by
Herb G Bennett
In Design Science in the New Paradigm Age: Volume 3, Herbert Glenauldbin Bennett completes his ambitious trilogy with a sweeping and intellectually vibrant culmination of his design-science philosophy. Subtitled The Grand Qualitative Periodic Matrix Praxis, this volume synthesizes geometry, metaphysics, ancient wisdom, and spiritual science into a holistic framework for transformational design and living. True to the spirit of his earlier works, Bennett charts a visionary path—part treatise, part manifesto—for a new paradigm that reimagines creativity as an act of alignment with the universe’s deepest truths.
Volume 3 centers on what Bennett terms the DESign Science Praxis, an approach to creativity that harmonizes the body, mind, and spirit with natural laws and divine intelligence. Structured around chapters named after geometric polyhedra—such as Hexahedron, Icosahedron, and Tetrahedron—the book offers an intricate and often poetic examination of how creative forces and energy fields are embedded within the human experience and the physical universe. Each chapter is further divided into “Trines,” tripartite themes that explore subjects ranging from kundalini energy and chakra systems to African rulers of India, visual intelligence, digital transformation, and the synthesis of ancient spiritual practices.
One of the book’s defining features is its deep dive into the expanded kundalini system. Bennett reinterprets the traditional seven chakras into fourteen dynamic faculties, integrating Egyptian and Hindu spiritual sciences with non-Euclidean geometry and the idea of a “Praxis Matrix”—a qualitative structure through which creative consciousness flows and transforms. He maps these energies onto geometric forms and spiritual principles, articulating how design becomes a sacred act of co-creation.
Bennett’s greatest strength lies in his ability to synthesize disparate domains—geometry, philosophy, ancient mysticism, science, and contemporary cultural theory—into a coherent, albeit dense, spiritual science. His use of geometric metaphors to illustrate spiritual and cognitive processes is both original and enlightening.
Few works attempt the level of metaphysical inquiry found here. Bennett invites readers to consider design not merely as a profession or skill but as a sacred discipline—a way to achieve wholeness, realization, and a higher order of being. His presentation of the 14-faculty kundalini system, for example, is a bold reimagination that seeks to expand human potential beyond well-worn spiritual and psychological models.
From Vedic traditions to ancient Egyptian spiritual sciences and references to the Indus Valley, China’s I Ching, and African wisdom traditions, Bennett’s global scope makes the book a tapestry of ancestral knowledge. His emphasis on indigenous truths and the critique of “old paradigm” knowledge systems brings a necessary decolonizing perspective to contemporary design philosophy.
The volume is not only descriptive but also prescriptive. Bennett challenges the reader—especially designers, creators, and innovators—to step into the role of “DESign Scientist” and participate in shaping the Aquarian Age. His tone, both impassioned and urgent, encourages readers to view themselves as agents of transformation through their creative endeavors.
Design Science in the New Paradigm Age: Volume 3 is a fitting and powerful culmination to Herbert Glenauldbin Bennett’s magnum opus. Dense with philosophical insight, spiritual wisdom, and theoretical innovation, it offers a radical rethinking of design as a sacred, energetic, and transformational force. Readers who embrace Bennett’s challenging yet visionary prose will find themselves rewarded with a new lens through which to understand creativity, consciousness, and cultural evolution.
This work is best approached not as a conventional book but as a layered journey—an experience that calls for contemplation, introspection, and inspiration. As with all paradigm shifts, it demands not just reading but inner participation. Bennett’s trilogy is nothing less than a guidebook for the spiritually awakened designer in an age of rapid transformation.
– The Moving Words Review
Official Entry: The Most Moving Book Award, Jan. 6, 2026
