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The Book of Love
Adapted from the work of Elizabeth van Buren, resident author, Rennes-le-Chateau:
"At Rennes-le-Château, in the church dedicated to Mary Magdalene, is a beautiful stained glass
window
depicting Lazarus coming forth from the tomb. ... He is portrayed in such
a
manner that he appears as an Egyptian, and the cave from which he
emerges is
shaped like the case of a mummy.
When she lived at Magdala she was known as the Magdalene. ... [Following the Crucifixion] ... There are legends that say she sailed to France with Martha,
her
brother Lazarus and a small company of early Christians.
An ancient manuscript once existed in the Vatican Library which spoke
of the
voyage of our Lord's friends, who traveled in an old boat ... a story
which
appears to be saying more than it states, for as the ship was drifting
out,
'Sarah, the handmaid' of Ste. Salome and Ste. Mary Cleopas, threw herself
into
the sea in order to join her mistresses, and with the formers' help,
was
brought into the boat.
There is a tradition that Mary Magdalene brought the Grail with her from the Holy
Land. A
story relates that Rene d'Anjou (née 1408) owned a beautiful cup that
he
had obtained at Marseille, where Mary Magdalene is thought to have disembarked.
Another
version states he engraved the following strange inscription on a
chalice:
Qui bien buerra, Dieu, voira. Qui beurra tout d'une baleine, Voira Dieu
et
la Magdeleine.
Before their persecution by the Inquisition in the Middle Ages, the
Cathari
dwelt in this part of France, close to the Pyrenées. A Cathari ritual
revealed their belief that the physical world was one of evil:
Lord, have no pity on this flesh born of corruption, but rather on the
spirit imprisoned within.
The spirit which is the light is trapped in a body of flesh and blood,
according to the Cathari.
In the Secret of Mont-Segur we learn that there is a book in
existence, a
book that had been guarded and preserved by the Cathari, a manuscript
which
lies in a leaden casket in the depths of a cavern.
The
manuscript is called The Book of Love.
When certain of the Cathari
underwent
torture, they admitted the existence of the book, known only to a few
high
initiates. The manuscript is attributed to John the Divine (the Beloved Disciple) and is said to contain:
...sublime teachings, marvelous revelations, the most secret words
confided
by our Lord to the Beloved Disciple. Their power would be such that all
hatred, all anger, all jealousy would vanish from the hearts of men.
The
Divine Love, like a new flood, would submerge all souls and never again
would blood be shed on the Earth. [The Secret of Mont-Segur, London,
1952,
Escholier & Gardelle, authors]
A prophecy states that this book will be found at a 'pre-ordained time' by a
'predestined person.' Furthermore, it states that this predestined
person, a
being of perfect candor, innocence and absolute purity, would be under
the
Sign of the Dove.
If the Book of Love is really hidden in a cave in the southern part of
France,
the story of Lazarus might be speaking of the book itself. Lazarus was
dead
and lay entombed in a cave. ... When the predestined time arrives, The
Book
of Love will be called forth for all the world to read.
The Book of Love is said to be the book given to The Beloved Disciple
by
Jesus Christ. But there is reason to believe that it might be of much
older
date."
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