They personify the Holy Grail and the Ark of the Covenant in a quest for lost feminine wisdom and the search for soul. Ean Begg's fascinating book investigates the pagan origins of the phenomenon as well as the heretical Gnostic-Christian underground stream that flowed west with the cult of Mary Magdalene and resurfaced in Catharism at the time of the Crusades, especially with the Templars. In addition the author provides a comprehensive gazetteer that enables the reader to locate the sites where Virgins can be found and provides information about their origins. In this volume a new English translation for general readers of four of the most important and revealing Christian texts - the Secret Book of James, the Gospel of Thomas, the Book of Thomas and the Secret Book of John. Les As experienced underground engineers, and an interest in the history of mining technology, the authors draw on the documented record presenting a compelling and historically accurate description of the work originally done on the site.
Detailed drawings show the deep shaft at the site, and the much more elaborate flood tunnel system.
Th e y offer compelling evidence for believing that there was a disaster during the construction of the shaft, and that the flood tunnel was a later addition at the site. With this factual account, Harris and MacPhie take Oak Island into the realm of serious archaeology and history. At last the truth can be told. Glenn Glenn Kimball began his interest in extra-biblical writings while living in South America in the early '70s. Much of Kimball's time was spent visiting with museum curators, medicine men and universities, studying the religious histories of South American Indian tribes and the conquest of the Spanish.