Sacred Geometry

and the Structure of the Torch of Life Pt.2

Measurements, Form and Symbolism

The structure of the Torch of Life is

built on the principles of sacred
geometry. It is comprised of lines and
circles which are arranged according
to the PHI ratio 1:1.618
approximation of the Fibonacci
sequence. This ratio and its primary
measurement, symbolic of the Sun
Spot cycle, dictate its size. The active
(masculine, linear) nature of the
Galdrastafr is regulated by the
passive (feminine, circular) form of
the mandala. The raw creative power represented by the runes are
contained and regulated by the compassion of the circles.

The inner structure of the Torch of Life is made up of the Galdrastafr

(Old Norse: Stave of Incantations). Its outer circle is symbolic of the
ouroboros, the world serpent and at its centre is an ancient Sun
symbol. The Futhark Witness (the six lines at the base of each arm)
and the Bindrunes comprise its detail. This runic incantation can be
viewed as a subtle version of the Heart of Buddha, also known as the
Hammer of Thor or the Swastika, also a Sun symbol. Its outer
structure comprises the Eight Mark (also known as the Eight Winds
of Heaven) between which the words Humankind, Love, Unity,
Paradise, Peace, Harmony, Compassion and Mother Earth are found
and outside of which is the Double Rainbow.

Drawing and Measurement

The Torch of Life was constructed

utilising Computer Aided Design
(CAD) five years after it was first
hand drawn. My first drawings were
somewhat inaccurate and it was an
intuitive understanding that it needed
to be redrawn in order for its
geometric structure to function
properly as a thought-form
transmitter. Utilising CAD it was
possible to draw the wire frame of the
Torch of Life to six places of accuracy, which gave it its necessary
coherent geometric field.

Eight out of the first thirteen stages of the Fibonacci sequence mark
graphic detail, stages, of the Torch of Life. Starting at the centre and
moving outwards: 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144

0 = The centre
2 = Outer edge of the central dot,
the Eye of I AM.
8 = Outer ring of the central Sun Symbol, the first ‘ring-pass-not’.
13 = Start of the Elder Futhark witness comprising twenty-four lines
in four groups of six, also called the Crystal Power Store or the Four
Creation Hexagrams of the I-Ching
34 = The Bindrunes
55 = The Red Ring, Ouroboros,
second ‘ring-pass-not’.
144 = Outer Edge of the Double Rainbow, third ‘ring-pass-not’.

The diameter of the Torch of Life is

defined by its primary measurement
or Primer, 27.055154 (any unit of
measure can be applied, be it foot,
yard or mile), which is the width of
the Galdrastafr. This number is
symbolic of one day as our star, the
Sun, experiences it. It is known as
the Sun-Spot cycle. This duration of
time approximates one solar
rotation, a fluctuating average as
the Sun is a ball of plasma with vast
magnetic currents. The surface
majority of the Sun swirls near 30
degrees north and south of the
equator and one rotation here
equates to approximately 27.055154 to 27.2+ Earth days. This adds
an extra layer of Sun symbolism. This is an interesting period of time
being so close to the Draconic Cycle of the Moon of 27.2 Earth Days
(Lunar Mean is 28 days). It is also similar to the Megalithic Yard (2.72
feet) brought to light by Prof. Alexander Thom through his study of
Stone Circles and other Megalithic Sacred sites. The full diameter of
the Torch of Life is 70.83531452 which is a Phi ratio of the diameter
of the Galrastafr.
 Spontaneous Number Symbolism

A good example of spontaneous number symbolism is found in the

radius of the Torch of Life. The diameter of the Torch of Life being
70.835314 makes its radius 35.417657. If we drop the decimal point
and loose the last five digits we are left with the number 354; 354 is
the duration of one Lunar Year comprising 12 Synodic cycles of 29.5
earth days each. It makes the full radius of the Torch of Life
representative of a Lunar Year, a natural cycle like the Sun Spot
cycle. Spontaneous number symbolism is something that has
occurred repeatedly during the ongoing revelation that has been the
investigation of the Torch of Life.

Number symbolism is part of the art of sacred geometry. It can be

thought of as the representation by numbers of the cycles and Mind
of life. Hence the ancient assertion “All is Number”. For example,
consider the nature of the Holy Trinity, Mother, Father and Child,
found in all cultures and regularly deified as aspects of the Godhead.
Our culture has expressed number symbolism in images and
structures that represent, hold and transmit timeless knowledge and
wisdom.

The occurrence of the number 354 does so in such a way as to infer

a deeper pattern from which the Torch emerged. As the Primer,
27.055154, was consciously chosen as a number symbol of a solar
day it is synchronous that the lunar number symbol, being a
subconscious result, spontaneously compliments it. It says to me
‘behold – nature is brought to us through the inherent intelligence
behind the appearance of number and as all numbers are related, all
cycles of the Heavens and of Earth are one’.

A second clear example of spontaneous number symbolism is found

in the radius of the Galdrastafr. The Galdrastafr being 27.05515486
in diameter means that the radius is half of this: 13.52757743. The
first four digits: 13.52 can be understood as a number symbol of our
temporal world. Our solar year comprises 13 cycles of 28 days + 1
day and also comprises 52 weeks.
 The Circle and the Sun Symbol

The Circle is one of the oldest and simplest of forms. It is defined by

its radius, diameter and circumference. The circle is prominent in
geometry as it is the only form where the centre is equidistant from
any edge, which can also be though of as singular. It has been at the
heart of all cultural symbolism since memory began. This simple form
has found itself at the centre of philosophic, metaphysical and
theological speculation, belief and tradition. For example the Circle
can be thought of as symbolic of the alchemical serpent Ouroboros,
the “tail devourer”, the loop of eternity through which all things come
to be. The circle can be understood to represent the ineffable
boundary which includes everything, the Ultimate sphere.

The Black Circle and Black Dot at the centre of the Torch of
Life is a symbol almost as old as the circle. It is called a Sun
symbol. The Sun symbol is found throughout ancient world
culture, first drawn on cave walls. Always, the Sun is at the
centre of all memory of life and culture. It is the Sun that rules our
world, its magnetic storms and manifold cycles dictate climate and
development, fertility and genetics. This symbol has come to
represent Oneness, the essence of Light and the seed in the womb
of the Ultimate Sphere, or Goddess Principle. At the centre of the
Ultimate Sphere resides the Self-Existing I AM of Intrinsic Awareness
where the primal AUM resounds. Its ring represents the event
horizon of the material universe with the ineffable singularity of the All
Mind at the centre. The Solar Mind that Humanity is developing as an
extension of the Stellar Intelligence of our Sun, the Logos, is
represented by this symbol and it encompasses the understanding of
how the photon like nature of the All Mind allows it to be everywhere
at once.

The ‘X’ created within the Sun Symbol by the arms

of the Galdrastafr adds a layer of symbolism which
is just as old. There is ambiguity in the claims of its
origin, as with many symbols, however the equal armed cross, that is
often represented vertically rather than at a forty-five degree angle, is
well known today under the name of the Celtic Cross. This is another
Sun Symbol which, in this case, refers to the four seasons of the
year. In its offset ‘X’ position it represents the four fire festivals and
the balance of the elemental principles of Earth, Water, Air and Fire.
The two lines across its diameter are symbolic of the dual or
polarised nature of our universe. Polarised and yet unified in
wholeness. This polarity within unity can be understood by
considering the nature of temperature. Hot and Cold are different
only by degree within the range of absolute zero and the temperature
say of a supernova. Heat and Cold are descriptions of our
perspective of molecular vibration and are entirely relative. That
being said, Hot and Cold are one. This primal duality has come to be
represented in our myths, legends and religions by the idea of twins,
the divine twins of the Goddess. The Twin principle has taken many
forms in our varied culture which, for example, include Enlil and Enki
(Sumerian), Sanat Kumara and Sananda Kumara (Indo-European),
Romulus and Remus (Roman), John the Baptist and John the
Apostle (Knights Templar), Xbalanque and Hunahpu (Mayan).

The Golden Heart

As a result of utilising the Fibonacci

sequence the Golden Heart came to
light. The Golden Heart is a
phenomenon of the spiral when it is
understood that where we find one
spiral a reflection of it is always
present. It is the same on every
scale of existence. Consider the way
a galaxy swirls, viewed from above it
may swirl to the right. However
when viewed from below it is seen
to swirl in the other direction. What
this says is that all of nature, from
solar systems to flowers, exists within a geometric field which is
fundamentally counter rotational or spinning in both directions at
once. An opposite spiral may not be visible to the eye when a
physical form is observed, but the counter spiral will be there on a
subtle or energetic level. The Golden Spiral that is part of the Torch
of Life has an ‘invisible’ partner spiral. When both spirals are shown it
produces a pattern which known as the Golden Heart.

When meditating on the moving concept of the Torch of Life the

Golden Spirals generates the experience of either being drawn into
The Torch of Life or of having its image ‘blown’ out towards you, as if
you were looking into the mouth of a trumpet. There is some
speculation about the mathematics of this trumpet shape in regard to
how its curve describes a torus, like the curve on an apple as it
moves from the outside skin towards its centre at either end. The
perfect torus is donut shaped and as it is folded in upon itself.
The idea of the Toroid can also be understood by thinking about the
way a magnetic field appears to us. This is another universal
principle. All things exist on an infinite toroidal scale. From the cell of
biology, through the atom of the material universe to the fruit we eat
and the magnetic field of the Earth, all are toroidal – donut shaped.
The Spirals of the Golden Heart give the Torch of Life a fixed
(geometrical) toroidal field.

The Grail Cup

The Geometry Cup or Grail

appears as a result of looking at
the two spirals of the Golden
Heart sideways and rendering
them in 3D. Each spiral is then
spun on its centre by 180
degrees, which creates the cup
shape. This Grail (above left),
generated by Phi, has the
capacity to move in and out
forever. This can be understood in
terms of ‘perfect nesting’ or
‘embedability. The term ‘self-
similarity’ can also be used in
describing the Grail that has
within it an identical copy of itself
and so on ad-infinitum. If the four
cardinal directions are highlighted
(in red) the form of the Hammer of
Thor, Swastika or Heart of
Buddha can be seen clearly. This
geometric phenomenon is central
to the Torch of Life being the
primary structure of the
Galdrastafr.
The Silent Pyramid

Raising the central point of the Torch of Life produces the apex of a
pyramid (Phi-Ra-Mid) - a subtle or silent Pyramid. This silent Pyramid
has a Capstone at is top and center. When the pyramid is reflected
downwards it creates the Perfect Solid called the Octahedron. These
3D forms are generated by the square that can be drawn where the
four arms of the Galdrastafr meet the circle or the Ouroboros ring.
The base of the Capstone is described by the points where the arms
of the Galdrastafr connect to the ring of the Sun symbol. The
Capstone of the Torch of Life is symbolic of the zero point of
consciousness. Its function is to
entrain the collective human
focus on the gnosis of
unconditional enlightenment, the
spontaneous realisation of
human mind as Solar-Mind.
Considering our star to be a
point in the billion strong neural
network of the Galactic Brain,
Solar Mind is the innate natural
intelligence of our star
embedded in our biology. At
critical mass this can be called
the awakening of Galactic
culture on Earth.

Applying the Hermetic principal of ‘As Above, So Below’, the silent

pyramid becomes an octahedron. This octahedron can be
understood as a symbolic capsule, a repository of knowledge, a
vehicle or chariot carrying encodements which can be further
understood as a program. I termed this the Arcturian Shield Program
(ASP). Within the ASP are Octahedron Time Cycles which are
comprised of 8 cycles of 28080 days or 224640 Earth Days in
duration (615 Earth Years). There is one 28080 day cycle for each
face of the octahedron. 224640 is 108 cycles of 2080 (the Psi-Bank),
8 Tzolkins representing the field of Planetary Mind. The Octahedron,
being one of the perfect solids births the other four perfect solids from
its form through association.

The Merkabah

The image of the Torch of Life resides within a Merkabah, similar to

the field of geometry that it understood to exist around every life form.
It enfolds the mandala as a subtle template or holding pattern. The
geometric principal that allows for the co-existence of all Perfect
Solids where any one Perfect Solid is present generates this field. I
consider this field of geometry to be the vessel containing the whole
thought-form of the Torch of Life and ASP.

Merkabah is a Hebraic word that

means chariot. It refers to the
Vehicle of the Primal Cause. It is
also understood to be the
geometric field which exists
around every life form, an
envelope (the integrity of divine
will) that facilitates the merger of
spirit and form. The Merkabah
geometry is the spiritual/mental
time/space vehicle through which
I AM of Intrinsic Awareness
interfaces with the realms of
experience. Its form is popularly understood to be that of a star
tetrahedron (two interlocking Tetrahedra which spin in a counter
rotational manner – 3D Star of David). Above is a combined image of
a Star-Tetrahedron, Dodecahedron, Octahedron and Cube. The
Icosahedron is not shown.

Ormungandr Melchizedek
www.torch-of-life.com