Key to the Sacred Pattern : The Untold Story of Rennes-Le-Chateau

by Henry Lincoln

Key to the Sacred Pattern : The Untold Story of Rennes-Le-Chateau

Genres: Religion, History, Nonfiction, Historical, Conspiracy Theories

240 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 1998

About the author

Henry Lincoln (born Henry Soskin, 1930) was an English author, television presenter, scriptwriter and former supporting actor. He co-wrote three Doctor Who multi-part serials in the 1960s, and —starting in the 1970s— authored a series of books and inspired documentaries for the British television channel BBC Two, on the alleged "mysteries" surrounding the French village of Rennes-le-Château. This launched a series of lectures, and in 1982, Lincoln co-wrote the pseudohistorical book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, which became the inspiration for Dan Brown's 2003 best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code.

Reviews

[Michaela Riley · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you love all things history and revelations left by our ancestors this is an unforgettable read. I was able to use the research in this book as a guide for a magical journey in my own books. The original boundaries of the riddle for Rennes-le-Chateau extends from the Pyrenees then Britany and to the Baltic Sea. The sacred pattern in this research is actually a pentagram over France. Lincoln offers an invitation for us to explore the potential meaning behind this mystery and discover that the world we inhabit has secrets that are far more ancient and magical than we dare to imagine.

[Miles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Henry Lincoln is always a good read, his analysis of the mysteries surrounding RLC balanced and seemingly objective. Ultimately, we make of these accounts what we will and build our opinions accordingly. I'll certainly be continuing my research in this direction…

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another book re the Rennes Le Chateau mystery - in fact this is the story of how the story got out into the English speaking world in the late '60s and early '70s. The book appears to be an objective account of Henry Lincoln's findings but I had a niggling suspicion that the reader was still being led along the pathway that Lincoln wants them to go down. I must admit that I find this stuff fascinating and have read nearly all the of the books in this genre at one time or another. Whilst I don't think that any of the books actually nail down what the mystery of this village is, most of them are in the ball park. He highlights a lot of the crazy people that are out there delving into the weirder aspects of the mystery, sometimes, by making other people seem more crazy, it makes Lincoln appear less crazy and more coherent and objective as it were. Whether or not this is my interpretation, I don't know. But there is no denying that there is definitely a mystery afoot that needs investigating!

[Helen Casey · Rating 1 out of 5]

This belongs firmly in the category of 'The Silly Book' - generally consisting of either fiction or non-fiction (and shades in between) that promise startling revelations that will change the face of civilisation as we know it and/or reveal who Jesus was actually shagging..
Henry Lincoln's Key to the Sacred Pattern is one such book, but I couldn't tell you what the startling revelation was as it was so interminably dull that I couldn't finish it - the face of civilisation as we know it will just have to go on and change without me noticing I'm afraid.
If you really must.. it's about that Rennes-le-Chateau nonsense and drawing triangles on a map to prove something or other and there was a tomb and stuff, and yes, it is that Henry Lincoln wot wrote the Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, and thus is indirectly responsible for the existence of Dan Brown.

[Emma · Rating 2 out of 5]

Licoln going it alone and milking the subject of Rennes-le-Chateau, for money I suspect. Only for real deep fans an light believers. Interesting and fun at times but not truly convincing.

[Fiona Robson · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favourite of Lincoln's Rennes le Chatteau books and a good place for a noob to the mystery to begin.