Stereohype wrote:Sooooo what does this symbolism accomplish?
Please explain.
“...the All-Seeing Eye, ...to the Egyptian initiates was the emblem of Osiris, the Creator.”
“... His [Osiris] power was symbolized by an Eye over a Sceptre. The Sun was termed by the Greeks the Eye of Jupiter, and the Eye of the World; and his is the All-Seeing Eye in our Lodges.”
-- Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, pp. 15-16;472
The eye in the triangle in the context of this song by Jeezy is at the same time descriptive, communicative and suggestive.
According to Diodorus Siculus, the meaning of Osiris is "many-eyed", i.e., an omnipresent God that sees everything. (cited from E.A. Wallis Budge's
Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection) Since the song is about 'seeing it all', one can easily understand how the concept of the song is in tandem with an all-seeing God. It can be viewed as a metaphor or, indeed, a hymn composed in honor of this all-seeing God.
Furthermore, the symbolism is a form of communication with the public. It serves to let the public know that this is the type of spirituality that Jeezy subscribes to; you know, the Afro-centric interpretation of ancient Egyptian symbolism propounded by the likes of Dr. York and others.
And lastly, it is a hint to the unsuspecting youth uninfluenced by conspiracy theories to embark on the research of the ancient Egyptian God Osiris. They will most likely recognize the other images used in the caption like the Air Jordan emblem, guns, weed, razor, drugs, handcuffs, etc, but the eye in the triangle wont be that familiar, or at least will incite interest and ultimately the need to understand what it all means and how it relates to the song. Chances are that they most likely stumble upon the a voluminous text like E.A. Wallis Budge's Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection--an authoritative source on the ancient Egyptian deity, as opposed to articles and comments about the God Osiris found on most conspiracy sites. And this is where their journey into the Wisdom-Religion of the Egyptians will truly begin.