The Dodecahedron of Space

We are all familiar in this tradition with the concept of the Cube of Space, which maps the astrological forces upon the faces and edges of a cube for a system of meditation.  I have been mapping out astrological forces upon the other four Platonic Solids.  The first of which is what I will be referring to as the Dodecahedron of Space (12 pentagonal faces).  I initially did some research on how others may have arranged these, but I was entirely unsatisfied by any attempts because of a lack of symmetry and harmony of the energies upon it.  I then sought to arrange them based upon my own meditations and direction.

I was inspired to arranged the zodiacal figures upon the dodecahedron so that the complimentary signs (like Aries and Libra) would be on the opposite faces and also that a symmetrical looping pathway was present, such that the Aries pentagon is adjacent the Taurus one, which is adjacent the Gemini one, etc, looping all the way back to Aries from Pisces.  The remaining symmetry I discovered through meditating upon the symbol, having them arranged as such.

Earth Elemental Signs Coming Together, Active Air Signs Surrounding

Water Elemental Signs Coming Together, Active Fire Signs Surrounding

The first attempt at laying out these figures resulted in a certain pattern emerging.  The three fire signs all met in one vertex, as did the air signs; the passive signs were symmetrically distributed.  It shifting the signs along the pathway I adjusted them so that the passive signs would collect together in one vertex and the active groupings would be equally dispersed.  The logic behind this decision is that the passive elements tend to collect together while the active elements are in motion.

The Two Signs Ruled by Mars Connected by the Highlighted Line

Directly Opposite the Mars Line is the Line Connecting the Two Signs Ruled by Venus

The next thing I noticed relates to the planets.  If we consider the line that connects the two faces referred to the signs ruled by Mars (Aries and Scorpio), it is directly opposite, parallel and coplanar with the line that connects the two signs ruled by Venus.

The Two Signs Ruled by Jupiter Meet at the Highlighted Line

The Two Signs Ruled by Mercury Meet at a Line that is Directly Opposite the Jupiter Line

The same occurs with the pair of Jupiter signs and the Mercury signs.  Also the same occurs between the two signs ruled by Saturn and the two luminary signs ruled by the Sun and the Moon - Leo and Cancer.  The results of these relationships relates to the Tree of Life, the middle pillar and the other two pathways that cross through Tiphareth, and these three planes intersect in the center of the dodecahedron.  The sun lies at the center of the dodecahedron with the twelve signs revolving around it.

The Two Signs Capricorn and Aquarius Ruled by Saturn

The Two Luminary Signs Directly Opposite Those Ruled by Saturn

Additionally, there are also nice repeating symmetries for the groupings of cardinal, fixed, and mutable signs.  This particular pattern can really only be seen in three dimensions, so in the example of the Kerubic signs below the signs are labeled per their location, though the faces are hidden from sight.

Symmetrical Arrangements of the Kerubic Signs, only Visible in 3D

Another interesting pattern is found by analyzing the colors on the dodecahedron.  Look at the primary colors: red for Aries, blue for Sagittarius, and yellow for Leo.  If you look at the Aries pentagon, all the adjacent faces have red in them.  The same applies to the other two primary colors.

Aries and Red, Surrounded Only by Colors with Some Amount of Red in Them

In a future blog I will provide instruction on how to create this and other Platonic Solids.
Happy Meditating!