Yantras & Symbols · 2D
Enneagram
Nine points: the triangle and the hexad
Nine points on a circle. A triangle joins 3, 6 and 9, and a six-pointed figure runs 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7: the repeating digits of one seventh.
- Points
- 9
- Triangle
- 3 · 6 · 9
- Hexad
- 1 4 2 8 5 7
Watch it drawn with compass and straightedge, hear the chord of its lines, and turn the Dimension dial to raise its form in space.
Facts
- 1 ÷ 7 = 0.142857142857…: the hexad follows those repeating digits.
- Multiples of 1/7 (2/7, 3/7, …) repeat the same six digits in a different starting place, so the path is the same.
- 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3 give 0.333…, 0.666…, 0.999… = 1: the triangle.
- Toggle the star polygons to see the other two ways of joining nine points: {9/2} and {9/4}.
History and meaning
G. I. Gurdjieff taught the enneagram in the early 20th century as a symbol of process, combining a “law of three” and a “law of seven”. It was later adapted, by Ichazo and others, into a popular model of personality types.
Across the dimensions
- Shadow of Enneagram of the OctaveRead the circle as an octave and let it rise: one turn of a spiral from do to the do above, casting the enneagram below.
