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Welcome to John Michell, a best-selling author and world authority on the mysteries of existence. John writes regular weekly articles for my page in the Daily Mirror newspaper. Now those articles can be read on this site. It is a thrill to have John writing for us about unexplained phenomena. I have been an admirer of his work since I was a teenager. I hope you enjoy his thought-provoking work. Jonathan Cainer
Archive for Thursday
8th May 2003 - The mystery of the lost library
All
over Britain there are great treasures, buried or hidden away and forgotten.
Some are powerful talismans, like the Holy Grail. Others consist of
ancient books and records. There are many things, waiting to be discovered,
which could bring big changes to our lives and to the whole country.
If I had three wishes, one of them would be for the rediscovery of the
lost Glastonbury library. It vanished in 1539, when Glastonbury Abbey,
in Somerset, was destroyed by agents of King Henry VIII. The site of
the Abbey was the mystical centre of England. It was a sacred place
in prehistoric times, and it was the spot where St Joseph of Arimathaea
founded the first Christian church in Europe.
In the Abbey library were the ancient histories of Britain. Manuscripts
recorded the quest and tragedy of King Arthur, and there were alchemical
texts, containing the secrets of natural magic. When John Leland, Henry
VIII's librarian, saw the literary treasures of Glastonbury, he was
so amazed that he fainted.
When the Abbey was broken up, the library was looted. Pages of illuminated
manuscripts, worth a fortune today, were used in local shops as wrapping-paper.
But its real treasures were previously hidden away. For concealing them,
Abbot Whiting was hanged on the top of Glastonbury Tor. Under torture
he never revealed their hiding-place. Some day these records will come
to light. Then we will know the true history of Britain and the mystical
tradition that we have lost.
John Michell
If you have a favourite mystery
subject - from spontaneous human combustion to ancient Celtic ritual
sites, write to John, suggesting a theme. And if you have any answers
or theories about the mysteries John will be highlighting, he would
particularly like to hear from you.
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John
Michell is a prolific author. Below are just two of John's books which
might interest you. We have arranged with our friends at The Daily
Mirror for website visitors to order books mentioned on this site.
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Unexplained Phenomena,
A Rough Guide Special
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Who Wrote Shakespeare?
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