Does the Eye of Providence imply duality? - /x/ (#40729997) [Archived: 378 hours ago]

Anonymous
7/15/2025, 7:12:32 PM No.40729997
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Does the Eye of Providence imply duality? Opposed to the eye of Ra or the eye of Horus which might imply divine protection or consciousness the Eye of Providence seems to differ in it's meaning. How I understand the eye in Egyptian symbology is that it illustrates a power greater than ourselves and it also shows how this power is implicit within ourselves. The Eye of Providence on the other hand seems to try to create a duality between itself and the viewer. The apex of the pyramid and the servant working class, the mundane state of man and the "enlightened" state of the eye, superior and inferior. As opposed to the depiction of the eye in Egyptian symbology, the Eye of Providence seems to implicitly imply a dualistic state as opposed to unity. So to reiterate my question, does the Eye of Providence imply duality?

"Thaumiel (twins of God) is the name of one of the Qliphoth in the Kabbalah, the shadow side of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. It is the shadow of the Sephirah Keter (the crown). While Keter is concerned with the unity of God, Thaumiel represents the dual contending forces, struggling, and it is represented by 2 giant heads with bat-like wings."
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LUCIFER !!P38zFLDUYUh
7/15/2025, 7:25:42 PM No.40730072
Ecclesiasticus 42:24. “All things are double one against another: and he hath made nothing imperfect.”
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Anonymous
7/15/2025, 7:30:59 PM No.40730099
>>40730072
You say that but there was only one "Garden of Eden" prior to "the fall". Something tells me this duality is a curse and not a blessing.
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LUCIFER !!P38zFLDUYUh
7/15/2025, 7:52:49 PM No.40730224
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Anonymous
7/15/2025, 7:55:54 PM No.40730238
>>40729997 (OP)
I saw a picture in the "post scary/creepy stuff" thread that reminded me of the Eye of Providence:
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The Eye of Providence has always creeped me out. In this picture, it's looking through a triangle, like a voyeur. He can see you, but you can't see who's behind the triangle. At the same time, he's at the top of the pyramid, so there's a relationship of power, which also is reminiscent of creepy entities, which are always stronger than humans (else, they would not be scary/creepy to begin with).

As for unity and duality, yes, a strong duality is implied. However, most any painting about any subject will also imply duality. So I would not pick this painting in particular for this subject, unless you want to push a relation that is not there.
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Anonymous
7/15/2025, 8:00:45 PM No.40730262
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>>40730238
The painting is framed in such a manner to immerse the viewer in the man's perspective.
Anonymous
7/15/2025, 8:05:52 PM No.40730289
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>>40730238
The perspective is framed in such a way to induce emotion in the viewer from the perspective of the man screaming.
Anonymous
7/15/2025, 11:04:29 PM No.40731280
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>>40729997 (OP)
Layered meanings. The Freemason's use it as a symbol to remind the lower members to uphold morality as God is always watching. That's dual. On the other hand as the All Seeing Eye, it's likely referring to something like picrel