John Michell: A Modern Merlin
| Author | Fortean Times (Bob Rickard, John Nicholson, Patrick Harpur, Allan Brown and others) |
|---|---|
| Published | 2009 |
| Format | Article |
TL;DR — A Fortean Times tribute feature marking 40 years of John Michell’s ‘The View Over Atlantis’, the 1969 book that popularised ley lines and sacred geometry.
A multi-author feature from the British magazine Fortean Times, published in the 40th-anniversary year of The View Over Atlantis (1969). Bob Rickard writes on how that book, its precursor The Flying Saucer Vision (1967) and its sequel The City of Revelation (1971) shaped the study of strange phenomena; John Nicholson, Patrick Harpur and Allan Brown contribute pieces on Michell’s Notting Hill life, his circle and his work on number and geometry, ending with a short interview.
Michell is presented as the figure who tied ancient sites, alignments, number symbolism and UFOs into one vision, making Glastonbury a centre of the counterculture and earning him the label “Britain’s unofficial Merlin.”
What it is: an affectionate magazine tribute about a writer on esoteric and Fortean subjects. Not scholarship; a scan of a copyrighted magazine.
Where this came from
- A copy saved in October 2026.
12 pages. A PDF copy is held in Kyle’s private archive; it is not linked or shared here.