March 9, 2009
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Annals of Psychology:
Humorism
“Always with a
little humor.”
– Dr. Yen Lo
From Temperament: A Brief SurveyFor other interpretations
of the above shape, see
The Illuminati Diamond.More psychological background,
from Jung’s Aion:“From the circle and quaternity motif is derived the symbol of the geometrically formed crystal and the wonder-working stone. From here analogy formation leads on to the city, castle, church, house, room, and vessel. Another variant is the wheel. The former motif emphasizes the ego’s containment in the greater dimension of the self; the latter emphasizes the rotation which also appears as a ritual circumambulation. Psychologically, it denotes concentration on and preoccupation with a centre….” –Jung, Collected Works, Vol. 9, Part II, paragraph 352As for rotation, see the ambigrams in Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons (to appear as a film May 15) and the following figures:
Click on image
for a related puzzle.
For a solution, see
The Diamond Theorem.A related note on
“Angels & Demons“
director Ron Howard:
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