[IssuessBratte]

in ancient eastern spiritual tradition, the palms were said to contain 'secondary' energy centers, or points of egress for cosmic life energy, or prana. meditants sit with palms turned upwards to better collect the instreaming energy from 'above'.

here, perhaps the eye symbol is synonymous with various bodily nexii of energy transfer from within to without and vice versa, and the hands symbolize great powers of interface with the world around us, as in the healer's touch.

taken together, it's perhaps not so surprising to see the eye in the hand symbology to be pan-culturally iconic.

markm