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Wednesday, June 04, 2008
A Deep Thought About Circles - As requested by Elle
The circle has been given a lot of significance throughout history. It was a symbol used in astrology and astronomy and was a significant part of the design of ancient structures like Stonehenge. It was also a symbol used in religion.

Many ancient people believed that the circle represented cosmic order. They believed that all things were linked. The circle has also been used to symbolize perfection because all points of the perfect circle are equidistant from the center. Some people have even used the circle to represent the life cycle because they that all things in life are connected.

Some of this thinking has been used by Christians as well. It Christianity the circle has most often been associated with eternity because the line in a perfect circle never ends. The idea of perfection has also been associated with the circle. Perhaps this is why the symbol of the trinity is made up of three inter-linking perfect circles. This idea of perfection can also be seen in ancient Christian art where halos were put over peoples heads to show that they were divine. Unfortunately most of them were not.

Elle, I hope that is a satisfactory deep thought. Keep drawing circles!

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