Guardians Of The Holy Grail: The Knights Templar, John The Baptist, And The Water Of Life

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Summary: Templars 101
Review: Author provides interesting information to allow reader to understand Templar and Holy Grail backround, how it has existed for a long time, developed, and it is now reviving. It provides insight into Jesus', John the Baptist's and John the Apostle's life, links, and their connection to the Holy Grail's legend. Full of history, pictures, illustrations and helpful bibliography. I found this book entertaining and would recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about the Templars and the Holy Grail in a very plain and easy manner.

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Summary: A Ground-breaking Classic
Review: Guardians of the Holy Grail is a ground-breaking classic on the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail. Mark Pinkham reveals information that is new and fresh. He's obviously done tons of excellent research in order to arrive at his exciting and new conclusions. I found his style of writing easy to read; it held my interest completely. I highly recommend it to anyone that is interested in the Templars and Holy Grail as a compendium of excellent information.

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Summary: Controversial but interesting read
Review: Guardians of the Holy Grail, while undoubtedly controversial to some, is nonetheless a creative look at two popular themes -- the Templars and the Holy Grail, with a unique focus on the Divine feminine...a welcome addition to the number of books out there! The Sri Lanka history is a 'new twist' on old themes; the author's overall courage should be commended

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Summary: The history of the Knights Templar & the Holy Grail
Review: In Guardians Of The Holy Grail: The Knights Templar, John The Baptist, And The Water Of Life, author and spiritual instructor Mark Amaru Pinkham lays out the history of the Knights Templar and the legendary Holy Grail. During their one hundred year presence in the Middle East, the Templars received the Holy Grail from a lineage of Holy Grail Guardians that had already been in existence for many thousands of years. Originating on Sri Lanka (the island paradise recognized within the Arab world as the true location of the fabled Garden of Eden), this ancient Grail lineage included John the Baptist, Jesus Christ, and John the Apostle. Readers will learn of the relationship of John the Baptist and the Mandean from Sri Lanka; the mystery of Baphomet (the Templar "Demon"); the gnostic and sexual tantric rites practiced by the Knights Templar; the alchemy and mystery of the Black Madonna; secrets of the Rosslyn Chapel and the Sinclairs of Scotland; the mysteries of the Freemasons and Johannites; and the Knight Templars of today. Also very highly recommended from Adventures Unlimited Press are two earlier books about the Knight Templars: Charles G. Addison's The History Of The Knights Templars (HKT, $16.95) and Francine Bernier's Templars' Legacy In Montreal (TLIM, $21.95).


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Summary: Outstanding Information & Energy for the Aquarian Age
Review: Mark Amaru Pinkham is 'the Author's Author for this Aquarian Age.' All of his books are written for these times with this Age in mind. I found this book to be a remarkable Aquarian interpretation of the Grail Mysteries. Those who are intimately connected with the Holy Grail, or who are searching for its true meaning, will find something very special in this book. This is a book written for Initiates by a Master Storyteller. Mark Amaru Pinkham is destined for great things in this world. He is a Highly Enlightened Teacher and a Master Storyteller. I give this book 5 stars!

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Summary: Interesting, yet doesn't quite hit the mark
Review: Mr. Pinkham begins with a growing in popularity theme, yet doesn't quite hit the mark with the book until the last few chapters (which comprise less then 1/3 of the book). The time spent on older traditions, the Fisher Kings, Vulcan-Lucifer, and Venus, all be them interesting, are not tied into the Templar Mystery terribly well, but his attempt to set the stage for understanding of John the Baptist, and his role in those lines is made. A lot of information is presented in the book, yet I finsihed feeling the book was lacking, and not as interesting as I had hoped. As a supplement to deeper understanding of the Templars, I think this book can add valuable information, as an introduction, I think there are better ones available.

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Summary: Conjecture upon conjecture
Review: The author builds conjecture upon misinterpretation of someone else's research, and then builds more conjecture upon that. And if that's not bad enough, he can't even get the grammar right.

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Summary: Wow, HAS THIS GUY DONE HIS "RESEARCH" OR WHAT??
Review: This is one of the most illuminating books yet on the Grail if you want to know how far it goes back in history!! And I suppose it helps to have the family charged with perserving the story of the Knights Templar and the grail working with the author!! Ian Sinclair and this author have recently formed an organization for those wishing to understand these truths more and apply them to their lives. I can't wait to join. And it pleases me very much that we can prove the same ancestry from Ian's ancestor, Rollo, who acquired Normandy as a Viking!! Hooray for those adventuresome spirits who also were in contact with those who knew many of the secrets of the dimensional universes we are about to become more participatory in!! If you want to know more about how the Kundalini powers taught about by the "ancients" are waiting dormant in you, read this one!! If you ever wondered just what it was about Shamballa, John the Baptist and the Revelator, and a few other things that keep popping up from history, like Atlantis and Lemuria, this book is also for you!! Great fun to finally hear more than just religious institutional bias!! Thank heavens the Inquisitions of the past have been ruled out, even tho they would love to keep rearing their little heads.!! When will we ever learn to respect and tolerate all truths equally?? This book will help you understand why that idea is important. This book will help you understand more about Jesus's teachings: the Kingdom of Heaven is within; and You will do these things I do and more, etc.