Table of contents hide 1 The mysterious birth of Pythagoras 2 Pythagoras - His Travels and the Mystery Schools of the world 3 The mystery school of Crotone and the teachings of Pythagoras 4 Pythagoras and the importance of Tetractys in Sacred Geometry

When talking about the great masters of antiquity, it is impossible not to refer to the Grand Master of Wisdom and Sacred Geometry - Pythagoras, one of the most important Sages of ancient Greece who consolidated in his teachings the union between sciences, morality and of course mysticism.

A little older than the Greek philosopher Heráclito, Pythagoras had such a great impact on Western knowledge, that to this day his teachings continue to nourish the minds of millions of students around the world, in the same way his contributions to esotericism, the occult and religion, are the object of study until our times.

There is no doubt that Pythagoras, enjoyed a number of skills that made him one of the most outstanding teachers of his time, was a Mathematician, Pioneer of natural sciences and astronomy, philosopher and scientific researcher in general, but also stood out for being a moral reformer (as historical curiosity Pythagoras did not eat meat, he was vegetarian) .

However, Pythagoras' secret teachings continue to maintain their hermetic and hermetic character until our times, in the Antiquity many mystery schools such as the Essenes are based on the teaching and study of Pythagorean symbols.

His parents were high-ranking Greeks and gave him the benefits of having a high-quality education, and he also managed to subsidize his travels as a student by earning distinction as an athlete and outstanding student.

Unfortunately, there is not a single document written by the Great Pythagorean Master's hand, but his teachings were written and compiled by his students, which were mostly philippines. Sofos and very important scientists of their time and still are today.

Within the circle of the students of Master Pythagoras, it is worth mentioning the existence of Epicarm, Almeon de Crotona, Hipaso de Metaponto, Filolao de Crotona and Arquitas de Taranto; they along with other philosophers formed the Pythagorean school.

Pythagoras' powerful personality and millennial wisdom made him a kind of Semi-God for many of his students. Students who saw classes with Pythagoras or followed his doctrine, held him as a Person and Teacher, Pythagoras left his mark on Ancient Wisdom.

See also: "Laws of Sacred Geometry: The seven laws of Creation that manifest in existence" - https://hermandadblanca.org/leyes-de-la-geometria-sagrada-las-siete-leyes-de-creacion -which-manifest-in-existence /

The mysterious birth of Pythagoras

There are many legends about the birth of Pythagoras that are extremely interesting, and that have raised endless hypotheses about the reason why Pythagoras came into the world.

The Father of Pythagoras was called Mnesarchus and was a merchant , who along with his wife traveled on one occasion to the city of Delphi, in this enigmatic city full of great mysteries, took advantage of going to the Oracle of Delphi, in order to check if The Grim Reapers were favorable for their trip back to Syria.

The Prophet of Apollo (who was then called a pythoness ), was the Seer of the Oracle, did not answer the question but when he saw Mnesarchus and his wife continued to sit in the Oracle, (the Oracle consisted of a tripod placed on top from a huge hole which served as an air inlet, the pythoness sat in the center of the tripod and above it sucked the air from the hole to visualize future events).

The strange thing is that the Pythonesses only used the Oracle for situations of real importance, such as to predict wars, droughts, catastrophes, among others. When she finished using the Oracle, the prophetess told Mnesarchus that his wife was pregnant and that she would give birth to a son (Pythagoras) who was destined to overcome all men in beauty and wisdom and that, throughout her life would contribute a lot to the good of humanity.

The Revelation was so incredible that Mnesarchus was so impressed by the prophecy that he changed his wife's name to Pythais, in honor of the Pythoness. When the boy was born in Sidon, in Phenicia, it was, as the oracle had said, a male. Mnesarchus and Pythais called him Pythagoras, convinced that he had been predestined by the oracle.

Another of the most outstanding legends about the birth of Pythagoras, tells us that the Grand Master of Sacred Geometry was actually one of the Gods who had adopted a human body to allow him to come into the world and instruct the human race.

All these legends originate from the Contribution of Knowledge and Wisdom that Pythagoras gave to the world, and being one of the most enlightened characters of Antiquity, he is naturally related to an immaculate conception.

Pythagoras - His Travels and the Mystery Schools of the world

The Life and Work of Pythagoras is breathtakingly incredible, as in such a short time of life (about 100 years), it was able to associate and train with secret societies around the world and also found one of the most important mystery schools of all the times, the Crotona Mystery School.

Pythagoras, in a large part of his life traveled with the intention of enriching himself philosophically, intellectually and spiritually, so that he lived and studied with the schools of the most important mysteries of his time, among them the most important of course was the Antigua School of Mysteries of Egypt ( Heliopolis, Memphis and Thebes) , where it is said that he spent more than 21 years passing initiatory tests that led to the limit of his body, intellectual and spiritual temperament.

It was amazing like the ancient Sages of the mystery schools of ancient Egypt, they were not willing to expose their mysteries to foreigners or profane people, and although Pythagoras arrived with letters of recommendation from both the reigning pharaoh and the ruler of his own state, his admission was extremely difficult, especially in the temple of Thebes .

But despite the difficult tests that the Great Pythagorean Master had to endure, his love for wisdom and his sacred destiny led him to know in first person the most important teachings of Eastern and Western esotericism.

In addition to being intimately related to ancient Egypt, Pythagoras also traveled to Jewish lands, where he was initiated by the most learned rabbis about the secret traditions of Moses, the legislator of Israel.

The mystery school of Crotone and the teachings of Pythagoras

Many historians agree that Pythagoras was born in Sidon, Ancient Phenicia, but most of his time he spent in Crotone, which is today the southern coast of Italy. In the 6th century BC in Crotone, Pythagoras founded a kind of Society or Secret Order so that its members could enrich themselves spiritually and intellectually.

One of the most outstanding qualities of this school of mysteries was the allowed access of women within the " Pythagorean fraternity ", which in such macho times gave us an indication of the importance of men and women together seeking ancient wisdom. .

This Secret Order, it is said, was one of the models that would inspire other secret societies, this relationship is due to the kinships between the Pythagorean initiatory rites and the current ones such as those of the Rosicrucians and Masons . For example, the Philosophical Order of Pythagoras comprised different degrees which were obtained after having passed certain tests and having attended different initiation ceremonies.

To be recognized in the Pythagorean Order, one should have a great interest in science, esotericism and the occult, it is also said that many people were not admitted to the Order by not passing the initiation tests, evidence of the difficulty of admission that Pythagoras fixed the Order. The difficulty of the tests could be due to the experiences Pythagoras had with the initiatory rites of ancient Egypt.

The teachings that The Grand Master of Wisdom and Sacred Pythagorean Geometry imparted in his Crotone school, before 500 BC, were always a subject of intrigue and difficulty for historians, most historians aware of the relationship of Pythagoras with Occultism and Esotericism agrees that this was a School of Mysteries, and the only way to know for sure what was happening within the Secret Order, is to see it through the lens of the Mysteries .

Unfortunately in modernity, the teachings of Pythagoras are still being taught in the coldest and most insensitive way, without relating it to their true Occultist and Esoteric doctrine. In this way Pythagoras is only taken into account in educational institutions as a Man who devised a couple of formulas and mathematical figures, which are classified as Pythagorean Arithmetic.

But the teachings of Grand Master Pythagoras go far beyond what is taught in educational institutions of modernity, it is important to remember that the Pythagorean school was linked to the ancient esoteric school and that, for this reason, it was necessary to search the Occultism the true meaning of his teachings.

The veil of mysteries perches on the Sacred Geometry of the great mathematician Pythagoras, the first steps of modern science are due to the Grand Master . Only those who investigate with patience, humility and true interest can find the deep truths contained in the Pythagorean teachings, dissipate the veil that covers ancient wisdom, which, before the penetrating gaze of human intuition, is able to reach the heart of the mysteries most enigmatic of the universe.

Pythagoras and the importance of Tetractys in Sacred Geometry

Among the great teachings of Pythagoras, the teaching of Geometric Solids, but seen from an esoteric - occultist approach, and not from the academic perspective that completely erases the magic of these beautiful and hermetic geometric figures.

For the Pythagoreans, numbers were the highest language in the degrees of knowledge, even in their search for the key element, that element that was eternal and immutable, they pointed out that "the whole world is harmony and numbers."

The furthest source that has reached us in the study of such numbers and Pythagorean geometric figures as the Tetractys dates back to 570 BC. C). Although written sources are rare, the teachings of the Master are primarily oral.

Thus, as throughout the years of study and meditation of the Pythagorean Master, he was able to create Geometric Solids such as the Tetractys, which is also known as the "model of the Gods."

For the Greek philosopher Nicomachus, the Tetractys represents the universal pattern by which God, the Great Architect of the Universe, designed the plan to create the Universe:

“But since the All was a power that had no limits, it required an order, a schematic model… there was a natural balance between the All and the elements that made it up. This is the reason why the Tetractys served as a model for the Great Architect of the Universe, could order the elements of the All and reign the Order on Chaos ... ”Nicómaco.

Now, the Pythagoreans created the Tetractys from other forms of older calculations, such as the use of pebbles or the Latin calculations, which were used long before the birth of Pythagoras (long before the invention of writing), although The Pythagoreans resumed these older forms of calculation and updated them at the Crotone School.

The Pythagorean school seems to be the first to match numbers with geometric figures, so that the dimensions are comparable across the numbers. One with the point, Two with the line, Three with the plane and Four with the solid.

Given the intrinsic relationship between arithmetic and geometry, the numbers give the possibility to visualize each geometric figure that composes them:

1. The number 1 is associated with the point and has no dimension.
2. The number 2 represents the line, thus forming the first dimension (1D).
3. The number 3 is represented through the triangle formed by 3 points, as well as with the plane (or surface) of the second dimension.
4. The number 4 is related to the first volume that is, namely the tetrahedron, this is the 3D equivalent of the 2D triangle.

The Tetractys has been used by numerous hermetic groups throughout history, from the Essenian mystery schools (which were one of the most dedicated schools to study Pythagorean geometric figures), to the ancient mystic Jews.

So it was not only used as a figure belonging to Sacred Geometry, but was also used as an airtight symbol by various Orders or Secret Societies.

For example, in the Jewish tradition (the most rooted in the cabal) the sacred name of God can be symbolized with the Tetragrammaton (figure that is born from the Tetractys), the knowledge of this figure and the mysteries it contained were supposed to provide divine powers according to Papús in his Bohemian Tarot:

“If we believe in the ancient oral tradition of the Hebrews or the Kabbalah, there is a sacred geometric figure which, when its mystery is revealed, generates a word, which gives the mortal who discovers the true pronunciation, the key to all the divine sciences and human. "

The number 72 corresponds to the numerical value of the Jewish tetragram arranged in the form of a triangle.

The first line is equivalent to the number 10, the second to 15, the third 21 and the fourth line to 26. If we add all the lines it gives us 72 (10 + 15 + 21 + 26). The number 72 is associated with the number of angels in the Christian religion, the number of names of God in the Jewish religion and the number of spirits or wizards.

In the same way Kabbalists attribute a total of 72 different names to God. The Christians replaced these sacred names with the names of the angels, also the magicians made 72 planetary geniuses, distributed among the 4 classes of elementary creatures: Elves, Undines, Gnomes and Salamanders.

And as one of the Sacred Geometries of Pythagoras influenced Jewish culture, in the same way many of its symbols are used by other societies and secret orders to represent divine laws or higher planes of consciousness.

There is no doubt that the teachings of the Grand Master of Wisdom and Sacred Geometry, Pythagoras, have been and will be part of the cultural and historical legacy of the world, its geometric figures and its teachings on the universe transcend time and space and place them on the immortal planes of human creation, Pythagoras is one of the most important characters in the history of esotericism and occultism universal.

Author: Andrea Mora, editor and translator in the great family of hermandablanca.org

Sources: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit%C3%A1goras

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