Sacred Geometry Primer
The numbers 1–9 tell the story of the creation of the material world.
Circles & The Flower of Life
The Point
The point is found at the center of the sphere or the circle. All measurements must either begin with the point or pass through the point. It is the beginning and it is the end. In sacred geometry the center point is thought to be the place creation began.
The Square Root of 2
The square root of 2 is an irrational number. When a square with sides that measure one unit is divided diagonally, the square root of 2 is the length of the diagonal. Like Pi, square root of 2 never ends. The total of the square root of 2 equals more than half of itself.
The Golden Ratio
Phi -
The Vesica Piscis and
Toroids
A toroid is a circular shaped object, such as an o-ring. It is formed through repeated circular rotations. Each circle meets in the center of the toroid. A popular childhood toy, a spirograph, can be used to create one.
Rotating a circle about a line tangent to it creates a torus, which is similar to a donut shape where the center exactly touches all the “rotated circles.” The surface of the torus can be covered with 7 distinct areas, all of which touch each other; an example of the classic “map problem” where one tries to find a map where the least number of unique colors are needed. In this 3-dimensional case, 7 colors are needed, meaning that the torus has a high degree of “communication” across its surface.
Fractals