Places of worship were designed to reach to what the people believed to be the Source of Life, either dug deep into the Earth or with spires high in the sky. The energies of the sacred spaces were kept pure by a constant honoring of the Creative Source. Craftsmanship was perfected in order to honor the Sacred Beings who dwelled in the Source, for beauty has always been considered an attribute of God. If something cannot be measured, it is thought not to exist. Magic is taboo.
Imagination is delegated to children and performing artists.
And worship is confined to church on Sunday. But this viewpoint is falling away. Temples are emerging from the mists. Sacred places are showing their faces. And the voice of the Priestess or Priest within is saying, build the altar again.