Gorgeous - the ever seeing. "The eye, or "all-seeing eye," represents God's omniscience and omnipresence. From the late Renaissance, the eye was pictured within a triangle and with three rays of light to represent the trinity." I didn't know this about the symbol before.
I started this blog in Jan 2007 as a member of the City Daily Photo family representing the village of Villigen. I'm a transplant to Switzerland and keeping the blog was a way for me to keep a record of new things I learnt while sharing with others. I was on a long LONG break, and now I post only sporadically although I still have hopes of posting more regularly. Thanks for stopping by and drop me a line if you have questions or comments. Camera and other information at the foot of the page. 20150322
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Gorgeous - the ever seeing. "The eye, or "all-seeing eye," represents God's omniscience and omnipresence. From the late Renaissance, the eye was pictured within a triangle and with three rays of light to represent the trinity." I didn't know this about the symbol before.
I'll add the following to the thread Tash started:
Also seen on the US one-dollar note. About the Eye of Providence on Wikipedia
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