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The Sion Revelation: The Truth About the Guardians of Christ's Sacred Bloodline
An essential notion in the #1 New York Times bestseller The Da Vinci Code is the existence of an age-old French society, the Priory of Sion, whose task it is to protect Christ's sacred bloodline. In The Sion Revelation, Picknett and Prince reveal the story of the Priory, taking readers on a highly significant, disturbing, and even alarming ride through history into an intriguing world where a great many uncomfortable facts will have to be faced, both religious and political.
Drawing on a wealth of astonishing evidence, they answer numerous questions that shroud this society,
• Does the Priory actually exist or is the group's entire history an elaborate hoax?
• Was Leonardo da Vinci really one of the Priory's Grand Masters?
• What is the truth behind Pierre Plantard, the enigmatic French aristocrat who claimed to be a Priory Grand Master -- and who some claim was a Nazi sympathizer?
• Could the Priory be a front for other occult societies in Europe with religious or even political agendas?
By carefully untangling centuries of obfuscation, rumor, and documented fact, The Sion Revelation unravels the great intricacies of this secret society and takes us on a historical journey that is as groundbreaking in its explanation as it is riveting in its telling.
Drawing on a wealth of astonishing evidence, they answer numerous questions that shroud this society,
• Does the Priory actually exist or is the group's entire history an elaborate hoax?
• Was Leonardo da Vinci really one of the Priory's Grand Masters?
• What is the truth behind Pierre Plantard, the enigmatic French aristocrat who claimed to be a Priory Grand Master -- and who some claim was a Nazi sympathizer?
• Could the Priory be a front for other occult societies in Europe with religious or even political agendas?
By carefully untangling centuries of obfuscation, rumor, and documented fact, The Sion Revelation unravels the great intricacies of this secret society and takes us on a historical journey that is as groundbreaking in its explanation as it is riveting in its telling.
514 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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August 30, 2011
I started this book for the Catholic secrets/conspiracy theories aspect...I finished it for all the French political history that no one ever taught me!
October 9, 2022
I appreciate this book, and Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince as authors, who bring a dedicated, meticulous research to everything they do. Thank you authors for always showing the facts and keeping ancient history true, instead of questionable teachings we've all been exposed to since birth.
June 12, 2014
There is much fascinating information in this book. Such that I have read it twice. Alas, the interpretation of that information leaves much to be desired!
What can I say? When I was a naive New Ager I visited Rennes-le-Chateau in vain. But it was only many years later, after I read Meditations on the Tarot and visited Rennes numerous times more, that I could see what the authors cannot see, but which is plainly under their noses ...
Link for my review of Meditations on the Tarot here: http://corjesusacratissimum.org/2009/...
What can I say? When I was a naive New Ager I visited Rennes-le-Chateau in vain. But it was only many years later, after I read Meditations on the Tarot and visited Rennes numerous times more, that I could see what the authors cannot see, but which is plainly under their noses ...
Link for my review of Meditations on the Tarot here: http://corjesusacratissimum.org/2009/...
March 25, 2019
Incredible true story of the hoax behind the Priory of Sion mess. Well-researched and fascinating expose.
I've puzzled over the Sacred Bloodline / Holy Grail thing for years, and this book explains a *lot*.
I've puzzled over the Sacred Bloodline / Holy Grail thing for years, and this book explains a *lot*.
June 21, 2018
This is a good book, it makes one wonder that's for sure. When reading the book you may come to agree that plantard was a fake but on the other hand so much of history of Jesus is shrouded in mystery. It is said many Jewish rabbis were married and expected to be so, so if Jesus was indeed a Rabbi as he is called then he may very well have been married and thus had children and after his crucifixion they would want to protect his family especially any child of his. This leaves one wondering if indeed a true Scion did or does exist but is hidden behind all kinds of smoke and mirrors in other words misdirection. On the other hand Jesus being the son of god or at least considered so may have never married but instead just pursued his teaching so one I would say could speculate either way. Plantard could be fake and put out there to misdirect attention away from the real people cause if your focused on him then you aren't looking elsewhere. For me the question of Jesus bloodline is still up in the air as said it could be either or neither.
January 9, 2020
This was the last of my Picknett and Prince books still left in my TBR pile. I have enjoyed their previous investigations into Da Vinci and Mary Magdalene / The Sacred Feminine, and whilst I've never really been interested in the Priory of Sion or Freemasonry, I thought I might at least find this book as intriguing as all their others. Unfortunately it fell a bit flat with me: possibly because I'm really not that interested in the subject, but whilst this book is heavy with information (the research they must have done is mind-blowing), I soon became bogged down with it all and couldn't make sense of who was connected with who or which group. The book also seemed to lurch from topic to topic: Templars to Freemasonry to Dan Brown to The First and Second world wars to French politics.... and all in the end to conclude that a rich elite have been colluding for decades, if not centuries, to create what we now know as the European Union. If you're into conspiracy or European politicial history then you'll probably enjoy this book, but sadly this wasn't for me.
October 2, 2024
This book appears to be a critical, level-headed expose of the whole Priory of Sion mythos as presented popularly through 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail' and the books and movies based on Dan Brown's fictions (including parts of The Matrix films). The conclusion is that the Priory is one of several fronts for a right-wing pan-European movement originating in France.
I found much of this book hard going, mostly because of vast cast of characters. Many of them would be familiar to the French and to people well versed in French politics from the nineteenth century to the present, but I'm not and, so, found myself having to look back in my reading to keep track of the detail. What I did appreciate, however, was their representation of Vichy politics, not as it appears retrospectively, but as it was to people of that time.
I found much of this book hard going, mostly because of vast cast of characters. Many of them would be familiar to the French and to people well versed in French politics from the nineteenth century to the present, but I'm not and, so, found myself having to look back in my reading to keep track of the detail. What I did appreciate, however, was their representation of Vichy politics, not as it appears retrospectively, but as it was to people of that time.
September 14, 2018
In questo libro si esplora il famigerato "ordine segreto di Sion", reso celebre dal Codice da Vinci e, come rivelato nel libro, che molto poco ha a che fare con esso.
October 14, 2024
Anyone whom is interested in alternative history and unbiased facts. I highly recommend this
June 7, 2009
This is mostly a rehash of Holy Blood, Holy Grail (by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln), with a mind-numbing additional exploration into selected 20th-century French politics.
The book investigates the secretive Priory of Sion (or Prieuré de Sion) as well as Pierre Plantard, who played a central role in this reportedly modern organisation. The investigation shows much overlap with most issues delved into by Holy Blood, Holy Grail, although it does not share the final conclusions of the latter work with regard to the bloodline theory. Rather, it identifies synarchy as the ideology underlying the Priory of Sion, and attempts to show the same driving motive behind other significant European developments over time.
This work adds little to what has already been revealed by Holy Blood, Holy Grail. At most it affords a closer look at the (modern) Priory of Sion and introduces synarchy as a possible motive. Along the way, unfortunately, it labours the historical details of selected French politicians beyond the point of diminishing returns.
The gist of what the authors were trying to say could have been covered by a book half the size, if not less. This is alluded to by their concluding Postscript, which was almost like a lifesaver.
The book investigates the secretive Priory of Sion (or Prieuré de Sion) as well as Pierre Plantard, who played a central role in this reportedly modern organisation. The investigation shows much overlap with most issues delved into by Holy Blood, Holy Grail, although it does not share the final conclusions of the latter work with regard to the bloodline theory. Rather, it identifies synarchy as the ideology underlying the Priory of Sion, and attempts to show the same driving motive behind other significant European developments over time.
This work adds little to what has already been revealed by Holy Blood, Holy Grail. At most it affords a closer look at the (modern) Priory of Sion and introduces synarchy as a possible motive. Along the way, unfortunately, it labours the historical details of selected French politicians beyond the point of diminishing returns.
The gist of what the authors were trying to say could have been covered by a book half the size, if not less. This is alluded to by their concluding Postscript, which was almost like a lifesaver.
August 24, 2011
This book is bunk. The Sion is fake, it's not real. Never has been, never was. The myth has become so big and shrouded in mystery like any true secret society it has taken on a life of it's own. People will buy into anything as long as it is shrouded in that mystique. Pass on this one. If you know your secret societies you already know all you need to know on the Sion, this has nothing new are anything really all that relevant.
February 4, 2017
OMG what a drag. Bounces around everywhere without really completing a train of thought. Dan Brown would love it.
March 31, 2008
The "Templar Revelation" revisited, reworded, and regurgitated.
April 20, 2008
Selevel deh sama Holy Blood Holy Grail. Claimnya sih lebih akurat. But who knows?
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June 19, 2008Facinating. More beyond the DeVinci code.
December 17, 2011
Don't care if it's true. It's fun.
May 24, 2012
This is the authentic "Parson's Egg." Parts of it are really good, and for those parts it is worth reading. It's just a pity about the rest.
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