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The All-Seeing Eye is a symbol that has been used for millenniums by people from around the world. … The very first shot from 1.1 is of Jack’s single eye. Many episodes start with a brief shot of a character’s single eye.

— kristofferdub

The All-Seeing Eye is a symbol that has been used for millenniums by people from around the world. For as long as it has been used, it has had many definitions. A higher power - a minds eye - an illuminated conscience - a secret government society aiming to conquer the world - and on and on and on … But, how does it apply to LOST?

The very first shot from episode one from season one is of Jack’s single eye. Many episodes start with a brief shot of a character’s single eye. These opening shots pass quickly, and are easily forgotten during an episode of LOST, with all the drama that ensues. One of the biggest keys to unlocking the mystery of LOST is generously given to us during the first second of the season one pilot. There is some higher power, higher source at work here. Of course, this is no big secret. What is this higher power? What does this All-Seeing Eye represent?

The All-Seeing Eye has had many definitions. My personal favorite is the association it has with the Illuminati - a secret government society. They have been claimed to hold extraordinary power over our planet. The power to manipulate human thought, to initiate global conflict, and to control all the money and power on earth. And that’s just for starters. All you have to do is look on the back of any US dollar bill, and you’ll see their symbol, the All-Seeing Eye, atop the pyramid. Symbols are extremely important to the Illuminati. Being aware of this fact, it’s amazing how often you’ll find pyramids and All-Seeing Eyes all around you all the time. These are not the only symbols they use. Discussing the Illuminati would be a dissertation in itself, so I won’t go into that here. But, if you are not familiar with the Illuminati, I would highly suggest researching it independently.

Let’s consider a more spiritual approach. The two eyes of the human head see what’s around him. There’s the computer - there’s a tree - there’s my Mom and my Dad. They assist us in surviving day to day on a surface level. They get you to the bathroom in the morning and to your car and on the road. But the All-Seeing Eye, or Minds-Eye as some call it, is a universal symbol representing inner vision, higher knowledge and spiritual sight. It can see ones hopes and dreams. It can see ones thoughts and fears. The ego is not attached to this definition of the Minds-Eye. It is not concerned with your name, your location, the current year or your annual salary. It does not know time. This is very significant because I’m into the time travel related LOST theories. Again, discussing LOST time travel theories is for another post. Although, if you’re interested, here’s a great one to check out:

http://lost-theories.com/theories/2007/may/07/great-gedanken-experiment-tale/

The All-Seeing Eye can be also be found in the Bible’s Book of Genesis. That sneaky serpent tells Adam and Eve that their eyes can be opened if they eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. In Hebrew the word ‘eyes’ can be translated into ‘knowledge’. Also, ‘opened’ can be translated to ‘broadened’. The snake was telling Adam and Eve that their knowledge could be broadened if they eat the fruit. Here’s the kicker. After closer examination, one discovers that the Hebrew word for eyes is singular, not plural. The serpent was NOT referring to the two eyes above the nose, but the Minds-Eye. The serpent was telling Adam and Eve that eating the forbidden fruit would broaden the knowledge of their Minds-Eye.

Feel confident that the writers began all those episodes with the single eye shot for a darn good reason. But why? What reason? How does it play into LOST? …

The scar over Locke’s eye? The Looking Glass? The super powerful and influential (Illuminati) Charles Widmore? Peter’s missing eye?

… Well, now you know how I feel.

To conclude, a quote from Mark Twain

“The common eye sees only the outside of things, and judges by that, but the ‘all seeing eye’ pierces through, and reads the heart and the soul, finding there capacities which the outside didn’t indicate or promise, and which the other kind couldn’t detect.”

Key characters

Short Name	Full Name	Episodes	Theories
Desmond	Desmond David Hume	2.23, 3.17, 4.5	860
Jack	Jack Shephard	1.1, 1.5, 2.11, 1.11, 1.16, 1.20, 3.9, 3.22, 3.1, 4.10, 4.12, & 3” href=”/episodes/theres-no-place-home-parts-2-3/”>4.13	1460
John	John Locke	3.3, 2.17, 1.4, 1.19, 3.13, 3.19, 4.11, & 3” href=”/episodes/theres-no-place-home-parts-2-3/”>4.13	1248
Kate	Katherine “Kate” Austen	3.6, 1.2, 1.3, 2.9, 1.12, 1.16, 1.22, 3.15, 4.4, 4.12	714
Sawyer	James “Sawyer” Ford	3.4, 2.3, 2.6, 2.13, 1.16, 3.10	455

Key episodes

#	Title	Aired	Central character	Theories
1.5	White Rabbit	10-20-2004	Jack	144
1.4	Walkabout	10-14-2004	John	116
1.3	Tabula Rasa	10-6-2004	Kate	95
1.2	Pilot, Part 2	9-29-2004	Kate, Charlie	205
1.1	Pilot, Part 1	9-24-2004	Jack	366

Key events

Theme	Relevant Episodes	Theories
“Adam” and “Eve” are discovered	1.6	165

Key locations

Theme	Relevant Episodes	Theories
The Flame Station	2.23, 3.5, 3.16, 3.11, 2.17	220

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