The Dimensions of Paradise: Sacred Geometry, Ancient Science, and the Heavenly Order on Earth [Paperback]

John Michell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 18, 2008

An in-depth look at the role of number as a bridge between Heaven and Earth

• Reveals the numerical code by which the ancients maintained high standards of art and culture

• Sets out the alchemical formulas for the fusion of elements and the numerical origins of various sacred names and numbers

• Describes the rediscovery of knowledge associated with the Holy Grail, through which the influence of the Heavenly Order is made active on Earth

The priests of ancient Egypt preserved a geometrical canon, a numerical code of harmonies and proportions, that they applied to music, art, statecraft, and all the institutions of their civilization. Plato, an initiate in the Egyptian mysteries, said it was the instrument by which the ancients maintained high, principled standards of civilization and culture over thousands of years.

In The Dimensions of Paradise, John Michell describes the results of a lifetime’s research, demonstrating how the same numerical code underlies sacred structures from ancient times to the Christian era. In the measurements of Stonehenge, the foundation plan of Glastonbury, Plato’s ideal city, and the Heavenly City of the New Jerusalem described in the vision of Saint John lie the science and cosmology on which the ancient world order was founded. The central revelation of this book is a structure of geometry and number representing the essential order of the heavens and functioning as a map of paradise.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“John Michell’s The Dimensions of Paradise is inarguably among the most important Gnostic transmissions of recent generations. With his candid, uncomplicated style, John has made widely available the visions, the laws, and the numbers held within pure geometry and which integrate earth and sky, movement and form, cosmos and mankind.” (
Robert Lawlor, author of Sacred Geometry: Its Philosophy and Practice and Voices of the First Day
)

“John Michell has produced one of the primary texts for understanding the number system that encoded the prehistoric world view. He reveals how sacred geometry, myth, gematria, and the structure of numbers created a big picture lost soon after Plato, a knowledge replaced by derivative religious and materialistic ideas. The Dimensions of Paradise is an essential key to comprehending monuments such as the Great Pyramid and Stonehenge, but it also provides an initiatory journey into the ancient mind itself.” (
Richard Heath, author of Sacred Number and the Origins of Civilization )

"As usual, this is a dense, yet inspiring, read and one that has some practical nuggets in it for those who are looking for a kind of three-dimensional sacred geometry they can apply to daily life." (
Institute of Hermetic Studies, Mar 2008 )

" . . . a top pick for New Age libraries interested in sacred geometry." (
The Midwest Book Review, April 08 )

"A must for anyone looking for the science hidden within the matrix of life." (
Rahasya Poe, Lotus Guide magazine, July 2009 )

“. . . most intriguing of books. Recommended.”
(EarthRites.org, May 2011 )

From the Back Cover

NEW SCIENCE / SACRED GEOMETRY

“John Michell’s The Dimensions of Paradise is inarguably among the most important Gnostic transmissions of recent generations. With his candid, uncomplicated style, John has made widely available the visions, the laws, and the numbers held within pure geometry and which integrate earth and sky, movement and form, cosmos and mankind.”
--Robert Lawlor, author of Sacred Geometry: Its Philosophy and Practice and Voices of the First Day

“John Michell has produced one of the primary texts for understanding the number system that encoded the prehistoric world view. He reveals how sacred geometry, myth, gematria, and the structure of numbers created a big picture lost soon after Plato, a knowledge replaced by derivative religious and materialistic ideas. The Dimensions of Paradise is an essential key to comprehending monuments such as the Great Pyramid and Stonehenge, but it also provides an initiatory journey into the ancient mind itself.”
--Richard Heath, author of Sacred Number and the Origins of Civilization

The priests of ancient Egypt preserved a geometrical canon, a numerical code of harmonies and proportions, that they applied to music, art, statecraft, and all the institutions of their civilization. Plato, an initiate in the Egyptian Mysteries, said it was the instrument by which the ancients maintained high, principled standards of civilization and culture over thousands of years.

In The Dimensions of Paradise, John Michell describes the results of a lifetime’s research, demonstrating how the same numerical code underlies sacred structures from ancient times to the Christian era. In the measurements of Stonehenge, the foundation plan of Glastonbury, and in Plato’s ideal city and the Heavenly City of the New Jerusalem described in the vision of Saint John lie the science and cosmology on which the ancient world order was founded. The central revelation of this book is a structure of geometry and number representing the essential order of the heavens and functioning as a map of paradise.

JOHN MICHELL, educated at Eton and Cambridge, is the pioneer researcher and specialist in the field of ancient, traditional science. He is the author of more than twenty-five books that have profoundly influenced modern thinking, including The New View Over Atlantis, Secrets of the Stones, and The Temple of Jerusalem: A Revelation. He lives in London.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Inner Traditions (January 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594771987
• ISBN-13: 978-1594771989
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Curious Book, November 29, 2010

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This review is from: The Dimensions of Paradise: Sacred Geometry, Ancient Science, and the Heavenly Order on Earth (Paperback)

This is a very curious book. The author presents alot of information form a English/Western-centric viewpoint. He knows about Plato and Pythagoras but [apparently at least in this book] little about Egypt and India. He spends alot of time in Gematria which is an adjunct to Sacred Geometry but not the entire story. Many times the theme comes back to the New Jerusalem and the NJ star. But if you are looking for a breakout from a Euro-centric perspective to Sacred Geometry (SG) you will be disappointed. And this is a common problem with SG books. Most authors cannot get past the Greek or Medieval understandings of SG.

If you want to go back further in time and recover some more ancient principles then John Anthony West in Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt is a good resource. He makes Schwaller de Lubitz, a master of SG, understandable. If you are looking for current teachers in SG then you can check out BioGeometry TM by Ibrahim Karim. Also Charles Gilchrist is another reliable source. I would however avoid Drunvalo Melchizedek. DM's earlier works are worth a look The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life: Volume 1 (Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life). However there is little that you can apply and his later works become an ego-trip Serpent of Light: Beyond 2012.

5.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Edition Includes Illustrations, February 1, 2012

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Just a quick confirmation that the Kindle edition includes all of the illustrations of the print edition. The sample only includes the first pages of the book which has no illustrations.

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lotus Guide Review by Rahasya Poe, September 4, 2009

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The Dimensions of Paradise:
Sacred Geometry, Ancient Science, and the Heavenly Order on Earth
By John Michell
ISBN 1-59477-198-7 (Inner Traditions, 2008)

As a longtime student of sacred geometry, I realize the underlying importance of this information in regard to life itself. John Michell reveals the hidden secret of how our ancient civilizations sustained themselves and their culture through millennia. A must for anyone looking for the science hidden within the matrix of life.

Rahasya Poe, Lotus Guide magazine [...]