Evil eye
Nazar, Evil eye charm, Blue eye bead
The evil eye is an old belief, found from Ireland to India, that an envious look can bring misfortune. Many people still hang a blue glass eye bead, often called a nazar, in their homes or wear one on a bracelet to turn that look away. In a dream, the evil eye has less to do with magic than with feelings: worry about other people's envy, or a sense that someone is keeping score. Wearing a blue eye charm suggests you're guarding your happiness by keeping some things private.
Dream variations
- Someone giving you the evil eyeYou suspect someone resents your success. Their envy is about their story, not yours, so carry on, just a little more quietly.
- Receiving a nazar beadSomeone is proud of you and a little protective of your good news. Share it with them, and keep the details between the two of you.
- A cracked eye charmIn many traditions, a cracked charm is said to have done its job. Something unpleasant may have passed you by without your noticing.
- Giving someone the evil eye yourselfEnvy has slipped in, and you're not proud of it. A sincere compliment to that person can take the bite out of it, for both of you.
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