farmerman wrote:I like the SUmerian symbol of the hexagon, which was a drawing of six circles with a center circle included in the shape, thus forming a very stable shape that is repeated in nature (bee hives, volcanic basalts, flower whorls, crystals, etc).
I read about the "tent pole package" theory in one of the google links that came up. It's an interesting idea, even though I'm leaning toward the "seven celestial bodies along with equal lunar divisions" theory at the moment
On a deeper note, the hexagon is a prevalent form in nature, and this seems to relate back to the structure of water and to the way spheres pack together on a flat surface (froth). We could start a whole new thread on why hexagons are common structures in nature.
