Twelve Tribe Nations: Sacred Number and the Golden Age by Michell, John

Description: Twelve-Tribe Nations explores the symbolism and use of the number twelve in organizing ancient societies, connecting this sacred number with the twelve months of the year, the twelve signs of the zodiac, an ideal social order and a golden age of humanity. John Michell (1933-2009) was a pioneer researcher and specialist in the field of ancient, traditional science. He was the author of more than 25 books that have profoundly influenced modern thinking, including The Dimensions of Paradise, The New View over Atlantis, and How the World Is Made. He lives in London. Christine Rhone is an artist and writer with a special interest in landscape symbolism. The translator of several important works, including Jacques Le Goff's Saint Francis of Assisi, Antoine Faivre's Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition, and Jean Richer's Sacred Geography of the Ancient Greeks, she lives in London. Introduction The Grail: What It Is and Where to Look for It PART ONE 1 The Universal Twelve Tribes 2 The Classical Amphictyonies The Twelve-Tribe Amphictyonies of Greece and Asia Minor The Twelve Cities of Etruria The Twelve Gallic Tribes 3 Scandinavia The Twelve Gods of Odin The Zodiacal Wheel of Asgard The Enchantment of Iceland 4 Africa and Asia Egypt West Africa Polynesia and the Berbers The Twelve Kings of Madagascar The Twelve Saints of Georgia Central Asia and the Mountain at the Center of the World 5 The Celtic Realm The Sacred Geography of Ireland The Ancient Divisions of Wales Twelve Saints and the Enchantments of Britain 6 The Cosmological Foundation of Twelve-Tribe Kingdoms Plato’s Amphictyony The New Jerusalem and the Twelve Tribes Reunited The Global Amphictyony The Numerical Creation The Twelve and the Seven 7 The Science of Enchanting the Landscape PART TWO 8 Zodiacal Wheels on Ancient Landscapes 9 The Sacred Geography of Continents: The St. Michael–Apollo Axis Skellig Michael St. Michael’s Mount Mont St.Michel Sagra di San Michele della Chiusa and San Michele in Garfagnana Monte Sant’Angelo, Monte Gargano Delphi and the Greek–Apollo Line Mount Carmel A Line of Power and Vision 10 A St. Michael Line through England PART THREE 11 The Chorography of Nations The Astrological Geography of Pentecost 12 The Twelve Tribes of Israel and the Sacred Geography of the Holy Land The Story of the Twelve Tribes Geomancy in the Holy Land The Axis of Vision Jerusalem’s Messianic Ley The Revelation of the Temple Bibliography Sources of Illustrations Index

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