A bit of a weird question, I know, but does anyone know what symbolic significance an equilateral triange is supposed to have? And if you could explain it's relation with a vesica piscis, 'twould be most appreciated. I'm looking at some medieval architecture btw.
Yeah, I'm basically being lazy. I'm tired of wading through theological websites and trying to understand everything, so I'm looking for some quick notes in layman's terms as to the symbolic reference and what it means.
General Christian connection to the number three, a three pointed "perfect" symbol. In fact, most religions have some form of a trinity, IIRC.
Why's three so important, though? What I have is this: Someone suggested that I read up on the importance of the equilateral triangle. And I do understand the symbolism of the vesica piscis, but the rest I'm getting swamped with. You have other geometric shapes in there. I don't understand the symbolic meaning.
they're usually masonic symbols, and the triangle represents a few different things depending upon context. it can mean the holy trinity (3 points; equal, seperate but joined), immortality (the caphead of an egyptian pyramid), the blade (pointing upwards - a male and fire symbol, representing ascent) or the chalice (pointing down - female and water symbol, representing fertility and the grace of god) there may be some more, and its actual meaning will fully depend on the mason, their affiliation, the buildings intended use and how they felt about the building.
with religion, its the symbol of the holy trinity and also one of the oldest fertility and goddess symbols. early humanity was never blessed with waxing and the concept of 'the brazilian' and for science, 3 is the minimum number of points for a polygon and was/is regarded as the perfect polygon
Cheers Ecky! I found this quite interesting (lifted from a website) I guess what I'm trying to figure out is if use of this symbolism in a church implies a plain, mathematical description of geometry and how it is within nature or an implied esoteric story about creation. Or summat.
Right-o, the background to this thread is that my father will be doing a presentation to his masonic order (don't ask me which one, I haven't a clue and they all strike me as a bit odd) on sacred geometry in churches in June, based on some of our findings. As you may or may not know, my dad and I have researched medieval architecture for maybe 12 or 13 years. Along the way, we've made some pretty interesting discoveries, particularly regarding sites of the Knights Templar and churches within the parishes that their preceptories are located in. Nothing is particularly startling or new. After all, the architecture is there for anyone to see and the sites have been documented since they were created. However, there does seem to be an over-riding theme of geometry at all sites. Does anyone have anything maybe worth having a look into on this topic? I have to confess, I don't really know a lot about meanings. My role throughout has been documenting what is actually visible, not the interpretation side.
Oh, fess up, Summer, you and your dad are on a Davinci Code quest. Well, I'll cut to the chase for you.
The triangle is an ancient symbol for a landing strip for aliens. Which is why God came down on Mary.
Odd then, that today a landing strip is symbolized by a woman shaved to look like a line rather than a triangle.
