Explaining the Evil Eye to Sam Harris
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
- Many New Atheist types use the example of the evil eye to typify superstitious ideas and social behaviour that is irrational. I try to explain the manner in which something like the evil eye can make sense to a modern person.
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My son loves to make up super hero’s on little flash cards. He draws the character and then assigns them powers and how much damage each power does. He made a super Mom card. One of her super powers was a disappointed mom glare. It was on of her most damaging powers.
This is awesome
😂
Jonathan's nervous laugh after he says something kind of terrifying is the best haha
Growing up in a black community a term was used a lot was "eyeing me" fights often broke out for eyeing someone. Its something surreal. You could feel it. Never put that together till now
Steven Anderson I grew up in Crumlin in Dublin in the 70’s. It was a fraught time with the epidemic of heroin and gang violence. You could get the shit kicked out of you iff you looked at someone “the wrong way”. Many a fight started on my road from “ looks”
Haha, wow. Crazy.
Steven Anderson precisely!
A trip in the poor neighborhoods on the Balkans can show you how seriously people take someone looking at someone in the wrong way. If you walk up to someone and tell them "Why are you looking at me like that?" you are bound to get into a fight, even though they might have not even noticed you. That's how serious it is for people.
Thats COMPLETELY diffrent the evileye is when you not looking and their give you a nasty look.
Dominance is exerted first through eye contact....it is a very powerful form of non verbal communication
Wow
That's why I open my eyes as wide as possible and make nonstop eye contact without blinking with everyone who approaches me.
I also dont talk to them because talking is for betas.
@@bigfoot3866 can you elaborate?
I have a small Ictus fish on my wrist and a bigger 3D cross on my other forearm.They give me an opportunity to witness if people ask about them.They also remind me of the price Jesus paid for our sins,and to stay on the right path.U hoped he would have went into the history of the evil eye.Interesting subject all the same.God bless.
Yeah like cloud bursting. Nimbus got an attitude huh? Sparkly eyes for the humans
reminds me of the Spongebob episode, where Squidward didnt believe that a anti sea bear circle would protect him. Spongebob and Patrick explained the concept to him by talking and even showing the literature. But he refused to accept it just like the intellectual arrogance (Sam Harris) he represents. He consequently was exposed to all the horrors of the mighty sea bear.
Folthbear an intellectual
This is downright scholarly hahaha spongebob was more than a sponge, man, I'll tell
@@efleishermedia i don't even know sponge Bob gang!!! :-(
If he had a magic conch this wouldn't have happened
Now society is wearing the proverbial sombrero and stomping around playing the proverbial clarinet.
A really prominent modern day example of a "magical" talisman is the AA token, which is of course used to ward off the "evil spell" of alcoholic temptation.
You could even say evil spirits.
What about the wedding ring?
Not a very useful magical talisman if most of these dried out drunkards run right back to the bottle after step two of twelve.
@@Dulceria-La-Princesita There is a distinct difference between a trinket and a talisman.
@@lontus-racref the most significant difference seems to be the spelling.
I feel like it's also worth remembering that if somebody is giving you the evil eye glaring at you is probably not the only bad thing they're doing towards you. People talk and up and take other actions against each other that are too small and settle for even them to be consciously aware of. Malice is a really powerful force even if it's so repressed that a dirty look is the only overt manifestation of it.
Benjaminy2k exactly! And it’s so easy to witness that it can inspire others just witnessing it to re-evaluate you and start their own little hate campaigns against you. Those penis talismans at least get everybody giggling and break the tension.
well said!
Some people call it the "evil eye." Some call it the "death stare." Some might even call it the "cold shoulder." I like to call it "protestant excommunication."
That's not the same. Evil eye is not the same as cold shoulder or death stare. It exists in other cultures like Islam and Hinduism as well. Hindus believe Evil Eye specially emanates from negative emotions like jealously and envy. In a populated and close knit community someone's gaze filled with envy or jealously can cause them to rob you or to gossip about you and destroy your reputation or sabotage you.
Instagram and social media is a cesspit to that. People are flashing "perfect life" to others and others feel jealousy, envy, shame, etc. Those negative emotions are like a curse that can eventually come back to bite those who have no humility and flash their wealth or health in a egoistic way. And more often than not, a disaster strikes them and they lose what others envy.
In the case of the protestants and the cia, it might be the same :O rimshot
Ojo
clothing and adornments is one of the topics you should include more often. It's one of the best bridges from the modern world view
Andrew Nelson yes I would love to hear more on this...especially when it comes to status
It strikes me, particularly in this video, that the modern world has a blindness to certain aspects of our society without any understand of their foundations, or Genesis. Things are taken for granted; which is striking because we parade around as though as is explained through the materialist world view. However, it's not and that view takes a lot for granted.
Ronald D. Potts This comment intrigued me, can you give some examples of blindness to certain aspects
@@chickenjuice4841 this is an old comment but I figured I'd add anyways: In Evolas' "Revolt Against the Modern World" he goes into depth on how traditional humans didnt just view the world as physical, there was even more beyond what you can see. There was a whole other world around you that involves superstition, magical things, and other such stuff. I'd reccomend reading up on it if you want more on the ideas, I'm not the best to explain it here
That's exactly why i never take off my aluminium suit
If you had an aluminum tent, you could at least take it off at night.
Ah but Aluminium underpants, there's 'proper' protection.
😂🤣
You only need to put a small piece in each war haha
I wear aluminium condoms before sex.
I think you just inadvertently explained why hippies carry crystals in their pockets.
They don't care about rational meaning, really. They just want the right "vibes".
To remind them to "vibrate"?
@@cruelpulse well yeah.. but same goes for most people using amulets and the like.
@@shia.winter What meaning does the crystal actually carry? What is it doing for them? It would tell you a lot about their world view.
@@sonofphilip8229 the crystal vibrates at a certain frequency or something like that
On one of my treasure hunts, I found a large glass eye in a second hand shop. At first I thought it was just someone's art project until I looked into it some more. It's called a Nazar amulet, and I ended up making a mandala to hang in the middle of! :) It's supposed to ward off the evil eye, protect you from it. Reminding you to keep your eyes open to the reality around you in terms of relationships with people. Your subconscious picks up on micro emotions, whether you choose to acknowledge them or not. Understanding is power. :D
Loved this free flowing format. Would love to hear more on the subject of magic and its use.
I loved your explanation with which I agree 100% but it made chuckle because I could see disaster coming with every word you said. Everyone is gonna get mad at you John. Believers will hate your explanation because you’re making the super natural physical and the New Atheists will because you are giving credence to “irrationality”. You´re gonna make as many friends as Spinoza or Jung did but you´ll be in good company! Welcome to the club 😄
As a Believer I don't feel that it diminishes God if he works through the structure of Reality which He created.
My faith allows me to experience parts of reality that have always been there, but I had not been able to access because of my wavering actions.
As charming as Spinoza ... there's a left handed compliment ... LOL
I’m a believer, an Orthodox Christian, and I don’t hate his explanation. I think it’s right on the money.
@@juliepaine532 looking at someone in a way intended to hurt them is evil, right? I don't see the issue.
It is nothing supernatural. It is just nonverbal communication and psychology. Most atheists do not hate religious people, they hate what religious people do to other people in the name of their religion to appease their imaginary friend.
Thank you so much Jonathan for doing this the world is a strange dark place without the understanding of symbolism.
The art of giving the ol' stink eye.
Glad you mentioned the effect it can have on other people. Imagine you go to work, and walk into the staff room..and say hello to everyone. People say hello, but, one or two people give you the evil eye (and you don't notice)..(but others do)..it sows the seed of doubt in their eyes. Why are they looking at you like that? Did you do something to deserve that look? Are you not to be trusted? They now have a suspicion (no matter how mild) about you which could effect their interactions with you in the future. It would hold more power too..if the person giving the evil eye was in a position of authority.
Try farting in an elevator containing only you and a stranger and you'll see the evil eye in action! lol.
The evil eye can be applied to a narcissist or psychopath stare. Communities that are more social in person may unconsciously or inherently have the ability to detect evil people and not necessarily evil due to one's past, but because of genetics that cause them to be more cold or self centered. Hence a narcissist or psycopath living in a community.
In a way is like when people claim there's no love but "only chemical reactions in our brain"; to quote Nietzsche: he who dwells in empiricism alone reduces himself to a worm crawling into the dust of this earth.
In narcissistic abuse, this is called gaslighting. You make the victim wonder what they did to get those looks, ("did I offend them? how? what did I do to warrant that?") and then block them from resolving the situation, bring in some "flying monkeys" to confuse and destroy them further. I have seen this happen in a work situation. The victim of this 'look' may be triggered to fight back, and then will be accused of being 'crazy.' This is so common and people have their lives destroyed because someone chooses them to target. It goes way beyond bullying, and the victim cannot report "she looked at me funny" or "no one will talk to me" to HR. In one case, the narcs would stand behnd a person who was seated working, and just look at the back of their head with disgust, and others would notice. If the person being stared at "felt the look' and turned to see, the others would avert their eyes. Crazymaking evil making every day an utter hell.
I recently had an encounter were a person stared me straight in the eyes it was a very strange feeling I could tell the person had a deep rooted hatred against me I stared back at this person it was almost like we were both two soul energies staring at each other.
You should be very careful of the evil eye sometimes those who stare you straight in the eye are trying to figure you out and are speculating you through previous negative misconcieved prejudice assumptions about who you are whislt not really seeing the real you and still maintaining an intense cold stare filled with hatred.
I only pray to God to help protect us from the evil eye and evil spirits who wish to harm us with there inner innate preconcieved hatred. 🌸💕
Ergo, giving someone the stink eye is a subtle yet potentially davastating form of violence.
It's what SJWs would call a "micro-aggression"
@@RSanchez111 It'd be fun to translate some of their jargon-peppered speeches with a traditional vocabulary. Wouldn't be that far off from some shamanic cursing against the enemy tribe.
This is really good content but I think you would keep the focus of your audience better and get a much sider audience if you edit video or images to illustrate your meaning
Well said, he has much potential just needs the tune up.
I rather appreciate the lack of polish. Feels more genuine and easy to relate to.
@@mrwiggiewoo exactly.. I understand him perfectly. I never understand the putting of images which many UA-camrs do..
One has to remember that the ancient Greeks thought that the eyes emitted rays. Plutarch's scientific explanation stated that the eyes were the chief, if not sole, source of the deadly rays that were supposed to spring up like poisoned darts from the inner recesses of a person possessing the evil eye. Plutarch treated the phenomenon of the evil eye as something seemingly inexplicable that is a source of wonder and cause of incredulity. Pliny the Elder described the ability of certain African enchanters to have the "power of fascination with the eyes and can even kill those on whom they fix their gaze". So the "evil eye" has a direct relationship with mesmerism/hypnotism.
The phallic charm called fascinum in Latin, from the verb fascinare, "to cast a spell" (the origin of the English word "fascinate") is one example of an apotropaic object used against the evil eye. They have been found throughout Europe and into the Middle East from contexts dating from the first century BC to the fourth century AD. The phallic charms were often objects of personal adornment (such as pendants and finger rings), but also appeared as stone carvings on buildings, mosaics, and wind-chimes (tintinnabula). Examples of stone phallic carvings, such as from Leptis Magna, depict a disembodied phallus attacking an evil eye by ejaculating towards it.
In the Aegean Region and other areas where light-colored eyes are relatively rare, people with green eyes, and especially blue eyes, are thought to bestow the curse, intentionally or unintentionally. So watch out .. I've got bright blue eyes! lol.
Among those who do not take the evil eye literally, either by reason of the culture in which they were raised or because they simply do not believe it, the phrase, "to give someone the evil eye" usually means simply to glare at the person in anger or disgust. The term has entered into common usage within the English language. Within the broadcasting industry it refers to when a presenter signals to the interviewee or co-presenter to stop talking due to a shortage of time.
I didn't believe in the evil eye, always sounded like nonsense to me.
Last year i accidentally became a believer.
The evil eye is definitely a real thing.
It's weird and unexplainable, but REAL!
Oh the evil eye is real and powerful. The way people see you, that influences on the conscious and subconscious levels, communicates to others that they have at least the eyers permission to attack, it gets conspiracies started, and changes how you view them back and where that whole relationship goes, often toward tragedy. Consider Cassius looking lean and hungry in Shakespeare.
5:35 that kind of passive aggression can be very destructive. Leaves you wondering where the Hell you actually are.
The whole argumentation was breathtaking. wow.
Appreciate this. I first encountered the ancient notion of evil eye in my mid-twenties during a short mission trip to Equatorial Guinea. Upon my return home, I read "Death by Envy" by Fr. George R. A. Aquaro. Those greatest afflicted by the evil eye are those who cast rather than those targeted. Although ancient ideas about the evil eye were bound up in misinformation regarding the nature of sight, Pageau does a wonderful job of explaining how the psychological effects of "viewing people" can affect both the viewer and viewee in a profoundly real and spiritual sense. I believe I exhibit extremely mild manifestations of scopophobia of which the evil eye explains quite easily.
I don't understand why Sam Harris thinks he has any authority to commentate on religion. If you're coming at a subject with innate bias towards it, you're not going to add anything to the conversation. He thinks he's being objective, when he isn't. Also I wonder if he knows that his religious materialism which he at once hates and adheres to comes out of the enlightenment which he at once worships and knows little of.
Very good point
He's also very uneducated on the subject too. It's actually laughable how little he and guys like Richard Dawkins actually know about the religions they critique.
This is known as the “teacher look” in education
I can clearly recall certain looks that were cast my way decades ago, and the effects of some of them reverberate to this day 😤
"and then you can really start to destroy them" *laughs heartedly*
Explaining anything to Sam Harris is a waste of time
Savage
So true! Sam’s ideology does not care about reason. Simple lies disguised as complex and thoughtful answers.
@@Koolyococo whats sad is how many repeat his words, almost to a fault. He had a debate with Dennis Prager where Sam said "facts are sacred" *sigh o the brains of this guy
@@stevenanderson4515 What's wrong with him saying that facts are sacred? Typically religious language?
@@ludvig5597 a value of a fact can be sacred. A fact is meaningless without value, a fact can be evil viewed through the wrong lens of value.
5:44 in this video. Jonathan, I am a long time viewer and subscriber, and I just love the way you laugh at the worst / best moments. It's your spiritual gift. Love all of your work.
Thank you for this explanation. It comes to me at the perfect time in my life. Not just to understand it but, to actively apply it in a positive and meaningful manner.
I'm a fentanyl addict who has been clean 2 years now. My only brother passed away in October from an overdose and I'm new to an Orthodox Christian church in Kentucky. Inquiring at the moment. But I've been attending catechumen classes. Your videos have helped me get through the hardest time in my life. Thank you. Glory to The Father to The Son and to The Holy Spirit.
As a kid it was fruatrating to hear people about eyeing someone but never explaining how or why it works.
That made pretty skeptical of customs that im starting to understand now.
Thanks for explaining.
Well a few minutes in and I’m thoroughly convicted of the way I look at my family sometimes 😬🤭🤦🏻♀️
"and then you can utterly start to destroy someone... HAHAHA" that was creepy xd
I always laugh in the worst places. I have laughed while being threatened with a gun, so...
@@JonathanPageau I'm trying to imagine a situation where you were being threatened with a gun.
You trying to explain symbolism to a biker gang again?
@@efleishermedia I lived in Congo for 4 years. Enough said.
@@JonathanPageau Ahhh, yup. I hear you. Great work as always Mr. Pageau, your work is as inspiring as it is necessary. Thanks for being a warrior for good.
It is a sort of magic. I do tons of hiring for big teams... When someone wears a nice aesthetically pleasing suit to a job interview, I not only remember them but I think to the level of attention to detail they put into dressing well. Tells me more about them than all the phrases/catchphrases/buzzwords/keywords they memorized and parroted out. And people who pay attention to details tend to do well in a lot of difficult jobs actually. There are people blessed with interview skill and communication/social skills, and they sometimes do horrible in jobs where work needs to be done.
Sam may not believe in the evil eye, but his debates with Jordan Peterson show he definitely believes in the evil *applause*! 😂
Sam is testament to the result of Universities....EVERYONE can get an education, including idiots. His thinking is way too linear, arrogant and simple minded, he's not an idiot just willfully ignorant. If he didn't had a system to provide education for him, G'luck. Most people are like so. He's a product of his time, NOT a changing factor. Zero Wisdom.
The impact of social rejection or ostrastasiation is even more potent in a soceity which is only made up of those immediately sorrounding you. To go through something like that may be a fate worse than death, which is likely why the doctrine of forgiveness and theosis is so central to the Christian belief structure.
Today with the internet there are whole communities structured online, the physical from and their relationship don't have the impact that they used to.
It'd be interesting to go further into the comparison between social rejection and purity spiralling, I think there's room for deep theological rumination in that topic.
Thank you for this. I’ve been trying to research and find information from people that understand the dynamic.
You are the first person I've come across who actually GETS IT.,... thank you 😌
Jonathan's intro reminds me of the highbrow shows that our version of the BBC, here in Australia, used to produce in the 60s.
I love your laughter as you hit on a new idea!
Super helpful. During the start of the pandemic I remember Orthodox people recommending putting crosses on doors. Something that, from my protestant background, I just couldn't get. When I asked no one could really explain it other than by saying "because we are Orthodox" which left a lot to be desired. This video helps me a lot to understand. So thank you!
Hello, not seen the whole video yet but I'm at 7:13.
This is very interesting, thank you.
I think one could probably measure the effect from the caster's facial expressions. One could also measure the distraction of the victim by the number of times he/she notices themselves thinking of the caster each day. Don't give up on measurement!
Fantastic! I loved this explanation. It resonated with me better than other videos.
When I started teaching little kids in South Korea I learned very quickly that raising my voice to get them to quiet down and listen was hopeless. Thankfully, I quickly learned the 'superpower' of 'the look.' It was waaaaaay more effective. It's amazing how these things can cross cultures as well. Some things seem universal.
It's their intention behind how their looking at you. Eye expression, tells you everything. These people are skilled in wicked schemes, munipulation, and lyes. They are no one definitely to be jealousy of- because those type people -lead you to make choices to deliberately exclude them as friends. And it makes life happier
Evil eye not real, but micro-aggressions are real, no consistency, just the language of the anointed.
This is so wild. I had a dream that pointed this out to me, saying what my “talisman” was. I had been using it for years in that capacity without even knowing it or what a talisman was. I recently had another dream that dealt with the evil eye. I was scared to do something because a man would “put the evil eye on me” if I did it but it felt inevitable. Later I placed something near the man and he was frozen, wouldn’t interact with me. I now realize that was another talisman.
I’ve been blown away at how my dreams have been directing me and clarify what I’m confused about. And the more I delve into the symbolism through various avenues, and especially exploring Christianity after years of being atheist, the clearer the lessons/messages become.
Thank you for your videos Jonathan, they have been very helpful.
Very interesting... Would you mind explaining what those tailsman were?.
Despite being very much an atheist/materialist at the time, I bought a charm at a Buddhist temple that is supposed to bring good luck to travelers. Partly it was just an interesting souvenir, but also I figured that if I attached it to my motorcycle tank bag, it would serve as a good reminder to remain vigilant on the roads.
Be sure to keep the majority of your weight on the balls of your feet and firm up your glutes.
@@kennyg1358 Yes, I did a few track days in my riding career. Although, I have a kid now so my street riding days are probably behind me. My last motorcycle was stolen anyway.
This was a good presentation! Thank you.
Your discripton of the evil eye is really good! Keep up the good work!!
This is completely true, I had this experience as an 8th grader in jv soccer, one of the coaches never spoke to me and gave me the evil eye ever since the tryouts. I was one of the better players and a starter at the beginning of the season and I ended up having my worst performance that year, unable to play and temporarily losing my passion for the sport. I still have an image of his eyes in my head at 22 y/o
The hyper-analysis of human behavior in contrast to ones own. It reminds me of social anxiety. Also the reminder that the psychologically impaired remain saner than most in this info/tech world we find ourselves haphazardly participating in, i.e. social media.
Hey Jonathan, I want to tell you something that I notice in United State. I went there to work (Im from Venezuela) and, I spent 1 year there. I begin to notice how white people talk and give order to blacks on places like McDonalds, Chick Fill A or Wendys to gain exactly what they want and FAST.... For me, its was captivating, I never saw that skills before and I started to implement those behaviors to get what I wanted. (You have to look them directly in the eyes, with a subtle smile like Im better than you and talk fast) Trust me, they would understand that attiude.
So I remember, that I went with my mother to fast food restaurant and I told her: "Look mother, look this technique that I learned from whites americans" then, a black girl was taking my order but with a bad attitude (Customer Service its the worst job), then I started to behave like those white people, and the lady literally put they head down with FEAR cause I KNOW, she recognize it. I felt so bad with myself and my mother told me:
"Bryan, stop doing that. Poor girl, dont transform yourself in those kind of people".
I was acting with evilness and then, I give her a tip and told her "So sorry beautiful, take your tip".
I tried the same thing in my country, but for some reason doesn't work as good as there.
Mr Pageau, what do you think of the interpretation of "turn the other cheek" that posits that there was a law at the time that required two smites to justify defending oneself?
I've pondered this question from the other side. Sometimes we walk past a complete stranger and they smile and it makes our day. Then the question is who smiles first? Is it possible for me to smile first? Yes, possible. Imagine giving a 'genuine' smile to 100 people while walking in your neighbourhood each day. I live in a great neighbourhood.
Don’t know if this is the same in other cultures, but in Mexico we call it “El Mal de Ojo”.
It’s not the evil eye. Rather; “The Malice of the Eye”
The way we always describe it is you can cause harm on others by the way you project emotions onto people through your stare.
My grandmother had banned my toddler sister from the kitchen because she had apparently looked at the food weird, making the taste off.
Obviously my sister didn’t intend to do this, but it’s safe to say that her stare distracted my grandmother while cooking, and the food suffered for it.
This information is useful.. now I can use this to protect myself.
The belief in the evil eye I can not save you this is why atheism should take the evil eye off
Great video! Really appreciate you explaining this.
I identify with the examples you gave and have seen them played out in my life or in other's that I've observed. I've always known what you've explained to be true, but in an intuitive way and I wouldn't begin to know how to articulate my observations and experiences. Thank you for doing that for me!
An aggressive or challenging look and the evil eye are two completely different things. The former can be insulting, threatening, or provoking, but the later can devastate you without transmitting any sense of insult or aggression to the person being 'evil-eyed'. Even benign looks can have hidden evil energy.
Your explanation of our modern-day talismans was a very fascinating perspective. Thanks.
When you burst forth in laughter during explanations it's as though you are being startled by a revelation that has suddenly been revealed.
And yet presumably, you are aware of the truth before the revelation surfaces.
It's like singing, you know what singing in key sounds like, it's the manifestation of it that brings delight.
Humour - the delight in revelation through manifestation?
I'm afraid of heights. Whenever someone I know needs to climb something I have to look away because making eye contact and being visibly worried can cause accidents.
By Pageau's standard, would the book "How to win friends and influence people" be a book of magic spells?
Does Pageau believe in magic acting at a distance or does he explain it all as psychological phenomena?
I've said this for years. It doesn't matter whether you personally believe in a curse; when your community does, the consequences will be pretty dire if you're considered to be under one.
This sort of magical thinking is present in the most secular of self-proclaimed rationalists, because living mythology is much harder to discern given it's the essential apparatus for how we discern anything at all. Compare the myth of the 'alpha male', a theory long since disavowed by the animal behaviorist who coined the term, yet wholly adopted into our culture as a means of bullying and devaluing others.
Alpha male has been disavowed?
Thank you my friend for enlightened information
Many will take heed! And will forever be aware
We are now aware....
Kabalah
Amen
It is also possible that the purpose of an evil eye amulet is to draw the look of a such person so (s)he will be distracted and will look at the amulet instead of your eyes. By making the amulet colorful and interesting.
5:40
"You cam utterly start to destroy someone...Hahaha"
Being an orthodox Jedi leaves its ticks over time I guess. He does it quite a bit though his videos haha
Aboriginal Australians have 'pointing the bone'.
A vendetta arises and a person known to posses the ability to curse others will be sent out to 'point the bone' at the transgressor.
This is widely reputed to be fatal, and nursing staff are trained to deal with the accursed when admitted during their death throws.
In 1987 I was watching an amateur football match in outback Australia when the hundreds of spectators suddenly fled.
A Kurdaitcha man ( a bone pointer wearing slippers of feathers blood and human hair) had been spotted in town.
It appeared to me 'nobody was without sin' ha!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdaitcha
I don't remember any talisman though.
Thank you… I just realized that my obsession with evil eye (nazar boncuğu) might be connected with my narcissist parents. I remember as a tooddler that they could “controlling” us with their looks. And now, as an adult living in a narcissist society, I need much more evil eyes to protect me. 🙏🏻😹🧿🍀
Anyone woke up with someone starring at you muttering stuff at you knows that evil eye stuff is real
A large chunk of traditional religion is placebo in action. This doesn't denigrate traditional religion, rather demonstrates how powerful and under explored the modern concept of the placebo effect is.
Good stuff bro, I love it. It increases the awareness that there is people trying to harm you. The faith on These symbols have an implicit correlation with trusting God, because for them God has put these symbols on Earth for us to wear them as an extension of God's protection to us. The fact that Christians don't wear them doesn't make them better or worse, or of much or little faith. In fact people who wear these talisman might have bigger faith than that Christian who is not wearing it, or viseversa .
I had an experience, a brief interaction with a spiritual guru during which he glanced in my direction directly eye to eye and the light from his eye was a piercing brightness that I had not seen before or ever since.
I also thought of the eye of Sauron (Jonathan perhaps you can explain what happens when the evil eye is scaled up the hierarchy.) Also thought about the Bible passage about putting on the whole armor of God.
The Eye of Sauron is an interesting subject. It took me a long time to understand Sauron's motivation, but eventually I realised that it's fear. Sauron is frightened (look what happened to his old boss), which is why he wants to see everything, to control everything, to neutralise every threat. Do people who use their eyes to daunt others, as Johnathan describes, have the same motivation?
My closest friends do this to me and so do people a work and worked with... they stare at me and I watch them from the corner of my eye, it's always made me uneasy and honestly I convinced myself I was delusional and I changed my life in many ways because I I knew I couldn't over come this delusion but maybe this will help me not doubt too much what of what i see
Stare right back into their eyes and manage your energy
I'm not sure why my feed is giving me all these old videos, but it's cool.
So, the "evil eye" is not magic, it is a different type of causation that works on people who are overly obsessed with their own ego. I like how you explain away the superstition of the "evil eye". So if I don't believe in "the evil eye" would I get the same rate of success as if someone who wears the talisman against people looking at me "funny"? If yes, then what's the use of continuing the superstition about the evil eye?
When my daughter went to Greece and brought back the 🧿, and I put it up, I just fit, like I needed it.
What you're saying about magic around the 12:00 mark is spot on. I've just been reading The Golden Bough for the first time and Fraser has done a good job of explaining precisely that. It's something I'd never realized before, and now I'm seeing it all over--first example that comes to mind is Jacob's imitative magic with the speckled sheep.
"sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." was always nonsensical to me. How can ostracisation not be painful?
Thanks for your explanation Jonathan, it helps me a lot
That sounds like a psychological technique done by spiritually disturbed people.
Is another phrase for the 'evil eye' the 'narcissistic gaze'? You correctly describe people wanting to destroy others which is what narcissists do for personal pleasure or the thrill. For a while many movie and game cover arts employed this gaze as a way to be dramatic to pull in the attention of the customer.
People will try to look at your food or touch you or cross your path. So many ways that so many put vexation on others these days. more common than ever and keeps growing very fast.
4:34 Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman going into that high fashion boutique...the way they looked at her/spoke to her...that was the evil eye 🧿
Really glad you illustrate how the seemingly superstitious has a very practical and tangible manifestation in the world!
Would you do a follow up on this topic and speak on the metaphysical applications of it? Is it purely psychological? Is there a way to communicate the metaphysical aspect of it to skeptics?
The picture of the evil eye has a hand - seemingly with two hands over it. I've considered this symbol and wondered this - is the true nature of an evil eye that God the Father would see our sins through the scars in Jesus's palms and then judge us for them?
We accept Jesus, His sacrifice, we are baptized and are new creations, but then at some point in our walk forward, we fail. Whether in thought or deed... are those failures seen? Are we still covered, or will the eye see through us...
Is it a symbol attempting to say: "Jesus's sacrifice was not enough". This... this to me would be true evil.
I bought my first cross necklace today, a simple, small silver cross on a chain.
I never wore jewellery before so I still feel weird about it.
It's been on my mind for a while, discussed it with a friend of mine recently, and then when this video came out I thought it was time for me to do so
A cross is an ancient symbol, a Crucifix has the true meaning. Please wear it close to you. It is not a fashion item. ☺
@@nepsis33 I'm keeping it underneath my sweater, I don't put it on display
lGalaxisl What’s the meaning of wearing a cross? Why should a Christian do it?
Jonathan, what do the Holy Orthodox Fathers say concerning the “evil eye”? Please advise.
"and then you can utterly start to destroy someone. HAHAHA"