Sacred Geometry? Tree of Life? Learn their Significance Today!
Sacred Geometry is the basic belief that geometry and mathematical ratios, harmonics and proportions are found in music, light, and cosmology. Sacred geometry ascribes symbolic and sacred meanings to certain geometric shapes and certain geometric proportions. It is associated with the belief that a god is the geometer of the world. The geometry used in the design and construction of religious structures such as churches, temples, mosques, religious monuments, altars, and tabernacles has sometimes been considered sacred.It has been long suspected that the Great Pyramid was a subsidiary of geometric knowledge. There are several other indications that sacred geometry was an important factor in the design of the pyramid. The Sacred mean (Phi), was also recorded into the dimensions of the pyramid itself. Pi and the Pyramid.
An old Masonic lecture from several centuries ago states:
“If we consider the symmetry and order which govern all the works of creation, we must admit that geometry pervades the universe…By geometry we may curiously trace nature through her various windings to her most concealed recesses; by it we discover how the planets move in their respective orbits and demonstrate their various revolutions; by it we account for the return of the seasons and the variety of the scenes which each season displays to the discerning eye……By it we discover the power, wisdom and goodness of the Grand Artificer of the Universe and view with delight the proportions which connect the vast machine…”
“Numbers are the thoughts of God.” 
And further when he said:
“The construction of the physical and moral world alike is based on eternal numbers.”
Galileo clearly understood this geometrical/numerical dimension of reality when he said:
“Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has written the universe.”
And so did Johannes Kepler when he said:
“Geometry existed before the creation. It is co-eternal with the mind of God…Geometry provided God with a model for the Creation…”
Sacred geometry gives the blueprint for that subtle framework, acting as a map of both soul and body. If you wish to accelerate the return journey to oneness, or just to move and play freely within the grand construct, I suggest you study the archetypal forms and learn to retrace the Creator’s steps.
Pythagoreans teach the Quadrivium through the tetraktys — a sacred geometrical structure of ten points. Sound familiar? Similar to the sefirot, the tetraktys gives a set of ten coordinates that function as “a numerical paradigm of whole systems”.
The tetraktys is arranged in a triangle, like bowling pins. One may approach the tetraktys from many angles, and arrive at many valid interpretations. Here, let’s look at how the tetraktys maps the unfolding of the dimensions.
Given the first dot, we have Dimension Zero, the singularity, or monad. According to Robin Waterfield’s translation of The Theology of Arithmetic, “[t]he monad is the non-spatial source of number… the monad is… linear and plane and solid.” In a purely latent state of potentiality, the monad contains all that follows.
Given one dot, the second makes a dyad and represents Dimension One — linearity. To mark the distance from one dot to another creates a line between two opposing points. This is the level of polarity — the pervasive opposition of phenomena like night and day, cold and hot, Demons and Gods.
The paradox is that of course the two poles are connected, never separate. A magnetic field is the purest expression of this principle, as its apparently opposite lines of force ultimately loop back around and merge into one another in a demonstration of essential unity.
The polarity of masculine and feminine energy inevitably gives way to a triumvirate when mom and dad have a little baby. Everybody knows three is the magic number, but why is that?
The triad encloses area, providing a plane whereupon further creations can flourish. This is Dimension Two, where mulitiple possibilities live.
Meanwhile, every great story has a beginning, middle, and end. It needs a hero, villain, and neutral narrator. There must be activity, trouble, and finally peace. Musically, the score to the story must have its root, dissonance, and resolution. Ultimately, the whole story is overseen by a holy trinity, be it Father, Son and Ghost, or Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The triad of creation, preservation and destruction shows the nature of creation at every scale. This is harmony.
After harmony, we get depth. At the fourth and final level of the tetraktys is the tetrahedron, a pyramid made of four equilateral triangles. This is the first solid that encloses volume, literally creating space in three dimensions.
As the forces of one and two are united by a third, an entirely new whole is generated. This is the first manifestation of what we might call “shared reality.” It is in three-dimensional space that bodies are born, grow, decay and die.
If you are reading this, you are most likely in the depths of a third-dimensional experience. You are a conglomeration of water held by Earth breathing air that feeds the fire in your eyes and belly. These elements interact with your five senses to create the sensation of embodied aliveness. What a beautiful miracle Platonic Solids- (and a topic for another time) Linear Plane & Solids.
If “spiritual and psychological wholeness is achieved by meditating on the qualities of each sefirah (the 10 attributes in the Kabbalah), by imitating and integrating the attributes of God,” then we are well advised to familiarize ourselves these qualities and attributes. In order to better know the Creator, let us study the creation.
As above, so below. As within, so without.
Here we will take a look at just a few definitions of the Tree of Life according to different religious traditions and beliefs.
Biblical/ Christians
As mentioned above, in Christianity, the Tree of Life has significance in that it is said to have been the vehicle used by evil in the form of a snake that encouraged Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, which was forbidden.
However, the body of Jesus Christ has also been referred to as the Fruit of the Tree of Life in the Catholic and Baptist faith. The cross on which he died was called the Tree of Life as well, since Jesus’ death is viewed by Christians as a sacrifice that then delivered eternal life to those who believe in him.
Kabbalah
In the Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah, the Tree of Life has two different symbols: upside down and right side up. These two placements are said to have distinct meanings: the original being upside down, with “roots flowing from the divine place of unity and infinite light,” which is also referred to as the Tree of Emanation.
However, the other Tree of Life symbol goes the other direction — back toward the source. In this depiction, the roots go into the ground and limbs toward the sky, indicating evolution or initiation.
These depictions are also said to depict Sephirot, or emanations of the soul.
Metaphysical
The metaphysical meaning of the Tree of Life is clear — indicating each being is a child of the Universe, with a right to exist and a responsibility to be oneself.
Because Metaphysics ties the natural world with the spiritual, the Tree of Life in this case represents a Cosmic Family tree of stores, demonstrating the links between people and with the past, including where people have merged, split off, and rejoined.
Tree Of Life Symbology
Being that the Tree of Life is such a pervasive symbol for people from many backgrounds, it is worth investigating more of its symbolism and meaning.
While it is called the Cosmic Tree, the World Tree, and the Holy Tree, among other names, its symbolic meaning of strength, wisdom, protection, beauty, and redemption might hold true across many belief systems.
In the Christian faith, the writers of Proverbs reference the Tree of Life with four truths, including wisdom, righteousness, fulfilled hope, and a wholesome tongue.
In more metaphorical sense, the Tree of Life can represent natural creation, as in Kabbalastic mysticism — with a complete map of the soul and its attributes.
Summary And Conclusion
Obviously, the Tree of Life’s origins, meanings across different belief systems, and symbolism open up many avenues for further explanation of this grandiose symbol.
It may be the case that to truly understand the Tree of Life entirely, one must abandon the notion of following one book of knowledge, and instead merge the many ideas presented over time to get a comprehensive schooling system and a sense of what the Tree of Life means historically, religiously, mythologically, and spiritually.
Join the Light Krewe today and start exploring many different individuals’ interpretations, insights, and visual renderings of the Tree of Life. It can open up different notions about this powerful symbol you may have never considered. Never stop searching for truth and always be willing to learn.
Imagine if everyone in the world knew for a fact that EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TO BE CONNECTED AND IN BALANCE, NOT JUST THAT THERE IS A GOD AND THAT WE MUST LIVE OUR LIFE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE HOLY BIBLE OR OTHER RELIGIOUS TEXTS TO BE GRACED WITH ETERNAL LIFE. It only takes one person, one second, on any day, and at any time to alter someone else's life forever.