Some science behind the scenes
Sacred geography - enclosures and camps
Both camps and enclosures were, from the evidence gathered by Alfred Watkins, sacred sites not defensive strongholds.
Watkins dismissed the conclusions drawn by many antiquarians and topographers regarding the nature of the so called ‘camps’ – enclosures surrounded by earthen embankments
Alfred Watkins – The Old Straight Track
The early antiquarians who dragged in what a Roman military commander did in a hostile country and the later topographers who introduced their own idea of where military defences for protection of this or that route or valley should be, have retarded investigation of facts …..... [the structure of the ] enclosure is very weak as a defence from armed attack and rather indicates a peaceful purpose for the ‘camp’
Instead he came to the conclusion that all these sorts of ‘earth’ sites were originally made for peaceful purposes. He suggested that these sorts of site could be used for ceremonies, fairs or ‘merry making’ and as religious sites, but Watkins also believed [as do many archeologists now], that one of the uses for a number of encampments, stone circles and so on are as part of a large network of observatories, places where various aspects of the planets, stars systems, galaxies, solar and lunar cycles could be observed.
Alfred Watkins – The Old Straight Track
There is quoted the vernacular phrase ‘mae ye haul dan ei gaerau’ meaning in literal translation ‘exit the Sun below his camps’. This clearly describes the observer standing in alignment with the setting sun and a hill top camp (caer or gaer) and infers that the camps have also a personal relation to the Sun. …… I commenced this chapter with preconceptions towards sun worship in Britain. I finish by striking out the word ‘worship’. It might have been there, but I find no evidence for it in material things …. The material facts indicate gigantic sundials in ceremonial use, but most certainly for utilitarian – that is season fixing - purposes
He may be right, but the Sun has a symbolic meaning and the objective of all Mystery religions is to follow the path to the Sun.
Observations
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- Babylon - The Ishtar Gate 01
- Babylon - The Ishtar Gate 02
- Babylon - The Ishtar Gate 03
- Babylon - The Temple of Ésagila
- Babylon - The Ziggurat of Etemanki 01
- Babylon - The Ziggurat of Etemanki 02
- Babylon - The Ziggurat of Etemanki 03
- Brittany - Carnac and its symbolism
- Celestial music by the River Tweed – choirs, concerts and bands
- Celtic - Diodorus Sicilus and Pindar - Stonehenge
- Clusium and Porsena
- Copan - Mayan - Overview and plan
- County Meath - Tara - Lia Fáil
- Delos - 03 The sacred geographical features
- Eleanor C Merry - The Flaming Door - Carnac, the Messenger and the Labyrinth
- Eridu
- Evelyn Lip - Chinese Geomancy
- Father Bernabe Cobo - Inca Religion and Customs - Temple of Coricancha, Cuzco
- Gaudi - Professional work - 11 The Artigas Gardens
- Glastonbury
- Glastonbury Tor
- Hernan Cortes - Aztecs and Mexica - The view from Tlatelolco
- Incas - Macchu Picchu
- Indus valley - Dholavira - 03 Sacred geometry layout
- Indus valley - Dholavira - 04 Water and the step wells
- Indus valley - Mohenjo-Daro - 02 Layout and plan
- John Michell - The View over Atlantic – The sacred geography of China
- Karnataka and South India - 03 Airavatesvara Temple
- Karnataka and South India - 04 Bhoga Nandeeshwara and Arunachaleswara Temples
- Karnataka and South India - 05 Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur
- Karnataka and South India - 06 Ekambareswarar Temple
- Karnataka and South India - 07 Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple
- Kish - The Kish archaeological site
- Lagash
- Lagash - Sacred geography
- Larsa - And the Great Hymn to Shamash
- Lethbridge, T C – ESP Beyond Time and Distance – Stone circles were laboratories in which power could be collected and stored until such time as it was needed
- Malta - 02 The Temples detail
- Malta - 08 Mnajdra Temple
- Malta - 10 Ħaġar Qim
- Mesopotamian - Means of achieving spiritual experience 09 Creating a sacred geography
- Nineveh
- Nineveh - Jonah prophecies the destruction of the city
- Norse - Borum Eshoj
- Norse - Faro
- Norse - Gamla Uppsala - Adam of Bremen
- Norse - Gamla Uppsala - The Three Great Mounds
- Norse - Gamla Uppsala - The Ynglinga and Njals saga
- Norse - Gutasaga
- Norse - Helgo
- Norse - Jelling
- Norse - Jelling - The North and South Mound
- Organisation of Pictish society – Roles - Knight - The Whitham Shield
- Palenque - Mayan - Overview
- Palenque - Mayan - Pyramids and ball courts
- Paris
- Persepolis - And its sacred geography 01 The Mountain
- Persepolis - And its sacred geography 02 Surroundings and cosmic egg
- Persepolis - And its sacred geography 05 Stairs and ladders
- Persepolis - And its sacred geography 08 Naghsh-e Rostam
- Persepolis - And its sacred geography 09 Estakhr
- Sacred geography - Ancient Egyptian - Abu Simbel
- Sacred geography - Ancient Egyptian - The sphinx
- Sacred geography – Picts
- Sacred geography – Picts – Citadels 02 – Callanish
- Sacred geography – Picts – Citadels 03 – Orkney and the Brough of Birsay
- Sacred geography – Picts – Mark stones
- Sacred geography – Picts – Stone circles 03 - Corrimony
- Schuré - The Great Initiates – 01 Reconstruction of an Initiation ceremony
- Scotland, Lewis - Cailleach na Mointeach - moonrise
- Shaivism - Concepts and symbols - The Dance floor
- Susa
- Susa - The meeting place for mystic systems
- Symbols – Picts – Sacred site - Rectangles and squares [enclosures and camps]
- Taq Bostan 01
- Temple Mount
- Tepe Ecbatana
- Tepe Kangavar
- Tepe Khatkuda Kalandar
- Tepe Sasanian Gur
- Tepe Sialk
- Tepe Tureng
- Tepe Yahya
- The Ancestors - Avebury World Heritage site - Avebury henge
- The Ancestors - Avebury World Heritage site - The Sanctuary
- The Ancestors - Avebury World Heritage site - Windmill Hill
- The Ancestors - Bryn Celli Ddu - A Dowsing survey by Norman Fahy
- The Ancestors - Bryn Celli Ddu - The Cairn
- The Ancestors - Bryn Celli Ddu - The Henge
- The Ancestors - Bryn Celli Ddu - The Ritual Pit
- The Ancestors - Castlerigg Stone Circle
- The Ancestors - Cornwall - Carn Euny
- The Ancestors - Neolithic Orkney - Maes Howe
- The Ancestors - Neolithic Orkney - The Ring of Brodgar
- The Ancestors - Neolithic Orkney - The Standing Stones of Stenness
- The Ancestors - Somerset - Cadbury Castle
- The Ancestors – Stonehenge – 01 Dr Christopher and Jacquetta Hawkes
- The Ancestors – Stonehenge – 02 Dr Christopher and Jacquetta Hawkes
- The Ancestors – Stonehenge – 03 Dr Christopher and Jacquetta Hawkes
- The Rev. Archer Sheper, vicar of Avenbury (Herefordshire County) - the church that emits organ music without an organist
- The Sacred geography of the Amazon basin
- Tikal - Mayan - Overview
- Uluru
- Ur
- Uruk
- Uruk - The Anu ziggurat
- Uruk – The Anu district of Kulaba
- Uruk – The Eanna district of Uruk
- Uxmal - Mayan - Overview
- Vatican
- Vatican - Vatican city gardens
- W.Y. Evans-Wentz - The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries - Celtic Sacred sites and their conversion to Christian sites
- W.Y. Evans-Wentz - The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries - The Pyramids as the site of the Mysteries
- Watkins, Alfred – The revelation that helped the discovery of the UK’s sacred geography
- Ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu
- Zoroastrian - Means of achieving spiritual experience - 12 Creating a sacred geography