Decad as vesica piscis

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:10:47 +0000

Here we see another form of the Pythagorean decad, highlighting its hexagonal nature.

Geometries such as this have been used by people throughout history—Pythagoreans, Freemasons, &c.—to justify decimalism. This is a false understanding of the decad. In both this diagram, as well as in the Tetractys, it is clear that the fundamental organizational principle is hexagonal, not decadian. The concept of ten emanates from the underlying reality of the hexagon—not the other way around.

Vesica piscis

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:14:27 +0000

In the above images we see Christ in Majesty within a vesica piscis, ostensibly from a medieval manuscript, and an illuminated page from a copy of Ghazali’s The Alchemy of Happiness.

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Decad as vesica piscis

Vesica piscis