The Day Star: Reading Sacred Architecture (Book 2)

This new volume adds nearly 200 pages of new and additional information. While the previous edition contained 244 pages, this one has nearly 400. Where book 1 introduces the reader to the language of visual symbolism employed on sacred architecture (mostly that of Latter-day Saint temples), book 2 unlocks the rich doctrinal content lying behind the multiple layers of meaning they often possess. The author explores the concepts of sacred space, sacred time, light and color, and the 432 celestial spheres on the Nauvoo Temple, using visual symbolism as a primary teaching tool. "Reading" this and other temples using skills acquired in book 1, you'll be able to identify five different star types, three of which center on the life and mission of Jesus Christ. These and other architectural forms appear to have strong doctrinal underpinnings connected to gathering, perfection, calling and election, Christ as the Second Comforter, and eternal life. The rich gospel symbolism of temples and scrip