Synopses & Reviews
Reveals the ancient mathematical principles refuting the notion of the solar system as an accidental creationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Reveals how ancient civilizations encoded their secret knowledge of the sky in mythology, music, and sacred measuresandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Shows how modern culture can benefit from the ancient astronomical and astrological worldview based on numberandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Shows the role of ratio and harmonic proportions in the creation of the material worldandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Humanityand#8217;s understanding of number was deeper and richer when the concept of creation was rooted in direct experience. But modern sensibility favors knowledge based exclusively on physical laws. We have forgotten what our ancestors once knew: that numbers and their properties create the forms of the world. Ancient units of measurement held within them the secrets of cosmic proportion and alignment that are hidden by the arbitrary decimal units of modern mathematical thinking.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Sacred numbers arose from ancient manand#8217;s observations of the heavens. Just as base ten numbers relate to the fingers and toes in terms of counting, each celestial period divides into the others like fingers revealing the base numbers of planetary creation. This ancient system made the art of counting a sacramental art, its units being given spiritual meanings beyond just measurement. The imperial yard, for example, retains a direct relationship to the Equator, the length of a day and a year, and the angular values of Earth, Moon, and Jupiter.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The ancients encoded their secret knowledge of the skies within mythology, music, monuments, and units of sacred measurement. They understood that the ripeness of the natural world is the perfection of ratio and realized that the planetary environment--and time itself--is a creation of number.
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“An astonishing and important book.” John Anthony West, author of Serpent in the Sky
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and#8220;An astonishing and important book.and#8221;
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and#8220;Marks a turning point in the recovery of a whole way of thinking stretching back perhaps tens of thousands of years.and#8221;
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and#8220;. . . a bold and very important contribution to our understanding of our ancestorsand#8217; genius.and#8221;
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"Heath brings the Cosmos back to Earth, demonstrating that the sacred ratios were incorporated into ancient architecture such as Stonehenge and reflected in the musical tones that the ancients sounded to plug into the Divine."
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andquot;. . . a concise exploration of the cosmos that will appeal to mathematically oriented students of metaphysics.andquot;
Synopsis
NEW SCIENCE / MATHEMATICS?An astonishing and important book.? John Anthony West, author of Serpent in the Sky ?Marks a turning point in the recovery of a whole way of thinking stretching back perhaps tens of thousands of years.? Anthony Blake, author of The Intelligent Enneagram ?. . . a bold and very important contribution to our understanding of our ancestors? genius.? William Sullivan, author of The Secret of the Incas Humanity's understanding of number was deeper and richer when the concept of creation was rooted in direct experience. The ancients encoded their secret knowledge of the skies within mythology, music, monuments, and units of sacred measurement. They understood that the ripeness of the natural world is the perfection of ratio and realized that the planetary environment--and time itself--was a creation of number. Modern sensibility favors knowledge based exclusively on physical laws. We have forgotten what our ancestors once knew: that numbers and their properties create the forms of the world. Ancient units of measurement hold within them the secrets of cosmic proportion and alignment that are hidden by the arbitrary decimal units of modern mathematical thinking. Relying on knowledge encoded in ancient myths and monuments as well as current astronomical data, Richard Heath shows that the planets in our solar system form interrelated numerical patterns with their orbits. The cohesion of these relationships and the ubiquity of certain sacred numbers within them form a matrix of creation, which provides numerical proof that our solar system was not an accidental creation. RICHARD HEATH is a Web developer and author with degrees in electrical and computer engineering. Helives in Scotland.
About the Author
Richard Heath has degrees in systems science and is the author of andlt;Iandgt;Matrix of Creationandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;Sacred Number and the Origins of Civilizationandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;Precessional Time and the Evolution of Consciousnessandlt;/Iandgt;,andlt;Iandgt; andlt;/Iandgt;and andlt;Iandgt;Sacred Number and the Lords of Timeandlt;/Iandgt;. He lives in Perthshire, Scotland.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Foreword andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Introductionandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Oneandlt;/Bandgt; - Cutting Up the Sky andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Twoandlt;/Bandgt; - Entering the Synodic World andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Threeandlt;/Bandgt; - Jupiter and Earthandrsquo;s Moon andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Fourandlt;/Bandgt; - As It Is in Heaven andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Fiveandlt;/Bandgt; - Making the Golden Throne andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Six andlt;/Bandgt;- A Net to Catch Lovers andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Sevenandlt;/Bandgt; - The Measure of Earth andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Eightandlt;/Bandgt; - The God of Number andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Nineandlt;/Bandgt; - The Heart of the Whirled andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Postscript to the Second Edition andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Appendixandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;Iandgt;andnbsp;andlt;/Iandgt;Physical Constants andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Glossary andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Bibliography andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Indexandlt;/Bandgt;