Evil Eye VS Magatama

Voilà quelques petites choses que je trouve super esthétiques et dont le symbolisme m'intéresse...

Magatama 勾玉 ou 曲玉

Citation de Wiki {english} :

" They are, mainly, made of jade (翡翠), Agate (瑪瑙), Quartz (石英), Talc
(滑石), and Jasper(碧玉). Some consider them to be an Imperial Symbol, although in fact Ownership was widespread throughout all the Chieftainships of Kofun Period Japan. It is believed that magatama were popularly worn as jewels for decoration, in addition to their religious meanings. In this latter regard they were later largely replaced by Buddhist Prayer Beadsin the Nara Period. In modern Japan, the magatama's shape of a sphere with a flowing tail is still the usual visual representation of the human spirit / Hitodama. Wearing one during life is considered a way of gaining protections from Kami."

Evil Eye

Citation de Wiki {english} : " Attempts to ward off the curse of the evil eye have resulted in a number of talismans in many cultures. As a class, they are called "apotropaic" (Greek for "prophylactic" or "protective", literally: "turns away") talismans, meaning that they turn away or turn back harm.

Disks or balls, consisting of concentric blue and white circles (usually, from inside to outside, dark blue, light blue, white, dark blue) representing an evil eye are common apotropaic talismans in the Middle East, found on the prows of Mediterranean boats and elsewhere; in some forms of the folklore, the staring eyes are supposed to bend the malicious gaze back to the sorcerer.

Known as nazar (Turkish: nazar boncuğu or nazarlık), this talisman is particularly common in Turkey, found in or on houses and vehicles or worn as beads.

A blue eye can also be found on some forms of the hamsa hand, an apotropaic hand-shaped amulet against the evil eye found in the Middle East. The word hamsa, also spelled khamsa and hamesh, means "five" referring to the fingers of the hand. In Jewish culture, the hamsa is called the Hand of Miriam; in Muslim culture, the Hand of Fatima.

The evil eye is known as ayin horeh in Hebrew; ayin harsha in Arabic, droch shuil in Scotland, mauvais oeil in France, bösen Blick in Germany, mal occhio in Italy and was known as oculus malus among the classical Romans "

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