I wonder, does Richard Darlow (the Dragon Master) mention the very British Mystery School Tradition whose trail he is following?
In the 1970s, Mary Caine wrote a book called The Glastonbury Zodiac. All about figures in the landscape around (guess where) Glastonbury. At the time, we referred to her as one of the "British Illuminati", as she was a high-ranking Druid, very much inspired by the William Blake school of symbolic art and related mysteries.
These days, it's much prized as a collector's item, despite the really atrocious quality of the printing and book binding. When the printer who was supposed to be printing a companion
Kingston Zodiac went bust and her notes were lost, Mary was convinced that Satanic dark forces were suppressing her life's work.
But still the source for much New Age material and tourism.
e.g.:
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http://www.thealchemicaljourney.co.uk/u ... rt-1-aries-
https://www.facebook.com/glastonburyzodiacMary herself was also been inspired by Katharine Maltwood who has achieved such exalted status that she has a Society named in her honour:
http://www.thekatharinemaltwoodsociety.com/Her own pursuit into the romance and intrigues of Arthurian mythology led to her, now very famous, discovery of what she called, 'The Temple of the Stars' - now better known as 'The Glastonbury Zodiac'. She wrote many books on the topic and became (as one authority has called her) 'a pioneer in astro-archaeology', that is, understanding the relationship between the stories of many of the world's mythologies and the constellations of the night sky.
Judging by the comments on The Independent's article on Richard Darlow, those commentators would probably say that both Mary and Katharine were bonkers. Some might say they would be prime TME contributors as well.
Katharine Maltwood was a woman of many interests. She was an occultist and a psychic, and she was a keen student of esoteric topics which included Buddhism, Christianity, Druidism, Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, Theosophy, the Knights Templars and Arthurian mystery - in fact ALL 'Mystery Traditions' and their relationship with the stars fascinated Katharine Maltwood.
