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EYES OF THE WORLD
Many mystical texts
speak of eyes as the "mirrors that
reflect the essence of the soul" and it
is no surprise that several cultures
consider the eye symbol a wonderful
amulet that protects and guides.
Here, we focus on the power of eyes and on
some of the more well-known eye talismans that continue to
be worn as protective symbols. |
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BUDDHA EYE (WISDOM EYE) -
All Seeing Eye of Buddha
Buddhists believe that the All-Seeing
Eyes of the Buddha see everything and know everything,
but they do not speak. It is believed that simply by
displaying the symbolic line drawing of Buddha's two
All-Seeing Eyes is sufficient to cause spiritual
awakening for all who are caught in the mesmerizing gaze
of the enlightened one.
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EGYPTIAN -
Eye of Horus
The Eye of Horus was believed to have healing and protective power,
and it was used as a protective amulet, and as a medical measuring
device, using the mathematical proportions of the eye to determine
the proportions of ingredients in medical preparations) to prepare
medications.
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EVIL EYE: Hath an Evil Eye
The evil eye belief is that a person, otherwise
not malcontent in any way, can harm you, your children,
your livestock, or your fruit trees, by *looking at
them* with envy and praising them.
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HAMSA HAND: Protection
from the Evil Eye
The Hamsa is a Middle Eastern and Eastern Indian symbol
dating from prehistoric times and is known as a good
luck charm. Eastern Indian legend describes the hamsa as
bird, or swan, perched on a thumb.
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MASONIC -
Eye of Providence
The Masonic all seeing eye, the Eye of Providence symbol
found on American money, and our modern Rx
pharmaceutical symbol are all descended from the Eye of
Horus. This symbol shows an eye surrounded by rays of
light or a glory, and usually enclosed by a triangle.
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THIRD EYE -
Spiritual Eye
In reality it is known as the Pineal Gland. The
Third Eye has been long thought to have mystical powers.
Many consider it the Spiritual Third Eye, our Inner
Vision. It is located in the geometric center of the
brain. This concept correlates to the location of the
Great Egyptian Pyramid (in the center of the physical
planet).
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The light of the body is the eye:
if therefore thine eye be single,
thy whole body shall be full of light;
but if thine eye be evil,
thy whole body shall be full of darkness.
If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness,
how great is that darkness.
Matt. 6:22, 23
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