CHESMAYNE
Triangle 
01 The Chesmayne MPs/mps are triangular
shaped. Large triangles are used for
the MPs and small triangles for the mps.
On each triangle the monogram
of the MP/mp is indicated ie, :L01,
KI, QU1, RO1, RO2, BS1, BS2, KT1 and KT2 for the Major
Pieces. PA1 to PA8 for the mps. The monogram of each MP/mp appears on either
side of each triangle. If two chess
players speak different languages ie, say, French and English, then the
monograms are printed in French on one side and in English on the other, so
that both players can identify the MPs/mps.
The Staunton
pictograms may also be printed on the MPs/mps for those players who are
familiar with :L01. Print
8 x 8 board and Pieces.
02 Tripod. Fire is indicated by an upward pointing
triangle (Aries, Leo
and Sagittarius are fire signs). Related
to the number 3. Male = upward
pointing. Female = downward pointing. Equilateral: symbol of God and the Trinity. Often seen with a hand, eye and the Hebrew name
of God (Yahweh). Cornerstone of a Freemason temple.
03 Hebrew letter Shin (symbolized by the long and hard
wearing tooth). Its Hebrew sign is a
triplet of Yods.
04 The great triangles forming
the sides of the Pyramids fall from the sky like beams of the solar disk as they pierce the
cloud cover and illuminate the earth in a ladder of rays - the
immaterial prototype and the earthly replica are seen together side-by-side.
05 A downward pointing triangle
is a symbol of the feminine principle or Great Mother archetype.
06 The Star of David is made from two
interlocked triangles (one pointing upwards and the other pointing
downwards). Mogen David. The Trinity. Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Triangle with an eye contained within it is
a symbol of the all-seeing eye of God
(appears on American bank notes).
Tetrahedron (three-dimensional pyramid) made from four equilateral
triangles. These symbols are connected
with the Jewish mystical
tradition known as Qabalism (Kabalism
or Cabilism) or the science known as the ‘Sacred Geometry’. Intersecting tetrahedrons (also called the
Star Tetrahedron). A three-dimensional
star on top of a two-dimensional star is called the ‘Cube of Metatron’. Metatron is chief of the archangels and sometimes
referred to as KI of the
angels (Mittron, Metratton, Metaraon or Merraton). This
angel is charged with the sustenance of the human race and in the Talmud and
Targum connects the divine with humanity.
07 Writing: the first writing
was pictorial or pictographic which developed into cunieform writing. The wedge-shaped characters being made with a
stylus with a triangular point.
Different letters being formed by the angle at which the stylus was held
to impress the clay. The next step was
writing with pen and ink on papyrus and parchment.
08 Astrology: signs that form a triangle (three points separated by 120 degrees).
09 Cortina: tripod of Apollo (used for religious
purposes by the ancient Romans).
10 When Cranes fly in triangular
formation, the old fly in front and the young are protected in the middle.
Above: The Summer
Triangle – Vega, Deneb and Altair – see ‘Astronomy’
11 See ‘Yantra’.
12 Clay tablets dug up in
