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  • Sacred Geometry: The Language of the Cosmos

    Sacred Geometry: The Language of the Cosmos

    Mighty is geometry — joined with art, irresistible.
    — Euripides (480-406 BCE)

    The idea of ‘Sacred Geometry’ is that mathematics can be beautiful. For example, here’s one of the most famously beautiful equations in mathematics:

    eiπ + 1 = 0

    It’s called “Euler’s Identity,” after the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1783, pronounced “OIL-er”) who first discovered it. You have to be far into math for this equation just to make sense, much less to find it beautiful.

    Geometry is another story. Here’s a geometrically generated image: (more…)

  • What Is ‘Spiritual Alchemy’?

    What Is ‘Spiritual Alchemy’?

    Introduction

    Spiritual alchemy uses the quest for turning physical base metals into gold as a metaphor for the path of transforming the ‘base’ human soul into the ‘gold’ of enlightenment and our best/highest selves. Rooted in mystical and philosophical teachings, it is the art of transmuting the soul, leading to spiritual enlightenment and inner transformation.

    Historical Background

    The origins of alchemy date back to ancient Egypt, Greece, and the Islamic world, where it was practiced as both a proto-scientific and spiritual discipline. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, alchemy flourished in Europe, often interwoven with Christian mysticism, Jewish Kabbalistic teachings, and Islamic alchemical texts. (more…)