The Sacred Sphere
Author | : Paul D. Burley |
Publisher | : Bookhouse Fulfillment |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 2011-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 1592984061 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781592984060 |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Sacred Sphere written by Paul D. Burley and published by Bookhouse Fulfillment. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is the circle used to symbolize sacred concepts? Why was the circle used to reach across time and space to communicate a universal and eternal understanding of human relationships with each other, the cosmos, and the creator? How did ancient and indigenous cultures around the world come to apply identical geometrical symbols to these relationships? The Sacred Sphere explores world mythologies, cultural and religious philosophies, and ethnographic records from around the world, documenting the history of sacred symbols throughout the past two million years, and analyzing sacred geometries expressed in many traditions including the architecture of ancient and indigenous cultures. Virtually every major religion today, as well traditions first developed thousands of years ago, use the same circular geometry to symbolize sacred relationships. Most importantly, every one of those circular symbols represents a facet of a unique spherical geometry-a specific combination of nine circles forming the three-dimensional archetype from which those symbols derive. This is the Sacred Sphere. Book jacket.