Spiritual Sites and Landscapes, Ancient Alignments, Earth Energy.
This book is a fascinating and readable illustrated world survey of ancient sites and their significance, exploring humankind's spiritual relationship with the Earth and its most sacred ancient structures. Organised thematically to bring out universal themes and preoccupations, the book focuses on the idea of the Earth as reservoir of energy and spiritual power.
Stone circles, megaliths, rock and cave paintings, burial mounds, pyramids and temples are all given extensive coverage. The book captures the power, beauty, atmosphere and mystery of sacred sites around the world and offers the most up-to-date theories about a wide range of sacred buildings and their original functions. It includes extended picture essays, with maps, photographs and artworks, on 26 key sties, from the Parthenon of ancient Greece to the River Ganges in India. This is essential reading for all those drawn to the enigmatic power of sacred sites from Stonehenge to Machu Picchu.
