QUITAR el mal de ojo

[ROBINDESBOIS]

In English?

[María José]

to break the curse of the evil eye, to ward off the evil eye.

[Elaina]

Do you guys believe in that? The "evil eye", I mean.

I have interpreted for many a patient that believe their ailments are due to "mal de ojo". Some actually get better after they are given "a cleansing" or "limpia" by a curandera.

hmmmmm

[María José]

No, I don't believe it; but when my Dad died a neighbour blamed another lady in the building and said she had given him the evil eye...

[irmamar]

The evil eye won't hurt you if you don't believe in it (that's the power of mind, of our own mind)

[EmpanadaRica]

I wonder if this belief is stronger among Arabic nations?

The Turkish tend to carry with them a blue 'eye' to ward off evil or the jealous/envious eye of others. You see them everywhere, in stores, the dolmus (i.e. small vans which function like a public transport system but are run privately), schools.. They look like these. As you can see they have now also become popular tourist trinkets/kitsch..

I don't think I have come across it quite as often in Morocco though I have heard people speak of it, and people do use amulets and such to ward off bad things.

[Chris]

I've heard of "giving someone the evil eye" here in the states but it doesn't have any strong power. It only means a person looks at you with malicious intent. As long as they don't carry out any actions against you then you're okay.

[bobjenkins]

Originally Posted by Chris

I've heard of "giving someone the evil eye" here in the states but it doesn't have any strong power. It only means a person looks at you with malicious intent. As long as they don't carry out any actions against you then you're okay.

Sí, es que lo que he oído

[brute]

Originally Posted by Elaina

Do you guys believe in that? The "evil eye", I mean.

I have interpreted for many a patient that believe their ailments are due to "mal de ojo". Some actually get better after they are given "a cleansing" or "limpia" by a curandera.

hmmmmm

Sounds like eyewash to me I believe that placibos work best in massive doses, but homeopathy works in vanishingly small ones. The latter option sounds a lot cheaper.

[irmamar]

Some people in Spain wear a "cruz de Caravaca" to avoid evil eye.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruz_de_Caravaca

[Elaina]

Well, it may be hogwash to many of us but those people that believe in it take it very seriously.

And I do agree with many of you that say if you don't believe in it then it has no power over you.

Still, it seems mighty weird what it can do to people and even young babies....... how miraculously they (babies) get better after a cleansing. The cleansing itself is not a big deal......people do not take anything they are cleansed from the outside in......with an egg or two and much praying.

Who knows.......

[poli]

Originally Posted by Elaina

Well, it may be hogwash to many of us but those people that believe in it take it very seriously.

And I do agree with many of you that say if you don't believe in it then it has no power over you.

Still, it seems mighty weird what it can do to people and even young babies....... how miraculously they (babies) get better after a cleansing. The cleansing itself is not a big deal......people do not take anything they are cleansed from the outside in......with an egg or two and much praying.

Who knows.......

Tambien se puede ir a una botánica y comprar un despojo si vive donde
viven muchos santeros.

[Elaina]

Have you ever been to a botánica? It gives me the heebie-jeebies. The one I went to had a big statue of Santa Bárbara.....there were coins and twinkies and cookies all around it. I guess I over heard someone say that when they pray to her you are to offer her food, money, water and other liquids..... I did not ask why. I did a lot of research on santeros, brujas, curanderas, et.al. when I worked for the Mental Health Hospital since many patients would rather see one of the local witch doctors than see a psychiatrist.

I found it to be very interesting. Hey it is part of their culture which I find very interesting.

You can't really know a people if you don't know their culture.

[poli]

Sí entré varias botánicas. Las encuentro divertidas, pero no creo en nada
de eso. El sacrificio de los animales es algo que no acepto.
Me gustan los nombres de los dioses Ochun, Obatalá Yemayá, Changó
Babalu-ayé. No sé casi nada de que representan los dioces, pero lo poco que sé es interesante y parecido a la religion anciana griega y romana.

Cuando trabajaba por un salón de emegencia, llegó un señor que fue chocado por un gallina que salió volando de una ventana (escapó un ceremonio supenemos).

[Elaina]

"Cuando trabajaba por un salón de emegencia, llegó un señor que fue chocado por un gallina que salió volando de una ventana (escapó un ceremonio supenemos)."

[brute]

Originally Posted by Elaina

"Cuando trabajaba por un salón de emegencia, llegó un señor que fue chocado por un gallina que salió volando de una ventana (escapó un ceremonio supenemos)."

¿Esta gallina fue precedida o seguida de un huevo?

¡Lo siento! Es el hilo incorrecto

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by brute

¿Esta gallina fue precedida o seguida de un huevo?

¡Lo siento! Es el hilo incorrecto

Jajaja, ¡este Brute...!

[Elaina]

Poli, creo que la pregunta es para tí.....

Pero creo que puede ocurrir que de un momento a otro salga una gallina que cause que choques.........

"Aunque usted no lo crea"

[poli]

Originally Posted by Elaina

Poli, creo que la pregunta es para tí.....

Pero creo que puede ocurrir que de un momento a otro salga una gallina que cause que choques.........

"Aunque usted no lo crea"

No sé. Pero sé que Irmamar es capaz cocincarlo cariñosamente

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by poli

No sé. Pero sé que Irmamar es capaz cocincarlo cariñosamente

Creo que no, Empanada o Sosia lo harán mejor