Plato's Platonic Solids

Plato came up with 5 geometric shapes he felt represented different aspects of earth's elements.  

~Tetrahedron represents earth
~Cube represents water
~Octahedron represents air
~Dodecahedron represents fire
~Icosahedron represents Ether


What is fascinating about these shapes, is that Plato had no way of knowing these 3 dimensional forms, and their original one dimensional shapes would be found on the molecular level in various elements such as salt, crystals, gold, (which contains 3 of the Platonic solids),  and even viruses.

These building blocks and their function are best described by John Michelle, Sacred Geometer.....



“We may not be geometers or mathematicians, but geometry is the universal language and therefore accessible to all. A circle is a circle, whether drawn on Egyptian parchment or scribed in the dust of Australia. It has always been understood as the symbol of a principle. What proves it to be a universal language is that the very same principle was understood and communicated by the use of the circle by "seers" everywhere. The circle is every thing, wholeness, unity.


Geometry can show us the blueprint of an intelligently designed universe, no faith is needed to step on to the path of geometry, but one cannot walk long without acquiring it.


"You begin to see, as never before, the wonderfully patterned beauty of Creation. You see true artistry, far above any human contrivance. This indeed is the very source of art. By contact with it your aesthetic senses are heightened and set upon the firm basis of truth. Beyond the obvious pleasure of contemplating the works of nature - the Many - is the delight that comes through the philosophical study of geometry, of moving towards the presence of the One."






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