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The evil eye and social anxiety

The ‘look’ of the evil eye is believed to bring bad luck, illness or even death. This ancient curse might be deliberate, inflicted with an envious glare, or it could be accidental, the result of undue attention or excessive praise.

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The intermediate life of spirits

Courttia Newland explores the events and his feelings surrounding the death of his mother-in-law, Tara Chauhan.

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  • Pendant or receptacle, Ancient American
  • Pendant of ivory of Madonna and Child.
  • Heart shaped pendant.
  • [Richardson electrical pendant].
  • Graeco-Roman bronze phallic pendant.
  • Graeco-Roman bronze phallic pendant.
  • Graeco-Roman bronze phallic pendant.
  • Graeco-Roman bronze phallic pendant.
  • Graeco-Italian ceramic; pendant semicircle cup
  • 'Aetites', substance mounted in silver as a pendant.
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