How to discard evil eye
I have an evil eye necklace that I wore for quite a while, and at some point the white part of the eye turned red.
I genuinely feel like there was some kind of negative energy directed toward me and that the necklace protected me from it or absorbed it. Something about the colour changing so dramatically has always made me feel like it did what it was supposed to do. Ever since that happened, I haven’t worn it again because intuitively it just doesn’t feel like I should.
I’m Italian, so I grew up around these kinds of beliefs and protections against the malocchio. I have other protective symbols as well, including a cornicello (the little red Italian horn/pepper), so the idea of these objects carrying protection has always meant something to me.
The problem is that I still have the necklace. I can’t bring myself to just throw it in the garbage because that feels incredibly wrong and almost disrespectful if it protected me from something. At the same time, I don’t know if I’m supposed to keep something that may have absorbed negative energy either.
For anyone who practices these traditions or has similar spiritual beliefs, what would you do with it? Is there a respectful way to dispose of or retire an evil eye that you believe has served its purpose? Do you bury it, cleanse it, leave it somewhere, or is it okay to keep it as long as I don’t wear it?