From Amazon.com:
The Merovingian Mythos and the Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau
Tracy Twyman
Kindle Edition $9.99
Paperback $17.30
"...the most definitive work [yet] on the Grail. Twyman has turned the field of Grail research on its head."
-- Nicholas de Vere, author of The Dragon Legacy: The Secret History of an Ancient Bloodline.
Occult expert and historian Tracy R. Twyman has been investigating the enigma of the Holy Grail and Rennes-le-Chateau for more than seven years, and has written extensively about it in Dagobert’s Revenge Magazine, as well as other publications. Now at last she has fully disclosed the shocking conclusions of her exhaustive research.
Twyman has discovered that the bloodline of the Merovingians stems not only from Christ and Mary Magdalene, but in fact, goes back to the god-kings and queens of the antediluvian world. She has also determined the nature of the physical object called "the Holy Grail" - a magnificent structure hidden beneath Rennes-le-Chateau, France. And within this structure is perhaps the greatest treasure of human history: the grave of a sacred king named Cain, who brought kingship and the wisdom of the gods down from Heaven. Throughout history, the secret of the Grail, the tradition of the Grail, and the bloodline of the Grail have inspired the activities of secret societies, and guided the destiny of humanity. It has been at the center of a struggle both cosmic and terrestrial that has lasted for thousands of years.
In the pages of this volume, Twyman reveals the answers to dozens of questions that have remained unanswered for decades, centuries, and even millennia. She deciphers nearly all of the many clues pertaining to this mystery that have been left by the Priory of Sion, Berenger Sauniere, the Knights Templar, and the Freemasons. But more than that, she has decoded a tangled web of clues found in history, world mythology, Judeo-Christian scriptures, and the traditions of the occult, resulting in a bold reinterpretation of the story of human civilization. And the outcome is not what you would expect. The villains and protagonists are not who you might presume them to be. For the Holy Grail is a treasure both cursed and sacred, bestowing knowledge both of Good and of Evil.
After reading this book, you will never think of history, mythology, or the Bible the same way again.
From the Publisher
The mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau has been cracked! The secret of the Grail has been revealed! And the results are absolutely mind-boggling!
From the Author
A taste from the Tree of Knowledge...
From the Inside Flap
Do five mountains in Southern France contain the greatest treasure of human history?
‡ What exactly was the artifact known as the "Holy Grail"?
‡ Was civilization created by beings that were greater than human?
‡ Was there once a primeval language given to us by the gods?
‡ Does the so-called "Grail bloodline" descend not just from Jesus, but from the biblical Cain?
‡ What is it that makes the "Grail bloodline" special, and gives the "Grail kings" a divine right to rule?
‡ What is the nature of the ancient conflict that has shaped thousands of years of human history?
After reading this volume, you will never look at history or mythology the same way again.
About the Author
Tracy Twyman has been a journalist for ten years, and is a noted expert on the occult. She has studied the Holy Grail mystery for seven years, and from 1996-2004 published Dagobert’s Revenge Magazine - a journal dedicated to the Merovingians, the Grail and Rennes-le-Chateau. She has also written for Hustler, Paranoia, and Propaganda Magazine, and has been interviewed on numerous television and radio shows. She wrote the introductions for Nicholas de Vere’s The Dragon Legacy and William H. Kennedy’s Lucifer’s Lodge, and recently edited The Arcadian Mystique: The Best of Dagobert’s Revenge Magazine. She is the Lady Grand Master of the Royal and Imperial Dragon Court, and the Exalted Grand Master of the Ordo Lapsit Exillis. She currently edits the websites dagobertsrevenge.com, nicholasdevere.com, and ordolapsitexillis.org.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Dan Brown's conspiracy theories
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/6198574/The-Last-Symbol-author-Dan-Browns-conspiracy-theories-six-of-the-best.html
The Last Symbol author Dan Brown's conspiracy theories: six of the best
Dan Brown’s novels The Lost Symbol, The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons are filled with conspiracy. But how much of it is based on fact?
By Tom Chivers
16 Sep 2009
The Lost Symbol, the new book by Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons author Dan Brown, takes us once again into a world of shadowy cabals, hidden messages and secret conspiracies.
They are works of fiction, but Brown tells us they are based on fact: "All organisations in this novel exist,” says a foreword to The Last Symbol, "including the Freemasons, the Invisible College, the Office of Security, the SMSC, and the Institute of Noetic Sciences”. Similarly, at the beginning of The Da Vinci Code, we learn that The Priory of Sion is a real secret society founded in 1099.
Da Vinci Code sequel criticised by Catholics But how much of Brown's work is fact, and how much is fiction? We take a look at six of his most prominent claims and see how closely they fit reality.
The Freemasons (from The Lost Symbol, 2009)
What Brown says
A secret society, the Freemasons, secretly run America, and the Founding Fathers have concealed a secret portal under Washington where the terrifying Secrets of the Universe are hidden.
In reality:
Rumours that Freemasons control society are widespread. They often overlap with conspiracy theories about the New World Order and the Illuminati.
Apparent Masonic symbols do appear regularly in American culture – most notably the pyramid and eye on the Great Seal of the United States, which appears on the dollar bill and is said to be the Eye of Providence. Furthermore, at least one member of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin, was a Mason.
However, the Eye of Providence was not commonly used as a Masonic symbol until 1797, some years after the Great Seal was designed.
1733 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington (from The Lost Symbol, 2009)
What Brown says:
Known as the House of the Temple, this Washington building is a replica of a pre-Christian temple to King Mausolus, and the world headquarters of Freemasonry
In reality:
Designed by John Russell Pope and finished in 1915, the House of the Temple is indeed a model of the Mausoleum of Mausolos. It holds the remains of the Confederate general Albert Pike, author of the 1871 book Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. It is home to the Supreme Council of Freemasonry.
The Priory of Sion (from The Da Vinci Code, 2003)
What Brown says:
An brotherhood founded in 1099, whose members have included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Leonardo da Vinci, and who are the only ones who know that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and has a surviving heir. Mary Magdalene and her descendents are the real Holy Grail.
In reality:
The Priory of Sion was indeed said to be a monastic order formed in 1099. In 1982 Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln's book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail set forth the claim that it protected the knowledge of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. However, the existence of the Priory is now believed to be a hoax created in the 1950s by a Frenchman named Pierre Plantard.
Opus Dei (from The Da Vinci Code, 2003)
What Brown says:
A Vatican-sanctioned Catholic sect that plots to find the Priory's secret and kill the heir/Grail. They carry out a practice of self-flagellation called "corporal mortification". A major villain in the book is the Opus Dei monk Silas, who murders a Priory member.
In reality:
Opus Dei is a real Catholic organisation; the Labour Minister Ruth Kelly is one of its estimated 87,000 members worldwide. But none of those members are monks.
There is no evidence that it hopes to find the Holy Grail in any form. Its stated goal (on its website, www.opusdei.us) is "to spread the message that work and the circumstances of everyday life are occasions for growing closer to God, for serving others, and for improving society."
Rosslyn Chapel (from The Da Vinci Code, 2003)
What Brown says:
Rosslyn Chapel, near Edinburgh, was built by the Knights Templar as a perfect copy of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, complete with a subterranean vault which holds the secret of the Holy Grail. A message written in secret code on its ceiling reveals the entrance to the vault.
In reality:
While the Chapel was built 150 years after the dissolution of the Knights Templar, it does have some Templar and Masonic symbols. Links with the Knights and the alleged bloodline of Jesus and the Priory of Sion were put forward by the historian Andrew Sinclair. However, the Priory has now been shown to be a mid-20th century hoax.
The Illuminati (from Angels and Demons, 2000)
What Brown says:
A shadowy secret society sworn to bring down the Catholic Church in revenge for their crimes against scientists like Copernicus, "murdered by the church for revealing scientific truths," and Galileo, convicted of heresy for claiming the Earth moved around the Sun. The Illuminati are described as"a secret society dedicated to scientific truth" and "the most powerful underground organisation ever to walk the earth".
In reality:
The Illuminati were a real organisation. They were founded in 1776 in Bavaria, sworn to ideals of free-thinking and rationalism.
Nicolaus Copernicus was never attacked by the Church. On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres was dedicated to Pope Paul III, and the Church used his theories in their revising of the calendar. He died of a stroke in 1543 at the age of 70; there is no reason to believe that he was murdered.
Galileo Galilei certainly was mistreated – he was subjected to lifelong house arrest following the publication of his 1633 work Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, which argued that the Earth moved round the Sun, although he was only suspected of heresy, never convicted. He died in 1642. The Bavarian Illuminati were dissolved in 1785, although various other groups have used their name since.
The Last Symbol author Dan Brown's conspiracy theories: six of the best
Dan Brown’s novels The Lost Symbol, The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons are filled with conspiracy. But how much of it is based on fact?
By Tom Chivers
16 Sep 2009
The Lost Symbol, the new book by Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons author Dan Brown, takes us once again into a world of shadowy cabals, hidden messages and secret conspiracies.
They are works of fiction, but Brown tells us they are based on fact: "All organisations in this novel exist,” says a foreword to The Last Symbol, "including the Freemasons, the Invisible College, the Office of Security, the SMSC, and the Institute of Noetic Sciences”. Similarly, at the beginning of The Da Vinci Code, we learn that The Priory of Sion is a real secret society founded in 1099.
Da Vinci Code sequel criticised by Catholics But how much of Brown's work is fact, and how much is fiction? We take a look at six of his most prominent claims and see how closely they fit reality.
The Freemasons (from The Lost Symbol, 2009)
What Brown says
A secret society, the Freemasons, secretly run America, and the Founding Fathers have concealed a secret portal under Washington where the terrifying Secrets of the Universe are hidden.
In reality:
Rumours that Freemasons control society are widespread. They often overlap with conspiracy theories about the New World Order and the Illuminati.
Apparent Masonic symbols do appear regularly in American culture – most notably the pyramid and eye on the Great Seal of the United States, which appears on the dollar bill and is said to be the Eye of Providence. Furthermore, at least one member of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin, was a Mason.
However, the Eye of Providence was not commonly used as a Masonic symbol until 1797, some years after the Great Seal was designed.
1733 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington (from The Lost Symbol, 2009)
What Brown says:
Known as the House of the Temple, this Washington building is a replica of a pre-Christian temple to King Mausolus, and the world headquarters of Freemasonry
In reality:
Designed by John Russell Pope and finished in 1915, the House of the Temple is indeed a model of the Mausoleum of Mausolos. It holds the remains of the Confederate general Albert Pike, author of the 1871 book Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. It is home to the Supreme Council of Freemasonry.
The Priory of Sion (from The Da Vinci Code, 2003)
What Brown says:
An brotherhood founded in 1099, whose members have included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Leonardo da Vinci, and who are the only ones who know that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and has a surviving heir. Mary Magdalene and her descendents are the real Holy Grail.
In reality:
The Priory of Sion was indeed said to be a monastic order formed in 1099. In 1982 Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln's book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail set forth the claim that it protected the knowledge of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. However, the existence of the Priory is now believed to be a hoax created in the 1950s by a Frenchman named Pierre Plantard.
Opus Dei (from The Da Vinci Code, 2003)
What Brown says:
A Vatican-sanctioned Catholic sect that plots to find the Priory's secret and kill the heir/Grail. They carry out a practice of self-flagellation called "corporal mortification". A major villain in the book is the Opus Dei monk Silas, who murders a Priory member.
In reality:
Opus Dei is a real Catholic organisation; the Labour Minister Ruth Kelly is one of its estimated 87,000 members worldwide. But none of those members are monks.
There is no evidence that it hopes to find the Holy Grail in any form. Its stated goal (on its website, www.opusdei.us) is "to spread the message that work and the circumstances of everyday life are occasions for growing closer to God, for serving others, and for improving society."
Rosslyn Chapel (from The Da Vinci Code, 2003)
What Brown says:
Rosslyn Chapel, near Edinburgh, was built by the Knights Templar as a perfect copy of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, complete with a subterranean vault which holds the secret of the Holy Grail. A message written in secret code on its ceiling reveals the entrance to the vault.
In reality:
While the Chapel was built 150 years after the dissolution of the Knights Templar, it does have some Templar and Masonic symbols. Links with the Knights and the alleged bloodline of Jesus and the Priory of Sion were put forward by the historian Andrew Sinclair. However, the Priory has now been shown to be a mid-20th century hoax.
The Illuminati (from Angels and Demons, 2000)
What Brown says:
A shadowy secret society sworn to bring down the Catholic Church in revenge for their crimes against scientists like Copernicus, "murdered by the church for revealing scientific truths," and Galileo, convicted of heresy for claiming the Earth moved around the Sun. The Illuminati are described as"a secret society dedicated to scientific truth" and "the most powerful underground organisation ever to walk the earth".
In reality:
The Illuminati were a real organisation. They were founded in 1776 in Bavaria, sworn to ideals of free-thinking and rationalism.
Nicolaus Copernicus was never attacked by the Church. On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres was dedicated to Pope Paul III, and the Church used his theories in their revising of the calendar. He died of a stroke in 1543 at the age of 70; there is no reason to believe that he was murdered.
Galileo Galilei certainly was mistreated – he was subjected to lifelong house arrest following the publication of his 1633 work Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, which argued that the Earth moved round the Sun, although he was only suspected of heresy, never convicted. He died in 1642. The Bavarian Illuminati were dissolved in 1785, although various other groups have used their name since.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Leonardo da Vinci's Sangreal
Dan Brown details the idea that Leonardo's painting in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan is not that of the obvious twelve disciples of Christ. The chalice from which Jesus says, "This is my blood," seems to be missing altogether. Conspiracy theorists are convinced that the chalice isn't a literal cup but is the bloodline of Mary Magdalene. Sangreal, the term from which Holy Grail is derived, has been interpreted San Greal; holy grail. However, some suggest Sangreal should be divided into the words Sang and Real meaning Royal Blood.
The actual biblical event should show John, a child in contrast to the elder disciples, leaning on the breast of Christ, which was John's most significant event in the story. Variations of the traditionally held view of Christ's last supper are considered heretical as some of the Gnostic Gospels are portrayed in stark contrast to the accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
I am willing to bet Leonardo da Vinci made it known that he hid the chalice somewhere in the painting when questioned as to why one of the most significant aspects of the story is completely missing. To his confidants the painting shows a woman. Many other anomalies appear in The Last Supper, but should word get back to Vatican in his day, Da Vinci had a back-up explanation of where the chalice is hidden.
One of the disciples is making the John Gesture as if referencing Saint John the Baptist who was imprisoned and beheaded, not to be confused with the John depicted in the painting. I've always wondered why the upward-pointed index finger was a sign for John and didn't know it when I assumed that this particular disciple is pointing at the ceiling.
Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought.
- Albert Szent-Gyorgi (biochemist 1893-1986)
My first thought was that Leonardo wanted us to recognize his understanding and details of depth perception. The ceiling has a pattern that reflects the depth and realism of the painting. I began to realize the effort made to portray depth, noticing even the asymmetrical banners or niches in the walls, but something didn't seem quite right as I analyzed the picture as a whole. My eyes were drawn to a symbol on one of the supposed banners that seemed to not fit with the flow of depth.
I drew the symbol on scrap paper over and over again, turning it upside down and using different shading techniques. The symbol appeared to be a filled semicircle with the flat side opposite a solid rectangle. I wasn't sure what it was, but I was convinced Leonardo put it there, like everything else, for a specific reason. He was too good with details to put a seemingly symbolic reference in his painting for nothing. I researched the symbol with no results.
The boundaries of bodies are the least of all things. The proposition is proved to be true, because the boundary of a thing is a surface, which is not part of the body contained within that surface; nor is it part of the air surrounding that body, but is the medium interposted between the air and the body, as is proved in its place. But the lateral boundaries of these bodies is the line forming the boundary of the surface, which line is of invisible thickness. Wherefore O painter! do not surround your bodies with lines, and above all when representing objects smaller than nature; for not only will their external outlines become indistinct, but their parts will be invisible from distance.
- Leonardo da Vinci
The following day I reviewed The Last Supper and almost immediately noticed something resting on the head of St. Bartholomew, the disciple at the extreme left. I was astonished to find that the symbol on the banner, not following the depth-perception of the painting, was nothing other than a giant chalice. To this day, I can not see this painting without the Holy Grail staring out as if it is the only thing meant to be seen.
It is interesting that St. Bartholomew makes reference to Mary Magdalene in a Gnostic Gospel attributed to his authorship. Although I do not fully agree with the gnostic version of the story, perhaps Leonardo was saying that the history of the sangreal rests on Saint Bartholomew. If you look at the post-restoration painting from now on, you will see nothing but the Holy Grail. Remember where you heard it first: Realm of Twelve .net.
Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen.
- Leonardo da Vinci
What are people saying about this discovery?
"You'll have to check out his highly intriguing page to see it for yourself. All I can say is that I... like his idea a whole lot more than the 'negative space = uterus = Chalice' business." - Excerpt from review in About.com Art History
"I gratefully credit Gary Phillips II with the original insight that this symbol in Da Vinci's The Last Supper probably represents the Holy Grail, and agree completely with his observation that once you notice the Grail staring back at you from Da Vinci's masterpiece, it jumps right out at you every time you see the painting. You cannot not see it there. That little ‘ah-ha' moment, that slight shift into greater awareness and consciousness, was at the very heart of Original Christianity. We increase in knowledge, integrity, and perfection through the smallest of steps, inching back closer and closer to ourselves and our Creator with every healthy choice we make. Recognizing the Grail hidden within in Da Vinci's painting is a perfect example of this sort of shift in perspective, and the increase in knowledge, or gnosis, that was once so central to the Christian faith" - Excerpt from acclaimed author of the groundbreaking books The Division of Consciousness and The Lost Secret of Death: Peter Novak's web site, DivisionTheory.com
"If you've some how missed the discovery of the hidden image of THE HOLY GRAIL by GARY PHILLIPS... I encourage an immediate visit to his web site. He has some excellent graphics and while you're there take time to wander through his entire site. This is an extremely intelligent young man. His research into encryptions is of specific interest to me. With all the hidden images, numbers, letters, etc., found within LEONARDO DA VINCI'S works of art, I've openly admitted I'm at a loss as to their possible meaning. I'm well aware it will require the knowledge of someone like GARY PHILLIPS to unravel the possible meaning that perhaps da Vinci was counting on to make sense of all this. I'm hoping Mr. Phillips will continue to publish additional discoveries." - Excerpt from Leonardo researcher Vladimir's web site N 2 da Vinci and Beyond
"It may seem a bit farfetched that after centuries someone discovered a detail in the Last Supper that no one had ever seen before, but as far as I can tell, that's the case." - Excerpt from Holy Grail Found in Da Vinci's Last Supper: www.MuseumOfHoaxes.com describes the discovery as legitimate.
"The Professor gasped. He immediately dialed Getit's cellular phone. 'Getit, you aren't going to believe this. I can see the Chalice clearly in the Last Supper. Just look at the space above the head of St. Bartholomew, the disciple left most. There is the Chalice, so visible and yet so invisible.'" - Excerpt from The Da Vinci Dagger by Prastil: www.daVinciDagger.com describes the dagger in the painting as an ancient graille.
"Fortunately for you, this website will show you the Chalice. Once you see it, you will always see it... I thank Gary Phillips II for sharing his discovery of the Da Vinci Chalice." - Excerpt from www.daVinciChalice.com
"Discover the secrets of Leonardo da Vinci's work with this great source." - Excerpt from The Solomon Key - online news source
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