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MEGALITHOMANIA CONFERENCE 2009
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN MICHELL 1933 - 2009
"All this excitement about a collection of battered old rocks and mounds of earth must be puzzling to those who have yet had no direct experience of Megalithomania" - John Michell, 1982
The pioneer of the earth mysteries renaissance, John Michell, passed away on Friday 24th April at 12.30am, so we are dedicating the conference to his memory. He was the main inspiration for creating the event, and even gave us permission to use the Megalithomania name (from his 1982 book). He has been involved in the first three events since its inception in 2006 and will be greatly missed by us all. The speakers forum on the Sunday afternoon will be about his life and work and how he has inspired generations of Megalithomaniacs with his cutting-edge discoveries, original ideas and visionary understanding of the ancients. There will be contributions from John Martineau, John Neal, Jamie George, Christine Rhone, Jurgen Kronig, Robin Heath and several others who were close to John.
Now in its fourth year, the annual MEGALITHOMANIA CONFERENCE returns to open up the debate on the megalithic arts and sciences at The Assembly Rooms, Glastonbury on 23rd & 24th May 2009 - this weekend.
Saturday's keynote speaker is Graham Hancock, who will be asking why we are 'A species with amnesia' regarding our prehistoric past. He will be making the case for a lost civilization destroyed in a global cataclysm at the end of the last Ice Age around 12,500 years ago and argue that our civilization, too, despite its technological prowess, might be poised on the brink of becoming the next Atlantis.
Sunday's keynote speakers are Robert & Olivia Temple who will be launching their new breakthrough book The Sphinx Mystery: The Forgotten Origins of the Sanctuary of Anubis, revealing that the Sphinx was originally a monumental Anubis, the Egyptian jackal god, and that its face is that of Amenemhet II, which was a later re-carving. They will also provide evidence that the exact size and position of the Sphinx were geometrically determined in relation to the pyramids of Cheops and Chephren and that it was part of a pharaonic resurrection cult. Robert and Olivia will also be doing a book signing at Gothic Image bookshop on Saturday at 1pm.
This year’s line-up also includes Christine Rhone, Michael Hodges, Robin Heath, Edmund Marriage, Marke Pawson, Glenn Broughton, Lee & Tim Hooker, Howard Crowhurst, Chris Trwoga and A film called Prehistoric Geometry by Tom Brooks that will change forever your view on our British prehistoric ancestors and how they cleverly surveyed the English landscape.
MEGALITHOMANIA has become Europe’s foremost assembly of scholars, authors and researchers on all things megalithic. The varied subjects blend academic disciplines with cutting-edge research from a variety of fields, including archaeoastronomy, geomancy, archaeoacoustics, geodesy, earth energies, navigation and landscape geometry.
Music and art have always been part of the agenda at MEGALITHOMANIA and this year, the curator of the exhibition, Kate Masters, has put together an ensemble of artists all inspired by the big stones of antiquity. Whether it be the subtle marks of man on rock as suggested in Nadine Harberthuar’s prints, or the stone itself which is the main focus of Simon White’s photography, the magic of the fairy world referred to in Mina Braun’s prints, the stunning and intertwining symbols of the Celtic world seen in Matthew Billington’s, often massive stone carving, or the power of sacred landscape captured in Phillip Tonkyn’s photography and Kate Masters ceramics. Each artist here strives within their medium to express something of the awesome atmosphere of sacred places. See examples of their work on http://www.megalithomania.co.uk. (If you would like higher-res images please let us know.)
Kate Masters Mina Braun Simon white Philip Tonkyn
Nadine Harberthuer Matthew Billington
On a musical note, the founder of The Incredible String Band, Robin Williamson, will not only be performing a concert on the Saturday evening, but will also tell 'A Tale of the Deeds of the Tuatha De Danaan' after lunch on the Saturday of the conference. This will be a bardic account of the two battles of Moytura, the sacred megalithic complex in Sligo. A tale that recounts conflicts of the ancestors at the dawn of the world. Stark, strange, beautiful, violent and hinting always at hidden truths, this of all ancient Celtic stories presents an insight into Druidic allegorical teachings.
Robin Heathwill be leading tours to Stonehenge and Avebury on the Friday and Monday respectively. A few tickets for these are still available and can be obtained by calling our ticket-line: 01458 831800. Robin will not only give a detailed astronomical account of these incredible temples, but teach us how the ancients may have laid out and constructed these great artefacts of antiquity exploring connections dotted across the greater landscape of Britain. This will be a masterclass from one of the pioneers of megalithic understanding and is not to be missed if you consider yourself to be a devout Megalithomaniac!
A total of thirteen talks and one film screening are planned with book signings, a megalitho-market place, an extensive art exhibition and Glastonbury town on the doorstep of the venue; not to mention the speakers forum about the life and work of John Michell, the original inspiration for the conference.
Tickets for the conference are £80/£45 Day Tickets/£7 single talk. Field trips to Stonehenge and Avebury will take place on the Friday and Monday with ROBIN HEATH. Field trips are not included in the price. Call +44 1458 831800 for tickets, email [email protected] or visit http://www.megalithomania.co.uk for more details. Contact Hugh Newman, the main organiser on 01458 837837.
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