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Occult Science

A guide to the occult, mysticism, and literature

What is Sacred Geometry?

In modern occult circles, the most common term for the branch of occult theory and practice focusing on geometrical form as a way of symbolizing, experiencing, and contacting spiritual levels of existence. A complex and erudite branch of occultism, sacred geometry is among the least well-known of occult traditions nowadays, although there has been a steady subcurrent of interest in it for many centuries. 

In essence, sacred geometry is simply geometry as it was practiced throughout the Western world from ancient times until the coming of the Scientific Revolution. In ancient, medieval, and Renaissance times, geometrical forms and relationships were seen as an expression of the deep, archetypal structure of reality, and students of geometry were taught to experience geometric processes as the unfolding, in space and time, of spiritual realities. 

To learn more, see: The New Encyclopedia of the Occult by John Michael Greer

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Metatron's Cube

Image of Metatron's Cube

Image: Metatron's Cube by Deathlime, Wikimedia Commons

In early Kabbalist scriptures, Metatron supposedly forms the cube from his soul. This cube can later be seen in Christian art, where it appears on his chest or floating behind him. Metatron's cube is also considered a holy glyph, and was often drawn around an object or person to ward off demons and satanic powers. This idea is also present in alchemy, in which the cube was favored as a containment circle or "creation circle." The cube is often associated with conspiracy theories surrounding the New World Order and the Illuminati.

Source: New World Encyclopedia 

Flower of Life

Flower of Life image

Image: Flower of Life by Tomruen, Wikimedia Commons

Throughout the world there are ancient drawings of the Flower of Life, including Egypt, China, South America, Africa, and other localities. From the Flower of Life came the figures of the Tree of Life, Seed of Life, Fruit of Life, Vesica Piscis, and Metatron's cube. There are only 5 basic solid shapes in addition to the sphere and torus: cube, tetrahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. Everything else is made up of combinations of these 5 basic shapes which are known as Platonic shapes. The shapes all arise from connecting the intersecting points found in Metatron's Cube. The patterns formed by the Flower of Life describe how the pattern of life is formed. 

Source: Fundamental Pattern and Consciousness by Jerry Gin in Cosmos and History: The Journal of Natural and Social Philosophy