The geometrical star structures in this Tree of Life model can be drawn by using only a straightedge and compass. The study of how to divide a line into thirds and a circle into sevenths using only a straight edge and compass was what first got me interested in the Tree of Life design. I knew that it was supposedly impossible to achieve a perfect third of a line or seventh of a circle this way, but I wanted to see what I could discover in the process of trying. I was motivated to do this exercise because this was supposedly a practice that the Pythagoreans made their students go through in order for them to understand geometry and the nature of numbers better. In the process I became aware that perfection was not necessary to achieve a practical solution to these problems. By exploring different approaches to these particular challenges, it also revealed to me different approaches to creating many other geometrical forms and relationships that I wouldn’t have seen otherwise. When I started this geometry exercise, I wasn’t intending to develop another Tree of Life model, but this tree structure emerged out of the process of exploration. This is what led me to delve deeper into the notions being put forth in other Tree of Life designs around the world. All these different cultural approaches shared a common appreciation of the nature of numbers and the value of harmonious geometrical structures. As much as the modern world still values the use of numbers to understand the mysteries of matter, we seem to have lost the appreciation of the value of harmonious structures and the magic of having musical resonance created into community construction.