27 Dec 2010 6 Comments
SHADOW OF THE GRAIL: Magic and Mystery at Montsegur
Richard Stanley is a film-maker, anthropologist and esoteric scholar. He has written and directed such feature films as Hardware and Dust Devil and a series of award winning documentaries.
In the summer of 1992 Stanley travelled to the remote Pyrenean village of Montsegur and scaled the mountain to the enigmatic ruins of the castle perched high on its summit.
There he was trapped by a freak electro-magnetic storm. The ordeal set in motion a spiralling chain of events that led Stanley on a twenty year quest to learn the truth about the castle and its secrets.
Through text and rare photographs this book tells the bizarre story of Otto Rahn, who believed the castle was key to a priceless treasure and was employed by the Nazi SS to find it, or die.
We learn about the mysterious cult of the Cathars, who were massacred there in the 13th Century, and their warrior priestess, Esclarmonde, the ‘Light of the World’, immortal guardian of the Holy Grail.
Untangling a web of clues and coincidences, wonders and terrors, Stanley is caught up in a saga that will shake your beliefs and challenge your concept of reality.
This title is available in two versions:
Kindle Edition at Amazon for any Kindle device, Mac or PC with free kindle viewer installed.
Enhanced Version at iTunes includes more than 20 minutes of video from Richard Stanley. Runs on iPhone, iPod and iPad.
Richard Stanley with Scarlett Amaris
Dec 28, 2010 @ 00:49:52
Hi guys you look fine.
Looking forward to the enhanced edition
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Dec 28, 2010 @ 17:43:43
I think I’ll have to get both
Dec 30, 2010 @ 11:08:21
Please release a print edition. It’s rather annoying that you have gone with a proprietary version, such as Kindle. Even a downloadable PDF via Paypal would be better.
Dec 30, 2010 @ 14:46:45
We have more versions in the pipeline, including a video edition featuring rare footage from Richard’s collection.
Meanwhile, this edition runs on the free Kindle viewer on any Mac or PC.
Aug 08, 2011 @ 11:00:22
Dear Richard, I am intregued about what you said in the video, that you were surprised by lightning climbing to Montsegur castle. The same had happened to me in 1999. I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that the immortal souls of Montsegur and San Salvador Castle in northern Spain (first grail castle in Europe according to R. Steiner) have revealed themselves and their guiding wisdom to John of the Holy Grail (he is a world recognized intellectual, philosopher, mystic, writer, poet, originally form Russia), who is now guiding humanity into the secrets of the opening of the spiritual heart for the discovery of the authentic grail in each human soul. He will come to the UK in Oct. 2011 and I am giving with my partner talks and hold meetings for people interested in this new, authentic quest. So please contact me, if you feel drawn to find out more about the modern authentic Cathars (Guillem de Billebast, prophesized in 1309: the laurel (supreme love of Minné) will green again in 700 years). We are told Britain is ready to receive the Holy Grail again. Bessings and love to you Arthur
Feb 08, 2012 @ 21:35:07
I though this migh be of interest to those on this thread.
Talk by the Lectorium Rosicrucianum
‘The Spiritual Inheritance of the Cathars’
http://www.goldenrosycross.org.uk/
Thursday 23rd Feb 2012 7pm
Thanks.