The Spiral House: revealing the sacred in everyday life

Why was an artist with no architectural experience inspired to design and build a five-story spiral house made of stone? Can a home designed as sacred architecture be a comfortable place to live in the 21st century? How does living in a sacred space support one's path to awakening? These questi...

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Authors: Gottsleben, Tom 1950-2019 (Author) ; Livingston, Patty (Author) ; Shushan, Ronnie (Author)
Contributors: Hales, Michael (Photographer)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, New York G Arts 2019
In:Year: 2019
Edition:First edition
Further subjects:B Gardens (New York (State)) Pictorial works
B Architecture, Domestic (New York (State)) Pictorial works
B Architecture, Domestic (New York (State))
B Sculpture (United States) Pictorial works
B Spiral House (Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.))
B Gottsleben, Tom (1950-) Family
B Gottsleben, Tom (1950-) Homes and haunts
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Summary:Why was an artist with no architectural experience inspired to design and build a five-story spiral house made of stone? Can a home designed as sacred architecture be a comfortable place to live in the 21st century? How does living in a sacred space support one's path to awakening? These questions are answered in the story of artist Tom Gottsleben and his wife, Patty Livingston, who spent 20 years exploring what it means to build and live in a home designed as sacred space. This inspiring and informative book tells of Tom's years exploring stone sculpture and landscaping walls, his lifelong spiritual practice, accidental discovery of sacred geometry, and how Patty's pragmatic nature grounded the project in the practicalities of a comfortable home. Although this is the personal story of one couple's journey and their beautiful home and joyful approach to life, its purpose is to attune readers to seeing and creating sacred space in their own lives
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0999243012