Eight-pointed star
Eight-pointed star (3 photos)
The Israeli flag has a huge six-pointed star on it - "Star of David" , symbolizing the famous King of David (King of David: 1037 BC--967 BC). In neighboring Egypt, there is also a star shining everywhere, which is the eight-pointed star.
Arabic decorative patterns, in addition to simulating branches, leaves and vines, also like to use geometric patterns. The most common pattern is the eight-pointed star, which is made up of two squares. In the streets and alleys of Cairo, you can see eight-pointed stars everywhere in floor tiles, exterior wall decorations, window lattice, and furniture patterns. A variant of the eight-pointed star, called the "8/3 star polygon" according to Schl?fli fli symbol, is also a very common form in the complex decorative patterns of mosques. It is said that this kind of star actually represents the sun and is a type of sun pattern. It has appeared in artifacts unearthed from the Neolithic Age in various countries. For example, the jade eagle unearthed in Lingjiatan, Hanshan County, Anhui Province, has an eight-pointed star in its belly, dating back more than 5,300 years ago. The flag of Iraq from 1959 to 1963 also had such an eight-pointed star in the center. This eight-pointed star symbolizing the sun was also found on the flags of several Russian republics, such as the one in the Volga region. Flag of the Republic of Udmurtia. The eight-pointed star and swastika symbols are cultural symbols spread across the vast territory of our country and of many ethnic groups. Some scholars believe that the mysterious swastika symbol is actually a simplified variant of the eight-pointed star pattern. They all represent the cyclic movement of the sun in a tropical year, that is, the cyclical changes throughout the year. There are many mosques with prayer towers, and Cairo is known as the Thousand Towers. city. Among these towers, there are two most common styles. One is the Mamluk style that looks like a pencil piercing the sky, such as the prayer tower of the Mohammed Ali Mosque; the other is much more complex in form. It is also the most common Ottoman style. The worship tower is a regular octagon (the eight vertices of the eight-pointed star are connected), with each side facing the eight directions of east, northeast, north, northwest, west, southwest, south and southeast. Such as the high tower of Fahd Mosque in Ramses Square. Arabs and Jews are both descendants of Semites, descendants of Abraham. Although they still have blood feuds, they have deep cultural and historical roots. The eight-pointed star and the six-pointed star of David are both related to Zoroastrianism, which worships light. The cover of the earliest extant Leningrad codices of the Jewish Bible "Tanakh", dating back a thousand years, has a Star of David in the center, but is closely surrounded by an eight-pointed star.
The eight-pointed star reminds people of a compass, sextant, and rudder, like a sword facing in all directions. The eight corners of the eight-pointed star represent the eight directions, which means absolute chaos or the eight forms of chaotic energy (heaven, earth, wind, thunder, water, volcanoes, and swamps).
Nine-pointed star chart
Also known as nine-column chart: the entire nine-column chart can be divided into a circle, a triangle and a hexagon. The circle represents that you have everything you need. resources to achieve the integration of character; the triangle represents the three elements of heaven, earth and man. That is, innate - the resources given to you by God, acquired - the cultivation and influence of the environment on you, and self - your own creation; the hexagon symbolizes the infinity of six and six, and change is eternal. Related to the Enneagram. Enneagram, also known as personality typology and nine personalities. It is the nine temperaments of a person in infancy, including activity level; regularity; initiative; adaptability; scope of interest; intensity of response; quality of mood; degree of distraction; and range/persistence of concentration. It has been highly praised by MBA students from internationally renowned universities such as Stanford in the United States in recent years and has become one of the most popular courses today. It has become popular in European and American academic and industrial and commercial circles in the past decade. The management of the world's top 500 companies all study the Enneagram and use it to train employees, build teams, and improve execution. Origin and Development The earliest date of the Enneagram theory cannot be verified, but researchers agree that its origin is very old, and may be traced back to 2500 BC or earlier. There is also a theory that it originated from Sufism.
The mystery is that everyone who comes to ask a spiritual teacher to solve their problems gets a very satisfactory answer. But the wonderful thing is that even if it is the same problem, everyone has a different answer. Like Chinese Tai Chi, Bagua and other patterns, it contains mysteries and can explain the secrets of the human world. It is a tool for the pursuit of spirituality. [This graphic is called: nine-column diagram, also called nine-pointed star diagram. There are 9 points distributed on the circumference of a circle, labeled with numbers 1-9 respectively. Enneagram is not a "nine-divided rule" of personality, but rather a "three-part rule" that is more suitable. 3 triples: Emotional Triplet (2, 3, 4), Thinking Triplet (5, 6, 7), Instinct Triplet (8, 9, 1), each triplet has 3 personality type. The three personalities within the same triad embody the dialectic of psychic faculties. Thesis, antithesis, synthesis. One over-represents the typical ability of that triad, another under-represents it, and yet another completely loses touch with the ability. For example
Emotional Triad
No. 2 over-expresses emotions, only expresses positive emotions and suppresses negative emotions. This suppression is sometimes dramatic and sometimes hysterical;
No. 3 completely loses contact with emotions and suppresses emotions in order to have more energy to devote to work and leave a good impression on others;
No. 4 is insufficiently expressive of emotions and always resorts to some kind of artistic expression. They express themselves indirectly through their own way of life or aesthetics, and the emotions of No. 4 are easily affected by fantasy.