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and became the first national god of the country. His What does the udjat mean to you? name is actually an ancient Greek adaptation. His original name was Heru (The Distant One), Har (The If you want something, you will not give up until One who is Above) or Hamerty (Horus of Two Eyes). you get it. Your patience and your perseverance are amazing. You continue striving for a goal when most He was the god of the sky and was identified with others have long given up. It provides you with a the sky. Therefore his two eyes represented the two great advantage, whenever you have set your mind most important bodies in the universe for humans. on something you want to achieve. The right eye stood for solar energy, masculinity, logic and mathematics. The left one reflected lunar energy, femininity, fluidness, changes, intuition and magic. Since he was always portrayed as either a human with the head of a falcon or completely as that bird, his eye has the markings of the animal. As a symbol it was sacred and very powerful, because it could heal and even make mummies see again. The following story from Egyptian mythology will not only explain the relationship between sun and moon, but also show why the eye of Horus was believed to be a powerful tool for healing. Horus had become embroiled in a fight with Seth, the god of the desert, storms and chaos. At that stage, he still had his left eye (full moon). But his enemy tore it out (waning moon) and smashed it to pieces (blindness – new moon). But the god of wisdom, magic and love, Thoth, put it together again (waxing moon) and gave it back to Horus (full moon again). The right eye representing mathematics, the symbol was also used to depict numerical values. The complete image stood for the number one, the right part of it (up to the eyeball) was one half, the eyeball itself a quarter, the eyelid an eighth, the left part of the eye one sixteenth, the curved tail one thirty-second and the teardrop one sixty- fourth.
But you also should look carefully at anything that comes your way. Not everything ends up as good as it promised to be in the beginning. In fact, many ideas that seemed marvelous, could develop into a mistake or a failure. Choose carefully! Especially because you are a bit of an idealist and a dreamer and sometimes imagine opportunities where none exist. In that regard you have to watch not to be taken in by smooth talkers. With your enthusiastic nature you might think that their dishonest words are the truth. All this is very confusing and disturbing to you. You would like to believe in the good in people. You want peace and harmony. You can’t and don’t want to understand why there are so many quarrels and fights. You abhor aggression and violence, not only in its physical form, but also as psychological abuse. A large part of this belief comes from your great natural talent as a healer. You seem to have the ability to make an ill person feel better in no time. Obviously, it would be advisable if you find some way to use this talent. Perhaps in the medical profession, or as a carer of some kind. Either way you will be very successful. Nothing can stop you to get to the top. The sky is the limit. When you have problems with your eyes, the Udjat will help you. Concentrate on the image, or, better still, place your left hand over it and let your thoughts be overwhelmed by the power of the symbol. In time you will feel the sensation of getting better enter your consciousness.
About PETER DEAN Peter Dean lives in Australia. He has been involved with symbols for over twentyfive years. He has given many lectures and workshops on the subject. Using his very personal symbolcards, he has been able to counsel and help innumerable people in Australia, Europe and the United States. To ask Peter a question, contact Sage Magazine. His new book Egyptian Symbols For You is available now from Adyar Online & Amazon.