Wisdomkeepers of Stonehenge

The Living Libraries and Healers of Megalithic Culture

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
288 Seiten
2019
Bear & Company (Verlag)
978-1-59143-297-5 (ISBN)

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Reveals how Stonehenge was an extraordinary astronomical calendar used in the cultivation of ingredients for long-forgotten botanical cures.
Reveals how Stonehenge was an extraordinary astronomical calendar used in the cultivation of ingredients for long-forgotten botanical cures

Stonehenge is just one of thousands of stone circles erected throughout Britain and Ireland for over three millennia from 3,000 BC on. How did this building tradition survive for so long, over such a large area and with such complexity and uniformity, when the people of the British Isles lived in separate, isolated communities and left no evidence of a central leadership or obvious communication network?

Graham Phillips argues that these stone circles are evidence of an astonishing system of healthcare and preservation of ancient medical knowledge that held together a society scattered across the British Isles. With stones aligned to the sun, moon, and certain stars, these ancient monuments enabled the precise timings necessary for the cultivation of medicinal plants. He explains how the megalithic priesthood possessed medical knowledge well beyond their time and may even have discovered a cure for cancer. Furthermore, because they had no form of writing, the megalithic people developed phenomenal memory techniques to preserve their knowledge over many generations, resulting in a class of wisdomkeepers that were not only healers but the living libraries of their culture.

Drawing upon the latest discoveries from recent archaeological excavations and overlooked historical source material, Phillips reveals that the megalithic culture survived far longer than previously thought and that the people who held it together were an enigmatic shamanic sect ultimately called the Druids. Uncovering the secrets of ancient megalithic culture and the purpose of their enigmatic stone circles, Phillips contends that all the evidence has now been gathered to unlock the secrets encoded in the stones--and perhaps discover remedies for diseases still uncured by modern medicine today.

A former radio journalist and broadcaster for the BBC, Graham Phillips is a historical investigator and author of 14 books, including The Lost Tomb of King Arthur, The Templars and the Ark of the Covenant, and The End of Eden. He lives in England.

Acknowledgments

1 An Enigma in Stone

2 The Birth of Civilization

3 Prelude: The Emerging Cultures of the Late Stone Age

4 The Beginning: The Stones of Stenness

5 Progression: The Discovery of Stone Circles throughout the British Isles

6 The Phases of Megalithic Construction

7 Rivalry among the Megalithic Complexes

8 Long Stones and Ley Lines

9 The Migration of the Beaker People and Other Cultures

10 Celtic Inheritance and the Roman Invasion

11 The Druids’ Lasting Influence

12 Astronomy and Medicine in the Stone Circles

13 Secret of the Stones and the Red-Haired Druids

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo Includes 16-page color insert and 30 b&w illustrations
Verlagsort Rochester
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 472 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Alternative Heilverfahren
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Esoterik / Spiritualität
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10 1-59143-297-9 / 1591432979
ISBN-13 978-1-59143-297-5 / 9781591432975
Zustand Neuware
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