I remember growing up and seeing movie characters say things like “I curse you!” or “A hex on you!”. Usually, it was some witch or another evil villain. I never thought much else of curses beyond that until a few years ago, because honestly, I didn’t even think curses were real. I am sure that many, like myself, fit the idea of a curse into the realm of fantasy and fiction as I once did. My first encounter with a curse came about two years ago when unexpectedly, a stye formed on my right eye. It was very scary not…