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Product Description Encompassing nature, science, art, architecture, and spirituality, and illustrated with over 700 photographs and line drawings, The Hidden Geometry of Life illuminates the secret underpinnings of existence. In her trademark easy-to-understand style, mathematician Karen French shows how sacred geometry permeates every level of being, manifesting itself in simple shapes and numbers, music and sounds, light and color, even in the mysteries of creation itself. But these geometrical archetypes are more than the building blocks of reality: they are gateways to profound new levels of awareness. Review 'A sumptuously illustrated book. It is a tour de force of inspirational and accessible science.' --Physicist John Stuart Reid - Feb 2012 'Karen L French provides the key into the doorways of understanding so as to empower artists in thier calling and begin their journey into truly 'seeing''. --Amanda McGreggor, ArtLyst - London Art Magazine (26 Feb 2012) 'The harmony in our world and the cosmos is awe-inspiring, and is brilliantly portrayed here in images and words which reveal the connection between art, geometry, science, consciousness and spirituality.... An illuminating book indeed!' -- NEXUX magazine (June - July 2012) ‘This lavishly illustrated and erudite book takes the reader on a journey through the formative forces of the physical world.... The last chapter ends with a metaphysical poem, I AM, HERE, NOW, celebrating the joy of learning through life experience. A richly textured and revealing book.’ -- Journal of the Scientific and Medical Network (Spring 2012) From the Inside Flap Throughout history we humans have searched for meaning to our existence. In The Hidden Geometry of Life Karen French reveals how geometry, in the broadest sense of the term, can provide the key to finding order, structure and significance within the astonishing multiplicity of the cosmos. 'Shaping Reality' focuses on the meaning of simple shapes. ...Together these forms make a Matrix - a model by which we can understand our place in time and space. 'Structure of Being' explores how all entities, including ourselves, come into existence. ... 'Medium of Sound' describes the fundamental importance of sound in facilitating the creation of reality. ... 'Let There Be Light' shows how light is an essential dynamic in our perception of reality. ... 'Gateway to Becoming' explores the holographic Universe, the power of directed thought and the profound truths inherent in mandalas and yantras. ... Breathtaking in its scope and fascinating in its detail, this important book is nothing less than a comprehensive and coherent account in words and images, of the nature and meaning of the Universe - a vision in which science, art and spirit unite in an exhilarating celebration of wonder. From the Back Cover Welcome to an incredible journey - into the heart of space, time, light and matter. What are we made of? What is the meaning of our world? What is our place in the cosmos? What hidden harmonies lie within the dazzling variety of creation? In this extraordinary book Karen French explores the secret geometry behind everything that surrounds us, from the growth pattern of a fern to the chanting of a sacred mantra to the spiral twist of a galaxy in the unimaginably distant reaches of the Universe. She reveals that meaning and order are everywhere, if we only open our eyes and our minds to perceive them. About the Author Karen L. French has a Joint Honours degree in Mathematics and Management Sciences and an MSc in Marketing, both from the University of Manchester. Her passion is symbolism as used in the Arts, Sciences and Beliefs.