- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd (18 July 1983)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0500013020
- ISBN-13: 978-0500013021
- Product Dimensions: 24 x 16 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 494,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Across much of the earth's surface are ancient earthworks and stone monuments built for an unknown purpose. Their shared features suggest that they were originally part of a world wide system; and John Michell argues that they served the elemental science of the archaic civilization which Plato referred to as Atlantis. In this connection the most significant modern discovery is that of 'leys', the mysterious network of straight lines which link the ancient places of Britain and have their counterparts in China, Australia, South America and widely elsewhere.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
John Michell documents startling revelations relating to alignments and dimensions of many ancient monuments, along with evidence of ley lines in the South of England. Written in an evocative and understandable style, Michell opens up these supposedly 'mystical' and 'unscientific' theories into a convincing and understandable format which can only serve to inspire and enthuse.
With exciting evidence suggestive of a former global civilisation, or at least global communication, this explodes the myth that somehow our predecessors were crude natives who just threw a few rocks together in their spare time. I would heartily recommend this book to anybody, it has the clarity of writing to engage a newcomer to the subject and the detail to satisfy an expert - in a few years time writers like John Michell will be a LOT better known than they are currently.
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This is a magnificent introduction to the thought and - more importantly - the vision of John Michell, the most influential thinker of what has become known as the New Age. A number of academic disciplines have changed in response to the ideas first outlined here - where are the archaeologists now who, for instance, poo-poohed astrological alignments so heartily in the 1970s? His vision is alternative in the true sense of the word - 'radical traditionalist' as he terms it - offering the perennial cosmology of Plato enlivened with that of Charles Fort.
Perhaps it is the democratic nature of his vision that is most moving and most useful for our times: just as everyman can go out and discover the ancient monoliths buried in Cornish hedges, as he did, so he believed that our great prehistoric structures were designed and sited in response to human feelings and for human purposes, and therefore the Blakean visions of landscape were as valid as Rationalist/materialist ones. As he put it himself: "...As descendents of their builders, separated from them only by the small matter of some 120 generations, it is not unreasonable to suppose that our own impressions of [these sites] might in some degree relate to those of the people who first selected it. And when it comes to feelings and impressions, the people to consult are those whose profession it is to express them - artists and poets." If you are thinking of exploring that inheritance read this first.
Perhaps it is the democratic nature of his vision that is most moving and most useful for our times: just as everyman can go out and discover the ancient monoliths buried in Cornish hedges, as he did, so he believed that our great prehistoric structures were designed and sited in response to human feelings and for human purposes, and therefore the Blakean visions of landscape were as valid as Rationalist/materialist ones. As he put it himself: "...As descendents of their builders, separated from them only by the small matter of some 120 generations, it is not unreasonable to suppose that our own impressions of [these sites] might in some degree relate to those of the people who first selected it. And when it comes to feelings and impressions, the people to consult are those whose profession it is to express them - artists and poets." If you are thinking of exploring that inheritance read this first.
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This is the first John Michell book I have tried. I wasn't too sure what to expect, possibly something along the lines of Julian Cope's The Modern Antiquarian (which I very much enjoyed).
Although I found a lot of The New View Over Atlantis highly speculative, Michell is such an engaging and likeable narrator that it didn't seem to matter.
The book reads like an extended lecture by a slightly loopy yet beloved professor, which is not intended as a criticism - I would read Michell again.
Although I found a lot of The New View Over Atlantis highly speculative, Michell is such an engaging and likeable narrator that it didn't seem to matter.
The book reads like an extended lecture by a slightly loopy yet beloved professor, which is not intended as a criticism - I would read Michell again.
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Wonderful Fiction.
This is a cracking good read if aren't taking it too seriously. It is genuinely enjoyable as it paints a picture of the world which would be wonderful if it was true. Read more
Published on 24 July 2009 by graham_525
RIP John - This is an imortal book
This is a great book and is a must for all those interested in earth mysteries. Easy to read and a page tuner. RIP John may you take the low road and be there before me.
Published on 28 May 2009 by Mr. A. J. Cole
Controversial? This is a rational approach to Pre-History.
Speculation is necessarily rife within the subject of pre-history, but this is not a speculative book. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2006 by Mr. K. N. B. Price
A New View Full of Romantic Speculation
I read this book many years ago and shortly after I went on to study Archaeology and History at the University of London. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2004
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