THE LAW OF THE COSMOS
THE DIVINE HARMONY ACCORDING
TO PLATO'S REPUBLIC - TIMEAUS
THE PLATONIC RIDDLE OF NUMBERS
SOLVED AGAIN AND
CONTENTS:
Foreword - Quotations 11
Republic, or Plato’s Political Secret 13
Introduction; Quotations 15
The Riddle of Numbers in the Republic 17
The Solution of the Republic Riddle (Plate 1)
18
Step Pyramid and Ideal Pyramid (Plate 2) 20
The Significance of the Republic Pyramid 21
Apotheosis (Plate 3) 22
Timaeus, or
Revelation by Means of Number 23
Part I: The Four Essences 23
Introduction - Quotations 25
The Timaeus Number Riddle 27
The Arithmetical Solution of the Timaeus
Riddle (Plates 4-5) 28
The Regular Polyhedrons (Plates 6-7) 30
The Four Essences (Plate 8) 31
The Proofs 32
The Master Speaks 34
Part II: The Best of Things Created 35
Introduction - Quotations 37
Description of the Water Jug (Plate 9) 38
The Golden Section (Plate 10) 39
The Cones of the Jug (Plate 11) 40
The Isosceles Triangles in the Jug Section
(Plate 11) 40
The Right Triangle in the Jug Section (Plate
11) 40
The Volume of the Jug (Plate 11) 41
The Extinguisher (Plates 12-13) 42
The Extinguisher Knob (Plates 12-13) 42
The Oil Vessel (Plates 12-13) 43
Wick and Flame (Plate 14) 43
The Jug Stand (Plate 14) 43
Circles and Polygons in the Extinguisher
(Plate 15) 44
The Accessory Cones of the Jug (Plate 16) 45
The Hendecagon of the Jug Section (Plate 17)
45
The Cross Section of the Jug 46
The Pentagons (Plate 18) 46
Ten-Pointed Star and Five-Pointed Star (Plate
19) 47
The Polygons (Plates 20-21) 47
The Pointer (The Quadrature of the Circle)
(Plate 23) 47
The Altar (The Squares of the Egyptian
Triangles) (Plate 22) 48
The Conic Sections (Plate 24) 48
The Symbolon (Plate
25) 49
The Spear Point (Plate 26) 49
Mysteries from the Ancient Past 50
Chalice and Holy Grail (Plate 27) 51
Part III: Psyche, or the Flower Miracle 53
Introduction - Quotations 55
1st image: Thaumazein
– The Astonishment (Plate 28) 56
2nd image: Psychogenesis – The Generation of
the Soul (Plate 29) 57
3rd image: Catharsis – The Purification
(Plate 30) 57
4th image: Psyche Alogos
– The Natural Soul (Plate 31) 58
5th image: Psyche Logistikon
– The Enlightened Soul (Plate 32) 59
The Proportion of the Flower Miracle (Plate
34) 59
The Total Proportion of the Timaeus Parts
I/III (Plate 34) 60
Part IV: The Sign of the Macrocosm 63
Introduction – Quotations 65
The Sign of the Macrocosm (Plate 35) 66
The Orbits of the Planets (Plates 36-37) 67
The Sphairion (The
First Horoscope) (Plate 38) 68
The Conjunction of the Moon, Earth, and Venus
(Plate 39) 68
The Opposition of Jupiter and Mars (Plate 40)
69
The Blooming Heaven (Plate 42) 70
Helios, the Conjunction of the Sun, Saturn,
and Mercury (Plate 41) 69
Orion, the Soul of the Universe (Plate 43) 70
The Animated Bands (the Fixed Stars) (Plate
44) 71
The Timaeus Sigil 72
Part V: Thus did Time come into Being 73
Introduction – Quotations 75
The Revolution Periods of the Planets 76
The Three Regulators (Plate 45) 76
The Corrected Revolution Periods of the
Planets 77
The World-Year 78
The Planets’ Revolution Periods in the
World-Year 79
The Proportion of the Planets’ Revolution
Periods 79
The Sacrificial Vessel (Plate 46) 80
The Planets’ Revolution Periods in Divine
Time 80
Sirius, the World Clock (Plate 47) 81
Time Measurement And
Its History 81
Platonic Time Division 82
The Eight World-Years 82
World Fire And New
Beginning 82
Saturn the Destroyer (Plate 48) 83
The Deluges 84
The Dagger in the Sky (Plate 49) 84
Table of the Gaining Planetary Revolution
Periods 85
The Hunt of the Two Moons (Plate 50) 86
The End of the Doomed Planet (Plate 51) 87
The Pendulum System (Plate 52) – 216 + 1 88
The Emergence of the World from the Soul 90
A) The Pentagon Again (Plate 53) 90
B) The Windmill (Plate 54) 90
C) The Soul’s Kernel (Plate 54) 90
D) The Tree of the Immortal Soul (Plate 55)
91
E) The Two Bands (Plate 56) 91
F) The Second Division: Zodiac, Planets,
Polar Circle, Sirius (Plate 57) 91
G) Illustration of the Division of the
Sphere’s Outer Surface through a circle 92
H) The Mixing of the World-Soul (Plate 59) 92
I) The Key (Plate
60) 93
A Game With Prime
Numbers 94
The Number 37 94
The Number 315 94
Part VI: The Image of the Deity 95
Introduction; Quotations 97
Alpha and Omega, the 1; The
Pole Star 216 (Plate 61) 98
The Image of the Deity (Plate 62) 98
Coronas and Ray Spheres (Plate 63) 99
The Force of Movement (Plate 64) 99
The Volume of the Pendulum System 100
The
The Neck and Breast Jewelry (Plate 67) 102
The Monstrance (Plate 68) 102
The Regular Polyhedrons Again 104
The 1st Polyhedron Harmony: The Eyes of the
Deity (Plates 69-70) 104
The Water Clock (Plate 71) 105
The Orb (Plate 71) 105
The 2nd Polyhedron Harmony: The Treasure
House (Plates 72-73) 106
The 3rd Polyhedron Harmony: The Polyhedron
Symbola (Plate 74) 107
The Great Number Game 108
The Whole Proportion of the Surfaces of
Timaeus I-VI 109
Spider with Web (Plate 75) 109
The Whole Proportion of the Solids of Timaeus
I-VI 110
The Lighthouse (Plate 76) 111
Part VII: The Ruler 113
Introduction; Quotations 115
The Basilica of the Holy Wisdom (Plate 77)
116
The Council of Supreme Justice (Plate 78) 117
The Eagle – The Aerie – The Toe Point – The
World-Sphere – The Top (Plate 79) 118
The Crown (The Tiara) (Plate 80) 119
The Dagger (The Imperial Sword) – The Shield
– The Balsam Vessel (Plate 80) 119
The Orb – The Scepter – The Regalia – The
Veil – The Head of the Ruler
(Plates 80-82) 119
The Stola – The
Girdle (Plate 82) 120
The Six Arriving Worlds – The Eleven Spheres
of the Divine (Plate 87) 121
The Statue of the Youth (Plate 83) 121
The Form of the Ruler – The Sacrificial
Vessel – The 7 Leading Ropes
– The Crystal Ball (Plate 87) 121
The Ruler’s Throne (Plate 84) 122
The Twenty-Two-Pointed Star – The Great
Heptagon – The Small Heptagon
– The 7 Rays – Ray Tips and Arrow Tips – The
7 Equilateral Triangles
– The Triple Vessels – The Square (Plates
85-86) 123
The Two Jug Sections – The Twenty-One-Pointed
Star –
– The Sixty-Three-Pointed Star – The Wreath of
the Triune Deity
– The Ruler as a Surface (Plates 85-86) 124
The Reticule – The Soul Emerges From the
Deity (Plate 86) 125
The Ruler (Plate 87) 126
The Total Proportion of Parts I-VII of the
Timaeus 127
The Total Proportion of the Sections 130
Part VIII: Ad Infinitum 133
Introduction - Quotations 135
The Solids of the Image: The Peacock’s Throne
(Plate 92) 136
The Wheel of Time (Plate 88) 136
The Peacock’s Body (Plate 91) 136
The Peacock’s Head (Plate 89) 137
The Wheel of Fate (Plate 89) 137
The Peacocks’ Claw (Plate 91) 138
The Peacock’s Leg (Plate 91) 138
The Peacock’s Neck (Plate 91) 138
The Peacock’s Beak (Plate 91) 138
The Peacock’s Feathers (Plate 91) 138
The Surfaces of the Image “The Peacock’s
Throne” (Plates 90-92) 139
The Total Proportion of Timaeus Parts I-VIII
140
Conclusion 141
Appendix: The Harmony of the Spheres 143
Introduction; Quotations 145
Pythagoras and Music (Plates 93-94) 146
The Vibration Ratios of the Tone Intervals
(Plate 93) 146
The Harmony of the Spheres (Plate 93) 147
Mathematical Proof 147
Historical Proof 147
Plate Index:
Plate 1: Construction elements of the Republic Pyramid
Plate 2:
Plate 3: The Republic Pyramid
Plate 4: The Timaeus Number
Chart
Plate 5: The Triple Delta
Plate 6: The Regular Polyhedrons
Plate 7: The Three Spheres
Plate 8: The Four Essences
Plate 9: The Water Jug, Image of the Soul
Plate 10: The Golden Section
Plate 11: The Cones of the Jug
Plate 12: Jug with Lid, Extinguisher and Extinguisher Knob
Plate 13: Oil Vessel, Extinguisher, and Extinguisher Knob
Plate 14: Wick and Flame
Plate 15: Circles and Polygons in the Extinguisher
Plate 16: The Auxiliary Cones of the Jug
Plate 17: The Hendecagon of the Jug Section
Plate 18: The Pentagons
Plate 19: Ten-pointed star and
five-pointed star
Plate 20: The Polygons
Plate 21: The Blossoms of the Polygons
Plate 22: The Altar
Plate 23: The Pointer (the quadrature of the
Circle)
Plate 24: The Cone Sections
Plate 25: The Symbolon
Plate 26: The Spear Point
Plate 27: Chalice and Holy Grail
Plate 28: Image 1: Thaumazein – the
Astonishment
Plate 29: Image 2: Psychogenesis - the Generation of the Soul
Plate 30: Image 3: Catharsis – the Purification
Plate 31: Image 4: Psyche Alogos – the Natural
Soul
Plate 32: Image 5: Psyche Logistikon – the
Enlightened Soul
Plate 33: Construction Parts of the Flower Miracle
Plate 34: The Geometric Proportion of the Timaeus Parts I-III
Plate 35: The Sign of the Macrocosm
Plate 36: The Planetary Orbits I
Plate 37: The Planetary Orbits II
Plate 38: The Sphairion (The First Horoscope)
Plate 39: The Conjunction of the Moon, Earth, and Venus
Plate 40: The Opposition of Jupiter and Mars
Plate 41: The Conjunction of the Sun, Saturn, and Mercury
Plate 42: The Blooming Heaven
Plate 43: Orion, the Soul of the Universe
Plate 44: The Animated Belts: The Fixed Stars
Plate 45: The Three Regulators
Plate 46: The Sacrificial Vessel
Plate 47: Sirius – the World Clock
Plate 48: Saturn the Destroyer
Plate 49: The Dagger in the Sky
Plate 50: The Hunt of the Two Moons
Plate 51: The End of the Doomed Planet
Plate 52: The Pendulum System
Plate 53: The Pentagon Again
Plate 54: The Windmill – The Soul’s Kernel
Plate 55: The Tree of the Immortal Soul
Plate 56: The Two Belts
Plate 57: Division II: Zodiac, planets, polar circle, Sirius
Plate 58: The Emergence of the World from the Soul
Plate 59: The Mixing of the World-Soul
Plate 60: The Key
Plate 61: Alpha and Omega - The 1 – The Polestar 216
Plate 62: The Image of the Deity
Plate 63: Coronas and ray spheres
Plate 64: The Power of Movement
Plate 65: The
Plate 66: The Pyramid Peak II
Plate 67: The Neck and Breast Jewellery
Plate 68: The Monstrance
Plate 69: The 1st Polyhedron Harmony: The Eyes of the Deity
Plate 70: The Development of the Polyhedron Blossom
Plate 71: The Water Clock
Plate 72: The 2nd Polyhedron Harmony: the Treasure House
Plate 73: The Reinforcement of the Polyhedron
Plate 74: The 3rd Polyhedrons Harmony: the Polyhedron Symbola
Plate 75: Spider with Web
Plate 76: The Lighthouse
Plate 77: The Basilica of the Holy Wisdom
Plate 78: The Council of Supreme Justice
Plate 79: The Eagle ... The Aerie
Plate 80: The Insignia of Authority
Plate 81: The Head of the Ruler
Plate 82: Upper Part of the Ruler’s Form
Plate 83: The Statue of the Youth
Plate 84: The Ruler’s Throne
Plate 85: The Surfaces of the Image „The Ruler“ I
Plate 86: The Surfaces of the Image „The Ruler“ II
Plate 87: The Ruler
Plate 88: The Wheel of Time
Plate 89: The Wheel of Fate
Plate 90: A Feather from the Peacock Wheel
Plate 91: The Peacock
Plate 92: The Peacock’s Throne
Plate 93: The Three Pythagorean Monochords
Plate 94: The