Through the experiential science of Geomancy, knowledge has been gathered over more than three decades about the Earth’s multidimensional levels of reality and Gaia, the soul essence of our planet. Marko Pogacnik’s work as a conceptual land artist, environmental healer, and educator reveals that, although the succession of subtle changes within the human body that he has observed over the last fifteen years has been supported by the ongoing systemic changes of Gaia’s planetary body, there is no doubt that if we continue to ignore Gaia, there will be no escaping the devastating effects of the ever more visible global Earth transformation process called "climate changes." Using his experience in exploring the landscape through geomantic work, Marko approaches the human body with a similar kind of multidimensional perception. Decoding the human body in the context of what he calls Gaia’s Earthly Cosmos, he shows us how to consciously enter our own body space to experience it from inside and to activate our potentials to prepare our body to meet the challenges of the coming changes. As a practical guide as well as a theoretical introduction to the universe of the human body, the concepts in this book are complemented with exercises that were inspired by the elementals and other beings of many sacred places of the Earth. These Gaia Touch body exercises are a combination of imaginations and body movements in the form of body “cosmograms,” which is a universal language that can be perceived by other beings of the Earth and the cosmos. Practicing these exercises will stimulate personal development in a way that enables us to become conscious co-creators with Gaia of the new emerging reality that will touch all levels of existence on the Earth.
Marko graduated as sculptor on the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana 1967. With his family he lives in Sempas, Slovenia. Since 1979 he has been engaged in geomantic and Earth healing work. In the mid 80s he designed a method of Earth work similar to acupuncture, by using carved stone pillars positioned on acupuncture like points of the given landscape. He calls it lithopuncture. From 2005 he dedicates much of his work creating Geopuncture Circles, a world wide lithopuncture project to enhance communication and healing with the Earth, that he builds together with his collaborators from given countries. In 2013 he started to teach GaiaTouch exercises, developed by him during the last decade.
This is a fascinating book that explores how to connect with elemental spirits using the body. The author includes exercises that remind me of qi gong exercises. I ended up applying my qi gong work to what the author described and found that it worked. The premise and the theory of the book is sound and its presents a novel approach to working with elemental spirits that is not typically found in western esotericism. If there’s one thing that detracts from the book, its the occasional new age preachiness, but its still worth a read.