Ceremonial Time : Fifteen Thousand Years on One Square Mile

Òceremonial TimeÓ Occurs When Past, Present, And Future Can Be Perceived Simultaneously. Experienced Only Rarely, Usually During Ritual Dance, This Escape From Linear Time Is The Vehicle For John MitchellÕs Extraordinary Writing. In This, His Most Magical Book, He Traces The Life Of A Single Square Mile In New England, From The Last Ice Age Through Years Of Human History, Including Bear Shamans, Colonists, Witches, Local Farmers, And Encroaching Industrial Òparks.Ó