Triangle or Pyramid

TRIANGLE OR PYRAMID -   In the Christian tradition, the triangle represents the Holy Trinity of Father, Son and the Holy Spirit as well as Faith, Hope and Charity.  The symbolism of this shape is always associated with its three sides, signifying a variety of triads such as:

• birth, life and death;
• heaven, earth and human;
• mind, body and soul;
• body, soul and spirit;
• and father, mother and child.  

In ancient Egypt, the triangle combined will, intelligence, and love to represent man's soul.  The ancient Egyptians and the Mayans built stepped pyramids with temples at the top to represent the cosmic mountain.  In magic and alchemy, the pyramid with its apex pointing upward represents fire or masculinity and when inverted, represents water or femininity.  These two triangles combined signify the unity of the elements in alchemy and, in Judaism's Star of David they stand for the union of opposites.  The pyramid can also represent aspiration, the struggle to climb to the top and achieve one's earthly ambition or heavenly ascent.