02-29-2012, 12:00 AM
"Human prosperity was supposed to be especially provocative of the envy
of evil spirits, and their method of retaliation was to strike back
through a human agency and by the technique of the evil eye.
That phase of the cult which had to do with spirit avoidance was much
concerned with the machinations of the evil eye. The fear of it became
almost world-wide. Pretty women were veiled to protect them from the
evil eye; subsequently many women who desired to be considered beautiful
adopted this practice. Because of this fear of bad spirits, children
were seldom allowed out after dark, and the early prayers always
included the petition, “deliver us from the evil eye.”
Urantia 87:5.4
of evil spirits, and their method of retaliation was to strike back
through a human agency and by the technique of the evil eye.
That phase of the cult which had to do with spirit avoidance was much
concerned with the machinations of the evil eye. The fear of it became
almost world-wide. Pretty women were veiled to protect them from the
evil eye; subsequently many women who desired to be considered beautiful
adopted this practice. Because of this fear of bad spirits, children
were seldom allowed out after dark, and the early prayers always
included the petition, “deliver us from the evil eye.”
Urantia 87:5.4