The Origin and Meaning of the Symbol of the Eye of Horus
It was the god of chaos, Seth, who desired to rule over Egypt, yet only Horus, son of Osiris, stood in his way (http://www.egyptianmyths.net/mythisis.htm). This myth, discussed in Seth: Deity of Good or Evil?, became the myth that defined the actions of Pharaohs for many thousands of years. Horus was the protector of the living Pharaoh and is seen many times in falcon form, draping his wings protectively across the shoulders of the statues of the Pharaoh. Horus was the good, the constant, the just to Seth’s evil chaos. So it was, that he became one of the most important gods in the Egyptian pantheon (http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/horus.html).
There are many versions of the myth that portrays the battle between Horus and Seth for the roll of king of all Egypt. Despite the many different versions of the myth, they all agree that Horus lost one of his eyes, the god of the moon and wisdom, Thoth, was able to replace the eye using magic. From that day forth, the left eye of Horus represented the moon and was black while the right eye symbolized the sun and was white.
The Eye of Horus, or the Udjat or Wadjet Eye, became one of the most common amulets in ancient Egypt (http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/eye.html). Not only was it used extensively throughout the mummification process; it was also kept by the living as a good luck symbol and a symbol of protection. But the Eye of Horus became much more than a talisman of good fortune. It became the symbol of the ancient Egyptian fraction system, as seen here (http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/eye.html) (http://www.aloha.net/~hawmtn/horus.htm).
Today, the Udjat is viewed as a good luck charm and is a very popular symbol for tattoos. Urban myth names the Udjat as the origin to the common Rx symbol used by pharmacies around the world (http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/eye.html). Furthermore, the Udjat may have been the precursor to the popular Middle Eastern symbol of the Hamsa, or the Evil Eye. It is said that the Hamsa, a perfectly symmetrical hand with an eye in its palm, wards off evil, much as the Udjat did for the ancients (http://worldreligion.nielsonpi.com/2intro.html).
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seems to me that the eye of horus is derived from a plantary event.
the pupil is a planet and the outer egg shape are two intersecting orbits.
Like most, if not all, icons it is based upon a factual event passed through the ages within stories and myths.
Plus the blue pupil has been attributed to ‘westerners’ in the historical world but infact i see a blue planet in the middle of a plantary event. Some have called this planet Nibiru.
A water planet, which is where earth oceans were created from. Scientists are now agreeing that all the earths water came from outer space.
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