The Eye of Providence is meant to represent a form of spiritual guidance that all pious followers of God ought to follow. The Eye of Providence may also be meant to represent the omnipresence, omnipotence, and omniscience of God. In addition, the elements surrounding the eye takes on a Christian meaning as well. For instance, the triangle is a clear reference to the Holy Trinity – God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
In time, the Eye of Providence was adopted by the Freemasons, who drew inspiration from the use of human organs to represent abstract concepts by ancient cultures. Thus, the open eye was meant to symbolize watchfulness, and the Eye of Providence, being the eye of the Supreme Being (since by this time many no longer believed in the Christian God, but some other kind of divine or higher power out there). This was meant to represent the watchfulness and care of the divine for the universe.
In addition, this symbol was meant to remind the Freemasons to maintain their standards of morality, as they are being watched over by a higher force. Furthermore, the Eye of Providence may be regarded as a sign of spiritual illumination and revelation. In some instances, the Eye of Providence is placed within or above the square and compasses, arguably the most recognizable symbol of the Freemasons.
One common conspiracy theory claims that the application of the Eye of Providence on the Great Seal was a way for the Freemasons to project their watchful power over the country. As already mentioned, the Freemasons saw the Eye of Providence as a symbol of the Supreme Being, rather than their own power, and that it was to remind them to uphold their standards of morality. Therefore, it is unlikely that they would have used it as a symbol of their power.
The Eye of Providence on the Great Seal of the United States is surrounded by a triangle and a burst of light (like the ones used in Christian art), and it is placed on the top of an unfinished pyramid. The design of the seal was finalized in 1782, and the description of the reverse, as found in Charles Thomson’s (who was the Secretary of Congress) “Remarks and Explanation,” adopted by the Continental Congress (June 20, 1782) is “Reverse. The pyramid signifies Strength and Duration: The Eye over it & the Motto allude to the many signal interpositions of providence in favor of the American cause. The date underneath is that of the Declaration of Independence and the words under it signify the beginning of the New American Era, which commences from that date.” Interestingly, whilst drawings of the obverse were made as soon as the design was adopted, the first drawing of the reverse was only made four years later, in 1786. This was drawn by James Trenchard, an engraver from Philadelphia, for the October 1786 issue of the Columbian Magazine.
Trenchard’s design however (The one we see on the U.S dollar bill today) of the Great Seal places the Eye of Providence atop an unfinished pyramid with 13 steps. This number is symbolic, as it represents the 13 original British colonies that formed the United States. The two mottos mentioned in Thomson’s description are in Latin, and are as follows, Annuit Coeptis (meaning ‘He [God] has favored our undertakings’, and Novus Ordo Seclorum (meaning ‘a new order of the ages’). The former is placed over the Eye of Providence, whilst the latter under the pyramid. The year of the Declaration of Independence, in the Roman numerals MDCCLXXVI (1776), is found on the bottom step of the pyramid. One of the changes made by Lossing to Trenchard’s design was to replace the right Eye of Providence with a left one, and this has remained ever since. In addition, Lossing’s pyramid, which is rather square, as opposed to Trenchard’s elongated one, is given a deep perspective, and the ground around it is filled with flowers and grass.
In the late 19th century this became the new face of The universe in other words. The newest face of god. So let you follow what he has told you for as you do the inertia of the universe will assist you at all times. This shall be the case when wearing this design. Fore nothing else truly matters but to listen too the universes word. Shalom Shalom
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