Twelve-Tribe Nations: Sacred Number and the Golden Age
Autor John Michell, Christine Rhoneen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2008
• Connects the zodiac, the twelve months of the year, and the political divisions of ancient nations
• Explores the sacred geography of ancient landscapes in Europe and Israel
Throughout the world--in countries as far apart as China, Ireland, Iceland, and Madgascar--there survive records and traditions of whole nations being divided into twelve tribes and twelve regions, each corresponding to one of the twelve signs of the zodiac and to one of the twelve months of the year. Best known are the twelve tribes of Israel under King Solomon, but there have been many others. Wherever they occur, they are associated with an ideal social order and a golden age of humanity.
Exploring examples of these twelve-tribe societies, John Michell and Christine Rhone explain the blueprint for this organizational structure and look at the musical, mythological, and astronomical enchantments that kept these societies in harmony with the cosmos. They also examine the astrological landscapes of classical Greece, the aligned St. Michael sanctuaries of Europe, and the true site and function of the Temple in Jerusalem. They show that the sacred geography of these sites was part of an ancient code of knowledge that produced harmony between nature and humanity and is as relevant to our present and future as it was to our past.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781594772375
ISBN-10: 1594772371
Pagini: 226
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: INNER TRADITIONS INTERNATIONAL
ISBN-10: 1594772371
Pagini: 226
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: INNER TRADITIONS INTERNATIONAL
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Notă biografică
John Michell, educated at Eton and Cambridge, is the pioneer researcher and specialist in the field of ancient, traditional science. He is the author of more than 25 books that have profoundly influenced modern thinking, including The Dimensions of Paradise, The New View over Atlantis, and Secrets of the Stones. He lives in London. Christine Rhone is an artist and writer with a special interest in landscape symbolism. The translator of several important works, including Jacques Le Goff’s Saint Francis of Assisi, Antoine Faivre’s Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition, and Jean Richer’s Sacred Geography of the Ancient Greeks, she lives in London.
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"This is a key text on how sacred number once shaped human societies before the onset of modernity. "Twelve-Tribe Nations" reveals numerical and geometrical recipes underlying the ancient practice of the 'enchantment' of landscapes and cultures, which stands in contrast to the exploitation of modern landscapes and citizens." --Richard Heath, author of Sacred Number and the Origins of Civilization and Matrix of Creation
." . . an enjoyable romp through the collective memory of tribe, myth, sacred landscapes and the deep memories of a past golden age."--EarthRites.org, May 2011
." . . an enjoyable romp through the collective memory of tribe, myth, sacred landscapes and the deep memories of a past golden age."--EarthRites.org, May 2011
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ANCIENT MYSTERIES / SACRED GEOMETRY "John Michell and Christine Rhone's book combines vision and tradition to produce a comprehensive guide to what they term 'the science of enchanting the landscape, ' as practiced across the ancient world. Their book is indispensable to anyone seeking an understanding of the way in which the threads of astrology, cosmology, number, and music were combined, in many countries and at many different periods, to provide a design for the fabric of society." --Pete Stewart, author of The Spiritual Science of the Stars Throughout the world--in countries as far apart as China, Ireland, Iceland, and Madagascar--there survive records and traditions of whole nations being divided into twelve tribes and twelve regions, each corresponding to one of the twelve signs of the zodiac and to one of the twelve months of the year. Best known are the twelve tribes of Israel under King Solomon, but there have been many others. Wherever they occur, they are associated with an ideal social order and a golden age of humanity. Exploring examples of these twelve-tribe societies, John Michell and Christine Rhone explain the blueprint for this organizational structure and look at the musical, mythological, and astronomical enchantments that kept these societies in harmony with the cosmos. They also examine the astrological landscapes of classical Greece, the aligned St. Michael sanctuaries of Europe, and the true site and function of the Temple in Jerusalem. They show that the sacred geography of these sites was part of an ancient code of knowledge that produced harmony between nature and humanity and is as relevant to our present and future as it was to our past. JOHN MICHELL, educated at Eton and Cambridge, is the pioneer researcher and specialist in the field of ancient, traditional science. He is the author of more than 25 books that have profoundly influenced modern thinking, including The Dimensions of Paradise, The New View over Atlantis, and Secrets of the Stones. He lives in London. CHRISTINE RHONE is an artist and writer with a special interest in landscape symbolism. The translator of several important works, including Jacques Le Goff's Saint Francis of Assisi, Antoine Faivre's Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition, and Jean Richer's Sacred Geography of the Ancient Greeks, she lives in London.
Cuprins
Introduction
The Grail: What It Is and Where to Look for It
PART ONE
1 The Universal Twelve Tribes
2 The Classical Amphictyonies
The Twelve-Tribe Amphictyonies of Greece and Asia Minor
The Twelve Cities of Etruria
The Twelve Gallic Tribes
3 Scandinavia
The Twelve Gods of Odin
The Zodiacal Wheel of Asgard
The Enchantment of Iceland
4 Africa and Asia
Egypt
West Africa
Polynesia and the Berbers
The Twelve Kings of Madagascar
The Twelve Saints of Georgia
Central Asia and the Mountain at the Center of the World
5 The Celtic Realm
The Sacred Geography of Ireland
The Ancient Divisions of Wales
Twelve Saints and the Enchantments of Britain
6 The Cosmological Foundation of Twelve-Tribe Kingdoms
Plato's Amphictyony
The New Jerusalem and the Twelve Tribes Reunited
The Global Amphictyony
The Numerical Creation
The Twelve and the Seven
7 The Science of Enchanting the Landscape
PART TWO
8 Zodiacal Wheels on Ancient Landscapes
9 The Sacred Geography of Continents: The St. Michael?Apollo Axis
Skellig Michael
St. Michael's Mount
Mont St.Michel
Sagra di San Michele della Chiusa and San Michele in Garfagnana
Monte Sant'Angelo, Monte Gargano
Delphi and the Greek?Apollo Line
Mount Carmel
A Line of Power and Vision
10 A St. Michael Line through England
PART THREE
11 The Chorography of Nations
The Astrological Geography of Pentecost
12 The Twelve Tribes of Israel and the Sacred Geography of the Holy Land
The Story of the Twelve Tribes
Geomancy in the Holy Land
The Axis of Vision
Jerusalem's Messianic Ley
The Revelation of the Temple
Bibliography
Sources of Illustrations
Index
The Grail: What It Is and Where to Look for It
PART ONE
1 The Universal Twelve Tribes
2 The Classical Amphictyonies
The Twelve-Tribe Amphictyonies of Greece and Asia Minor
The Twelve Cities of Etruria
The Twelve Gallic Tribes
3 Scandinavia
The Twelve Gods of Odin
The Zodiacal Wheel of Asgard
The Enchantment of Iceland
4 Africa and Asia
Egypt
West Africa
Polynesia and the Berbers
The Twelve Kings of Madagascar
The Twelve Saints of Georgia
Central Asia and the Mountain at the Center of the World
5 The Celtic Realm
The Sacred Geography of Ireland
The Ancient Divisions of Wales
Twelve Saints and the Enchantments of Britain
6 The Cosmological Foundation of Twelve-Tribe Kingdoms
Plato's Amphictyony
The New Jerusalem and the Twelve Tribes Reunited
The Global Amphictyony
The Numerical Creation
The Twelve and the Seven
7 The Science of Enchanting the Landscape
PART TWO
8 Zodiacal Wheels on Ancient Landscapes
9 The Sacred Geography of Continents: The St. Michael?Apollo Axis
Skellig Michael
St. Michael's Mount
Mont St.Michel
Sagra di San Michele della Chiusa and San Michele in Garfagnana
Monte Sant'Angelo, Monte Gargano
Delphi and the Greek?Apollo Line
Mount Carmel
A Line of Power and Vision
10 A St. Michael Line through England
PART THREE
11 The Chorography of Nations
The Astrological Geography of Pentecost
12 The Twelve Tribes of Israel and the Sacred Geography of the Holy Land
The Story of the Twelve Tribes
Geomancy in the Holy Land
The Axis of Vision
Jerusalem's Messianic Ley
The Revelation of the Temple
Bibliography
Sources of Illustrations
Index
Descriere
Twelve-Tribe Nations explores the symbolism and use of the number twelve in organizing ancient societies, connecting this sacred number with the twelve months of the year, the twelve signs of the zodiac, an ideal social order and a golden age of humanity.