There’sapileofjournalrecords,aheadfullofideas,afloorfullofdiagrammaticrugsandafolderfullofartwork,nottomentionboxes anddiscsfullofphotographs.Allaredemandingachancetobesharedwithpeople,thatIhopeareoutthere,whomaysharesimilar interestsandwouldbeinterestedandintriguedbysomeofthecontents.So,thiswebsiteismy“wavingnotdrowning”chancetoshare a lifetime’s accumulation of investigations, imaginings and discoveries. Atthemoment,in2019,it’smoreimportanttoassemble,expand,clarifyandgeton-linethevariouspiecesofinformationandenquiry thatmanyyearsofcuriosityandresearchhaveproducedthanspendmoretimeinpursuitoffurtherideas,thoughtherearesome morewhichIhopemaybeaddedasthiswebsitegoeslive.Ascanofthevarious‘pages’herewillrevealtherangeoftopicsthathave intriguedmesincetheearlydaysandsomeofthegreatmindswhoseleadsI’vefollowedintounexpectedplaces.Thefirstoneofwhich relatestotheStarGoddessatAvebury.Tryingtocategorisethewholerangeproveddifficultandnotveryusefulforme.So,I’llleaveit toyoutomakeofitwhatyouwill.Manywillfindstuffthatseems“notworththecandle”butIhopeothersmaybesufficiently stimulatedtoreadandconsider,askquestions,addusefulthoughts,anddebatetheideashere.Iwillbeaddingnewthreadstothe pages and adding new material. Myjourney,fromthefirstrememberedexperiencesasachild,tothemindsetofawouldbe“sage”inmaturityhasbeenlabyrinthine andmulti-stranded.Theswirlingpathfilledwithloopsandcoilshasledthroughmanyfieldsofinvestigation,scepticalenquiryandat timessuspensionofdisbelief.Eachnewdevelopmenthasprovidedabuildingblockortouchstoneforthosethatfollowedandoften influencedotherareasofinterest.Whilearationalandscientificapproachhasbeenthestartingpointformanyoftheseinvestigations an openness to things less consensual has helped to frame many of these ,conclusions.
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This site brings together a kaleidoscope of ideas derived from 60 years of enquiry: it shares insights into fields as disparate as:- Archaeology, Landscape alignments, Megaliths, Henges, Prehistoric measurement, Astronomy, Mythology, Calendars of the past and Seasonal celebrations. Click here to contact Jon
This site brings together a kaleidoscope of ideas derived from 60 years of enquiry: it shares insights into fields as disparate as:- Archaeology, Landscape alignments, Megaliths, Henges, Prehistoric measurement, Astronomy, Mythology, Calendars of the past and Seasonal celebration. Click here to contact Jon
Jon Appleton
Apointofdepartureisoneofmyearly memories,asafouryearold,campingata gatheringofthewoodcraftorientedKindred,to whichmyparentsbelonged.Afterdarkinafield nearHighWycombe,inthehollowofanold chalkpitoverhungbybeechtreesburntalargefire.Surroundingit Isawaseaoffaces,glowinginthelightoftheflames,singingthe oldsongsoftheKindred.Sincethenthejoyofsittingwithfriends roundafireasthesparksriseupintothenightskywithstories andsongstobesharedhasneverdimmed.Ithascontinuedinto thisnewcenturywiththefolkofOakDragonin“talkingstick” circlesandmorerecentlyanothergroupoffriendssatwithmein the Oxford Integral Circle discussing the ideas of Ken Wilber.
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Heaven at Avebury
Labyrinths
Ogham Stonehenge
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There’sapileofjournalrecords,aheadfullofideas,afloorfullof diagrammaticrugsandafolderfullofartwork,nottomention boxesanddiscsfullofphotographs.Allaredemandingachanceto besharedwithpeople,thatIhopeareoutthere,whomayshare similarinterestsandwouldbeinterestedandintriguedbysomeof thecontents.So,thiswebsiteismy“wavingnotdrowning”chance tosharealifetime’saccumulationofinvestigations,imaginingsand discoveries. Atthemoment,in2019,it’smoreimportanttoassemble,expand, clarifyandgeton-linethevariouspiecesofinformationand enquirythatmanyyearsofcuriosityandresearchhaveproduced thanspendmoretimeinpursuitoffurtherideas,thoughthereare somemorewhichIhopemaybeaddedasthiswebsitegoeslive.A scanofthevarious‘pages’herewillrevealtherangeoftopicsthat haveintriguedmesincetheearlydaysandsomeofthegreat mindswhoseleadsI’vefollowedintounexpectedplaces.Thefirst oneofwhichrelatestotheStarGoddessatAvebury.Tryingto categorisethewholerangeproveddifficultandnotveryusefulfor me.So,I’llleaveittoyoutomakeofitwhatyouwill.Manywillfind stuffthatseems“notworththecandle”butIhopeothersmaybe sufficientlystimulatedtoreadandconsider,askquestions,add usefulthoughts,anddebatetheideashere.Iwillbeaddingnew threads to the pages and adding new material. Myjourney,fromthefirstrememberedexperiencesasachild,to themindsetofawouldbe“sage”inmaturityhasbeenlabyrinthine andmulti-stranded.Theswirlingpathfilledwithloopsandcoilshas ledthroughmanyfieldsofinvestigation,scepticalenquiryandat timessuspensionofdisbelief.Eachnewdevelopmenthasprovided abuildingblockortouchstoneforthosethatfollowedandoften influencedotherareasofinterest.Whilearationalandscientific approachhasbeenthestartingpointformanyofthese investigationsanopennesstothingslessconsensualhashelpedto frame many of these ,conclusions.
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