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SEARCH:HOME | CURRENT ISSUE | BACK ISSUES | ARTICLES | SUBSCRIBE | PRODUCTS |ADVERTISING | WHO, WHAT, WHERE | LINKS | COMMENTS | SURVEYLaurence Gardner on Ancient Secret ScienceHistorian and best-selling author Laurence Gardner discusses the powers ofwhite powder gold, the Ark of the Covenant, the Knights Templar and his newsci-fi screenplay centred around the Shroud of Turin.--Extracted from Nexus Magazine, Volume 11, Number 4 (June-July 2004)PO Box 30, Mapleton Qld 4560 Australia. editorTelephone: +61 (0)7 5442 9280; Fax: +61 (0)7 5442 9381From our web page at: www.nexusmagazine.comLaurence Gardner interviewconducted 6 November 2003by Atasha McMillan© 2003-04Email: atasha--THE WHITE POWDER GOLD OF THE ANCIENTSSince his latest book, Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark, was published inFebruary 2003, best-selling author Sir Laurence Gardner has been givingworldwide lectures about the rediscovery of arcane knowledge-in particular,the extraordinary powers of white powder gold.When gold and platinum-group metals are transformed into the monatomicstate, a fine white powder is produced. This substance was used by pharaohsand kings of the ancient world. It was also part of the secret knowledge ofmediaeval alchemy and the Knights Templar. Research on this has been forgingahead, and some amazing properties of high-spin monatomic elements have nowbeen scientifically confirmed.This has huge and potentially revolutionary implications. Humanity now haswithin its reach a potential cure for cancer without drugs or surgery, anenvironment-friendly alternative to fossil fuels, a means to transform humanconsciousness, the possibility of low or zero-gravity flight, space travelby manipulation of space-time, and access to other dimensions (whichscientists have now proved to be real).In this interview conducted at Growing Needs Bookshop in Glastonbury,England, Laurence talked about some of the latest developments in thisfield. We began by discussing how news of its use as a cure for cancer hasbegun to spread to the mainstream environment.- Atasha McMillanMONATOMIC ELEMENTS, HEALING AND ANTIGRAVITYLaurence Gardner (LG): I've been talking about gold as an effective catalystin cancer treatment for a long time-and it is now happening. The World GoldCouncil is confirming this in its literature, and the Securities & ExchangeCommission, Washington, DC, is now publishing it in its bullion prospectus.The S & EC also reports on other aspects that I have written about in thepast. Future applications for gold, it says [reads from S & EC prospectus],"are in pollution control, clean energy generation and fuel cell technology.In addition, work is under way on the use of gold in cancer treatment".Atasha McMillan (AM): Are the research tests for this being done mostly inAmerica?LG: They're being done all over. Scientific journals from Switzerland,Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Singapore, Israel, Britain and America areall commenting in this regard, with headlines such as "The AmazingProperties of Monatomic Gold". There are no limitations on this now.Singapore University is making great progress with gold in cancer treatment,and Rice University, Texas, has reported amazing success in recent remedialtrials with nano-gold.AM: You've said that monatomic elements can be used in connection with spacetravel. Can you explain a bit more about that, and about how research inthat area is progressing?LG: Monatomic transition-group elements were classified some time ago as"exotic matter" because they have a negative energy density and the abilityto manipulate space-time. Physicists now say that exotic matter is the keyto travelling enormous distances-seemingly faster than the speed of light,but with an acceleration rate of zero. They are looking at the concept ofmoving the space instead of the spacecraft-that is to say, contractingspace-time in front of the ship, with a commensurate expansion of thespace-time behind it. NASA's Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project isleading the research in this regard. We also have the aircraft industryinvestigating the concept of antigravity flight. Monatomic elements areoperative high-temperature superconductors, and superconductors willlevitate. They have a null magnetic field and will repel external magneticfields. The Center for Advanced Study in Illinois has classifiedsuperconductivity as "the most remarkable physical property in theuniverse".So, as the UK Ministry of Defence has stated, "Anti-gravity propulsion isnow coming out of the closet". In this arena, Boeing is working on ProjectGrasp at its top-secret Phantom Works in Seattle, and British Aerospace hasits parallel Project Greenglow. There is also a new UK-US joint venturecalled Project Falcon. Back in August [2003], British Aerospace and Boeingmet at the Pentagon to talk about their plan for a 6,000-miles-per-houraircraft-that's around five times the speed of the now redundant Concorde.AM: You have also mentioned the prospect of teleporting matter from oneplace to another.LG: Yes; nanophysics and monatomic sciences are now leading us into someastonishing new realms. NASA and the Ohio Aerospace Institute are talkingabout teleportation as if it's just around the corner. By the use of coupledquantum systems, they'll soon be able to teleport matter instead of movingit physically. "By this means," they say, "even people could be transportedby sending enough classical information."So, by the time we get round to the kind of high-speed antigravity aircraftthey think they can produce, we might not even need aircraft! In fact, theysay that a digital cloning process is also possible-meaning that we couldactually be in more than one place at the same time!AM: And yet the ancient people knew about these things?LG: They certainly knew about monatomic elements and superconductors, evenif they didn't understand the science behind them. There were various namesand terms for these phenomena in different cultures. As for the scientificaspects, maybe they didn't know specifically that these magical powdersresonated with DNA or that they were immune system enhancers but theyundoubtedly knew of their healing and anti-ageing properties. They also toldof levitation, movement into parallel dimensions, communication with gods,and the like. In so many instances, their descriptions were commensuratewith modern scientific discoveries; they just used different terminology.They might not have known precisely what they were dealing with, but theyclearly knew about the substances in action.AM: You said at a recent lecture that monatomics could improve memory andlearning abilities.LG: Absolutely. In fact, some remarkable tests were conducted last year bythe Alphalearning Institute at the World Trade Center in Lugano. They arespecialists in behavioural sciences and learning deficiencies such asdyslexia and ADHD. Over a number of weeks, they gave measured doses ofmonatomic supplements to ten volunteers-males and females of varying ages.The results were quite staggering. Their EEG brain scans showed asignificant enhancement of alpha waves, leading to perfect hemispheric leftand right brain synchronisation. This facilitates heightened learningability, memory and creative skills, and a substantial lowering of thestress factor. Their report stated that the results were both immediate andcumulative, while being a significant aid in exam-type situations, whethermental or physical.ARK OF THE COVENANT AND THE TEMPLARSAM: Was the Ark of the Covenant connected to the white powder of gold?LG: Yes; it was all part of the same sequence in Exodus-the events at MountSinai, when Moses burnt the golden calf and turned it into a powder that hefed to the Israelites.AM: Do we know where the Ark went?LG: Well, from Sinai, it was eventually taken to Jerusalem and placed in theTemple's holy sanctuary.AM: Some people say it was stolen by a son of Solomon and Sheba, and takento Ethiopia.LG: That was a concept which arose in a 13th-century book called the KebraNagast ("The Glory of Kings"). It was designed to cement a Judaic historyfor the new royal dynasty in Ethiopia, but it was entirely fictional. Itworks quite well for the modern Ethiopian tourist industry, whoserepresentatives say they have the Ark locked away in a crude 1960s buildingat Aksum. But no one has ever seen it-not even the Patriarch of the region.It's just a story. What they actually have there is a manbara tabot-a casketthat contains a venerated altar slab. They carry this through the streetsannually, beneath a draped cloth.AM: Where did the Ark go then?LG: In biblical terms, it remained in Jerusalem for many generations afterKing Solomon. It is mentioned repeatedly throughout the Old Testament to thetime of the invasion by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. The Ark was then hiddenby Hilkiah, the High Priest, before the Temple was destroyed in around 586BC.At that time, the Captain of the Temple Guard was Hilkiah's son Jeremiah,whom we generally think of as a prophet. Prior to the Babylonian invasion,Hilkiah instructed Jeremiah and the Guard to hide the great treasures ofJerusalem-the Ark, the Anointing Stone, etc. In the main, they were secretedin tunnels beneath the Temple-except for the Stone, which Jeremiahsubsequently carried westwards. In Ireland it became the anointing stone ofthe Scots kings-the Stone of Destiny, transported by the kings to theirnew-found Scotland in the fifth century.Anyway, a record was kept of those items hidden beneath the Temple. Thisrecord was retained within the Order of the Temple Guard, who were in effectthe original Knights Templar. Then, around 1,700 years later, the Templarswere reconstituted from French and Flemish knights after the First Crusade.They established their base in the Mosque, which then stood on the oldTemple site, and excavated to bring up the treasures. They knew exactly whatthey were looking for, and where to look.Interestingly, they left their own relics for a future generation. In 1894,from beneath the Temple of Jerusalem foundations, British military engineersbrought up 11th- and 12th-century Templar swords, crosses and various itemsfrom way down below the El Aqsa Mosque. So there is no doubt that theTemplars were there. Their patron, Bernard de Clairvaux, recorded theirhomecoming in 1127. They were protected en route, he said, by a militaryguard to safeguard them from papal interference.Once returned to France, the Templars became the most powerful organisationthe world has ever known. They were both influential and wealthy,establishing the Western banking system on the Islamic model. They werebankers to just about every royal court in Europe and, in time, developedthe concept of insurance companies in Scotland. At the same time, theybecame the primary ambassadors to the Middle East.The biggest of all projects that the Templars undertook was the building ofthe great Gothic cathedrals in France-the Notre Dame cathedrals. Even today,architects are in awe of the extensive, unsupported roof spans. Many stillclaim that in theory they are impossible.AM: How did they do it?LG: Well, we know that cathedral stones are highly paramagnetic, and thatthe Gothic arch design further aids the antigravity thrust of the buildings.Certain granites, sandstones and other rock types are also high in monatomicelemental content, and we know that these elements have levitativequalities-especially if subjected to strong magnetism or frequencies, whichrepel them. Bluestone granite, as at Stonehenge, is a good example of astone that can react in some opposition to gravitational thrust.Stonehenge, Herod's Temple, the Giza pyramids and the Gothic cathedrals allfall into a category of "How did they do it?" They all contain giganticblocks of enormous weight, carried to impossible heights and difficultlocations. Even modern cranes would find such constructions hard toreplicate. But none of this is impossible if one is dealing with stones thatcan be triggered to react against gravity and Earth magnetism, somehowpushing away and thereby reducing their physical weight.It has been noticed in Templar constructions, Chartres Cathedral inparticular, that people walk taller inside the buildings than they dooutside. They actually stand more erect-pushing upwards, so to speak-in theconfines of these magical edifices.AM: Why did the Church oppose the Templars?LG: If they were capable of such techniques, if they knew about monatomicelements and gravity, and if they also had the Ark of the Covenant, it'shardly surprising that they became feared by the Pope and the Europeanmonarchs. Their patron, St Bernard, was a Cistercian abbot and, apart fromthe cathedrals, loads of Cistercian abbeys were also constructed during thesame era. So there is no doubt that the Templar/Cistercian building methodswere fast as well as awesome. It's also apparent why the Catholic Church wasso resentful of the monks of Bernard's Order, who eventually linked up withthe more ancient Celtic Church in Scotland.They were in the final throes of building the cathedrals when the Papaldecree went out against them in 1307. They were kicked out of France and therest of Europe, and under papal edict were to be persecuted in all Catholiccountries. England was predominantly Catholic at that time, but Scotlandwasn't-so many of the Templars went to Scotland under the protection ofRobert the Bruce. In 1317 he established a new Order as a cover for Templarswhen travelling abroad. They were known as the Elder Brethren of the RosyCross. It was the original Rosicrucian fraternity.AM: I see from your website that you belong to the Knights Templar of StAnthony. What kind of role do the Templars play in our world now?LG: The Knights Templar of St Anthony is the oldest legitimate historicalorder of Templars still in operation. It was founded for Mary Queen of Scotswhen she came to Scotland after being Queen of France, and is still underthe protectorate of the Royal House of Stuart. In the reign of Mary's son,King James VI, they built King James's Hospital in Edinburgh and The RoyalHospital at Leith. In essence, they were a socially orientated fraternitywith Scottish interests at heart. It's much the same today, really. TheOrder is still concerned with Scottish traditions, culture, education andheritage.SPECULATION ON THE ARK'S RESTING PLACEAM: So when the Pope hounded the Templars out of France in 1307, did theytake the Ark of the Covenant with them to Scotland or somewhere?LG: The last historical record of the Ark is at Chartres Cathedral, where arelief inscription on an entrance pillar says, "The Ark of the Covenant wasyielded from here". There is no record of it ever having left that place. Itwas not buried there, taken from there or sent anywhere from there. The wordused is "yielded", which means "given up" or "let go". I have discussed thisaspect of the Ark's history in Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark and havepresented an hypothesis. It seems perhaps a little far-fetched but, knowingwhat we now know about superconductors and monatomic elements, it is afeasible possibility.AM: You think it was moved into another dimension?LG: Yes, I think so. And when you look at the cathedral's originalconstruction, the set-up could have been right for this. Seventeenth-centurydocuments from the Académie Française and the Royal Society in London relatethat there was a great golden plate in the middle of the famous Chartreslabyrinth. Today there are just the cut brass studs which held it in place.Also, there was a magical stone of some sort in the roof space above it.This was lost in the debris of the roof fire in 1836, but was originallyplaced there for some specific purpose by the Templars. If it were perhaps astone of monatomic iridium crystal or some other energetic superconductivedevice, it could well have been triggered to the transition-group metalbelow in order to create a flux-tube portal between them.We know that the Ark was a very powerful capacitor and, in conjunction withmonatomic elements (the manna placed in the Ark), it could become asuperconductor with its own Meissner field. Hence, as detailed in the Torahand Talmud, it would levitate above the ground. We also know from recentexperiments with monatomic elements that they can be heat-triggered to moveout of our space-time. Bringing these things all together, therefore, it ispossible that the Ark is still at Chartres, but simply not in ourspace-time-maybe "yielded", for want of a better term, into another paralleldimension.AM: Things can actually be sent into other dimensions?LG: Yes, and brought back. Hal Puthoff, the director of the Institute forAdvanced Studies in Austin, Texas, wrote in a report some years back thatwhen particles begin to resonate in two dimensions, they should lose 4/9thsof their weight [see "Gravity as a Zero-point Fluctuation Force", PhysicalReview A 39(5), 1 March 1989].Subsequent tests with monatomic elements revealed that they, too, would lose4/9ths of their weight during thermo-gravimetric analysis. With increasedheating, the weight would reduce to absolute zero-at which point theydisappeared altogether. On subsequent cooling, however, they would return toa visible state.We know, therefore, that it's possible to transport matter into otherdimensions. What we don't know is the key to unlocking the Ark-if indeed itis there to be unlocked. Maybe it was triggered by a sound wave, maybe alight wave; but either way we would need to know the resonance frequency. AsI said, it's just an hypothesis, but it is a possibility. In a way, it's thesort of thing that NASA and others are now working on with regard to theteleportation of matter, as we discussed earlier.Interestingly, Royal Arch Freemasonry-or Royal Ark, as it used to be-isfirmly centred on the traditional mystery of a sacred keystone and a goldenplate.ARCANE KNOWLEDGE AND SECRET SOCIETIESAM: Is Arch the same as Ark, then?LG: In a certain context, yes. The Greek word ark, meaning "gathering box",is arc in English and arche in French. The Oxford Word Library defines theword ark as an obsolete form of the modern English word arc. It wasequivalent to the Latin arca, a "chest", "box" or "coffer". Archaeology wasabout a quest for the Ark. Storage places are called archives. Ancientmysteries are called arcane. Ark-based construction, as used by theTemplars, became known as architecture, from which we also get arch,architrave, etc. Masonic lore was based on arcane architectural geometry,and the term Royal Arch or Ark stemmed from this.In Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark, I've included a colour plate of Templarsin 1147, twenty years after they returned from Jerusalem. The painting, fromthe Château de Versailles, depicts them with the Ark of the Covenant at theParis Chapter House.AM: An idea that goes round a lot is that the world is really ruled bysecret societies. What do you think of that?LG: I don't really see that as being the case. There are societies,fraternities and establishments which are secretive, and many of ourprominent leaders belong to them, but I don't see the groups themselves asrunning anything. They just provide venues of mutual interest at which tomeet. For example, one might say that numerous of our governors areFreemasons. By implication, therefore, we are governed by Freemasons-butthat does not mean their individual or combined lodges control the world.They do not. I know many politicians who are members of the British Libraryand indeed often meet there. But that does not mean we are ruled by a cabalof book readers. I have been a Freemason and a British Library member, butI've never controlled anyone.AM: So, are you a Freemason?LG: Not any more. For many years I was affiliated with the City of Londonfinancial sector, and it was part of the scene to belong to a City lodge. Itwas just the same as being expected to fraternise in this or that wine bar.Business and trades people do much the same at a provincial level, belongingto the local Rotary Club, Round Table or whatever. They all provide venuesfor those with common interests, but these associations do not run theworld-even if some of their individual members have a hand in that regard.If a Scout leader happens to run someone down in his car, it doesn't meanthat the Scouts are training terrorists! It simply doesn't work that way.Anyway, after some twenty years in Freemasonry, I resigned in 1984-mainlybecause I got thoroughly bored with it all. I had expected to learn such alot, but actually learned nothing of much consequence except how to performceremonial ritual. I suppose if one wants somewhere to be every Monday nightand a group of people to be with, then it provides a suitably fraternalenvironment. But, in the end, I found better things to do.All I really discovered in terms of "secrets" was that their biggest secretis that they've forgotten what their secrets are! Even the ritual maintainsthat the true secrets of the Craft were lost long ago. What I neverexperienced was anything covert in the way that one imagines a secretsociety. So, either it wasn't there, or it was very cleverly concealed fromme for twenty years.There are, however, secretive aspects of government that I really don'tlike. Elected politicians are supposed to represent and report to theirelectorate, not keep secrets from them.Take the Bilderberg Group, for example. Industrialists, bankers and whoeverare perfectly entitled to meet and discuss things which they are notrequired to disclose publicly afterwards. We all have such meetings in ourdaily lives, but don't feel the need to broadcast everything we've discussedwith our colleagues.What I object to is that our elected representatives do attend suchmeetings, but then consider their electorate irrelevant-perhaps keepingsecret certain information which they should pass on. Maybe they feel thatinsider knowledge gives them an edge for their power base. But that reallybothers me. Do they emerge in a position whereby they're working forthemselves and their colleagues, and not necessarily for us? I'm pretty surethat's often the case.So, it's a matter of getting those in positions of elected influence torecognise that their responsibility is to be servants of society and not tolord it over society.AM: How do you think that could be managed?LG: We keep hearing these politicians issuing statements such as, "And whenwe came to power..." Power! Who gave them power? They represent us. Weappoint them. We pay their salaries. I think the whole political structureneeds to be reviewed. Throughout the so-called democratic world, we haveallowed a reversal of the way things are supposed to be. We ask forguardianship, protection and economic management, but they give us laws,restrictions and controls. They totally ignore national writtenconstitutions which "belong" to the people and whose terms and conditionsthey are supposed to uphold.But whose fault is that? It is our fault. We have allowed it to happen. Whatwe have to understand is that the politicians will not change unless we makethem change. It's our car, and they are our chauffeurs. What we want is anadequate ride, not to be told how to sit.Nor do we want them keeping secrets-like, we're going to run out of gas atthe next turn. But, as I said, they won't change voluntarily from a positionthat suits them. We have to change them by making our demands fullyapparent.FROM DIANA TO THE KABBALAH AND BEYONDAM: What do you think of the Paul Burrell book about Princess Diana that'srecently come out?LG: I've read some of it. And I've read bits and pieces serialised in thepress. From what I can see, there doesn't seem to be much that's new orunexpected. What is interesting is that it's coming from a close-to-home,in-house perspective rather than from an outside biographer.AM: Do you think Burrell is telling the truth?LG: I have no reason to doubt it. I don't see that he has any particular,underhand motive. I think perhaps, if he had been treated differently by theEstablishment, he might have thought twice about some of the content. But,under the circumstances, he clearly decided to publish anyway. I've not seenanything particularly offensive against the Royal Family in his work. Infact, it's taken the edge off things to some extent. Many people werelooking quite harshly at Prince Philip, for example, whereas, according toBurrell, Philip's relationship with Diana wasn't that bad.What I do like about Burrell's book is that it has, once again, preventedthe Princess from being conveniently airbrushed from the historical scene,as many would prefer.AM: So that's the Burrell book. How would you describe your own writingmotivations?LG: I feel that, because of what I research and write, I have a particularresponsibility to the readers of my work. This means that when I discoverinteresting or important things I feel obliged to pass on the information.So that's my primary consideration. Apart from the fact that I enjoy mywork, I have the advantage of being a totally free agent. I am not runningfor any office, nor bound to any master-so the only people I need to pleaseare my readers.AM: Where do you do all your research? Is it all publicly available?LG: There's very little that isn't publicly available. And if it isn't, Imake it publicly available by writing it. The main problem is not lack ofaccessibility, but of how easily accessible some things might be. I mightfind something that's available in some monastery in Tibet-so it's publiclyavailable, but how accessible is that for you? Researching and writing iswhat I do, just like other people are lawyers, carpenters or whatever. So, Ijust get stuck in and work at it, following the leads like a detective ofsorts, trying to discover "who done it and to whom".AM: Do you have any idea what you're going to do next?LG: Each book in my Grail series has been designed to answer the most askedquestions that arose from the previous one. So I'll be continuing on thesame basis. I've been travelling a lot during past months, but am planningto write the next book this year. In previous editions, I have dealt withGrail-related religion, history, mythology and science. The next book willlook more closely at philosophies such as the Grail Code and Kabbalah. Also,a lot has happened on various scientific fronts since I wrote Lost Secrets,so I'll be including some updates in this regard and very possibly gettingback into some of the sacred geometry that I introduced in the first editionof Bloodline of the Holy Grail.Right now, however, I am currently involved with the making of a Hollywoodmovie based on Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark. We are casting now and shouldbegin shooting in the summer, so that will be pretty time-consuming thisyear. It has also been suggested that I should write a novel to parallel thefilm. So that's another possibility if I have the time.AM: What kind of film is it?LG: The Hollywood Reporter has classified it as a "sci-fi adventure", whichjust about sums it up. It's an action thriller, based essentially in modernLos Angeles, but embodies many scientific aspects from Lost Secrets: timewarping, parallel dimensions and the like. In general terms, it concerns thehistorical and current aspects of monatomic elements, but within the wrap ofa fictional story.AM: Can you tell us anything about the story?LG: There's a related page on my website, with a link to the productioncompany's site. Basic information and progress updates are being posted aswe go. Currently, there's a scene-setting video trailer online, prepared byLiving Element Pictures of Los Angeles, but this will be replaced withsomething more directly representative in time.The film is currently under the working title, The Christian, and the basicformat for the story is given as follows [he reads from a promotionalposter]: "Since the inception of the DNA Crime Lab in San Diego, California,over 592 crimes have been solved by DNA match. But one puzzling case remainsa mystery. May 16, 2003-a 30-year-old white male, identified only as ChrisDoe, was arrested on burglary charges in LA County and later released on$1,000 bail. Chris Doe has a positive DNA match to the Shroud of Turin. Heis now wanted for questioning by the authorities and by the scientificcommunity."AM: I read an interesting book called The Second Messiah, which says thatthe image on the Shroud of Turin is really of Jacques de Molay.LG: That's a book by Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas-one of a number ofsuggestions about the Shroud. Others reckon it might be Leonardo da Vinci.Various ideas have been put forward over the years, but the traditional viewis that the Shroud was the burial cloth of Jesus. The weave of the cloth andthe type of material are certainly old enough, and pollen has been foundembedded which is undoubtedly Syrian. At present, no one really knows thetrue origin of the Shroud, and even scientists argue about various aspectsof its analysis.For our film purposes, however, we are concerned only with the DNA analysisof the blood embedded in the cloth, and with the blood group. These havebeen specifically identified, and the DNA tests were done in the 1990s atthe University of Texas. The information is actually held on file by the SanDiego DNA Crime Lab, so it ties in rather well with our screenplay.POSTSCRIPTIn a recent email about this film project, Laurence said: "All is going wellto the extent that the film producers have now also optioned my other threebooks. It rather looks now as if screenplays will become very much a part ofmy life as well as writing books." ?About the Interviewee:Laurence Gardner, Kt FSA, is an internationally known sovereign genealogist,historical lecturer and the appointed Jacobite Historiographer Royal.Distinguished as the Chevalier de St Germain, he is Presidential Attaché tothe European Council of Princes, Prior of the Sacred Kindred of St Columba,and a Knight Templar of St Anthony.His latest book, Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark, is published byHarperCollins/Element (2003, see article in NEXUS 10/02 and review in10/03). His previous books are the worldwide best-selling and award-winningBloodline of the Holy Grail, Genesis of the Grail Kings and Realm of theRing Lords (reviewed in NEXUS 4/01, 6/03, and 8/01).Sir Laurence can be contacted via his website, http://www.graal.co.uk.About the Interviewer:Atasha McMillan, after graduating with a degree in English literature,received training and experience in mainstream journalism, working onnewspapers and magazines. She left that world behind some years ago, and nowconcentrates on freelance writing for the new age/alternative/counterculturemarket.The homepage and the place to sign up for Tracy's Corner is: Mr_Tracys_CornerFor complaints or assistance contact xootsuit26