Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #246766 in Books
• Published on: 1990-05-21
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

Customer Reviews

An extraordinary journey........
This has to probably be one of the most researched and "down to earth" books on dowsing and the Michael Line since Alfred Watkins.

It very quickly becomes obvious that the authors are not of the whimsical New Age genre. They have taken their journey into the unknown of earth energies with such a meticulous attitude towards proving their discoveries, that even the most hardened scientist could be tempted into this very different world.

It's main strength seems to be an excellent balance between spiritual matters and empirical fact.......a rare combination.

Because it does not pander to extremes of belief, it calls the reader to journey, step by step, with the authors, until the final amazing destination is reached.

Whatever your views on dowsing, this is a "must read".

A great look at ley lines.
This book charts the dowsing of the Micheal and Mary line, one of the greatest leys in Great Britain. It's the original ley that inspired the Long Straight Track, and this book charts the progress of Hamish Miller, Paul Broadhurst as they follow the ley from it's "start" on the West Coast of Kernow to it's "end" on the East Coast of East Anglia.

Hamish Miller and Paul Broadhurst, approach the task in a very matter of fact way, not spouting too much New Age Mysticism, merely writing the facts of the journey as it happens.

This book gives great insight into the nature of such leys and is also a lovely travelogue of two men's journey across the breadth of England and Kernow.

A humble search for lost knowledge
This book is about two men.
On an outer level, it's the story of their journey along a straight line, from the most westerly spot in England, near Land's End in Cornwall, as far East as you can go, to Hopton in East Anglia. Their aim is to chart the earth energies which snake around this line. The book is a diary and we travel with them as their quest progresses and the mystery deepens. Many sacred sites offer evidence of interconnection. From the most ancient, the magnificent megalithic stone circle at Avebury which is very close to the centre of the line, to more recent churches dedicated to Saint Michael or Saint Mary, proof of continuity and coherence abounds. The text is well written and very enthralling and backed up with splendid photographs.
On another level, this book is about the search for lost knowledge; searching outside ourselves to find something inside. The authors can sense that they come into contact with something much greater than their own ideas. They put these feelings into words, but remain humble and do not let this experience go to their heads. You know that they are not the same at the end of their journey.
I am not writing this review to sell the book but because I was deeply moved by it, and I wish in some way to pay my debt.