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  1. Use by governments and confederations

    In 1782, the Eye of Providence was adopted as part of the symbolism featured on the reverse side of the
    In … See more

    Eye of Providence | Wikipedia

    • The Eye of Providence or All-Seeing Eye is a symbol depicting an eye, often enclosed in a triangle and surrounded by rays of light or a halo, intended to represent Providence, as the eye watches over the workers of mankind. A well-known example of the Eye of Providence appears on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States, which is depicted on the Unit… See more

    Freemasonry

    Today, the Eye of Providence is often associated with Freemasonry, first appearing as part of the standard Freemason iconography in 1797 with the publication of Thomas Smith Webb's The Freemason'… See more

    Use in religion

    The association of an eye with the concept of Divine Providence is found in Christianity. In late Renaissance European iconography, the Eye, surrounded by a triangle, was an explicit symbol of the Christian Holy Trinity. The Eye of P… See more

    Gallery

    Alchemical woodcut, which reads quo modo deum (lit. 'This is the way of God'), with the All-Seeing Eye floating in the sky
    • All-Seeing Eye in a Cape Dutch gable in Stellenbosch, South AfricaSee more

    External links

    • Media related to Eye of Providence at Wikimedia Commons See more

     
  1. While the all-seeing eye of providence is a common symbol used by Masons and others to represent the omniscience of God, when combined with a pyramid it has no official Masonic meaning. (Some lodges have subsequently used the eye in the pyramid as a design element, but it has never been adopted by any grand lodge as a symbol.)
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    The mental all-seeing-eye is said to be the sacred, or even the eye of God. It sees everything and nothing is hidden from it. Because of its divine ability, it is often described or painted in the sky in the middle of the clouds, surrounded by sunlight. The all-seeing eye was placed in Egypt on top of the pyramid with the apex-stone – pyramidion.
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