The Galaxy on Earth; A Traveler's Guide to the Planet's Visionary Geography

by Richard Leviton

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Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads. 2002.   577 pp   $18.95

Richard Leviton is an Earth mysteries expert, having written at least another half a dozen books on similar subjects.  This book is a geomancer's do it yourself toolkit.  I do not envisage referring to it on a day to day basis in my relationship with the Planet, rather using it as a guide to understanding my feelings and intuitions of a site listed in the book, after visiting and experiencing it.  I found myself intrigued by the myths alluded to throughout and how they cropped up in various different cultures under similar guises.

My first impression of this book was that it seemed a bit daunting, weighing in at over 500 pages.  My next thought was how many of the sacred sites mentioned had I actually been to - less than a fifth – and still a long way to go!  I was surprised at the omission of some sites, for example the Pyramids at Giza and Stonehenge, England.  However, Richard does state the reason for this - that too detailed a coverage was needed for them.  The places described are those where "the veil is thinner.”  My own view is that anywhere you go can become a sacred site.  It's your interaction with it that can make it so, especially if you visit it on a regular basis.
After reading the foreword and preface, I was keen to discover more, and go on to the Geomantic features.  Part One is entitled "Geomancy, Cosmology and a Planet of Sacred Sites."  A bit of an introduction about what is meant by these terms would have been good, but Richard went straight into a practical exercise, which intrigued me.  From the start he talks about connecting with the Planet and what we can do for Her.  This section sets the scene for the rest of the book.  Myths are explained as being guides to visionary geography i.e. sacred sites, giving you clues with which to find your own.  These sites are arranged in a pattern, equivalent to that found in the galaxy - as above, so below, but always remembering the bit in the middle too - so don't leave yourself out of the picture.  Further exercises expand on this theme, utilising the fact that Gaia's qi and chakras correlate to parts of the human body.  He states that "…the genius of the Earth's sacred geometry is that it enables us to penetrate the incomprehensible whole and find the master key.”

Part Two is called "An A-Z inventory of the Light Pattern Library of the Earth Grid.” It explains some geomantic features, their associated myths and the experiences offered at them.  Richard reminds us that our rightful role as humans is to be geomantic interfaces between the Galaxy, the Planet, the spiritual hierarchy and matter.

Part Three is an alphabetical listing of sacred sites.  Each is described with its physical and historical facts, associated legends and reports of travellers’ experiences while visiting it.  Then its geomantic function is explained.  Abydos is one of the sacred sites mentioned.  Richard says, " It was once the most venerated, if not the holiest city in all of Egypt.”  Abydos revolves around the myth of Osiris, whose son killed him and scattered his body throughout Egypt.  After Isis put his body back together, Osiris became Lord of the Underworld, who weighed the hearts of the dead.  Not surprisingly, one of Abydos' geomantic features is an Underworld Entrance.  I certainly tuned into it when I visited the site, feeling that I was bring balanced, centred and prepared for something important for which I had to be correct.

Santiago de Compostela is another interesting sacred site. "The city acquired its name as the Field of Stars when a hermit saw supernatural lights in the stars. Guided by them, he found the tomb of St James. Many visitors affirm the site's aura of devotion and holiness. In the 1980s, Blanche Merz used scientific measuring equipment to analyse energy emissions around the relics of St James, and found an extraordinary level of vitality and spiritual charge, higher than anywhere else she had investigated.  The "light of life" above the crypt was dazzling, illuminating the brain, Merz commented."  Shirley MacLaine reported, "…the ley line energy of the Camino permeated the acupuncture meridians of the feet of the pilgrims, supporting self-realisation.”  Richard says a Dome and a Three Star Temple are amongst its attributes. I felt a truly intimate moment between the Universe and myself while there. Maybe I had connected, with Richard's "specific archangel that oversees this Three Star Temple.”

Interwoven through the book is another theme - that of the Ray Masters, which I found fascinating. Their role, colour and expression are described. "One of their jobs was to ground their celestial energy through the thirteen dragons on Earth so that they could function within Earth's geometric terrain and so that the dragon energy could be introduced into the Planet's energy body.”

This is a very comprehensive publication - but more of reference book than one to be read cover to cover.  It is well researched.  The indexing is a bit less extensive than I would have liked, but overall, great value at around £15.  This book will appeal to anyone interested in Earth mysteries, but especially those with a yen to travel to the sacred sites it describes in such graphic detail.

Chrissy Holmes, Librarian
Bristol Cancer Health Centre
England

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