Sacred Geometry. 1.)
TETRAHEDRON: 4 triangular faces, 4 vertices, and 6 edges. 2.) Hexahedron (cube): 6 square faces, 8 vertices, and 12 edges. 3.) OCTAHEDRON: 8 triangular faces, 6 vertices, and 12 edges. 4.) DODECAHEDRON: 12 pentagonal faces, 20 vertices, & 30 edges. 5.) ICOSAHEDRON: 20 triangular faces, 12 vertices, and 30 edges. "Regular polyhedra" or "Platonic solids" are polyhedral with congruent regular polygons as faces where the same number of faces meet at each vertex. The Ancient Greeks regularly meditated by visualizing five three-dimensional, geometric shapes known as the Platonic Solids. Plato associates four of the Platonic Solid with the four elements: (cube) = earth (icosahedron) = water (tetrahedron) = fire (octahedron) = air (Dodecahedron) = Universe The Tetrahedron The Tetrahedron classically represents Fire, and each face is also the alchemical triangle of fire.
The Octahedron The Octahedron corresponds classically to Air. The Secret of the Chinese Yin Yang Tai-Chi symbol? By observing the cycle of the Sun, we can use a pole, post at right angles to the ground and record the lengths of the shadow about every 15 days for a year.
The shortest shadow is found on the day of Summer Solstice in China. The longest shadow is found on the day of Winter Solstice. The day of Winter Solstice has the least sunshine in the year. After Winter Solstice, the day will gain more sunshine each day till Summer Solstice. We can say Yang begins right after Winter Solstice and Yin begins right after Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere.
After recording 24 shadow lines, we move the lines into the diagram of six concentric circles with 24 sectors beginning from Winter Solstice to Summer Solstice. From Winter Solstice to Summer Solstice, the shadow lines are drawn from the center of the circle to the boundary. Next, we can connect all the lines and dim the shadow lines (Yin) part, the Ying Yang symbol appears. © Copyright 1999-114 Allen Tsai. Simple Symbol Meaning.
Simple Symbol Meanings This page on simple symbol meaning is an attempt to lay a foundation for very basic visual symbols, like circles, triangles, squares, etc.
For example, if we look at the triskelion, we can visually whittle down this motif to a triangle shape. Therefore, by contemplating the triangle, we gather more insight into the message of the triskelion (as well as other symbolism drawing on the power of three). Very basic shapes , those symbols humankind first scrawled on cave walls, or wrote in the sky with imaginary air pens, are the first rung on the ascending ladder of creative expression. It's my contention that by familiarizing ourselves with the very basic symbols, we get our prime symbolic language skills, and crack open our understanding into profound insight into much more intricate symbolism.
We teach our children basic shapes to help them conceptualize the shape of their world. Simple symbols can serve as touchstones. Basic Symbols and Meanings.
Crosses. Halo origins. Triangles. Spirals. Squares.