Clearly explores the origins and demise of the Knights Templar along with their role as guardians of the Holy Grail. Presents diverse descriptions of the Grail; its furtive journeys through castles in Southern France and over the Pyrenees into Northern Spain. Maps, photos, illustrations.
Excerpted from the paperback version of 'The Trail of Gnosis'.
"The Indiana Jones of Gnosis" -- David Wegenast, Yogi
Judith Mann is an intrepid traveler/photographer/writer, spending much of her productive life investigating the sacred in Europe and SouthEast Asia.
Four trips to Vietnam since 2006 has led to the publication of 'Spirit Realms of Vietnam' available as two volumes, 'The Diaries' and its in-depth reference source companion, The Context', both available February, 2012.
Five prior trips to Europe and Armenia led Mann to writing and publishing 'The Trail of Gnosis', a book that focuses primarily on medieval Gnostics, the Cathars, gnostic background, beliefs, symbols and sacred destinations in France, Spain, Bosnia and Armenia. Pacific Rim Press has published the revised 4th edition of 'The Trail of Gnosis' in July, 2012.
Pacific Rim Press published 'Legend of The Cathars' in November, 2012. As Kindle books, in 2013, Pacific Rim Press published her trilogy, 'Exploring the Sacred in Vietnam' and 'Manichaeism 101'.