Kowalski
Active Member
I've written briefly about the importance of magic in the ancient world. Now, of course, it follows that amulets were worn to ward off ills and bad spirits and the like. Non more powerful are the symbols of the Gods themselves, and perhaps most important of these was the Eye of Ra, or the Eye of Horus. Still in use today in countries bordering the Meditterrean Sea, the eye remains a potent symbol against bad luck and the evil eye. It has a long history.
This all seeing eye, also known in Egyptian as the Wadjet or Udjat Eye, it was said to be capable of observing all the evil that exsited in the world. From Egypt, its influence spread outwards to Greece, Rome and other cultures around the wine dark sea.
The Eye of Horus always has the same unusual and highly characteristic structure. There is a strong eyebrow, clearly defined eyelids, a largeround pupil, and two strange marks underneath the eye. The other is a diagonal line stroke which ends in a tight curl. However, these markings are not so strange when you study the features of the Lanner Falcon, which reveals the eye's markings are in fact stylized versions of the dark patches which appear on the side of the bird's face, confirming that this is indeed, the eye of the great solar falcon God, who soars in the heavens as his Father Ra.
In Ancient Egypt, a pair of these eyes was often placed on the recesses of tombs, on coffins and on sarcophagi. There they stood, staring out forever, protecting the dead against all forms of evil and ensuring they would peacably attain the afterlife without hinderance.
The eye was also worn by the living as we have stated, and as well as in countries around the Med, the eye is a popular amulet in the West today.
K
This all seeing eye, also known in Egyptian as the Wadjet or Udjat Eye, it was said to be capable of observing all the evil that exsited in the world. From Egypt, its influence spread outwards to Greece, Rome and other cultures around the wine dark sea.
The Eye of Horus always has the same unusual and highly characteristic structure. There is a strong eyebrow, clearly defined eyelids, a largeround pupil, and two strange marks underneath the eye. The other is a diagonal line stroke which ends in a tight curl. However, these markings are not so strange when you study the features of the Lanner Falcon, which reveals the eye's markings are in fact stylized versions of the dark patches which appear on the side of the bird's face, confirming that this is indeed, the eye of the great solar falcon God, who soars in the heavens as his Father Ra.
In Ancient Egypt, a pair of these eyes was often placed on the recesses of tombs, on coffins and on sarcophagi. There they stood, staring out forever, protecting the dead against all forms of evil and ensuring they would peacably attain the afterlife without hinderance.
The eye was also worn by the living as we have stated, and as well as in countries around the Med, the eye is a popular amulet in the West today.
K