John Foster Forbes (1889-1958) was an English archaeologist, author and occultist.[1][2]
Biography edit
In addition to writing a number of books, he was the editor of the periodical Archaic Britain. A monthly review of prehistoric research [3] He published works stating that at historical sites, events in the past could be discerned by skilled observers, a practice called "psychometry."[4] Author Stewart Home called Forbes' book Giants of Britain "a masterpiece of crank research."[5]
In 1938 Forbes suggested that stone circles in Britain, were made around 8000 BC by priests who emigrated to the British Isles after the destruction of Atlantis.[6] Some of his ideas were discussed in the book The view over Atlantis by John Michell.[7][8]
Books published edit
- The Unchronicled Past (1938)
- Ages not so Dark (1939)
- Living stones of Britain (1943)
- Giants of Britain (1945)
- Giants, Myths and Megaliths (1945) [with Iris Campbell]
- The Castle and Place of Rothiemay (1948)
References edit
- ^ Patrick Benham. "John Foster Forbes". My Brighton and Hove.
- ^ John G. Sabol Ghost Excavator: Unearthing the Drama in the Mine Fields 2007, p. 84
- ^ OCLC 503900029WorldCat
- ^ [1]Godwin, Joscelyn, "Atlantis and the cycles of time: Prophecies, traditions and the occult revelations," Inner Traditions, 2011, page 185. ISBN-13:978-1-59477-857-5
- ^ [2]Home, Stewart "Sixty-nine things to do with a dead princess," Canongate Books, 2002, page 83. ISBN 1-84195-381-4.
- ^ Richard Leviton Walking in Albion: Adventures in the Christed Initiation in the Buddha Body 2010, p. 66
- ^ John Michell The view over Atlantis Garnstone Press, 1975
- ^ Bernard Heuvel The Mysteries: Unveiling the Knowledge of Subtle Energy in Ritual 2010, p. 19
Category:1889 births Category:1958 deaths Category:English archaeologists Category:English writers Category:Occultists Category:Pseudohistorians