The ‘neo-antiquarian’ stance of Northern Earth is rooted in an area of speculation and research that emerged in the 1960-70s, and came to be known as earth mysteries. Its primary concern was to investigate alternative interpretations to the orthodox and moribund assumptions of academia at that time in archaeology, folklore and related academic topic areas. After much independent and academic research there has been a coming together of outlooks to some extent, as reflected elsewhere on our website. However, unresolved areas remain.
By Simon Crook And if you flung her headdress on her from under her highlows you’d wheeze whyse Salmonson set his seel on a hexengown – James Joyce, Finnegans Wake ‘an orangefiery shipload from the planet Alpha’ On 10 December 2023, 32 days into navigating a family bereavement, I learnt of a recently discovered Roman […]
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Walking myth into place: the damned zodiac John Billingsley “This is what we walk: the shape of the gods. We burn, by use, their outline upon the turf … The track is the heated spoor of our own ancestral animal-host: hare, raven, salmon, wolf, or boar, whatever lives in the recesses of memory-bones … Energies
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The first point noticed about the Hebden Bridge Zodiac is that it is ‘upside-down’; which it isn’t of course, except insofar as maps are oriented with N at the top. More accurately, the figures all present themselves to be viewed from a northerly perspective, rather than, as in other zodiacs, revolving around a central point.
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Our series of self-guided walks ends with the guartdian figure of the Crow. You will need the Ordnance Survey 1:25000 South Pennines map. Please note that routes and their condition were accurate at their time of survey, 2017-2020; updates may be made at later dates. A recurrent feature of Britain’s terreestrial zodiacs is an
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Our series of self-guided walks continues with the water-sign of Scorpio (Oct. 22-Nov. 21 approx.) You will need the Ordnance Survey 1:25000 South Pennines map. Please note that routes and their condition were accurate at their time of survey, 2017-2020; updates may be made at later dates. Please be alert to any other quasi-affirmations and
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Our series of self-guided walks continues with the fire-sign of Libra (Sept. 22-October 21 approx.) You will need the Ordnance Survey 1:25000 South Pennines map. Please note that routes and their condition were accurate at their time of survey, 2017-2020; updates may be made at later dates. Please be alert to any other quasi-affirmations and
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Our series of self-guided walks continues with the earth-sign of Virgo (Aug. 22-Sept. 21 approx.) You will need the Ordnance Survey 1:25000 South Pennines map. Please note that routes and their condition were accurate at their time of survey, 2017-2020; updates may be made at later dates. Please be alert to any other quasi-affirmations and
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Our series of self-guided walks continues with the fire-sign of Leo (July 22-August 21 approx.) You will need the Ordnance Survey 1:25000 South Pennines map. Please note that routes and their condition were accurate at their time of survey, 2017-2020; updates may be made at later dates. Please be alert to any other quasi-affirmations and
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Our series of self-guided walks continues with the water-sign of Cancer (June 22-July 21 approx.) You will need the Ordnance Survey 1:25000 South Pennines map. Please note that routes and their condition were accurate at their time of survey, 2017-2020; updates may be made at later dates. Please be alert to any other quasi-affirmations and
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Our series of self-guided walks continues with Gemini (May 22-June 21 approx.) You will need the Ordnance Survey 1:25000 South Pennines map. Please note that routes and their condition were accurate at their time of survey, 2018-2020; updates may be made at later dates. Please be alert to any other quasi-affirmations and correspondences of Gemini
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