Do you fear the malevolent gaze? Are you afraid that someone is powerful enough to bring you misfortune simply by looking at you? I am not asking if you have scopophobia. What I am really saying is — do you believe in the evil eye?
It goes by many names in different languages, but humans across various cultures have always believed in and feared the malevolent gaze, or that someone’s envy could bring harm to another’s good fortune.
People to this day believe that someone’s envy could bring harm to another’s good fortune — but they also believe there’s a way to prevent that. The methods include the evil eye charm which can be found on jewelry, and of course, the evil eye tattoo.
How Can an Evil Eye Tattoo Protect You From Bad Vibes?
In ancient times people saw a malicious glare as one of the most harmful things that a person can receive a.k.a the evil eye. But what does it do?
The evil eye is a look or a stare that is believed to bring bad luck to the person to whom it is directed. For reasons of envy or dislike, it is a curse or legend believed to be cast by this malevolent glare and usually given to a person when they are unaware.
Origin of the Evil Eye
The evil eye was said to happen in ancient Greek and Roman times. Back then it was believed that those who were getting more attention and credit than they deserve, were in danger of being struck down by the evil eye of the Gods.
What this would look like would be madness or disease or any kind of ill will bestowed upon them. Almost any kind of illness that couldn’t be explained was connected to the evil eye. It was greatly feared, and with a good reason.
But it wasn’t just the Gods that could strike people with the evil eye. It was also believed that other people can have it as well, and women were known to have more powerful evil eyes than men. Certain eye colors are more effective in casting evil eye spells than others. Animals can have it too — especially snakes. However, it is also believed that the envious eye can sometimes be unintentional and doesn’t always mean the beholder of the evil eye is necessarily evil themselves.
So How Did People Ward off Against It?
There’s the belief in the evil eye curse, which is said to be transmitted through someone’s malicious or envious glare. So can it be stopped?
Yes and the way to do that was to wear evil eye jewelry. Many people believe that the evil eye charm can help dispel or ward off the evil eye curse. Hence, charms and decorations with eye-like symbols known as ‘nazars’ were used to repel the evil eye.
This kind of jewelry was either in the shape of an eye, or blue concentric circles — which were especially popular in Greece. Blue is supposed to be the best color to ward off the evil eye. The idea is if you wear jewelry that has the evil eye and somebody gives them the evil eye, it will be reflected to them.
The blue evil eye trinket was used by the Phoenicians, Assyrians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and most famously the Ottomans. But through the expansions of empires the beads made their way into various regions of the world and they are still very much part of the culture and traditions of millions of people in our world today.
At present time they are a common sight across Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Napels, Afghanistan, and have also become a popular choice of souvenir amongst tourists. Luckily enough this totem earned its rightful place on many skins as well — in the form of an evil eye tattoo.
The Meaning Behind Each Evil Eye Colors
The evil eye comes in many colors, which is a good thing, especially if you plan on doing a custom tattoo design. Even though the blue evil eye tattoo is the most popular one, you might want to check out what do the other colors mean.
All in all, there are ten shades of the evil eye, and those are:
- Blue Evil Eye — Brings good luck & protects you from bad karma
- Black Evil Eye — Pioneer of power and authority, protects you from wealth loss
- Red Evil Eye — Increases enthusiasm and confidence and protects one from fears and anxieties
- Yellow Evil Eye — Protects from depression, improves memory and concentration skills
- Violet Evil Eye — Protector of true love, solitude, and inner communication
- Green Evil Eye — Protector of happiness, it encourages you to feel the need for change or growth
- Brown Evil Eye — Protects from bad luck & makes you feel a deep connection with nature
- Light Blue Evil Eye — General protection, the feeling of solitude and peace
- Orange Evil Eye — Creates happiness, ability to spice things up in bad times
- Purple Evil Eye — The power to energize and to use your imagination to its fullest
Evil Eye Tattoo Designs
Many artists love to play around and intertwine the evil eye tattoo in many custom designs — many of which you’ll see below. We also want to show you how the evil eye looks when inked on different parts of the body. Some of them are considered the most painful places to get a tattoo. So let’s check them out.
Evil Eye Back Tattoo
Evil Eye Forearm Tattoo
Evil Eye Matching Tattoos
Evil Eye Leg Tattoo
Evil Eye Thigh Tattoo
Evil Eye Wrist Tattoo
Evil Eye Sternum Tattoo
Evil Eye Ear Tattoo
Evil Eye Hand Tattoo
Evil Eye Fibula Tattoo
Evil Eye Arm Tattoo
Final Thoughts: Do You Believe In the Evil Eye?
What are your thoughts on the evil eye? Do you think that an evil eye tattoo is powerful enough to chase off bad energy?
The evil eye tattoo is a great decorative piece, and for those who believe in its powers is even greater. But did you know there was once a priestess with the evilest eyes of them all? Yup and her name is Medusa. And just like the evil eye tattoo, Medusa is now worn to protect people against bad luck.
Enough with the legends and stories, we hope you are feeling inspired by the beautiful tattoo designs. Don’t forget to consider the most painful parts of the body to get a tattoo when planning your next appointment!
