All posts by William Glyn-Jones

Why does the question of civilization's point of origin still burn? We sense that a large chunk of the story is missing, that we are that foundling brought up a pauper in ignorance of his royal heritage: prince Pryderi brought up as a stable hand, Jack in the Green as […]

Amid colossal megaliths a Mayan group are chanting to the Sun. Suddenly their attention is caught by stirrings to the south. A gathering crowd of strange figures is seen looming on the brow of the great outer bank of the open temple. Some of the silhouetted figures sport antler headdresses, […]

This piece is written by William Glyn-Jones, and like his previous posts here on the Forum page, it is drawn from material in his book Amazement Arcadia, for which he is seeking publication. It is not without a little embarrassment that I confess to the source of the initial curiosity […]

Here we shall look first at seven British landscape mysteries, and then describe the treasure hunt that brings them together, the detective story that leads to a really rather surprising unified theory. The piece follows on directly from the earlier Forum post : The Balance of the Two Lands: Ancient […]

The Egyptians conceived their nation as two lands held in balance, one upper, or upstream, and one lower, encompassing the Delta down to the coast. The conception was of great significance throughout Egypt's long history. As we read it in the text of the Shabaka Stone, the balancing took place […]

This piece is written by William Glyn-Jones, and is based on a chapter from his as yet unpublished book Amazement Arcadia. It is a summarized version of a longer piece that, for those who find the summary intriguing, can be found at http://cuppalot.blogspot.com/2007/05/lascaux-twin.html or by following this link: THE LASCAUX […]