Mystical diagrams and geometry
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 2:21 pm
"Plato said god geometrizes continually"
- Plutarch (Convivialium disputationum, liber 8,2).
"God arithmetizes".
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
I was revisiting “Kirjoituksia Magiasta” (“Demon’s Cube and Other Writings on Magic”) by frater Nefastos while taking a break from work today, and started thinking about different sorts of “mystical diagrams” then a chain of thoughts led me to pondering geometrics. I would be interested to hear your ideas, and experiences about practical magical applications to meditation diagrams, such as the yantras or mandalas or any sort of “mystical diagrams”.
Tattva vision, the basic exercise of "scrying in the spirit vision" used in the Golden Dawn system. is one practical exercise than comes to mind when thinking diagrams or simple geometric representations. Similar tools to tattva cards are for example the Zener cards designed by perceptual psychologist Karl Zener to conduct experiments for extrasensory perception. I constructed a set of tattva cards (a simple set, only the symbols in isolation on a black background) a couple of years back when I was studying the Golden Dawn tradition, but they saw little use from me. My visualization is pretty strong stemming probably from a lot of imaginative play from when I was a child, but I'm interested to hear has anyone here done any experiment with these sorts of tools especially relating to their claimed aid for astral clairvoyance, scrying or ESP?
Personally, I just love Islamic ornamental art. There seems to be something about minimalistic, symmetric patterns in both visual and audio arts that call me like a moth to a flame. Im absolutely horrible at drawing with free hand but I have learned to enjoy creating pieces with a help of a ruler and a compass. I know there are already discussion about the magical side of creating visual arts, but relating to patterns and geometry does drawing images or creating mandalas of some sort have significance in your work?
David Brewster, the inventor of the modern kaleidoscope created his invention to be "for the purposes of rational amusement" and of great value in "all the ornamental arts", but from time to time, I have been thinking about testing if these sort of optical devices could have any application in scrying or other occult work. Does anyone have any ideas where to go from here regarding such devices? Back in the day when I used to do psychedelics (I'm sober, and boring these days) I spent long hours gazing through my kaleidoscope while high on lysergic acid diethylamide. There were some moments and experiences there pertaining to the spiritual, but I can't trust these experiences since there were perception altering substances and other distractions involved. I even drew plans back then for devising a helmet with a kaleidoscope attached to it like binoculars, with electric motors rotating the cell, to allow for hands free experience. When I showed these plans to a friend who is an electronics engineer he remarked that “you are truly autistic in the worst possible ways”. I think maybe kaleidoscopes could be used in a similar way to crystal spheres.
Also enjoy this virtual tour of the W.B Yeats exhibition of National Library of Ireland. They have on display his personal handmade set of tattva cards, among other occult curiosities.
https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=CfD9eU6iPhf&mls=1
- Plutarch (Convivialium disputationum, liber 8,2).
"God arithmetizes".
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
I was revisiting “Kirjoituksia Magiasta” (“Demon’s Cube and Other Writings on Magic”) by frater Nefastos while taking a break from work today, and started thinking about different sorts of “mystical diagrams” then a chain of thoughts led me to pondering geometrics. I would be interested to hear your ideas, and experiences about practical magical applications to meditation diagrams, such as the yantras or mandalas or any sort of “mystical diagrams”.
Tattva vision, the basic exercise of "scrying in the spirit vision" used in the Golden Dawn system. is one practical exercise than comes to mind when thinking diagrams or simple geometric representations. Similar tools to tattva cards are for example the Zener cards designed by perceptual psychologist Karl Zener to conduct experiments for extrasensory perception. I constructed a set of tattva cards (a simple set, only the symbols in isolation on a black background) a couple of years back when I was studying the Golden Dawn tradition, but they saw little use from me. My visualization is pretty strong stemming probably from a lot of imaginative play from when I was a child, but I'm interested to hear has anyone here done any experiment with these sorts of tools especially relating to their claimed aid for astral clairvoyance, scrying or ESP?
Personally, I just love Islamic ornamental art. There seems to be something about minimalistic, symmetric patterns in both visual and audio arts that call me like a moth to a flame. Im absolutely horrible at drawing with free hand but I have learned to enjoy creating pieces with a help of a ruler and a compass. I know there are already discussion about the magical side of creating visual arts, but relating to patterns and geometry does drawing images or creating mandalas of some sort have significance in your work?
David Brewster, the inventor of the modern kaleidoscope created his invention to be "for the purposes of rational amusement" and of great value in "all the ornamental arts", but from time to time, I have been thinking about testing if these sort of optical devices could have any application in scrying or other occult work. Does anyone have any ideas where to go from here regarding such devices? Back in the day when I used to do psychedelics (I'm sober, and boring these days) I spent long hours gazing through my kaleidoscope while high on lysergic acid diethylamide. There were some moments and experiences there pertaining to the spiritual, but I can't trust these experiences since there were perception altering substances and other distractions involved. I even drew plans back then for devising a helmet with a kaleidoscope attached to it like binoculars, with electric motors rotating the cell, to allow for hands free experience. When I showed these plans to a friend who is an electronics engineer he remarked that “you are truly autistic in the worst possible ways”. I think maybe kaleidoscopes could be used in a similar way to crystal spheres.
Also enjoy this virtual tour of the W.B Yeats exhibition of National Library of Ireland. They have on display his personal handmade set of tattva cards, among other occult curiosities.
https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=CfD9eU6iPhf&mls=1