âRichard Heathâs fascinating and highly readable book presents a decoding of the metrology of Göbekli Tepe of 10,000 BCE and advances arguments that support its role as a place for the worship of the Goddess. Although the megaliths of Europe were to come nearly 5,000 years later, the book marshals evidence from mathematics, astronomy, sacred architecture, and tone theory to show that these structures were a successor to Göbekli Tepe. The book disentangles many threads that went into the creation of the Classical Age.â
Subhash Kak, Regents Professor at Oklahoma State University and author of The Astronomical Code of t
âRichard Heathâs in-depth study of the sacred science and cosmology of the ancient matrilineal societies around the Mediterranean is a compelling tour de force. Beautifully explained with clear diagrams and tables, the implications of this work are far reaching.â
Allan Brown, coauthor of Crooked Soley: A Crop Circle Revelation
âIn this extraordinary book, Richard Heath synthesizes more than 10,000 years of art, architecture, harmony, geometry, astronomy, and metrology, once again demonstrating the reach, power, and persistence of these perennial traditions.â
John Martineau, CEO of Wooden Books
âThe esoteric knowledge encoded in ancient sacred sites is being revealed now. As the result of more than two hundred years of global archaeology and site analysis using metrology, sacred geometry, and cosmological analysis, surprising insights about sacred places are coming forth. These remarkable findings are brilliantly described in Richard Heathâs <i>Sacred Geometry in Ancient Goddess Cultures</i>. He shows us how Mesolithic priestesses and Neolithic priests designed sacred places to resonate with the powers of Earth in synchronicity with the cycles of the moon, planets, and stars. Then later cultures, such as the Greeks, followed ancient guidance as well as using music, harmony, mythology, and storytelling. As I contemplated these insights pouring out of Heathâs marvelously insightful mind, I felt a bond with these creators; I could <i>feel</i> their joy! This wonderful and beautifully illustrated book invites us to feel Gaia, the sacred feminine of Earth. For me, this ancient lineage can be described as the Matriarchy through Patriarchy into Humanarchyâour return to ecological worshipâknowing Earth in our bodies as we contemplate the cosmos.â
Barbara Hand Clow, author of Awakening the Planetary Mind
âI have been reading and learning from Richard Heathâs books over the last 20 years; <i>Sacred Geometry in Ancient Goddess Cultures</i> is the best he has written, compiling the knowledge and experience gained in previous books into a single masterpiece.â
Noor Bosra, author of Plato and the Quran
âSacred numbers have always been a part of Richard Heathâs writing, and it is no surprise that in this book he makes the case that religion developed from a pure science of horizon astronomy. This ancient knowledge evolved over thousands of years and influenced religion as practiced today. The author describes three major themes: that horizon astronomy developed in matriarchal societies thousands of years ago; that this knowledge was subsumed by a transition to a patriarchal system; and that in this transition, numbersâhaving lost their true meaningâbecame sacred. You may be left pondering what if the transition from Goddess to Father had not taken place.â
Dan Palmateer, ancient geometry researcher
âA valuable body of research in which Heath weaves a fine web of intrigue and illumination.â
Mark Vidler, coauthor of Sacred Geometry of the Earth