In 1970, Henry Lincoln came upon the enigma that surrounds the small village of Rennes-le-Chateau, set in the foothills of the Pyrenees. "The Holy Place" is a natural and perfect pentacle of mountain peaks surrounded by a titanic, man-made temple. The author had to decode the most cryptic of clues that have dispersed down the centuries in paintings and parchments, on tombstones and in churches. It has now been revealed as an immense geometric temple, stretching for miles across the landscape, a constellation of pentacles, circles and hexagons. The complexity of its engineering far exceeds that of the pyramids of Egypt and led the author to question just how it could have been built. Using evidence in measure-mapping and surveying, the author demonstrates that the basic measurements for this amazing structure has a precise mathematical basis and is not the result of arbitrary calculations. Henry Lincoln is the co-author of "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail" and is the presentor of BBC TV's "Chronicle" programmes.
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By Esclarmonde
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Very difficult to fully understand if you don't already have an extended knowledge of Rennes and the surrounding area. But for those with a real knowledge of R.L.C it is absolutely brilliant, and offers a real reason as to why this area of France was considered so special to those who lived before us
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Too much chewing of old stuff. No real information! Need of checking the sources!
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By Jasmaine
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The author has supposedly discovered one quite interesting fact regarding the area surrounding Rennes-le-Chateau , the fact that 5 mountains in the area form a reasonably regular pentagon
The author has supposedly discovered one quite interesting fact regarding the area surrounding Rennes-le-Chateau , the fact that 5 mountains in the area form a reasonably regular pentagon
There, that's all - He then proceeds to stretch out the fact to fill a whole book with unsubstantiated claims of alignments, geometric shapes and intersecting lines that give no worthy result
No scientific methods are used - rather, the author wishes the reader to confirm his findings with a map pins and strips of cardboard
Do not be taken in by the pseudo-scientific mathematics contained herein
Statistical analysis shows that his findings have no significance whatsoever (see "The Treasure of Rennes-le-Chateau" by Bill Putnam and John Edwin Wood)
Other chapters to pad out the book contain absolutely ridiculous theories concerning the origin of modern measurement ie the English mile,rod. pole etc
It is to be remembered that the author has been a major player in forwarding the "mystery" of Rennes-le-Chateau - he and his companions are the only ones to extract "treasure" from the area - by continuing to churn out fraudulent theories regarding the Priory of Sion, Mary Magdalene etc and leaching hard earned cash from the incredulous
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I brought this for my husband who doesn't read much but has an interest in the Knights Templar, and lay lines, he enjoyed it very much and said that it was a good read..
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This story has far wider implications than at first appear.
True ~ that Henry Lincoln first identified the pentagram spread over the terrain about 40 year's ago, in his earlier BBC films. But ever since The Holy Blood & Holy Grail and after he joined forces with other journalists, this field has been very fully researched by so many people, local and otherwise, so it is now heavily saturated.
The saga formed the basis of the fiction of The Da Vinci Code which sold over 40 million copies! Followed by a monumental law-suit, probably the most expensive Court case in history, where the other journalists (ex Lincoln) reputedly lost their shirts! One has since died.
Ask yourself ~ why is this story of such interest to more than 40 million readers? What are they searching for, and why? As a satire it was fine, but it never provided proper, meaningful solutions.
To find the real answers to these questions, go to: The Tree of Life & The Holy Grail by Sylvia Francke (see amazon for details) published by the Temple Press in 2007. The mystery is here solved not only for the original readers of this saga but everybody is now involved! Essential reading for modern society. You will not be disappointed
True ~ that Henry Lincoln first identified the pentagram spread over the terrain about 40 year's ago, in his earlier BBC films. But ever since The Holy Blood & Holy Grail and after he joined forces with other journalists, this field has been very fully researched by so many people, local and otherwise, so it is now heavily saturated.
The saga formed the basis of the fiction of The Da Vinci Code which sold over 40 million copies! Followed by a monumental law-suit, probably the most expensive Court case in history, where the other journalists (ex Lincoln) reputedly lost their shirts! One has since died.
Ask yourself ~ why is this story of such interest to more than 40 million readers? What are they searching for, and why? As a satire it was fine, but it never provided proper, meaningful solutions.
To find the real answers to these questions, go to: The Tree of Life & The Holy Grail by Sylvia Francke (see amazon for details) published by the Temple Press in 2007. The mystery is here solved not only for the original readers of this saga but everybody is now involved! Essential reading for modern society. You will not be disappointed
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