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(334 Article 26: How the seven musical scales relate to the disdyakis triacontahedron
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[939 Article 27: How the disdyakis triacontahedron embodies the structural parameter 1680
of the E8xE8 heterotic superstring
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L 83 q Article 28: Encoding ofthe roots of the superstring gauge symmetry group E8 in the
inner Tree of Life and the disdyakis triacontahedron
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Article 29: The triakis tetrahedron and the disdyakis triacontahedron embody the fine-
L 3 Lj g Structure constant and the structural parameter of the heterotic superstring
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Article 30: The equivalence of the triakis tetrahedron, disdyakis triacontahedron and
Plato's ‘Lambda tetractys'
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Articlé 31 : The musical nature of the polyhedral Tree of Life
Article 32: Derivation of the bone and classical acupuncture compositions of the human
body and their relationship to the seven musical scales
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Article 33: The human axial skeleton is the trunk of the Tree of Life
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Article 34: The seven layers of vertices in the disdyakis triacontahedron encode the 206
4 5 bones of the human skeleton, the superstring symmetry groups E8 and E8xE8 and the
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superstring structural parameters 168, 336, 840 & 1680
Article 35: The Tree of Life nature of the Sri Yantra and some of its scientific meanings
Arucle 36: The Sri Yanra-like pattern of the 15 layers of vertices in the disdyakis
triacontahedron and its scientific meaning
Avice 37: The seven octaves of the seven musical scales are a Tree of life pattern
LS 4 3 mirrored in the disdyakis triacontahedron
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Article 38: The geometrization of the seven musical scales and its mathematical
b34 a implications
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Article 39: The correspondence between the inner Tree of Life, the Sri Yantra & the I
diagram and their realization in the seven musical scales
6350 Ching
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i Article 40 (Part 1): The unification of all sacred geometries and its implication for
‘ particle physics
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Article 40 (Part 2): The unification of all sacred geometries and its implication for
particle physics
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: particle physics
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encoding of the human skeleton
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42: Comparison of the eight Church musical modes and the human skeleton as
Lasi holistic systems
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43: The Tree of Life nature of the {3,7} tessellation of the 168 automorphisms of
the Klein quartic on the 3-torus
31 p
Article 44: The polyhedral CTOL and its embedding of the 496 roots of the
heterotic superstring gauge symmetry group
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Article 45: The 1680 circularly polarized oscillations in the E8xE8 heterotic superstring
as 1680 harmonics of the Pythagorean musical scale
12 p
Article 46: How sacred geometries encode the 64 codons of mRNA and the 64
anticodons of tRNA
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Article 47 (Part 1): How sacred geometries embody structural/dynamical parameters of
the E8xE8' heterotic superstring and the codon pattern of DNA
Article 47 (Part 2): How sacred geometries embody structural/dynamical parameters of
the E8xE8' heterotic superstring and the codon pattern of DNA
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Article 48: The holistic nature of the first (4+4) regular polygons of the inner Tree of Life
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Article 49: How some sacred geometries are equivalent maps of all levels of reality
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Article 50 (Part 1): The Golden Ratio, Fibonacci & Lucas numbers in sacred geometries
Article 50 (Part 2): The Golden Ratio, Fibonacci & Lucas numbers in sacred geometries
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Article 51: The connection between Fibonacci numbers and the Pythagorean musical
scale
12p
Article 52: How EHYEH, YAH & YAHWEH prescribe the root structure & dimension of E8
A breakthrough in relating sacred geometries to the superstring constituents of quarks
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Article 53: The 10-fold division within five sacred geometries & its manifestation in the
ten whorls of the UPA, the subquark state of the E8xE8 heterotic superstring
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Stephen M. Phillips
Flat 3, 32 Surrey Road South. Bournemouth. Dorset BH4 9BP. England.
E-mail: stephen@smphillips.8m.com
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Abstract
As a development of earlier work showing that certain subsets of the (7+7) polygons of the
inner form of the Tree of Life have analogous properties to the latter, this article proves that
the first (4+4) polygons also constitute such a subset. It analyses their geometrical
composition and their yod populations generated from tetractyses of 10 points (“yods”) by
regarding them as either Type A or Type B polygons. Through their gematria number values,
the Godnames of the 10 Sephiroth of the Tree of Life prescribe the first (4+4) polygons. The
Decad determines the 120 geometrical elements outside the shared, root edge of the (4+4)
enfolded Type A polygons because 120 is the sum of the first 10 odd integers after 1. Previous
articles have established that the number 90 is a parameter of holistic systems, e.g., the five
Platonic solids have 90 edges and the sum of the integers in the Platonic Lambda Tetractys is
90. It appears in the first four separate Type B polygons as the 90 sides of their 54 triangles
and as their 90 corners & triangles. The first four enfolded Type A polygons also have 90 yods
outside their root edge. The 108 sectors of the (4+4) separate Type B polygons have 260
corners & sides. Their counterparts in the inner Tree of Life are the 260 yods in the seven
enfolded Type A polygons outside their root edge. The first four separate Type B polygons
embody the 248 roots of the superstring gauge symmetry group E8 as the 248 yods other than
corners that are outside their root edges. Enfolded, these polygons have 247 yods. Their
counterparts in the inner Tree of Life are the 247 yods lining sides of tetractys sectors of the
seven separate Type A polygons. 192 yods outside the root edge line the sides of the
tetractyses making up each set of the first four enfolded Type B polygons. This 192:192
division is characteristic of representations of holistic systems, being found, for example, in the
192 lines and 192 broken lines that make up the 64 hexagrams in the I Ching table. The
(248+248) yods outside the root edge of two joined, Type C hexagons symbolise the
(248+248) roots of the heterotic superstring gauge symmetry group E 8×E 8'. With 2nd-order
tetractyses as sectors, two joined hexagons have 840 yods outside the root edge. This is the
number of circular turns in the inner or outer halves of each helical whorl of the basic unit of
matter described by the Theosophists Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater. The 10 pairs of
Type A hexagons enfolded in 10 overlapping Trees of Life have (840+840) yods that
symbolise the (840+840) turns in a whorl. The 80 corners of the 108 triangles in the first (4+4)
separate Type B polygons correspond to the 80 corners of the 94 sectors of the (7+7) enfolded
Type A polygons of the inner Tree of Life. They also correspond to the 80 yods in the lowest
Tree of Life. These and other correspondences demonstrate that the first (4+4) polygons
constitute a holistic structure that is isomorphic to the greater whole of the inner Tree of Life.
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View in PDF(opens in a new window)Table 1. Gematria number values of the 10 Sephiroth in the four Worlds.
SEPHIRAH
Kether
(Crown)
GODNAME
2
Chokmah
(Wisdom)
21
YAHVEH, YAH
(The Lord)
73
3
Metatron
(Angel of the
Presence)
EHYEH
(I am)
620
Binah
(Understanding)
ARCHANGEL
314
Raziel
(Herald of the
Deity)
26, 15
248
ELOHIM
(God in multiplicity)
Tzaphkiel
(Contemplation
of God)
67
50
311
ORDER OF
ANGELS
MUNDANE
CHAKRA
Chaioth ha Qadesh
(Holy Living
Creatures)
Rashith ha Gilgalim
First Swirlings.
(Primum Mobile)
833
Auphanim
(Wheels)
187
Aralim
(Thrones)
282
636
Masloth
(The Sphere of
the Zodiac)
140
Shabathai
Rest.
(Saturn)
317
Daath
(Knowledge)
474
4
Chesed
(Mercy)
72
5
Geburah
(Severity)
216
Tzadkiel
(Benevolence
of God)
EL
(God)
31
ELOHA
(The Almighty)
36
62
Samael
(Severity of God)
131
Chasmalim
(Shining Ones)
428
Seraphim
(Fiery Serpents)
630
Tzadekh
Righteousness.
(Jupiter)
194
Madim
Vehement
Strength.
(Mars)
95
6
Tiphareth
(Beauty)
1081
7
Netzach
(Victory)
148
YAHVEH ELOHIM
(God the Creator)
76
YAHVEH
SABAOTH
(Lord of Hosts)
Michael
(Like unto God)
101
Haniel
(Grace of God)
97
Malachim
(Kings)
140
Tarshishim or
Elohim
1260
Shemesh
The Solar Light.
(Sun)
640
Nogah
Glittering
Splendour.
(Venus)
129
8
Hod
(Glory)
15
ELOHIM
SABAOTH
(God of Hosts)
64
Raphael
(Divine
Physician)
Beni Elohim
(Sons of God)
311
112
Kokab
The Stellar Light.
(Mercury)
48
153
9
Yesod
(Foundation)
80
10
Malkuth
(Kingdom)
496
SHADDAI EL CHAI
(Almighty Living
God)
Gabriel
(Strong Man of
God)
49, 363
246
ADONAI MELEKH
(The Lord and
King)
65, 155
Sandalphon
(Manifest
Messiah)
280
Cherubim
(The Strong)
Levanah
The Lunar Flame.
(Moon)
272
Ashim
(Souls of Fire)
351
87
Cholem Yesodeth
The Breaker of the
Foundations.
The Elements.
(Earth)
168
The Sephiroth exist in the four Worlds of Atziluth, Beriah, Yetzirah and Assiyah.
Corresponding to them are the Godnames, Archangels, Order of Angels and
Mundane Chakras (their physical manifestation, traditionally symbolised by celestial
bodies). This table gives their number values obtained by the ancient practice of
gematria, wherein a number is assigned to each letter of the alphabet, thereby
giving to a word a number value that is the sum of the numbers of its letters.
(All numbers in this table referred to in the article are written in boldface).
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View in PDF(opens in a new window)1. Geometrical properties of the first four polygons
Many previous articles have established the role of the Tetrad Principle in determining the properties of
holistic systems embodying the universal design or pattern found in the sacred geometries of some major
religions, as well as in objects well-known to mathematicians. They have revealed numerous examples of
how the Tetrad (4) and the integers 1, 2, 3 & 4 symbolized by the four rows of dots in Pythagoras’
tetractys define or express the attributes of these systems. In view of this, the first four regular polygons
of the inner Tree of Life and the hexagon — the fourth polygon — might therefore be expected to display
defining parameters of these systems, such as the numbers 384, 248 & 168. This expectation will be
confirmed by examining their geometrical and yod composition. The appearance of so many of the 50
gematria number values (shown in boldface) of the ancient Hebrew names of the 10 Sephiroth of the
Tree of Life and their manifestation in the four
Kabbalistic Worlds of Atziluth, Beriah, Yetzirah &
Assiyah (Table 1) cannot, plausible, be explained
away in terms of coincidence because their
occurrence is too frequent to be due to chance.
Instead, these numbers are signatures of the
underlying sacred geometrical nature of these
a
b
polygons. Previous articles have shown that various
subsets of the (7+7) regular polygons making up the
Type A
Type B
inner Tree of Life are counterparts of the whole set in
the sense that their properties are analogous, being
Figure 1. Type A & Type B triangles.
measured by the same set of parameters. The first
(4+4) regular polygons are another example of this
amazing fractal-like property of the inner Tree of Life, wherein smaller and smaller subsets of the 14
polygons display analogous properties quantified by the same set of numbers, namely, the number
values of the 10 Sephiroth, their Godnames, Archangels, Orders of Angels & Mundane Chakras.
A polygon with n sides is known in mathematics as an ‘n-gon.’ It is transformed into a Type A polygon by
dividing it up into its n sectors, which may then be further turned into tetractyses. Figure 1a shows the
Type A triangle, or 3-gon with its three sectors turned into tetractyses. When each sector of the n-gon is
divided into three sectors and each new sector turned into a tetractys, it becomes a Type B n-gon (Fig. 1b
shows the Type B triangle). This transformation may be extended indefinitely, creating Type C n-gons,
Type D n-gons, etc. This article will consider only Type A, Type B & Type C n-gons.
Instead of dividing sectors into ever smaller triangles/tetractyses, they may be regarded as members of
an infinite sequence of nth-order tetractyses as ever greater differentiations of Unity (the Monad):
etc
0th-order
tetractys
1st-order
tetractys
2nd-order
tetractys
We shall consider only the 1st- and 2nd-order tetractyses. In this section, we shall examine the
geometrical properties of the triangle, square, pentagon & hexagon, considering, firstly, the case when
they are Type A polygons and then when they are Type B. The next section will analyse their construction
from tetractyses in each case.
The following formulae are useful for examining geometrical properties of n-gons:
Number of corners =
Number of sides =
Number of triangles =
Number of corners & sides =
Number of corners & triangles =
Number of sides & triangles =
Number of geometrical elements =
Type A n-gon
n+1
2n
n
3n+1
2n+1
3n
4n+1
Type B n-gon
2n+1
5n
3n
7n+1
5n+1
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View in PDF(opens in a new window)First four Type A polygons
The separate polygons will be considered first.
First four separate polygons
Table 2 shows the geometrical composition of each Type A polygon:
Table 2. The geometrical composition of the first four separate Type A polygons.
triangle
square
pentagon
hexagon
Total
Number of corners of sectors =
3+1
4+1
5+1
6+1
Number of sides =
Number of triangles =
Number of corners & sides =
Number of corners & triangles =
Number of sides & triangles =
Number of corners, sides & triangles =
6
3
9+1
6+1
9
12+1
8
4
12+1
8+1
12
16+1
10
5
15+1
10+1
15
20+1
12
6
18 +1
12 +1
18
24 +1
18+4
36
18
54+4
36+4
54
72+4
First (4+4) separate polygons
1. Number of corners of polygons = 2×18 = 36.
2. Number of sides of polygons = 2×18 = 36.
3. Number of corners & sides of polygons = 2×36 = 72.
4. Number of triangles = 2×18 = 36.
5. Number of corners of triangles = 2×22 = 44.
6. Number of sides of triangles = 2×36 = 72.
7. Number of corners & sides of triangles = 2×58 = 116.
8. Numbers of corners & triangles = 2×40 = 80.
9. Number of sides & triangles = 2×54 = 108.
10. Number of corners, sides & triangles = 2×76 = 152. There are (152– 4×3 = 140) geometrical elements
outside the sides that become the root edge when the polygons are enfolded.
Comments
1) 72 corners, sides & triangles surround the centres of the four polygons. They have 76 geometrical
elements. The two sets of polygons separated by the root edge have 2×76 + 3 = 155 geometrical
elements. ADONAI MELEKH, the Godname of Malkuth with number value 155 and YAHWEH
ELOHIM, the Godname of Tiphareth with number value 76, prescribe the geometrical composition of
the polygons. 140 elements are outside the root edges of the (4+4) polygons, where 140 is the
number value of Malachim, the Order of Angels assigned to Tiphareth. ELOHA, the Godname of
Geburah with number value 36, prescribes the number of sides of triangles in each set of four
polygons, as well as the number of triangles in both sets. It also prescribes the total number of
geometrical elements surrounding the centres of each set because 72 is the 36th even integer.
2) (2×72=144) geometrical elements surround the centres of the (4+4) polygons, where
0
144 =
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
0
4
1
4
2
4
3
4
It demonstrates how the integers 1, 2, 3 & 4 express properties of holistic systems. The (4+4)
polygons have 36 corners, where
36 = (1+3+5+7) + (2+4+6+8),
i.e., 36 is the sum of the first four odd integers and the first four even integers, showing how the Tetrad
determines the number of corners of the (4+4) polygons. The 18 sectors of the first four polygons have
22 corners, where
4
3
2
1
22 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 .
3) The (4+4) polygons have 80 corners & triangles, where 80 is the number value of Yesod.
First four enfolded polygons
1. Number of corners of polygons= 3 + (4–2=2) + (5–2=3) + (6–2=4) = 12; (12—2=10) corners are
outside their root edges (“external”).
2. Number of sides of polygons = 3 + (4–1=3) + (5–1=4) + (6–1=5) = 15; (15–1=14) sides are external.
3. Number of corners & sides of polygons = 12 + 15 = 27; (27–3=24) corners & sides are external.
4. Number of triangles = 18 – 1 = 17 (the triangle fills one sector of the hexagon).
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View in PDF(opens in a new window)5. Number of corners of triangles = (3+1=4) + (2+1=3) + (3+1=4) + 4 = 15; (15–2=13) are external.
6. Number of sides of triangles = (3+3=6) + (3+4=7) + (4+5=9) + (5+4=9) = 31; (31–1=30) are external.
7. Number of corners & sides of triangles = 15 + 31 = 46; (46–3=43) are external.
8. Number of triangles & their sides = 17 + 31 = 48.
9. Number of corners, sides & triangles = 46 + 17 = 63; (63–3=60) are external.
First (4+4) enfolded polygons
1. Number of corners of polygons = 2×10 + 2 = 22; (22–2=20) are external.
2. Number of sides of polygons = 2×14 + 1 = 29; (29–1=28) are external.
3. Number of corners & sides of polygons = 22 + 29 = 51; (51–3=48) are external.
4. Number of corners of triangles = 2×13 + 2 = 28; (28–2=26) are external.
5. Number of sides of triangles = 2×30 + 1 = 61; (61–1=60) are external.
6. Number of triangles = 2×17 = 34.
7. Number of corners & sides of triangles = 28 + 61 = 89; (89–3=86) are external.
8. Number of corners & triangles = 28 + 34 = 62; (62–2=60) are external.
9. Number of triangles & their sides = 34 + 61 = 95.
10. Number of corners, sides & triangles = 89 + 34 = 123; (123–3=120) are external.
Comments
1) The first four enfolded polygons have 15 sides and 15 corners of 17 sectors with 31 sides, showing
how YAH, the Godname of Chokmah with number value 15, and EL, the Godname of Chesed with
number value 31, prescribes the shape of the four polygons. They have 63 geometrical elements. The
top corner of the hexagon coincides with the bottom corner of the hexagon enfolded in the next higher,
overlapping Tree of Life. This means that 62 elements are intrinsic to each set of the first four enfolded
polygons. The number 62 is the 31st even integer and the number value of Tzadkiel, the Archangel of
Chesed. The first (4+4) enfolded polygons also have 62 corners & sectors. YAHWEH with number
value 26 prescribes the 26 corners of sectors outside the root edge.
2) 120 geometrical elements are outside the root edge of the first (4+4) enfolded polygons, where
2
2
2
2
120 = 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 .
Two of the 123 geometrical elements (top corners of the two hexagons) in the first (4+4) enfolded
polygons are shared with the corresponding polygons enfolded in the next higher Tree of Life. The
2
number of intrinsic geometrical elements = 123 – 2 = 121 = 11 . i.e., it is the square of the tenth
integer after 1, 120 is the sum of the first 10 odd integers after 1, showing how the Decad determines
the geometrical composition of the first (4+4) polygons. 30 sides of sectors and 30 corners & sectors
lie on either side of the root edge, where
2
2
2
2
30 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 .
3) The 34 sectors of the first (4+4) enfolded polygons have 89 corners & sides. As the top corners of both
hexagons coincide with the bottom corners of the hexagons enfolded in the next higher Tree of Life,
there are 87 corners & sides that are intrinsic to the first (4+4) enfolded polygons. 87 is the number
value of Levanah, the Mundane Chakra of Yesod.
4) The first (4+4) enfolded polygons have 95 sectors & sides, where 95 is the number value of Madim,
the Mundane Chakra of Geburah.
5) Outside the root edge are 48 corners & sides of the first (4+4) enfolded polygons. 48 is the number
value of Kokab, the Mundane Chakra of Hod, and the number of triangles & sides in the four enfolded
polygons. The first (4+4) enfolded polygons have 51 corners & sides. 51 is the 50th integer after 1.
They have 49 intrinsic corners & sides. 49 is the number value of EL ChAI, the Godname of Yesod.
First four Type B polygons
We will next consider the first four Type B polygons, starting with the separate polygons.
First four separate polygons
Table 3 displays the properties of each separate Type B polygon:
Table 3. Geometrical composition of the first four separate Type B polygons.
triangle
square
pentagon
hexagon
Total
Number of corners of sectors =
6+1
8+1
10+1
12+1
36+4
Number of sides of sectors =
Number of sectors =
Number of corners & sides of sectors =
15
9
21+1
20
12
28+1
25
15
35+1
30
18
42+1
90
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View in PDF(opens in a new window)Number of corners & sectors =
Number of sides & sectors =
Number of corners, sides & sectors =
15+1
24
30+1
20+1
32
40+1
25+1
40
50+1
30+1
48
60+1
90+4
144
180+4
Comments
1) The first four polygons have 40 corners, where 40 = 4 + 8 + 12 + 16. Both sets of polygons have 80
corners, where 80 is the number value of Yesod. 36 corners surround the centres of each set of
polygons. 72 corners surround the centres of both sets.
2) The first four polygons have 90 sides. 25 sides belong to the pentagon and 65 belong to the other
three polygons. This 25:65 division has its counterpart in the Lambda Tetractys because the sum of its
uppermost six integers is 25 and the sum of the four integers in its base is 65:
1
2 3
4 6 9
8 12 18 27
25
65
The 90 corners & triangles surround their centres comprise 36 corners and 54 triangles. Many
previous articles have illustrated how this 36:54 division is characteristic of holistic systems, the sum
of the integers at the corners of the Lambda Tetractys being 36 and the sum of the seven remaining
36 corners surround centres
144 sides & triangles
36
144
Figure 2. The 180 yods surrounding the centre of the Type B dodecagon symbolise
the 180 geometrical elements that surround the centres of the first four polygons.
integers being 54. This conformity to the archetypal Lambda Tetractys is a clear indication of the
holistic nature of the first four polygons. The counterparts of this division in the five Platonic solids are
the 36 sides of the tetrahedron and dodecahedron and the 54 sides of the octahedron, cube &
icosahedron.
3) The first four polygons have 144 sides & triangles, where
0
144 =
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
0
4
1
4
2
4
3
4
The first (4+4) polygons have 288 sides & triangles, where
1
2
3
4
288 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 .
36 corners surround the centres of each set of four polygons, where 36 = (1+3+5+7) + (2+4+6+8), i.e.,
this number is the sum of the first four odd integers and the first four even integers. 360 geometrical
elements surround the centres of both sets. This is the sum of the Decad (10) assigned to each of the
36 yods that surround the centre of the Type A hexagon (fourth polygon). These properties
demonstrate how the Tetrad and the integers 1, 2, 3 & 4 symbolised by the tetractys express
properties of this set of polygons.
4) 180 corners, sides & triangles surround the centres of the first four polygons. They comprise 36
corners and 144 sides & triangles. The counterpart of this in the Type B dodecagon is the 180 yods
that surround its centre. They comprise 36 yods that line its boundary and 144 yods in its interior (Fig.
2). Alternatively, there are 36 corners & sides shaping the polygons and 144 interior, geometrical
elements. They are symbolised by the corresponding 36 yods on the boundary of the dodecagon and
by the 144 yods inside it.
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View in PDF(opens in a new window)5) The 54 sectors of the first four polygons have 130 corners & sides, where 130 is the 65th even integer
and the 129th integer after 1. The (4+4) polygons have 260 (=26×10) corners & sides. The seven
enfolded polygons with their 47 sectors turned into tetractyses have 260 yods outside their root edge
(Fig. 3a), whilst 260 yods other than the corners and centres of two joined, Type B dodecagons line
a
b
Figure 3. The Godname YAHWEH with number value 26 prescribes the 260 yods outside the root
edge of the seven enfolded Type A polygons of the inner Tree of Life and the 260 yods other than
corners & centres of the Type B dodecagons that are outside the root edge on sides of tetractyses.
the sides of their 72 tetractyses outside their shared edge (Fig. 3b). It is evidence that the first (4+4)
polygons constitute a holistic system having properties analogous to those of the inner Tree of Life.
First four enfolded polygons
One of the sectors of the hexagon is replaced by the three sectors of the triangle when they become
enfolded in one another. Table 4 displays the properties of the first four enfolded polygons:
Table 4. Geometrical composition of the first four, enfolded Type B polygons.
4 enfolded polygons
40 – 3×2 – 2 = 32
90 – 3 – 5 = 82
54 – 3 = 51
32 + 82 = 114
32 + 51 = 83
82 + 51 = 133
32 + 82 + 51 = 165
Number of corners of sectors =
Number of sides of sectors =
Number of sectors =
Number of corners & sides of sectors =
Number of corners & sectors =
Number of sides & sectors =
Number of corners, sides & triangles =
(4+4) enfolded polygons
2×30 + 2 = 62
2×81 + 1 = 163
2×51 = 102
62 + 163 = 225
62 + 102 = 164
163 + 102 = 265
62 + 163 + 102 = 327
Comments
1) The four polygons have 32 corners, where 32 is the 31st integer after 1. The (4+4) polygons have 62
corners, where 62 is the number value of Tzadkiel, the Archangel of Chesed, which is the fourth
Sephirah from the top of the Tree of Life. 31 corners are associated with each set, where 31 is the
number value of EL, the Godname of Chesed. One is an endpoint of the root edge and there are 30
corners outside it. This reflects the number values E = 1 and L = 30.
2) The four polygons have 51 sectors, where 51 is the 50th integer after 1. The 114 corners & sides of
their sectors comprise 12 corners and 15 sides of polygons, leaving 87 corners and sides generated
by their transformation, where 87 is the number value of Levanah, the Mundane Chakra of Yesod.
3) The (4+4) polygons have 265 sides & triangles, that is, 264 sides & triangles are outside the root
edge. This is the number of yods in the seven enfolded, Type A polygons (see Fig. 3).
4) There are 165 corners, sides & triangles in the four polygons, where
2
2
2
2
2
165 = 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 .
Such a beautiful property is no accident but, instead, the manifestation of perfect mathematical design.
They include the 12 polygonal corners, leaving 153 geometrical elements, where 153 is the number value
of ELOHIM SABAOTH, the Godname of Hod. The (4+4) polygons have 327 geometrical elements. They
include the three corners and two sides on each side pillar of the outer Tree of Life. This means that
(327–5–5=317) geometrical elements are unshared with it. 317 is the number value of Shabathai, the
Mundane Chakra of Binah.
2. Yod composition of the first four polygons
The following formulae are useful for studying the yod composition of n-gons:
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View in PDF(opens in a new window)Number of yods at corners of tetractyses =
Number of hexagonal yods =
Number of yods =
Type A
n+1
5n
6n + 1
Type B
2n + 1
13n
15n + 1
First four Type A polygons
The first four separate polygons are considered first.
First four separate polygons
Table 5 shows the numbers of yods in the first four Type A polygons:
Table 5. Yod composition of the first four separate Type A polygons.
Number of corners of tetractyses =
Number of hexagonal yods =
Number of yods =
Number of yods outside root edge =
triangle
3+1
15
18+1
14+1
square
4+1
20
24+1
20+1
pentagon
5+1
25
30+1
26+1
hexagon
6+1
30
36+1
32+1
Total
18+4
90
108+4
92+4
1. Number of yods at corners of 18 tetractyses = 22.
2. Number of hexagonal yods = 15 + 20 + 25 + 30 = 90.
3. Number of yods = 19 + 25 + 31 + 37 = 112; 108 yods surround their centres.
4. Number of yods on boundaries of polygons = 18 + 2×18 = 54; (2×18=36) are hexagonal.
5. Number of yods on boundaries of tetractyses = 54 + 2×18 + 4 = 94; (94–22=72) are hexagonal.
First (4+4) separate polygons
1. Number of yods at corners of tetractyses = 2×22 = 44.
2. Number of hexagonal yods = 2×90 = 180.
3. Number of yods = 2×112 = 224. (2×108=216) yods surround their centres.
4. Number of yods on boundaries of polygons = 2×54 = 108; (2×36=72) are hexagonal.
5. Number of yods on boundaries of tetractyses = 2×94 = 188; (2×72=144) are hexagonal.
First four enfolded polygons
1. Number of yods at corners of 17 tetractyses = 22 – 3×2 – 1 = 15 (13 outside root edge).
2. Number of hexagonal yods = 90 – 3×2 – 2 – 2 – 1 = 79 (77 outside root edge).
3. Number of yods = 15 + 79 = 94 (90 outside root edge).
First (4+4) enfolded polygons
1. Number of yods at corners of 34 tetractyses = 2 + 2×13 = 28.
2. Number of hexagonal yods = 2 + 2×77 = 156; (156–2=154) are external.
3. Number of yods = 28 + 156 = 184; (184–4=180) are external.
4. Number of yods on 29 sides of polygons with 22 corners = 2×29 + 22 = 80; (80–4=76) are external.
5. Number of yods on sides of 34 tetractyses = 184 – 34 = 150 = 15×10; (150–4=146) are external, 73 on
each side. Number of yods on sides of tetractyses other than 20 corners of polygons outside root edge
= 150 – 20 = 130.
First four Type B polygons
The separate polygons are considered first.
First four separate polygons
Table 6 shows the numbers of yods in the four separate polygons:
Table 6. Yod composition of the first four separate Type B polygons.
Number of corners of tetractyses =
Number of hexagonal yods =
Number of yods =
Number of yods outside root edge =
triangle
6+1
39
45+1
41+1
square
8+1
52
60+1
56+1
pentagon
10+1
65
75+1
71+1
hexagon
12+1
78
90+1
86+1
Total
36+4
234
270+4
254+4
Comments
4
1) The first four polygons have 274 yods (18 corners and 256 other yods, where 256 = 4 ). This is a
remarkable example of how the Tetrad expresses properties of holistic systems like the four polygons.
2) There are 258 yods outside their sides that become the root edge when they are enfolded in one
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the Mundane Chakra of Yesod. Number of yods in the polygons outside their ‘root edges’ other than
their 10 corners = 258 – 10 = 248. This is the number value of Raziel, the Archangel of Binah. It is the
dimension of the superstring gauge symmetry group E8 , the rank-8 exceptional Lie group. The
polygons contribute to this number as follows:
triangle
square pentagon hexagon
248 =
41
55
69
83
= 22 non-polygonal corners + 226 hexagonal yods.
There are 54 hexagonal yods at centres of tetractyses, so that there are (54+22= 76) yods that are either
centres of tetractyses or their non-polygonal corners outside their root edges. This is how the Godname
YAHWEH ELOHIM with number value 76 prescribes the embodiment of the 248 roots of E8 in the four
7
72
168
240
Figure 4. The first four enfolded Type B polygons have 240 yods outside the root edge surrounding their four
centres. This is the number of yods on sides of tetractyses that surround the centres of the seven polygons of
the inner Tree of Life. The 72 yods in the hexagon correspond to the 72 yods that either lie on the sides of
the dodecagon or are corners of the first six polygons. The 168 yods outside the root edge surrounding the
centres of the first three enfolded polygons correspond to the 168 yods surrounding the centres of the seven
polygons that are either inside the dodecagon or are not corners of the first six polygons.
separate Type B polygons. As the hexagon has 78 hexagonal yods, it has 76 hexagonal yods outside its
root edge.
First four enfolded polygons
There are 19 yods (15 outside root edge) in the sector of the hexagon which coincides with the triangle.
Four corners of tetractyses in the hexagon disappear when the polygons become enfolded. Table 7
shows the numbers of yods in the four enfolded polygons.
Table 7. Yod composition of first four enfolded Type B polygons.
Number of corners of tetractyses =
Number of hexagonal yods =
Number of yods =
Number of external yods surrounding centre =
triangle
7
39
46
46–4–1=41
square
9–2=7
52–2=50
57
57–1=56
pentagon
11–2=9
65–2=63
72
72–1=71
hexagon
13–4=9
78–2–13=63
72
72
Total
32
215
247
240
Comments
1) The first four enfolded polygons have 247 yods. This is the number of yods on the sides of the 48
sectors of the 7 separate polygons of the inner Tree of Life when the sectors are tetractyses (Fig. 4)
240 yods outside the root edge surround the centres of the polygons. 168 such yods are in the first
major whorl
Figure 5. The three major whorls and seven minor whorls of
the UPA (“ultimate physical atom”), the unit of matter
described with micro-psi (a form of remote-viewing) by the
Theosophists Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater.
minor whorl
The UPA
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characteristic of holistic systems. It signifies the distinction between the 72 roots of E6, an exceptional
subgroup of E8 , and the remaining 168 roots of E8 . It manifests in the E8 ×E8 heterotic superstring itself
(Fig. 5) as the distinction between its three major whorls and its seven minor whorls, each of which
carries 24 gauge charges of E8, according to the author’s work. There are also 240 yods in the first 4
490 yods outside the root edge
490 yods
550 =
Figure 6. The first (4+4) enfolded Type B polygons have the same number (490) of yods as there are outside the
root edge of the (7+5) enfolded Type A polygons which, together with the root edge, separately have 550 yods.
enfolded polygons outside the root edge that do not coincide with the 3 Sephiroth on the side pillars of
the Tree of Life.
2) There are (247–4=243) yods outside the root edge. Number of yods in the (4+4) enfolded polygons =
4 + 2×243 = 490 = 49×10, showing how EL CHAI, the Godname of Yesod with number value 49,
prescribes the (4+4) enfolded polygons. This is also the number of yods outside the root edge of the
(7+5) enfolded polygons which, separately and together with the four yods of the root edge, have 550
yods that symbolize the 550 SLs of CTOL (Fig. 6) [1]. The 490 yods in the (4+4) enfolded polygons
comprise 62 corners (31 corners associated with each set), 326 hexagonal yods on 163 sides of 102
tetractyses & 102 hexagonal yods at their centres, i.e., (326+102=428) hexagonal yods.
(490−102=388) yods line their sides, 194 yods per set. 31 is the number value of EL, Godname of
Chesed, 62 is the number value of its Archangel Tzadkiel, 428 is the number value of Chasmalim, its
Order of Angels and 194 is the number value of Tzadekh, the Mundane Chakra of Chesed. Here is a
remarkable example of how the number values of the same Sephirah in the four Kabbalistic Worlds of
Atziluth, Beriah, Yetzirah and Assiyah measure properties of an object possessing sacred geometry.
The (7+7) enfolded Type B polygons of the inner Tree of Life have 1370 yods [2]. The last (3+3)
enfolded polygons have (1370−490=880) yods outside the root edge. 880 = 88×10, where 88 is the
87th integer after 1 and 87 is the number value of Levanah, the Mundane Chakra of Yesod. They have
50 corners (48 outside the root edge), where 50 is the number of ELOHIM and 48 is the number of
Kokab, the Mundane Chakra of Hod. The last 3 enfolded polygons have 26 corners, where 26 is the
number value of YAHWEH.
Figure 7. 384 yods outside the
root edge line the 162 sides of
the 102 tetractyses in the first
(4+4) enfolded Type B polygons.
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there are (490–102=388) yods lining their 163 sides. (388–4=384) yods outside the root edge line 162
sides, 192 in each set (Fig. 7). This 192:192 division is another characteristic of holistic systems, being
found, for example, in the 192 lines and 192 broken lines making up the 64 hexagrams used in the
ancient Chinese system of divination known as I Ching and in the 192 yods associated with each set
of the first six enfolded polygons and unshared with polygons enfolded in the next higher Tree of Life
(Fig. 8). 24 yods line the nine sides of the triangle, square & pentagon. They correspond to the 24
lines & broken lines in the upper or lower trigrams in the eight hexagrams forming the diagonal of the
8×8 square array of hexagrams and to the 24 corners associated with each set of the first six enfolded
Figure 8. The equivalence of the
384 lines & broken lines of the 64
hexagrams of the I Ching table and
the 384 yods intrinsic to the first
(6+6) enfolded Type A polygons.
polygons unshared with the polygons enfolded in the next higher Tree of Life. The remaining 168 yods
correspond to the 168 lines & broken lines in the 28 off-diagonal hexagrams in either diagonal half of
the array and to the 168 yods in the first six enfolded polygons that are not corners of polygons.
The number 384 is the sum of the first nine squares after 1:
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
384 = 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 .
It illustrates the fundamental connection between the Pythagorean Decad and this measure of holistic
systems represented by sacred geometries.
3. How the Godnames prescribe the first four polygons
Set out below is a summary of the way in which the Godnames of the 10 Sephiroth prescribe the first four
polygons and the (4+4) polygons:
Sephirah
Godname
Kether
EHYEH = 21
22 corners of first (4+4) enfolded polygons, where 22 = 21st integer after
1.
Chokmah
YAH = 15
15 sides of first 4 enfolded polygons; 15 corners of 17 sectors of first 4
enfolded Type A polygons.
YAHWEH = 26
26 corners outside root edge of 34 sectors of first (4+4) enfolded Type A
polygons.
Binah
ELOHIM = 50
51 corners & sides of 34 sectors of first (4+4) enfolded Type A polygons,
where 51 = 50th integer after 1.
51 sectors of first 4 enfolded Type B polygons.
Chesed
EL = 31
31 sides of 17 sectors of first 4 enfolded Type A polygons.
62 corners & triangles in first (4+4) enfolded Type A polygons, where 62
= 31st even integer.
62 intrinsic elements in first 4 enfolded Type A polygons.
ELOHA = 36
36 corners/sides of first 4 separate Type A polygons.
36 corners surround centres of sectors in first 4 separate Type B
polygons.
72 geometrical elements surround centres of first 4 separate Type A
polygons, where 72 = 36th even integer.
72 corners & sides of first (4+4) separate Type A polygons.
Geburah
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separate Type B polygons.
YAHWEH ELOHIM = 76
76 geometrical elements in first 4 separate Type A polygons.
76 non-polygonal corners & hexagonal yods at centres of 54 tetractyses
outside root edges of first 4 separate Type B polygons.
YAHWEH SABAOTH = 129
130 corners & sides of 54 sectors of first 4 separate Type B polygons,
where 130 = 129th integer after 1.
130 yods on sides of 34 tetractyses in first (4+4) enfolded Type A
polygons other than external corners of polygons.
Hod
ELOHIM SBAOTH = 153
153 geometrical elements in first 4 enfolded Type B polygons other than
their corners.
154 hexagonal yods outside root edge of first (4+4) enfolded Type A
polygons, where 154 = 153rd integer after 1.
Yesod
EL ChAI = 49
49 intrinsic corners & sides of first (4+4) enfolded Type A polygons.
ADONAI = 65
130 corners & sides of 54 sectors of first 4 separate Type B polygons,
where 130 = 65th even integer.
130 yods on sides of 34 tetractyses in first (4+4) enfolded Type A
polygons other than external corners of polygons.
ADONAI MELEKH = 155
155 geometrical elements in root edge and in first (4+4) separate Type A
polygons.
156 hexagonal yods in first (4+4) enfolded Type A polygons, where 156 =
155th integer after 1.
Tiphareth
Netzach
Malkuth
4. The hexagon embodies the dimension 248 of E 8
The pair of joined Type A hexagons has 70 yods when their 12 sectors are transformed into tetractyses.
This is the number of yods in the Tree of Life when its 16 triangles are tetractyses (Fig. 9). The 10 corners
of the two hexagons correspond to the 10 Sephirothic corners of the triangles making up the Tree of Life.
Figure 9. The 70 yods of the two joined Type A
hexagons with their 12 sectors turned into
tetractyses are the counterpart of the Tree of
Life with its 16 triangles turned into tetractyses.
The 10 corners of the two hexagons correspond
to the 10 Sephirothic corners of the Tree of Life.
Each system has 60 hexagonal yods.
Their 60 hexagonal yods are the counterpart of the 60 hexagonal yods in the latter. This correspondence
suggests that the two joined hexagons are the single polygonal counterpart of the Tree of Life. It should
therefore not be surprising that they embody parameters of holistic systems, as we now show. The next
level of transformation of the Type B polygon is the Type C polygon in which each triangle of the former is
Figure 10. The 496 yods outside the
root edge of two joined Type C
hexagons symbolise the 496 gauge
bosons of the heterotic superstring
symmetry group E8×E8 '. The 248 yods
in each hexagon comprise 168 yods
on the 83 sides of 54 tetractyses and
80 yods either at centres of
tetractyses or at the top & bottom
corners shared with hexagons
enfolded in adjacent Trees of Life.
E8'
80
168
80
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yods surrounding its centre. (252–4=248) yods in each hexagon outside their root edge surround their
centres (Fig. 10). 500 (=50×10) yods surround the two centres, 496 yods being outside the root edge,
where 496 is the number value of Malkuth. This is how ELOHIM, the Godname of Binah with number
value 50, prescribes the polygonal representation of the dimension 496 of E8 ×E 8 , one of the two gauge
symmetry groups governing the unified interaction of heterotic superstrings.
E 6 subgroup
Inside each sector of a Type C n-gon are 13 yods that are either corners of tetractyses or hexagonal yods
at their centres. A Type C hexagon has (6×13=78) such yods. 78 is the dimension of E6 , the rank-6
exceptional subgroup of E 8. The six yods at the centres of each sector denote the six simple root of E6
c
b
24 corners
60 sides
36 triangles
168
80
24 corners
60 sides
36 triangles
168 corners & sides
72 triangles
a
Figure 11. a. The 248 yods in the 5-tree up to the 31st SL comprise 80 yods
in the 1-tree and 168 yods above it; b. surrounding the centres of joined Type
A and Type B dodecagons are 80 yods at corners & centres of tetractyses
and 168 yods that are either the endpoints of the root edge or hexagonal
yods on the 83 sides of the 48 tetractyses. c. 72 triangles and 168 corners &
sides surround the centres of two separate Type B dodecagons,
and the 72 other yods denote its 72 roots. The top and bottom corners of the hexagon (those which are
shared with the hexagons enfolded in the adjacent Trees of Life) denote the remaining simple roots of E 8.
The number 248 divides into 80 yods that denote the eight simple roots of E8 and the 72 roots of E6 and
168 yods denoting the 168 roots of E 8 that are not roots of E 6. This 80:168 division of the number 248,
which is essentially the 72:168 division of the holistic parameter 240 discussed earlier, manifests in the
context of the outer Tree of Life as follows: there are 80 yods in the 1-tree and 168 yods above it up to
Chesed of the 5-tree, which is the 31st SL prescribed by the Godname EL of Chesed (Fig. 11a). It also
appears in the dodecagons because joined Type A and Type B dodecagons have 80 yods at corners and
centres of their 48 tetractyses and 168 yods that are either the endpoints of the root edge or hexagonal
Figure 12. 168 extra yods are needed to transform the
12 sectors of a dodecagon into a Type B dodecagon.
yods on the 83 sides of tetractyses (Fig 11b). The 72:168 division appears in a pair of separate Type B
dodecagons as their 72 triangles and as the 168 corners & sides that surround their centres (Fig. 11c). It
exists because, as the tenth type of polygon determined by the Decad, the dodecagon is a holistic object
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centre of each separate Type B dodecagon, comparing with the 24 corners of the first six enfolded
polygons on either side of the root edge with its two endpoints, the properties of these two sets of
polygons being shown in Article 4 [3] to be prescribed by the Godnames of the 10 Sephiroth and to
display properties characteristic of such systems. Another example is the fact that 168 more yods are
Figure 13. Outside the root edge of two joined hexagons with 2nd-order tetractyses as sectors are 840 yods.
needed to transform the 12 sectors of the dodecagon with 13 corners into a Type B dodecagon with 181
yods (Fig. 12).
5. The hexagon embodies superstring structural parameters
The number of yods in an n-gon with 2nd-order tetractyses as sectors is 72n + 1 [4]. A hexagon has 433
yods. Thirteen yods lie on an side, leaving 420 yods outside it. Two joined hexagons have 840 yods
whorl
UPA
840 turns
840 turns
Figure 14. The UPA, the unit of matter described by Besant & Leadbeater, is the E8×E8 ' heterotic
superstring. It consists of 10 closed curves, or “whorls,” each a helix with 1680 circular turns.
Every whorl winds 2½ times around the spin axis of the UPA in an outer helical spiral of 840
turns and returns to its top by twisting 2½ more times in a tighter, inner spiral of 840 turns.
outside their root edge (Fig. 13). The two hexagons embody not only the number of gauge bosons
mediating the unified superstring force but also the number of coils in an outer or inner half of a helical
whorl of the UPA/heterotic superstring (Fig. 14) described by Annie Besant & C.W. Leadbeater [5].
This information about the structure of each string-like whorl of the UPA is embodied in the pair of joined
hexagons with Type A triangles as sectors. Each such hexagon has 91 yods, that is, 85 yods other than
their six corners, where
0
1
2
3
85 = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 .
This demonstrates how the Tetrad expresses the extra number of yods needed to construct a Type B
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840
Figure 15. The 840 helical turns in each half of a whorl in the E8×E8' heterotic superstring are
symbolised by the yods: a. in the 20 hexagons; b. on the boundaries of the (60+60) polygons of
the first 6 types, and c. in the 10 Type B dodecagons enfolded in 10 overlapping Trees of Life.
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other than corners. 84 such yods are associated with each hexagon. Enfolded in 10 overlapping Trees of
Life are 20 hexagons with (840+840=1680) yods other than corners (Fig. 15a). The same information is
embodied in the first (6+6) polygons enfolded in 10 overlapping Trees of Life (Fig. 15b) because 1680
yods line their sides outside their root edges. It is also embodied in the 10 Type B dodecagons enfolded
in 10 Trees of Life as the1680 yods other than corners that surround their centres (Fig. 15c). Here are
Figure 16. The disdyakis triacontahedron
embodies the superstring structural parameter
1680 as the 840 vertices, sides & triangles in
each half of the polyhedron that surround an
axis passing through two opposite vertices.
equivalent holistic objects embodying the same information, namely, the number of circular polarized
oscillations in each vibrating whorl. This structural parameter of the heterotic superstring is prescribed by
ADONAI, the Godname of Malkuth, because the lowest 10 overlapping Trees of Life have 65 SLs. This
Sephirah is appropriate, as Malkuth signifies the outer, physical form of any holistic object.
The 840 yods other than corners associated with each set of hexagons enfolded in 10 overlapping Trees
of Life have their counterpart in the polyhedral Tree of Life [6]. Its outer form is the disdyakis
triacontahedron (Fig. 16), which has 62 vertices, 180 edges & 120 triangular faces. Surrounding any axis
passing through two diametrically opposite vertices are 840 vertices, edges & triangles in each half of the
polyhedron when the 180 interior triangles formed by its edges and centre are Type A triangles:
I
Exterior:
Interior
vertices
60
180
Total =
240
edges
180
60 + 3×180 = 600
+
triangles
120
180×3 = 540
780
+
760
= 1680
Moreover, when its exterior and interior triangles are turned into tetractyses, there are 840 yods
surrounding the axis of the disdyakis triacontahedron:
Exterior:
Interior:
vertices
60
0
Total =
60
hexagonal yods on edges
180×2 = 360
60×2 = 120
+
480
hexagonal yods at centres of tetractyses
120
180
+
300
= 840
As the hexagon is the fourth regular polygon, this is confirmation of the Tetrad Principle, which states that
the fourth member of a class of mathematical object embodies numbers that are characteristic of holistic
systems. It is the fourth member of a set of polygons that constitute a holistic system displaying properties
= yod behind another yod
10
35
Figure 17. The equivalence of the 1-tree, the inner Tree of Life and the first (4+4) enfolded polygons.
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analysis of the yod composition of the first (4+4) enfolded Type A polygons, 80 yods line the sides of
these polygons. This is the number value of Yesod and the number of yods in the 1-tree (Fig. 17) when its
19 triangles are turned into tetractyses, as well as the number of corners of the 94 sectors of the (7+7)
enfolded polygons of the inner Tree of Life. The 35 red yods making up its ‘trunk’:
Point (Kether)
Line (Path connecting Chokmah & Binah)
Triangle ((triangle with Chesed, Geburah & Tiphareth at its corners)
Tetrahedron (tetrahedron with Netzach, Hod, Yesod & Malkuth at its vertices)
have their counterpart in the 35 red corners associated with one set of seven enfolded polygons and in
the 35 red yods lining the outer sides of one set of the first four enfolded polygons, apart from the corner
of the triangle and the top and bottom corners of the hexagon, which coincide with Sephiroth on the Pillar
of Mercy of the Tree of Life, i.e., the 35 red yods are intrinsic to the four polygons themselves). The 35
blue yods making up the ‘branches’ of the 1-tree (the region outside its trunk) correspond to the 35 blue
corners associated with the other set of seven enfolded polygons and to the 35 blue yods lining the outer
sides of the other set of the first four enfolded polygons, apart from the corner of the triangle and the top
and bottom corners of the hexagon, which coincide with Sephiroth on the Pillar of Judgement. The 10
green yods added by conversion of the Tree of Life with 70 yods into the 1-tree with 80 yods correspond
to the 10 green centres of the (7+7) enfolded polygons that do not coincide with Sephiroth and to the 10
80 corners
80 corners
Figure 18. The 102 triangles in the (4+4) separate Type B polygons have 80 corners. They are the counterpart
of the 80 corners of the 94 sectors of the (7+7) enfolded Type A polygons of the inner Tree of Life.
green yods in the first (4+4) enfolded polygons that either coincide with Sephiroth or are in the root edge.
Such natural, one-to-one correspondence with both the outer and inner forms of the Tree of Life is clear
evidence that the first (4+4) enfolded polygons constitute what in previous articles has been called a
“Tree of Life pattern” that embodies properties of holistic systems, such as the 248 gauge bosons that
transmit the E8 ×E 8'-invariant interaction between heterotic superstrings and the structural parameters 840
and 1680 of the E8 ×E8 ' heterotic superstring.
This conclusion about the holistic character of the first (4+4) polygons is given further support by the fact
that the 108 triangles making up the first (4+4) separate Type B polygons have 80 corners (see comment
1 on page 6). They correspond to the 80 corners of the 94 sectors of the (7+7) enfolded Type A polygons
(Fig. 18). The eight centres of the two sets of the first four polygons correspond to the eight corners of the
latter that coincide with the positions of Daath, Tiphareth and the Sephiroth on the side pillars of the Tree
of Life. The first (4+4) separate Type A polygons have 80 corners & sectors (see comment 8 on page 4).
Truly, the Tetrad reveals here its power in defining members of classes of mathematical objects that have
a holistic character because they are equivalent to, or embody properties of, the universal blueprint of the
Tree of Life and other sacred geometries.
References
1) For a discussion of CTOL, see Article 5 at http://smphillips.8m.com/html/articles.html.
2) Phillips, Stephen M. Article 36: ”The Sri Yantra-like pattern of the 15 layers of vertices in the disdyakis
triacontahedron and its scientific meaning,” http://www.smphillips.8m.com/article36.pdf, p. 10. Here is
the proof that the (7+7) enfolded Type B polygons have 1370 yods:
Number of yods =
triangle
46
square pentagon hexagon
61
76
91
17
octagon decagon
121
dodecagon
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View in PDF(opens in a new window)Of the 727 yods in the 7 separate polygons, the centre of the decagon coincides with a corner of the
pentagon when they become enfolded. Fifteen yods in a sector of the hexagon disappear when it is
replaced by the triangle in the enfolded set of polygons. (6×4=24) yods in the root edges of 6 polygons
disappear when they become enfolded. Number of yods in the 7 enfolded polygons = 727 – 1 – 15 –
24 = 687. Number of yods in the (7+7) enfolded polygons = 687 + 687 – 4 = 1370.
3)
Phillips, Stephen M. Article 4: “The Godnames
http://www.smphillips.8m.com/article04.pdf, p. 4.
prescribe
the
inner
Tree
of
Life,”
4) Proof: a 2nd-order tetractys contains 85 yods. 13 yods lie along each side. An n-gon with its n sectors
turned into 2nd-order tetractyses has (85–13=72)n + 1 yods.
5) Besant, A, and Leadbeater, C.W. “Occult Chemistry,” 3rd ed., Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar,
Madras, India, 1951.
6)
Phillips,
Stephen
M.
Article
http://www.smphillips.8m.com/article23.pdf.
23:
18
“The
polyhedral
Tree
Life,”