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These readings are so complex yet so enlightening it is incredible. Until this class I have never given a second thought to sacred geometry and the millions of meanings that come from numbers, language, and culture. I like that the readings explore so many different aspects of these numbers from the simplest form of arithmetic to ancient mythology to modern day symbols.

In the reading about threes, I thought it was very intriguing that ancient mathematical philosophers thought of the numbers one and two as “parents” of the numbers, making three the first number. At first it seems ridiculous, because of course one is the first number. However, once you continue reading and remember that a triangle is not so without the third line, a tripod cannot stand without its third leg, and that a group is not considered a group until a third member is added, you realize that three is the number that completes. While reading this I remembered, being slightly superstitious, that I always knock three times when I “knock on wood” in order not to jinx myself and feel weird if someone else knocks and does less or more than three. Coincidence?  I think not.

Thinking of the number four as depth and stability was not as strange to consider at first thought. The reading makes it clear with examples like cubes and the prevalence of four in the structure of earth. However, I wasn’t expecting the reference to a feminine aspect. I think the only thing wrong with this theory that in order to link back all of these points about language and patterns and earthly characteristics to something feminine, one can only do so if they consider the “mother earth” myths to be accurate.

The reading about fives was the one that honestly is a little mind blowing to me. Thinking about these amazing patterns like the Fibonacci sequence and all of the five pointed things found in nature is incredible. The star as a representation of power and brilliance makes complete sense when you consider what the drawing was modeled after – beauty in nature.