Sacred Geometry: Philosophy and Practice

Sacred Geometry: Philosophy and Practice
Robert Lawlor | 1989-01-01 00:00:00 | Thames & Hudson | 114 | Occultism
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux wrote in On Consideration: “What is God? He is length, width, height and depth.” This lovely 112-page book explores numbers, shape & proportion that determine the dimension and form of both man-made and natural structures, from Gothic cathedrals to flowers, from music to the human body. The author covers the theories of the ancient geometers, and involves the reader in practical work doing geometric constructions using only a pencil, compass, straight-edge and graph paper. These simple exercises lead us from first principles to a grasp of the dynamics of logarithmic spirals and the Golden Proportion. The nine workbooks include Golden Section, creation of spirals, squaring the circle, geometry and music, and the Platonic Solids. The book has 202 illustrations and diagrams with 56 in color. The cover shows Fra Luca Pacioli, the great Renaissance master of sacred geometry. The student's focus on the transparent solids was a discipline to assist in seeing the metaphysical reality beneath all appearance.
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