{"id":96,"date":"2020-06-21T19:59:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T19:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2020-10-25T21:23:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T21:23:04","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"96\" class=\"elementor elementor-96\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14960dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14960dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1983\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">A meeting with Julian Cope<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1984\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1984\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Boganmeldelse af Julian Cope<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1985\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1985\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Megalithomania \u2013 en stensikker mani<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1981\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Contents<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1981\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1981\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Content<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Bride\u2019s Mound Revisited\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An article about Bride&#8217;s Mound<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">A meeting with Julian Cope\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 An article about Julian Cope<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Boganmeldelse af Julian Cope (in Danish) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 An article about Julian Cope in Danish<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Megalithomania \u2013 en stensikker megaliths mani \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 An article about the growing interest and research in\u00a0 megaliths\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-content\/uploads\/Generel\/JulianCopeBookMegalithic.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-content\/uploads\/Generel\/JulianCopeBookMegalithic-187x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" \/> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-content\/uploads\/Generel\/julian_Cope.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-content\/uploads\/Generel\/julian_Cope.jpg\" alt=\"Julian Cope photo\" width=\"342\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-content\/uploads\/Generel\/julian_Cope.jpg 342w, http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-content\/uploads\/Generel\/julian_Cope-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 36px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Julian Cope\u00a0 <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 48px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1982\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Bride\u2019s Mound Revisited<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1982\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1982\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 28px;\">Bride\u2019s Mound Revisited<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">People coming to Glastonbury to see the famous landmarks may be excused for thinking that the Abbey, Chalice Well and the Tor are all there is as the Tourist Office says little to nothing about the smaller sacred spots. However the area should be viewed as a whole as the many minor sites are important for the understanding of the place. One such site is Bride\u2019s Mound, officially known as Beckery Island, the highest point on a low ridge running behind the Moorlands area (currently involved in various development schemes) down to the banks of the River Brue. There is evidence of an ancient walkway here, a special feature of the Somerset Levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">In the past, Bride\u2019s Mound was one of two \u2018gateways\u2019 onto the island, as it lay near the causeway between what is now Street and Glastonbury. Excavation of the site showed that a small chapel stood on what is believed to have been an earlier non-Christian shrine. The chapel was first dedicated to Mary Magdalene and then to the Irish Saint Brigid when it probably became a convent. There is well a documented connection between people living in this site and people in Ireland, and many stories can be found about St Brigid. She left her bell and other items, and tradition also tells of a healing well on the mound and a perpetual fire like the one burning in Kildare.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Tradition also says that King Arthur received a powerful vision at Beckery that led to his victories. The chapel has now vanished from the surface and the place has been neglected for many years. The mound itself is difficult to find, and is not publicly accessible. However, locals continue to go there and enjoy the fire energies of the place.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Ten years ago a local group was formed to protect the mound as it was felt that plans for the area did not have a true understanding of the sacred or the historical significance of Beckery. \u2018Friends of Bride\u2019s Mound\u2019 has successfully prevented every attempt to build on the field that contains the mound. They have ensured some level of protection, and are working on having the area declared a nature reserve as the habitat of a rather rare water-beetle. They have also funded a non-intrusive archaeological survey. The aim of \u2018Friends of Bride\u2019s Mound\u2019 is to own and gently take care of the mound and surrounding area.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">They plan to cover it in flowering herbs instead of nettles and bramble, to re-install the well and the perpetual fire, and to open it up to people of all denominations (faiths) to enjoy for leisure or to use for ceremony. Presently, the \u2018Friends of Bride\u2019s Mound\u2019 are working on a management plan and are raising money to be ready to buy the site should it come available.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">This past summer, the \u2018Friends of Bride\u2019s Mound\u2019 in co-operation with Kathy Jones of the Goddess festival, had the great pleasure of hosting a visit to Bride\u2019s Mound by two nuns of the Brigandine Order of Kildare, Sister Mary and Sister Rhita. The sisters brought with them the Sacred Perpetual Flame of St Brigid, relit in the last century and tended by them in their small refuge at Kildare.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">The strength and gentleness of the Sisters and the presence of the Flame provided a moving experience for everyone involved. The event is a symbol that the Spiritual Flame of Bride\u2019s Mound is now again alive and burning its way into people\u2019s hearts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u2013Lone Bang,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Chalice Well Gatehouse Volunteer.\u00a0 <br \/><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-content\/uploads\/Generel\/Sister_Mary_and_sister_Rita-e1592947083350.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-content\/uploads\/Generel\/Sister_Mary_and_sister_Rita-e1592947083350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"303\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1983\" aria-expanded=\"false\">A meeting with Julian Cope<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1983\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1983\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 28px;\">A meeting with Julian Cope and a valuable new book for the library.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Along with many other Avalonians I recently went along to the launch by Julian Cope of his latest book: The Megalithic European, which was arranged by Jamie George of Gothic Image.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Julian Cope is a great performer and I was highly entertained, but behind his show-act lies years of dedicated work visiting and revisiting the places, he describes in his books, and many places, that he omits due to lack of any worthwhile remains or quite impossible access. It is also evident, that he has spend much time researching the history and mythology behind the sacred sites and spoken to many people along the way.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Clearly it is a valuable book for our modern days pilgrims, an alternative to the commercial tourist guides. I myself was excited by the amount of work and understanding of the cultures, that he has put into the Scandinavian section, so I felt upset, that even at its launch offer-price I was unable to afford it. Always trying to see other ways forward, I thought: libraries! This ought to be in Avalon Library \u2013 because then I can read it there! So I went to Jamie George and asked him about it, but he could only point me to the publishers: Element of HarperCollins Publishers, whose representatives just happened to be the only two people in the room in business-suits, standing well apart from everyone else.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">I swallowed my shyness and fired up by my enthusiasm I went up to them and just blurted out: would you consider donating a copy to The Avalon Library? I followed that by trying to explain to them, what Avalon Library is (here it would have been good with some kind of leaflet to give them), expecting them to say, they would think about it and get in contact, but instead they just mumbled a bit and then <\/span><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">said: \u2019Yes okay\u2019, and went straight down to Jamie to get one, which they handed straight over to me.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">I quickly said a lot of thank you\u2019s and joined th queue for the autographs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Julian Cope gave everybody personal time and the fact that I was Danish prompted a good talk about Odin and archaeological viewpoints in Denmark. He then signed the book: \u2018for Avalon Library, in there, Julian Cope\u2019. I thought, that was a lovely gesture, and thank you is due to Julian Cope, to Element Books and to Jamie George.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">I was so pleased to be able to hand this huge book over to Avalon Library. Maybe many more publishers and authors would give a positive response, if approached by us, where and when we meet them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Lon\u00e9<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1984\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Boganmeldelse af Julian Cope<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1984\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1984\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 28px;\">Boganmeldelse Julian Cope<\/span><\/p><p>Julian Cope er tydeligtvis et velkendt navn i England\u2019s musikverden, b\u00e5de under sit eget navn og som del af et band, Teardrops Explode, en kendsgerning jeg var ganske ubekendt med, da jeg gik til en pr\u00e6sentation af hans nyeste bog, \u2018The Megalithic European\u2019. For mig var han en mand, som havde trasket det ganske Europa tyndt p\u00e5 jagt efter fortidsminder af forskellige tidsperioder og typer, men alligevel form\u00e5et at forbinde dem i en dyb forst\u00e5else af deres oprindelse og funktioner.\u00a0 At Julian Cope ogs\u00e5 er en glimrende \u2018performer\u2019 var tydeligt nok for mig, og jeg n\u00f8d til fulde hans underholdende pr\u00e6sentation \u2013 ingen fare for at falde i s\u00f8vn i timen her! Han pr\u00e6senterer sig selv som \u2018archdrude\u2019, en forvikling af ordene druid og dude, og han er ganske bestemt \u2018cool\u2019 og \u2018out there\u2019! Da jeg under bog-signeringen talte med ham, beskrev han ogs\u00e5 sig selv som \u2018Odinist\u2019 og shaman, og jeg m\u00e5 indr\u00f8mme at han ser ganske \u2018Odinsk\u2019 ud, lang og mager, kl\u00e6dt i sort, \u00f8jnene skjult bag solbriller (om aftenen i en velbelyst hald) og en bredskygget hat.<\/p><p>Julian Cope har brugt \u00e5r p\u00e5 at rejse rundt i det ganske Europa, og for nogle \u00e5r siden udgav han en bog ved navn \u2018The Modern Antiquarian\u2019, meget efter det samme m\u00f8nster men koncentrerende sig om Storbritannien; England, Scotland, Wales og Nord Irland. Denne gang sp\u00e6nder han fra Cork i vest til Kreta i \u00f8st og fra Nordjylland til Malta.<\/p><p>Jeg var imponeret af den plads, han gav til Skandinavisk og Vikinge indflydelse i Europa\u2019s udvikling, noget de fleste andre g\u00e5r meget lettere hen over. Han udviste ogs\u00e5 en linguistisk viden og forst\u00e5else, der f\u00f8rte ham p\u00e5 sporet af forbindelser mellem kulturerne i Skandinavien og rundt omkring de Britiske \u00d8er og Irland. Dertil kom s\u00e5 tydeligtvis en stor viden om og interesse for den Nordiske mytologi, selvom den ikke var n\u00e6vnt s\u00e5 ofte.<\/p><p>Bogen starter med en redeg\u00f8relse for de tidsperioder, der s\u00e5 opf\u00f8relsen af disse megalithiske monumenter og deres udbredelse. Hvordan de udviklede sig igennem tiderne fra Neolithic Tidsalder og fremover helt til Jernalderen, hvor de stadig var i brug og fik tilf\u00f8jelser specielt i Skandinavien, fordi Kristendommen var l\u00e6ngere om at overvinde de gamle skikke her end i resten af den megalithiske verden.<\/p><p>Julian Cope bruger megen plads til at fort\u00e6lle om de kulturer, der skabte monumenterne og deres livsopfattelse, specielt beskriver han \u2018Verden\u2019s Bjerget\u2019, \u2018Verden\u2019s S\u00f8jle\u2019 og \u2018Verden\u2019s Tr\u00e6et\u2019 som nogen af de centrale elementer i deres religioner og ceremonielle liv. Id\u00e9en, at Verden har et center eller et centralt punkt, hvorom alt drejer, b\u00e5de den Jord, vi lever p\u00e5 og Himmelrummet over os, hvor Guderne oftest bor.<\/p><p>Derefter g\u00e5r han s\u00e5 over til en gennemgang af de enkelte lande. Han har ikke v\u00e6ret absolut alle vegne, men oftest taget et, i inter-europ\u00e6isk kultur, specielt interessant omr\u00e5de og fink\u00e6mmet dette. I Danmark har han dog v\u00e6ret rundt i de forskellige landsdele, m\u00e5ske fordi de trods alt ikke er s\u00e5 langt fra hinanden.<\/p><p>Julian Cope er specielt fascineret af de Skandinaviske \u2018skibs-s\u00e6tninger\u2019 og deres betydning i en kultur, der havde en uadskillelig sammenh\u00e6ng med havet og s\u00f8fart. Men han beskriver ogs\u00e5 langdysser, og hvordan bronzealderens gravh\u00f8je blev benyttet som Tingsteder helt ind i Middelalderen.<\/p><p>I Jylland har han bes\u00f8gt flere ringdysser, gravh\u00f8je og stendysser, bl.a Marh\u00f8j, og Troldkirken, Mols\u2019 fortidsminder samt skibss\u00e6tningen ved Glavendrup; og han var fascineret af Jelling, overbevist om, at der er meget mere, som endnu ikke er forst\u00e5et af forskerne.<\/p><p>Julian Cope udtrykte, at han f\u00f8ler, den skandinaviske ark\u00e6ologi har en psykologisk barriere af moderne gr\u00e6nser, og at kulturen skal ses i sammenh\u00e6ng med monumenter syd for den tyske gr\u00e6nse, som bliver ignorerede p\u00e5 grund af deres placering i et i nutiden andet land. Hvorvidt dette virkelig er tilf\u00e6ldet har jeg ikke viden til at afg\u00f8re.<\/p><p>P\u00e5 Lolland var han imponeret af Kong Svends H\u00f8j, og p\u00e5 M\u00f8n var han n\u00e6rmest ekstatisk over kamrene i h\u00f8je og dysser.<\/p><p>P\u00e5 Sj\u00e6lland beskriver han Trelleborg og dens betydning for hele kulturen, og det eneste, der nok kan undre, er, at han ikke har fundet vej til Lejre\u2019s skibss\u00e6tninger og landskab rigt p\u00e5 Oldtidsminder, en udeladelse jeg nok skal f\u00e5 spurgt ham om ved lejlighed, da han selv har udtrykt, at han gerne vil have feed-back og uddybelser.<\/p><p>I Sverige koncentrerer han sig om den sydlige del, hvor han ogs\u00e5 siger, at langt de fleste megalithiske monumenter er.<\/p><p>Julian Cope er tryllebundet af Ales Stenar, som han ogs\u00e5 har brugt til illustration af bogens titel p\u00e5 det indvendige opslag. Andre stop p\u00e5 hans f\u00e6rd er Kivik Kungagraven og Disa\u2019s Ting.<\/p><p>Hele denne del af bogen fungerer som en turist guide for pilgrimme p\u00e5 jagt efter gamle helligsteder og megalithiske Oldtidsminder, og som s\u00e5dan rummer den en rigdom, som \u2018normale\u2019 guider sj\u00e6ldent f\u00e5r med. Alle beskrivelser indkluderer dejlige billeder og ofte tegninger, samt detaljerede beskrivelser af, hvordan man finder monumenterne, selv i Irland, hvor skilttning endnu er for nymodens til at v\u00e6re omfattende.<\/p><p>Bogen er vel v\u00e6rd at f\u00e5 med sig p\u00e5 turen ogs\u00e5 med et moderat kendskab til engelsk, da den er s\u00e5 vel illustreret, at alle kan f\u00e5 forn\u00f8jelse af den.<\/p><p><a title=\"Reading room\" href=\"http:\/\/libraryofavalon.co.uk\/ReadingRoom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/libraryofavalon.co.uk\/ReadingRoom<\/a> \u00a0 Short English review here<\/p><p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.headheritage.co.uk\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.headheritage.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.headheritage.co.uk\/\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Julian Cope homesite<\/p><p><a title=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julian_Cope\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julian_Cope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julian_Cope\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wikipedia: Julian_Cope<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1985\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Megalithomania \u2013 en stensikker mani<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1985\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1985\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 28px;\">Megalithomania \u2013 en stensikker mani.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 24px;\">Om en nyvakt interesse for en gammel videnskab.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">F\u00f8rst h\u00f8rer man om Stonehenge og m\u00e5ske Carnac. S\u00e5 opdager man mere eller mindre tilf\u00e6ldigt Avebury og the Merry Maidens, og inden l\u00e6nge befinder man sig p\u00e5 en evig s\u00f8gen efter endnu en stencirkel, den n\u00e6ste menhir eller dolmen (gravh\u00f8j). Og s\u00e5 er jagten p\u00e5 megalitter blevet en bes\u00e6ttelse.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">I det Sydvestlige England bliver man konstant mindet om landets megalitiske fortid, da bygningsv\u00e6rker fra Neolithic (Yngre Stenalder) og Bronzealdder ligger str\u00f8et rundt i landskabet, nogle kolossale og imponerende som Stonehenge og Avebury, andre mere skjulte, nede ad trange veje over Dartmoor eller gemt mellem moderne bebyggelser. Dertil kommer ogs\u00e5 naturlige forekomster, som i forne og nyere tider er blevet brugt som helligsteder af tidens folk, s\u00e5 som helligkilder og \u00f8de klippetoppe, og kraftige impulser af jordenergier, ley-lines, som studeres energisk af folk med kobberb\u00f8jler.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Disse steder har i mange \u00e5rhundreder v\u00e6ret anset for mystiske og m\u00e5ske ligefrem farlige; det var dj\u00e6velens v\u00e6rk eller heksenes danseplads. Kun f\u00e5 personer har i det sidste \u00e5rhundrede studeret og kortlagt disse steder, med mindre det kom ind under en ark\u00e6ologisk udgravning af en begravelses plads, og disse personer har v\u00e6ret anset som besynderlige enere med m\u00e6rkelige ideer om solopgange og hedenske ritualer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Men de sidste 10-15 \u00e5r har set en voksende interesse i disse bygningsv\u00e6rker og deres egentlige funktioner. Flere og flere mennesker har g\u00e5et ud og s\u00f8gt dem, opm\u00e5lt dem og analyseret dem med et \u00e5bent sind, og foredrag og ekskursioner har bredt sig som lynild.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Dette er sj\u00e6ldent officielle eksperter, de er ikke universitets uddannede eller har akademiske tilf\u00f8jelser til deres navn; de har bare \u2019walked the talk\u2019, de har g\u00e5et derude i \u00e5revis i al slags vejr uden stipendier eller anden \u00f8konomisk st\u00f8tte og set p\u00e5 stenene, siddet p\u00e5 dem, fotograferet eller tegnet dem, checket for linier i landskabet og energier i jorden. Og s\u00e5 er de g\u00e5et hjem og skrevet b\u00f8ger og diskuteret med ligesindede, n\u00e5r de fandt hinanden. Og flere og flere har fundet hinanden. F\u00f8rst blev det til et par stykker i hj\u00f8rnet af en pub, s\u00e5 blev det til foredrag og diskussions grupper, og de sidste par \u00e5r har vi set en pludselig eksplosion af kongresser her i England og i udlandet.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">I 2006 barslede Glastonbury med sin f\u00f8rste af slagsen, simpelthen kaldet: \u2019Megalithomania \u2013 what were the Ancients up to?\u2019<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Det blev en stor success, og vi kan nu se frem til den tredje af slagsen her i maj, weekenden 17. og 18. helt pr\u00e6cist. Dertil er der ekskursioner b\u00e5de om fredagen og om mandagen.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Hvis du er bare halvt bidt af sten-mani og har en rimelig forst\u00e5else af Engelsk, s\u00e5 er det vel en lille hurtig for\u00e5rsferie v\u00e6rd.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Fra tidligere \u00e5r kan n\u00e6vnes talere som Sig Lonegren, lokal amerikaner med svenske r\u00f8dder, stor erfaring i jordstr\u00e5ler og energier, linier og virvler; jeg har set et par af hans b\u00f8ger oversat til dansk p\u00e5 biblioteket derhjemme.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Peter Knight fra Dorset, som har rendt rundt og snakket med stenene i mange \u00e5r og ofte med sin tromme i h\u00e5nden, og har sin egen opfattelse af dem.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Ronald Hutton, han er faktisk en velkendt professor i historie fra Bristol University, han har en del b\u00f8ger bag sig og har v\u00e6ret set i en del tv-programmer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Andrew Collins, som er i gang med et dybt og langvarigt studie af Cygnus konstellationen (Svanen) og dens indflydelse p\u00e5 kulturer og bygningsv\u00e6rker inklusiv egnen og landskabet omkring Glastonbury.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">John\u00a0 Michell, bev\u00e6gelsens grand old man, hans erfaring og viden er kolossal. Han skabte mere eller mindre begrebet megalithomania.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Mange af disse talere er de bedste p\u00e5 deres feldt, som findes, det er cremen med mange \u00e5rs erfaring p\u00e5 bagen, blandet med unge entusiastiske\u00a0 folk, som netop nu rejser kloden rundt i jagten p\u00e5 st\u00f8rre viden og forst\u00e5else.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Mange af disse folk taler ogs\u00e5 om de astronomiske sammenh\u00e6nge; det var jo ikke kun \u00c6gypterne, der kunne det der med kosmologi og geometri og hvordan det h\u00e6nger sammen i Himlen og p\u00e5 Jorden. Vi kunne skam ogs\u00e5 her i Europa. I Stonehenge har de altid talt om forbindelsen til solopgange og nedgange p\u00e5 \u00e5ret vigtigste dage, solhverv og j\u00e6vnd\u00f8gn. Men ogs\u00e5 andre ting er blevet m\u00e5lt og registreret, specielt det som betegnes som M\u00e5nens stadier, der har en 19 \u00e5rs cyklus. Lignende opm\u00e5linger og sammenh\u00e6nge bliver nu fundet i flere og flere af de gamle monumenter, og det giver en ny og voksende forst\u00e5else for form\u00e5let med dem, og betydningen i deres samfund, og betegnelsen astro-archaeology er blevet velkendt i disse kredse.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">De forhistoriske monumenter var ikke kun kultsteder, de var kalendere, de var m\u00e5leapparater for \u00e5rets skiften og muligheder, de var sikkert ogs\u00e5 datidens universiteter, hvor kun de indviede kendte alle hemmelighederne.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Her i England tilskrives en del af monumenterne Druiderne, som stadig fejrer helligdage og bryllupper derinde, men de er faktisk tidligere end disse, sk\u00f8nt somme tider udvidede og viderebyggede. De stammer fra en stenalder og bronzealder kultur, som arbejdede med naturkr\u00e6fter, forf\u00e6dre og en travl gudeverden. De sl\u00e6bte ikke alle disse sten sammen til pynt; de havde en praktisk funktion p\u00e5 flere niveauer. En ceremoni til at sikre en god h\u00f8st er faktisk ogs\u00e5 en yderst praktisk funktion og livsn\u00f8dvendig, n\u00e5r man ikke har et supermarked nede om hj\u00f8rnet.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">I \u00e5r vil vi f\u00e5 bes\u00f8g af folk som Hamish Miller, som har kortlagt jordstr\u00e5ler i mange lande, mens Nicolas Mann og Philippa Glasson vil tale om det astro-archaeologiske landskab omkring Glastonbury. Der bliver ogs\u00e5 foredrag om klippe-kunst og nogle af vore glemte civilisationer, samt fort\u00e6llinger om kulturer og monumenter i Bretagne, New Zealand og Sydamerika.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Og alt dette ledsages selvf\u00f8lgelig af utroligt smukke billeder fra mange specielle steder, nogle kendte, og nogle ganske ukendte.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">For folk med adgang til internettet kan websitet beses p\u00e5 <\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.megalithomania.co.uk\" href=\"http:\/\/www.megalithomania.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.megalithomania.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">ellers m\u00e5 man ringe til 00-44-1458-831800, eller skrive til: The Speaking Tree, 5 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DP, England.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Pris for konferencen ligger p\u00e5 \u00a3 80 (cirka 880 kr.) for weekenden. Ekskursioner er ekstra.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Lone Bang er bosiddende i Glastonbury, hvorfra hun arrangerer individuelle guidede ture til <\/span><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u2019Helligt landskab i det Sydvestlige England\u2019. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Websitet kan beses p\u00e5 <\/span><a title=\"http:\/\/www.zodiactours.eu\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zodiactours.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.zodiactours.eu<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">eller hun kan kontaktes p\u00e5 telefon 00-44-1458-835416.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Hun vil med gl\u00e6de organisere ture og ekskursioner i forbindelse med konferencen, dansk talende selvf\u00f8lgelig, samt assistere med bookings og andre arrangementer.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publications Select article Contents Bride\u2019s Mound Revisited A meeting with Julian Cope Boganmeldelse af Julian Cope Megalithomania \u2013 en stensikker mani Contents Content Bride\u2019s Mound Revisited&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An article about Bride\u2019s Mound A meeting with Julian Cope&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-96","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":801,"href":"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96\/revisions\/801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zodiactours.eu\/ZT\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}