There is a place – a very special place – located in
Glastonbury, a small town in Somerset, England. A place that comes up in many
conversations, books and movies. This is not a surprise. After all, the myths
and legends that have always surrounded this small community are numerous and
well-known.
For Christians, it is believed that Glastonbury is where Joseph
of Arimathea came with his men (the group numbering 13) to hide the Holy Grail,
thrust his staff into Wearyall Hill, and produced the Glastonbury Thorn – the
original thorn tree. It is also believed by many that King Arthur and his
knights (the group numbering 13) entered the legendary island of Avalon through
a ‘door’ in Glastonbury. In fact, in 1191 monks at the abbey claimed to have
found the graves of Arthur and Guinevere to the south of the Lady Chapel of the
Abbey Church. It has also been suggested that St. Michael’s Church – the
remains of which still stand atop Glastonbury Tor – was the location where
Michael and his angel brethren (another group of 13) entered the world to save,
fight, defend, or bring law to the people of this earth.
There are colored lights seen (and photographed) in the
sky over Glastonbury; and there are odd sounds and images that have been seen
(and recorded) of ghostly figures that seem to inhabit the small town.
It was in 1935 however, when a landscape zodiac was first
discovered. The ‘signs’ having been formed by natural features such as roads,
streams and field boundaries that were situated around Glastonbury. This ancient
zodiac was supposedly a perfect match to the stars above – a perfect
match of 13 signs. Capricorn’s “eye” was a haystack; the wing
of the Aquarius phoenix was a road laid in 1782; the sign of Cancer was a network
of 18th century drainage ditches and paths. Many features
‘supposedly’ came together to show an ancient zodiac that leads people to the
roofless, St. Michael’s Tower that sits atop the mysterious, Glastonbury Tor.
As everyone knows – fiction is fiction. BUT in every
piece of fiction there is an undeniable fact that the fiction was built upon.
In a remarkable new book that has just been released, this subject has been
taken one step further. Perhaps there are facts embedded in
the Arthurian legend, the legend of the Holy Grail, and the zodiac signs that
could very well be put together to lead to a treasure that no one has even
thought of yet.
Like The DaVinci Code, 13
(which is the first book in a brand new adventure series called, Tallent
& Lowery), utilizes some very real
facts that have been placed side-by-side in order to form a puzzle that has
readers running to their computers in order to look up each and every detail.
Debates are already beginning over some of the very real
characters and locations that this author has been able to piece together. From
the mysteries that are inside the Winchester House in San Jose, California – to
the ‘bloody’ streets of Whitechapel, readers are already discussing who The
Ripper really was, and why a woman truly thought that there were ghosts living
in her house that she had to listen to – all the while being completely
obsessed over the number 13.
The author also dove into the world of Aleister
Crowley. Some see this man as a true visionary who brought the world different
ideas and concepts – a pioneer, in fact, where the subjects of religion and
science are concerned. Whereas others believe him to be exactly what he proclaimed
himself to be – the Devil, personified.
Aleister Crowley, Jack the Ripper, Sarah Winchester,
Andrew Carnegie, Rudolf Steiner – what could all these people from such
completely different locations have to do with any myth or legend that may
reside in the small town of Glastonbury? Well…in order to know the answer to
that, one must begin the adventure.
This is a novel that reviewers are calling one of the best
puzzles to ever be written, and the upside for all readers out there is
that 13 is only the first of seven
that are about to be told. Already, people are debating on who should play the
characters of Leah Tallent & Gareth Lowery – forty-something’s
or the late-twenty-something’s that Hollywood has to offer.
But setting aside all the glitz of Hollywood, it is the
historical information and the weaving of people and places into a very real
mystery that is truly fascinating. And each and every piece of the puzzle is in
direct relation to the 13th sign, and the reason why the zodiac was
altered so long ago.
It’s no surprise that this book begins inside the New
York Public Library – one of the most amazing institutions that houses some of
the most fascinating history ever written. And to be able to head from there
into a haunted house, walk down a famous street, explore a home on the shores
of Loch Ness where some truly mystical events once occurred, is a fantastic
experience. Finding clues in the brilliant poetry of Poe and Yeats have readers
rushing to embark on this amazing treasure hunt.
What is buried in Glastonbury and simply waiting to be
uncovered? Tallent & Lowery will show you. This work of
fiction that was built upon facts buried in the past is a truly brilliant
adventure.
Let the debates begin…
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