A new viral trend on TikTok, the “Eye of Ra” meme, has taken social media by storm.
The trend gained recognition on TikTok in early January 2025 after an edited photo of TikToker Rashad Bowens, featuring his recognizable red dreadlocks and a single cyclopean eye, went viral.
Rashad is also known as “Hood Cryptid.”
The meme trend was started by a TikTok and Instagram user, Jeremiah Springfield.
He photo-shopped a popular clip of Rashad, editing him with a flame-like hairstyle and one eye.
Since then, the Eye of Ra became a trend and began gaining recognition across all platforms.
One of the viral clips was uploaded on YouTube, and viewers couldn’t help but share their perspectives on the trend.
One user wrote, “The Eye of Ra has a few meanings! The first is the numerical beginning, being ‘0’ or nothing!”
Another commented, “Wow! The Eye as the source of existence and the complexity and numerous events described expand a life view of the human story.”
“Great video! Two things to add for pondering. First, I’m starting to think the Eye of Ra, in its practical sense, is a parabolic lens in a frame, like a fresnel lens. Basically, a magnifying lens that could melt at high temperatures from solar power,” a third shared their viewpoint.
Notably, Rashad Bowens is an aspiring boxer who occasionally posts reaction videos on Instagram and TikTok.
