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The Hidden Geometry of Life: The Science and Spirituality of Nature
Encompassing nature, science, art, architecture, and spirituality, and illustrated with over 700 photographs and line drawings, "The Hidden Geometry of Life" illuminates the secret underpinnings of existence. In her trademark easy-to-understand style, mathematician Karen French shows how sacred geometry permeates every level of being, manifesting itself in simple shapes and numbers, music and sounds, light and color, even in the mysteries of creation itself. But these geometrical archetypes are more than the building blocks of they are gateways to profound new levels of awareness.
240 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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About the author
Karen L. French
7 books3 followersThe patterns underlying life fascinate me. I enjoy discovering and sharing knowledge about the basis of reality, the nature of consciousness and the Mind, the power of intent, the purpose and power of symbolism and especially sacred geometry.
‘The Gateway Series’ of books I am writing are all based on extensive research into a wide range of subjects covering different cultures and disciplines; as I endeavour to blend logic, creativity and intuition in my work. In this Series the sacred geometry of the Gateway to the Heavens model is the central theme.
Numerate and creative I have a Jnt Hons in Mathematics and Management Sciences, and an Msc, both from Manchester University UK. Originally I spent many years in international marketing. Once the ideas for 'The Gateway Series' took root in 1997 I have since dedicated my time to researching and writing. Also, I have had the privilege of speaking to a wide range of groups since geometry is a universal language.
Art has always featured in my life and over the last few years I have focussed on abstract, conceptual and expressionistic art. As described in my second book, ‘The Hidden Geometry of Life’, when we create we are actually co-creators of the Divine. As an artist every painting I do is imbued with symbolism, intent and is a visual expression of the science manifesting reality.
‘The Gateway Series’ of books I am writing are all based on extensive research into a wide range of subjects covering different cultures and disciplines; as I endeavour to blend logic, creativity and intuition in my work. In this Series the sacred geometry of the Gateway to the Heavens model is the central theme.
Numerate and creative I have a Jnt Hons in Mathematics and Management Sciences, and an Msc, both from Manchester University UK. Originally I spent many years in international marketing. Once the ideas for 'The Gateway Series' took root in 1997 I have since dedicated my time to researching and writing. Also, I have had the privilege of speaking to a wide range of groups since geometry is a universal language.
Art has always featured in my life and over the last few years I have focussed on abstract, conceptual and expressionistic art. As described in my second book, ‘The Hidden Geometry of Life’, when we create we are actually co-creators of the Divine. As an artist every painting I do is imbued with symbolism, intent and is a visual expression of the science manifesting reality.
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May 20, 2017
Ok book, combines spirituality with geometry and tries to mix all those together. Good quotes, good examples, but Platonic philosophy dominates, so do study the forms if you want to understand the world.
The most interesting part was the geometry of sound the different frequencies that could have potential health benefit. The same way the colours influence our emotions, also sounds can influence our state of being.
The most interesting part was the geometry of sound the different frequencies that could have potential health benefit. The same way the colours influence our emotions, also sounds can influence our state of being.
November 6, 2012
Loved it. Learned some new things. Earned a special place on my shelves.
November 24, 2013
This was one of the worst books I have ever read. But, it was so exceptionally bad that it merits a few words.
The most interesting aspect of this book is its ability to say nothing by using big words. The whole book masquerades as a big revelation without actually having any kind of revelation. It is just one mumbo jumbo after another.
Another fascinating thing about is the randomness of the whole thing. It has these random pictures and quotes which do not mesh at all. You can just shuffle the pages of this book and end up with a similar book as there is no structure to it.
It reads like a religious book , only written by a particularly bad prophet. It just doesn't make any sense. At the end of it, it is a rather crude synthesis of numerology, some geometry and good old elemental mysticism with a bit of Hinduism, Christianity and Taoism here and there.
One thing made me angry about it though and I think that is why I'm writing this. It is its irreverent use of scientific knowledge as a means of legitimation for hack stuff. This always makes me furious; people trying to pick ideas from biology and physics without properly understanding them and then trying to bend them so that they will "look like" supporting their flimsy ideas. This book is full of this and this part made me hate it.
I strongly advise against it, I wasted my time you don't need to waste yours. There are some nice pictures inside and the cover is well designed, but that's more or less it. The rest is a mess.
The most interesting aspect of this book is its ability to say nothing by using big words. The whole book masquerades as a big revelation without actually having any kind of revelation. It is just one mumbo jumbo after another.
Another fascinating thing about is the randomness of the whole thing. It has these random pictures and quotes which do not mesh at all. You can just shuffle the pages of this book and end up with a similar book as there is no structure to it.
It reads like a religious book , only written by a particularly bad prophet. It just doesn't make any sense. At the end of it, it is a rather crude synthesis of numerology, some geometry and good old elemental mysticism with a bit of Hinduism, Christianity and Taoism here and there.
One thing made me angry about it though and I think that is why I'm writing this. It is its irreverent use of scientific knowledge as a means of legitimation for hack stuff. This always makes me furious; people trying to pick ideas from biology and physics without properly understanding them and then trying to bend them so that they will "look like" supporting their flimsy ideas. This book is full of this and this part made me hate it.
I strongly advise against it, I wasted my time you don't need to waste yours. There are some nice pictures inside and the cover is well designed, but that's more or less it. The rest is a mess.
June 17, 2021
This book is for you if you think the position of Uranus in the night sky determines your bowel movements; but if you passed your middle school science class then I think you'll find that this book belongs where you leave your bowel movements instead.
This book is mostly nonsense, making connections between basic geometric patterns and patterns found in nature to spiritual images both ancient and modern, and making unscientific (and unsourced) claims that such patterns have healing properties. It contains lots of big impressive-sounding words and pretty pictures without a shred of coherent logic or evidence stringing the ideas together. The "geometry" here is so rudimentary that I have a very hard time believing that the author has a degree in mathematics.
I read this because I found it on my parents' bookshelf, and afterward I had to sit them down for a chat about critical thinking, scientific literacy, and not believing everything you read.
This book is mostly nonsense, making connections between basic geometric patterns and patterns found in nature to spiritual images both ancient and modern, and making unscientific (and unsourced) claims that such patterns have healing properties. It contains lots of big impressive-sounding words and pretty pictures without a shred of coherent logic or evidence stringing the ideas together. The "geometry" here is so rudimentary that I have a very hard time believing that the author has a degree in mathematics.
I read this because I found it on my parents' bookshelf, and afterward I had to sit them down for a chat about critical thinking, scientific literacy, and not believing everything you read.
September 16, 2024
This book is over my head in parts, also very learned and intelligent. There are flaws along the way, including dubious quotes, and definite pseudoscientific cherry-picking of ideas and theories. But I stuck with this and I think it's brilliant. She wants to hold the whole universe, really, as proof for some fascinating claims. It’s too ambitious! It's too much! It’s amazing! You'll be richer for reading this!
September 19, 2019
trouvé en français (la géométrie cachée de la vie, éditions Véga) dans une solderie, beau livre.
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