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TheAllSeeingEye&HowtoDefeatIt

ByNathanMartin&AlineVanMeer

Whatisthe"AllSeeingEye",the"oneeye","evileye",etc.,thatpermeatesreligion,thefinancial
world,governments,mythology,secretsocieties,mysteryschools,andpopculture?

Inaword:EVIL.

"Nothingismorevaluabletotheevilonethanhis
eye,sinceonlythroughhiseyecanemptiness
seizegleamingfullness.

Becausetheemptinesslacksfullness,itcraves
fullnessanditsshiningpower.Anditdrinksitin
bymeansofitseye,whichisabletograspthe
beautyandunsulliedradianceoffullness.

Theemptinessispoor,andifitlackeditseyeit
wouldbehopeless.

Itseesthemostbeautifulandwantstodevourit
inordertospoilit.

Thedevilknowswhatisbeautiful,andhencehe
istheshadowofbeautyandfollowsiteverywhere,awaitingthemomentwhenthe
beautiful,writhinggreatwithchild,seekstogivelifetotheGod.

Ifyourbeautygrows,thedreadfulwormwillalsocreepupyou,waitingforitsprey.

Nothingissacredtohimexcepthiseye,withwhichheseesthemostbeautiful.

Hewillnevergiveuphiseye.Heisinvulnerable,butnothingprotectshiseyeitisdelicate
andclear,adeptatdrinkingintheeternallight.Itwantsyou,thebrightredlightofyour
life."

~CarlJung,TheRedBook,Hell,Page289

MIRRORS
Theuniverseismirrored,italwaysshowsuswhowearewearetheSourcethatlooksintothe
mirror,andthemirrorsimplyreflectsbacktouswhoweare.Weeachhaveapieceofmirrorin
us,andapieceofSource,wearemadeupof50%ofeach.Thevastpolarityweseeinthe
world,ourpersonallives,andespeciallyourintimaterelationships,showsusthepolaritiesthat

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areatwarwithinusaspectsofourselvesthatwehate,butwhenweunderstandourown
darknesswithin,itnolongerneedstobereflectedbythemirrorwithoutthemirrornowgetsto
reflectthetotalityofwhowearelove.

ThechallengeisfoundindistinguishingtheboundariesbetweentheSourceandthemirror,and
notthrowingatantrumandbreakingthemirrorforwhatitisshowingus,aboutus.Themirroris
ourfeedbackdevicethatallowsustomakecoursecorrections,justasaproperlyworkingGPS
oraspeedometerinourcarsprovidesuswithfeedbackgettingangry(blaming)atitfortelling
usthetruthdoesnotchangethetruthofthesituation.Whereasthemirrorreflectsbacktothe
Sourcewhatitlookslike,projectionistheSourceblamingthemirrorforreflectingwhatitis
showingtothem,aboutthem.

Ourworldandlivesbecomesexceptionallymiserablewhenwefailtoseetheexternalworldasa
reflectionofourinternalworld,theexternalchaosandslaveryisawakeupcalltostopavoiding
selfknowledge.Weneedthewakeupcall,becausewesaytoourselves,"we'renotthatbad,
thusweneed"thatbad"inourlifetofinallywakeusuptohowweareinside,towakeusupto
ourownselfloathing.Wakingupisnotaboutseeingthetruthoftheliesgoingonexternallyto
us,itiswakinguptotheliesthatwearetellingourselvesaboutourselves,wakinguptothelies
thatweprojectuponthemirrorforwhatitisreflectingbacktouswearetheSourceofourown
misery.Onceweunderstandwhyweselfhate,andwhyweperpetuatethepatternsofselfhate,
wecanfinallyforgiveourselves,andthenwegettograduatetoournextchallenge,freefromthe
pastreflectionsandprojectionstheselfhatecreated.

Lifeisabouttwothings,theSourceandthemirror,theSourcebeingwhatthemirrorreflects
whenyoumasterthelawofreflection,younowhavetheopportunitytoreverseengineeryour
misery,whichbringsbalancebetweenyourwithin/withoutSelfmastery.Understandingthe
truthofthelawofreflectionisthebeginningofselfknowledge,exploringitistheprocessof
selfknowledge,andneutrality(balance)istheresultofselfknowledge.

ONEEYEBLIND

Amanwhoisunconsciousofhimselfactsinablind,instinctivewayandisinaddition
fooledbyalltheillusionsthatarisewhenheseeseverythingthatheisnotconsciousofin
himselfcomingtomeethimfromoutsideasprojectionsuponhisneighbour.~CarlG.
Jung,ThePhilosophicalTree(1945).InCW13:AlchemicalStudies.P.335

Itisafrighteningthoughtthatmanalsohasashadowsidetohim,consistingnotjustof
littleweaknessesandfoibles,butofapositivelydemonicdynamism.Theindividual
seldomknowsanythingofthistohim,asanindividual,itisincrediblethatheshouldever
inanycircumstancesgobeyondhimself.Butlettheseharmlesscreaturesformamass,
andthereemergesaragingmonsterandeachindividualisonlyonetinycellinthe
monstersbody,sothatforbetterorworsehemustaccompanyitonitsbloody
rampagesandevenassistittotheutmost.Havingadarksuspicionofthesegrim

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possibilities,manturnsablindeyetotheshadowsideofhumannature.Blindlyhestrives
againstthesalutarydogmaoforiginalsin,whichisyetsoprodigiouslytrue.Yes,heeven
hesitatestoadmittheconflictofwhichheissopainfullyaware.~CarlJung,Onthe
PsychologyoftheUnconscious(1912).InCW7:TwoEssaysonAnalyticalPsychology.
P.35

Evilisonlysobecausethesoulwieldingitisblindtotheirinternalstateofbeing,ifoneeyeisthe
symbolforexternallyprojectedawareness,thentwoeyesrepresentsabeingofbalance,One
whoiscapableofseeingboththeirinternalandexternalworldsequally.Theinsideworldisjust
asvast,important,andrelevantastheoutsideworld,butwhenonlytheoutsideisgiven
attention,apersonbecomesimbalancedandconsumptive,asJungsaid,It[theeye]seesthe
mostbeautifulandwantstodevourit.Thisconsumptivenessisactedoutaslustandjealousy,
greedandsacrifice,villainandvictimandwhereverthereisavillainandvictim,thereistheneed
foranexternalsaviortoariseandrescuethevictim.

Torequireaheroistogofurtherintothelieofselfdelusion,itistorunfurtherfromyourshadow
within.Unfortunatelythough,thisheroturnsouttobeasvillainous,ifnotmore,thantheoriginal
villain.Why?Becauseallsaviorsareanexternalnecessitycausedbyapersonsownlackof
personalresponsibilityfortheirinternalworld,andthelifethattheyarecreatingforthemselves.
Theheroisatemporarybandage,butultimatelymakesthewoundlargerinsteadofsmallerthis
isbecausetheuniversallawofreflectionwillnotallowapersontoeverfullyrunawayfrom
themselves,forwhereveryougo,thereyouare.Heroesonlyarisetofillthevoidcausedby
thosebeingirresponsible.

RECOGNIZINGTHESHADOW

"However,thedarknessdoesnotlookinwardorwithin.Thedarknessisnotinwardly
selfreflectiveorcontemplative.JustlikethequotefromtheRedBook,thedarknessonly
looksoutwardtocontrollingothers,towardthematerialworld,consumingbeauty,
becausethedarknessisempty.Thustherewouldbenodesiretolookwithinthe
emptinessanddiscoveremptiness."~DavidNova,authorofthe"SeasonoftheSerpent"
bookseries,DavidNova.com

Isthereawaytodefeatthisvastconspiracy,thisallseeingeyeofevilthatpermeatesevery
aspectofourcultureandlives?Yes,thereisaway,anditisthroughturningoursightwithinand
peakingintothataspectofourselvesthatweloathe,thosepiecesofourselvesthatweusually
projectoutontoothers,throughlust,jealousy,greed,andsacrifice,toavoidourownguiltand
shame.Wemustutilizethemirrorsinlifeandgazeuponourshadowtoseeourselvesforwho
wereallyare,notwhatwehavedeludedourselvesintobelievingweare.

FillingtheconsciousmindwithidealconceptionsisacharacteristicofWestern
theosophy,butnottheconfrontationwiththeshadowandtheworldofdarkness.One
doesnotbecomeenlightenedbyimaginingfiguresoflight,butbymakingthedarkness

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conscious.~CarlJung,ThePhilosophicalTree(1945).InCW13:AlchemicalStudies.
P.335

Unfortunatelytherecanbenodoubtthatmanis,onthewhole,lessgoodthanhe
imagineshimselforwantstobe.Everyonecarriesashadow,andthelessitisembodied
intheindividualsconsciouslife,theblackeranddenseritis.Ifaninferiorityisconscious,
onealwayshasachancetocorrectit.Furthermore,itisconstantlyincontactwithother
interests,sothatitiscontinuallysubjectedtomodifications.Butifitisrepressedand
isolatedfromconsciousness,itnevergetscorrected.~CarlJung,Psychologyand
Religion(1938).InCW11:PsychologyandReligion:WestandEast.P.131

Wedefeattheallseeingeyebyopeningbotheyesforoneeyelookswithin,andourothereye
lookswithout.Doyouwanttohealyourfamily?Withdrawyourprojections,lookwithin,and
understandyourself.Doyouwanttohealyournation?Withdrawyourprojections,lookwithin,
andunderstandyourself.Doyouwanttohealyourworld?Withdrawyourprojections,look
within,andunderstandyourself.

Ifyouimaginesomeonewhoisbraveenoughtowithdrawallhisprojections,thenyouget
anindividualwhoisconsciousofaprettythickshadow.Suchamanhassaddledhimself
withnewproblemsandconflicts.Hehasbecomeaseriousproblemtohimself,asheis
nowunabletosaythattheydothisorthat,theyarewrong,andtheymustbefought
againstSuchamanknowsthatwhateveriswrongintheworldisinhimself,andifhe
onlylearnstodealwithhisownshadowhehasdonesomethingrealfortheworld.He
hassucceededinshoulderingatleastaninfinitesimalpartofthegigantic,unsolvedsocial
problemsofourday.~CarlJung,PsychologyandReligion(1938).InCW11:
PsychologyandReligion:WestandEast.P.140

TherecanbenochangeoftheexteriormirrorwithoutfirstchangingtheinteriorSourcethatis
beingreflectedbytheexteriormirrortherefore,withdrawyourprojections,lookwithin,and
understandyourself.Worktowardsneutrality,andthenbeneutral.

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