Star Polygons and Drum Machines

The {7/2} heptagram is not only a symbol. It is a traversal algorithm over seven beat positions. Because 7 is prime, that traversal never gets trapped in a sub-orbit.

7 July 2025 · 8 min · Sebastian Spicker

The Impossible Heptagon

A regular heptagon is not constructible by classical compass and straightedge. That theorem can illuminate seven-fold imagery, but it does not document Danny Carey’s compositional or symbolic intent.

15 January 2024 · 7 min · Sebastian Spicker