existence of four corner sockets cut into the bedrock a little outside the original corners;
the Pyramid was therefore built slightly smaller than the full design. The unfinished
Pyramid can be regarded as a symbol of our unfinished evolution (Blavatsky).
Similar symbolism can be found on the reverse side of the United States seal,
which shows a pyramid without the capstone, with a blazing eye in a triangle above it;
the inscription at the top means “he has looked with favor on the beginnings”, and the one
at the bottom means “a new order of ages”. This design, which has appeared on the
dollar bill since nineteen thirty five, reflects the desire of the founders of the United
States to establish a new order in the west (Judge). The four corners of each side of the
truncated pyramid can be interpreted as symbolizing the lower quaternary, the four lower
aspects of the sevenfold human constitution, which constitute the limited, personal self.
The eye in the triangle above it is the eye of Hours, standing for the upper triad, the three
aspects of our spiritual self. The aim of human evolution is to “so purify the Lower
Quaternary that it shall vibrate in unison with the Upper Triad” (Blavatsky). That is, to
refine our lower nature so that it can manifest the nobler qualities of our higher self, our
inner Buddha or Christ (Blavatsky).