We love a bit of the old Sacred Geometry here at Arka. Many of our favourite Tattoo artists use ancient geometrical patterns in their art. So we were very excited to come across the 'Rose of Venus' also known as 'The Venus Pentagram'
From the Earths perspective, the orbits of Earth and Venus create a five-petaled rose pattern over an eight-year period. This pattern arises from the relative positions of Earth and Venus as they orbit the Sun. Over eight years, Venus appears to trace a five-pointed star or pentagram in the sky, with each point corresponding to a conjunction of Venus and the Sun.
This video shows how the pattern is formed.
13 orbits of the Sun for Venus roughly equate to 8 Earth years. 13-8=5. Over the space of eight years, we end up with this five fold pattern, also known as the Venus Pentagram. Venus 'comes close and 'kisses' the Earth 5 times every 8 years.
Its a beautiful coincidence (or is it) that this pattern appears everywhere in nature. From the cross section of an apple to the 5 petals of so many flowers.
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