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The evil eye is a supernatural belief in a curse brought about by a malevolent glare, usually inspired by envy. [ 1 ] The belief in the evil eye among humans has existed for thousands of years, and amulets to protect against it have been found dating to around 5,000 years ago. [ 1 ]
Ibn Sīnā explains the evil eye as "an admiring tendency of the soul that exercises [the evil eye], by this property, a weakening influence on the object of its admiration" [the victim of the evil eye] [78] According to Islam Question and Answer fatwa site, (according to Muhammad) the second greatest cause of death among Muslims is the evil ...
John Charlton Polkinghorne KBE FRS (16 October 1930 – 9 March 2021) was an English theoretical physicist, theologian, and Anglican priest. [10] A prominent and leading voice explaining the relationship between science and religion, he was professor of mathematical physics at the University of Cambridge from 1968 to 1979, when he resigned his chair to study for the priesthood, becoming an ...
Samael (Hebrew: סַמָּאֵל, Sammāʾēl, "Venom/Poison of God"; [1] Arabic: سمسمائيل, Samsama'il or سمائل, Samail; alternatively Smal, Smil, Samil, or Samiel) [2][3][4] is an archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic lore; a figure who is the accuser or adversary (Satan in the Book of Job), seducer, and destroying angel (in the ...
Christian demonology. Christian demonology is the study of demons from a Christian point of view. It is primarily based on the Bible (Old and New Testaments), the interpretation of these scriptures, the writings of early Christianity philosophers, hermits, and the associated traditions and legends incorporated from other beliefs.
Invidia, defined as uneasy emotion denied by the shepherd Melipoeus in Virgil's Eclogue 1. [12]In Latin, invidia is the Greek personification of Nemesis and Phthonus. [citation needed] Invidia can be for literary purposes a goddess and Roman equivalent to Nemesis in Greek mythology [citation needed] as it received cultus, notably at her sanctuary around Rhamnous north of Marathon, Greece.
Fascinus, phallic god who protected from invidia (envy) and the evil eye. Fauna, goddess of prophecy, but perhaps a title of other goddesses such as Maia. Faunus, god of flocks. Faustitas, goddess who protected herd and livestock. Febris, goddess of fevers with the power to cause or prevent fevers and malaria. Accompanied by Dea Tertiana and ...
The third eye (also called the mind's eye or inner eye) is an invisible eye, usually depicted as located on the forehead, supposed to provide perception beyond ordinary sight. [ 1 ] In Hinduism, the third eye refers to the ajna (or brow) chakra. In both Hinduism and Buddhism, the third eye is said to be located around the middle of the forehead ...