yellow ring around pupil in blue eyes story

It is believed that the curse, which is translated in Greece as ‘matiasma’, causes adverse psychosomatic effects to the person receiving the glare such as headaches, dizziness, rupture, sickness, nausea, unreasonable negativity, or intense desire to sleep! Who are the ones who transmit more efficiently the curse and cause matiasma? Evil Eye on Oia’s street – Photo by White Pearl Villas What does this diffuse bad energy cause to the person who receives this? It is even believed that the evil eye can be caused without harmful purpose from admiration or commendation. This may happen when he says -or even thinks, as they say- something negative about him, and it is based on the thought of ‘an eye for an eye’.

The evil eye is essentially a symbol to deterrent the wicked energy that a person can transmit to another. Until today it endures an integral part of Greek culture– not just in Greece, but in various places around the world where Greek communities still exist.

It was first recorded over 5,000 years ago on clay tablets in Mesopotamia. But have you ever wondered what these blue eyes symbolize? The concept of the evil eye, as we used to call it or ‘kako mati’ in Greek, was born back in Classical antiquity when the Greek civilization was at its peak. You will also see almost all the Greek people wearing many types of jewelry with a blue eye on it including rings, necklaces, bracelets, and other accessories. In Greece, while gazing at tourist shops you will certainly notice many amulets and pieces of jewelry on sale portraying a blue eye.

Yellow ring around pupil in blue eyes story