sacred geometry as a structure for ideas

After using a mind-mapping tool yesterday I couldn't quite work out what was missing. It was the right tool for allowing me to get the ideas down on paper but essentially they're still in a linear format (parent connection/child connection). It wasn't until I was talking to a friend about it that it became apparent that there needs to be a non-linear structure to guide the ideas. His suggestion was to use circles, not just any old circles but concentric circles.

There's an ancient symbol called the 'Flower of Life' that dates back before ancient Egypt. It is considered along the same lines as the golden section, a universal pattern that can be observed at all levels of existence. Sacred geometry in general appears to be considered as a blueprint for all creation so I guess that also covers the creation of media!! I guess it is also the forerunner to fractals, they appear to have similar guiding principles. It exemplifies that all things are connected and interrelated and affecting each other.

I'm still playing with this idea but the preliminary thoughts are that each circle becomes an idea related to the documentary subject. So I put myself in the centre circle because I am at the centre of the film, exploring this subject. Then the next layer of circles around the centre become main themes or ideas or characters to be covered: fred, 16mm film, etc. Once all the circles are filled (randomly or is there logic to it?) they all link and overlap in several places, so the overlap becomes the connection between the two. Then all i do is work out what the overlap between those two circles could be and this is how it is presented in the film. For example, the circles of Fred, SC and spiritual philosophy overlap with each other. Then I think about what there is in the archive that represents this interconnection. There might be a photograph or a scene in the 16mm film or a newspaper archive.

This, I guess, will result in the film being a bit of a circular collage and will serve to show the interconnectedness of these surrounding themes, concepts, ideas. The picture above shows a first attempt at this. The outer ring is made up of the characteristics that are obvious at first sight, then the bits that have been significant for me, with me at the centre. Would be interesting to continue exploring this map with the golden ratio. Perhaps plotting that through this map would give me a narrative path to follow through these concepts?

Or am I just getting too abstract now?? :o/