Franklin Merrell-Wolff continues this series by stating the purpose of his work; namely, the contribution of what he is able to produce toward the redemption of all creatures. He introduces a parenthetical statement related to the subject of the stupas as presented by Lama Anagarika Govinda in his book Psycho-cosmic Symbolism of the Buddhist Stupa. He discusses the symbolic significance of the ancient problem of the squaring of circle, or the cubing of the sphere, as suggested by the basic diagram of the stupa with its cube on the ground, sphere upon the cube, and cone above the sphere. He then stresses the need to make the shift from the orientation to the square or cube, which is an orientation to the object of consciousness, to the circle or sphere, which is a movement toward the Realization of Consciousness itself—a process that may be called the “circularizing the square” or the “sphericalizing of the cube,” as the circle and sphere emphasize centeredness and an orientation to the subject or Self. Wolff then proceeds to analyze the meaning of the cone on top of the sphere, pointing out that one of the conic sections derived from the cone, namely, the hyperbola, has special significance in the generating of his mandala and is the next step in the yogic process.