26 | The Vesica Piscis/Mondorla, God Number 26, and "The Matrix"

Above is the "Ichtus Symbol"

Ichtus = 9+3+8+2+3+1 = 26

Pisces = 7+9+1+3+5+1 = 26

IXOYE = 9+6+6+7+5 = 33

Jehovah = 1+5+8+6+4+1+8 = 33

Recall that in Gematria, the 'God Number' is 26.  Also recall that a name should sum to "33".

If you sum one through twenty-six, the total is 351, the reverse of the number 153.  The number 153 is associated with the Vesica Piscis, which the Greeks and Pythagoras referred to as "The Matrix" and "Doorway to Life".   It is rumored that 153 was used as the shorthand for referencing the Vesica Piscis.

It has also been noted that the Tetragrammaton occurs 153 times in the Book of Genesis.

The tetragrammaton (from Greek τετραγράμματον, meaning "four letters")[1][2] is the Hebrew theonym יהוה, commonly transliterated into Latin letters as YHWH. It is one of the names of the national god of Israel used in the Hebrew Bible.[3][4][5]Although "Yahweh" is favored by most Hebrew scholars and is widely accepted as the pronunciation of the tetragrammaton, Jehovah is still used in some translations of the Bible. The Samaritans understood the pronunciation to be iabe. Some patristic sources give evidence for a Greek pronunciation iaō.[8]

• Genesis = 7+5+5+5+1+9+1 = 33
• YHWH = 25+8+23+8 = 64; with reduced method, sums to 28
• YH = 25+8 = 33; WH = 23+8 = 31
• Yahweh = 7+1+8+5+5+8 = 34
• Jehovah = 1+5+8+6+4+1+8 = 33
• Israel = 9+1+9+1+5+3 = 28
• Egypt = 5+7+7+7+2 = 28

Augustine of Hippo argued that the significance lay in the fact that 153 is the sum of the first 17 integers (i.e. 153 is the 17th triangular number), with 17 representing the combination of divine grace (the 7 gifts of the Spirit) and law (the Ten Commandments).

• 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17 = 153
• 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24+25+26 = 351
• God = 7+15+4 = 26
• God = 7+6+4 = 17
• Zeus = 8+5+3+1 = 17
• Zeus = 26+5+21+19 = 71
• Both 26 and 17 sum to 8 (2+6 = 8; 1+7 = 8)
• Eight represents the infinite in numerology, and in symbolism

Theologian D. A. Carson discusses this and other interpretations and concludes that "If the Evangelist has some symbolism in mind connected with the number 153, he has hidden it well," while other scholars note "No symbolic significance for the number of 153 fish in John 21:11 has received widespread support."

• Fish = 6+9+19+8 = 42
• 42 is the meaning of life number in numerology
• Look at the picture of Guam below, with the Vesica Piscis
• Guam 7+21+1+14 = 42

Writers claiming a major role for Mary Magdalene have noted that in Greek isopsephy her epithet "η Μαγδαληνή" bears the number 8 + 40 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 30 + 8 + 50 + 8 = 153, thus, it is suggested, revealing her importance.  Similarly, the phrase "τὸ δίκτυον" (the net) used in the passage bears the number 1224 = 8 × 153, as do some other phrases. The significance of this is unclear, given that Koine Greek provides a choice of several noun endings  with different isopsephy values.  The number 153 has also been related to the vesica piscis, with the claim that Archimedes used 153 as a "shorthand or abbreviation" for the square root of 3 in his On the Measurement of the Circle. However, examination of that work does not find the number 153 used in that way.

Evagrius Ponticus referred to the catch of 153 fish, as well as to the mathematical properties of the number (153 = 100 + 28 + 25, with 100 a square number, 28 a triangular number and 25 a circular number) when describing his 153-chapter work on prayer.  Louis de Montfort, in his fifth method of saying the Rosary, connects the catch of 153 fish with the number of Hail Marys said (3 plus 15 sets of 10), while St Paul's School in London was founded in 1512 by John Colet to teach 153 poor men's children, also in reference to the catch.

• Rosary = 9+6+1+1+9+7 = 33

The vesica piscis is a shape that is the intersection of two circles with the same radius, intersecting in such a way that the center of each circle lies on the perimeter of the other. The name literally means the "bladder of a fish" in Latin. The shape is also called mandorla, or "almond".

The mathematical ratio of the height of the vesica piscis to the width across its center is the square root of 3, or 1.7320508... (since if straight lines are drawn connecting the centers of the two circles with each other and with the two points where the circles intersect, two equilateral triangles join along an edge). The ratios 265:153 = 1.7320261... and 1351:780 = 1.7320513... are two of a series of approximations to this value, each with the property that no better approximation can be obtained with smaller whole numbers.

An important point on the Egyptians and Freemasons

The vesica piscis has been the subject of mystical speculation at several periods of history, and is viewed as important in some forms of Kabbalah. More recently, numerous New Age authors have interpreted it as a yonic symbol and claimed that this, a reference to the female genitals, is a traditional interpretation.

One author claims that the total solar eclipse inspires images of the vesica piscis. 

• Eclipse = 5+3+3+9+7+1+5 = 33

The ancient Egyptians practiced sacred geometry based on the shape. Architects and artists copied the solar eclipse/vesica piscis and its mathematics in their sacred buildings and artwork to reflect their religious beliefs. This ancient tradition was passed on through the centuries by the Freemasons.

The vesica piscis has been used as a symbol within Freemasonry, most notably in the shapes of the collars worn by officiants of the Masonic rituals. It was also considered the proper shape for the enclosure of the seals of Masonic lodges.

• Vesica = 4+5+1+9+3+1 = 23
• Piscis = 7+9+1+3+9+1 = 30
• Mandorla = 4+1+5+4+6+9+3+1 = 33

A mandorla is a vesica piscis shaped aureola which surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary in traditional Christian art.  It is especially used to frame the figure of Christ in Majesty in early medieval and Romanesque art, as well as Byzantine art of the same periods. The term refers to the almond like shape: "mandorla" means almond nut in Italian. In icons of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the mandorla is used to depict sacred moments which transcend time and space, such as the Resurrection, Transfiguration, and the Dormition of the Theotokos. 

• Theotokos = 2+8+5+6+2+6+11+6+1 = 47

These mandorla will often be painted in several concentric patterns of color which grow darker as they come close to the center. This is in keeping with the church's use of Apophatic theology, as described by Dionysius the Areopagite and others. As holiness increases, there is no way to depict its brightness, except by darkness.

In a famous romanesque fresco of Christ in Glory at Sant Climent de Taüll the inscription "Ego Sum Lux Mundi" ["I Am the Light of the World"] is incorporated in the Mandorla design.

Isn't it all so very interesting?  Perhaps the fascination with the world famous painting and the  significance of the English alphabet all boil down to the same thing, the same number?
 
 Do you see the Vesica Piscis?