Flower of Life (geometry)
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Flower of Life is a name given to a pattern of sacred geometry consisting of multiple evenly-spaced, overlapping circles. The pattern has been found as an artifact of ancient cultures around the world.[1] The name "Flower of Life" was coined for the pattern in the 1990s by the New Age movement author Drunvalo Melchizedek,[2][3] who propagated a sacred geometry where this shape and its parts were associated with several historical, mythological, and spiritual claims.[4]
The geometric design of the Tree of life can be derived from the geometry of The Flower of Life.
Examples[edit]
The figure can be drawn by pen and compass, by creating multiple series of interlinking circles of the same diameter touch the previous circle's center. The second circle is centered at any point on the first circle. All following circles are centered on the intersection of two other circles.
Melchizedek and his followers say that the reoccurrence of the figure throughout history are said to indicate the significance of the ”sacred geometry”.[2]
Abydos, Egypt[edit]
Possibly five patterns resembling the Flower of Life can be seen on one of the granite columns of the Temple of Osiris in Abydos, Egypt, and a further five on a column opposite of the building. They are drawn in red ochre and some are very faint and difficult to distinguish.[5][6]
Some state that these drawings are more than 6,000 years old,[7] and other research by David Furlong states that these engravings can date no earlier than 535 BCE and probably date to the 2nd and 4th century CE. His research is based on photographic evidence of Greek text, yet to be fully deciphered. The text is seen alongside the Flower of Life circles and the position of the circles close to the top of columns, which are greater than 4 meters in height. Furlong suggests the Osirion was half filled with sand prior to the circles being drawn and therefore likely to have been well after the end of the Ptolemaic dynasty.[5] As the drawings are not mentioned in the extensive listings of graffiti at the temple compiled by Margaret Murray in 1904,[8] it cannot be excluded that the drawings were added in the 20th century CE.[citation needed]
Leonardo da Vinci[edit]
The extensive corpus of drawings of different geometrical figures by Leonardo da Vinci contains some figures resembling the Flower of Life and similar patterns. Followers of Melchizedek say that Da Vinci ascribed significance to this figure,[2][9][10] but his drawings do not contain any namings of or special attributions to these figures beyond the description of mathematical and geometric properties.[11]
Other historical forms[edit]
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A window in this shape at the southern apsis of the church of Preveli Monastery (Moni Preveli), Crete.
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Cup with mythological scenes, a sphinx frieze and the representation of a king vanquishing his enemies. Cypro-Archaic I (8th–7th centuries BC). From Idalion, Cyprus.
Legacy[edit]
Martha Bartfeld, best-selling author of geometric art tutorial books, described her independent discovery of the design in 1968. Her original definition said, "This design consists of circles having a 1" radius, with each point of intersection serving as a new center. The design can be expanded ad infinitum depending upon the number of times the odd-numbered points are marked off." Her subsequent books acknowledge Drunvalo Melchizedek and refer to the design as the Flower of Life.[12]
In popular culture[edit]
The album Sempiternal (2013) by Bring Me the Horizon uses the Flower of Life as the main feature of its album cover.
The petals of the Sun of the Alps, the rosette on the unofficial flag of Padania, resemble the center of the Flower of Life by their geometrical construction. It is confined by a ring of uniform thickness, while for the Flower of Life rosette, the lens shaped petals are repeated exactly at the perimeter. There is no evidence for any linkage between these two symbols regarding origin or significance.
See also[edit]
- Da Vinci's Challenge, a board game based on Da Vinci's rendition of the figure
- Vesica piscis, a geometric component of Flower of Life
- Sacred geometry
- Metatron's Cube
- Tree of life (Kabbalah)
- Tree of life
- Platonic solid
References[edit]
- ↑ "Sacred Geometry Around the World". Seed of Life Institute. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Melchizedek, Drunvalo (1999). The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life. 1. Light Technology Publishing. Search this book on
- ↑ Melchizedek, Drunvalo (2000). The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life. 2. Light Technology Publishing. Search this book on
- ↑ Schneider, Wolf: Kleines Lexikon esoterischer Irrtümer: Von Astrologie bis Zen (German; “Small encyclopedia of esoteric errors, from astrology to Zen”). Gütersloh 2009, ISBN 9783641032418
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Furlong, David (2008). "The Osirion and the Flower of Life". Archived from the original on Oct 7, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ↑ Ketler, Alanna (December 10, 2013). "The Secret To How The Universe Works Lies Within This Geometrical Pattern. What Is The Flower of Life?". Collective Evolution. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ↑ Sightings: The Secret of the Sphinx & Edgar Cayce. A SciFi Channel presentation.
- ↑ Murray, Margaret Alice (1904). The Osireion at Abydos London. p. 35. Retrieved November 4, 2015. Search this book on
- ↑ Reti, Ladislao (1990). The Unknown Leonardo. New York: Abradale Press, Harry Abrams, Inc., Publishers. Search this book on
- ↑ Dartnell, Lewis (2011). "Maths and art: the whistlestop tour". +Plus magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ↑ Leonardo da Vinci: Codex Atlanticus, fol. 307r–309v, 459r
- ↑ Bartfeld, Martha (2005). How to Create Sacred Geometry Mandalas. Santa Fe, NM: Mandalart Creations. p. 35. ISBN 9780966228526. OCLC 70293628. Search this book on
- Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook: Universal Dimensional Patterns Bruce Rawles.
- Wolfram, Stephen (May 14, 2002). A New Kind of Science. online. Champaign, IL: Wolfram Media, Inc. ISBN 1-57955-008-8. OCLC 47831356. Search this book on
- Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics, Second Edition, Eric W. Weisstein
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- Spirit Science 6 ~ Flower of Life on YouTube, visual illustrations of sacred geometry as it relates to Flower of Life and Metatron's Cube
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