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How to use Herbs for Protection
In some countries, new mothers still keep their babies under wraps for as long as 40 days for fear that the defenseless beauty of the child will attract a jealous glance. The origin of lockets, popular today as jewelry, was to help ward off the evil eye, and eye makeup was originally worn to not only keep the evil eye away, but to keep the wearer from giving the evil eye to someone else. However, the most used evil eye repellent has always been part of a plant, such as fennel seed, and especially those plants we classify as herbs. Is it any wonder that herbs have such a mysterious reputation? Here is a list of herbs and plants used throughout the ages and specifically what they've been known to attract or repel. I've only listed the plants that are easy to grow in our parts. Under no circumstances should any of these plants be eaten, burned, or consumed in any way. This information is for novelty purposes only:
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The sense of insecurity that comes with contemplating the future, and what to do to control it, has been the subject of countless stories and speculative theories throughout the ages. The idea that by doing one thing you can prevent another thing from happening, especially a bad thing, is an overriding theme of many of these stories. For example, many folks believe that just looking at someone the wrong way, a practice known as giving someone the "evil eye," can cause bad things to happen to the recipient of the gesture. Universally it describes a look inspired by maliciousness or jealousy. Because the evil eye is so feared, it makes sense that over time people have come up with ways to protect themselves from it and the repercussions of getting the evil eye cast your way. 
