Still Spins the Spider of Rennes-le-Chateau (Keys of Antiquity) [Paperback]

WILL THE SAGA AT RENNES-LE-CHATEAU EVER END? I had waited diligently for this book, and I had such high expectations. With an advanced copy I settled down to read it in one sitting. I have read many books on the mystery at Rennes-le-Chateau. I know all the theories that have been expounded. Most authors appear to have an agenda of debunking the story of Sauniere. It was refreshing to read that Kersey obviously took the life and work of Sauniere seriously. He was sympathetic to the priest and his possible discovery of a treasure and/or a treasure site of major import. Kersey indeed was sympathetic to the responsibilities that Saunere shouldered. I was initially expecting a book which listed dates, historical facts and events. But 'Still Spins ...' is a book detailing, as Kersey called it, the 'Way of Rennes'. It did not take me long to realise that we were looking into the mind of men like Nicolas Poussin. And Poussin was charged with a duty to 'guard' the site at Rennes, in the same way that Sauniere was. They, and people like them, were not in the business of making it easy for the treasure to be found. But nevertheless, for the right person, it was there to be found. I cannot think of a better person than Kersey to have followed in the footsteps of these men. Kersey has written his book in a way that tells his story in the larger story of Rennes-le-Chateau. He tells us about the 'key' of that story while also vouchsafing little nuggets that intrigue the reader, and that will get us asking even more questions. I was first amazed by Kersey's early involvement with Lincoln and his 'Chronicle' films. We now know that Kersey goes back along way, right to the beginnings of the modern incarnation of the story. Kersey has a head start on the rest of us - being well placed, as well as having the pre-requisites and qualifications to solve the mystery. These cover diving qualifications, mineral and mining exploration skills, early computer design and technology skills and expertise in analysing aerial photographs. And with the aid of a Jena Zeiss mirror stereoscope he is on his way! With Poussin's most famous of paintings and Teniers 'No Temptation' key, Kersey follows De Sedes 'Accursed Treasure' as a guide to unravel and pinpoint A site of major archaeological importance. Kersey once divulged to me that he found the site first, and then used the clues left by Sauniere to support his hypothesis. This was a novel approach to the problem, most other authors doing it the other way round. In the first three chapters of the book Kersey tells us how he became embroiled in the mystery of Rennes, his first investigations and his initial opinions. The chance, he said, of a treasure vault being found in a naturally occurring construction, such as a limestone cave, was 'unlikely'. Kersey visits Rennes in these early stages, evoking the image of Rennes in the sight and senses. Coustaussa becomes the 'guardian through the centuries' ... usually a bit part player in the story but for Kersey a major marker for the vault at Rennes. It's not long before one realises that the treasure site of Sauniere is not far from his little village of Rennes. We hear echoes of Marie Denarnaud to those villagers 'You walk on gold but you do not know it'. Kersey sits on the flowery hill, depicted in Sauniere's Fleury Tableau (in his church of St Mary Magdalene decorations) following the road indicated by Sauniere in that tableau, a clue so obvious that Kersey wonders how know one has seen it before! From this flowery hill Kersey observes the hidden archaeological site! With beautiful photographs, diagrams and illustrations Kersey shows us how to unlock the 'key' guarded by Poussin and Teniers. Most books on Rennes-le-Chateau try to pull all the associated strands of the mystery into one unified coherent theory. Others say Sauniere left a mass of disinformation and the trick was to find those vital clues. For Kersey, undoubtedly the vital clue is the meaning of the 'Pommes Bleues'. Without this the key cannot be unlocked. It is an ingenious solution. Simply elegant and yet complicated. It is this that finally opens up the mystery. From then on the reader romps through familiar landmarks of the Rennes story - the 1.618 number, Et In Arcadia Ego, skulls, crosses, gravestones, rotations and the like. We are treated to an understanding of Sauniere's behaviour. What was he aiming for in his building works? What was the orangery for? Why did he want to build a 70 foot tower? What did he want to mark? Why was the Cheval de Dieu important in this? What was the import of that most famous of Rennes dates - January the 17th? At Rosslyn Chapel Kersey draws our attention to the Companion Jewel which takes the form of a double triangle and has the following inscription: NIL NISI CLAVIS DEEST'. Translated this means 'Nothing is wanting but the Key'. Is this the same key that is mentioned in the decoded Sauniere Parchment thus: 'Shepherdess. No Temptation. That Poussin Teniers Guard the Key'? Kersey's book is a fascinating look into the mind of Poussin, Teniers and Sauniere. It is a fascinating look at the key they guarded, and at its history, its construction and its application. The final proof will be in the archaeological excavation which now must surely follow. It now takes an enlightened team of archaeologists to come to Rennes and finally lay to rest the story of Rennes-Le-Chateau by excavating the identified archaeological site & thereby turning the next page in this Story of Rennes-le-Chateau ...'.

As the nineteenth century drew to a close, the tiny village of Rennes-le-Chateau, on a hilltop in southwest France, became the centre of a fabulous discovery. What was the secret possessed by Abbe Berenger Sauniere who, between 1891 and 1917, disposed of more than one and a half thousand million in old francs, valued in 1913 at sixty million pounds? The author has taken up the challenge of bringing the secret of the Visigoths and Knight Templar out of obscurity, and into the light of day. In this trail of discovery that stretches over three decades, Bill Kersey tracks down the famed, but lost, immense golden hoard of Rennes-le-Chateau as he explores the thorny paths of the rugged landscape. Following the clues hidden in the Old Master's paintings, the trail of ciphers and mystery leads us through graveyards and ancient chapels to unimaginable riches. You, the Reader, will be drawn into a web of intrigue and secrets employed by the Templars to conceal their rituals and wealth.GPS technology has been used to pinpoint one of the main treasure troves for the archaeological excavation that must shortly follow. Moreover, the cipher key that is exclusively revealed for the first time in this book, unveils the secret of Rosslyn Chapel. Discover the rest for yourself, here in "Still Spins the Spider" - as the origins of the Dionysian cipher are traced back 2000 years through the history of art and archaeology. Now, years later further research has recovered document hidden by the priest, Berenger Sauniere in which he names this Visigothic hoard as 'Thesauris Regalis' the 'Royal Treasure' and names the same cipher and markers to locate the hoard as used by Bill Kersey. Now Bill will be using the cipher to search out 'Sacred Treasure' of the Visigoths from Jerusalem, also near Rhedae, the ancient capital of the Visigoths.