The NOMOS Cosmos
NOMOS
Cosmos.
A cosmological map of the NOMOS field: the four directions,
the four colours, the 260-day cycle, the 20 NOMOS, and the
symbolic relationships of Brother Sun, Sister Moon,
Father Sky, Mother Earth and the Star Self.
Select any direction or centre point
Cosmos Map
Interactive Cosmogram
Center · Living Axis
Star Self
The unifying point of the NOMOS Cosmos.
North · White
Father Sky
Clarity, altitude, guidance, vision.
East · Red
Brother Sun
Beginnings, ignition, emergence, action.
South · Black
Mother Earth
Grounding, nourishment, integration, embodiment.
West · Blue
Sister Moon
Reflection, feeling, mystery, inward knowing.
13 numerals
20 NOMOS
260-day cycle
4 directions
North = White
East = Red
West = Blue
South = Black
Center = Star Self
Reading
Meaning Panel
Center · Living Axis
Star Self
The Star Self is the living center that gathers the whole
NOMOS Cosmos into one coherent field. It is the point through
which the directions become personal and the cycle becomes lived.
Cosmic role:
the center does not replace the four directions — it harmonizes
them. It is the axis of orientation, awareness and meaning.
The 260-Day Cycle
The cycle arises from the meeting of
20 NOMOS and
13 numerals .
Twenty archetypal patterns combine with thirteen tonal movements,
generating 260 unique combinations .
The result is a complete symbolic cycle:
form and movement woven together.
20
NOMOS
×
13
NUMERALS
260-Day Cycle
The numerals shape rhythm and progression.
The NOMOS define archetypal identity.
Together they create the recurring structure of the calendar.
Why 20 NOMOS?
The twenty NOMOS form a complete archetypal field.
They create a whole symbolic vocabulary: broad enough to
represent many modes of becoming, yet structured enough to
remain coherent as one integrated cosmos.
The Four Colours
The colours are structural, not decorative.
Each one identifies a direction, a quality of movement
and a symbolic relationship within the NOMOS Cosmos.
Red · East
Brother Sun. The force of dawn, initiation,
appearance, courage and first movement.
White · North
Father Sky. The field of perspective,
intelligence, height, order and orientation.
Blue · West
Sister Moon. The direction of depth,
feeling, reflection, dream and inward sensing.
Black · South
Mother Earth. The movement toward grounding,
ripening, holding and embodied life.
