Mind's eye
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The mind's eye is a platonic phrase of the way the human mind sees metaphysically. It is first and foremost a philosophical expression, the development which is necessary for the philosopher.
Other terms used to describe this concept can be "the reason's eye", "the mental eye", etc.
Background on the metaphor of the eye
The human eye is one of the five senses and one of the most important. It is one of the major senses that man or animal uses in their interaction with the world. It is a sense organ in that it is passive. It needs an outside source in order to activate it. Light or sunlight is needed. This sunlight shines and gives the things of reality, visual record of their existence. The eye sees; it sees reality and knowledge of the physical world is passed thru this sense of eyesight.
The eye then becomes a metaphor for the mind's ability to comphrehend metaphysical beings like truth, justice, paradigms, patterns, etc.
The eye becomes a symbol for God who is omniscient. The single eye in art is the symbol of Providence. It appears frequently in the symbology of Freemasonry.
In Hindu iconography and religious artwork, The Mind's Eye is often represented as a third eye appearing on the forehead of a God, or an adept. The third eye, or Mind's eye opens when the remaining two are closed in meditation.
Examples in literature of the "mind's eye"
- "The moral truths, necessary in the eye of reason', are obligatory on the will". [1]
References
- ^ Pike, Albert, Morals and Dogmas", 1871, rev. 1950. pg 535
