The Dimensions of Paradise: The Proportions and Symbolic Numbers of Ancient Cosmology [Paperback]

John Michell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2, 2001

The Dimensions of Paradise were known to ancient civilizations as the harmonious numerical standards that were the underpinning of the created world. John Michell's quest for these standards provides vital clues for understanding:

* the dimensions and symbolism of Stonehenge

* the plan of Atlantis and reason for its fall

* the numbers behind the sacred names of Christianity

* the form of St. John's vision of the New Jerusalem

* the name of the man with the number 666

* the foundation plan of Glastonbury and other sanctuaries These symbols suggest a potential for personal, cultural and political regeneration in our new century.

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About the Author

John Michell was born in 1933 and was educated at Eton and Cambridge. With The View Over Atlantis (1969) and City of Revelation (1972) he helped to change the attitudes of a whole generation toward the culture, wisdom and science of ancient and traditional societies. His other titles are Megalithomaia, A New View Over Atlantis, Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions and Living Wonders. He lives in London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press (May 2, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932813895
• ISBN-13: 978-0932813893
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #977,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on sacred geometry, February 23, 2000

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This review is from: The Dimensions of Paradise: The Proportions and Symbolic Numbers of Ancient Cosmology (Hardcover)

Ancient science regarded numbers as symbols of the structure of the universe.God created the universe according to divine proportion, expressed in number.Through an understanding of number the ancient sages could approach the divine.In ancient China, Babylon, Egypt and other countries the canon of number was venerated as a source of higher knowledge.These concepts form the basis of this book.The author shows how St Mary's chapel at Glastonbury,Stonehenge,the New Jerusalem, and the Great Pyramid all conform to divine proportion.Michell discusses the use of number in Plato and in the Bible.This book holds a wealth of revealing information that will take most readers years to digest.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tough but worthwhile treatise on sacred geometry, July 5, 2001

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Jeremy J. Lynes (ATLANTA, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dimensions of Paradise: The Proportions and Symbolic Numbers of Ancient Cosmology (Paperback)

I can't believe someone would say this book should not be read. For years I have considered this one of the most important books of all times. John Michell is a master of sacred geometry. He does not fiddle any numbers. He does not have to. The geometry of Stonehenge and the dimensions of the solar system speak for themselves. Once you open up this subject and explore it with an open mind, you soon come to the conclusion that there is more to heaven and earth than is dreamt of in our philosophy. This book is a landmark for this exploration. Bonnie Guant, thought a bit fundamental, is another good resource. Sacred geometry has been ignored to long by reductionist thinking. It is a science that appears to have been known to some people long ago, hinted to via gematria; and one we are hopefully in the process of now rediscovering. I am so glad to see it republished. I am waiting for the same for City of Revelation.