The new view over Atlantis

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THE NEW VIEW OVER ATLANTIS "One of the great seminal books of our generation- will be argued about for decades to come."-colin wilson Fully revised with much new material. John Michell's unrivaled introduction to megalithic science, earth mysteries, and the inner meaning of number and measure. Across much of the earth's surface are prehistoric sites, ancient earthworks, and stone monuments, built for hitherto unknown purposes, whose shared features suggest that they were originally part of a worldwide system. Perhaps the most intriguing such discovery in modern times is that of "leys," the mysterious network óf straight lines linking the ancient places of Britain, and their counterparts in China, Australia, South America, and elsewhere around the globe. John Michell argues that these are the remains of the elemental science of the archaic, universal civilization that Plató referred to as Atlantis. The New View over Atlantis explores traditional measures still in use today, and the corresponding units of the Greeks, Romans, Jews, and Egyptians, pointing out that the same units recur in the dimensions of monuments all over the world, from Stonehenge to Teotihuacan. In those measures, Michell uncovers'the code to an ancient, elemental science; he suggests that such structures reveal their builders' knowledge of the size and shape of the spheroidal earth and actually embody the outlines of their cosmology. The New View over Atlantis traces clues to the nature of prehistorical science, drawn from archaeology, mythology, astronomy, geology, and other studies and confirms that traditional sacred places were centers of natural magic, used as such by Druids and other ancient adepts who possessed knowledge-since lost-of the earth's vitai energies. Michell's important research points to the rediscovery of a principle in nature that could- revolutionize our understanding-and our treatment-of our native planet. John Michell is one of the world's premier researchers and writers on the sacred powers and mysteries of natural and man-made structures throughout the world. He is the author of several books, including The Hindu Temple, Ancient Metrology, and City of Revelation. Vissza