History Main / EyeOfProvidence

[[caption-width-right:350:This trope page is brought to you by TheIlluminati: Ruling the World from the shadows since 1770.[[labelnote:sources]]left-to-right, top-to-bottom: American Dollar Bill, The Order of the Triad from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', the Department's ArcSymbol from ''ComicBook/TheDepartmentOfTruth'', Bill Cipher from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', the back of the tarot card from ''Art/MysticalMedleysAVintageCartoonTarot'', the front cover to ''Literature/{{Illuminatus}}''[[/labelnote]]]]

* The Order of the Triad from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is a SupernaturalTeam whose team icon is an Eye of Providence surrounded by a two-headed snake with a lit flame over its eye. Ironically, they are a small organization (only three members) who are minor players in the wider world of superheroism/supervillainy, the icon based on their association with mysticism.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' ''VideoGame/WorldOfAssassinationTrilogy'' has Providence, an illuminati-esque group that runs the world in secret. Their name is derived from the famous Eye of Providence this trope covers, commonly associated with TheIlluminati.

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* ''WebComic/{{Sinfest}}'': The small flying drones used by the Devil to survail and intimidate the populace are designed as this with a pair of wings (there's also a variant that looks like a centipede). Typically their image on any item or location is an indicator the evil conspiracy controlling the world is present... when the artist bothers to remember they're supposed to be evil.

-->-- '''Thomas Pynchon'''

Often {{Sigil Spam}}med as a short-hand for BigBrotherIsWatching, {{Government Agenc|yOfFiction}}ies, {{Mystery Cult}}s, {{Magical Societ|y}}ies, SecretSocieties, {{Wainscot Societ|y}}ies, etc. After all, [[PyramidPower pyramids as a symbol evoke a presence]]. Because the EyeOfProvidence is on the $1 bill, expect it to be a part of a CurrencyConspiracy.

* ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'': [[WhiteMagicianGirl Alice Elliot's]] final spell, Advent, summons the eye to deal heavy light-elemental damage to the enemy party.

* The most commonly seen image associated with the Eye of Providence is on the back of the United States one-dollar bill. RealLife conspiracy theorists use this to leap onto the idea that the government is under the control of a Shadow Government. Typically TheIlluminati.
* ''Art/MysticalMedleysAVintageCartoonTarot'':
** The back of every card is a parody of the Bicycle Rider playing cards with the eyes of providences in a figure eight
** The head of "The Fool" is that of a pyramid with a singular eye.

* The Order of the Triad from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is a SupernaturalTeam who's team icon is an Eye of Providence surrounded by a two-headed snake with a lit flame over its eye. Ironically, they are a small organization (only three members) who are minor players in the wider world of Superheroism/Supervillainy, the icon based on their association with mysticism.

* ''Pinball/TheTwilightZone'' has you fight "the power", which is represented by a pyramid like this.

* The BigBad from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' is Bill Cipher, a MadGod from the Nightmare Dimension that takes the form of a triangle with a single eye, a hat and limbs. [[spoiler:He is revealed to be the GreaterScopeVillain behind the mysterious journals that drive the main narrative, the books having been separated and hidden to prevent Bill from entering the waking world and bringing about [[WorldGoneMad Weirdmaggedon]]]]. His image can be found all over the town, WordOfGod stating that this is how he is able to keep [[IncrediblyLamePun an eye]] on [[SinisterSurveillance the events that goes on there]].

Often {{Sigil Spam}}med as a short-hand for BigBrotherIsWatching, {{Government Agenc|yOfFiction}}ies, {{Mystery Cult}}s, {{Magical Societ|y}}ies, SecretSocieties, {{Wainscot Societ|y}}ies, etc. After all, [[PyramidPower pyramids as a symbol evoke a presence]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Minoriteam}}'' The major villain, The White Shadow has the Eye of Providence on his mask/face. He exists to [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain oppress all American racial minorities]].

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Illuminati}}'': Almost every edition uses the eye in the pyramid as the dominant image on the cover art/box art. This has become a general symbol of Creator/SteveJacksonGames, hence the official ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' web-magazine being called ''Pyramid'', with the insignia as the A. The fact ''GURPS'' is known for conspiracy settings like ''GURPS Black Ops'' and ''GURPS Warehouse 23'' helps.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Illuminati}}'': Almost every edition uses the eye in the pyramid as the dominant image on the cover art/box art. This has become a general symbol of Creator/SteveJacksonGames, hence the official ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' web-magazine being called ''Pyramid'', with the insignia as the A.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Illuminati}}'': Almost every edition uses the eye in the pyramid as the dominant image on the cover art/box art.

* In the ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' set of Alara the [[LightIsNotGood white]]-aligned baddies of the day are the Order of the Skyward Eye, cultists who worship Nicol Bolas as an eye in the sky. Their symbol is pretty much an Eye of Providence in Bant colors: white, green and blue.

* Ultimately the roots of this symbol are the associations of the eye with the sun in pretty much all cultures across the world. The Wedjat of Myth/EgyptianMythology may more narrowly be the "ancestor" to the Eye of Providence, being pretty similar (albeit filtered heavily through Christianity).

* Ultimately the roots of this symbol are the associations of the eye with the sun in pretty much all cultures across the world. The Wedjat of Myth/EgyptianMythology may more narrowly be the "ancestor" to the Eye of Providence, being pretty similar.

[[caption-width-right:350:This trope page is brought to you by TheIlluminati: Ruling the World from the shadows since 1770.[[labelnote:sources]]left-to-right, top-too-bottom: American Dollar Bill, The Order of the Triad from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', the Department's ArcSymbol from ''ComicBook/TheDepartmentOfTruth'', Bill Cipher from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', the back of the tarot card from ''Art/MysticalMedleysAVintageCartoonTarot'', the front cover to ''Literature/{{Illuminatus}}''[[/labelnote]]]]

** The titular organization has an Eye of Providence with a capital "V" 9the Roman Numeral for 5) on the front for its insignia, The Pentaverate being a {{benevolent|Conspiracy}} shadow government that tries to use their influence for the good of mankind with... mixed results.

* ''WesternAnimation/Minoriteam'' The major villain, The White Shadow has the Eye of Providence on his mask/face. He exists to [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain oppress all American racial minorities]].

* The BigBad from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' is Bill Cipher, a MadGod from the Nightmare Dimension that takes the form of a triangle with a single eye, a hat and limbs. [[spoiler:He is revealed to be the GreaterScopeVillain behind the mysterious journals that drive the main narrative, the books having been separated and hidden to prevent Bill from entering the waking world and bringing about [[WorldGoneMad Weirdmaggedon]]]]. His image can be found all over the town, WordOfGod stating that this is how he is able to keep an eye on the events that goes on there.