With our passion for all things related to glasses, lenses, sight, and eye health, we like to think we have a pretty encyclopaedic knowledge of our little world. Eye myths are an interesting one to take a look at……

Eyes – the gateway to our inner selves, mystical organs that can mesmerise, hypnotise, overflow with emotional tears or freeze an opponent with a glacial stare. Eyes convey so much of what we feel, that it’s no wonder they are celebrated, feared, and analysed.

The evil eye is a concept that appears in many forms in several different cultures.
Can a magical eye curse it’s victims with a gaze? Or if you allow your covetous stare to linger too long on a person, or your neighbours livestock, can you then cause them harm? The evil eye is often thought to cause harm by drying out, desiccating or withering it’s victim –  but you’re ok if you’re a fish, as they’re thought to be immune!

The third or inner eye is an interesting concept that appears in some spiritual traditions. It is the doorway that leads to the inner being and states of higher consciousness (and you thought a pint or two was the way to manage that!) and it’s often associated with clairvoyance and out of body experiences. Do we all have it? Could we develop the capacity to use it?  Seers are those who use this extra sense.

So if you suffer from the green eyed monster, or next time you flash those baby blues, think a little more about the mythical, magical beauty of eyes, and of course the very least you can do is choose a really stunning piece of eye wear to frame those windows to your soul…….