The Geomancers Guide to the Vastupurusa Mandala
by Patrick McFadzean
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Institute of Experimental Geomancy, Cambridge, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. As New. hand-bound in red card covers with red cloth spine; printed in red & black & illustrated by charts & mandalas. The Vastu Purusha Mandala is an indispensable part of vastu shastra and constitutes the mathematical and diagrammatic basis for generating design. It is the metaphysical plan of a building that incorporates the course of the heavenly bodies and supernatural forces. Purusha refers to energy, power, soul or cosmic man. Mandala is the generic name for any plan or chart which symbolically represents the cosmos. In Hindu cosmology the surface of the earth is represented as a square, the most fundamental of all Hindu forms. The earth is represented as four-cornered in reference to the horizon's relationship with sunrise and sunset, the North and South direction. It is called Chaturbhuji (four cornered) and represented in the form of the Prithvi Mandala. The astrological charts or horoscopes also represent in a square plan the positions of the sun, moon, planets and zodiac constellations with reference to a specific person's place and time of birth. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 84 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. Includes glossary. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Architecture; Geomancy; Esoteric; Astrology; India; Indigenous Cultures. Inventory No: 4305. .
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- Title
- The Geomancers Guide to the Vastupurusa Mandala
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- Patrick McFadzean
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- First Edition
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- Paperback
- Publisher
- Institute of Experimental Geomancy
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 2001
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- BZDB227 Architecture/Geomancy/Magic/Paranormal/OccultSacred Architecture/Electional Astrology/Silpis Architecture; Geomancy; Esoteric; Astrology; India; Indigenous Cultures. Unbranded Patrick McFadzean The Geomancers Guide to the Vastupurusa Mandala
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