We went on a field trip to discover how our current buildings in the landscape resembled the elements, principles, and diagrams used in humanity's first efforts to build structures on planet earth. I observed that even today, we use similar building principles as did the humans who built before us. We use circles, groves, and stacks to achieve contrast, emphasis, unity, harmony, balance, and proportion.
One of the questions to consider was if environments influence rituals or if rituals influence environments? I believe that both statements are true. In certain cases, the environment determines what gets built; however in other instances, it's the rituals that actually determine the type of building that is constructed.
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