"Part 1: Sacred Symbols Compass, Square, Octagon, Inverted Pentagram, Joseph Smith & Masonry, Early Christian Ceremonies, Ouroboros. Why are some of the sacred symbols used by the Founding Fathers, also found on tapestries in China that date to the time of the flood? Why do we find the same symbols revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith, as part of the Restoration, used as well by the early Christians? Are inverted pentagrams occult symbol ..."
The Secret Chamber Spiritual Wifery and the Doctrine of Christ by ValBrinkerhoff Paperback, 290 Pages, Published 2019 by Independently Published ISBN-13: 978-1-09-026839-6, ISBN: 1-09-026839-4
"In 1831 the LORD prophesied that a secret combination would rise up among the Saints. He called it “the secret chamber” (D&C 38:13 & 28). Its focus was spiritual wifery. It has led to the awful situation among the Latter-day Saints today, one described two times in the Book of Mormon (Mosiah 2:36-41; Ether 8:24). Besides addressing this darkness in D&C 38, God also provided a way to uncover it there. He called it an “endowment of power ..."
"Both books and buildings have voices. But rather than using the letters of an alphabet, buildings use towers and spires, columns and buttresses, mosaics and paintings, glass and geometric figures, and statues and friezes to speak volumes. However, the message of a building can often be difficult for most of us to recognize. For Latter-day Saints, temples are the most important and symbolic buildings in existence. Through temples, the un ..."
"The heavens provide light and truth. Man cannot change them. God's faithful witnesses in the sun, the moon, and the wandering stars were the "lights" He set in the heavens, they are His calendar and they have much to teach us.
There special alignments - conjunctions of planets (increased light) and eclipses of the sun and the moon (diminished light) - marked by special "holy days" tied to our Savior's birth and death. They also mark Hi ..."
"LOST WISDOM; Ascension in three Archetypes of At-one-ment
The best of sacred architecture worldwide features universal archetypes having visual connections to the Atonement of Jesus Christ; the single important act of love fulfilling the Father's Eternal Covenant with man. For many Christians, the cross is the symbol of Christ's Atonement. For Latter-day Saints it is often signaled by Gethsemane and its aged olive trees. The most com ..."
"Newly revised 2nd Edition!
Chiasmus, once assumed to be only an ancient Hebraic literary pattern, has now been shown to be a pattern in all things. It has been identified in both the sciences & the arts. Chapters in this compilation based on presentations at a conference organized by Yvonne Bent. Authors/presenters show how this pattern can be recognized in art, music, architecture, mathematics, the human body and even the atom.
Cha ..."
"Filled with gorgeous photographs, this inspiring book will teach you to connect scriptural clues with the symbols present on our modern-day temples and discover new insights into the history and architecture of the priesthood. Find out the true nature of God's eternal family structure and how it may be related to the form of government we'll find in heaven."
"This gorgeous 2 volume case bound (Hard cover) set will be cherished for years! This is the new and vastly expanded (by 400 pages) edition. A masterpiece of research, photography and scholarly insight about the most sacred of all architecture, the Holy Temples from the dawn of history until today. By Val Brinkerhoff; Book 1: The Day Star: Reading Sacred Architecture / Size: 8.5 x 11 / full color Length: 200 pages / 5 Chapters & 1 Append ..."
The Day Star Reading Sacred Architecture, Bk. 2: Unlocking Content bk. 2 by ValBrinkerhoff Hardcover, Published 2009 by Digital Legend Press ISBN-13: 978-1-934537-46-6, ISBN: 1-934537-46-2
Sacred Walls(1st Edition) Learning from Temple Symbols by Gerald E. Hansen, ValBrinkerhoff Hardcover, 92 Pages, Published 2009 by Covenant Communications, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-59811-772-1, ISBN: 1-59811-772-6
"Both books and buildings have voices. But rather than the letters of an alphabet, buildings use towers and spires, columns and buttresses, mosaics and paintings, glass and geometric figures, and statues and friezes to speak volumes. However, even though architectural symbolism existed before the written word, the messages of a building is often difficult for most of us to recognize. For Latter-day Saints, temples are the most important ..."
"For more than a hundred years, archaeologists have worked in the Southwest attempting to learn more about the Anasazi, now called Ancient Ones, who once lived in the massive stone buildings at such places as Chaco, Canyon de Chelly, and Navajo National Monument. In ARCHITECTURE OF THE ANCIENT ONES, photographer Val Brinkerhoff takes us on a quiet walk among the visually stunning ruins left behind, through which much has been learned abo ..."