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Geometry of the Universe

Pattern, proportion and structure — mathematics, measurement, and the meanings laid over them.

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Phi, the Golden Ratio & Divine Proportion

The golden ratio, usually written φ (phi), is the positive number approximately equal to 1.6180339887. It appears when a line is divided so that the ratio of the whole line to the longer…

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Platonic Solids as Cosmic Elements

The Platonic solids are the five—and only five—convex polyhedra whose faces are identical regular polygons and whose vertices are all arranged in the same way.

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Cymatics — The Geometry of Sound

Cymatics is the visualization of vibration through patterns formed in matter. Sand on a resonating plate gathers into lines and curves; liquid in a vibrating container develops ripples,…

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E8 & the Theory of Everything

E8 is a real and exceptionally rich mathematical structure, but it is not a 248-dimensional solid floating somewhere beyond ordinary sight.

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Aether: The Fifth Element

Aether is not one continuous theory that science once rejected and has now quietly restored. It is a family of ideas sharing an intuition: apparently empty space may possess structure,…

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