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Places of Power: Measuring the Secret Energy of Ancient Sites
100 b/w illustrations! Many people believe that ancient and sacred sites around the world contain strange powers. Based on years of research, this unique study examines standing stones, earth lights, monuments, and such places as holy hills and mountains. Delve into ancient cultures and rituals to see how these places of power became associated with healing, with visions, with omens of natural disaster, with altered states of consciousness, and as doorways to other worlds. Find out what role, if any, such phenomena as background radioactivity and natural magnetism play in explaining the magic assigned to various locations, and discover the many mysteries that still remain to be solved. Trim 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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July 28, 2011
Do ancient sites have magnetic/electrical/mystical properties that make them special? Lots of interesting research, mainly pretty inconclusive, on stone circles etc that may or may not have special physical properties. Doesn't make any wild claims, which is refreshing for this sort of thing. Devereux has also more recently looked at acoustic properties (very interesting results eg at Maes Howe) and even whether people have particularly vivid dreams if they sleep in a dolmen. And he gets EU and other sources of funding to do it! That in itself is worthy of respect.
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