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An in-depth look at the role of number as a bridge between Heaven and Earth andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Reveals the numerical code by which the ancients maintained high standards of art and culture andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Sets out the alchemical formulas for the fusion of elements and the numerical origins of various sacred names and numbers andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Describes the rediscovery of knowledge associated with the Holy Grail, through which the influence of the Heavenly Order is made active on Earthandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt; The priests of ancient Egypt preserved a geometrical canon, a numerical code of harmonies and proportions, that they applied to music, art, statecraft, and all the institutions of their civilization. Plato, an initiate in the Egyptian mysteries, said it was the instrument by which the ancients maintained high, principled standards of civilization and culture over thousands of years. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;In andlt;Iandgt;The Dimensions of Paradiseandlt;/Iandgt;, John Michell describes the results of a lifetimeand#8217;s research, demonstrating how the same numerical code underlies sacred structures from ancient times to the Christian era. In the measurements of Stonehenge, the foundation plan of Glastonbury, Platoand#8217;s ideal city, and the Heavenly City of the New Jerusalem described in the vision of Saint John lie the science and cosmology on which the ancient world order was founded. The 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.
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and#8220;John Michelland#8217;s andlt;Iandgt;The Dimensions of Paradiseandlt;/Iandgt; is inarguably among the most important Gnostic transmissions of recent generations. With his candid, uncomplicated style, John has made widely available the visions, the laws, and the numbers held within pure geometry and which integrate earth and sky, movement and form, cosmos and mankind.and#8221;
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and#8220;John Michell has produced one of the primary texts for understanding the number system that encoded the prehistoric world view. He reveals how sacred geometry, myth, gematria, and the structure of numbers created a big picture lost soon after Plato, a knowledge replaced by derivative religious and materialistic ideas. andlt;Iandgt;The Dimensions of Paradiseandlt;/Iandgt; is an essential key to comprehending monuments such as the Great Pyramid and Stonehenge, but it also provides an initiatory journey into the ancient mind itself.and#8221;
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"As usual, this is a dense, yet inspiring, read and one that has some practical nuggets in it for those who are looking for a kind of three-dimensional sacred geometry they can apply to daily life."
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" . . . a top pick for New Age libraries interested in sacred geometry."
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"A must for anyone looking for the science hidden within the matrix of life." Rahasya Poe, Lotus Guide magazine, July 2009
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andldquo;. . . most intriguing of books. Recommended.andrdquo;
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"A must for anyone looking for the science hidden within the matrix of life."
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“John Michells The Dimensions of Paradise is inarguably among the most important Gnostic transmissions of recent generations. With his candid, uncomplicated style, John has made widely available the visions, the laws, and the numbers held within pure geometry and which integrate earth and sky, movement and form, cosmos and mankind.” < b=""> Robert Lawlor <> , author of < i=""> Sacred Geometry: Its Philosophy and Practice <> and < i=""> Voices of the First Day <>
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“John Michell has produced one of the primary texts for understanding the number system that encoded the prehistoric world view. He reveals how sacred geometry, myth, gematria, and the structure of numbers created a big picture lost soon after Plato, a knowledge replaced by derivative religious and materialistic ideas. The Dimensions of Paradise is an essential key to comprehending monuments such as the Great Pyramid and Stonehenge, but it also provides an initiatory journey into the ancient mind itself.” < b=""> Richard Heath <> , author of < i=""> Sacred Number and the Origins of Civilization <>
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"As usual, this is a dense, yet inspiring, read and one that has some practical nuggets in it for those who are looking for a kind of three-dimensional sacred geometry they can apply to daily life." Institute of Hermetic Studies, Mar 2008
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" . . . a top pick for New Age libraries interested in sacred geometry." < i=""> The Midwest Book Review <> , April 08
Synopsis
An in-depth look at the role of number as a bridge between Heaven and Earth
- Reveals the numerical code by which the ancients maintained high standards of art and culture
- Sets out the alchemical formulas for the fusion of elements and the numerical origins of various sacred names and numbers
- Describes the rediscovery of knowledge associated with the Holy Grail, through which the influence of the Heavenly Order is made active on Earth
The priests of ancient Egypt preserved a geometrical canon, a numerical code of harmonies and proportions, that they applied to music, art, statecraft, and all the institutions of their civilization. Plato, an initiate in the Egyptian mysteries, said it was the instrument by which the ancients maintained high, principled standards of civilization and culture over thousands of years.
In The Dimensions of Paradise, John Michell describes the results of a lifetime's research, demonstrating how the same numerical code underlies sacred structures from ancient times to the Christian era. In the measurements of Stonehenge, the foundation plan of Glastonbury, Plato's ideal city, and the Heavenly City of the New Jerusalem described in the vision of Saint John lie the science and cosmology on which the ancient world order was founded. The 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.
About the Author
John Michell (1933-2009), educated at Eton and Cambridge, was the pioneer researcher and specialist in the field of ancient, traditional science. Author of more than twenty-five books, his work has profoundly influenced modern thinking, including andlt;Iandgt;The Sacred Centerandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;The Dimensions of Paradiseandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;The New View Over Atlantisandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;Secrets of the Stonesandlt;/Iandgt;, and andlt;Iandgt;The Temple of Jerusalem: A Revelationandlt;/Iandgt;.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Introductionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;IN QUEST OF THE CANONandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;1andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; THE HEAVENLY CITY AS ETERNAL STANDARDandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Cosmic Temple and#8226; The New Jerusalem and#8226; The Twelve Hides of Glastonbury and#8226; The New Jerusalem in Stonehenge and#8226; The Pattern in the Heavens and#8226; Contructing the New Jerusalem and#8226; Measuring the Courts of the Cityandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;2andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; NUMBER IN SACRED SCIENCEandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Numbers of the Canon and#8226; Gematria: The Names and Numbers of God and#8226; Symbolic or Sacred Geometry and#8226; Sacred Geometry in Dand#252;rerand#8217;s Melencolia and#8226; Music and Proportion and#8226; A Circle of Perpetual Choirsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;3andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; NUMBER AND MEASUREandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Lengths of Ancient Units of Measure and#8226; Summary of the Earthand#8217;s Dimensions and#8226; The Priority of the Foot and#8226; Astronomy andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;4andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; THE CITIES OF PLATOandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The 5,040 Citizens of Magnesia and#8226; From Circle to Square: The City Brought to Earth and#8226; Platoand#8217;s Secrecy and#8226; Atlantis and#8226; The Measures of Atlantis and#8226; The Problem of the Plain and#8226; Why Atlantis Fell and#8226; Platoand#8217;s Cosmos and the Wanderings of the Soul and#8226; The Music of the Heavenly Wheels and#8226; The Numerical Creation Myth of Timaeus and#8226; The Harmonic Composition of the World Soul and#8226; The Number of the Soulandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;5andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; SYMBOLIC NUMBERandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;864, the Foundation Number and#8226; 3,168, the Perimeter of the New Jerusalem and#8226; 1,224, the Number of Paradise, and the 153 Fishes in the Net and#8226; 1,080, the Lunar Number and#8226; 666, the Solar Number and the Number of the Beast and#8226; 1,746, the Number of Fusion and#8226; Sacred Names from the Dimensions of the New Jerusalemandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;6andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; THE ANCIENT AND FUTURE COSMOLOGYandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Heavenly Jerusalem, Its Invocation and Modern Functionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Index of Namesandlt;BRandgt;Index of Numbers