Biography

Dean Liprini has spent 15 years researching the sacred sites of Southern Africa. His recently published book: “Pathways of the Sun” suggest an extraordinary level of ancient expertise and understanding uniting the fields of archaeology, astronomy and mythology.

'The Math’s and Science that has been used by the ancients in their astronomical shrines has a foundation of a great spiritual wisdom that honours all of Nature, its seasons and cycles - the "heartbeat" and natural rhythms that support all life. It also encompasses the greater cycles of the cosmos, the major movements of the Sun, Moon and Stars that dictated the events of their lives.

The mathematical formula of the shrines and their layout - that are in fact highly advanced astronomical calendars - use a form of spherical trigonometry in a step-pyramidal format that is created and formed not only by the physical layout of the shrines and their marker stones, but also by a combination of the spiralling light and shadow paths that are mapped out by the shrine’s interaction with the light of the sun and moon. In addition to this, the mathematical principles of reflection combine to create a magical and holistic account of the cosmic event taking place - "As above so below"