The Divine Blueprint: Temples, power places, and the global plan to shape the human soul.

A fresh and insightful account of the origin of ancient temples and the role played by sacred sites in raising human consciousness.

Can a temple transform an ordinary person into an extraordinary being?

Ancient texts refer to temples as living beings, intermediaries between matter and spirit that serve to transform people "into gods, into bright stars."They also describe a global flood in 9703 BC, and how groups of survivors -- Seven Sages, Shining Ones, Followers of Horus -- set out to "rebuild the former mansions of the gods" by creating a vast, interconnected network of power places upon the Earth's energy hotspots. And the temples that rose from them would serve future generations whenever they lost their spiritual compass. What's more, science has now discovered these portals are still working.

Based on solid evidence, this original work uncovers the origin of sacred sites, the seven laws that transform ordinary locations into portals, how the measurable energy in ancient temples induces altered states of consciousness, and why we seek out these mysterious places.

From Stonehenge and the sacred sites of Egypt, to India, the Americas, Pacific islands and the Far East, best-selling author Freddy Silva takes you on a 17,000-year journey of levitating stones, underwater 'cities of knowledge', 15-foot tall gods and the secret esoteric groups who kept this single-minded vision alive throughout recent history.

Their aim? The transformation of every person on Earth.

“...this ground-breaking book assembles much fascinating research and information into some coherent and revelatory threads, with an engaging humour and modesty. No lecturing, but a chance for the reader to assess the evidence and ponder in greater detail our extraordinary legacy and ever- present possibilities of ‘sacred space’. With many historical examples from around the world, one often paralleling another, the book easily embraces the material and the spiritual. But it is with Silva’s super-clear presentation of how the two have interacted and can still interact that the book is something of a ‘ first’. Hard to put down.”

“...the knowledge and wisdom is beyond anything else I have ever read, pulling so much ancient information together.”

“...years ago I set out to learn as much as I could about the origins of human- ity and the roots and development of spiritual practices. I read wonderful books by Graham Hancock, Adrian Gilbert, Laurence Gardner, Andrew Collins, Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas, and others. I bought a 42- lecture DVD course on Ancient Egypt and dashed home each evening eager to watch the next lecture. those were good, and I felt fulfilled. But THIS contains the information I was looking for and more...expressive, poetic, emotional, thought-provoking, moving, and inspiring.”