Hexahedron
The Hexahedron
(The Cube): 6 Sides - Associated With Base Chakra
The Cube (hexahedron) naturally
corresponds to Earth. It is stable, the basis of western architecture and salt
crystallizes into cubes. It has six faces, making some groups attribute it to
Tiphareth. The six faces naturally fit the sephira, and can of course be linked
to the planets except for the sun, which is placed in the centre.
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| Another natural link is the folded out cube, which forms a cross.Unfolding Cube |
Hexahedron - the matrix of
Light in the body of form, this geometric is a quaternary of the "Foundation
Stone" embedded in the principle of earth as a nesting of the human
experience within the spiritual/physical universe. The cube gematria conforms
to all things which are spatially equal in their parts (metaphorically and
symbolically as well as physically). It therefore sets the standard of
inserting Spirit into form in perfect equilibrium.
Hexahedron - The Central Core
of the Cube - this is the "Light Zone" where all forces of the
complete geometric unite and become a living flame of the Greater Universe. It
is this core that connects the "Foundation" on earth to the
"Foundation" in heaven. The outer edges of the planes of the cube
serve to ground the "flame" into the realm of substantiation.
HexahedronThe eight corners of
the cube neatly correspond to three complementary dualities. When two dualities interact, the
four elements are created. Now the four elements are dualized again, and we get
eight corners representing the relative absence and abundance the each element.
This is naturally dual to the faces of the octahedron. In the same way the six
faces correspond to the six vertices of the octahedron (i.e. meetings between
two quadruplicities). It is however not possible to arrange the three
quadruplicities along the edges to enclose whole faces without overlaps. Does
this signify the imperfections and limitations of the material world?