Sterling Silver with
Opal Triplet. Height 30mm, Width 35mm.
This is a very ancient symbol, and is supposed by
some to be a relic of primitive sun-worship. In
most of the ancient languages of Asia, the eye
and the sun are expressed by the same word. The
centre of the eye can be seen as a point within a
circle, expressing the philosophical idea of the
Union of the two great Causes of Nature, which
concur, one actively and the other passively, in
the generation of all beings.
The Primordial All-Seeing Eye either alone or
within a triangle has been used extensively by
many secret societies including occultists and
freemasons. A symbol of the higher clairvoyance,
and used often as a representation of the third
or spiritual eye. The esoteric tradition relates
the single eye to the inner light, intuitive
power, illumination, and even the philosopher's
stone!
The eye within a pyramid originally represented
the god enclosed, during his "dead" period,
awaiting rebirth. He was entombed in the
underworld, thus becoming Seker, the Hidden One,
Lord of Death: Osiris as the mummy, the Black
Sun, the Still-Heart. Nevertheless, his soul
remained alive and watchful, as indicated by the
open eye. Parallels from south eastern Asia might
be found in the bindu or life-spark within the
triangle of the Goddess-womb, and in the open
"third eye" of Hindu Gods while their other two
eyes were closed in their periods of deathlike
sleep.
