Pyramid: My Author Identity

A pyramid is the basis of my author identity because pyramids have been beacons lighting my truth and providing stability to my writing as a profession. They deal with personal power, helping me come into my own and supporting my writing.

I have been intrigued by signs and symbols my whole life, and if you pay attention, you can find them everywhere. Each has its own meaning — circles, orbs, spirals, squares, triangles, arches, stars, and countless other shapes. A triangle represents strength and balance.

The meaning of shapes varies based on how they are displayed (2 D, 3 D, etc) and on how they appear (on their own, in repeating patterns, or sequences). A triangle in 3D is a pyramid and a pyramid is about action and amplification. Two pyramids stacked inversely form the merkaba, a symbol for divine light that is used as a tool to connect with higher realms.

But the topic of signs and symbols is beyond the scope of this post. Let me get back to my personal connection to pyramids.

When I was a child, I had no comprehension of the significance of symbols. I didn’t think about it. I only recognized pyramids were special when I learned they existed in similar forms in Egypt, temples in Asia, and Mayan structures in Mexico and Central America. I was mystified by how cultures that had no apparent contact with one another…