In the Caribbean, mentions of bad eye or maljo (and spelling variants) express this theme, and with country and sub-regional specific twists and variations.
As I know it, children are especially susceptible to bad eye, especially well-dressed, attractive children, as are the beautiful generally, although it seems more women often are thought to be afflicted; and plain envy seems more a cause than actual malevolence. And if you get bad eye put on you, you can get sick and waste away:
“You see how sick that child get. Y’all send her out like that and without any gold or anything. And not even a piece of red something in her hair or clothes to cut bad eye. Is how you all doing things so . . . .”
As I know it, bad eye, if not warded off before onset, can be cut by a right-potion bath that can vary, or maybe a drink of bush tea. How do you know it?| < Prev | Next > |
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