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"As thoughtful as it is readable, Renna Shesso's Math for Mystics is the book I wish I had when I first started trying to make sense of the mathematics that underlie so much of modern magic and traditional occult lore. Not the least of its virtues is the way it makes magical number theory accessible even to those who think they don't like or can't handle math. It provides a first-rate introduction to a fairly neglected branch of magical lore." -- John Michael Greer, Grand Archdruid, Ancient Order of Druids in America and author of The Druidry Handbook
"In times past, math was seen as magic for its power and associations. It was even banned by authorities who thought it a threat--a power that no one else should hold. In this book, that ancient magic is relived, and the power yours." -- Jeff Hoke, author of The Museum of Lost Wonder
"In times past, math was seen as magic for its power and associations. It was even banned by authorities who thought it a threat--a power that no one else should hold. In this book, that ancient magic is relived, and the power yours." -- Jeff Hoke, author of The Museum of Lost Wonder
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Much of math history comes to us from early astrologers who needed to be able to describe and record what they saw in the night sky. Whether you were the king's court astrologer or a farmer marking the best time for planting, timekeeping and numbers really mattered. Mistake a numerical pattern of petals and you could be poisoned. Lose the rhythm of a sacred dance or the meter of a ritually told story and the intricately woven threads that hold life together were spoiled. Ignore the celestial clock of equinoxes and solstices, and you'd risk being caught short of food for the winter.
Shesso's friendly tone and clear grasp of the information make the math "go down easy" in this marvelous book.
Shesso's friendly tone and clear grasp of the information make the math "go down easy" in this marvelous book.
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This review is from: Math for Mystics: From the Fibonacci Sequence to Luna's Labyrinth to the Golden Section and Other Secrets of Sacred Geometry (Paperback)
A useful resource for math teachers to spice up students' mathematics classes. Good chapters on Magic Squares and Labryrinth, with only slight treatment of the Golden Section.The author presents the appearance of certain numbers in our language and cultural artifacts as interesting curiosities. She also links certain numbers to mythological gods/goddesses and suggests appropriate spiritual practices.
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3.2 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews) 34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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Living Math,
By Jerry "Jerry" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Math for Mystics: From the Fibonacci Sequence to Luna's Labyrinth to the Golden Section and Other Secrets of Sacred Geometry (Paperback)
Modern mathematics as professionally practiced is too often severed from its roots in the marvelous contemplation of our life in nature. When its origins are remembered at all, the focus is usually on necessity, for example the need to measure the movement of the sun or moon for practical matters of planting or harvesting. But to our ancestors even the most practical math was also a source of wonder at the deep yet comprehensible connections within the universe. This wonder is the true beginning of magic.Renna Shesso's delightful Math for Mystics recovers both the practical and the wonderful in math with a refreshingly clear and lively writing style. The author includes numerous well-designed illustrations and diagrams that she has thoughtfully integrated with the text. Here you will find explained not only the math methods but also the associations that inform their proper magical uses. The selection of topics is excellent, from the origins of measurement to geometric solids, with many implications for numerology. Math for Mystics will be of interest to anyone curious about the living world of math or who seeks a deeper understanding of magical practice. No previous background in math is needed to access and understand this material. 16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Math Is as Math Does,
By Stephen A. Kallis, Jr. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Math for Mystics: From the Fibonacci Sequence to Luna's Labyrinth to the Golden Section and Other Secrets of Sacred Geometry (Paperback)
The book is supposed to be about math, but near its beginning, it indicates that little background in math is required. The book explores a number of traditions that many occultists are already aware of, though the writing is in a pleasant style.Some of the more diverting subjects include different ways of counting on one's fingers, though the approaches are simplistic (with a little creativity, one can count to 100 on the fingers of both hands, but I haven't run into such a technique in the book). Before presenting each of the "planetary" Magic Squares, the author discusses the aspects attributed to each square. Similar things have been done before, notably in Medieval and later grimoires, and more succinctly. For best results, the reader should be a novice in esoterica with little mathematical background. The book is, at best, an introductory text, hardly anything intermediate to advanced. It makes nice summer reading though. 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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For beginners should be added to the title,
By Lover of Magic - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Math for Mystics: From the Fibonacci Sequence to Luna's Labyrinth to the Golden Section and Other Secrets of Sacred Geometry (Paperback)
The book has some interesting ideas in it that can be found in other books on sacred geometry. As the title of this review states, it is for beginners. But be observant around the section on magic squares, there is a big error there. The same square is reproduces for each of the planets and I'm sure the author is embarresed over this. Over all an easy read with basic material.
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