E., Aryeh Kaplan trans., First edition, 1979, Samuel Weiser, New YorkĪccording to researchers, the tree of life, is actually derived from the Flower of Life. in Hebrew, it is a classic descriptive term for the central mystical symbol used in the Kabbalah of esoteric Judaism, also known as the 10 Sephirot. 10, page 155, of The Bahir: An ancient Kabbalistic text attributed to Rabbi Nehuniah ben HaKana, first century, C.

The Kabbalistic Tree of Life with the names of the Sephiroth and paths in Hebrew. By studying the nature of these forms and their relationship to each other, one may seek to gain insight into the scientific, philosophical, psychological, aesthetic and mystical laws of the universe. The Abydos temple in Egypt has several depictions of the flower of life, more accurately, five patterns are present at Abydos temple that resemble the Flower of Life on-top of the granite columns further depictions are present on a column opposite of the building.Īccording to Sacred Geometry, the basic patterns of existence are perceived as sacred, since contemplating one is contemplating the origin of all things. If you overlay a map using the correct scaling with the complete flower of life all sacred sites, standing stones and other monuments will sit at the center of six points. This incredible geometrical formation, present from Assyria to the Celts and even used in construction methods and design today has even drawn the attention of inventors such as Leonardo da Vinci.Īccording to researchers the flower of life is a big deal, it is present on a global scale, and is present in the design of monuments worldwide. According to researchers, the flower of life represents ancient spiritual beliefs, and they depict fundamental aspects of space and time. The most common form of the “Flower of Life” is a hexagonal pattern formed by the center of each circle drawn on the circumference of six surrounding circles that have the same diameter, it is made up of 19 complete circles and 36 partial circular arcs, enclosed by a large circle. Said to be the most important and sacred pattern in the universe the Flower of Life is a geometrical figure composed of multiple evenly-spaced, overlapping circles. The Flower of life can be found in almost every single culture and religion worldwide. The Flower of Life symbol drawn in red ochre Temple of Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

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