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About thirty years ago, I wrote a book titled “The Sign of the Quatrefoil.” The theme came to me in what may best be described as a lucid dream—one of those dreams that is more like reality, and I still recall this one today. I was given instruction on using the numbers one to four as a basis for great insight. In retrospect, I know that this Information was intended primarily for me, rather than for publication, however I felt the need to get it down on paper, and it is still available (and still sells some copies) for those who are interested.
In ancient Greece, the Pythagoreans especially venerated the number ten, and it is relevant that in today’s world we use the metric system of weights and measures, and decimal currency, as the most convenient method of calculation.
As a basis for this discipline, their founder and teacher, Pythagoras, taught that the number four is a universal “building block”.
Pythagoras identified what he called the Tetractys of the Decad. (Tetra = four, Deca = Ten). The reasoning was quite simple. The first four numbers, 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10, therefore four is the root and source of all that comes into being after it. Number one is the origin of all things, the unity of creation, and it extends out into four equal parts, on which everything else is based. The principle was illustrated as an equilateral triangle, as pictured above.
The Tetractys is a triangular number that shows the progression from a point (1st row) to a line (2nd row), a plane (3rd row), and a tetrahedron (4th row). A tetractys is also a modern poetic structure consisting of five lines with a syllable count of 1, 2, 3, 4, 10.
The Greeks theorised that everything in existence had a numerological value, and that numbers are the elements of all things. Pythagoreans believed the ratios of the rows (octave, fifth, fourth) governed musical harmony and the cosmos. So, Four took on a special significance, and the Pythagoreans swore their most binding oaths on this Tetractys.
Once we accept that there is an intelligent order behind the scheme of things, rather than random chaos, we can benefit by aligning ourselves with the numbers on which our world is structured, and use them to bring harmony into our lives.
Moreover, as the assembly of these four aspects reaches fulfilment, the influence of a newly emerging fifth force will come into play. I was told that I already possessed three elements within me and, once I attained the fourth, I would automatically receive the fifth element, which is made up of the preceding four.
As can be seen in the image above, the layout also incorporates the mystical triangle. I invite you to contemplate the concept of the Tetractys, which is at once both profound and simple.
In ancient Greece, the Pythagoreans especially venerated the number ten, and it is relevant that in today’s world we use the metric system of weights and measures, and decimal currency, as the most convenient method of calculation.
As a basis for this discipline, their founder and teacher, Pythagoras, taught that the number four is a universal “building block”.
Pythagoras identified what he called the Tetractys of the Decad. (Tetra = four, Deca = Ten). The reasoning was quite simple. The first four numbers, 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10, therefore four is the root and source of all that comes into being after it. Number one is the origin of all things, the unity of creation, and it extends out into four equal parts, on which everything else is based. The principle was illustrated as an equilateral triangle, as pictured above.
The Tetractys is a triangular number that shows the progression from a point (1st row) to a line (2nd row), a plane (3rd row), and a tetrahedron (4th row). A tetractys is also a modern poetic structure consisting of five lines with a syllable count of 1, 2, 3, 4, 10.
The Greeks theorised that everything in existence had a numerological value, and that numbers are the elements of all things. Pythagoreans believed the ratios of the rows (octave, fifth, fourth) governed musical harmony and the cosmos. So, Four took on a special significance, and the Pythagoreans swore their most binding oaths on this Tetractys.
Once we accept that there is an intelligent order behind the scheme of things, rather than random chaos, we can benefit by aligning ourselves with the numbers on which our world is structured, and use them to bring harmony into our lives.
Moreover, as the assembly of these four aspects reaches fulfilment, the influence of a newly emerging fifth force will come into play. I was told that I already possessed three elements within me and, once I attained the fourth, I would automatically receive the fifth element, which is made up of the preceding four.
As can be seen in the image above, the layout also incorporates the mystical triangle. I invite you to contemplate the concept of the Tetractys, which is at once both profound and simple.
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