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Creating Places of Power - Geomancy, Builders' Rites, and Electional Astrology in the Hermetic Tradition (Paperback, 2nd Edition, Revised Edition of Beginnings)
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Creating Places of Power - Geomancy, Builders' Rites, and Electional Astrology in the Hermetic Tradition (Paperback, 2nd Edition, Revised Edition of Beginnings)
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Loot Price R404
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An exploration of the traditional rites of auspicious building and
crafting * Explains the ceremonial beginnings and Hermetic
principles in the laying out of foundations not only for sacred
buildings like temples but also for homes and barns * Examines the
principles and ceremonies of electional astrology and details how
to compute natural time, as opposed to clock time * Shares examples
from ancient Egypt, Iran, India, and Europe that range from the
Stone Age to the Renaissance and include secret societies When we
make things--whether a building, a sacred space, or a magical
object--there is a precise moment when the artifact comes into
being as a separate entity. That moment in time possesses its own
unique quality, and because of this, there is a right time to do
something and a wrong time. And, as Nigel Pennick reveals, we have
the power to select favorable moments for our creations, just as
our ancestors did. Illustrating ancient principles of divination,
chronomancy, and electional astrology, Pennick examines all the
factors behind the ancestral art of geomancy: the auspicious
creation and alignment of sacred buildings as places of power.
Sharing examples from ancient Egypt, Iran, India, and Europe that
range from the Stone Age to the modern day, including secret
societies like the Rosicrucians and the Freemasons, he explains how
many cities were constructed on specially selected sites and
founded ritually at precise, predetermined moments. Looking at the
traditional rites of creating places of power, Pennick explains the
ceremonial beginnings and Hermetic principles in the laying out of
foundations as well as the use of sacrifice in the building of many
notable structures. Examining the role of sacred geometry in
geomancy, Pennick explains the Hermetic meaning assigned to each
direction in traditional European cultures as well as the
principles of natural measures and the science of understanding
lucky and unlucky days. Revealing how geomantic principles are
rooted in the structure of the world and the cosmic patterns of
space and time, the author shows how they transcend the ages and
are just as meaningful today as they were to our ancestors.
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