Landscape Zodiacs Of Britain
Filmed at the Megalithomania Conference 2010

Landscape Zodiacs are representations of the signs and symbolism found in the texture and morphology of rural and urban landscape which broadly mirror the zodiac in the constellations of the ecliptic.

The most famous of these, the Glastonbury Zodiac, was first described by Katharine Maltwood in the 1920s, but since then over fifty other zodiacs have been described in Britain and Europe. These zodiacs are widely recognised as being associated with rich synchronicities of history, legend, place-names and personal experience which recall the phenomenology of sacred space. Are these mysteries of the British landscape ancient constructions or a modern enthusiasm? Are they simply effusions of a heated creative imagination, projections of pure fantasy, or do they have a more secure status in some dimension of imaginal reality?

After a long period of neglect, landscape zodiacs are once again attracting the attention of serious researchers and there are several special interest groups springing up around Britain. Anthony reviews the origins and history of landscape zodiacs and explore some more radical approaches to explaining their unique characteristics.