Sacred Geometry: Trinity

One circle makes a Circle.
Two circles make a Vesica Piscis.
Three circles make a Trinity--and three Vesica Piscis.

Here is the pattern more commonly seen in a religious setting. They're within Saint Mary's doors and windows.

And here's a little rough sketch of an idea I have for my egg tempera workshop. I will redraw this up properly with a board and t-square and compass. I suppose I could scale the pear anywhere. Suppose it was only a third that size? Then there's the matter of lighting. I may have to build models...

Vesica Piscis and Saint Mary's Church - Part 2

Quoting and including an image from the Wikipedia article on Vesica Piscis:

"The vesica piscis is a shape which is the intersection of two circles with the same radius, intersecting in such a way that the center of each circle lies on the circumference of the other."

Vesica Piscis - Wikipedia

"The mathematical ratio of the width of the vesica piscis to its height is the square root of 3."

Here's a technical drawing I put together as a bridge between the illustration above and the worked over scanned image below. Notice here that the succeeding arcs all build upon the same point (either A or B). On the innermost arcs I let them continue lightly to complete a full vesica piscis.

Now that we have established the mechanics, lets apply this to the main entrance of Saint Mary's Church. To better illustrate I have allowed the arcs to continue all around  and darkened the middle arc area. It's all quite on the mark. Sacred geometry at work.

These past few days of visiting and photographing the church and drawing and studying this aspect of sacred geometry has left me sensitive to curves. I begin to notice curves everywhere. Squared off doors and windows of "regular" buildings feel plain and disappointing.

Vesica Piscis and Saint Mary's Church - Part 1

Last weekend on my way to pickup Timothy's food from the vet (he's on a special diet after a couple of urinary blocks some years ago), I noticed the shapes of the doors and windows of Saint Mary's Church in Taunton. Last night I returned for photos.

This photo from Wikipedia. Below are my shots.

Late this evening I have printed some of the images and applied a few lines and then the compass. All I can say is that I know I must check my work but I can't help but be excited. If I'm working things right, I have found vesica piscis in this architecture.

Tomorrow I will redo my work and if all holds up will scan and present the results.

A perfect fit

Not tested

My favorite but doesn't seem to fit sacred geometry

Above the main entrance

Not tested

Main entrance -  another perfect fit

Sacred Geometry

I'm exploring a bit of scared geometry as I ready for my upcoming workshops.

This first example is easily assembled with a compass. My thoughts are to create a colored version, either in watercolor or egg tempera.

Flower of Life

Here's a simple sketch for a possible painting for my upcoming egg tempera workshop. I'll be firming this up soon.

Vesica Piscis