the eye

strength, justice, rebirth, femininity, emotion, intuition, science, protection.

there are many different stories and theories regarding this symbol. each part represents one of the five senses. different parts of the eye correspond to different fractions, which ancient egyptians used to write prescriptions, buy, and sell goods. famously, horus, an egyptian god, used his eyes to rule the sun and the moon.

in an epic battle, horus' left eye, which he used to control the moon, was ripped out by his younger brother seth in a greedy attempt to assume power over the land. horus was set to inherit this power after seth slayed both his father and older brother, osiris. horus succeeded in winning the battle, but not before seth managed to rip out his left eye. after the battle the eye was never the same, thus the crazy tides.

when the battle was over, horus scooped us his limp left eye and took it to the underworld,where his father had been banished after his death. he fed his father the eye, where it gave him the strength to be reborn, and return to his rightful place amongst the other gods.

"The Left Eye of Horus represents abstract aesthetic information controlled by the right brain. It deals with esoteric thoughts and feelings and is responsible for intuition. It approaches the universe in terms of female oriented ideation. We use the Left Eye, female oriented, right side of our brain for feeling and intuition."
-sangraal library