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Genesis · 2D

The Monad

The circle and its centre

The Monad, drawn as a glowing line figure

Everything begins with a point and the circle it draws around itself: unity, wholeness, the compass opened once.

Centre
1
Edge
∞
Ratio
π

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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

  • A circle is the set of all points at one distance from a centre.
  • Circumference ÷ diameter = π ≈ 3.14159, the same for every circle.
  • Of all closed curves of a given length, the circle encloses the most area.
  • Every construction in this library starts with this one compass stroke.

History and meaning

Pythagoreans called the One the monad: the source from which number, and therefore everything, unfolds. The circumpunct (a circle with a dot) appears as a symbol of the Sun, of gold, and of the self across many traditions.

Across the dimensions

  • Slice of The SphereThe circle is the sphere’s equator: turn and the sphere rises around it.

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