16.THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CIRCLE
Fig. 16
How Geometry Can
Depict Creation
At the beginning of creation, there IS the infinitely small, still and
dimensionless point of the primal ONE. In that emerges the impulse to expand
into a straight line. This line emerges as a RADIUS of the first CIRCLE that
consists of a round line of an infinite number of points.
The Circle and the Emergence of the Hexagram
Regard the metal point of a compass as still and having affinity to the
primal ONE and, the carbon point as related to multiplicity. Now, when the
length of the radius is marked out on the circumference, this gives exactly
six sections of equal length. Thus one gets three points on this
circumference related to unity and three to duality. By connecting the three
respective points with each other one creates two overlapping Triangles, one
standing, one inverted.
The Circle of Opposites
These two Triangles form a duality. The standing one can be regarded as i.e.
the light Yang, with an affinity to the primal ONE, the inverted one as the
dark Yin. This presentation of the two Triangles is called the Seal of
Solomon. In this duality the lower one is a reflection of the upper one.
The Circle and the two Triangles have a common centre because the ONE is
present in all entities.
The Ancient Gods Characterise the Points of the Hexagram
The male planets are situated in the upper Triangle. At the apex is Jupiter,
corresponding to the Greek Zeus. Zeus is the ruler of the Greek gods, always
in pursuit of the largest and richest and striving for expansion. Mars is
the active, extroverted and dynamic Warlord. Saturn, ruler of time, is
introverted, hard and stubborn.
The mother goddess is located at the lowest point in the introverted
Triangle. She is mother earth and the caring Moon. She is sensitive,
emotional and a nourishing deity who furthers growth. Venus is goddess of
love, harmony and beauty. Mercury is the messenger of the gods and, is
neutral, unstable and intellectual.
The Sun has always represented the divine principle, in this case the ONE,
symbolised by the centre, light, life, vitality and the highest authority.
The Sun is in a directing and leading position in every hierarchy.
There are two polarities of energy: that of Mars and Venus and, that of
Saturn and Mercury. The later polarity becomes evident because of Mercury’s
relation to the metal; mercury, with its total instability and reaction to
temperatures in its environment. As a messenger of the gods Mercury can
descend from the Olympiad right into the underworld. With his caduceus he is
also a symbol of transformation.
PRINCIPLE: ORDER
