Here's a recap of what I wrote on October 28:
On the basis of Gary Renard's recommendation alone (and my new friend Mike who told me about it, thanks!) I will recommend Take Me To Truth by Nouk Sanchez and Tomas Vieira. I'm sure you'll see my (glowing) review here soon when I get a chance to read it!
... As predicted there's a marvelous abundance of glowing truth on each and every page of this "must read" book! The authors have succeeded brilliantly in conveying practical wisdom for serenely navigating past the pitfalls of finite thinking to return to the home we never left! Highly recommended!

On the basis of Gary Renard's recommendation alone (and my new friend Mike who told me about it, thanks!) I will recommend Take Me To Truth by Nouk Sanchez. I'm sure you'll see my (glowing) review here soon when I get a chance to read it!

"Everything seems to interact with everything else at many subtle levels of the universe beyond the purely physical level, and the deeper we penetrate into these levels, the more do we realize that we are One." - William Tiller, from the Preface to Stalking the Wild Pendulum by Itzhak Bentov.

Today I finished reading the wonderful book, Your Immortal Reality by Gary Renard. I can't recommend it highly enough! The whole book) (just like his first book, The Disappearance of the Universe) is loaded with undiluted spiritual wisdom of the most practical sort! I'll have much more to say about these books with future re-readings. One of the highlights for me was the updated Gospel of Thomas, presented by Pursah... I recommend that you read both books to get the meta-personal connection between the authors which is both boggling and inspiring!

One technique is to just forgive yourself for creating whatever you've created in the world that upsets you with the "JAFO" (Just Another Forgiveness Opportunity) acronym... I'm test driving the technique and getting a superb ride!

I just started reading The Disappearance of the Universe by Gary Renard ... Wow; what a profound book!!! I'm not even a quarter of the way through and already I know this will be on my list of all time favorite books; it is tying together so many great spiritual insights, including motivating me to revisit A Course In Miracles. An infinite thank you to Gary, his mentors, their mentor and the source of it all!

I just received an email inquiry asking if Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook could be purchased as an eBook download. If you, too, are interested, please contact me with "SGDS eBook" in the subject heading, so I'll know there is more interest, and will move that project up in priority! Here's my reply:

Many thanks for your inquiry.

Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook is not CURRENTLY available as a downloadable eBook... However, that is a great idea, and one I'm considering... Synchronistically, I'm exploring a way to convert the majority of the files in the book (over 200 multilayer images) from the obsolete ClarisCAD into a format I can use with my current computer software. This would make an eBook much easier and provide even better resolution than the current 300 d.p.i. (which is what I'd prefer to do), as well as make other editions (in addition to the current English and German offerings) much easier to create. I'll keep you posted on this project if you're not in a big hurry, since it may take a while.

At present, I have a number of options for purchasing the book, including various online and physical bookstores, a printable order form (for autographed copies) and shipping it directly from the printer to you (the quickest and most economical/ecological method). I've lost count of the number of happy customers in numerous countries around the world I've shipped books to over the past 10 years or so!

If you want to begin exploring some of the content, I have a Star Tetrahedron (with 2 variations) plus all of the Platonic Solid and Archimedean Solid fold-up pages, as well as a Great Pyramid model fold-up and several other pages from the book on my website, (including a few bonus pages not in the book like Kepler's Solid) to give you a sampling of the contents (over 1300 images, counting all the variations on the 220+ primary images.)

Cheers and blessings!

I guess I need to encourage more folks (73 more, evidently) on the Unsuggester website to fess up to owning (or just order :^) a copy of my book, before it will tell me what I (we mystical geometers) probably won't like... Here's what it spit back to me when I tried it (just out of curiosity and a sense of whimsy)... to see what might be interesting to read as the "opposite library" to get a complete perspective!

Unsuggester takes "people who like this also like that" and turns it on its head. It analyzes the thirteen million books LibraryThing members have recorded as owned or read, and comes back with books least likely to share a library with the book you suggest. The unsuggestions come from LibraryThing data, not from Amazon. LibraryThing also produces great suggestions. (Update 2/24. I just regenerated the recommendations. Some of the examples on the right are no longer the first result. I'll update them soon.)
UnSuggestions for Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook: Universal Dimensional Patterns by Bruce Rawles
2 members (690,229 more popular). Members with the book have have a total of 1,879 books in their libraries (see good suggestions).

Sorry. A book must be owned by at least 75 members to have unrecommendations.

I've been a fan of Caroline Casey's brilliant show on KPFA-FM for a decade or two... a great blend of astrological alchemy, insightful dialogue with interesting guests and transpersonal poltical vision grounded in egalitarian wisdom. She authored a book entitled Making the Gods Work For You, and her radio show is on the web Thursdays from 2-3PM Pacific Time. Both highly recommended!

Here's my response to a post in the Polytopia forum on yahoo from someone interested in the mathematics of pendulums:

In addition to entries like this one, I would also recommend (from both a physics and artistic perspective), this book:
Harmonograph - A Visual Guide to the Mathematics of Music which is John Martineau's beautifully illustrated book by his grandfather, Anthony Ashton, on the pendulum-based invention that creates such lovely patterns.

Years ago in my high school electronics class I used every oscillator in the classroom to an oscilloscope to observe
Lissajous patterns (and then built my own music synthesizer to go further). The illustrations in the book add the factor of damping due to exponential decay (the "e" term) and the results are exquisite... Highly recommended!

An email dialogue with lifelong friend Dave in Colorado reminded me of a thought that occurs to me when I ponder the "Hedgehog Concept of Jim Collins (author of Good To Great); namely that the 3 overlapping circles of his model for excellence (personal or collective) can be also thought of a more classical trinity:

Spiritual (our optimum gift to the world)
Mental (Passion)
Physical (Resource Affirmation)

I had the pleasure today to meet over lunch (at a great restaurant called Alex's in Ashland, Oregon) with a new friend, Dr. Leonard Laskow. He is the author of a marvelous book entitled, Healing with Love. My first encounter with his important work was a few weeks ago when he gave a superb talk as part of the RVML's Tuesday evening lecture series. I discovered that in addition to his profound insights into techniques for reconnecting with a feeling and consciousness of oneness (firmly grounded in medical research) and its implications for healing (which I'll elaborate about more while attending his workshop this weekend... stay tuned!), we also share an appreciation for a number of colleagues such as Dr. Beverly Rubik, Marcel Vogel, Dr. Carl Simonton and many others...

I am delighted to announce the availability of a new book by a dear friend, James Andrew Barrett. James' book is entitled "The Silent Gospel: The Science of Divinity - Creation of the Shroud of Turin". The Silent Gospel skillfully reveals connections within current biomedical breakthroughs such as Heart Rate Variability research, Eastern mystical breathing practices and traditions concerning physical and spiritual enlightenment, quantum zero point physics, sacred geometric proportions and so much more, encoded in the tapestry of the Shroud of Turin, and most importantly, offers profound implications for our own lives. Highly recommended!

Over the weekend, I listened to an interview on New Dimensions with Sera Beak, author of The Red Book (A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark). I like her perspective on spirituality, as well as her comment (paraphrased a bit) about "smooching your demons to death"; we gotta get creative when integrating elusive aspects of our shadow...

I've been savoring the first read (of what I'm sure will be many reads) of Sacred Number by Miranda Lundy, published in John Martineau's wonderful series, Wooden Books. If you want an overview of the heart of why number is SO much more than a means toward mundane ends (not that I have anything against counting beans! , check out this lovely book. Like all the gems in the Wooden Books series, this one is also exquisitely illustrated with Universal geometric archetypes. Its prose that weaves together a remarkably diverse cultural and historical collection of numerical principles and examples from nature, both macroscopic and close to our dimensional home turf. It is a splendid excursion into the cultural precendents for holding numbers in mystical esteem, with a wealth of imaginative directions to explore. Highly recommended!

In response to learning about the Oregon Mentors (see my post from 24 January 2007), I discovered a sequel to Jim Collins' Good to Great, a monograph about the Social Sectors, and it reminded me not only of the importance of expanding one's criteria for personal (and organizational) excellence from just $ to ALL resources being in balance (hooray for that notion!) and also a renewed discipline for doing what you love (here's a link to our dear and insightful friend Dean Shrock, who wrote a great book entitled, "Doctor's Orders: Go Fishing" about the medical ... and just plain happiness ... imperative of doing what you love!

Here's a quote from the monograph that I'm posting to remind myself to keep the focus, that perhaps you, my reader, might find useful, too! (I just love to explore too many interesting avenues and adventures!)
"Social sector leaders pride themselves on "doing good" for the world, but to be of maximum service requires a ferocious focus on doing good only if it fits with your Hedgehog Concept. To do the most good requires saying "no" to pressures to stray, and the discipline to stop doing what does not fit."

I just finished reading an updated illustrated version of the classic "Elements of Style" by Strunk and White. Many thanks to my cousin DeDe for the gift! Will reading these words of literary wisdom make me more self-conscious about my writing – I hope not! My intent is to hone my writing skills and convey what is important effectively and with gusto. I'll begin by practicing one of the rules of the book; brevity ... right now!

News flash! Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook is now available from Lulu.com !!!

I've uploaded my SGDS book to Lulu.com and now I'm even more impressed with Lulu!*
(I was already impressed when I created a 2007 calendar and tried out their printing quality last month.)
The speed it got to me was impressive; a mere 7 calendar days from ordering online to my doorstep,
and that includes the printing... which by the way is excellent!
The new version even has an official barcode on the back

Here's a link to order Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook direct from Lulu.com:

http://www.lulu.com/content/583170

I'm enthused about having lulu print my book AND do fulfillment for a number of reasons:

1) Ordering directly from the printer eliminates shipping the book twice
(first to me, then to you, which is the old method)
This makes much more sense environmentally and economically!
Due to their economy of scale, they can ship more economically, also,
so you'll save almost a dollar on shipping by ordering from Lulu directly (rather than me
for orders going to US addresses.

2) You now have 24/7 worldwide online ordering access, with your favorite credit card,
even including those rare times when I'm on vacation

3) Since they process the order directly, it saves you time by ordering online,
rather than waiting for me to get your check in the mail and then processing your order.

4) They can print the books on-demand for slightly less than my former printer, due to their
optimized print-on-demand system, so every order via Lulu helps me a little more ... much appreciated!

5) I will save time processing orders (and waiting in line at the post office), so I can redirect my
efforts to new offerings (which I'm excited to announce to you all next month; VERY big
news awaits you that I'm quite thrilled about!)

* Many thanks to my dear friend James in Nevada City, Calif. for telling me about Lulu!

Today is my step-son's birthday... Happy Birthday, Shaun!!! We'll be celebrating with him and his wife for dinner out in a few hours (looking forward to that 'con much gusto')... on Epiphany Day (why not personalize a religious tradition with personal relevance that transcends dogma and vicarious-ness?)

Speaking of gusto, last night we read a bit more of A. J. Jacob's Know-It-All, (thanks to a gift from my sister, Gayle!) which is fun to read a few pages of before nodding off... (Nancy & I have this quasi-tradition of reading a little aloud to each other; well, I actually do most of the reading, but we both enjoy it...) Anyway, a few good laughs are a nice way to end the day, and remind ourselves (as we transition from intense focus on these three vast, yet ultimately minuscule (teensy, tiny) windows on reality from this little planet out at the edge of a spiral arm of a typical galaxy...to so-called 'dream land'. Remember, we're all infinite beings, right! Know-It-All is a great tour in alphabetical order of some rather fun curiosities about our culture. We haven't even gotten through the I's (we fell asleep last night just before 'Intercourse', but already I can recommend this book!

Thanks to Ed in Ashland for 'A very cool Science News article I just came across I thought you would appreciate.'

After you've read this article about a neat geometric shape called spidrons ... note that the hexagonal fractal (used to create the spiral arms) also encodes the Jupiter/Earth orbital relationship in John Martineau's highly accurate model:
(I'm still impressed that this model also tracks two synchronous clusters of asteroids at +/-60 degrees to Jupiter as well!)

I had an opportunity to meet Zometool wizard Marc Pelletier in Boulder about a decade ago (during Luke Gatto's wonderful sacred geometry conference there); what a polyhedral 'Disneyland' he had in his workshop!!! (His Zometool technology story was rather neat, too...lots of creativity in a little plastic hub! BTW, I had a Zometool star lit up with little lights on our porch for the holidays (one of my favorite shapes; a stellated dodecahedron

I'm happy to report that I'm now the steward (thanks to a little holiday generosity from my favorite resident elf of three more books in the highly-recommended Wooden Books series which I'm eager to read cover to cover. I've created a new book category here. The Wooden Books are all exquisitely illustrated. I have calendars and artwork (e.g. prints, cards, apparel) here inspired by the profoundly simple and accurate geometric planetary models in John Martineau's "A Little Book of Coincidence". Other favorites include: Sacred Geometry, and Sacred Number (both by the reclusive Miranda Lundy), Platonic & Archimedean Solids by Daud Sutton, Harmonograph by Anthony Ashton, Stonehenge, and Sun, Moon & Earth (both by Robin Heath), Essential Elements by Matt Tweed, The Human Body by Moff Betts, and Q.E.D. (Beauty In Mathematical Proof) by Burkard Polster. Based on my experience with the superb inspiration and craftsmanship of these books, I would not hesitate to recommend any other titles in this series. If you are a home-schooler, math or geometry teacher, or just appreciate the beauty and mystery of creation, any of these books would be a fine addition to your library.

I'm at my Mom's home in California for a few days over the holidays, finally! (after how many years!?!) getting around to reading Ram Dass's seminal breakthrough book "Be Here Now" which I found in her voluminous (no wonder where the osmotic metaphysical muse influence came from) library in one of the guest bedrooms... What a great book! I'd skimmed it a few times, and now that I've finally savoring the wisdom (and marvelous hand drawn illustrations so typical of the psychedelic era), I'm so glad to have taken the "time" NOW to read it HERE! I suspect the little bit - smirk - of Eastern mysticism which might have put off lots of folks a decade or 3 ago, is now so woven into the fabric of our western culture, that it might be more accessible to a wider audience, who are ready to pick up a classic ... Here are a couple of gems that jumped out at me. The first on "polarity": "In polarity, you're creating opposites - you can only protest effectively when you love the person whose ideas you are protesting against as much as you love yourself." ... I'll find the other later (the pages in the first section aren't numbered, so I'll re-read and post it later

Today, I'm reminded of a wonderful little book written by a friend named Don Miguel Ruiz (who I had the pleasure of interviewing on KVMR-FM a few years ago) entitled "The Four Agreements". These simple 4 suggestions for life cover a lot of territory in our psychic, spiritual and emotional landscape:

1. Always do your best
2. Don't make assumptions
3. Be impeccable with your word
4. Don't take anything personally

Good advice, huh!

One of the most influential set of books in my adolescence was (and continues to be, if I look at the big picture) is the 5 volume series by Baird T. Spalding, Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East. This wonderful story (does it matter if it is fiction or biography?) is a marvelous exposition of ideas that liberate our true nature, expressed in very accessible language for the Western mind, still vibrant in the essential inspirations of a century ago.

Back around 1977, I was involved in a group called Creative Dynamics, teaching adult school classes in Leadership and Human Relations, having a great time sharing principles of universal laws and reading lots of pioneering books. Among them, Richard Bach stands out as an author that was a major positive influence on me at the time, so I've devoted a page in my "aStore" to some of his books that remain among my favorites. More details about each book are on associated pages...

While looking through my library this evening, I came across a wonderful book ( The Psychology of Consciousness ) - from my undergraduate days taking classes from Dr. Charles Tart; this one was my introduction to beloved Sufi stories such as this one: "There is More Light Here"

A young man saw Nasrudin searching for something on the ground. "What have you lost, Mulla?" he asked. "My key," said the Mulla. So the man went down on his knees too, and they both looked for it. After a time, the other man asked: "Where exactly did you drop it?" "In my house." "Then why are you looking here?" "There is more light here than inside my own house."

If you enjoy these Sufi stories as much as I do, here are a couple of classic books by Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots, and Tales of the Dervishes. I'm also grateful to Dr. Tart for introducing me to these works.