About the Author

Jean-Luc Chaumeil was born in Lille, France, on 20th October 1944 and went into higher education after completing his secondary studies. 1964 - Journalist for the Le Parisien Lib�r�, Le Monde and La Vie, and Tonus1968 - Director of a financial, economic and fiscal journal1973 - Chief Editor of the journal P�gase1974 - Chief Editor of the monthly Europe Journal1975 - Editor at L'Ere d'AquariusBetween 1973 and 1976 - Five thematic issues of the quarterly journal Le Charivari, namely: -"Les archives du Prieur� de Sion" (The Archives of the Priory of Sion)-"Les tr�sors Templiers" (Templars' Treasures)-"Magie et criminalit�" (Magic and Criminality)-"De l'Orient � l'Occident, les sectes" (Sects from East to West)-"Histoire des soci�t�s secr�tes" (History of Secret Societies)1980 - Editorial writer for the weekly journal L'Auvergne1989 - Editor at L'Autre MondeParallel activities:1961 - Poetry prize, Melun1978 - Shooting of a film "La F�e aux miettes", "Petites annonces", FR3 Toulouse1979 - Shooting of a film "Le Templier", FR3 ToulousePainting exhibitions in Paris at the Peintres du Marais, and in Carennac and Saint C�r� in the Lot region (Midi Pyr�n�es)

Reviews

I am sure that everyone will know something about the Dan Brown book, "The da Vinci Code" and no doubt many will be aware about some of the controversy that followed in the wake of that book regarding the errors regarding the history of the Grail and the myths surrounding it. No doubt quite a few will consider the whole subject to be fictitious and they will dismiss it out of hand. Of course, there were a slew of books many years ago by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln (The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, to name of of them) that attempted to outline much of the history, whose premise was sometimes rejected by academics as fabrication.However, here comes a first-hand account written by a self-avowed member of the Priory of Sion, one of the Secret Societies that has been implicated with the whole story, claiming that the Priory of Sion, as well as much of the stories that some regard as myths, is the real deal.In this book, he outlines the history of the Society, providing copious amount of handwritten (photocopied as appendices in the back) evidence to dismiss in the readers' minds that what he is presenting is anything by mythology: it is presented as hard facts with documented evidence.However, I should warn you, this book can be a hard slog at times. There is so much fact and history, that it got a little heavy and I found myself having to re-read chapters in order to absorb the material. It is not a light read, but at the same time, it is a most rewarding read and if you are a fan of the Holy Grail and its mythos, then this book is most definitely for you as it will most certainly shed light on one of the biggest controversies of the 20th/21st centuries. I can wholeheartedly recommend it. - Paul Harry Barron, author