This site is primarily dedicated to the concept of symplanicity, defined as the emergence of symbolic lines of meaning on geographical maps. It also provides information on psychogeography, deep mapping, leylines and other geographical oddities.

Case Studies

St Nicholas Street, Bristol

Bristol Old City

A map of medieval Bristol created from the one in Alfred Watkins’ seminal book, The Old Straight Track. It shows how alleyways, bridges, and gateways are aligned towards taller church steeples.
Cloitre de la cathédrale de Canterbury

The Canterbury Leyline

This alignment stretches from Deal Castle in Kent to Abbey Dore in Herefordshire. It features a remarkable sequence of religious, political, and military centers of power.
Mémorial aux victimes des attentats du 11 septembre 2001 sur les rives de l’Hudson

The 9/11 “Masonic” Alignment

The main locations of the September 11, 2001 attacks are arranged along a perfectly straight axis, from the Logan International Airport in Boston to the WTC twin towers and the center of the Pentagon building. This alignment extends to Chapultepec Park in Mexico City.
Le président américain John F. Kennedy dans sa limousine, le 22 novembre 1963

JFK and the Dallas to Rome connexion

All roads lead to Rome, including those of downtown Dallas, which are oriented towards the Eternal City! The street where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, along with its neighbors, forms the "trident" of Dealey Plaza, mirrored by the Fountain of Neptune and the Tridente district in Rome.