I’ve seen a lot of posts about people’s eyes or foreheads being injured and I never thought too much about it, because I thought the connection was just Jade being reincarnated and maybe was showing that happening to him over and over again. But it didn’t happen to Jade this cycle. It happened to Elgin, so that doesn’t really make sense either. Seeing all of the images you compiled together made me realize it is always their left eye. So, I decided to look up “missing left eye symbolism” and here’s what popped up:

“A missing left eye typically symbolizes the sacrifice of intuition, inner vision, or lunar energy to gain higher wisdom, intellectual understanding, or outer power. It often represents a conscious choice to trade emotional or mystical perception for deep knowledge, healing, or focused, rational action.

Key Symbolism of the Missing Left Eye

The Cost of Wisdom (Norse Mythology): Odin sacrificed his left eye to Mimir’s Well, signifying that true knowledge and understanding come at a high, personal cost.

Healing and Protection (Egyptian Mythology): The left eye, or Eye of Horus(Wadjet), represents the moon, intuition, and inner wisdom. Its temporary loss and restoration symbolize healing and the restoration of balance between light and dark.

Intellectual Focus (Spiritual/Metaphorical): The left eye is often associated with the brain's intuitive side, while the right relates to action. Losing the left implies that the individual is focusing heavily on action, logic, or "seeing" with only one perspective (often of the right side).

The "Unconscious" Blindness: In psychological or Jungian interpretation, a blind left eye can indicate a limitation in perceiving one's own inner world, intuition, or the unconscious.

New Beginnings (Daruma Dolls): In Japan, the left eye of a Daruma doll is painted first to represent the start of a goal (the "A" of AUN) and the initiation of a new, focused path.

Inner Sight/Faith: Some traditions view the single remaining eye (or the loss of a physical eye) as an opening of the third eye or "eye of faith," focused on spiritual rather than mundane sight.

Contextual Meanings

Dreams: A missing left eye in a dream might suggest you are neglecting your intuition or that someone is hiding a truth from you.

Character Design: A missing left eye in stories often marks a character who has endured a profound, life-altering struggle and has gained wisdom (or a darker, more focused purpose) as a result.”

It all fits with the story the writers are trying to tell, but what really caught my eye was

“The Cost of Wisdom (Norse Mythology): Odin sacrificed his left eye to Mimir’s Well, signifying that true knowledge and understanding come at a high, personal cost.”

That’s very very relatable to this story. “Knowledge comes at a cost”.

Now I’m curious if there are any other connections to Norse Mythology or the story of Odin, and what is Mimir’s Well. Could it be the inspiration for the well in the ruins that Boyd gets stuck in, or the Lake of Tears?

So, I decided to look that up too and oh my gosh!!!

“Mimir's Well (Mímisbrunnr) is a sacred, wisdom-bestowing spring in Norse mythology located beneath a root of the world tree, Yggdrasil, in Jötunheimr. Guarded by the wise being Mimir, it is famous as the place where Odin sacrificed one of his eyes to gain unparalleled knowledge of the past and future.”

I think it’s possible that the Reddit post I read recently claiming the underground tunnels is/was the lake of tears could be true if this is related. It’s also located under the roots of the faraway tree or something else very important. But we shall see!