The eye of Providence, also known as the eye of heaven (the eye of heaven, the eye of providence), also known as the all-seeing eye, represents "God" to monitor human eyes.
There is a pyramid pattern on the back of the American national emblem, and a radiant triangular eye on the top of the tower. Henry wallace, the former vice president of the United States, also suggested using this pattern on the one-dollar bill. God's eyes and pyramids are very common figures in ancient Egypt, representing the sun god "La" gazing at his country.
Some people think that the concept of the eye of God originated from the eye of Horus in ancient Egypt. This concept has also been mentioned many times in the Christian Bible. In the portrait painting methods in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the eye pattern (usually surrounded by triangles) clearly symbolizes the Christian Trinity.
The eye of god, which is close to the common form now, can be traced back to Europe in 17 and 18 centuries. It was an eye floating in the air, sometimes surrounded by clouds or light.
Now, the eye of God is usually associated with aid associations. According to its formula document "Constitution of Free Freemasonry" (the legend was written in 170 1, and the first edition was published in 1723), * * * Freemasonry originated in 4000 BC. The pattern of eyes first appeared in 1797, which is a part of the standard image of * * * Economic Association.
This design represents the all-seeing eye of God, and all thoughts and actions of the warning aid society are observed by God. In the * * * Economic Association, God is called the great architect of the universe.
* * * The early symbol of Freemasonry is also the eye of God, decorated with clouds and surrounded by semicircle light. The eye pattern is sometimes surrounded by triangles, which is quite close to the eye of God appearing in the national emblem of the United States. Therefore, it has been widely rumored that the reason why the national emblem of the United States placed the eye of God was precisely because of the ambition and conspiracy of the members of the * * * Economic Association at that time.
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* * * Freemasonry is not a religion. It belonged to a secret society in its early days. There is no requirement on whether the applicant has religious belief or what religious background. Adult men with various religious beliefs are allowed to join, but the applicants must be theists (Jews, Christians, Hindus, etc.). ) and believe in god.
* * * Deism in economic society obviously inherited the religious thought of Gnosticism (Gnosticism, the general name of various Hellenistic sects that struggled with Christianity in the open period, prospered in 1 century, collapsed in the 4th century due to the pressure of Christianity, and the remnants became secret religions).
In addition to Gnosticism, the aid society also contains many elements of kabbalah (Jewish secret philosophy) and Latin alchemy, which rose around13rd century.
In modern times, the explanation of God by the * * * Economic Association comes from Plato's exposition of the Creator in the Republic. They think that God is a rational craftsman (rational personification) and the universe is a handicraft created by God, the "great architect of the universe". The order of the universe (the shape of the work) comes from the rationality given by God, and this external universe is called the macro world.
And everyone is the shadow of the universe, that is, the replica of God's "micro-world". However, due to the inherent defects of materials, this replica is always imperfect.
However, if people can take reason as the criterion and morality as the tool to constantly correct their mental defects, then eventually people can improve themselves through their own efforts, that is, they can complete the construction of the "inner temple", become a perfect "stonemason" and enter the realm of God.
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