also use the Hamsa Hand in your design, this will strengthen the protection it provides is even stronger and nothing will be able to harm you.
The design of the Turkish eye is simple, it is uses just one eye, either on a blue background or with blue as a predominant color in the design. Various different stones and jewelers can be used to decorate the eye, the colors of these stones will vary from culture to culture. When worn as a pendant on a necklace it is believed the eye will reflect any evil eye glances back onto the person who gave them. Men who wear the evil eye most commonly wear it as a necklace. There are a variety of other ways to wear it though including as rings, anklets, or even earrings. You may also have seen the round evil eye, it is known as Nazar Boncuk’s charm of the evil eyeball and uses predominantly blue stones n the design and is also said to protect you from the harm and negativity of the world.