Masonic & Occult Symbols Illustrate

Laurie Cabot agrees that the “Egyptian Goddess Maat originally possessed the All-Seeing Eye, which later was transferred to Horus.” She adds: “Outlining the eye emulates the Goddess, who is often portrayed with large, distinctive eyes, capable of seeing through space and time as well as into our innermost hearts. Ishtarte, the Goddess of Light, was known in the ancient Middle East as the Eye Goddess because the light she brings from heaven to earth illuminates the world.”

She continues: “The Goddess’s ability to see and know all things became a terrifying concept in patriarchal times, and her mystical eye was turned into the ‘evil eye.’...” The “evil eye” is defined in The Complete Book of Witchcraft and Demonology as the “power of the glance to harm others.” In Witches we are told: “No one would want a witch as an enemy. Some witches used ‘the evil eye’ on their victims. One glance from a bad witch could mean real trouble.” People became afraid of the evil eye and therefore they sought ways to “protect” themselves from it. Different charms and amulets were used. For instance, in Amulets and Superstitions, we find: