The Ancient Science of Geomancy (Nigel Pennick)

The Ancient Science of Geomancy

Nigel Pennick

Thames & Hudson 1979

Innbundet, 180 sider

ISBN: 978-0500050323

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With 128 striking illustrations, this book is the most accessible guide to this art/science of environmental harmony and design. Geomancy uses geometrical, intuitive, and metaphysical approaches to understanding the environment and the cycles of planet Earth. It integrates Ecology, Architecture, Sacred Geometry, Astronomy, Astrology, Seasonal Festivals & Religious Observations, and the Spiritual Dimensions of Natural Patterns.

The word “Geomancy” means to divine the earth spirit — the Earth's energies and rhythms — and it is as old as civilization. It was widely practiced in Europe until the late 1700's, when the forces intent on exploiting the Earth’s resources for personal profit became dominant. Since then, the once universal concern with correct siting, proportion and orientation as matters of psychic or spiritual importance has been dismissed and neglected.

In this extraordinary book, Nigel Pennick traces the outlines of this ancient knowledge through folklore, ethnography, myth, architecture, and esoteric traditions. From China to the Americas, the book brings together the different strands of this lost knowledge into a coherent and impressive whole so that its recent revival may continue today. It is the best introduction to the subject for students of ecology, landscaping, architecture, ancient religions, metaphysics, urban planning, and all studies that relate the earth to the solar system.