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Flat geometric figure depicting a cosmology
This article is about the flat geometric figure depicting a cosmology. For Drake cosmogram, see Arecibo message. For the cosmogram horoscope, see cosmobiology. For cosmograph, see cosmography.
A cosmogram depicts a cosmology in a flat geometric form.[1] They are used for various purposes: meditational, inspirational and to depict structure – real or imagined – of the earth or universe.[2]
Often, cosmograms feature a circle and a square, or a circle and a cross. The circle may represent the universe, or unity, or an explanation of the universe in its totality – whether inspired by religious beliefs or scientific knowledge.[3] The square or cross may represent the Earth, the four directions. The centre may represent the individual.[4]
Many diagrams featuring circles and squares or crosses may be interpreted as cosmograms, although they may not be intentionally created as such. For example, traditional Chinese coins, that are round with a square hole in the middle, have been given such an interpretation, and so has the board for the game ludo (see Cross and circle game).
A cosmogram depicts a cosmology in a flat geometric form. They are used for various purposes: meditational, inspirational and to depict structure – real...
The Kongo cosmogram (also called yowa or dikenga cross, Kikongo: dikenga dia Kongo or tendwa kia nza-n' Kongo) is a core symbol in Bakongo religion that...
is depicted by a circle with a cross inside. In this Yowa or dikenga cosmogram, the meeting point of the two lines of the cross is the most powerful...
Research in Black Culture in Harlem under a cosmogram that was inspired by "The Negro Speaks of Rivers". The cosmogram is entitled Rivers and was designed by...
traditional Bakongo religion, the four elements are incorporated into the Kongo cosmogram. This sacred wheel depicts the physical world (Nseke), the spiritual world...
as these are separate African religions. Possible origins include the cosmogram of the Kongo people, or originated as the Nsibidi system of writing for...
was male, while the left side was believed to be female. Bunzi Kongo cosmogram Kongo religion Lunar deity Simbi Sky deity Brown, Ras Michael (2012)....
carriage" date to this period. Teotihuacán is rebuilt as a four-quartered cosmogram by Zapotec architects brought from Monte Albán in Oaxaca. Classic period...
traditional Bakongo religion, the five elements are incorporated into the Kongo cosmogram. This sacred symbol also depicts the physical world (Nseke), the spiritual...
Black Spiritual churches, Black theology, the ring shout, the Kongo cosmogram, Simbi water spirits, graveyard conjuring, the crossroads spirit, making...
is an African cosmogram entitled Rivers. The title is taken from his poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers". Within the center of the cosmogram is the line:...
S. Sandlana Development of The Harmony Restoration Measurement Scale (Cosmogram) Part 1 Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Vol 21, No 3 (2013)...
(musoni), birth (kala), maturity (tukula), and death (luvemba). The Kongo cosmogram, a sacred symbol in Bakongo culture, depicts these moments of the sun...
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kongo may refer to: Kingdom of Kongo Kongo cosmogram Kongo language or Kikongo, one of the Bantu languages Kongo languages...
on Kongo religion, Dr. Fu-Kiau, even described some precolonial Kongo cosmograms with mfinda as a bridge between the two worlds. Mfinda is also where Kongo...
four equal sections with inlaid lines reminiscent of Yowa, the Kongo cosmogram for the continuity of human life through reincarnation. Many symbols are...
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