the priory of sion

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:31:53 GMT

The Magdalene Legacy Tarot is currently being submitted. Once it's "home" is established, we will finish it and we will announce when it will be available for purchase.

I am so relieved to have made it to this stage. This has been an enormous undertaking, and still more to be done. I would like to thank both the Magdalene Communities and the Tarot Communities (Especially the American Tarot Association) for all the support we have received from you to this point. We hope to deliver a product that will be regarded as both educated, well-informed, well crafted, and inspiring to both genres of communities.

I want take this time to give a personal word of thanks to my Partner Casey Duhamel for all her undying patience with this novice to both fields and her support of my illustrating, to Margaret Starbird for all her advise, help and encouragement .

Finally, I would also like to thank everyone of my LJ friends in the priory_of_sion community. You have sent such encouraging comments about my work on these cards and it really helped keep me going!!! You have put up with keeping me as a friend during the long empty spaces of time I never wrote because I was so engaged in my work trying to meet deadlines.

I hope to be more active online, now that I have a couple months breather. I will be talking with all of you very soon. :D

The Da Vinci Code

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:53:55 GMT

At the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Dr. Stijn Reijnders is doing research after The Da Vinci Code. We need interviews with people who have read the book and/or seen the movie and after that visited a location from the story of the Da Vinci Code. So if you've seen and expierenced these locations yourself, I would really like to ask you some questions about it on the phone. If that's okay by you, you can contact me on Marleen.Klaassen@student.uva.nl. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them. When you send me your phonenumber. We'll make an apointment for me to call you. The interview would just take about 10 or 15 minutes. I'd be extremely thankfull for your participation.

Kind regards,

Marleen

The Return

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:23:04 GMT

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/19/religion?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews

Vadge Moore

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:23:06 GMT

www.vadgemoore.com is a web site dedicated to the life, ideas, and music of ex-Dwarves drummer, current Chthonic Force member, occult author, and notorious american libertine Vadge Moore.

Visit the Writings page of this site for articles on Nietzsche, Crowley, LaVey, Jung, Grant, deSade and much more.

www.vadgemoore.com!

My Last Tarot Card for a While

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:54:01 GMT

Well, this is the last one for probably 2 - 3 mo. I'll be taking a break while submissions are being made. As I said, it's one of my heroines - Joan of Arc. There are some who have linked Joan with the bloodline... (Joan of Arc - Arcadia?)

I thought this one was going to be a breeze. No robes or dresses with their tons of folds. What I didn't count on was how tedious the armour would be. And how it blended right into the sky, forcing me to creatively place clouds in such a way that they contrasted with the glints and shadows in the armour. Wow, I need a break!

The Lovers

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:53:49 GMT

Again another card - The Lovers. This card is based on the controversial "Mary hath chosen..." stained glass window found in Kilmore Chapel in Dervaig, Scotland. (circa 1908)

High Priestess Card

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:28:45 GMT

This is another sample card Casey and I have done for the Magdalene Legacy Tarot. The High Priestess is the virgin Mary. On the Scroll she holds is written "The Way," the philosophy taught by her son.

And The Burning Eyes of Man

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:04:25 GMT

Mary Magdalene in the cave, Lefebvre 1876

Can Work Her No More Harm

A moment of Silence please

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:38:21 GMT

Richard Leigh, co-author of HBHG has passed away at age 64.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/01/arts/01leigh.html

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9j8eu4orlRHCv8AnBnQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBjb3ZrYjNkBHBvcwM0BHNlYwNzcg--/SIG=12m0tacja/EXP=1196818344/**http%3a//news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3204041.ece

ICONOCLAST (The Boyd Rice Documentary)

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:21:11 GMT

Dear Friends,

At Last...

The long wait is over!!

Please click this link below...

The trailer for ICONOCLAST (my Boyd Rice documentary) is now online.

The World Premiere is at WWW.ICONOCLASTMOVIE.COM

Please let us know what you think of our little love child and please copy/post/distribute our banner to help spread the word!!

All The Best,

TorandLarry4Ever!!

On Cards

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:28:52 GMT

The original trumps in the Tarot cards were scenes from Templar history and mythos. This is shown in traditional scenes in cards such as The Emperess, where she sits between two columns, marked with a B and J. These are Boaz and Jachin, reputedly the two columns which held the curtain in the Jewish Temple separating the Holy from the Holy of Holies. These columns, in replica, are also found in every Masonic Temple.

Also note the card of Death with its depiction of death on a horse. Templar symbology relied heavily on black and white representing the duality of good and evil, a theme which ran heavily amongst the Templars. Some sources indicate that what is commonly known as the Pirate flag of two crossed bones and a skull was the flag of the Templar navy.

These are but two minor examples of a subject that is rife with Templar symbology.

They were used in the transmission of secret messages in code. The order and position of cards conveyed meaning to the person receiving the deck. If confiscated, the carrier would shuffle the cards and claim that they were for gambling. If pressed further, the carrier would further 'confess' that the cards were for fortune telling, concealing the true nature of the cards.

History shows that there are no records of Tarot cards before about 1350, which is less than 50 years after the Templars where persecuted for their lands and substantial wealth. Their ties throughout Europe and the middle east suffered on the surface but their networks continued to survive in secret.

The Tarot cards were but one means of communication to each other in a suddenly harsh environment.

But then again, I may be wrong.

Sample card

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:01:11 GMT

As I stated in my intro, I am illustrating the "The Magdalene Legacy Tarot: Lost Keys of The Madonna" with my partner and deck originator Casey Duhamel. This is a copy of our Moon card, which features the Black Madonna. Other sample cards in our deck may be viewed at http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/magdalene-legacy/

It is currently being submitted for publication and should be finished around mid May 2008.

New Discoveries

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:28:51 GMT

Hey everyone, I'm sorry it's been so long since I've posted something.

Most of you guys are probably already aware of this, but for those who aren't- there have been some new and exciting discoveries is the Rennes-le-Cheateau area. A body shrouded in Templar symbols, secret notes allegedly written by Sauniere 'provong' that The Magdalene came to France, and coded messages left in bottles.

All of this is detailed at the web page http://www.benhammott.com/ and http://www.bloodline-themovie.com/news.html Also, Ben Hammott will be releasing a book about the discovery in the near future.

And we're all still waiting to hear a release date on the Bruce Burgess documentary film 'Bloodline' and information on what theaters will be carrying it. I can't help but keep watching the trailers on the website whenever I have access to a broadband connection.

'The Journal of the Rennes Alchemist' had changed it's name to 'Rhedesium' and can be found at http://www.rennesalchemist.com I will try to update the links section of this community soon. And if anyone has any new links or information, I'd love to hear about it.

And finally I just want to say that we miss you, crankybadger and we want you to come home.

Fun reading material

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:08:32 GMT

The Secret Supper, by Javier Sierra.
http://www.thesecretsupper.com/
Thought provoking insight into the inquisition, the Cathars and what Leonardo may have been thinking while creating The Last Supper.

The Labyrinth, by Kate Mosse
http://www.amazon.com/Labyrinth-Kate-Mosse/dp/0399153446/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b/002-3114712-4618437
An adventure based on the beliefs and rituals of the Cathars at the time of the Albigensian Crusade

Resurrection, by Tucker Malarkey
http://www.amazon.com/Resurrection-Tucker-Malarkey/dp/1594482543/sr=1-1/qid=1171490813/ref=sr_1_1/002-3114712-4618437?ie=UTF8&s=books
A story about post WWII Egypt and the discovery of the Gnostic texts.

Friday, October 13th

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 04:17:43 GMT

Tomorrow, Friday October 13th, 2006 is the 699th anniversary of the arrest of the Knights Templar. It was on Friday, October 13th that the jealous king of France Phillip IV ordered the arrest and torture of the Knights via his toady Pope Clement V in order to gain the vast Templar treasure.

Which supposedly very little hard cash was recovered by the French Inquisition.

So, on this special anniversary, is something odd going to happen? Will the Templars take revenge for actions taken almost 700 years ago? Has their lineage survived to this day?

The idea of a 'bloodline' seems silly to me. I think they found something in Jerusalem, but something much more tangible than a supposed descendant of Jesus. Something that has been moved over the centuries, something that was the 'true' treasure which has been protected and hidden using the physical wealth of Europe and the Holy Land.

Tomorrow is a dark day. Beware the Rosy Cross.

Tue, 04 Jul 2006 03:50:03 GMT

Bloodline [the movie]
Inside the Priory of Sion

It should be coming in the fall:
http://www.bloodline-themovie.com/home.html

http://www.bloodline-themovie.com/film.html

new member

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:12:38 GMT

Hi, name Michelle- location on a tropical island.. forgive the poor english grammars:]

Priory of Sion.. I want to know more about them-

The first time I heard about them, was when I wanted to learn more about Leonardo da Vinci.. for some reason i've become obsessed with learning about him since the beginning of this year, and there have been so many synchronicities that followed my investigation... apart from that, my search led me to the Priory of Sion etc..and in order to understand Leonardo better, I should learn about the organization he was involved with-

I can only say after coming across articles about the PoS earlier this year, I still have no clue exactly what the organization was really about.. I guess too many different stories out there and i'm trying to find the 'facts'.. or the true history of the Priory of Sion.

I just joined this community to see if perhaps i'll get more clue about them. It's possible what I'll read about here, i've already heard about and more.. but i'm hoping to get to the real deal.

The link below is of a group I understand are claiming to be the modern day PoS but by a different name.. I can't say I trust them at all.. I personally feel it's a bunch of folks who see a great opportunity to get people's money. [If there happen to be any members of that group here, I appologize if I get the wrong idea, or perhaps you could enlighten me somewhat..]

What do you think.. here's the link:
http://www.catholicanswer.org/homepage.html

Seasons in the Ice Cage

Mon, 22 May 2006 09:52:07 GMT

Just got back from the movies...yes, that movie. I really don't have much to say about it other than it's what we all expected- hollywood's latest cash cow. Bestseller book + tom hanks + popular directer = filled seats. There were two things that I found amusing though, fist was the very quick camero appearance of Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince sitting next to each other on the bus in London. The other was how they managed to brush by the enigmatic passage in the Phillip Gospel.

New.

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:56:41 GMT

Hello, I am new here. Does this community still thrive? Also, do you guys ever discuss the "history" of the Grail and the Merovingian .

Sun, 05 Mar 2006 18:55:09 GMT

Very good-give cerdit where it belongs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4754308.stm

M Starbird in Seattle WA

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:23:34 GMT

Damn...I knew I should have gone up to WA a little later...

21 January, 2006

1:00 - 4:00 PM
Margaret Starbird
Lecture and Slide Presentation

Mary Magdalene
"Bride and Beloved"

East-West Bookstore
6500 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA

contact person:
Crystal
206-523-3726
www.eastwestbookshop.com

happy 2006

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 07:02:26 GMT

I wanted to wish you all a great new year (even though I'm acknowledging the papal calendar) and let you in on some suggested reading-

Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince have finally released 'The Sion Revelation,'
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743263030/qid=1136356655/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-0129137-4303159?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
This book is kind of a sequel to 'The Stargate Conspiracy' and 'The Templar Revelation.'

Lynn Picknett, on her own, recently published 'The Secret History of Lucifer'
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786717610/qid=1136357063/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-0129137-4303159?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
A sequel to her 'Mary Magdalene' book about the demonization of ancient pagan gods and how the sacred feminine has been lost.

Graham Hancock, 'Superstition, meeting with the ancient teachers of mankind.'
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385662165/qid=1136357465/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-0129137-4303159?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
I haven't read this, but it is getting very good reviews on other 'Priory' mailing lists.

If you can find it- 'The Dreamer of the Vine,' by Liz Greene. A novel about the Merovingian mystery, published long before 'The Da Vinci Code' and a few years before HBHG.

Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:56:43 GMT

So, have you guys seen the Jan 2 2006 issue of Newsweek yet? :)

Neophyte Inquiry: Templars in "Kingdom of Heaven"

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:03:07 GMT

I saw Kingdom for the first time yesterday, but had been a fan of the Flash site for months. The first glaring bother to me was the physical depiction of the Templars; wavy long hair , and garments rich in jewels and fur. The further depiction of the the leaders Sir GUy and Reynald, (of that time in the crusades) as vile, vanity fueled power terrorists was cause for more concern. From my cursory readings into the crusades and the Templars roles, I was thinking that the film had the roles and perspectives of the Europeans COMPLETELY backwards.

The Templars were more conservative in garb and adornment, favoring short hair and beards as that shown by the Hospitaler in Kingdom, as played by David Thewlis. The Noblemen, like Liam Neeson's character, were more often than not, sporting long hair and bare faces. The Templars chose their look to gain more respect from the Muslims, many of whom considered the other Europeans to be effeminate. A distinction in appearance between men and women was important in that culture and all that of the Holy Lands, hence the shorter hair and beards.

I'll stop my rambling and end with this question: Did the film makers have it completely backwards?
Were not the Templars the unfortunate pawns of the crusades, whilst the nobles were the terrorists out for fortune and Papal absolution?

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:52:40 GMT

I'm currently reading Templar Revelation, a book on Jesus, Mary M, John the Baptist, and the Priory of Sion, but haven't really gotten a chance to read much what with being in my freshman year of college.

But anyway, I've been wondering if anyone else ever feels like they've almost been caught up in a fad. I know there's basis to most everything that this way of thinking goes about stating, but I felt like an ass finding all these types of books in the same section where they keep books on satanism, witchcraft and the like.

So no, I don't believe Jesus was the son of God, and if anyone has any more information on the conference between Constantine and others Brown made reference to in The da vinci code, where they "decided on Jesus' divinity" thatd be great