Why do the Ark of the Covenant, Mary's reliquary box, and
Jesus' Coffer all have the same imagery? .
Was the Ark the container of the Covenant, the Ten Commandments, or the
Chalice?
Does the image of the Shroud of Turin contain a bioelectric field?
These questions and others will be explored in The Ark, The Shroud, and
Mary. Author Philip Gardiner recently won the acclaim of both scholars
and the reading public with The Serpent Grail, which united three of the
most mysterious objects known to man--the Grail, Elixir and Philosophers
Stone. Now, in this unique and thought-provoking work Gardiner proves that
the Ark of the Covenant, the Shroud of Turin, and Mary are united in ways
never before imagined.
Travelling across the world, from Rome to India, Portugal to Egypt,
Gardiner uncovers the trail of the Ark and finds that it does not lead to
Ethiopia, as many believe, but instead in a direction that nobody could
have imagined. The trail of the Ark takes Gardiner on a hunt into the very
heart of an ancient secret society with clandestine meetings in far-off
lands.
Uniting the myth, tradition, and language of the Ark with the Shroud of
Turin, Gardiner then goes on to re-date it, reveal how it was made, and
identify whose image it actually recreates. Through his new-found contacts
in the world of secret societies, Gardiner then shows how this incredible
secret was protected by a dual brotherhood throughout time and was the
secret source of the enlightenment spoken of by numerous orders from the
Sufis to the Knights Templar.
The Ark, The Shroud, and Mary outshines The Da Vinci Code for the
simple reason that it is the factual story of one man's fight to uncover
the truth.