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& REVIEWS JUNE — JULY 2006 utilised. One famous example covered here _ inspirations for Dan Brown's novel. B oO oO K S is the so-called Baghdad battery. The Priory had its modern birth in 1956, ; Interspersed with examples from the but depending on what story you subscribe Reviewed by Ruth Parnell ancient world are ones from relatively mod- _ to it may have originated in the 1110s during THE ELECTRIC MIRROR ON THE ern times when lighthouses, carbon and mer- the Crusades or in 18th-century France. The PHAROS LIGHTHOUSE and Other cury arc searchlights and electrical cells authors suggest that if the Priory is a hoax, it Ancient Lighting were considered exciting new innovations. is an elaborate one whose threads, once . L Brian Radk Radka's grasp of history, esoterica and investigated, lead the researcher to conclude edited by Larry Brian Radka technology together with his liberal use of that there is some truth to support the allega- The Einhorn Press, Parkersburg, WV, 2006 maps, diagrams and photos makes The tions. These threads lead to occult knowl- ISBN 0-9657545-8-8 (166pp I/f tpb) . Electric Mirror... a captivating read. edge on the one hand, and political machina- Availability: The Einhorn Press, email tions during and beyond WWII on the other. LarryBrianRadka@hotmail.com , THE SION REVELATION: Inside the In an interesting turnabout, apparently the his is a fascinating investigation which Shadowy World of Europe's Secret Priory's stance was a Johannist one (i.e., fol- confirms that the ancients knew about Masters lowing the cult of John the Baptist as and utilised electricity, batteries, telescopes, a A . Messiah), not one that upheld the bloodline mirror weapons and carbon arc lighting. by Lynn Pick nett and Clive pance heritage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. So many pieces to the puzzle fit and so many don't that the authors surmise the Priory is a front for a grouping of muc older secret societies which are mentioned in historical documents, as well as for more modern intelligence agencies and political movers and shakers. An intriguing thesis. The most famous example in Larry Radka's book is the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria—one of the seven wonders of the ancient world—built by the Ptolemeic kings in honour of Alexander the Great, who Priory of Sion received prominence in the saw the need for it when he surveyed the early 1980s with the publication of Leigh, Egyptian coastline in 332 BC. The light- P j ' , house, which soared at least 650 feet above Baigent and Lincoln's The Holy Blood And ISBN 0-316-72772-5 (530pp tpb) Availability: http://www.twbg.co.uk llegations about the existence in France of a shadowy secret society called the sea level, was described in the historical The Holy grail in more recon i, Dat Vines THE record and reportedly underwent construc- Code that has again brought the Priory into tion repairs following a number of earth- the public gaze. But how much do we know quakes unt its final demise in 308 4 about this group, and is it, as suspected, a pparently it employed a sophisticated car- hoax? Authors Lynn Picknett and Clive bon arc lighting system that made ita signif- Prince again teamed up to do research for a R EVE LATION icant landmark for Mediterranean seafarers. new book, The Sion Revelation. Meath the lng IF cel From his research, Radka discovered that Indeed, the authors have been on the case oof Casrayle s frcea fication the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians and since 1991 when they were approached by a Assyrians knew about electricity and light- self-declared member of the Priory while wea ing, but he thinks it's likely that the Pharos they were working on their book about the eh gil Se lighthouse and its powerful light were Shroud of Turin, which named Leonardo da > a inspired by ancient Indian predecessors. Vinci as the creator (if not the subject) of the i: Pe a | Radka includes plenty of examples from the _shroud's image. In a strange twist, they = art and artefacts of these civilisations that maintain that their subsequent book The taba acs heap pele suggest these technologies were well Templar Revelation was one of the chief Linn Phchosett ow Clive Pre utilised. One famous example covered here is the so-called Baghdad battery. Interspersed with examples from the ancient world are ones from relatively mod- ern times when lighthouses, carbon and mer- cury arc searchlights and electrical cells were considered exciting new innovations. Radka's grasp of history, esoterica and technology together with his liberal use of maps, diagrams and photos makes The Electric Mirror... a captivating read. inspirations for Dan Brown's novel. The Priory had its modern birth in 1956, but depending on what story you subscribe to it may have originated in the 1110s during the Crusades or in 18th-century France. The authors suggest that if the Priory is a hoax, it is an elaborate one whose threads, once investigated, lead the researcher to conclude that there is some truth to support the allega- tions. These threads lead to occult knowl- edge on the one hand, and political machina- tions during and beyond WWII on the other. In an interesting turnabout, apparently the Priory's stance was a Johannist one (i.e., fol- lowing the cult of John the Baptist as Messiah), not one that upheld the bloodline heritage of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. So many pieces to the puzzle fit and so many don't that the authors surmise the Priory is a front for a grouping of much older secret societies which are mentioned in historical documents, as well as for more modern intelligence agencies and political movers and shakers. An intriguing thesis. NEXUS = 67 www.nexusmagazine.com