The Flower of Life is the modern name given to a geometrical figure composed of multiple evenly-spaced, overlapping circles, that are arranged so that they form a flower-like pattern with a six fold symmetry like a hexagon. The centre of each circle is on the circumference of six surrounding circles of the same diameter.
The "Seed of Life" is formed from seven circles being placed within a six fold symmetry, forming a pattern of circles and lenses, which acts as a basic component of the Flower of Life's design.
According to some researchers, the Seed of Life is a symbol of depicting the seven days of creation in which God created life; Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 23:12, 31:16-17, Isaiah 56:6-8. The first day is believed to be the creation of the Vesica Piscis, then the creation of the Tripod of Life on the second day, followed by one sphere added for each subsequent day until all seven spheres construct the Seed of Life on the sixth day of Creation. The seventh day is the day of rest, known as the "Sabbath" or "Shabbat."
In the 13th century, a Cabalist group from France succeeded, through geometric interpretation, in dividing the entire Hebrew alphabet into an order using the Seed of Life. It is considered by some to be a symbol of sacred geometry, said to contain ancient, religious value depicting the fundamental forms of space and time. In this sense, it is a visual expression of the connections life weaves through all sentient beings, believed to contain a type of Akashic Record of basic information of all living things.
There are many spiritual beliefs associated with the Flower of Life; for example, depictions of the five Platonic Solids are found within the symbol of Megaton's Cube, which may be derived from the Flower of Life pattern. These platonic solids are geometrical forms which are said to act as a template from which all life springs.
Another notable example of that which may be derived from the Flower of Life is the Tree of Life. This has been an important symbol of sacred geometry for many people from various religious backgrounds. Particularly, the teachings of the Kabbalah, which have dealt intricately with the Tree of Life.
What is Sacred Geometry?
Flower of Life
Seed of Life
Vesica Pisces
Tripod of Life
Metatron's Cube
Platonic Solids
Most of us tend to think of the geometry that we were taught at school, while the modern, academic approach to the study of geometry sees it as the very embodiment of rationalism and left brain, intellectual processes, which indeed it is, and it has neglected the right brain, intuitive, artistic dimension of the subject. Sacred geometry seeks to unite and synthesize these two dynamic and complementary aspects of geometry into an integrated whole. Robert Lawlor addresses this fundamentally dualistic nature of geometry in his essential work: Sacred Geometry – Philosophy and Practice (1982):
“Geometry as a contemplative practice is personified by an elegant and refined woman, for geometry functions as an intuitive, synthesizing, creative yet exact activity of mind associated with the feminine principle. But when these geometric laws come to be applied in the technology of daily life they are represented by the rational, masculine principle. Contemplative geometry is transformed into practical geometry.”
Lawlor here expresses a crucial idea in the definition of Sacred Geometry—it has both a contemplative side and a practical side, and an intuitive and intellectual side, it is an activity both right brained and left brained.
Further differentiating Sacred Geometry from the ordinary geometry of our school days is its relation to number and symbol. This difference, I think, is succinctly expressed by Miranda Lundy in her superb little book entitled simply Sacred Geometry (2001):
“Sacred Geometry charts the unfolding of number in space. It differs from mundane geometry purely in the sense that the moves and concepts involved are regarded as having symbolic value, and thus, like good music, facilitate the evolution of the soul.”
At the very earliest appearance of human civilization we observe the presence and importance of geometry. It is clearly evident that geometry was comprehended and utilized by the ancient Master Builders, who, labouring at the dawn of civilization bestowed upon the world the megalithic structures of ancient Europe, the Pyramids and temples of Pharanoiac Egypt and the stepped Ziggurats of Sumeria. That geometry continued to be employed throughout the centuries.
It was also proposed that corresponding to this ultimate infinitesimal point of infinite potential which preceded all of manifest reality, there exists scale invariant analogues in the form of mass singularities at the core of ‘black holes’ scattered throughout the universe, serving as nuclei for the formation of galactic systems. And, it was also proposed that corresponding to these external singularities there exists an inner, spiritual nucleus of infinite potential, in the form of the Bindu, the gateway to Super consciousness. The idea was presented that the operations of Sacred Geometry recapitulate and symbolize the primordial process of cosmic manifestation, both internal and external
“It is through geometry that one purifies the eye of the soul." Plato
Sacred Geometry is the doorway through which Spirit brings energy into the physical plane...manifesting thought into matter.
It is the Language of Light... the Language of Spirit that is understood by our higher consciousness.
It is the Architecture of Creation. All life forms emerge from these timeless geometric codes.
Everywhere you look in nature you will find these patterns of creation: in crystals, tree branches, snowflakes, pine cones, honeycombs, flower petals, the spirals of our DNA, a nautilus shell, a sunflower centre, the cornea of an eye, the star we spin around, the galaxy we spiral within...
We understand this Language of Light at all levels of our being as these patterns combine both maths, which is understood by our logical left brain, and beauty, that is appreciated by our creative right brain. Sacred Geometry unites the mind and heart, spirit and matter, science and spirituality.
These powerful living forms are containers for energy and are in constant motion creating energy vortices of colour and sound. Each shape emits its own unique frequency; therefore a cube will have a different purpose or effect than a pyramid or tetrahedron.
Sacred Geometry is an evolved intelligence, a collection of experience that can communicate huge amounts of information; this information holds a frequency that assists us to hold our own frequency. These vortexes are patterns of consciousness that create and unify all things...that create sacred space within.
These patterns are inter-dimensional doorways from the void.
What is important to note is that the entire process of Sacred Geometry begins with a mere point. From that initial point either a straight line or a circle may be generated. This initial generating point was likened to a seed. It was proposed that this was the basis for the New Testament parable of the Grain of Mustard Seed, an analogue for the mass singularity in which the potential of the entire universe of Space and Time was contained at the first moment of Creation.
The Merkaba or Light Body is perhaps the most astounding and all-encompassing of all designs in Sacred Geometry. The "self-contained Universe" depicting Creation and Infinity.
By cutting off the remaining four corners of the cube (after forming the tetrahedron) we find that the cube contains not one tetrahedron but two, one within the other, each an exact reflection of the other.
These two tetrahedrons – the star tetrahedron (also known as the merkaba vehicle of light) – represent the innermost law of the physical world: the inseparable relationship between the two complementary halves – the positive and negative, the manifest and the unmanifest – which form a perfect equilibrium. In creation they rule as two opposite laws: the law of spirit and the law of matter.
Star Tetrahedron
