Circle-Based Geometry
Fruit of Life
Thirteen non-overlapping circles on a hexagonal grid.
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Metatron's Cube
Metatron's Cube connects the thirteen centres of the Fruit of Life with every possible line segment.
Metatron's Cube13 circles · 78 segments · 0 solidsdepth 70% · Crystal · persp
Construction
Take the 13 Fruit-of-Life centres and generate all C(13,2) = 78 segments between pairs.
Mathematical properties
- ◇13 vertices, 78 segments
- ◇Contains 2D projections of the cube and octahedron
- ◇Six-fold rotational symmetry
Symbolic interpretation
Associated in esoteric literature with the archangel Metatron and with the Platonic solids. The symbolic claims are traditional, not proven.