Because FOUR represents a new level of creation, the web pages from here forward will become more and more brief in our discussions in each section. Instead, we will begin to focus more on the CORRELATION OF LIKE NUMERICAL IDEAS across varying cultural, political, and historical boundaries. Rather than spend lots of time providing detail about each different manifestation of a numerical archetype, we will simply draw some relevant comparisons, ask you some questions about this correlation that you may wish to consider, and then move on. You can then consider this information in your own due time. If you seek further detail on the correlation we point out, you can research them yourself or you can come to us. The very detail that you seek forms the substance of our TREE-O-LIFE.ORG directed writings and seminars. On these web pages we introduce the Tree Of Life and its universal correlation. In our writings and seminars we teach you the details and how to apply them to the Tree of your Life.

 

The Four Layers of Physical & Non-Physical Being (Self).
In the drawing at the left we see a correlation between the four levels of the TOL and the four distinct levels of our combined physical and non-physical selves. This diagram illustrates how the non-physical parts of our being can be divided into a balanced trinity of triad cognitive elements: Spirit, Soul, and (Conscious) Mind. For sake of convenience, let us refer to these three non-physical pieces of ourselves collectively as "THE MIND", which is in direct opposition to the fourth element, "THE BODY". We could call this MIND/BODY combination a "3+1 collection" of the four levels of our Being. Whether any of us realize it or not, we all live on all four of these levels simultaneously and collectively. While our nature as physical beings tends to keep us "stuck" down at the physical level, our goal in our physical life should be to climb the three levels of awareness that lie above our plane of physical experience. We are all on this journey "up the Tree" from the time we are born as little, helpless, "unknowing" physical bodies. We all seek to climb the "Tree of Awareness" to know ourselves better, and to commune with the Being that created us. Here at TREE-O-LIFE.ORG, we teach you complementary tools of analysis and synthesis that will help you on your own journey as you climb your own Tree Of Awareness.

The diagram we have given you in this section can be used as a tool for analyzing your universe. Once you come to know and understand that you have all four of these levels within you, you can use these four levels as an analysis tool for understanding yourself, others, and the very nature of the balance of our physical and spiritual existence. Examine (in the Table of Fours above) the correlation between the Four Elements of Self and the Four Qabalistic Worlds. These two entries are listed together to help you easily consider the correlation between our own Spirits and the World of Emanation. Consider the correlation between our physical BODY and the Qabalistic World of Action. Examine the link between our Conscious MIND and the World of Creation. Can you see the truth in the correlation between our SOUL and the World of Formation? TREE-O-LIFE.ORG is dedicated to teaching people about these types of systemic correlations, and how to make them work for you in your OWN Worlds of Emanation, Formation, Creation, and Action! Future offerings of directed writings in science will address this 4-layer model with regard to how our physical universe (level #4) operates. In fact, some of the theoretical physics junkies might want to tune-in to one of these writings that will propose An Architecture to Support a Grand Unified Theory.

4 Distinct Personality Traits Yield Sixteen Psychological Personality Variants.
Just as we can divide our total physical/non-physical selves into four distinct pieces, many psychologists have classically defined four distinct personality types. One of the more famous people to kick off development of this model of understanding of ourselves was good old Carl Jung. His 1921 dissertation "Psychological Type" is often cited as a landmark piece for organizing human personalities into different categories. Jung's work helped two researchers (Myers and her daughter Myers-Briggs) to develop the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) which is a well-established standard for typing human personalities. You can learn more about this correlation of FOUR to our human personality types by following these links:

So here we have seen a strong example within the psychological community that a FOUR FOLD (four element, four layer) MODEL can accurately describe the balance and imbalance of the human personality. We will next discuss some theories of theoretical physics that claim our universe is described as a balance of FOUR physical forces. Are we beginning to see how each integer archetype runs through ALL facets of our existence?

Gravity. Weak. Strong. Electromagnetic. The Four Forces of our Universe.
If there is one thing that contemporary physicists all seem to agree to it is that these four forces are responsible for the total physical effects of what we experience as our universe. Indeed, one of the primary goals of today's theoretical physicists is to try to unify these four forces into a Grand Unified Theory (GUT). There has been some success along these lines with the proposed Electro-Weak Theory, which unifies the Weak force with the Electromagnetic force. This unification then results in a neat triad of forces: Gravity, Strong, and Electro-weak. The next goal of physicists is to condense the Three-Force theory down to a Dyad Theory by somehow combining Gravity with the Strong force (or so it is said). We wish them well in their theoretical endeavors, and we encourage all of our readers to study up on these developments in universal science as they occur.

However, at TREE-O-LIFE.ORG, we are more interested in putting the knowledge of the FOUR FORCES to work for us in our lives of Creation. We wish to teach you how ALL living things operate through the use of these four forces. One of the ways we accomplish this is by discussing and exploring the correlation among the various numerical archetypes of life. For example, in this case of the four universal forces, go back to the Table of Fours and look at how the forces of Gravity, Strong, Weak, and Electromagnetic align with (correlate to) their counterparts in some of the other categories. Specifically, note how the force of Gravity aligns with the Qabalistic World of Action. This alignment represents our physical universe of matter, in that gravity is the force that keeps matter perpetually in motion. Gravity drives the Actions of the planets. Under this same comparison in the table, we see that the forces of the Electromagnetic spectrum are aligned with the World of Emanation. Since electromagnetism manifests itself in emanating waves (electrical currents and magnetic fluxes) from their power source, we see that the correlation is valid. We can further correlate this to the Spiritual level of our Being, or the Plasma State of Matter. By studying the truth in all of these relationships, and observing how these forces play out in our lives, we learn how to operate in a balanced manner across all four levels of our Being.

Mystical & Mythic Beliefs: The Four Elements & Worlds.
The ancient and medieval beliefs of the FOUR ELEMENTS (Earth, Air, Fire, and Water) provide an interesting example of how an ancient belief system completely aligns with our current scientific knowledge about the universe. To examine this fascinating correlation we have placed the entries "Forms of Matter" and "Ancient Elements" together in our Table of Four. However, to recap them here in a more explicit formulation:
EARTH is the SOLID form of Matter.
AIR is the GAS form of Matter.
WATER is the LIQUID form of Matter.
FIRE is the PLASMA form of Matter.

Is it possible that those "Ancients" knew a lot more than we tend to give them credit for? While fire is not a physical manifestation of plasma energy, this equivalency validates our knowledge against ancient knowledge, and vice versa. Now compare this comparison to the four universal forces of Gravity, Weak, Strong, and Electromagnetism. Is it not true that ALL of these archetypes of FOUR express general truths about our how our universe is put together? Our mission of creation here at TREE-O-LIFE.ORG is to reveal these general truths to all who seek to increase their knowledge and personal power.

I am sure those who came to appreciate the concept of triadic balance are going to scream at me "What about a vegetable dish to create the perfect triadic balance between these other two dishes?" Here we encounter another aspect of both the TOL and the adventure we call Life: Both are a process of unfolding....you can't have all the answers all at the same time, because if you did that would take all the fun out of "getting there." However, I happen to have an EXCELLENT asparagus recipe that I know will complement the dishes above quite nicely. But before I offer that recipe to you (probably when I compile the discussion for Page 5), I would encourage you to do a little experimentation on your own! I would love to hear from anyone who came up with their own idea for a vegetable accompaniment to the chicken and potato recipes given above. I'm always looking for a few good veggie recipes!

Here we are on familiar ground. Above we illustrate how dyadic elements (· and ®) can combine in 5 different ways to express the different archetypal concepts of 4. As we progress to higher integer numbers these combinations will become more and more complex. As a result, we wish to constantly stress that the "configurations" shown in our diagrams are not dogmatic. In other words, FEEL FREE TO DRAW EACH CONFIGURATION AS YOU WISH, for just as with addition, these drawings are "commutative". It is the combination of elements which makes them unique, not how they are configured. For example, a different way to express the "4=3+1" manifestation shown in (D) might be with the three arrows linked to form a triangle, with the sole point sitting at the center of the triangle. Draw it for yourself.....right now.