Overview
Understanding the role of sacred geometry in cosmology and human affairs - Explains how ancient societies that grasped the timeless principles of sacred geometry were able to create flourishing societies - Illustrates the social and spiritual values in the natural progression of number - Contains more than 300 full-color drawings showing the interplay of number and sacred geometry Galileo described the universe as a large book written in the language of mathematics, which can only be read by those with knowledge of its characters--triangles, circles, and other geometrical figures. The laws of geometry are not human inventions. They are found ready-made in nature and hold a truth that is the same in all times and all places and is older than the world itself. In How the World Is Made John Michell explains how ancient societies that grasped the timeless principles of sacred geometry were able to create flourishing societies. His more than 300 full-color illustrations reveal the secret code within these geometrical figures and how they express the spiritual meanings in the key numbers of 1 through 12. For example, the number 8 and its octagon are symbols of peace and stability, the holy 7 and its seven-sided figure are connected to the world-soul. He identifies the various regular shapes and shows their constructions; their natural symbolism; their meetings, matings, and ways of breeding; and their functions within the universal order. Some are musical and structural, others relate to life and humanity. In the process of making these discoveries, Michell helps us see the world in a new light. Disparate shapes and their corresponding numbers are woven together, resolving themselves into an all-inclusive world image--that ""pattern in the heavens,"" as Socrates called it, ""which anyone can find and establish within themselves.""
Full Product Details
Author: John Michell ,
Allan Brown (ITC Enschede, Netherlands)
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Dimensions:
Width: 20.80cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 26.00cm
Weight: 1.225kg
ISBN: 9781594773242
ISBN 10: 1594773246
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 October 2009
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
. . . a brilliant way to introduce the mathematically inclined youth to Sacred Geometry. --EarthRites.org, May 2011
. . . looks at how these patterns underlie our whole world since ancient times. . . . a fascinating book. -- Prediction Magazine online, Dec 2009
. . . a brilliant way to introduce the mathematically inclined youth to Sacred Geometry.
Author Information
John Michell (1933-2009), educated at Eton and Cambridge, is the pioneer researcher and specialist in the field of ancient, traditional science. He is the author of more than 25 books that have profoundly influenced modern thinking, including The Dimensions of Paradise, The New View over Atlantis, and The Sacred Center. Allan Brown is a graphic designer who specializes in sacred geometrical figures. He lives in Brighton.
