Creating Places of Power: Geomancy, Builders' Rites, and Electional Astrology in the Hermetic Tradition

The traditional rites of auspicious building and crafting are explored, including the ceremonial beginnings and Hermetic principles in the laying out of foundations, the principles and ceremonies of electional astrology, and examples from ancient Egypt, Iran, India, and Europe. Geomancy is the ancestral art of creating sacred buildings and aligning them with the cosmos, and the author explains how to select favorable moments for our creations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 22 December 2022
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company

An exploration of the traditional rites of auspicious building and crafting

Explains the ceremonial beginnings and Hermetic principles in the laying out of foundations not only for sacred buildings like temples but also for homes and barns.

Examines the principles and ceremonies of electional astrology and details how to compute natural time, as opposed to clock time.

Shares examples from ancient Egypt, Iran, India, and Europe that range from the Stone Age to the Renaissance and include secret societies.

When we make things--whether a building, a sacred space, or a magical object--there is a precise moment when the artifact comes into being as a separate entity. That moment in time possesses its own unique quality, and because of this, there is a right time to do something and a wrong time. And, as Nigel Pennick reveals, we have the power to select favorable moments for our creations, just as our ancestors did.

Illustrating ancient principles of divination, chronomancy, and electional astrology, Pennick examines all the factors behind the ancestral art of geomancy: the auspicious creation and alignment of sacred buildings as places of power. Sharing examples from ancient Egypt, Iran, India, and Europe that range from the Stone Age to the modern day, including secret societies like the Rosicrucians and the Freemasons, he explains how many cities were constructed on specially selected sites and founded ritually at precise, predetermined moments.

Looking at the traditional rites of creating places of power, Pennick explains the ceremonial beginnings and Hermetic principles in the laying out of foundations as well as the use of sacrifice in the building of many notable structures. Examining the role of sacred geometry in geomancy, Pennick explains the Hermetic meaning of the various shapes and symbols used in geomancy.

In conclusion, this book offers a fascinating and enlightening look at the traditional rites of auspicious building and crafting, providing a deeper understanding of the power of the natural world and the role of the human spirit in creating sacred spaces. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the occult, astrology, or the history of sacred architecture.

Weight: 548g
Dimension: 227 x 150 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781644115848
Edition number: 2nd Edition, Revised Edition of Beginnings