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p o i n t t o f a c ep o l a r i t y , c a n e s t a b l i s h t h e c o r n e r s o f a c u b e .

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d e f i n e t h e c o r n e r s o f a n o c t a h e d r o n . T h e s e t h r e e s i m p l e r

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dron-represen t the b i l a t e r a l f o r m s o f t h e g e o m e t r i c p r o -

g r e s s i o n. T h e c u b e i n f i v e p o s i t i o n s , i n r o t a t i o n , d e f i n e s

t h e t w e n t y c o r n e r s o f t h e d o d e c a h e d r o n, a n d f i v e p o s i -

t i o n s o f t h e o c t a h e d r o n , a g a i n i n r o t a t i o n , e s t a b l i s h t h e

t w e l v e c o r n e r s o f t h e i c o s a h e d r o n . T h e t e t r a h e d r o n i n

f o u r p o s i t i o n s , w i t h r o t a t i o n a l o r d e r i n g , a l s o d e f i n e s t h e

t w e l v e c o r n e r s o f t h e i c o s a h e d r o n a n d , i n a d d i t i o n , o n e

c o r n e r o f e a c h o f t h e f o u r p o s i t i o n s e x t e n d b e y o n d t h e

i c o s a h e d r o n t o f o r m t h e c o r n e r s o f a l a r g e r t e t r a h e d r o n ,

d i s c l o s i n g a ' v e s t i g i a l ' p o l a r i t y i n t h i s a r r a n g e m e n t . T h e s e

m o r e c o m p l e x o f t h e P l a t o n i c S o l i d s , t h e d o d e c a h e d r o n

a n d i c o s a h e d r o n , r e p r e s e n t t h e s t a g e o f r o t a t i o n a l f o r m s

i n t h e g e o m e t r i c p r o g r e s s i o n a n d , i n t h e w a y t h e y a r e

f o r m e d , e x p r e s s D i v i n e P r o p o r t i o n r a t i o s ( 1 : 1 . 6 1 8 ) i n th e i r

r e l a t i o n t o t h e s i m p l e r s o l i d s , t h e d o d e c a h e d r o n t o t h e

c u b e a n d t h e i c o s a h e d r o n t o t h e o c t a h e d r o n .

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f o r m s a l o n g a n a x i s p e r p e n d i c u l a r t o t h e r a d i u s o f r o t a -

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c e n t e r , t h e p l a n o f t h e i r h e l i c a l e x t e n s i o n s i s b a s e d o n t h e

d e c a g o n w i t h i t s s i d e i n D i v i n e P r o p o r t i o n t o i t s ' r a d i u s '

( o f t h e c i r c u m s cr i b e d c i r c l e ) . T h e v e r t i c a l e x t e n s io n o f

e a c h t u r n i s i n D i v i n e P r o p o r t i o n r a t i o t o t h e s i d e o f t h e

d e c a g o n , m a k i n g a D i v i n e P r o p o r t i o n - v e r t i c a l t u r n = ø ,

h o r i z o n t a l t u r n = ø 2 , a n d r a d i u s o f t u r n = ø3 .

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A proportional i n c r ea s e i n t h e r ad i u s o f r ot a t io n o f t h e

h e l i c a lf o r m s , e x p r e s s i n g r o t a t i o n a l t e n s i o n s , r e s u l t s i n

spiralf o r m s , t h e f o u r t h s t a g e o f c o m p l e x i t y i n t h e c y c l e .

T h e o n l y r a t i o w h i c h s a t i s f i e s t h e c o n d i t i o n o f a l o g a r i t h -

m i c s p i r a l i n w h i c h w i d t h o f t u r n ' i n c r e a s e s a t a f i x e d r a t i o

t o l e n g t h i s a g a i n t h e r a t i o o f t h e D i v i n e P r o p o r t i o n. T h e

shifting order of these forms between polarity and rota-

t i o n i n c l u d e s t h e p r e v i o u s o r d e r w i t h i n t h e n e w o r d e r , s o

t h a t r o t a t i o n a l i n c l u d e s t h e p o l a r i t y o f b i l a t e r a l , h e l i c a l

w i t h i t s o w n p o l a r i t y i n c l u d e s r o t a t i o n p l u s p o l a r i t y , a n d

spiral w i t h i t s o w n d o m i n a n c e o f r o t a t i o n i n c l u d e s p o l a r i t y

p l u s r o t a t i o n p l u s p o l a r i t y , w i t h t h e n e w b i l a t e r a l p h a s e

i n c l u d i n g a l l t h e o r d e r i n g o f f o r m o f t h e p r e v i o u s c y c l e.

W h i l e i t c l e a r l y a p p e a r s t o b e a s p e c i a l a c h i e v e m e n t o f l i v -

i n g f o r m s , t h e r e p e a t i n g c y c l e o f b i l a t e r a l , r o t a t i o n a l , h e l i -

c a l a n d s p i r a l a p p a r e n t l y i s n o t v a l i d f o r n o n - l i v i n g o r ' i n -

o r g a n i c ' forms . The energies and configurations

p r o g r e s s i v e l y b u i l t u p i n t h e r h y t h m i c i n t e r p l a y o f r o t a t i o n

a n d p o l a r i t y r e s u l t i n t h e gradual i n t e n s i f i c a t i o n o f s t r u c -

t u r e a n d t h e f l e x i b l e v i t a l i t y w h i c h i s a s p e c i a l a c h i e v e -

m e n t o f ' h i g h e r ' l i v i n g f o r m s . ' I n o r g a n i c ' f o r m i s b a s e d o n

a g e n e r a l l y m o r e r i g i d b i l a t e ra lsymmetry, as in such atom-

i c s t r u c t u r e s a s g r a p h i t e , s a l t , p e r o n s k i t e , c o p p e r , d i a -

m o n d , c a r b o n d i o x i d e , a n d c r i s t a b a l i t e .

An example which does indicate evolution of formt h r o u g h a c o m p l e t e c y c l e i s t h e s t r u c t u r e of hemoglobin,w h i c h t o o k t h e 2 2 y e a r s w o r k o f P e r u t z a n d h i s a s s o c i a t e s

to uncover . This extraordinary configuration of 10,000atoms includes the b i l a t e ra l tetrahedral bonding of car-b o n a t o m s i n t h e g l y c i n e m o l e c u l e s , t h e

r o t a t io n a l c l u st e r-

ing in the heme molecules, the intricately helical alphaand beta chains which in turn are folded into irregulars p i r a l s , a n d f i n a l l y , e a c h o f t h e f o u r s p i r a l l i n g m y o g l o b i n - -

t y p e p a r t s n e s t l e d a n d i n t e r l o c k e d i n a s y m m e t r i c a l t e t r a -

hedral arrangement to form an overall bilateral symmetry .

T h i s b i l a t e r a l s y m m e t r y r e a f f i r m s a b a s i c s i m p l i c i t y o f o r -

g a n i z a t i o n o v e r t h e c o m p l e x i t y o f d i f f e r e n t i a t e d p a r t s t o

start a new cycle-a hierarchy of form . W i t h a l l t h e i n t e r-

n a l c o m p l e x i t y o f t h i s s t r u c t u r e , w e c a n b a r e l y c o n c e i v e o f

the fantastic number of hierarchies within hierarchieswhich include and give meaningful organization to the280 million such hemoglobin molecules contained in as i n g l e r e d b l o o d c e l l - w h i c h i n i t s e l f t a k e s t h e

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form of a disc . Not only does there appear to be ap r o g r e s s i n t h e l i f e f o r m s c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e g e o m e t r i c

progression toward complexity and increase in scale, hutt h i s p r o g r e s s i o n c a n b e s e e n a s a r e p e a t i n g o n e w i t h e a c h

new cycle building hierarchy upon hierarchy which in-d i c a t e a t e a c h s t a g e o f d e v e l o p m e n t t h e

record of its earli-

e r e v o l u t i o n , t h e h i e r a r c h i e s o f f o r m a n d t h e h i e r a r c h i e s

of energy evolving from the i n t e r p l a y o f p o l a r i t y a n d r o t a -

t i o n .

F o r m t h u s f i n d s i t s o w n f o r m , e x t e n d i n g f e e l e r s , g i l l s a n d

t e n t a c l e s t o t h e w o r l d a r o u n d i t , i n i t s r o t a t i o n a l t e n s i o n -

ing, expanding its mag ic circle to new concepts of space

-from the first articulationoffinorfingertothespiritual

dimensions of human creativity .

Form finds new helical dimensions, elongating to dif-ferentiate intake and output, strengthening backbone be-t w e e n t u s k a n d t a i l , h e a d a n d a n a l p o l e s , a r t i c u l a t i n g t h e

t e n s i o n s b e t w e e n s p i r i t u a l i t y a n d s e x u a l i t y , s t r e t c h i n g t o

new concepts of time between awareness of darkest ori-g i n a n d h i g h e s t a s p i r a t i o n , b e t w e e n t h e d e p t h s o f t h e u n -

conscious mind and conscious thought .

Form stretches to elaborate both length and breadth ins p i ra l l i ng s h e l l s a n d b r a n c h e s , a n t e n n a e a n d a n t l e r s , d i v i d -

i n g a n d s u b d i v i d i n g i n t o t h e i n t r i c a t e f i l i g r e e o f b l o o d v e s -

s e l s a n d d e l i c a t e n e r v e e n d s , t e n s i o n i n g i n s p a c e a n d t i m e

t o w a r d a n i n f i n i t y o f m a t t e r .

In the fleeting moments of balance between the tensiono f r o t at i o n a nd p o l a ri t y , t h e te n s i o ns o f s p a c e

and time areresolved in bilaterall i v i n g f o r m , t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n o f t h e

e n d o f c o m p l e x i t y t o a n e w b e g i n n i n g o f s i m p l i c i t y - a

higher order-the discovery o f t h ec y c l e .

T h e l i f e c y c l e o f t h e b u t t e r f l y i s c l e a r l y d e f i n e d i n f o u r

phases : t h e r ot at io na l symmetry of its eggs, the helicals y m m e t r y i n i t s f o r m a s a c a t e r p i l l a r o r l a r v a , t h e s p i r a l

symmetry of the pupa of chrysalis form and its dramaticrebirth in a magnificent form of bilateral symmetry

. T h e

frog follows a cycle from ther o t a t i o n a l symmetry of the

z y g o t e , t o h e l i c a l embryonic bodystalk, to spiral form ofthe tapering tadpole to bilateral symmetry of the maturef r o g . The bilateral human being evolved from numberlessh i e r a r c h i e s o f c y c l e s o f f o r m , f r o m t h e p r i m o r d i a l o r d e r -

ing of atoms and molecules, goes through the cycle againi n t h e e a r l y s t a g e s o f e m b r y o n i c d e v e l o p m e n t f r o m t h e b i -

lateral, then rotational cleavages of the ovum, to theh e l i c a l

b o d y s t al k o f 1 8 o r 1 9 d a y s , t o t h e s pi ra l embryo ofa b o u t 4 w e e k s t o t h e m i n i a t u r e c o m p l e x i t y i n t e g r a t e d i n t o

u l t i m a t e b i l a t e ra l form as a 10 week 2 inch embryo of po-tential human being .

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T h e p s y c h i c s y n t h e s i s o f ' r e b i r t h ' i s f a r r e m o v e d f r o m t h e

structure of hemoglobin, but in each case the simplified

relationship of complex internal structure creates a newunity, and, in the process of psychic individuation, an e w i n v o l u t i o n o f s t r u c t u r e c r e a t e s f r o m a l l t h e c o m p l e x -

i t y o f a c o l l e c t i v e a n d p r i m i t i v e o r i g i n a n u n i q u e l y i n d i v i d -

u a l f o r m . S o a re l a t i o n s h i p t o t h e p ri n c i p l e s o fs p a c e , t i m e ,

c a u s a l i t ya n d s y n c h r o n i c i t y i s v a l i d f o r t h e p s y c h i c c y c l e ,

space expressing the tension of individual man with col-lective consciousness of external environment, time thetension between conscious thought and unconsciousmemory, causality the interrelated and combined ten-sions of both space and time, between the individuatingconscious psyche and the vast reaches of primordialmemory in the collective unconscious, and synchronicity

t h e b a l a n c i n g o f t e n s i o n s , t h e s y n t h e s i s o f s p a c e a n d t i m e

in concepts such as immortality. Jung wrote " . .. Thef e e l i n g o f i m m o r t a l i t y , i t s e e m s t o m e , h a s i t s o r i g i n i n a

p e c u l i a r f e e l i n g o f e x t e n s i o n i n s p a c e a n d t i m e . " '

G e n e r a l l y i n c y c l e s o f h u m a n c r e a t i v i t y t h e p e r i o d s o f r o -

t a t i o n a l t e n s i o n r e l a t e t o p e r i o d s o f e x t e r n a l o r d e r i n g o f

the psyche, periods of expansion, of materialism andp r a c t i c a l i t y , o f o p e n n e s s , s p a c e , o f c o n c e r n w i t h l i f e , l i g h t ,

s u n , o f p h y s i c a l c o m f o r t a n d p l e a s u r e , o f r a t i o n a l i s m , o f

b e l i e f i n t h e e s s e n t i a l g o o d n e s s a n d c r e a t i v i t y o f m a n; t h e

p h a s e s o f h e l i c a l t e n s i o n r e l a t e t o p e r i o d s o f i n t e r n a l o r -

d e r i n g o f t h e p s y c h e , o f s u b j e c t i v i t y a n d i n s t i n c t , o f c o n -

t a i n m e n t a n d v e r t i c a l i t y ( p o l a r i t y ) , o f c o n c e r n w i t h o r i -

gins, with past and future and the element of t i m e , withd e a t h a n d t h e p r i n c i p l e o f e v i l , o f d a r k n e s s , o f e m p h a s i s

o n i r r a t i o n a l i t y , e m o t i o n a n d i n n e r s p i r i t ; the phases ofspiral

tension relate to periods of increased tension and

containment of opposites, of complexity, of bizarre ande x o t i c s t y l e s , o f f a s c i n a t i o n w i t h t h e o c c u l t , o f e x a g g e r a t e d

motion and energising of form, forms with complexcurves, pointed arches, ovals, winding processionals andlabyrinths, tapering towers and spires, forms dema-t e r i a l i z e d b y l i g h t , f o r m s w i t h w e i g h t l e s s n e s s , w i t h p r o -

g r e s s i v e l y d i m i n i s h i n g h o r i z o n t a l a n d v e r t i c a l d i m e n s i o n s ,

of the combined t e n s i o n s of space and time ; and thep h a s e s o f b i l a t e r a l s y n t h e s i s of t e n s i o n s r e l a t e t o p e r i o d s

o f s e r e n i t y a n d b a l a n c e , o f u n i t y , o f c u b i c f o r m s w i t h e m -

phasis on horizontality and planar surfaces, forms withr e c t i l i n e a r i t y , s i m p l i c i t y , a x i a l i t y a n d s o l i d i t y , f o r m s e x -

p r e s s i n g t h e i n t e g r a t i o n o f t e n s i o n s i n e q u i l i b r i u m , f o r m s

embodying the p r in c ip l e o f a b st r ac t io n free of space and

time .

F r o m c o u n t l e s s l e v e l s o f s u c h h i e r a r c h i e s t h e b r a i n o f m a n

was formed, the evolution of human consciousness andthe psychic potentials of 'individuation' and rebirth,

m a n ' s s e a r c h f o r t h e s e c r e t o f c r e a t i o n , f o r c o n c e p t s o f i m -

m o r t a l i t y f r e e o f t i m e , s p a c e , c a u s a l i t y - f o r s y n c h r o n i c i t y

f o r t h e i m m o r t a l ' s t a t i c ' s y n t h e s i s o f m o r t a l ' k i n e t i c ' c o n -

c e p t s .

1 .Buckminister Fuller lectured on and illustrated relationships o f

c l o s e -p a c k e d s p h ere s a s p ro po s a l s o f a t omi c c o nfi g ura ti o ns i n 1 9 4 9 .

p r i n t e das " I t e m 0 " p r e p a r e d b y N o rt h C a ro l i n a S t a t e S c h o o l o f

D e s ig n s tu d en ts i n 1 95 5 . L i n u s P a u l i n g 's C l o se - P a c k e d - S p h e r o n

Th e o ry o f t h e N u cl e u s a p p e are d i n S c i en c e O ct o b er1 9 6 5 .

2 . P . 1 4 2 , C . G . J u n g ,T h e A r c h e t y p e s a n d t h e C o l l e c t i v e U n c o n - s

c i o u s ,

3 . S e e C . G . J u n g , " S y n c h ro n i c i t y - A n A c a s u a l C o l l e c t i o n P ri n -

c i p l e , " i nTh e In t e rp re t a t i o n o f N a t u re a n d t h e P s y c h e , with W .

Pauli, Bollingen 1955 Pantheon.

Videotapes of lecture by Anne Griswold

Tyng at Parson's School of Design avail-

able . Contact Beryl Korot, P .O.B . 135,

Ruby N .Y . 12475 for further information .

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