John Michell, Keith Critchlow and Cosmic Anamnesis | Tom Bree | Megalithomania 2022

The John Michell Memorial Lecture at the Megalithomania Conference 2022, introduced by Christine Rhone. The word 'anamnesis' literally means 'remembrance'. But rather than memories of previous events in one's own life-history, anamnesis is a remembrance of the Eternal and the Unchanging. Geometry and Arithmetic are central to this kind of spiritual contemplation because of their universal and unchanging nature. Whatever culture we are in and whichever 'spherical' planet we are on, the same laws of number and measure apply to each and every one of us. So, to build enormous geometric structures which embody geometry and reflect cosmology can be a profound spiritual practice that has the capacity to awaken the soul to the Divine Mind that is forever contemplating the eternal forms of number. This talk will focus upon the irresistible human desire to contemplate and embody the spiritual world through the building of cosmic temples, whether they be megalithic structures, medieval cathedrals, or even music festival stages. Particular attention will be paid to the work of John Michell and Keith Critchlow who, as recent advocates and practitioners of 'cosmic anamnesis', encouraged a return to the ancient mind in which the stars descend to earth as stones. Tom Bree is a geometer-artist, teacher and writer living in Wells in south-west England. He teaches practical geometry classes and gives talks in the UK and abroad but primarily for the Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts in London where he also studied under the renowned Master-Geometer Professor Keith Critchlow. For the past decade Tom has been slowly studying the use of geometry, cosmology and musical ratios in Gothic cathedral design with a particular emphasis upon the first English Gothic cathedral in his hometown of Wells. He is about to publish a large and fully illustrated book on the subject called The Cosmos in Stone. Tom has also recently instigated an educational project in Wells called ‘The Wells Institute for Sophia in Education (‘WISE’)’, which fuses practical arts with philosophy in the light of sacred tradition. Other John Michell Memorial lectures filmed at Megalithomania, introduced by Christine Rhone: John Neal JM Memorial Lecture 2012:    • John Michell and Me - How We Cracked Metro...   Michael Glickman JM Memorial Lecture 2013:    • Michael Glickman: John & the Michellettes ...   Richard Heath JM Memorial Lecture 2015:    • Richard Heath | Sacred Number and the Lord...   Steve Marshall JM Memorial Lecture 2016:    • Steve Marshall | Voices of the Ancestors |...   Robin Heath JM Memorial Lecture 2018:    • Robin Heath | Keeping on the Old Straight ...   Adam Tetlow JM Memorial Lecture 2019:    • Number, Reality & the Prehistoric Origins ...   Hugh Newman JM Memorial Lecture 2021:    • John Michell | The Original Megalithomania...   Filmed at the Megalithomania Conference on 7th - 8th May 2022, Glastonbury, UK. Purchase the full 2022 Conference recordings here: http://www.megalithomania.co.uk/mega2... Megalithomania returns on 6th - 7th May 2023 to the Town Hall of Glastonbury featuring a stunning line-up of speakers at the cutting edge of ancient mysteries and archaeology. Christine Rhone will be giving the ‘John Michell Memorial Lecture’, and the speakers forum will be hosted by John Martineau. The speakers line-up has now been announced, and there are four days of tours, but if you want to get a limited early-bird discounted ticket, they are available here for a short time: http://www.megalithomania.co.uk/booki... Join us on Patreon:   / megalithomania   Megalithomania T-Shirts & Merch: http://teespring.com/stores/megalitho... Explore the world with Megalithomania Tours: http://www.megalithomania.co.uk/tours... Subscribe here:    / megalithomaniauk   http://www.megalithomania.co.uk Copyright Megalithomania MMXXIll. All Rights Reserved.