Product Description

Why do the Ark of the Covenant, Mary's reliquary box, and Jesus' Coffer all have the same imagery? .
Was the Ark the container of the Covenant, the Ten Commandments, or the Chalice?
Does the image of the Shroud of Turin contain a bioelectric field?

These questions and others will be explored in The Ark, The Shroud, and Mary. Author Philip Gardiner recently won the acclaim of both scholars and the reading public with The Serpent Grail, which united three of the most mysterious objects known to man--the Grail, Elixir and Philosophers Stone. Now, in this unique and thought-provoking work Gardiner proves that the Ark of the Covenant, the Shroud of Turin, and Mary are united in ways never before imagined.

Travelling across the world, from Rome to India, Portugal to Egypt, Gardiner uncovers the trail of the Ark and finds that it does not lead to Ethiopia, as many believe, but instead in a direction that nobody could have imagined. The trail of the Ark takes Gardiner on a hunt into the very heart of an ancient secret society with clandestine meetings in far-off lands.

Uniting the myth, tradition, and language of the Ark with the Shroud of Turin, Gardiner then goes on to re-date it, reveal how it was made, and identify whose image it actually recreates. Through his new-found contacts in the world of secret societies, Gardiner then shows how this incredible secret was protected by a dual brotherhood throughout time and was the secret source of the enlightenment spoken of by numerous orders from the Sufis to the Knights Templar. The Ark, The Shroud, and Mary outshines The Da Vinci Code for the simple reason that it is the factual story of one man's fight to uncover the truth.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #223114 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 319 pages

From the Back Cover
"A suspense-filled, fact-packed adventure story...an epigrammatic tale that needs to be told to the whole wide world...clearly the next blockbuster movie sequel in the `Raiders of the Lost Ark' series."
--Dr. J.J. Harper, author, Tranceformers: Shamans of the 21st Century.

About the Author
Philip Gardiner is an international best-selling author of several books, including Gnosis: The Secret of Solomon's Temple Revealed, The Serpent Grail, and The Shining Ones. He has appeared on more than 200 radio and TV programs, including Fox News, the Art Bell Show, and the Hilly Rose Show, and is featured in the new Discovery Channel series Freemasonry. He has also written for more than 200 magazines and newspapers.

Customer Reviews

Phew
Been waiting for this ever since I heard about it and I'm glad I did. Gardiner unpicks the whole thing, from the Ark in Ethiopia to the making of the Shroud and then some. The twists and turns of this book reveal a mindset that just wouldn't give in and Gardiner thinks of alternatives that others simply have not thought of. The etymology of the words had me sitting back and wondering and then he goes on some crazy field trip and meets up with the brotherhood who land a real scorcher of a revelation that ought to be in a film - it so made sense.

Anybody who loves bloodline theories, intrigue and sacred secrets will be in awe at the simple truths in this book that have passed everybody by. His discoveries are tremendous and if you don't get a few shocks reading this excellent book then you have missed something IMO. Well researched, beautifully written and exhilerating. I'm gonna buy the DVD now!

Two thumbs up for Phillip Gardiner!!!
Phillip Gardiner is a GENIUS researcher who masterfully and tenaciously breaks open some of the most allusive Esoterism (spiritual science) to this day! If anyone wants or needs inside information on Hermeticism, Gnosticism, Freemasonry, Knight Templar, Sufism, Numerology, Sacred Geometry, etymological codes, etc., THIS is the book! "The Ark, Shroud, and Mary: The Untold Truths About the Relics of the Bible" is probably one of the most fascinating reads I've come across this year! This interlinks all of us as a society of humanity to an ancient legacy!

***** The Magnum Opus of Secret Society Wisdom *****
I was stunned that this writer can reveal these secrets and get them into the marktplace in the USA. Somebody is asleep at the switch of censorship and surely this magnum opus will not be overlooked for long. Once the word is out this book will be banned, burned, and/or buried in the vaults of the Vatican again! Read the most comprehensive manuscript on hidden knowledge since the Dead Sea Scrolls were released decades ago; yet sure to ignite a firestorm of controversy in orthodox circles, too, as well as a celebration of consciousness in unorthodox ones. This is such a marvelous time to be alive on planet earth when the truth is sweeping the lies clean as if it were a flood of biblical proportions!

Dr. John Jay Harper is author of Tranceformers: Shamans of the 21st Century