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Michael Baigent

    February 27, 1948 – June 17, 2013

    Michael Baigent was a New Zealand-born author and researcher focused on speculative history and mysticism. His work delved into the mysteries of religious traditions and hidden societies. Baigent brought a deep understanding of psychology and religious experience to his writing, offering readers captivating and provocative insights. His literary contribution lies in his ability to connect historical enigmas with psychological depth.

    Michael Baigent
    The Inquisition
    The messianic legacy
    The Temple and The Lodge
    From the Omens of Babylon
    Astrology in Ancient Mesopotamia
    Secret Germany
    • Secret Germany

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      By July of 1944, the Third Reich's days were numbered. Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a general staff insider with open eyes (and access to the F?hrer), was convinced that assassinating Hitler was the only way to prevent the destruction of the Fatherland and the deaths of millions. On July 20, he hid a bomb-stuffed briefcase at a high-level meeting. The explosion tore through the room, but a table leg spared Hitler from the blast. The result was a witch hunt, a wave of executions, and a further pointless year of war. Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh deliver ... [a] definitive portrait of the anti-Nazi movement (called "Secret Germany") that almost killed Hitler

      Secret Germany
      4.0
    • Astrology in Ancient Mesopotamia

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      A detailed study of the earliest forms of astrology in Mesopotamia and their far-reaching hermetic influences from the Renaissance to the present day číst celé

      Astrology in Ancient Mesopotamia
      4.0
    • From the Omens of Babylon

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      This study is an account of what is known of Babylonian astrology, retelling a lot of Mesopotamian material that has been buried in abstruse academic tones. Although it is most specifically about Mesopotamian astrology, it also tells the story of the discovery in the 19th century of this ancient city, and describes what is known of their culture. The second part of the book focuses on each of the seven major deities of their religion - their myths, cults and omenology, and how much of these ancient Babylonian interpretations of the gods natures has survived in modern astrology.

      From the Omens of Babylon
      3.6
    • The Temple and The Lodge

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      Charts the birth of Freemasonry through the survival of Templar traditions, currents of European thought, the mystery surrounding Rosslyn chapel, and an elite cadre of aristocrats attached as personal bodyguards to the French king. This book reveals its contribution to the fostering of tolerance, progressive values and cohesion in English society.

      The Temple and The Lodge
      3.6
    • Hailed as "one of the more controversial books of the 20th century," (UPI) Holy Blood, Holy Grail rocked the very foundation of Christianity. Now four more years of research have uncovered shocking material -- and its earthshaking consequences... Here is the book that reveals the answers to these intriguing, potentially explosive questions. Utilizing the same meticulous research that catapulted their first book onto the bestseller lists, the authors again bring an enlightening message of truth -- and urgent importance -- to Christians and non-Christians the world over. Book jacket.

      The messianic legacy
      3.7
    • The Inquisition

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      After the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars of south-west France in 1208, a Spanish monk took up the cudgels by establishing a kind of secret police to ferret out heresy. Thus began the infamous Inquisition. This title tells the story, taking it on into the 19th century and showing how the Vatican attempted to establish new authorities. schovat popis

      The Inquisition
      3.6
    • Ancient Traces

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      This text discusses 20 mysteries which challenge our accepted view of history. Topics covered were there ancient contacts between Europe and America?; could Atlantis have existed?; the true age of the great pyramid; was there a worldwide catastrophe around 10,000 BC?

      Ancient Traces
      3.6
    • Dead Sea Scrolls Deception

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      "Why a handful of Biblical scholars conspired to suppress the revolutionary contents of the Dead Sea Scrolls"--Jacket subtitle.

      Dead Sea Scrolls Deception
      3.6
    • The Elixir And The Stone

      • 454 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      The authors trace the history of this intriguing and all-encompassing philosophy - which has much in common with contemporary holistic thought - charting its origin in the Egyptian mysteries, and demonstrating how it continued to exercise enormous influence through the magicians and magi of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

      The Elixir And The Stone
      3.5
    • The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail

      • 614 pages
      • 22 hours of reading

      A nineteenth century French priest discovers something in his mountain village which enables him to amass a fortune of. This tale begins with buried treasure and turns into a historical detective story - a modern Grail quest leading back through cryptically coded parchments, secret societies, and the Knights Templar.

      The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
      3.5