And to draw the last of my title quaternity into the discussion, Edward Tufte proposes as a “grand truth about human behvior that, as Van Wyck Brooks said, “It is a principle that shines impartially on the just and the unjust that once you have a point of view all history will back you up.”. From Wordnik.com. [AKMA’s Random Thoughts] Reference
Mayan metaphysics mirrored what Jung has called the element of “fourness,” or quaternity, that seems to be so prominent an aspect of the life of the unconscious collective landscape across various cultures (op.cit. at 62). From Wordnik.com. [The Hero Myth in Maya Art & Culture] Reference
Christenson writes that quaternity is still evident in Maya ritual today: “The placement of offerings at the four corners and center of a house is a common Maya practice, the sacrificial animals serving as the spirit co-essence of the house and of those who live and work within it.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero Cycle in Maya Myth & Culture] Reference
With our love to the entire quaternity of you, Yours ever. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter] Reference
Understanding of what is, and what to do, requires a balance of this quaternity. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Then the Roman has implanted his dark complexion in the trinity or quaternity of bloods. From Wordnik.com. [English Traits (1856)] Reference
I've written about the quaternity at least obliquely before, from a short winter story I wrote four years ago. From Wordnik.com. [How to Save the World] Reference
The first section presents a model for the human identity based on Jung's quaternity, and argues that our modern psychological and social problems stem largely from imbalance between the four elements of our identity. From Wordnik.com. [How to Save the World] Reference
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