I had the pleasure of meeting the brilliant and witty author of this book in 2004. :-) This book, like all the Wooden Books series is a gem in and of itself, and combined with others in the series, weaves wonderful contextual insights about the mystical underpinnings of nature, expressed in form, number and dynamic shape. This book has concentrated many useful and fascinating observations about what has become known as sacred geometry into an exquisite little package, with meticulous illustrations. Highly recommended! [...]

This book is only 58 pages long so expect to have read it during breakfast , Im not sure about it, some interesting elements and ideas on tiling and how to draw a dodecagon but as I said its a very short book so is nothing more than a cursory glance , hopefully one day a project with come up where I can use some of the ideas in this book . Its cheap and I guess you get what you pay for , reminds me a bit of a black and white catalouge or something. It could be good for someone who just wants to get a basic cheap idea of what sacred geometry is with a handful of diagrams thrown in , on that front it does deliver but remember 58 pages. less than a time magazine..

The first thing you notice about this book is how attractive it is, with it's recycled paper and brown covers and beautiful illustrations. It then starts with a teaser as to sacred geometry and its use in Metaphysics, which was my initial drawcard. The book shows how most of the illustrations were drawn so that you cand do them yourself should you so desire. Of most interest to me was the appearances of sacred geometry in nature, art and architecture and I found those discusssions fascinating, though a little short... I wanted more. I've also purchased 'Sacred Geometry', by Robert Lawler and would highly recommend readers get that book also.

I love these Woden books, they have a very special feel about them.

The first thing you notice about this book is how attractive it is, with it's recycled paper and brown covers and beautiful illustrations. It then starts with a teaser as to sacred geometry and its use in Metaphysics, which was my initial drawcard. The book shows how most of the illustrations were drawn so that you cand do them yourself should you so desire. Of most interest to me was the appearances of sacred geometry in nature, art and architecture and I found those discusssions fascinating, though a little short... I wanted more. I've also purchased 'Sacred Geometry', by Robert Lawler and would highly recommend readers get that book also.

I love these Woden books, they have a very special feel about them.

This little book, Sacred Geometry, is not only magical and straightforward in its substance, but is a visual delight. It reminds and further inspires to realize the connectedness of all of life and our part in it. It helps me, also, as an artist, to remember the basic forms that resonate in all of creation. This is not only a good book to give as a gift, but is a good one to have on your own bookshelf.

This is a delightful little book.If you have any interest in Geometry,Math,Design,Shapes,Tile patterns,Puzzles,etc.you'll really enjoy this book.Surprisingly ,you can grasp most of this book knowing high school math,;while at the same time those with more math knowledge will also enjoy it as well.I guess it falls right in the realm of Mathematical Recreations.I am amazed that the author has put together a beautifully writen book,including 168 drawings,figures,diagrams and on top of that shows how most are constructed.All this has been accomplished in 64 pages ,including an introduction.

This is a delightful little book.If you have any interest in Geometry,Math,Design,Shapes,Tile patterns,Puzzles,etc.you'll really enjoy this book.Surprisingly ,you can grasp most of this book knowing high school math,;while at the same time those with more math knowledge will also enjoy it as well.I guess it falls right in the realm of Mathematical Recreations.I am amazed that the author has put together a beautifully writen book,including 168 drawings,figures,diagrams and on top of that shows how most are constructed.All this has been accomplished in 64 pages ,including an introduction.

This book is a treasure. I was given it as a present and I find myself turning to it for all sorts of ideas and also give it as a present quite regularly. She has managed to pull together a huge amount of wonderful information into a relatively small space. This is an inspiring, beautiful, thought provoking and even useful book. I am a graphic and fabrics designer and I had not come across some of these things before so I am very grateful for them.

I also really like the way the book is put together, lush textured paper (recycled I note) and quality illustrations. The way the subject is built up stage by stage until we reach the more complex set pieces at the back is very good. It helps you understand the basics of good design, and the use of geometry in this process.

I think the new-age overtones work very well too. She manages to convey some of the real mystery and magic of the field while never losing sight of the practical purpose of it all.

Highly recommended.

This is a very attractive-looking book, and I am very happy if it can make some people more appreciative about mathematicas. But if you are looking for correct info about mathematics or its role in art and culture, then this is not the place to look.

Most of the claims you read about the golden ratio in art and architecture are not valid. The best source of info is the paper "Misconceptions about the golden ratio" by George Markowsky from the College Mathematics Journal v. 23 (1992), 2-19.

If you are interested in the pyramids, please read "The shape of the great pyramid" by Roger Herz-Fischler. Just do it! You will thank me for it!

She claims that there are 14 "demi-regular tilings" of the plane. She defines demiregular to be a tiling (edge-to-edge of regular polygons) with two or three different types of vertices. According to "Tilingss and Patterns" by Grunbaum and Shephard, there are 20 2-uniform tilings and 61 3-uniform tilings.

If you are bothered by statements like "It is nearly impossible to draw a precise heptagon using ruler and compasses alone", then this book is not for you.

Her pictures of the 17 wallpaper groups is wrong. She gives two examples of p1, but misses out on p4g.

Having said this, I must say again that she has a lot of beautiful material in the book. I just think that it is important to be mathematically and historically correct.

This splendid little book is suitable for all ages to introduce them to the wonder of high architecture and interior design. Very simple explanations and illustrations show how the basic patterns of nature echo in human consciousness in what has been conceived in the mind and wrought by the hands over the centuries. Highly recommend for artists and draftsmen as well who wish to research or emulate classical ideas for themselves.