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Triangular star ("All-Seeing Eye")
A biblical symbol, also known as the All-Seeing Eye (an eye inscribed in a triangle), representing Divine Providence and the emblem of the Trinity.
In Freemasonry, the triangular star (or pyramid) with an eye inscribed within it is called the Radiant Delta. The official description of the Radiant Delta (Great Lodge of Russia) states: "The Radiant Delta is usually located in the eastern part of the Temple, with the Sun (closer to the south) and the Moon (closer to the north) on either side of it. The Radiant Delta – a triangle with an eye placed inside – is a symbol of enlightenment or the principle of consciousness, otherwise, the all-seeing eye, constantly present in all the Lodge's works, creating the energy of the presence of the Higher Being during ritual work, a constant emanation – an affirmation of existence. A mathematical point that has no dimensions but is everywhere, it fills the infinity of space. It is also a symbol of awareness and attention, mutual attention, the attention that the Higher Being shows to each of the brothers, and the attention that each brother must show to the world. The Radiant Delta reminds us that each Freemason has his own Masonic star, which shines upon him in his labors and guides him in his searches. The Radiant Delta is the main Masonic symbol of the first degree, the degree of an apprentice."
This same symbol is present on the sketch of the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States. The All-Seeing Eye is inscribed within an unfinished pyramid of 13 rows of stones, surrounded by the Latin inscriptions "Annuit coeptis" ("He [God] favors our undertakings") and "Novus Ordo seclorum" ("New Order of the Ages," a paraphrase of Virgil's verse "Seclorum novus nascitur ordo" – "A new order of the ages is born"). The reverse side of the Great Seal was never engraved, and the symbol of the all-seeing eye "moved" to the one-dollar bill.
In Russia, the triangular star symbol was used during the reign of Emperor Alexander I – it was introduced as an emblem in the orders and medals awarded to participants in the Patriotic War of 1812-1814.
A biblical symbol, also known as the All-Seeing Eye (an eye inscribed in a triangle), representing Divine Providence and the emblem of the Trinity.
In Freemasonry, the triangular star (or pyramid) with an eye inscribed within it is called the Radiant Delta. The official description of the Radiant Delta (Great Lodge of Russia) states: "The Radiant Delta is usually located in the eastern part of the Temple, with the Sun (closer to the south) and the Moon (closer to the north) on either side of it. The Radiant Delta – a triangle with an eye placed inside – is a symbol of enlightenment or the principle of consciousness, otherwise, the all-seeing eye, constantly present in all the Lodge's works, creating the energy of the presence of the Higher Being during ritual work, a constant emanation – an affirmation of existence. A mathematical point that has no dimensions but is everywhere, it fills the infinity of space. It is also a symbol of awareness and attention, mutual attention, the attention that the Higher Being shows to each of the brothers, and the attention that each brother must show to the world. The Radiant Delta reminds us that each Freemason has his own Masonic star, which shines upon him in his labors and guides him in his searches. The Radiant Delta is the main Masonic symbol of the first degree, the degree of an apprentice."
This same symbol is present on the sketch of the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States. The All-Seeing Eye is inscribed within an unfinished pyramid of 13 rows of stones, surrounded by the Latin inscriptions "Annuit coeptis" ("He [God] favors our undertakings") and "Novus Ordo seclorum" ("New Order of the Ages," a paraphrase of Virgil's verse "Seclorum novus nascitur ordo" – "A new order of the ages is born"). The reverse side of the Great Seal was never engraved, and the symbol of the all-seeing eye "moved" to the one-dollar bill.
In Russia, the triangular star symbol was used during the reign of Emperor Alexander I – it was introduced as an emblem in the orders and medals awarded to participants in the Patriotic War of 1812-1814.
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