Journal of Geomancy vol. 4 no. 1, October 1979
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LEFT: The mysterious megalith which lies to the north side of Peterborough Cathedral. It was found in one of the piers of the medieval tower when that was rebuilt in 1882. The stone, probably the ancient marker of the Pagan shrine at Medeshampstead, was found interred 30 feet up in the rubble core. The Freemasons who were connected with the rebuilding had it preserved with a suitable plaque.
BELOW: A mark-stone, formerly well embedded, but recently uprooted, at the entrance of Caton’s car park at Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. The stone was moved during resurfacing work, but was replaced, though not reset when the work ended. Its future thus looks uncertain.
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Contrary to popular opinion, geomancy is still being practised in Britain. The massive covered shopping centre at the New City of Milton Keynes, a place rapidly taking over from Neasden as the butt of media jokes, has recently been opened there. A vast building about half a mile in length, it is a severe example of classsic modern architecture finished in mirror glass. However, a monstrous piece of desacralized cosmos à la Leeds city centre turns out to be geomantically-arranged. Almost unbelievable to geomants, the shopping centre has been orientated deliberately towards midsummer sunrise, just like good old Stonehenge. The main street area of the centre is called Midsummer Boulevard, and the signs of the zodiac appear on bollards. It is reported that plans to construct a vast mound nearby were dropped owing to cost restraints. However, there are what appear to be geomantic mounds close by the shopping centre, though no plans are available to check whether a modern feng-shui is being practised at Milton Keynes.