Key to the Sacred Pattern: The Untold Story of Rennes-le-Chateau 2nd Edtion by Henry Lincoln Is Now in Print

For all those who have been patiently waiting for the second edition of Key to the Sacred Pattern: The Untold Story of Rennes-le-Chateau to be released in print, your wait is over. The listings for Henry Lincoln's backstory to the New York Times best selling Holy Blood, Holy Grail  is now available in print at Amazon.  In the coming weeks, other retailers' listings will come on line and we will update those links at the Key to the Sacred Pattern book page at the Grave Distractions Publications website. You can also check the availability of the eBook version of Key to the Sacred Pattern on the same page.

Key to the Sacred Pattern Synopsis

Ten years before the publication of Holy Blood, Holy Grail, Henry Lincoln began his odyssey into the mysteries of an insignificant village in the French Pyrenees.  In the 1890s, Bérenger Saunière, the penniless priest of Rennes-le-Château became spectacularly wealthy after finding coded parchments hidden in his church. His largesse transformed the village.  His Magdala Tower and his mysterious renovation of his church still stand as silent testament to the enduring mysteries of Rennes-le-Château.

Fifty years after Saunière’s death, Henry Lincoln picked up the trail to discover the truth behind the priest’s unexplained wealth. Lincoln’s dogged and methodical research culminated in three BBC television documentaries and the world-wide best-sellers Holy Blood, Holy Grail and The Messianic Legacy, which put forward the hypothesis that perhaps the priest had stumbled upon facts known only to a secret society, the Priory of Sion. Is it possible that Jesus was married? Did he father a blood-line which still survives?  Was the Priory of Sion behind the Knights Templars ? Did Saunière find some – or all – of their fabled treasure?

Clue after clue was uncovered by Lincoln and, in Key to the Sacred Pattern, he lays down the history of Lincoln’s quest. It is largely due to Lincoln’s dogged and methodical research into Bérenger Saunière, Rennes-le-Château, the Knights Templar, and the Priory of Sion that the world has seen a glimpse into one of history’s most compelling mysteries. Certainly Lincoln’s work has been generously built on by both fiction and non-fiction authors and the resulting cultural phenomena centering around Bérenger Saunière, Rennes-le-Château, the Knights Templar, and the Priory of Sion.

But to say that Key to the Sacred Pattern is the chronicle of a hunt for lost Templar gold or chasing a shadowy secret society would be a mistake. The true gem of Key to the Sacred Pattern is Lincoln’s presentation of the unarguable and astonishing facts behind this strange and gripping mystery. Far older than Jesus, it stretches back into an undreamt past. Is there a geometric pattern to the placement of holy places throughout Europe?  Discover the true Rennes-le-Château and the reality which lie beyond the mountaintop village. This second edition of Key to the Sacred Pattern contains additional material as well as new and updated images.

About Author Henry Lincoln 

Henry Lincoln has had a long and distinguished career as not only an author, but a television presenter, scriptwriter and actor as well. Most notably, Lincoln was a co-author of the 1982 New York Times bestseller, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. At the time the controversial The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail introduced a majority of the world to the shadowy secret society the Priory of Sion, a treasure hunt in the tiny French village of Rennes-le-Château, and the theory that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail  also served as the basis for Dan Brown’s 2003 best-seller The Da Vinci Code. In the years since The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail was released, Lincoln has continued dissecting the mysteries of Rennes-le-Château in such works as Key to the Sacred Pattern: The Untold Story of Rennes-le-Château, The Holy Place: Discovering the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World, The Messianic Legacy (with Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh), and The Templars' Secret Island: The Knights, The Priest and The Treasure (with Erling Haagensen).

Serving as the basis for his written works, Lincoln wrote and narrated the following documentaries for BBC2’s series Chronicle: The Lost Treasure of Jerusalem...? (1972), The Priest, the Painter, and the Devil  (1974), and The Shadow of the Templars (1979).

Aside from his extensive book catalog, Lincoln is also known for co-writing three Doctor Who multi-part serials starring Patrick Troughton: "The Abominable Snowmen" (1967), "The Web of Fear" (1968) and "The Dominators "(1968).  Lincoln is also the creator of the recurring character Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

Lincoln currently lives in Rennes-les-Bains.   At the moment, Lincoln is archiving research materials  he has gathered in a 40-year quest to discover the truth behind the Rennes-le-Château mysteries.

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GDP to Reissue Henry Lincoln's Key to the Sacred Pattern: The Untold Story of Rennes-le-Chateau

We're pleased to announce that in the coming months, Grave Distractions Publications will be reissuing Henry Lincoln's classic work Key to the Sacred Pattern: The Untold Story of Rennes-le-Chateau. At this point, Mr. Lincoln is planning on including new material to this text.  If you would like to be informed of the book's release date, please fill out the form at the bottom of this post and we will contact you with the details.  

 

Henry Lincoln Biography

Henry Lincoln has had a long and distinguished career as not only an author, but a television presenter, scriptwriter and actor as well. Most notably, Lincoln was a co-author of the 1982 New York Times bestseller, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. At the time the controversial The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail introduced a majority of the world to the shadowy secret society the Priory of Sion, a treasure hunt in the tiny French village Rennes-le-Chateau, and the theory that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail was also served as the basis for Dan Brown’s 2003 best-seller The Da Vinci Code. In the years since Holy Blood, Holy Grail was released, Lincoln has continued dissecting the mysteries of Rennes-le-Chateau in such works as Key to the Sacred Pattern: The Untold Story of Rennes-le-Chateau, The Holy Place: Discovering the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World, The Messianic Legacy (with Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh), and The Templars' Secret Island: The Knights, The Priest and The Treasure (with Erling Haagensen).

Serving as the basis for his written works, Lincoln wrote and narrated the following documentaries for BBC2’s series Chronicle: The Lost Treasure of Jerusalem (1972), The Priest, the Painter, and the Devil  (1974), and The Shadow of the Templars (1979).

Aside from his extensive book catalog, Lincoln is also known for co-writing three Doctor Who multi-part serials starring Patrick Troughton: The Abominable Snowmen (1967), The Web of Fear (1968) and The Dominators (1968) and the creation of the recurring character Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

Lincoln lives in Rennes-les-Bains and currently is working on achieving the all of the research materials he has gathered in his quest to discover the truth behind in the village that’s held his attention for well over 40 years.

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The Tower and the Land: Awakening to the Light by Gloria Amendola

Grave Distractions Publications is happy to announce the publication of Gloria Amendola's second novel, The Tower and the Land: Awakening to the Light.

In Book Two of Gloria Amendola's Tower series, Marta sets out for France – to find the legendary manuscript she was told is still buried somewhere in the countryside of Rennes le Chateau. But the landscape temple is vast and much is to be learned before entering this place of extraordinary power.

No sooner than Marta’s feet touch French soil, the spirit of Joan of Arc appears. The message she receives is puzzling yet she is determined to make sense of it.

Marta wants to understand the power of the magic red ruby, but before she can, she travels to the place of the Gypsies and meets the mysterious Anselme Mathieu, a man of many secrets. They are immediately drawn together – as if they have known – and loved – each other somewhere in time!

And the men who followed her in Virginia Beach are once again on her trail. How did they find her? What are they trying to show her? And should Anselme be trusted?

Will Marta crack the code or will she be stopped from finding the lost book of Jesus? Is it really a book or something unexpected? And how do the thermal waters of Rennes les Bains lead her to Chartres Cathedral? Could it involve the enduring mystery of the Church of St. Sulpice and the message that has been guarded by secret societies throughout time?

This title is available in traditional print and eBook formats at fine online retails such as Amazon, Amazon Australia, Amazon Canada, Amazon UK, Barnes and Noble, iBookstore, Scribd, and Smashwords.