Sacred Number and the Origins of Civilization: The Unfolding of History through the Mystery of Number
- ISBN-10
- 1594777195
- ISBN-13
- 9781594777196
- Category
- Body, Mind & Spirit
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-12-26
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Richard Heath
Description
An exploration of the origins and influences of number from prehistory to modern time • Reveals the deeper meaning of the symbols and esoteric knowledge of secret societies • Explains the numerical sophistication of ancient monuments • Shows how the Templar design for Washington, D.C., represents the New Jerusalem The ubiquitous use of certain sacred numbers and ratios can be found throughout history, influencing everything from art and architecture to the development of religion and secret societies. In Sacred Number and the Origins of Civilization, Richard Heath reveals the origins, widespread influences, and deeper meaning of these synchronous numerical occurrences and how they were left within our planetary environment during the creation of the earth, the moon, and our solar system. Exploring astronomy, harmony, geomancy, sacred centers, and myth, Heath reveals the secret use of sacred number knowledge in the building of Gothic cathedrals and the important influence of sacred numbers in the founding of modern Western culture. He explains the role secret societies play as a repository for this numerical information and how those who attempt to decode its meaning without understanding the planetary origins of this knowledge are left with contradictory, cryptic, and often deceptive information. By examining prehistoric and monumental cultures through the Dark Ages and later recorded history, Sacred Number and the Origins of Civilization provides a key to understanding the true role and meaning of number.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2006-12-26
- 256 pages
- Paperback
- Inner Traditions
Similar books
-
Sacred Geometry: Language of the Angels
By Richard HeathGabriel's left hand on the wand defines the wattle wall of the Old Church (30 half-remens), while the end of the wand touches the edge of the pavement (24 half-remens), the wand then tangential to the pavement. 5.
-
Sacred Number and the Lords of Time: The Stone Age Invention of Science and Religion
By Richard HeathA third age, centered in Egypt and Greece, saw a perfecting of the monumental arts, associated metrology, and religious ideas, revealing the Earth and the heavens as the work of a numerical genius.
-
The Harmonic Origins of the World: Sacred Number at the Source of Creation
By Richard HeathWhile the t–s–T sequence appears left to right, the underlying structure of these srutis*36 is capable of being symmetrical since the larger tone could arrive at E and the semitone then end on f, to reach G as the lesser, just tone g; ...
-
Matrix of Creation: Sacred Geometry in the Realm of the Planets
By Richard HeathRICHARD HEATH is a Web developer and author with degrees in electrical and computer engineering. He lives in Scotland.
-
Precessional Time and the Evolution of Consciousness: How Stories Create the World
By Richard HeathExploring how ancient myths, megalithic structures, the formation of language, and even prehistoric cave art are narratives shaped by sacred proportion, Richard Heath explains that stories enable us to identify the inner spiritual aspects ...
-
The Reformation in France, Volume 1
By Richard HeathThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
-
The Dimensions of Paradise: Sacred Geometry, Ancient Science, and the Heavenly Order on Earth
By John MichellThe central revelation of this book is a structure of geometry and number representing the essential order of the heavens and functioning as a map of paradise.
-
The English Peasant. Studies: Historical, Local, and Biographic
By Richard HeathThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
-
Edgar Quinet; His Early Life and Writings
By Richard HeathThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
-
The Ancient Language of Sacred Sound: The Acoustic Science of the Divine
By David Elkingtonresembling a pyramid Hero: Iasius, Triptolemus, Region: Crete Etymology: Triptolemus means “three plowings” Legend: The young god with whom Demeter lay three times in the plowed fields of Crete3 Hero: Jason, Iasion Region: Greece ...