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Significance of the Circle
The circle expresses the central evolutionary impetus and shows the original
principle of cosmic manifestation. It indicates harmonious movement in
nature. No movement in nature is linear. The flight of birds, the growth of
trees, the flow of rivers, the movement of the Sun, Moon and planets, the
shape of clouds, the distant horizon skirting the landscape and touching the
sky, are all curvilinear. Such movements reveal harmony. They show
attraction towards a central nucleus, a point from which all creation, all
curving movements have arisen. The vision of such a central referral point is
perhaps the main reason for the strong theistic belief of
primitive man.
The circle consists of a central point and a circumference, which together
form a unity. The circumference can be used mathematically to determine
the position of the central point. Therefore, whenever the ring of the circle is
described, it assumes the existence of a central point or referral source. This
nucleus sustains the essence of the peripheral line, tbe circumference. The
dropping of the central point from the symbol signifies that it more
specifically refers to the outer manifestation. It is not concerned with the
unity between the center and circumference, or the creator and creation. The
circle with a central point represents the Divine unity from which all
proceeds and to which all returns.
The circle with its central point very appropriately represents the Sun, which
in its splendor is the Supreme as far as the human world is concerned. The
circle without the central point represents the delimitation of the area marked
for manifestation. The circle with its central point is the first differentiation
of the Absolute as the Prime Source of visible existence. The symbol of the
Sun is not so much a physical representation of the visible planet; rather, it
describes the original evolutionary impulse that leads to manifestation. The
point in the center of the symbol emphasizes this origin of creation.
The development of the Absolute from its unmanifest to manifest stage is a
very subtle affair. This incomprehensible dynamic process is well expressed