Tetractys Spread. Tetractys. The tetractys The tetractys (Greek: τετρακτύς), or tetrad,[1] is a triangular figure consisting of ten points arranged in four rows: one, two, three, and four points in each row, which is the geometrical representation of the fourth triangular number.
As a mystical symbol, it was very important to the secret worship of the Pythagoreans. Pythagorean symbol[edit] A prayer of the Pythagoreans shows the importance of the Tetractys (sometimes called the "Mystic Tetrad"), as the prayer was addressed to it. The Tetractys Spread. The Tetractys is a triangular figure consisting of ten points arranged in four rows: one, two, three, and four points in each row.
As a mystical symbol, it was very important to the followers of the secret worship of the Pythagoreans. The first row of a single position represents the Premise of the reading, forming a foundation for understanding all the other cards. The second row of two positions respresents the cosmos and the individual and their relationship. The Light Card to the right represents the influence of the cosmos leading the individual to an action. Starweaver's Gems from Earth and Sky. Platonic philosophy holds that mind precedes matter, and that the universe is created through emanations from the Divine Mind.
Neoplatonists developed these ideas further, using the tetraktys of Pythagoras, a geometrical figure consisting of ten points arranged in the pattern of an equilateral triangle. At the top of the triangle is the monad, the pure state of unity that represents the Divine Mind.