02-18-2013, 12:14 PM
I used the word “If” to make the discussion hypothetical so I then won’t be accused of making assumptions without supporting evidence. Basically I have no idea anymore in the manner I am supposed to reply. You guys have done my head in.
But it’s not all bad. Today I came across a reference by Porphyry about the Pythagoreans: “these notions should be kept secret, because the first seekers as both mystics and mathematicians thought that the untimely and clumsy use of the sacred laws organizing the world could lead to a serious upheaval in the universe.”
It’s the last line that should be the focus because it could explain why the Romans kept to the system, they were afraid of a serious upheaval in the universe, and it is this very claim that could explain Augustus’ statement that the civil wars that befell the Romans was because they abandoned the old religion.
Has anyone read “The Iconography of Sacred Space: A Suggested Reading of the Meaning of the Roman Pantheon Author(s): Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier Source: Artibus et Historiae, Vol. 19, No. 38 (1998), pp. 21-42.”
It shows that the Pantheon is built using the Pythagorean ratios (3:2, 4:3 etc) and its interior is modelled on the cosmos. Also back in the 1940’s some scholars found that Virgil based his paragraphs in this books on the Pythagorean ratios.
Can a moderator tell me how I can electronically delete my membership? I can’t find a “leave the group” button.
But it’s not all bad. Today I came across a reference by Porphyry about the Pythagoreans: “these notions should be kept secret, because the first seekers as both mystics and mathematicians thought that the untimely and clumsy use of the sacred laws organizing the world could lead to a serious upheaval in the universe.”
It’s the last line that should be the focus because it could explain why the Romans kept to the system, they were afraid of a serious upheaval in the universe, and it is this very claim that could explain Augustus’ statement that the civil wars that befell the Romans was because they abandoned the old religion.
Has anyone read “The Iconography of Sacred Space: A Suggested Reading of the Meaning of the Roman Pantheon Author(s): Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier Source: Artibus et Historiae, Vol. 19, No. 38 (1998), pp. 21-42.”
It shows that the Pantheon is built using the Pythagorean ratios (3:2, 4:3 etc) and its interior is modelled on the cosmos. Also back in the 1940’s some scholars found that Virgil based his paragraphs in this books on the Pythagorean ratios.
Can a moderator tell me how I can electronically delete my membership? I can’t find a “leave the group” button.
