Hamsa Print

The Hamsa is a symbol that makes an appearance in all the world’s major religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Each of these religions adopted the Hamsa and gave it their own interpretation. The Hamsa may have originated in Mesopotamia and Carthage, where it was used as an amulet to repel the evil eye, a concept that existed in a wide range of cultures. From there, it spread geographically to become a globally recognized image, but it was popular in the Middle East and North Africa. In these Eastern faiths, the Hamsa is often taken to represent the chakras (the energy centers that run along the spine) and the energy that flows between these centers. The Hamsa is also connected to the mudras, or spiritual hand gestures. Each of the five fingers has an energy.