Walking along State Street in Santa Barbara, a Turkish store beckoned with colorful items and tasty treats. An array of evil eye items caught my eye at Seven Hill Turkish Imports—no evil spirits dare be there! It’s ironic that the evil eye talisman has the same name as what it is guarding against. The symbol goes back thousands of years and across many cultures and faiths including Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim religions. From jewelry to ornaments and decorative items, the evil eye is a symbol of protection you can wear or have in your home or car. With items available in every price range, anyone can afford to wear an evil eye and ward off negative energy. Some traditionalists say you shouldn’t buy an evil eye for yourself, it should be a gift or inherited. When you’re shopping by yourself, buy two and let the friend you gift with the evil eye give the extra one back to you.
Seeing the evil eye
Seeing Signs 
Thank you for the interesting history of the “evil eye.” I have no need of this gift to me . . . I inherited it. 😀
It’s nice to hear you’re covered with an inherited evil eye item to keep the luck flowing. Thanks for your comment!
My grandmother had evil eye decorations all over her house. Thank you for a fun memory.
My Italian grandmother had a charm that she called the evil eye, but it didn’t look anything like the blue circles. The shop I went to had pretty pillows and wind chimes. Glad to give you a fun memory.
My long time evil eye bracelet just recently broke while I was trying on clothes at Kohl’s.
There are contradicting explanations for this happening. The one I’m going with though, is that the evil eye has done its job protecting me and released all the negative energy when it broke. But I think I’ll have a friend buy me a new one very soon!
It’s definitely time for a new evil eye bracelet…let’s go shopping!