Star Polygons · 2D
Hexagram
Star of David · Seal of Solomon · {6/2}
Two interlaced triangles, one pointing up and one pointing down: above and below, fire and water, joined in balance.
- Points
- 6
- Triangles
- 2
- Inner
- hexagon
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
- The inner hexagon has one third of the area of the full hexagon through the tips.
- It is the flat shadow of a star tetrahedron (Merkaba) seen along its axis.
- Each point of the star is a small equilateral triangle: 12 small triangles in all.
History and meaning
The hexagram appears in Jewish, Hindu (the shatkona, union of Shiva and Shakti), Islamic and alchemical traditions, where the upward triangle is fire and the downward one water.
Across the dimensions
- Shadow of Star TetrahedronThe hexagram is the shadow of two interlocked tetrahedra: the star tetrahedron.
Learn it step by step
- Construct it Equilateral TriangleBuild an equilateral triangle on the segment AB.
- Construct it The HexagonInscribe a regular hexagon in the circle, starting at P.
- Journey The Plane RisesStep 6: A shadow, not a slice
