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REVIEWS @ THE LOST COLONY OF THE THE MAGDALENE LEGACY TEMPLARS: Verrazano's Secret by Laurence Gardner Mission to America Thorsons Element, HarperCollins by Steven Sora Publishers, UK, 2005 Destiny Books, USA, 2004 ISBN 0-00-720084-6 (397pp hc), ISBN 1-59477-019-0 (273pp tpb) 0-00-720397-7 (tpb) Availability: Inner Traditions, Availability: Bookshops; http://www. innertraditions.com; http:/Awww.thorsonselement.com http://www.adventuresunlimitedpress.com; J his brilliant new work, The Magdalene http:/Awww.templartreasure.com Legacy, Laurence Gardner expands on the teven Sora has already uncovered some Jesus and Mary Magdalene bloodline con- of the hidden secrets of history in his ear- spiracy that he covered in his first book, lier books, The Lost Treasure of the Knights Bloodline of the Holy Grail (reviewed in Templar (see 6/04) and Secret Societies of 4/01). Referring to New Testament books America's Elite (10/05). His new book, The __ (including the suppressed ones), historical Lost Colony of the Templars, is another texts, secret Vatican archives, monastic writ- mine of material with a sprinkling of specu- ings, Templar records, Renaissance art and lation on his part. It follows the Knights other sources, he pieces together the picture Templar and their escape from persecution that Mary Magdalene was far from the so- in France in 1307 to Scotland, where they called "whore" that Roman Church dogma received the protection of Henry Sinclair, declared her to be, but a priestess of high who later sailed with a contingent of them to _ Status and lineage and also the wife of Jesus. the New World in 1398. Evidence of their She was an integral part of the fledgling arrival can be found in Nova Scotia, Nazarene Christian movement. Their chil- Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island. dren and descendants, known as the But what happened to them? Desposyni, were such an inconvenience to Emperor Constantine and his new Roman Church that they were expunged from offi- cial records, if not executed, and references to Jesus and Mary Magdalene marrying and having children were suppressed. Gardner explains that the true Grail, Mary Magdalene (also associated with Sophia, the Greek goddess of wisdom), has been pro- tected and revered for close to two millen- nia. The signs are there to be seen, especial- ly in Provence, France, her place of exile CoEvolution The true story of a man taken for ten days to an j. from AD 44 after fleeing Roman persecution extraterrestrial in Judaea. She was venerated by the civilisation Knights Templar, who protected the heritage of the Desposyni, and her sacred memory is kept alive in many paintings by the great by Alec Newald Pe ee any Panings OY we & y Well over a century later, in 1524, the masters including Leonardo da Vinci. Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano led a And while Dan Brown's novel The Da $22.00 voyage on behalf of the French king Francis Vinci Code has triggered debate about the _ (includes GST + postage) I, the pretext being to find a shorter route to Mary Magdalene conspiracy, Gardner says it China but the more likely purpose being to contains sand recon ose in and he a in mid-l see if the Templar colonies still existed. ments on and corrects these in his book. Nae, awe nday in amid eur ees. ae Verrazano did find a Templar-style tower, a These revelations have huge implications. three-hour drive from Rotorua to Auckland in | | baptistery, near the harbour at Newport, New Zealand. He arrived in Auckland to learn Rhode Island, but apparently, according to that Monday was now Thursday, ten days later, reports, there was no evidence of any and that he had no idea of what had happened colonists still alive. However, his backers in the meantime! When Alec did retrieve his ] | yevived the dream of "Arcadia" and created memories of those missing ten days, he . realised his life had changed forever, for early a secret society, the Company of the Holy on in that fateful trip, while driving through a | | Sacrament, that would lay the foundations foggy mountain pass, Alec was whisked from for Montreal in the hope of realising the the road by beings from an extraterrestrial Templars' mission to create a sacred place civilisation. A true story! where one could aspire to higher knowledge without fear of Church or State. Further revelations about the Vikings, Templars, Sinclairs, old European families, secret societies and long-time mysteries make Sora's book an absorbing read. Mail, phone or fax your order to: NEXUS Magazine, PO Box 30, Mapleton Qld 4560 Australia. Ph: 07 5442 9280; Fax: 07 5442 9381 or use the coupon on page 96. THE MAGDALENE LEGACY by Laurence Gardner Thorsons Element, HarperCollins Publishers, UK, 2005 ISBN 0-00-720084-6 (397pp hc), 0-00-720397-7 (tpb) Availability: Bookshops; http:/Awww.thorsonselement.com n his brilliant new work, The Magdalene Legacy, Laurence Gardner expands on the Jesus and Mary Magdalene bloodline con- spiracy that he covered in his first book, Bloodline of the Holy Grail (reviewed in 4/01). Referring to New Testament books (including the suppressed ones), historical texts, secret Vatican archives, monastic writ- ings, Templar records, Renaissance art and other sources, he pieces together the picture that Mary Magdalene was far from the so- called "whore" that Roman Church dogma declared her to be, but a priestess of high status and lineage and also the wife of Jesus. She was an integral part of the fledgling Nazarene Christian movement. Their chil- dren and descendants, known as the Desposyni, were such an inconvenience to Emperor Constantine and his new Roman Church that they were expunged from offi- cial records, if not executed, and references to Jesus and Mary Magdalene marrying and having children were suppressed. Gardner explains that the true Grail, Mary Magdalene (also associated with Sophia, the Greek goddess of wisdom), has been pro- tected and revered for close to two millen- nia. The signs are there to be seen, especial- ly in Provence, France, her place of exile from AD 44 after fleeing Roman persecution in Judaea. She was venerated by the Knights Templar, who protected the heritage of the Desposyni, and her sacred memory is kept alive in many paintings by the great masters including Leonardo da Vinci. And while Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code has triggered debate about the Mary Magdalene conspiracy, Gardner says it contains some misconceptions and he com- ments on and corrects these in his book. These revelations have huge implications. civilisation by Alec Newald $22.00 (includes GST + postage) 70 * NEXUS APRIL —- MAY 2005 www.nexusmagazine.com