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Number Time Archetype Hardcover - 2014

by Robert Dickter


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  • Title Number Time Archetype
  • Author Robert Dickter
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Robert Dickter
  • Date 2014-01
  • ISBN 9780692643389
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Number Time Archetype: The Significance of Magic Squares in China and the West

by Robert Dickter

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9780692643389 / 0692643389
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"Great minds that have graced humanity such as those of Plato, Shakespeare, and da Vinci credited mathematics, or the concept of Number, as essential to explain the workings of the universe. numbers represented a language by the use of which humankind could evolve and prosper. The language of numbers lives within the magic square. Cultures from East to West - including Chinese, Taoist, early Christian, and Renaissance European - recognized that the magic square could be an ideal model for projecting a mystical mathematical symbolism that placed humankind in harmony with Heaven and earth. hence the significance of the magic square to the ground plans of sacred structures from early Chinese temples to Renaissance cathedrals. The early Chinese were most aware of the heavenly nature of Number and developed the usage of the magic square by incorporating it into city layouts, temple designs, and ceremonial relics. The early… Read More
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