Living Wonders: Mysteries and Curiosities of the Animal World

John Michell

Thames and Hudson

the twelve tribes of Israel are the most famous example of a phenomenon found throughout the world. Many traditions describe a former ideal social order in which nations were divided into twelve tribes each corresponding to one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Examples of such societies are to be found from Iceland to Madascar from Europe through the ancient East to America. This book describes some of these civilizations and the role that this configuration was believed to play in harmonizing human activity with the forces of the cosmos.

Twelve-tribe Nations and the Science of Enchanting the Landscape

History

Ancient Civilizations

THAMES HUDSON LTD

Phenomena: A book of wonders

Religion & Spirituality

Occult & Paranormal

A Little History of Astro-Archaeology

Simulacra: Faces and figures in nature

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

Takes us into the bizarre and often humorous lives of such people as Lady Blount, who was sure that the earth is flat, Cyrus Teed, who believed that the earth is a hollow shell with us in the inside; Edward Hine, who believed that the British are the lost Tribes of Israel; and Baron de Guldenstubbe, who was sure that statues wrote him letters. British writer and housewife Nesta Webster devoted her life to exposing international conspiracies, and Father O'Callaghan devoted his to opposing interest on loans. The extraordinary characters in this book were and in some cases still are wholehearted enthusiasts for the various causes and outrageous notions they adopted, and John Michell describes their adventures with spirit and compassion.

Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions

Biographies & Memoirs

Cardinal

The View Over Atlantis, John Michell's unrivaled introduction to megalithic science, earth mysteries, and the inner meaning of number and measure, was described by Colin Wilson as "one of the great seminal books of our generation?a book which will be argued about for decades to come." Across much of the globe are ancient earthworks and stone monuments built for an unknown purpose. Their shared features suggest that they were originally part of a worldwide system, and John Michell argues that they served the elemental science of the archaic civilization that Plato referred to as Atlantis. In this connection the most significant modern discovery is that of "leys," the mysterious network of straight lines that link the ancient places of Britain and have their counterparts in China, Australia, South America, and elsewhere. John Michell's studies of ancient measures have enabled him to define their exact values. The same units recur in the dimensions of monuments all over the world, from Stonehenge to Teotihuacᮬ and reveal the builders' knowledge of the size and shape of the spheroidal earth, and with it the outlines of their cosmology.

View Over Atlantis

Travel

Travel Writing

Garnstone P

New Light on the Ancient Mystery of Glastonbury

New Light on the Ancient Mystery of Glastonbury is a very informative book. John Michell is extremely knowledgeable and allows the reader to prepare, understand, and learn how to better communicate with this sacred site.

Gothic Image Publications

The traditional Chinese science and practice of FengShui works with vital currents that are influenced by heavenly bodies and which permeate the earth’s surface and regulate its cycles of fertility. Modern concern about the threat to the earth’s continued life and fertility has brought about a revival of interest in this science which was based on principles of cooperation between mankind and nature. First published in 1873, Ernest J. Eitel’s Feng-Shui remains the best classical treatise on the subject ever written. As such, it offers a unique perspective on a subject that has since been heavily commercialized in the West. This edition includes nine engravings of Chinese landscapes by nineteenth century artist Thomas Allom.

Feng-Shui: The Science of Sacred Landscape in Old China

Arts & Photography

Eitel, Ernest

History & Criticism

Synergetic Press

The Star Temple of Avalon

Nicholas R. Mann

Philippa Glasson

The Temple Publications

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