Saturday, December 15, 2012

Flower of Life in ARCHITECTURE

The FLOWER OF LIFE (FOL) is found in most ancient cultures, and has been found in many countries including Egypt (the oldest known), Masada Israel, Mount Sinai, Turkey, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Bulgaria, India, Spain, Japan and China.
See photos below.



The Flower of Life in granite
at the middle Temple of Osiris at Abydos, Egypt




The Flower of Life in Turkey


Guardian Lion with paw on Flower of Life sphere
at the Entrance to the Forbidden City in China



flower of life sacred poi
At a Knight Templar's grave in Scotland


In Erbanno, Darfo Boario Terme, Italy


Stained glass window at Chartres Cathedral in France


Labyrinth (based on the Flower of Life)
in 
Chartres Cathedral in France

Friday, December 14, 2012

Flower of Life

Flower of LifeThe FLOWER OF LIFE (FOL) is a universal symbol
found in architecture and literature all around the world.
It is said to contain all the patterns of Creation.

Within the FOL is the beginning (Genesis), which is a dot (.), as well as a progression of many complex structures including:

* Seed of Life
* Egg of Life
* Fruit of Life
* Vesica Pisces
* Five Platonic Solids, the building blocks of the Universe
* Metatron's Cube
* Jacob's Ladder
* Fibonacci Spiral
* Hexagons

* Star of David (Seal of Solomon)
* Tube Torus
* Merkaba


Saturday, December 8, 2012