The late Elizabeth Leader was a keen student of Folklore, especially that of Somerset, and took a great interest in Mrs Maltw ood's researches into the Glastonbury Zodiac. Whilst attending talks at the home of Mrs Von Harten, she met Janett e Jackson who was als o interested in this locality , especially in the work of Frede rick Bligh Bond who had supervised the excavations at Glastonbury Abbey. Miss Leader introduced Keith Critchlow ARCA, Architectural Lecturer in Arts, History and Structure, to a book The Canon by William Stirling. He considered that the contents, involving a system of measures rel ating to sacred structures that were no longer taught in schools, merited furtheri nv estigation. At this period Miss Leader was working in the office of Commander G.J. Mathys who became interested in the subject and suggested how to set up an organisation to promote the traditions relating to the Isle of Avalon and other matters. The Research Into Lost Kn owledgeOrganisat ion was founded in May 1969 with Commander Mathys as Chairman, Janette Jackson as Honorary Secretary and Elizabeth Leader as Archivist, with founder members, Keith Critchlow, John Michell and Professor Mary Williams. Anumber of other distinguis hed members gave v aluable support in the founding and the subsequent running of the Organisation. R.I.L.K.O. became a registered charity in 1974 and we were honoured when Professor Alexander Thom B.Sc., D.A c., M.A ., Hon L.L.D., Profess or of Engineering Science Ox ford University, accepted the position of Professor Emeritus. He retired in 1981 and we were fortunate to have as his succes sor the late M r John C. Irwin FRSA. , FRA S., FRA I., FSA ., former First Keeper of the Oriental Section at the Victoria and Albert Museum. In 2004 the late John M ichell, the distinguished scholar and writer about ancient traditions, and also a R.I.L.K.O. founder member, graciously accepted the position of Professor Emeritus. R.I.L.K.O, the Research Into Lost Knowledge Organisation is a charitable educational trust whose members study hidden knowledge in myth, legend, number geometry, art, music, architect ural proportion, megalithic structures and the geomantic layo ut of cities and landscape. R.I. L.K.O - BOOKS PUBLISHED OR REPUBLISHED In accordance wi th th e aims of the Charitable Educational Trust, R.I.L.K.O. has published, or republished, a number of bo oks on subje cts of interest to indivi duals studying my th, legend, number converted by Web2PDFConvert.com