"Sacred space" has always been a significant location for enhancing human spirituality. The purpose of this research is to define sacred space, clarify the relationship between the "sacred" and the "profane," and explore the nature, function, practice and types of sacred space to construct a preliminary conceptual model for designing sacred space. This research proposes several contributions in several dimensions: (1) There is a correspondence between "sacred" space and "spiritual" space, and a dual interactive relationship between "external" tangible space and "internal" spiritual space; (2) Sacred space is the "medium" and "symbol" to communicate with god, deity, or personal spirituality; (3) there is a distinction between the "sacred" and the "profane." Three strategies: buffered space, rite, or sanctified activities could define sacred fields; (4) The field model must inspire the sensation and perception with the sacred aura and visualization to construct the sacred field. The centrality and sacred focus are significant to form the sacred axis. (5) The conceptual model should comprise perceptional self, sacred believed principle, sacred activities, sacred time, sacred space and sacred objects integrated to each other. (6) Designing sacred space should consider with three layers: the heaven, the human, and the earth. (7) Nature, the significant factor of sacred space, should be implicated as the first layer. (8) The methods of experiencing sacred space are gradually moving from formalized religious faith to informal, daily, multifaceted personal spiritual experiences in Taiwan.
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