Tree of Life

The Tree of Life
Upon first investigating the (now infamous) Pentagram in the DC landscape, I noticed this configuration, within the map layout, that reminded me of the Tree of Life glyph, used by Kabbalists. Note that this is the overlapping pentagram and hexagon that I deal with elsewhere, which symbolizes the microcosm and the macrocosm. Completing the Tree on the DC map looks like this. I was somewhat perlexed at first, because the "shoulders" (so to speak), of the Tree in the DC map were so narrow, compared to those in almost all image of the Tree that we see. That is, until I found this image, which happens to be the first published image of the Tree of Life. It appears that that the city planners prefered one version of the tree over others that have been used. See my page called What Shape, the Tree of Life? Image Map The Portae Lucis (Gates of Light) image (above) appeared to me to be a perfect match to the DC map, so I prepared an image where the Sepheroth (spheres) of the Tree correlate to landscape features of the DC map. For more information on each of the spheres, go here: 1) The first sphere (the Crown) is represented by the House of the Temple (HOT), the home of the Southern Jourisdiction of the Scottish Rites Masons, 2) the second by Logan Circle, 3) the third by DuPont Circle, 4) fourth, Mt Vernon Square, 5) fifth, Washington Circle, 6) sixth, the White House, 7) seventh, the National Archives, 8) eighth, the Navy and Marine Medical and Surgical Center, 9) nineth, the Washington Monument, 10) and the tenth by the Jefferson Memorial. The Tree on the Mall? Other people have suggested different versions of the Tree-in-the-Map thesis, which align it east and west along the mall. Click here to see my take on the tree on the mall notion. Metatron's Cube You will please note that each sphere on the kabbalistic tree has certain symbols associated with it; for instance, number 6 (located at the White House) is associated with the Sun, as well as with the Cube, and the truncated pyramid, which we can see if we fill in the details of the map a bit. [Curiously, the base angle of the triangle in the image above, is the same 52 degree angle that the builders of the Great Pyramid at Gizah chose. More on that elsewhere.] The above image reminded me of the elements in Metatron's Cube; which include the triangle, the rectangle, the pentagon, and the hexagon and cube. and which, of course, contains the Tree image. It appears that the Founding Fathers used Metatron's Cube as a model for the DC planning map; and that they fore-shortened it, in order to replicate the Great Pyramid at Gizah. HOME

The Tree of Life

Upon first investigating the (now infamous) Pentagram in the DC landscape,

I noticed this configuration, within the map layout, that reminded me of the Tree of Life glyph, used by Kabbalists. Note that this is the overlapping pentagram and hexagon that I deal with elsewhere, which symbolizes the microcosm and the macrocosm.

Completing the Tree on the DC map looks like this.

I was somewhat perlexed at first, because the "shoulders" (so to speak), of the Tree in the DC map were so narrow, compared to those in almost all image of the Tree that we see. That is, until I found this image, which happens to be the first published image of the Tree of Life.

It appears that that the city planners prefered one version of the tree over others that have been used.

See my page called What Shape, the Tree of Life?

Image Map
The Portae Lucis (Gates of Light) image (above) appeared to me to be a perfect match to the DC map, so I prepared an image where the Sepheroth (spheres) of the Tree correlate to landscape features of the DC map.

For more information on each of the spheres, go here:
1) The first sphere (the Crown) is represented by the House of the Temple (HOT), the home of the Southern Jourisdiction of the Scottish Rites Masons,
2) the second by Logan Circle,
3) the third by DuPont Circle,
4) fourth, Mt Vernon Square,
5) fifth, Washington Circle,
6) sixth, the White House,
7) seventh, the National Archives,
8) eighth, the Navy and Marine Medical and Surgical Center,
9) nineth, the Washington Monument,
10) and the tenth by the Jefferson Memorial.

The Tree on the Mall?
Other people have suggested different versions of the Tree-in-the-Map thesis, which align it east and west along the mall. Click here to see my take on the tree on the mall notion.

Metatron's Cube
You will please note that each sphere on the kabbalistic tree has certain symbols associated with it; for instance, number 6 (located at the White House) is associated with the Sun, as well as with the Cube, and the truncated pyramid, which we can see if we fill in the details of the map a bit.

[Curiously, the base angle of the triangle in the image above, is the same 52 degree angle that the builders of the Great Pyramid at Gizah chose. More on that elsewhere.]
The above image reminded me of the elements in Metatron's Cube; which include the triangle, the rectangle, the pentagon, and the hexagon and cube.

and which, of course, contains the Tree image.

It appears that the Founding Fathers used Metatron's Cube as a model for the DC planning map; and that they fore-shortened it, in order to replicate the Great Pyramid at Gizah.

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