Journal of Geomancy vol. 1 no. 4, July 1977
{71}
“The greatest happiness of the thinking man is to have fathomed what can
be fathomed, and quietly to reverence what is unfathomable.” GOETHE.
****************************
{74}
JUST PUBLISHED by the Institute of Geomantic Research
This new publication brings together articles by several I.G.R. researchers on various aspects of the geomancy of Cambridge – a city well known as a tourist trap, but little known as a major centre of geomantic practice. Among the places and topics covered are the Round Church of the Knights Templar; the landscape geometry; the Coton Puddingstone Track; King’s College Chapel; Barnwell Priory; continuity in use of Monastic sites; the Gogmagog Hill Figures and the seven church ley.
Lavishly illustrated, this publication is essential reading for the geomantically-inclined visitor to the city.
Contributors: Michael Behrend; Prudence Jones; John Cann; Nigel Pennick; Ann Pennick.
Price: £1-25 to non-members; £1-00 to I.G.R. members
Send remittance to: The General Secretary, Institute of Geomantic Research, Address, Bar Hill, Cambridge Postcode, England.
{78}
The present interest in ley-line studies stems largely from the researches of UFO observers in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Aimé Michel and others noticed that UFOs are often seen to travel in straight lines, and these paths or orthotenies were equated by researchers with the leys of Alfred Watkins. A new magazine, PULSAR, has just been started to study the connexion between UFOs and landscape geometry. Published by the Preston Ufological and Leyographical Society and Expedition (PULSE), Pulsar’s subscription is £2·50 per annum.
Subscriptions , enquiries etc. to Kathryn Jayne Preston, PULSE, Address, PRESTON, Lancashire Postcode, England.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Every student of Megalithic sites knows of or has visited Avebury in Wiltshire. Thousands of tourists and casual visitors pass into the circle every year. One obvious facet of the circle is that most of the stones on one side are missing. It was recently brought to our attention that this is not because Stonekiller Robinson and his heirs started on one side and never finished but because those now erect were found and reerected before World War II. The other stones, or at least a good percentage of the originals, are still there, buried by fanatics and farmers. It is a great shame that, while money can be found in Silver Jubilee year for numerous frivolities and follies, nothing is being done about restoring the greatest megalithic shrine in these islands. I.G.R. is launching a campaign to try to get the monument restored-as nearly as possible to its original state. The government has money to spend on job creation schemes, so why not one to help Wiltshire unemployed and Avebury? The relevant authorities have been written to, and replies are awaited. Progress will be reported in subsequent issues of the Journal.
I.G.R. Stukeley prints of Avebury are still available, price 40p, inclusive of p&p, showing the stones as Stukeley saw them in 1724, with socket-holes and dates the other stones were removed.
{87}
CLYPEUS: UFO news and Fortean Phenomena. L 5000 per annum from Gianni Settimo, Address, TORINO, Italy (in Italian).
ANCIENT SKILLS AND WISDOM REVIEW: Book and magazine reviews, geomancy, folklore and magic. £2·50 p.a. from Paul Screeton, Address, HARTLEPOOL, Cleveland.
ESSEX DOWSER: Newsletter of the Essex Dowsing Groups Sub. by donation from: Frank Dineen, Address, INGRAVE, Essex Postcode.
FORTEAN TIMES: A record of strange phenomena. £3·00 p.a. from R.J.M. Rickard, Address, LONDON Postcode.
LANTERN: Magazine of the Borderline Science Investigation Group. 85p p.a. from Ivan Bunn, Address, LOWESTOFT, Suffolk Postcode
THE LEY HUNTER: Leys and allied phenomena. £2·00 p.a. from Paul Devereux. Address, LONDON Postcode.
KORYTHALIA: Wilderness Sacrament of Feraferia: From Fred McLaurin Adams, Address, EAGLE ROCK, California ZIP code, U.S.A.
PAGE RESEARCH LIBRARY NEWSLETTER: Fortean News and UFO events. $2·00 p.a. from: Page Research Library, Address, CLEVELAND, Ohio ZIP code, U.S.A.
PYRAMID GUIDE: Pyramidology, old and new. From Bill Cox, Life Understanding Foundation, Address, SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ZIP code, U.S.A.
RES BUREAUX BULLETIN: Strange phenomena etc. from Mr. X, Address, KINGSTON, Ontario Postcode, Canada.
STONEHENGE VIEWPOINT: Astroarchaeology, geomancy etc. £1·00 p.a. from Address, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset Postcode.
FENRIS-WOLF Publications: Geomancy, lost arts, symbolism, etc. For lists, S.A.E. to Address, BAR HILL, Cambridge Postcode.
_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.
Please mention the I.G.R. and the Journal of Geomancy when writing to any of the above publications.
_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.
THE JOURNAL OF GEOMANCY. ISSN: 0308-5406
Printed by the Wapentake of Exegesis Press,
South Cambridgeshire, East Anglia.
Stencil Productions Nigel and Ann Pennick.
Logistical constructivism: John and Sheila Cann.
........................................................................................................................
Acknowledgement for material assistance to Harold Wicks.
........................................................................................................................
| Pages | |
|---|---|
| East Anglian Church Towers by Prudence Jones | 1 – 4 |
| The Eclipse in 2983 B.C. by Ludovic McLellan Mann, appendix by Michael Behrend | 5 – 7 |
| An investigation into the distance of the horizon at various heights by Rupert Pennick | 8 – 9 |
| The Mathematical case against Ley-lines and related topics by Robert Forrest | 10 – 14 |
| Ley System Measurement by Ian Worden | 15 – 16 |
| The Geomancy of Ely Cathedral by Nigel Pennick | 17 – 20 |
| The Underground Tunnels of Glastonbury by Ann Pennick | 21 – 22 |
| The Meaning of Artificial Mounds and Mark-stones by Herbert Hudson | 24 – 29 |
| Leys traced by dowsing by Major B.W. Haswell | 30 – 31 |
| Stanley Zodiac Revelation by Paul Screeton | 32 – 33 |
| Antoni Gaudí – Catalan Geomantic Architect by Nigel Pennick | 34 – 36 |
| Norfolk Round Church Towers – Revised list by Prudence Jones and Ian Worden | 37 – 38 |
| Kentish megaliths of the Medway area by Alan Bullion | 45 – 49 |
| The Lamanche Zodiac by Kathryn Jayne Preston | 49 – 50 |
| Notes on the Ongar Zodiac by Jim Kimmis | 50 – 51 |
| Ancient Measure by Ian Worden | 54 – 55 |
| The Round Church at Orphir, Orkney by Michael Behrend | 55 – 56 |
| Ley Line Seismia by Fred McLaurin Adams | 59 – 61 |
| The Mausoleum of Uldschajtu in Sultaneijeh by Ernst Diez translated by Prudence Jones | 61 – 64 |
| An Observation on the Book of Joshua and related events by Rupert Pennick | 65 – 71 |
| Some Metrological Ideas by Robert Forrest | 72 – 74 |
| Saxon Geometrical Ratios in Essex Churches – notes by Nigel Pennick | 75 – 76 |
| The Underground Tunnels of Tonbridge by Alan Bullion | 79 – 80 |
| Gunnerkeld Stone Circle by C.W. Dymond | 82 – 83 |
| pp. 39 – 42; | 56 – 58; | 84 – 87 |
| pp. 53 – 54; | 77 – 78 |
| Miscellany (comment on ‘Antiquity’) | 52 |
| Whatever Happened to the Maltwood Money? | 81 – 82 |
{89}
The following publications are available from the Institute by post. Prices include postage and packing. Where there is a price in brackets, this is discount price for members of the I.G.R.
Issues 1 to 3 are still available, though supplies are limited. 60p per copy.
No. 1. The Landscape Geometry of Southern Britain by Michael Behrend. 75p Michael Behrend’s researches into ley-alinements and metrology of Britain. Illustrated with maps and diagrams.
No. 2. Ancient Hill Figures of England by Nigel Pennick. 60p. Illustrated. The ancient chalk-cut hill figures, their history and geomancy, with new evidence on the enigma of the Uffington White Horse.
No. 3. Out of Print.
No. 4. W.H. Black. Pioneer Geomantic Researcher. 40p. The works of W.H. Black, the 19th century
forerunner of Watkins and Heinsch. With notes and illustrations.
<Later included in
British Geomantic Pioneers.>
No. 5. Stanton Drew by C.W. Dymond. The third largest stone circle complex in Britain, by the famous nineteenth-century antiquary and surveyor. 40p.
No. 6. The Round Church of Orphir, Orkney by Ian Worden, 35p. The ruined round church of Orphir, geomantically analyzed, with diagrams and plans.
No. 7. A Forgotten Researcher: Ludovic McLellan Mann. Introduction by Michael Behrend. 75p. Hitherto-unpublished works of the Scottish antiquary and astroarchaeologist L.M. Mann. Includes chapters from his monumental but never-published book ‘A Lost Civilization’, on ancient Britain from the geomantic angle, a book which, if published in 1927 would have revolutionized the study of the past.
No. 8. The Hurlers – Cornish Stone Circles by C.W. Dymond, 60p. Continuing the I.G.R.’s reprinting of Dymond’s long-out-of-print masterpieces, the Hurlers describes these fascinating relics with many references to early writers and documents, including accurate plan of the site.
THE GEOMANCY OF CAMBRIDGE (see J. Geomancy 1/4, p.74). All aspects of the City’s geomancy are covered by this work by Michael Behrend, Prudence Jones, John Cann, Nigel Pennick and Ann Pennick. The first time a city’s geomancy has been dealt with in one publication. £1·25 (£1·00).
Terrestrial Zodiacs in Britain by Robert Lord and Nigel Pennick. £2·65 (£1·95). This major work covers zodiacs in general, the discovery of Terrestrial Zodiacs by Katherine Emma Maltwood, with detailed descriptions of the Nuthampstead Zodiac (Herts/Essex/Cambs) and the Pendle Zodiac. Lavishly illustrated with maps and diagrams. Paperback, letterpress.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWING I.G.R. PUBLICATIONS: (ring issue required)
Journal of geomancy: 1 2 3
Occasional paper: 1 2 4 5 6 7 8
Geomancy of Cambridge: 1
Terrestrial Zodiacs in Britain: 1
Send remittance to; Address, Bar Hill,
Cambridge Postcode, England,
Name ..................................................
Address ..................................................
............................................................
............................................................
............................................................
I.G.R. Number ..................................................
_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:
