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WELCOME TOTHE SACRED LANDSCAPE
...illustrated essays on sacred
geometry; temple and shrine architecture;
archaeoastronomy; sundials and astro-calendrical devices; latent
geometrical order in the biological world; religious and
Freemasonic iconography in
architecture, theater, and garden design; the history and
construction of labyrinths, garden follies, garden grottoes, and
other forms of symbolic landscaping; relationships between
architecture and music; geometric principles
underlying formal garden design and sacred architecture; geomancy, feng shui, and ley
lines; symbolic and religious considerations in agriculture (e.g.
culture-specific astro-calendrical beliefs about planting times and
harvest festivals); and sacred site
tourism -- plus the Sacred Landscape
Bibliography featuring information and commentary on what
others have published on these topics.
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ARTICLES AND ESSAYS
How to create your own sacred space down on the farm A case study in comparative normality. A vernacular sacred site on Highway 61 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, displays numerous Masonic symbols. A purportedly special site in New York -- who has seen it? The Masonic mystery of the Egyptian String Trick and the Two Saints John revealed. Rotation of the Earth's core provides an opportunity for iconographic ingenuity The original and only: See Seven States! I thought you'd never ask! Hey, kids -- it's another roadside attraction! Somewhere in New Mexico -- or at least they said it would be... A short guide to neo-megalithic North America. To whom can you trust your car? John Michell, Zecharia Sitchin, Drunvalo Melchizedek, and the Fire Crystal! Pre-Neolithic -- or post-von-Daniken? You decide! Backdrops for American mystery plays on display in a museum setting. GUEST ESSAYS Fred Graham on Edward Leedskalnin's idiosyncratic monument to the virgin-muse "Sweet Sixteen." Chris Stephens on R. N. Elliott and the Elliot Wave Theory. Mike Bispham on the use of the Ad Triangulum and Ad Quadratum lattices in early Gothic scared architecture. Barry Carroll on how the architectural design of rural villas serves to reinforce the hegemonic aspirations of the "lords of paradise." Marc Duhamel on "When the Beautiful Becomes Sacred: Appropriation of the Rideau Street Convent Chapel by the National Gallery of Canada." Barry Carroll on how contemporary architects and landscapers can use the neolithic and ancient sourcebook of celestial markers by "Drawing Down the Sky." RESOURCES 200+ books on sacred geometry, sacred architecture, archeoastronomy, sacred landscape, geomancy, feng shui, et al, including ISBNs and short reviews. Other peoples' pages about archaeology, geometry, and "all this stuff" Using web resources to prepare for a journey on the Earth Get in touch with like-minded people around the world. A page of copyrights and acknowledgements for the images on these pages.
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