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Paul Devereux

January 01, 1970

Paul Devereux (born 1945) is a British author, researcher, lecturer, broadcaster, artist and photographer based in the UK. Devereux is a co-founder and the managing editor of the academic publication Time & Mind – the Journal of Archaeology, Consciousness and Culture, a research associate with the Royal College of Art (2007–2013), and a Research Fellow with the International Consciousness Research Laboratories (ICRL) group at Princeton University.

Paul Devereux' work primarily deals with archaeological themes, especially archaeoacoustics (the study of sound at archaeological sites), the anthropology of consciousness (ancient and pre-modern worldviews), ecopsychology, unusual geophysical phenomena, and consciousness studies, spanning the range from academic to popular. He has written or co-written 28 books since 1979. He originated two Channel 4 (UK) television documentaries.

Biography edit

Paul Devereux grew up in Leicester. He painted and studied at the Ravensbourne College of Art and Design in London. With a preference for abstract expressionism, he found increasing inspiration in the geometry and ground plans of ancient sites. He admits to experiencing LSD and mescaline in college, and having at least one profound epiphany under the influence in 1966. He also witnessed, along with all the students on campus, the passage of a UFO in broad daylight in 1967.[1]

Throughout the 1970s, he exhibited his work that a critic described as «a collision between Op art and archaeology». He was also a teacher, eventually teaching an evening class in Kensington called Earth mysteries. Interested in researching the ideas behind ley lines, he took over as editor of The Ley Hunter magazine in 1976.[1]

Work edit

Ley lines edit

Devereux is indelibly associated with “leys", or “ley lines". In 1976, Paul Devereux took over as editor of the magazine The Ley Hunter. His first order was an article on the mystical power of ley lines, but none of the writers could provide concrete documentation on the matter. According to him, Alfred Watkins' alignments «were really just chance alignments of points on maps. This can be demonstrated quite conclusively».[2]

Paul Devereux' work on ley lines was mainly focused on debunking the mystical properties falsely attributed to them. He argues that fake information about ley lines started in 1936 with Dion Fortune's book Goat-Foot God where the author introduced the idea that ley lines have mystic power. He also mentions Aimé Michel's 1958 book, Flying Saucers and the Straight Line Mystery, which stipulates that UFOs followed straight specific lines, an idea that ex-RAF pilot Tony Wedd later linked to Alfred Watkins' The Old Straight Track. This idea then bloomed in the psychedelic movement of the 1960s and became a pillar of the New Age philosophies.[2]

About the Nazca Lines, Paul Devereux argues that they are walking tracks, and that their pattern mainly reveal the religious beliefs of the Kogi Indians around sacred roads. In his 2003 book Fairy Paths & Spirit Roads, Paul Devereux studied many ley lines worldwide and concluded that these linear features are essentially «paths of spirits». He led the Dragon Project for 10 years and admitted that there are places of high radiation where some participants experienced powerful and vivid hallucinatory episodes of spirit-like visits.[2]

Dragon Project edit

Devereux is the director of the Dragon Project Trust, which in the past used scientific measuring instruments as well as primary sensing (using dowsers and self-proclaimed psychics) to test modern rumours and traditional folklore of there being "energies" at sacred places. Between 1990 and 2000, it ran an ambitious ancient sites dream research programme (a modern, updated research version of ancient "temple sleep" practices).[3]

UFOs edit

Devereux states that he suspects a small percentage of unexplained aerial phenomena are literally unexplained flying objects, their nature currently unknown. He strongly doubts they are extraterrestrial craft but rather exotic natural phenomena – probably some form of plasma with extraordinary properties. He coined the term “earth lights" to label these type of phenomena. Most UFO sighting reports he thinks result from misperceptions of astronomical objects, atmospheric effects such as mirages, or aircraft and other mundane objects, or downright hoaxes. Some reports, he feels, also stem from psycho-social causes. Devereux states that he became interested in unexplained aerial phenomena because of a bizarre sighting of his own in 1967.[4]

Devereux has written three books on the topic, Earth Lights, and, in particular, Earth Lights Revelation, and has co-authored (with Peter Brookesmith) a major work, UFOs and Ufology, and has also written numerous articles on earth lights and given several lectures (including at the Dana Centre, Science Museum, London) on the subject.

Archaeoacoustics edit

In 2014, the Landscape and Perception Project led by Paul Devereux led research on the rocks in Stonehenge and concluded they were resonant rocks that work like a giant prehistoric glockenspiel. This theory would explain why the rocks were brought from 200 miles away from the site.[5]

Other research led him to the observation that cairns on burial grounds resonate at 111 Hz (sacred resonance). According to him, Pythagoras created his acoustic scale starting with the sacred 111 Hz resonance.[6]

Selected bibliography edit

  • Sacred Geography: Deciphering Hidden Codes in the Landscape (Gaia 2010) ISBN 978-1-85675-322-7
  • Fairy Paths & Spirit Roads: Exploring Otherworldly Routes in the Old and New Worlds (Vega & Sterling, 2003)
  • Mysterious Ancient America: An Investigation into the Enigmas of America's Pre-History (Vega & Sterling, 2002)
  • Haunted Land: Investigations into Ancient Mysteries and Modern Day Phenomena (Piatkus, 2001)
  • The Long Trip: The Prehistory of Psychedelia (Penguin Arkana, 1997)
  • Re-visioning the Earth: A Guide to Opening the Healing Channels Between Mind and Nature (Fireside, 1996)
  • Earthmind: Communicating With the Living World of Gaia (Destiny, 1992) - with John Steele and David Kubrin
  • Earth Lights Revelation: UFOs and Mystery Lightform Phenomena: the Earth's Secret Energy Force (Blandford Press, 1989)
  • The Ley Hunter's Companion: Aligned Ancient Sites : A new study with field guide and maps (Thames and Hudson, 1979) ISBN 0-500-01208-3

References edit

  1. ^ a b Paul Devereux on LSD, leys, The RCA, and Places of Power, Artconwall.org
  2. ^ a b c Jeff Belanger, Ley Lines, Old Straight Tracks, and Earth Energies, Ghostvillage.com, 13 December 2003
  3. ^
  4. ^ Finlo Rohrer, Saucers in the sky, www.bbc.co.uk, 4 July 2007
  5. ^ Stonehenge bluestones had acoustic properties, study shows, www.bbc.com, 3 March 2014
  6. ^ Mysterious Ancient Temples Resonate at the 'Holy Frequency', Interestingengineering.com, 1 December 2016

External links edit

  • www.pauldevereux.co.uk Paul Devereux Website
  • International Consciousness Research Laboratories (ICRL) - at Princeton University.
  • Google Earth placemark (KMZ) file based on the 1979 book (from the ).

January 01, 1970
paul, devereux, born, 1945, british, author, researcher, lecturer, broadcaster, artist, photographer, based, devereux, founder, managing, editor, academic, publication, time, mind, journal, archaeology, consciousness, culture, research, associate, with, royal,. Paul Devereux born 1945 is a British author researcher lecturer broadcaster artist and photographer based in the UK Devereux is a co founder and the managing editor of the academic publication Time amp Mind the Journal of Archaeology Consciousness and Culture a research associate with the Royal College of Art 2007 2013 and a Research Fellow with the International Consciousness Research Laboratories ICRL group at Princeton University Paul Devereux work primarily deals with archaeological themes especially archaeoacoustics the study of sound at archaeological sites the anthropology of consciousness ancient and pre modern worldviews ecopsychology unusual geophysical phenomena and consciousness studies spanning the range from academic to popular He has written or co written 28 books since 1979 He originated two Channel 4 UK television documentaries Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 2 1 Ley lines 2 2 Dragon Project 2 3 UFOs 2 4 Archaeoacoustics 3 Selected bibliography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editPaul Devereux grew up in Leicester He painted and studied at the Ravensbourne College of Art and Design in London With a preference for abstract expressionism he found increasing inspiration in the geometry and ground plans of ancient sites He admits to experiencing LSD and mescaline in college and having at least one profound epiphany under the influence in 1966 He also witnessed along with all the students on campus the passage of a UFO in broad daylight in 1967 1 Throughout the 1970s he exhibited his work that a critic described as a collision between Op art and archaeology He was also a teacher eventually teaching an evening class in Kensington called Earth mysteries Interested in researching the ideas behind ley lines he took over as editor of The Ley Hunter magazine in 1976 1 Work editLey lines edit Devereux is indelibly associated with leys or ley lines In 1976 Paul Devereux took over as editor of the magazine The Ley Hunter His first order was an article on the mystical power of ley lines but none of the writers could provide concrete documentation on the matter According to him Alfred Watkins alignments were really just chance alignments of points on maps This can be demonstrated quite conclusively 2 Paul Devereux work on ley lines was mainly focused on debunking the mystical properties falsely attributed to them He argues that fake information about ley lines started in 1936 with Dion Fortune s book Goat Foot God where the author introduced the idea that ley lines have mystic power He also mentions Aime Michel s 1958 book Flying Saucers and the Straight Line Mystery which stipulates that UFOs followed straight specific lines an idea that ex RAF pilot Tony Wedd later linked to Alfred Watkins The Old Straight Track This idea then bloomed in the psychedelic movement of the 1960s and became a pillar of the New Age philosophies 2 About the Nazca Lines Paul Devereux argues that they are walking tracks and that their pattern mainly reveal the religious beliefs of the Kogi Indians around sacred roads In his 2003 book Fairy Paths amp Spirit Roads Paul Devereux studied many ley lines worldwide and concluded that these linear features are essentially paths of spirits He led the Dragon Project for 10 years and admitted that there are places of high radiation where some participants experienced powerful and vivid hallucinatory episodes of spirit like visits 2 Dragon Project edit Devereux is the director of the Dragon Project Trust which in the past used scientific measuring instruments as well as primary sensing using dowsers and self proclaimed psychics to test modern rumours and traditional folklore of there being energies at sacred places Between 1990 and 2000 it ran an ambitious ancient sites dream research programme a modern updated research version of ancient temple sleep practices 3 UFOs edit Devereux states that he suspects a small percentage of unexplained aerial phenomena are literally unexplained flying objects their nature currently unknown He strongly doubts they are extraterrestrial craft but rather exotic natural phenomena probably some form of plasma with extraordinary properties He coined the term earth lights to label these type of phenomena Most UFO sighting reports he thinks result from misperceptions of astronomical objects atmospheric effects such as mirages or aircraft and other mundane objects or downright hoaxes Some reports he feels also stem from psycho social causes Devereux states that he became interested in unexplained aerial phenomena because of a bizarre sighting of his own in 1967 4 Devereux has written three books on the topic Earth Lights and in particular Earth Lights Revelation and has co authored with Peter Brookesmith a major work UFOs and Ufology and has also written numerous articles on earth lights and given several lectures including at the Dana Centre Science Museum London on the subject Archaeoacoustics edit In 2014 the Landscape and Perception Project led by Paul Devereux led research on the rocks in Stonehenge and concluded they were resonant rocks that work like a giant prehistoric glockenspiel This theory would explain why the rocks were brought from 200 miles away from the site 5 Other research led him to the observation that cairns on burial grounds resonate at 111 Hz sacred resonance According to him Pythagoras created his acoustic scale starting with the sacred 111 Hz resonance 6 Selected bibliography editSacred Geography Deciphering Hidden Codes in the Landscape Gaia 2010 ISBN 978 1 85675 322 7 Fairy Paths amp Spirit Roads Exploring Otherworldly Routes in the Old and New Worlds Vega amp Sterling 2003 Mysterious Ancient America An Investigation into the Enigmas of America s Pre History Vega amp Sterling 2002 Haunted Land Investigations into Ancient Mysteries and Modern Day Phenomena Piatkus 2001 The Long Trip The Prehistory of Psychedelia Penguin Arkana 1997 Re visioning the Earth A Guide to Opening the Healing Channels Between Mind and Nature Fireside 1996 Earthmind Communicating With the Living World of Gaia Destiny 1992 with John Steele and David Kubrin Earth Lights Revelation UFOs and Mystery Lightform Phenomena the Earth s Secret Energy Force Blandford Press 1989 The Ley Hunter s Companion Aligned Ancient Sites A new study with field guide and maps Thames and Hudson 1979 ISBN 0 500 01208 3References edit a b Paul Devereux on LSD leys The RCA and Places of Power Artconwall org a b c Jeff Belanger Ley Lines Old Straight Tracks and Earth Energies Ghostvillage com 13 December 2003 Dragon Project Trust Finlo Rohrer Saucers in the sky www bbc co uk 4 July 2007 Stonehenge bluestones had acoustic properties study shows www bbc com 3 March 2014 Mysterious Ancient Temples Resonate at the Holy Frequency Interestingengineering com 1 December 2016External links editwww pauldevereux co uk Paul Devereux Website International Consciousness Research Laboratories ICRL at Princeton University The Ley Hunter s Companion Google Earth placemark KMZ file based on the 1979 book from the British Society of Dowsers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Devereux amp oldid 1158892203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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