Sacred Geography of the Ancient Greeks: Astrological Symbolism in Art, Architecture and Landscape (SUNY Series in Western Esoteric Traditions) Book

ORIGINAL HARDBACK EDITION 1994, TEXT IN ENGLISH, 362pp., 157 illustrations, 8 Maps, Translated From the French by Christine Rhone, not issued with a dust jacket. A study of the temples of Greece in-line with the Zodiac signs and other astronomical phenomena. Important book. Also a deep study of the astral significance of Greek myths and heroes. The book deals with Astrology, Geomancy, Mystery Religions, Cosmic Center, Constellations, and much more. Also deals with Eleusis mysteries. CHAPTERS IN THE BOOK:1. THEORY OF ALIGNMENTS2. INTERPRETATION OF THE ALIGNMENTS: THE ZODIACAL WHEEL CENTERED ON DELPHI. A TEXT OF PLATO'S3. THE SYSTEM CENTERED ON DELOS4. AN ANATOLIAN SYSTEM CENTERED ON SARDIS5. THE CONSTELLATIONS, RETURN TO DELPHI, DEMETER, ARTEMIS, AND ATHENA6. THE WORLD AXIS AND THE PLANETARY LINES, SYMBOLS OF THE POLE7. THE ZODIACAL DIVISION OF ATTICA AND THE MYSTERIES8. ZODIACAL WHEEL AS KEYS TO DECODING THE GODS AND THE ZODIAC9. THE CULT OF ZEUS, SARDIS, DELPHI, AND THE OASIS OF SIWA> A SYSTEM CENTERED ON AMMONEION10. THE CALENDARS OF HERACLES, GUARDIANS OF THE SAGES11. THE ASTRAL SIGNIFICANCE OF GREEK MYTHS AND HEROES12. THE REVELATION OF THE LIONS OF JULIS13. FIXED SYMBOLS OF THE SIGNS, DIRECTIONS, AND SASONS. THE LOVES OF ZEUS14. DOUBLE SYMBOLS, SYNERGETIC FORMS. FIGHTING ANIMALS, DYNAMIC SYMBOLS OF SEASONAL VARIATIONS. THE CALENDAR OF XANTHUS15. SHIELD DEVICES. THE COMMON ORIGINS OF BLAZONS AND MONETARY SYMBOLS. THE COMPLEMENTARITY OF OPPOSITES. PLAQUES FROM DELPHI. STUDY OF VASES16. THE HOROSCOPIC MEANING OF THE ARMLETS OF SHIELDS17. GREEK TEMPLES: SCULPTED PEDIMENTS AND ZODIACAL GEOGRAPHY. THE STRUCTURE OF SANCTUARIES18. GREEK TEMPLES OF ASIA MINOR. THE DECOR OF THE TEMPLE OF ASSOS IN THE TROAD19. THE DELPHIC ORACLE AND COLONIZATION. ANIMAL GUIDES. THE TROJAN HORSE20. ZODIACAL IMAGERY AT MYCENAE. THE GREAT URANIAN GODDESS.Read More