The Tree of Life and the Holy Grail

The publication in 1982 of the controversial bestseller The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail convinced many readers that there is no spiritual truth in the legends of the Holy Grail. After chancing on the book, and unimpressed with its conclusions, Sylvia Francke was inspired to begin her own Grail quest, the result of which is this carefully researched and revealing work, coauthored with Thomas Cawthorne -- a powerful and convincing refutation of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grails materialistic thesis. Drawing upon many sources -- such as the legend of Parsival, the Gnostic Gospels, Rosicrucian texts, and the seminal research of the scientist and educationalist Rudolf Steiner -- the authors focus upon the mysterious village of Rennes-le-Chateau in southern France, suggesting a solution to its secret. Among much else, they also touch upon the significance of the Cathars, Knights Templars, and King Arthur. The quest for the Grail today is an empowering path of self-transformation, they conclude, and a renewal of the true Grail mysteries at the end of the twentieth century is urgently required.