Silver Evil Eye Bracelets: Ancient Protection Meets Modern Style
VIKAS RANAThe literal meaning of evil eye is ‘a cursed glare’ or ‘a malevolent glare’. In many religion and countries there is a believe in this supernatural curse. You can even find a description in Chalcidian text. Many Greek poets like Plato, Heliodorous, Pliny the elder etc. have mentioned it in their work. To ward of evil eye, many symbols are used. ‘Evil Eye’ is one among all these symbols. Its an eye like representation generally in blue and black colour. After the ages of believes, the symbol has become an important part of contemporary jewellery. Although there is no such rigidity of metals but the color and the texture of eveil eye looks good with silver. Such as, silver evil eye, pendants, silver evil eye bracelets, silver evil eye anklets etc. TWEOV, brings you a huge collection of jewellery from this popular symbol used world wide.
What is the Origin of Evil Eye
Not only in India, the concept of evil eye or a cursed glare is famous in Spain, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Turkey etc. Among all these countries , Greece is considered as the origin of the ‘symbolic evil eye’. Its first traces can be found in texts found from Ugarit or modern day Syria. In India, a simple black thread is considered as the ‘ evil eye’ emulet’. There is one other symbol called ‘ Hamsa’ as a magical talisman. This symbol is widely considered as ‘a hand of Mary’ in Christianity and ‘a hand of Fatima’ in Islam that protects the mankind. It is important to note that symbol has gained a huge popularity since last 2-3 decades. It can be found worn as clothing pattern, in jewellery designs as silver evil eye bracelets or anklets, waitsbands and even in rings and pendants.
How Evil Eye is used in Jewellery
Earlier the symbol was made of clay and beads, later on as the this symbol got popularity, use of glass, metals, ceramics and, enamels can also be seen. To use this symbol as an amulet various metals and even threads are used. Generally black thread is considered as a basic evil- eye in India. Pop culture has added influence of adding ‘ evil eye’ in contemporary jewellery. These days we can see evil eye in different jewellery for men and women. For example- silver evil eye anklets, silver evil eye mangalsutra, silver evil eye bracelets and even silver evil eye rings. Ornamenting and accessories has provided a wide radiant colour combinations in evil eye. Such as blue, balck, white, pink, red, purple, green, yellow. These colors have their own interpretations. However most widely used color combination is blue, white and black.
What are the Classical Values of Silver Evil Eye Bracelets
History of evil eye as amulet is very old. Its been used in different religions and cultures from long time. As said previously, the evil eye got its origin from greek mythology. Earlier it was used as a symbol in tea-cups that dates back to 530 BC-520 BC. The silver evil eye bracelets , silver evil eye- pendant necklaces have been very common form of amultes that are worn in India and outside the world. Kids and new borns are specifically adorned with these amultes to protect them from ‘evil gaze’.
The inspiration of the traditional blue, and white evil eye is taken from the caeruleum of sky and and sparkling holy water of rivers both of which are natural elements and are considered natural elements to protect from evils and obstacles. However, in India blue is replaced by black color considering that fact that black has power to absorb all kind of negative energy. Considering scientific facts too, black colour is formed by absorbing all the visible rays. So, take it scientifically, religiously and demographically the ‘evil-eye’ symbol has a high classical values.
What are Contemporary Values of Silver Evil Eye Bracelets
In contemporary world, the evil eye has become a new cool fashion symbol. From celebrities to sports stars , we can see this symbol as there major fashion statement. This symbol got major popularity in fashion in clothing and accessories and tatoos. The color and representation of the symbol is radiant and eye catching that its a perfect fit for modern day accessories. To demonstrate, look at this beautiful silver evil eye bracelet by tweov.