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Sacred Geometry of the Starcut Diagram

The Genesis of Number, Proportion, and Cosmology
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Sacred Geometry of the Starcut Diagram by Malcolm Stewart explores the intersection of science, nature, and sacred geometry through the lens of the Starcut diagram. It delves into how this geometric figure is prevalent in art, architecture, and nature, offering insights into universal patterns and structures. Stewart illuminates the profound connections between ancient wisdom and modern science, providing a fascinating journey into the world of geometric exploration.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the intersection of mathematics, art, and spirituality. It takes you on a journey exploring the intricate patterns and the philosophical depths of geometry, particularly focusing on how these shapes and forms resonate within the natural world and human creativity. Suitable for those who appreciate a blend of scientific insight and mystical exploration.

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Stewart shows how the starcut diagram was the key to the building of humanity’s first cities and how it underlies many significant patterns and proportions around the world.

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Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of detailed diagrams and technical illustrations exploring the evolution and importance of the starcut diagram.

Shows how the starcut diagram underlies the shaman’s dance in China, the Vedic Fire Altar in India, Raphael frescoes, labyrinth designs, the Great Pyramid in Egypt, and the building of ancient cities.

Explains how the starcut diagram was used in building and design, how it relates to Pythagoras’s Tetrakys, and how it contains knowledge of the Tree of Life.

As Malcolm Stewart reveals in this lavishly illustrated study, the simple square figure of the Starcut diagram, created only with circles, has extraordinary geometric properties. It allows you to make mathematically exact measurements and build perfectly true level structures without a computer, calculator, slide rule, plumb bob, or laser level.

Sharing his extensive research, along with hundreds of detailed diagrams and technical illustrations, the author shows how the Starcut diagram was the key to the building of humanity’s first cities and how it underlies many significant patterns and proportions around the world.

Using circles drawn from the vesica piscis, Stewart explains how to create the Starcut diagram and shows how this shape was at the foundation of ancient building and design. He illustrates the numerous connections between the diagram and the creation of mandalas and yantras, stained glass windows, architectural ground plans, temples and other sacred buildings, and surveying methods.

He also shows how the Starcut diagram reveals ancient geometric knowledge of pi, the Fibonacci sequence, Pythagorean shapes and seals, the golden ratio, the power of 108 and other sacred numbers, and magic squares.

Exploring the Starcut diagram’s cosmological and theological implications, Stewart explains how it contains knowledge of the Tree of Life and the Kabbalah. He examines how it relates to the Tetraktys, the key teaching device of Pythagoras, and other cosmograms.

Demonstrating the ancient relationships existing between number, geometry, cosmology, and musical harmony, the author shows how the simple shape of the Starcut diagram unifies the many threads of sacred geometry into one beautiful mathematical tapestry.

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The book by Malcolm Stewart is praised for its original exploration of structural invariance through sacred geometry, particularly in the Starcut diagram. It is noted for its beautiful illustrations, making it a valuable addition to collections focused on geometry and metaphysical studies. Reviewers highlight its impact on art, architecture, and mathematics, and emphasise its usefulness in teaching precise mathematical concepts without relying on modern tools.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781644114308

Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 October 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Edition: 2nd Edition, New Edition of Patterns of Eternity

Illustration: Full-color throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 1021g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Malcolm Stewart is an author, musician, and designer who has created mosaic, stained glass, landscape, and interior designs for a range of secular and sacred environments. He is a former priest, BBC television producer, UN project director, and administrator for Ockenden Venture, a refugee relief charity. He has lectured widely throughout the UK, Europe, the US, and Canada. He lives in Tilford, Surrey, England.

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