Masonic & Occult Symbols Illustrate

coming advanced occultists. In its ceremonials lies hid the wielding of the forces connected with the growth and life of the kingdoms of nature and the unfoldment of the divine aspects in man. In the comprehension of its symbolism will come the power to cooperate with the divine plan. It meets the needs of those who work on the first Ray of Will or Power.'" The eye used in Masonry is a representation of OSIRIS. Pike clearly reveals that the all-seeing eye is “the emblem of Osiris, the Creator." He also maintains that Osiris’ “power was symbolized by an Eye over a Sceptre. The Sun was termed by the Greeks the Eye of Jupiter, and the Eye of the World; and HIS [OSIRIS’] is the All-Seeing Eye in our Lodges." Masonic author, Carl Claudy, writes: “This is one of the oldest and most widespread symbols denoting God. We find it in Egypt, in India....The Open Eye of Egypt represented Osiris. In India Siva is represented by an eye."

Albert Mackey, 33° Mason, agrees. He states: “A symbol of the omniscient and watchful providence of God. It is a very ancient symbol, and is supposed by some to be a relic of the primitive sun worship. Volney says (Les Ruines, p. 186) that in most of the ancient languages of Asia, the eye and the sun are expressed by the same word. Among the Egyptians the eye was the symbol of their supreme god, Osiris, or the sun.” [Emphasis in the original] “To the ancient Egyptians, the right eye symbolized the sun and the left eye the moon.”