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Summary: Good book
Comment: I would have given the book more stars, unfortunately the last few sections of the book are too christian for my own tastes. The book is well written and presents the information well, but it does fall apart in the end. With all the material of sacred archeological sites, I dont know why the Author chose to stay within the scope of christian churches, when most people who pick up this book are more intrested in the true sacred.

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Summary: The Best of all the books on SACRED GEOMETRY
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Sacred Geometry by Stephen Skinner

This is the best of all the books on the subject. The extant texts were becoming dated and a new book was long overdue.

It consists of 160 pages, and about 1/5 to 1/3 of each and every page is illustrated, and most are color illustrations. The author devotes about 2 to 5 pages to each subject. The author indicates that GEOMETRY is considered sacred because it shows the ARCHETYPAL patterning of things. This carries over into the realms of Architecture, Mathematics, Conceptual Abstractions and of course, NATURE.

The author begins with the Greeks of course, and continues on into the Middle Ages, where the basic curriculum for study was the TRIVIUM (three subjects): LOGIC, GRAMMAR, and RHETORIC.

These subjects expanded into the QUADRIVIUM, which added GEOMETRY to LOGIC, GRAMMAR, and RHETORIC. By page 22, the author gives consideration to MUSIC, VIBRATION and WHOLE NUMBERS. Those 2 pages are followed by FRACTIONS.

By page 26 (the number of LOVE and the NAME OF GOD in Gematria, the author introduces a favorite of many, ERATOSTHENES, the "man who measured the earth".

Egypt and early measurement follows, and then PRIME NUMBERS, and this chapter delightfully includes a very important graph for us all, the SIEVE OF ERATOSTHENES, by which Primes are discovered.

By page 34 the author introduces the GOLDEN MEAN, and this section includes the FIBONACCI SEQUENCE.

The author reserves in depth discussion of EUCLID until page 40, and by page 44, moves into THREE KEY TRIANGLES, the Equilateral (three equal sides), the Right (90 angle at base) and the Isosceles (whatever the heck that is! NO, just kidding. Two equal sides!)

Page 46 shows three ancient geometrical problems:
(1) Squaring the Circle, (2) Doubling a Cube, and (3) Trisecting an Angle.

Page 48 covers CURVES & LOGARITHMIC SPIRALS, and by page 52 consideration is given to GEOMETRY OF IRRATIONAL NUMBERS. Page 54 covers THE FIVE PLATONIC SOLIDS. Page 56 covers the THIRTEEN ARCHIMEDEAN SOLIDS. The lucid color illustrations on these pages are fantastic, each solid being shown in vibrant yellow, orange, green and red.

Page 58 covers the FRACTALS, and page 61 shifts into the GEOMETRY OF NATURE, including PLANT GROWTH, CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, LIVING SPIRALS, LIVING WATER, SNOWFLAKE WONDERLAND, GEOMETRY OF GENETICS etc.

Page 75 introduces GEOMETRY IN ASTRONOMY and COSMOLOGY and ends in Significant Sky Markers. Then comes MAPPING the WORLD and LATTITUDE & LONGITUDE. MEASURING TIME BY SUN & MOON is on page 84. Then the HIDDEN CONNECTION BETWEEN TIME & LENGTH.

By page 89 we are shown THE GEOMETRY OF THE MANMADE WORLD, SACRED GEOMETRY & THE LANDSCAPE which covers some material on Alchemist John Dee and sites such as Glastonbury, etc and other sites. Page 202 covers ASTRO-ARCHAEOLOGY, a favorite subject of many, and covers other English sites, and finally STONEHENGE.

I was surprised by the next informative subject, because I've been thinking a lot about the nature of life and how the LABYRINTH relates to human experience. Page 112 covers LABYRINTHS & MAZES.

CROP CIRCLES comes on page 114, and I am happy to say that none of that nonsense about the cause of crop circles being two pranksters with some boards is included in Stephen Skinner's book.

Page 116 introduces SACRED GEOMETRY IN ARCHITECTURE, and this covers PYRAMIDS.

By page 120, we are introduced to the SECRETS OF HERODOTUS, of which I knew nothing. Then the TEMPLE OF SOLOMON is covered and the Dome of the Rock.

By page 124, we find the PARTHENON, a favorite of mine because I saw it, and must tell you that when you see it, you can be mightily impressed with the powerful beauty of ancient architecture.

Another surprise comes on page 128, with Leonardo Da Vinci and the ARCHITECTURE OF MAN.

On page 130 comes CHRISTIANITY AND THE SACRED FEMININE, which covers the "vesica piscis" which is the common intersection area of two circles. Then the MILAN CATHEDRAL, CHARTRES CATHEDRAL, ST. PAUL's CATHEDRAL, and finally MODERN ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE.

Then we come to SACRED GEOMETRY IN ART on page 140 and on 141 ROGER BACON and GEOMETRY, LIGHT & OPTICS. Whew!

What would a book on geometry be like without GEOMETRY PERSPECTIVE IN THE SERVICE OF PAINTING? By page 144 we find LUCA PACIOLI and the DIVINE PROPORTION. Finally, Leonardo DaVinci's use of PERSPECTIVE in the painting THE LAST SUPPER. Winding down to page 148, we come to PAINTINGS ANALYZED GEOMETRICALLY. Man, this book is full of fantastic insight into several thousand years of human culture.

Then, at the very end, THE TREASURE OF RENNES-LE-CHATEAU, which I believe featured prominently in the books about "THE DA VINCI CODE" which was made into the popular movie.

This is one WHOOPEE book. Glad I bought mine at first sight. I'll never regret it.--Bruce R. Bain

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Sacred Geometry...
Comment: This is an incredible resource for anyone interested in the architecture of the universe and the magic of mathematics. It is indispensable! It inspires the mind to view consciousness from the eyes of creation and evolution. If you like this subject, visit:
http:// www.alexplays.com

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Summary: Geometry is everywhere!
Comment: Although this may not be relevant to most people, this is a very pretty book. Two things attracted me to it initially: The title and the cover, in that order. The title interested me because of a class my girlfriend took about sacred geometry, including the meanings of the shapes and the colors. The cover interested me becaue of the ammonite shell on the cover. I first noticed the ammonite in Alberta, Canada when a shop vendor explained the critter to me. They are older than dirt and the shells have varying degrees of opalescence that are just mind-boggling to me. Anyway, back to pretty: unlike most books, the inside of this book is loaded with pretty colors, diagrams, and colored pictures. There are 152 pages of information plus 8 more of bibliography and index.

Now for substance: the book bigins with some introductory information on geometry, why it is considered "sacred," how geometry was often used to situate churches/temples in history, and in the architecture of such places, the history of geometry, including the embodiment of numbers in music and measurement, and Pythagoras and his investigation of the sacred and mystical properties of numbers.

The book continues with generally 2 pages on each of many mathmatical and geometry related subject matter, such as: fractals, crystal structure, replicating geometric patters in plant and animal life, the structure of snowflakes, genetics and the DNA double helix structure, Alfred Watkins and the ley lines, Stonehenge, crop circles, the structure of the Temple of Solomon, geometry in art, geometry in several cathedrals, etc.

By the way, if you have ever wondered how much a cubit measures, it was originally used to indicate the measurement of the fingertip to the elbow, but was later standardized at 17.674 inches.

I find this a very interesting book. It's got a lot of little bits of information about a lot of different but related topics, related in math of course. And it's even pretty.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: aspects of sacred geometry
Comment: This book is well-written, gorgeous, printed on fine paper with extraordinary illustrations. It introduces sacred geomentry in art, architecture, nature, and the history of science. A fine text for a layperson with acalculia! Obviously to learn more about a particular application of sacred geometry would require additional books that focus on the reader's area/s of interest.

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