Earth Magic

What is the purpose of the stone circles, dolmens, hill `forts', which are scattered along the Atlantic seaboard of northern Europe, from Scandinavia to Brittany? What inspired megalithic people to erect monuments with almost unimaginable labour and infinite precision. Hitching's search for information about the elusive `earth magic' has led his down some strange paths; from astronony, geometry and higher mathematics to UFOs, ESP and dragon lore, to a rich synthesis of science, folklore and speculation. This is an absorbing investigation of a central overwhelming question: is there indeed a hidden force that our ancestors knew and used, but that we have lost?...