Symbolic Institute · Cosmology Wing
Cosmological Systems
Frameworks for reading change, matter, direction, time, and human position.
Each floor groups a family of symbolic systems. Select a floor to explore its rooms — the stack focuses on one worldview at a time.
樓 Floor Map
A vertical stack of worldview floors. Select a floor to enter its rooms.
索引 Systems Index
The complete catalogue — every cosmology across all floors.
Floor 1 · Primitive Distinctions 無極 Wuji The undifferentiated primordial state before polarity arises. Floor 1 · Primitive Distinctions 太極 Tai Ji The Supreme Ultimate — the first stirring of differentiation from Wuji. Floor 1 · Primitive Distinctions 陰陽 Yin Yang The Great Polarity describes complementary opposites creating dynamic balance. Floor 1 · Primitive Distinctions 三才 San Cai The Three Realms stratify existence into Heaven, Earth, and Human consciousness. Floor 1 · Primitive Distinctions τετρακτύς Tetraktys The Pythagorean decad — ten dots in a triangle encoding the cosmos. Floor 2 · Elemental Systems 五行 Wu Xing The Five Phases describe transformation and energetic resonance through cycles of generation and control. Floor 2 · Elemental Systems 五大 Godai The Five Great Elements of Japanese philosophy stack vertically like a stupa. Floor 2 · Elemental Systems 四元素 Four Elements The classical Greek quaternity: fire, air, water, earth. Floor 2 · Elemental Systems पञ्चभूत Panchabhuta The five great elements of Indian philosophy, stacked from ether to earth. Floor 2 · Elemental Systems त्रिगुण Triguna The three qualities of nature: sattva, rajas, tamas. Floor 3 · Spatial Systems 八卦 (先天) Bagua (Fu Xi) The Earlier Heaven arrangement represents primordial balance and cosmic principles. Floor 3 · Spatial Systems 八卦 (後天) Bagua (King Wen) The Later Heaven arrangement maps trigrams to seasonal cycles and worldly manifestation. Floor 3 · Spatial Systems 洛書 Lo Shu The magic square of nine, revealed on the back of a turtle. Floor 3 · Spatial Systems 羅盤 Feng Shui Compass The luopan — concentric rings of directional and elemental correspondence. Floor 3 · Spatial Systems 天地人 Cheon-Ji-In Korean cosmology mapping Heaven (dot), Earth (horizontal), and Human (vertical). Floor 3 · Spatial Systems Vitruvian Triad Roman architecture's three principles: Strength (Firmitas), Function (Utilitas), and Beauty (Venustas). Floor 3 · Spatial Systems 奇門遁甲 Qi Men Dun Jia Strange Gates Escaping Techniques — a layered divinatory compass. Floor 4 · Temporal Systems 生肖 Zodiac The 12 Earthly Branches cycle through animal archetypes governing years, months, and hours. Floor 4 · Temporal Systems 節氣 Jie Qi The 24 Solar Terms divide the ecliptic into 15° segments to harmonize with nature's rhythm. Floor 4 · Temporal Systems 七曜 Seven Luminaries The Seven Luminaries represent the Sun, Moon, and the five visible planets, governing the days of the week. Floor 4 · Temporal Systems 八字 Ba Zi The Four Pillars map the cosmic coordinates of birth via Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. Floor 4 · Temporal Systems 二十八宿 28 Mansions The 28 Lunar Mansions divide the sky into four celestial beasts, marking the moon's progress. Floor 4 · Temporal Systems 干支 Sexagenary Cycle The sixty-year cycle of heavenly stems and earthly branches. Floor 4 · Temporal Systems युग Yugas The four ages of the world, descending from truth to strife. Floor 4 · Temporal Systems Mayan Calendar Round The interlocking Tzolk'in and Ha'b wheels of the Maya calendar. Floor 5 · Human Position 易經 I Ching The 64 Hexagrams map the mutations of the cosmos in a complete 8×8 matrix. Floor 5 · Human Position 九宮 Jiu Gong The Nine Palaces grid governs the flow of time and fortune, essential for mapping the harvest of prosperity. Floor 5 · Human Position चक्र Chakras Seven energy centers aligned along the spinal axis. Floor 5 · Human Position Great Chain of Being The hierarchical ordering of all existence from God to minerals. Floor 5 · Human Position 六道 Six Realms The wheel of samsara divided into six domains of rebirth. Floor 5 · Human Position עץ החיים Kabbalistic Tree of Life Ten sephirot connected by twenty-two paths on the Kabbalistic tree. Floor 6 · Prediction Systems Western Astrology The twelve-house zodiac wheel used for natal chart interpretation. Floor 6 · Prediction Systems Tarot Seventy-eight cards: twenty-two major arcana and four suits of minor arcana. Floor 6 · Prediction Systems علم الرمل Geomancy Sixteen binary figures generated by sand divination. Floor 6 · Prediction Systems ᚠᚢᚦᚨᚱᚲ Runes Twenty-four Germanic rune staves used for divination and inscription. Floor 6 · Prediction Systems 紫微斗數 Zi Wei Dou Shu Purple Star Astrology — twelve-palace chart of celestial bodies. Floor 6 · Prediction Systems 陰陽道 Onmyodo The Japanese Way of Yin and Yang, merging five-element cosmology with divination. Floor 7 · Meta Systems श्री यन्त्र Sri Yantra Nine interlocking triangles around a bindu point — the supreme yantra. Floor 7 · Meta Systems 天命 Mandate of Heaven The political cosmology of legitimacy granted and withdrawn by Heaven. Floor 7 · Meta Systems 道 Tao The Way that cannot be named — the foundational principle underlying all systems. Floor 7 · Meta Systems त्रिकाय Trikaya The three bodies of Buddha: truth, enjoyment, and emanation. Floor 7 · Meta Systems 消息卦 12 Message Hexagrams Twelve hexagrams charting the waxing and waning of yin and yang through the year.