THE SYMBOLIC MEANING OF THE EYE
This symbol is very rich in meaning and history. One small blog entry can never do it justice.
At the core, depending on the angle of view the eye is seen positively as the mystic eye, full of light, enlightenment, insight & illumination such as the Eye of God; or negatively as the Evil Eye full of jealousy, darkness & rage such as the destructive eye of Cyclops.
Some of the key themes of the Eye are:
• omiscience
• the All Seeing Divinity
• knowledge
• wisdom
• full view
• strength & power via intellect
The eye is often interpreted as logical knowledge whilst the third eye as that of inner seeing, intuition & spirituality. Sometimes the left & right eye in different cultures & mythological history has been divided into solar & lunar as well.
The symbol of the eye can trace back to Ancient Egypt to the Sun God Ra and has a lineage via the middle east & europe to the modern world.
See the eye symbol here on the Great Seal of the US American dollar as the Eye of Providence (representing the Eye of God overlooking the 13 states):
In this image we see the symbol of the eye used in Architecture, in the eye of the Pantheon Dome in Rome, suggesting some of the key themes of the eye around light and illumination:
Below are three commercial logos using the symbolism of the Eye…
1 Birds Eye logo – (An eye for good food) frozen vegetables and how could we forget the fish finger
2 No Fear logo – Motorcross & Surf fashion
3 CBS News logo – US news channel
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