Twelve Tribe Nations

“John Michell and Christine Rhone’s book combines vision and tradition to produce a comprehensive guide to what they term ‘the science of enchanting the landscape,’ as practiced across the ancient world. Their book is indispensable to anyone seeking an understanding of the way in which the threads of astrology, cosmology, number, and music were combined, in many countries and at many different periods, to provide a design for the fabric of society.” * Pete Stewart, author of The Spiritual Science of the Stars *“In this fascinating book, John Michell and Christine Rhone have assembled overwhelming evidence for the existence of a vast, ancient, mystical science of number and astrological geometry that once encompassed the entire earth.” * Herbert Bangs, author of The Return of Sacred Architecture *“This is a key text on how sacred number once shaped human societies before the onset of modernity. Twelve-Tribe Nations reveals numerical and geometrical recipes underlying the ancient practice of the ‘enchantment’ of landscapes and cultures, which stands in contrast to the exploitation of modern landscapes and citizens.” * Richard Heath, author of Sacred Number and the Origins of Civilization and Matrix of Creation *“… an enjoyable romp through the collective memory of tribe, myth, sacred landscapes and the deep memories of a past golden age.” * EarthRites.org, May 2011 *

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.