Theresa Crater

On a recent trip to Washington, D.C., I took some time to study the sacred geometry of the city. Sacred geometry means building in harmony with nature’s designs, such as using the golden mean or Fibonacci spiral, and reflecting cosmic principles in your work. Washington, D.C., built by Masons, is filled with sacred geometry, and I didn’t have time to see it all. The Freemasons and the Rosicrucians saved spiritual teachings from the forces of Western culture that were out to suppress them, which is quite contrary to what is said of them in some conspiracy theories. 

Lately, I’ve been working a lot with the Tree of Life. One of the aspects of the Tree of Life I saw reflected repeatedly in the U.S. Capitol City is the placement of images representing Geburah and Gedulah. Geburah represents the principle of Severity, while Gedulah represents Mercy. Geburah is Mars while Gedulah is Jupiter. We know these in the Lord’s Prayer as “the power and the glory.” In D.C., Mercy is often called “Justice”, Severity “Law”. These two Sephirah stand opposite each other on the Tree, bringing a balance of these two opposing principles to life, to the community and to the individual. We need them both, for without Mercy, Justice grows too severe. Without Justice, Mercy goes soft and allows abuse.

The entrance to the Supreme Court.

Mercy

Law

Here at the entrance to the Supreme Court, you can see how the two statues representing these principles are always placed on opposite sides, showing how they are supposed to balance each other in perfect harmony.

The entrance to one of the Senate Office buildings.

Mercy here called Justice

Severity here called Law

Law

Justice

Our nation’s capitol is set up to bring balance to these two great forces of life and to ensure that they guide the U.S. government. Next time you visit Washington, D.C., enliven both these priniciples by visiting the places where Law and Justice are represented. Take a moment to meditate there or envision these principles operating without impediment. Yes we can make a difference.

Here are some books that will teach you more about the sacred geometry of Washington, D.C.
Solomon’s Builders, by Christopher Hodapp
The Secrets of Masonic Washington, by James Wasserman
The Secret Architecture of Our Nation’s Capital, by David Ovason

Here’s the new cover art for my next novel. It will be available April 7th from Eternal Press.

Suddenly everything got busy. I just finished edits for the new edition of Under the Stone Paw, which will be published by Double Dragon in April.

I’m in the middle of finishing edits for Beneath the Hallowed Hill, also due out in April from Eternal Press. The cover art for Hill is just fantastic. I’ll show you as soon as I can. I’ve also written some promotional material for The Aether Age:  Helios.

 On top of all this writing stuff, I just found a second cousin who’s living in Denver and a friend is in from out of town. Then there’s work, full of papers and exams to grade and curriculum packets to read. Plus all the regular work of just life.

Not to mention all those revolutions to keep up with. Must be all those planets moving into Aries. Are you busy, too?

I’ve been so caught up watching the news about the Egyptian Revolution, that I didn’t discuss it on my website. Stephen Mehler leads tours to Egypt and I’ve been with him three times, plus live through all his comings and goings to Egypt each year. We are very close with a family in Nazlet El Saman, the village right next to the Sphinx and the Giza Plateau.

We were all inspired by the courage and persistence of the Egyptian people standing in Tahrir Square, finding ways to communicate with each other, switching from Facebook to Twitter to other sites, then back again to stay ahead of the Thought Police. They have succeeded! Congratulations!

Now we all hold them in our thoughts, we pay attention still, to be sure that opposition parties have time and freedom to organize, that free and fair elections they were promised do happen, that jobs are created for people who need to support their families.

Thank you, Egypt, for shining the light for the world and giving us all hope.

Happy Imbolc!! Bridgit’s fire half way between winter solstice and the spring equinox, when the life force stirs in the outer world. A time to take out your seeds and decide what to plant for this year.