I always enjoyed geometry in school, and this book opened up a whole new depth to the subject for me. Reading the book, I dug out my compass, pencil, straight edge and 30, 60, and 90 degree angles to perform the various exercises recommended by the author. Constructing the various geometrical figures I found to be akin to creating mandalas. You create something originating in the abstract that becomes concrete, that in turn ultimately becomes personally meaningful. Also, I learned to view several churches in town on a completely different level. Reading this book, you will never look at the numbers one through ten in quite the same way again. The numbers take on significance and hint at something sublime and even transcendent. Through this book, I discovered the rich undercurrents of pythagorean number theory, and their application to the rich christian architecture of the medieval churches. With all the fuss over feng shui, this book draws from our decidedly western tradition, revealing we have our own undiscovered architectural history that has yet to capture the popular imagination. A wonderful introduction, chapter by chapter, number by number, to sacred geometry and the pythagoreanism that runs through it.
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