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PiPoe posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
Why don’t the platonic solids include a sphere? I recently purchased an Orgonite dodecahedron (which I have found will almost immediately eliminate tinnitus) and a Shungite tetrahedron (which I am looking forward to experimenting with) but there is no sphere – why? It seems to me that a sphere would reflect a dodecahedron with encompassing energy fields but perhaps I am mistaken.
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The solids are based on multiples of 2, 3, or 5. And, probably not coincidentally, in the series 2, 3, 5, the sum of the first two numbers equals the third. Also, the sum of all three equals 10, which in the Pythagorean school was a special number (e.g., it was the sum of all the dots in the tetractys); add 1 to the series, and it would no longer add up to 10. Interestingly, the faces of three of the five solids actually is the same shape as the tetractys.
Another major difference between the sphere and the solids is that the latter all have edges, faces, and vertices, but the sphere has none of these. I know the circle–and its three-dimensional analogue, the sphere–was considered to represent something like the divine, the cosmos, or something transcending material reality. Maybe the solids are meant to represent the concrete, material world and are therefore kept separate from the sphere?
Maybe Plato or someone else from antiquity explains all this somewhere, and I’m just talking nonsense!
Thanks for your and FiatLux’ explanations; they helped my understanding.
i hope you are well, I was wondering if you can help me. I had an orgonite pendant in the past, it was given to me as a gift. While moving it fell and broke into pieces. Do you have a place you can recommend and why are you buy a solid sphere? Is there a particular reason to the shape? mine was an oval if i remember correctly. Thank you in advance . . .
I purchased the orgonite dodecahedron from Crystal Agate – I am quite pleased with the product and it was packaged well to prevent damage during shipment. Here is a link to their products on Amazon for your perusal. They do offer pendants.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Crystal+Agate+%28+Prime+Day+Deals+2020%29&i=handmade&search-type=ss&ref=bl_dp_s_web_0
I guess my reason for buying a sphere (actually I’ve just ordered a labradolite one from an etsy shop) is because it’s not recognized as a platonic solid for reasons mentioned above by Dana and FiatLux – , especially the Pi connection, which makes adding a solid sphere to my little collection that much more appealing.
Thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate it. I have just searched for the “orgonite dodecahedron” but i have had no luck. I am in Europe at the moment so i will try some of the Amazon sites there. Thank you all Dana, FiatLux as well as yourself PiPoe for all the information that you share.
I have an alternate question that you may know about, about 25 years ago i had found a gentleman author on a site who had found a method to grow plants and vegetables using a copper spiral (archimedes) hanging (suspended) over the the plant as well as a pyramid shape over an area. Have you heard or know who he might have been or of the method he was using? I am trying to search for it once again. i enjoy doing gardening work and working with my hands, and i would rather enjoy a project to focus on with my boy. thank for all the help in advance . . .
I would be interested to hear the results of the experiments you and your Son perform.