Tagged: sacred geometry

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.

The Tetractys is a triangular figure of ten points arranged in four rows, equivalent to the fourth triangular number. It was considered sacred by the ancient Pythagoreans of yore.

Here we see the well-known "Flower of Life" pattern, consisting of nineteen interlocking hexagons in a cubic/hexagonal arrangement. While the particular term "Flower of Life" is, as far as I have ever been able to determine, of fairly recent and dubious origin, there is certainly no doubt that the pattern itself is of great antiquity, and can be found throughout the world among many different cultures.