MANDORLA

Chain of Names — 7 traditions

1. Egyptian

   ~2000 BCE

   Akhet

   Horizon — the gateway between worlds where sun is born.

   Pyramid Texts

2. Sanskrit / Vedic

   ~800 BCE

   Yoni-Lingam

   Generative gate — the union that produces creation.

   Tantric / Shaiva tradition

3. Greek-Classical

   ~300 BCE

   Vesica Piscis

   Two circles intersecting — the geometric birth of the new.

   Euclid, Elements

4. Christian-Mystical

   ~500 CE

   Mandorla

   The almond aureole — Christ in glory, world transfigured.

   Byzantine iconography

5. Physics / Elemental

   19th c

   Wave Interference

   Two waves overlap — pattern that exists only in the meeting.

   Young, double-slit experiment

6. Jungian

   20th c

   Transcendent Function

   The third born from the held tension of opposites.

   Jung, The Transcendent Function

7. Modern Wellness

   21st c

   Responsibility (with Love)

   Own your choices in the overlap of agency and grace.

   Maddie, Sovereign Systems Spiral

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