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These nine divisions of the [[Magnum Opus]] of Alchemical Law meet in [[Ophiuchus]] and are three (3) times three (3), plus the Universal Prima Materia (Azoth) life force which equal ten (10), the sacred decad of Pythagoras. The Hebrew Tetragrammaton (YHWH-4) and [[Sephiroth|ten spheres of emanation]] in the Tree of Life are based on the Sacred Decad or Tetractys. This is a triangular figure consisting of ten points arranged in four rows.  

As a mystical symbol, this was very important to the secret worship of the Pythagoreans which became the basis of many mystical teachings. Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism have claimed to have evolved out of the Pythagorean Brotherhood. Ten is the all-inclusive structure of the four dimensional Universe, which also represents maintaining the domination and order contained within the structure. Thus, ten also represents the “Matrix” of that construct which hypnotizes and keeps one locked in the illusion of the third dimensional world.