Il mondo è quadrato.

spedizione del 30 di Ottobre 2009



28:5 · The square in a horizontal-vertical position is an expression of the two dimensions that constitute a surface. Basically 2805 means land, field, ground, or the element earth. The Egyptians used it, originally as a pictorial sign for stool of reed matting.
For the alchemists the square could represent salt. Salt was often produced by letting sea water evaporate on the ground. Even in modern meteorology 2805 can represent the ground. The sign placed within the square indicates the weather's effect on the ground, as in 2705, ground covered with snow. In Diderot's Encyclopedia it is recorded as a sign for magnet.
The ground-to-air emergency code also relates this structure to the ground or the land: compass and map needed. Its association to the ground is also seen in the use of 2805 and 2852 on maps for farm or farmhouse.
In astrology 2805 signifies the most difficult and tense aspect that can occur between two planets in a natal chart. This spect is called the square, the angle of 90 degrees.
Botanists sometimes use it to denote the male individual of dioecious plants (in which case 2601a stands for the female). In military contexts the sign can be used for private soldiers.
The filled square, 2852, appears on videotape recorders for the control for interrupting recording or play.
Last, it should be mentioned that squares with lines in them occur in garments
to indicate how the garment should be treated in washing. Thus, for instance, 2818 means that the garment can be drip-dried.



Pictures have been taken in
Amsterdam *red* on the 10th of October 2009
Lignano *blue* on the 11th of October 2009
by iXiMe