Square (was), Triangle (is), and Circle (can).

Square, Triangle, Circle
Young, Adult, Old
Past, Present, Future
Dependent, Hierarchical, Equal
people/things, events/quests, ideas/poetic truth
Magic, Science, Wisdom

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The Square. The foundation of the pyramid, two dimensional plane, a square play area where children play in a safe environment with adults towering watching over their safety -- it represents the past, all available options and is mainly matriarchal in its nature. The narrative of the children's tale is fantastic magical adventures of great characters and magnificent creatures and things.

The life of a child, adult, or an old person represents different cycles of a travelling through time finite consciousness of the infinite God. A child follows rules bestowed on them by the parents. The parents keep the child in a safety net of the rules, boundaries that make up a square, a grid of squares, which make up the footprint of the PAST. Through many stories told by the adults, a child learns the images of magic narratives and great adventures that explain the Divine Truth in a manner that a child, who lives in the world of magic and vivid imagination, can understand and relate better to the PRESENT. 

Therefore, the children's gods are spectacular, magical characters, who explore myths, and fantasies. A child is in state of ORDER, following orders and schedules at all time set by the adults. It can be described as a state of Atheism. A child sees the world as one and is one with the world, unconsciously at first, the child grows and learns the abilities and the boundaries of their own and the immediate environment.


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The Triangle. The sides of the pyramid bringing on top of the past an extra dimension of the present, transition from 2D to 3D, from past to present, now+here=nowhere. The four sides of the tower are rising and on any of the sides of it one can only see part of it. It's a temple culture. Anywhere where people climb on a podium, would it be political or religious etc, is where the temple culture is at. This is the realm of personal priorities and ambitions. 

It is the realm of the adults, with their concerns fixed in the present moment for their methodical attendance to the needs and wants of the children in the square play area "below" in the foundation of the temple pyramid culture. The narrative for the adults is heroes quests on the amazing adventures full of exciting events, where the hero has to go through various challenges, learning from mistakes and punishment, also ripping rewards for the completed tasks, finding the princes locked up in a tower, or a pirate treasure map, and then the treasure too, etc.  However, the temple environment is very competitive, as the slopes of the pyramid are getting closer to each other, narrowing down the playing field. Thus it is hierarchical and patriarchal for most part.

Adults are experts on the boundaries and abilities, and pass their knowledge to the kids through the stories about the great magical characters and their amazing adventures. The child eventually becomes more self-aware and begins to establish the various areas of interest. While in a safety of a square/cube grid of the past, that what WAS, the world of the past changes very slowly, the child is being gradually introduced into the exciting world of the present, what IS, a fast pace life of constant change ruled by the adults, Yahoo!, represented by a triangle, who control the here and now aspects of life, and make all the rules that the kids must follow, proclaimed at the top of the great pyramid of power, parental or other leadership based, in the Temple of all Pagan gods who compete between themselves for the high job to maintain the infinite forces and cycles of life, institutions, and systems in place, and provide home base of continuous stability for what IS. 

The Golden Rule: Those who make the rules that being used - Rule. The adult world is a domain of the high temple pagan gods and is represented by the pyramid of power casting its shadow over the grid of the square past. Thus, the adults have full reign over their children and the past, and guide kids to help them get familiar with the dynamic world of boundaries, continuity, change, and develop awareness of the present. Since the adults are primarily concerned with responsibilities for their young, to each other, and themselves, the adult gods are the great characters of power who administer rewards and punishments, thus teaching the basis of survival and prosperity. 


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The Circle. Finally, after a life-long journey and trials one can reach the top, the few lucky ones who make it, make their way to "the summit of life where one has only their soul for a company," the circle represents the poetic truth of the old age -- the summit of the pyramid, the Benben cap stone, the HQ with the round table, where the wisdom of the elders is shared and the future plans for the entire tribe, or the self, are made.

The old, once reaching the top of the pyramid of life, are enlightened with the realization of one true God of Hosts, the physical body (earth); the Good Lord of clear, awakened consciousness (water); the Great Spirit of Space (air); and time sensing, emotions feeling the pure Soul (fire), hence do not concern themselves with what IS, but seek to experience and explain the unknown while planning/anticipating for the future. 

At the very top of the pyramid comes the realization of i am this i am, not US vs THEM, the all that is, the one sphere of existence, the light of life, the Breath of Creation. The old age sage needs no high temples, no preaching from the podium to the crowds of the spectators below, thus they gather in circles of equals and reason between themselves to figure out what CAN BE, rather than what IS as the adults do in their respective temple environments, in order to enlighten each other and illuminate the unknown, and are, therefore, the active agents of change in their envisioning of the FUTURE. 

The gathering of the equals form the 'beit k'nesset', the Hebrew term literally means the House of Assembly. The word "shul," which is Yiddish, is also used to describe the gathering of equals, that derived from a German word meaning "school," and emphasizes the synagogue's role as a place of study. The word "synagogue," which is actually a Greek translation of Beit K'nesset, means "place of assembly," and is related to the word "synod" which comes from the Greek words that mean "walking together." 

Therefore, the old age represents the equality of a circle, the infinity of a sphere, when all of the diversity of life comes together into one being, one body, one God, thus establishing the Rule of Monotheism. The old age is a wise age. All ages have a purpose and a proper forum, from a square, a triangle, or a circle. Therefore, the GOD of old age is The Poetic Truth God. 

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Summary. The past (what was)(square/cube)(Spectacular/Magical), the present (what is)(triangle/pyramid)(Reward/Punishment), and the future (what can be)(circle/sphere)(Poetic/Truth), are here and now happening at once.


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Combined from the "Immortality" (2003) and "Square Triangle Circle" (2013) articles by Alexander Braun.

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