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The vesica piscis ("bladder of the fish") is a

geometric curiosity regarded by Pythagoreans and


others as geometrically sacred. It represents the
formation of the universe and the development of
life. Some claim that its symbolism links early
Christians to ancient Pythagoreans as well.

Vesica Piscis is sometimes featured in architecture all around the world, especially in buildings used
by occult societies.

The vesica piscis represents creation and


fertility. It's an image of cellular replication
and with it, its possible to represent the
Cabbalistic Tree of Life. In some traditions,
it and its component circles symbolize
female genitalia or ovum. Displayed
horizontally the al- mond shape may
symbolize a fish (the fanning curves of the
circles bending away from one tip are
sometimes depicted as a tail). To the
Pythagoreans the ratio of the vesica pisci's
height to width (265:153) is a holy value. In
the Gospel of John, Jesus Christ was
reported to have created 153 fishes.
The golden ratio (or golden section, or a
hundred other "golden" names) is another
geometric discovery attributed to the
Pythagoreans. It exemplifies the beautiful
patterning inherent in geometry (and by
extension, the universe) and how that
patterning is irrational and beautiful. The
golden ratio defines a logarithmic spiral
that personifies the universe.

To understand the golden ratio, take a rectangle with a short side (a) and a long
side (a + b). Draw a line through the rectangle such that a square with sides equal
to a is created. This leaves a rectangle remain- ing, with sides equal to a and b.
This new rectangle can be divided just as you divided the first one, leaving
another rectangle, which can also be divided, and so on, ad infinitum. The
recurring process creates the beautiful, endlessly unspooling golden spiral.

The golden rectangle can be observed in many natural phenomena.

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