sacred geometry books

Vibration Station Conversation – The Geometry Code Book: Chapter 2

Thursday, 15 October 2015 by Bruce Rawles

Dave Cohen (a.k.a. Davie Crockett) and I shared this conversation about “Take Home Lessons from Modern Physics” which is Chapter 2 from the book The Geometry Code: Universal Symbolic Mirrors of Natural Laws Within Us; Friendly Reminders of Inclusion to Forgive the Dreamer of Separation on 11 October 2015, on his LA Talk Radio show.

We talked – among MANY other things – about specific topics that shook the scientific worldview several decades ago such as the Copenhagen Interpretation of the wave/particle duality, and subsequent discoveries such as quantum entanglement, and how these continue to affirm the idea that mind was no longer the ‘ghost in the machine’ after quantum physics became the superset of scientific thinking after the era of Newtonian physics that now incorporated (inclusively) both the mechanical and mental paradigms.

This interview is part of an ongoing series where we discuss one chapter (about one per month) from The Geometry Code book until we’ve gone through all 10 chapters, including the 7 Hermetic Laws from the Kybalion and related geometric symbols.

If this conversation piqued your interest, you can read the first chapter of The Geometry Code: Universal Symbolic Mirrors of Natural Laws Within Us; Friendly Reminders of Inclusion to Forgive the Dreamer of Separation for free by (also free) subscribing to the GeometryCode.com monthly bulletin. Enjoy! :-)

Vibration Station Conversation – The Geometry Code Book: Chapter 1

Monday, 24 August 2015 by Bruce Rawles

Dave Cohen (a.k.a. Davie Crockett) and I shared this conversation about “The Question of Identity: Two Thought Systems” which is Chapter 1 from the book The Geometry Code: Universal Symbolic Mirrors of Natural Laws Within Us; Friendly Reminders of Inclusion to Forgive the Dreamer of Separation on 23 August 2015, on his LA Talk Radio show.

We talked about how examining the contents of our mind reveals two mutually exclusive thought systems: the kind, all-inclusive, 100% sane transpersonal thought system that make use of all symbols (including geometric ones) for the benefit of all … and the 100% insane ‘me first’ we/they personal thought system of ego, which denies shared interests in favor of special, separate interests.

GeometryCode bulletin – May 2015

Sunday, 31 May 2015 by Bruce Rawles

(1) News, Events, Interviews, Workshops, Classes, Exhibits, Products, Articles, Tutorials

Our Virtual Reality Video of the Mind

Dave Cohen (a.k.a. Davie Crockett) and I shared a conversation on 17 May 2015, on his LA Talk Radio show starting with the article noted below Quantum Entanglement Verified: Why Space Is Just The Construct That Gives The Illusion Of Separate Objects, and moved from there into subjects like holography and the notion that we can benefit from considering that our mind projects it’s own unimaginably vast and complex virtual reality movie, 24/7/365; movies such as Truman Show, Matrix, Men in Black, and even Horton Hears a Who are pondered as metaphors.

(2) Websites, Books, Videos, Imagery, Music, Updates and Quotes

A flickr site with a generous assortment of magnetic sphere geometry photos, including the lovely image above
Thanks to Michael Heleus for alerting me to this page of abundant gematria links to explore
Yet another article revealing that science inevitably must deal with the ‘elephant in the room’ of mind: Quantum Entanglement Verified: Why Space Is Just The Construct That Gives The Illusion Of Separate Objects; more about Quantum Entanglement and Holographic principle.
DataIsNature: polyhedral (and other) models made of toroidal ring faces; some lovely drawings
Excellent videos: A Unifying Topology of Fractal Fields and Golden Ratio Starship, Orb & Lightbody Construction and THE MAN WHO SAVED GEOMETRY (about geometer luminary Donald Coxeter author of Regular Polytopes and other seminal works about geometries of dimensions higher than 3D, among other fascinating topics) by Grayham Forscutt (with numerous additional videos on his YouTube page; notice the numerous interesting models including Zometool realizations.
Many thanks to Jim Sather, who contacted me noticed a couple of errata in Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook (SGDS page 243) and on the Polyhedra: Math Tables for Platonic And Archimedean Solids page; both now fixed: (1) For the snub cube, the 142°59′ entry was moved from the 4-4 column to the 3-4 column, and (2) for the snub dodecahedron, no angles are listed for the 3-8, 4-5 columns. The latter fix was not needed in the book, but somehow crept into the table on the website. Any books printed after 1June2015 will have the corrections. Much appreciated!
article about a Kickstarter campaign for Sankakkei, a 3D fractal puzzle based on sacred geometry: Gadgets & Gizmos: A New Puzzle Or Customizable Art Sculpture, Based On The Geometry Of Life
a Facebook page with nice imagery of a Flower of Life Truncated Octahedron,
and another 2D to 3D exploration of the FOL – Ball Of Life Pendant

(3) Request for Submissions

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If you like to color with colored pencils (or other media), make 3-D fold-up geometric art, do stained glass, quilts, geometric arts and/or crafts, or just want an extensive reference/resource of geometric archetypes, patterns and essential line art, you might enjoy a copy of my first book, Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook: Universal Dimensional Patterns.

If your leanings are more metaphysical … and perhaps whimsical :-) … you might enjoy my second book, The Geometry Code: Universal Symbolic Mirrors of Natural Laws Within Us; Friendly Reminders of Inclusion to Forgive the Dreamer of Separation. It was originally going to have geometry and Hermetic Laws/symbolism as a primary focus, but in 2007, a reawakened interest in the spiritual masterpiece, A Course In Miracles – thanks to Gary Renard – shifted the primary emphasis to an exploration of the two thought fundamental systems we all vacillate between, and how we can gradually shift our mind’s identity to the happy one.

Bruce Rawles
PO Box 192, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104
author of The Geometry Code book; co-author of The Geometry Code screensaver
author of Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook
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GeometryCode bulletin for January 2015

Saturday, 31 January 2015 by Bruce Rawles

(1) News, Events, Interviews, Workshops, Classes, Exhibits, Products, Articles, Tutorials

Fibonacci Garden: Mathematics in the Plant World – New DVD from Michael Schneider

For the past two months I indicated that I would do a more proper review of “Fibonacci Garden: Mathematics in the Plant World“, the latest DVD from Michael S. Schneider, author of the superb book A Beginner’s Guide to Constructing the Universe: Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science by Michael Schneider (which I often recommend as a companion to Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook.) Earlier this month, I finally finished watching it’s generous content – give your self multiple hours to savor it, since it is packed with lavish visuals, photos and illustrations … I recommend it highly. If you’re a math educator, math historian, prime number theorist, botanist, geneticist, stock market analyst or sacred geometry enthusiast, you won’t regret getting a copy for your collection. Note the ‘golden angle’ (360°/2ø) = 137.507…° which also appears in the Blooms: Strobe-Animated Sculptures which I will describe in more detail in next month’s post. Here is a Fibonacci-inspired composition that Schneider refers to in the video: Béla Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, I. Rather than write about his insightful narration and imagery, I’ll let a few screen snaps convey a sense of what the DVD contains. There are hundreds of fascinating slides in this video, covering numerous aspects of how Fibonacci numbers and related sacred geometry topics reach into myriad areas of our lives; here are just a small handful of screen shots – please forgive the hand-held cell-phone photo quality; there’s no distortion or blurriness in the actual video:

In addition to an extensive bibliography at the end of the DVD, here are some of the websites that Michael references:

Fibonacci Quarterly
Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Section
US Patent and Trademark Office (search using the words Fibonacci, Golden Ratio and Golden Mean)
USDA Plant Gallery (countless examples of Fibonacci numbers)

(2) Websites, Books, Videos, Imagery, Music and Quotes

an introduction to the EarthStar Globe by colleague Dan Shaw; among other familiar geometric curiosities, he details 62 terrestrial vertices at intersections of the 30 rhombic elements of this unique polyhedron
ESPL: Dances of the Planets – ‘string art’ and other planetary orbit images inspired by The book, ‘A Little Book of Coincidence‘ by John Martineau, as were my POV-Ray planetary images, available as greeting cards, posters, apparel, calendars and more.
Sisyphus, Golden Globes, Polytopes, and Rhythmic Cycles – an interview of Bruce Rawles by Dave Cohen

(3) Request for Submissions

GeometryCode bulletin for December 2014

Wednesday, 31 December 2014 by Bruce Rawles

(1) News, Events, Interviews, Workshops, Classes, Exhibits, Products, Articles, Tutorials

Solar System Geometry Calendars for 2015

The popular Martineau Solar System Series calendar for 2015 is still available. The models depicting averaged (circular rather than elliptical) orbit relationships are astonishingly accurate … and simple! Enjoy! :-)

You can order the 2015 Martineau-inspired Solar System calendar here.

Interview with Starr Fuentes

On November 27, 2014 I was the guest of long-time fellow geometer and sacred geometry enthusiast, Starr Fuentes on her BlogTalkRadio show, Starr Gazing Radio. I shared some of the historical precedents of my interest in the subject and much more. I’m scheduled to be a presenter at her conference next June 13-14 in Hot Springs, Arkansas; stay tuned!

Great Pyramid and more – another interview with Dave Cohen

Dave Cohen (a.k.a. Davie Crockett) and I did another interview on 21 December, 2014, on his LA Talk Radio show covering interconnectedness, shared interests, the Hermetic Law of Mentalism, oneness, Platonic philosophy and geometry, metaphysics in general, our usual romp through sacred geometry – a few tangents like the timeless movie Joyeaux Noël – and an extended segment on the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt.

Fibonacci Garden: Mathematics in the Plant World – New DVD from Michael Schneider

Last month I indicated that I would do a more proper review of “Fibonacci Garden: Mathematics in the Plant World“, the latest DVD from Michael S. Schneider, author of the superb book A Beginner’s Guide to Constructing the Universe: Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science by Michael Schneider (which I often recommend as a companion to Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook.) I only had time to watch about half of it–busy month!–but what I saw and heard (earlier today) was superb, and already surpassed my high expectations. I recommend it highly. I’ll do a more detailed review in next month’s (January 2015) bulletin. Thanks for your patience. If you’re a math educator or sacred geometry enthusiast, you won’t regret getting a copy for your collection.