A hexagon is a six-sided polygon with all sides being the same length. Six is considered a mathematically perfect number, due to the fact that all the numbers with which it can be divided can be added together to make six, as in 3 + 2 + 1 = 6. Other perfect numbers discovered by the Pythagoreans are 28, 496, and 8,128, but in recent times, other perfect numbers have been identified. Six is associated with time because minutes and hours are multiples of six. It is also regarded as the number of union and marriage, and hexagons thus represent harmony and balance. This polygon can be effectively tiled, as found in nature and architecture: the flower of life is a hexagonal pattern and could be added to indefinitely. The hexagram is sometimes known as the Star of David or the Seal of Solomon. This is the name for two interlaced triangles, with one pointing upward and the other pointing downward. In the center is found a hexagon. The upward-pointing triangle represents male energy, while the downward-pointing triangle is female energy. In the hexagram, there is the combination of the two, symbolizing balance of the masculine and feminine aspects. The hexagram is also present in the heart chakra symbol, because this is the energy point at the center of the body. When this chakra is in balance, there is equality between giving and receiving and a balance between earthly, practical matters and things that can’t be touched, tasted, or seen, such as knowledge, ideas, and spiritual matters. It is also said to represent two triangles, one pointing to heaven and the other to earth, and thus the saying “as above, so below.”