The Most Important Symbol: Circle As (Is) The Basis for Logic
Ilexa Yardley 01 March 2010
X O Y X – Y X ≠ Y X = Y
The symbol is an interesting entity. It helps us understand reality. It is, once we understand it fully, reality.
Symbol and movement share a co-dependent or circular relationship. You cannot have a symbol without movement and you cannot have a movement without symbol. Between any symbol and movement is circle.
That is, there is a symbol formed with every movement, and every symbol is a movement. This is circular at best, or linear, depending on your point of view. Symbol and movement are, if linearly related, circularly related.
Circle, then, and therefore, is the most important symbol.
Symbol creates and destroys symbol for, in order for symbol to exist, there must be a reality, or a universe, or a system, where there are no symbols. This is difficult to imagine. Symbol symbolizes symbol. The mandatory circular relationship between symbol and non-symbol is the basis for them both.
We take the symbol for granted. (We take circle for granted).
In counting, for example, most of us agree that one is not two is not three, and one, two and three occur in a linear progression (at least part of the time).
In language, for another example, most of us agree that noun is not verb is not preposition is not adverb, and that noun and verb and proposition and adverb share a co-dependent relationship (one of them cannot occur without the others).
In drawing, for another example, most of us agree that line is not curve. Line and curve are oddly related, however, for how can we have a curve unless we have a line (and vice versa)?
If we try to generalize so we can understand symbols, and, also, symbolism, we can begin with X and Y.
For X and Y to exist as separate entities, X and Y must also exist as a joined entity. This is logical even though it seems illogical. It is true even though it seems false.
Here: X ≠ Y, therefore, if = and ≠ are X and Y, = ≠ ≠, so, therefore, = = ≠, because ≠ = ≠ (because there is a circle between any two symbols, equal or not-equal). Equal and not-equal are symbols which must abide by the circular rule: between any two entities is an invisible line which must always be the invisible diameter of an invisible circle. Invisible is, via circle, eventually visible.
Therefore logic stems from circle (must be circular to be logical). This is not confusing. This is logical.