Triangle Symbolism/ Meaning

On my advert, website and a digi- pack, a triangle would be included as part of the brand recognition. I believe that triangle is much more than a basic shape of geometry. And below are some keywords, that are associated with triangle meaning:

• Creativity
• Harmony
• Proportion
• Ascension
• Gender
• Manifestation
• Illumination
• Integration
• Subjectivity
• Culmination

 

This sort of versatility is what captures themes of magic, wonder and creativity in the triangle meaning.

None of the other basic shapes offer this kind of inherent duplicity. When we turn a square on its side, the symbol meaning remains the same. Same with the circle - rolling it around, it's still a circle.

But the triangle proposes mammoth (polar even) variables in meanings when tipped top from bottom. To wit:

Female	Male
Lunar	Solar
Yoni	Lingam
Shakti	Shakta
Passive	Active
Cave	Mountain
Down	Up
Mother	Father

These are just a few examples of how a simple shift of this symbol can offer huge variations in meaning. I invite you to contemplate these and other similarities, as I believe pondering these solidifies the symbolic experience the triangle symbol has to share.

 

 

Consider just a few time-honored triads proposed by esoteric triangles:

 
• Spirit, Mind, Body
• Father, Son, Holy Ghost
• Mother, Father, Child
• Past, Present, Future
• Power, Intellect, Love
• Creator, Destroyer, Sustainer
• Creation, Preservation, Destruction
• Thought, Feeling, Emotion
• Mother, Maiden, Crone
• Love, Truth, Wisdom

The symbolic idea here, is that the vertical side represents one aspect, the horizontal side another aspect and the hypotenuse is offspring of the combining sides. The combination of one and another produces a new form of being altogether (a child, as it were).

This, among other complexities is where the triangle symbol meaning of creation/creativity is stemmed. Each side and corner sings out a melody, and their combination in form creates a marvelous harmonic orchestration.

To the Greeks, the triangle is seen as the delta glyph and is symbolic of a doorway. This really appeals to me because it revisits the combination of polarities to push out a new opening. For example, balancing thought and emotion would provide a doorway to higher wisdom (the hypotenuse).

Triangles are featured in Aristotle's conception of the five elements too (shown below). Why did he assign triangles to each of the elements? Why not circles or squares?

I contend that there is a deeper activity of creation inherent within each individual element. Certainly, combined these elements are the sum of infinite potential and Divine creativity. But individually they flicker their own creative sparks too.