Sacred Architecture – The Forgotten Knowledge of Stone Circles

When we talk about sacred architecture, many people first think of Egypt, Greece, or ancient temple complexes in South America.
But Germany, especially Saxony, also harbors ancient traces of this knowledge – in the form of chubby stone circles, earth sanctuaries and geomantic structures that testify to a time when architecture was still created in harmony with heaven and earth. 

Stone circles – the first architectures of consciousness 

The stone circles in Saxony and other regions of Europe were far more than simple places of worship.
They were places of knowledge, healing, and connection between man and cosmos.
Its builders knew that all life resonates with the earth and the cardinal directions.
They were thus aligned precisely according to the axes of east, west, north and south – often additionally in relation to solstices, equinoxes or the path of certain stars. 

At the center of these facilities lay the power point, the navel of the place.
Here the lines of energy intersected, and right here man stood in balance between heaven and earth. 

The center – the heart of all sacred architecture 

The center is the point of stillness in the movement, the place where all forces unite.
In sacred geometry, it corresponds to the center of the circle – the origin from which everything arises and to which everything returns. 

The old master builders knew:
A building without a center is like a person without a heart. 

Whether stone circle, temple or cathedral – the center was always treated as a sacred place.
All dimensions, axes, and geometries were derived from there.
The center was not only the constructive but also the spiritual origin of the building. 

The axes as a cosmic connection 

The deliberate alignment of the axes was equally crucial.
North-South symbolizes the connection to the earth – stability, strength, rootedness.
East-West represents the cycle of the sun, birth, death and rebirth. 

When a building is in harmony with these axes, energy flows unhindered.
The room becomes a resonating chamber for natural rhythms – day and night, summer and winter, yin and yang.
In such spaces, people intuitively sense coherence, balance, and inner peace. 

Learning from the knowledge of stone circles 

The pummelten stone circles of Saxony remind us of this ancient knowledge.
Their orientation was no accident – ​​it was part of a conscious communication with the Earth and the cosmos.
Each stone stood in its place, as part of a geometric and energetic order. 

These principles can be applied to modern architecture: 

• Create spaces with clear central points (e.g., atriums, fireplaces, water fountains, light axes) 

• Orient buildings according to the cardinal directions to consciously integrate sunlight, annual cycles and energy flows. 

• Geometrien wählen, die aus der Mitte heraus wachsen, anstatt willkürlich verteilt zu werden 

• Die Standortenergie respektieren – indem man sie misst, versteht und harmonisch integriert 

Heilige Architektur im Heute 

Heilige Architektur bedeutet, diese uralten Prinzipien neu zu beleben – nicht als esoterische Symbolik, sondern als gelebte Wissenschaft der Harmonie.
When we combine the insights of ancient stone circles with modern design, an architecture emerges that is more than just function and form.
It becomes a field of memory, in which man can reconnect with his inner order. 

It becomes a field of memory in which one can reconnect with his inner order.
And from architecture – consciousness cast in form. 

"The stones of the ancients speak to us – not with words, but with order." 
– Careen Cordes