In Russia, the evil eye and damage have long been feared. In modern terms, we are talking about a negative impact on the energy of a person, as a result of which diseases and other troubles begin to haunt him.
What is the difference between the evil eye and damage?
The evil eye and damage are somewhat different things. It was possible to jinx a person unintentionally: for example, having envied him, praising him … Some people were said to be "glaring", that they had an "evil eye", and tried to stay away from them.
Damage was induced deliberately, and often by professional sorcerers and witches. It was easier to get rid of the evil eye than from damage, sometimes it "passed" over time by itself. And damage could be brought to death.
Symptoms of the evil eye and damage
First of all, health problems were signs of the evil eye or damage. A person quickly began to get tired, his sleep was disturbed … Various ailments were usually added to this. One of the main indicators of the presence of spoilage for our ancestors was watery eyes. If cuts and scrapes appeared on the skin, they healed very slowly. The "spoiled" ones often got sick and their teeth began to crumble, they were tormented by attacks of suffocation. They could gain weight dramatically or lose weight, wither. If they tried to treat the patient with the usual means, it did not help.
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Changes in behavior were another worrying symptom. The "spoiled" one could start to abuse alcohol. Deteriorated relations with loved ones and in general with others. If there was damage "to death", then the person closed in himself, did not want to see anyone, to communicate with anyone.
Damage to infertility or "male infirmity" could be directed. If the victim was a woman, she could not get pregnant. The man could have problems with potency.
It also happened that damage was directed to luck and finances. In such cases, the person began to pursue monetary losses, loss of property. The house with all the good could burn down, the victim could be robbed (and more than once), end up in a debt hole.
A characteristic feature of the "corrupted" was that they could not enter the church, they were afraid at the sight of icons. Sometimes the "spoiled" one tore off the cross and began to dislike any religious attributes.
Small children, exposed to the evil eye or spoilage, usually began to behave restlessly, to be capricious, to cry constantly, often this was accompanied by fever and weight loss.
Rites for revealing magical influences
There were also special magic rituals to identify negative influences. For example, they took a container with cool water and beeswax. The wax was melted in another container over the fire and for several minutes was taken over the top of the head of the one who was supposed to have the evil eye or spoilage. After that, the wax was poured into the water in a thin stream and waited until it hardened. If the shape turned out to be sufficiently smooth and uniform in color, perhaps with slight irregularities, then everything was in order. If there were a lot of bumps and bumps on it, then the magical effect was present. A large build-up on the wax signified a generic curse, and the edges, which looked torn and bitten, indicated that damage was directed at fate.
They put three church candles on the table, lit them and read a prayer to the Mother of God, then they were baptized three times. If the candles continued to burn evenly - everything is in order, they began to smoke, hiss or go out - there is an evil eye or damage.
The most common method was as follows: they took a container of water and a fresh chicken egg. An egg was taken in the left hand, a knife in the right (if a person is left-handed, then vice versa), and they carefully broke the egg so that the contents of the shell were in the water. Then the container with water was placed on the crown of the head. They kept it that way for two or three minutes and then looked at what was in the water. If it remained clean and transparent, and the white and yolk looked even, intact, there was no spoilage. If the yolk lay, and stripes stretched up from the protein, then there is a magical effect. If the protein bubbled, then the damage was very strong. If black dots were visible on the stripes or red streaks were in the yolk, the damage was induced by an experienced sorcerer who used the grave soil, and it is not easy to remove it.
It was also possible to reveal damage with the help of gold. They took a gold ring (only you could not take your own, which was always worn on the hand). Then they were slowly passed along the cheek or hand. If there is a dark mark on the skin, there is damage.
To remove damage or evil eye, there were a lot of "folk" means. But more often they still turned to knowledgeable people - healers and sorcerers who performed special rituals.
