Wednesday 10:00am - Sacred Geometry: Philosophy and Practice (Online - short course)

£44.00
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Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm (GMT) on Wednesdays

Term Date: 21 January - 25 February

Presenter: Barbara Ryan

Location: Mandeville Place and Online via Zoom

This term we will begin exploring the geometry of five. Five fold symmetry is found everywhere in Nature - in flowers, fruits and in us! Pentagons and pentagrams contain the beautiful proportion known as the Golden Ratio. This in turn gives us the golden spiral and the series of numbers known as the Fibonacci sequence, which abounds in the natural world.

Philosophy:

If we give attention to something, mind and body are at the same time and place.

Attention emanates from the creative principle itself, for it is the force of consciousness.

The beautiful and intricate patterns of geometry offer more than what we see. They are intended to illustrate the interconnection of all things.

Harmony and wholeness emanating from a single source.

 Practice:

Using compass and straight edge to form patterns - built from circles, squares and diagonals - following the lawful and orderly rules of geometric construction. 

This will require our undivided attention. And there is much to learn about attention.

The study of sacred geometry seeks to bring to light the realm of unity underlying the apparent world of diversity.

 It is not merely the practical art of drawing patterns with a compass, although this too has much to teach us about attention, creativity and relationship.

We will be exploring some 4-fold and 12-fold patterns from the Coptic World. Designs from ancient Coptic churches and modern museums in Cairo.

Some patterns from as early as the 6th century.

WHAT MATERIALS DO I NEED?

  • Pencils, 2H and 2B
  • Eraser, sharpener and ruler (at least 30 cm)
  • Coloured pencils and coloured fineliner markers
  • A3 tracing paper
  • a standard compass with an extension bar. I recommend the Mars Staedtler 551 02 Comfort Bow Compass

(but if you already have one at home don’t buy another – most stationery shops will sell basic compasses if your budget doesn’t allow for the above recommendation)

  • A3 paper
  • Masking tape