24th August, 2008 07:32 PM
 The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by Flemish master Jan van Eyck is renowned all over the world for its beauty and detail. It is also the center of one of Europe's biggest art theft mysteries. A mystery that could perhaps lead us to Rennes-le-Château.
22nd August, 2008 08:48 AM
 Radio Rennessence interviewed Hugo Soskin about his remarkable and very amusing book 'the Cook, the Rat and the Heretic'. Being the son of Rennes-le-Château legend Henry Lincoln, you bet he clearly has an opinion about the whole thing that is quite different than his father's. Only on Radio Rennessence.
22nd August, 2008 06:00 AM
 The Société Perillos visit St-Felix-Lauragais, site of the First Cathar Synod. The town's castle was bought by Noel Corbu, after selling the Villa Bethania. Coincidence, or part of a larger mystery?
1st August, 2008 05:51 AM
 The Société Perillos report on the discovery of a tower house on Mallorca, which bears a striking resemblance to the Tour Magdala. What’s more, it’s built by a French emigrant, and at the right timeframe.
29th July, 2008 08:20 PM
 Researcher Ben Hammott has launched a website to promote his upcoming book on his controversial discoveries. The book will be called 'Lost Tomb of the Knights Templar'. The researcher, whose name is an anagram for 'The Tombman', claims that clues from Abbé Saunière's church in Rennes-le-Château led him to discover four bottles with cyphered parchments, a buried chest and a tomb containing a treasure and the mummified body of Mary-Magdalene. His claims are the subject of the documentary film Bloodline the Movie.
29th July, 2008 08:19 PM
 The Gazette of Rennes-le-Château is drawing our attention to the website Templiers.net. On there, a register is kept of Templars that gave properties to the Order of the Knights Templar. Under the header 'Espéraza', it shows that in 1140, a Templar Knight called Bonnet de Rennes-le-Château donated properties to the Order.
29th July, 2008 08:19 PM
 Bill Kersey, translator of Gérard de Sède's book l'Or maudit de Rennes-le-Château has renewed his website. Bill was closely involved in the controversial discoveries of Ben Hammott that are the subject of the documentary film Bloodline the Movie. On his new site, Kersey claims he has discovered a Royal Treasure from the 6th century a.d. in two hiding places. Surveys are underway to prepare a fullsize archeological survey of the sites. The author and researcher claims an ancient Dionysian cipher was used to mark the two locations on the landscape near Rennes-le-Château.
21st July, 2008 11:06 PM
 The Société Perillos highlight the recent work that has uncovered a new dimension to the Vison memorial stone at Notre-Dame de Marceille. New evidence shows that the Vison family were prominent Freemasons. Coincidence, or further evidence that there is something at the site that attracted their attention?
20th July, 2008 08:59 PM
 Dan Green, proponent of a theory that the mystery of Rennes-le-Château and Lincoln Cathedral are interrelated, travels south of Lincoln to the 12th century Knights Templar site of Temple Bruer and video’s the remains while offering a perspective as to its significance in the mystery.
15th July, 2008 05:50 AM
 The long-awaited Bloodline DVD will be released on September 16th and can be ordered now. At the same time, the Bloodline Team is releasing ' The Priory of Sion Dossiers', a 114 page collection of correspondence and documents from Nicolas Haywood and the Priory of Sion including the famous 'Dossiers Secrets'. It is claimed to contain documents that have never been released before about Rennes-le-Château and its associated mystery.
13th July, 2008 06:01 AM
 Cardiff University folklore expert Dr Juliette Wood argues that claims linking the Grail to Scotland are relatively new. In her new book Eternal Chalice: The Enduring Legend of the Holy Grail, she says that Wales’ claims on the ancient relic are far stronger.
13th July, 2008 05:57 AM
 The Société Perillos turn the pages of Maurice Leblanc’s Arsène Lupin novels, and find one passage that features the players and landscape of the mystery of Rennes-le-Château. With all of this information compressed into 13 lines, it strongly suggests Leblanc was very aware of something!
12th July, 2008 01:22 PM
 Radio Rennessence is celebrating its first anniversary. Andrew Gough, Philip Coppens and Corjan de Raaf discuss what’s been going on in and around the mystery of Rennes-le-Château. This time, they talk about the mayoral elections, the state of the village and of course the controversial documentary film Bloodline the Movie.
9th July, 2008 07:35 PM
 The release of Bloodline the Movie made internet forums smoke with controversy earlier this year. Ben Hammott, whose discoveries feature in the film, throws new evidence on the table, claiming it demonstrates the authenticity of his discovery. It concerns a carbon dating of one of the parchments he found and more details on the glass vial he discovered inside a buried chest.
4th July, 2008 08:42 AM
 Isaac ben Jacob completes his initial exploration of what Saunière found by uncovering a new stash of information, showing that ca. 1930, the Spanish government became interested in Rennes-le-Château. He argues that the discovery made by Saunière seems to have been highly cherished in royal circles.
2nd July, 2008 05:48 AM
 In Part II of Andy Gough's exploration into the lost esoteric tradition of the Bee, he traces the legacy of the sacred creature from Mediterranean and other ancient cultures across the globe to the United States of America, where the Bee served as the foundation of the then young countries most important ideals, setting the stage for Part III – the Bee and Rennes-le-Château.
27th June, 2008 09:27 AM
 Isaac ben Jacob, ahead of the publication of The Rise, delves into the writings of Philippe de Chérisey and not only uncovers some hidden dimensions of this man, but also reveals some vital clues, which most researchers seem to have missed until now.
20th June, 2008 09:37 AM
 On April 1, 2008, an Israeli website launched a story, arguing Shimon Peres was the true “sacred heir” of the Priory of Sion. The Société Perillos runs the article in translation, and adds the observation how easily a successful hoax can be created – as several readers will be able to follow how this story is growing in its own conspiracy theory.
20th June, 2008 09:35 AM
 Stolen religious art, estimated at 5 million euro, has been recovered from an apartment building on Rue de Tocqueville in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. In the course of these past months, Rachid N. had deposited two Virgins from the 12th century, a head of Christ and a Virgin with the Child from the 16th century, as well as a Romanesque Christ, a crucifix and a panel from a sarcophagus stolen in June 2007 from the Abbey of the Trinity in Fécamp (Seine-Maritime). Perhaps there is therefore still hope for the stolen head of Notre-Dame de Marceille, which is not part of this treasure, as the story queries.
15th June, 2008 02:21 PM
 Dan Green provides an overview of Lincoln Cathedral, the church that featured in The Da Vinci Code, and which for Green is a most important monument. To back up his claims, he provides an overview, as well as a rundown of some famous visitors. And Henry Soskin of course chose the name… Lincoln.
14th June, 2008 04:44 AM
 Jacques Cholet was the only person who was allowed to excavate in and under the church of Rennes-le-Chateau. He then published a report about his work. But is this report all it pretends to be?
11th June, 2008 06:20 PM
 Times Online has an interview with author and former Rennessence guest Kate Mosse. She is unexpectedly down to earth for an author whose bestselling novels display a keen interest in the paranormal. Her latest book, Sepulchre, now in paperback, features tarot cards, ghosts and an Old Testament demon, while her last, Labyrinth, which has sold millions in 40 countries, contains coincidental echoes of The Da Vinci Code (with grail quests) and an apparently reincarnated heroine.
7th June, 2008 02:13 PM
 In October, one of the most eagerly awaited books in the genre of the last few years will arrive at the bookstores. It concerns 'The Rise' by Isaac Ben Jacob and Sarah Fishberg. With over 5.000 sources and references it contains probably the best researched and substantiated theory on Rennes-le-Château in a very long time, covering Saunière's magical workings and the penitential movement in Europe. The book puts forward some revolutionary new insights into Saunière's life and the sources of his wealth. The book can now be pre-ordered at allbooks.com. The book's cover was designed by Corjan de Raaf.
7th June, 2008 06:10 AM
 Andrew Gough's investigation into Girona brought him in contact with a deep knowledge about the bee cult. In the first of three parts, Gough tries to reconnect us with the sacred importance of this creature, from prehistory to Egyptian times. It appears to have been viewed as the single most cherished deity on the planet.
7th June, 2008 06:07 AM
 The Head of the Saviour is a religious artefact, located in Rennes-les-Bains, that has become, over time, woven into the enigma. Rightfully so, or has a lot been made out of very little?
2nd June, 2008 06:42 PM
 The new mayor’s office of Rennes-le-Château reports that substantial funds need to be made available to secure the future and safety of the Villa Bethania and the Tour Magdala. Details have been made available where those willing and able to help, can make donations.
30th May, 2008 08:07 AM
 For US moviegoers, Bloodline is scheduled to hold for an additional week at the Monica 4-Plex in Santa Monica, while the South Coast Village in Santa Ana has announced they will begin running the film starting Friday, June 6, and in Washington at Yelm Cinemas June 27th-July 3rd. The team state they are working on releases in Chicago IL, Phoenix AZ, Sedona AZ, Portland OR, Dallas TX, Minneapolis MN, and Seattle WA.
30th May, 2008 07:57 AM
 The Société Perillos delve into the life and times of Dr. Paul Courrent, who not only was near Saunière during his final moments, but also wrote extensively about the history of the Razès. Less known is that he also features in the Dossiers Secrets, was claimed to know the secret… and was a well-known visitor to Perillos.
29th May, 2008 07:36 PM
 Radio Rennessence has had a complete makeover. The enormous amount of visitors made it necessary to move to a more flexible set-up. The French version will follow soon. The new design and technical platform will allow for some great new features that will be launched in the coming months. Watch this space while you illuminate your ears. Only on Radio Rennessence!
29th May, 2008 06:46 PM
 Pascal Guillaumes, founder of the Chronodrome experience, has opened a website and forum to discuss more curiosities about the Opoul-Perillos area than just the Chronodrome. He opens with a detailed discussion of a round indentation in the rock that resembles a tomb. In fact from the photos it is clear that this feature was shown in the illegal copy of the Tellus Film documentary 'Tombeau du Christ' that circulated on the internet last year, suggesting it was one of the two tombs, indicated by Saunière on a scale model of the Holy Places he allegedly ordered before his death.
28th May, 2008 06:18 AM
 Elias Van Kasteel uses the parchments and sacred geometry to go in search of “X” – the location of the “Tomb” of Rennes-le-Château. However, the author refrains from drawing his own conclusion, but invites the reader to do the final part of the puzzle himself.
23rd May, 2008 07:05 PM
 As Indiana Jones returns to our screens, John Preston of the Telegraph looks in depth at the Nazi archaeologist who inspired Spielberg's hero, Otto Rahn. He finds a story more bizarre than anything the director could have dreamt of.
21st May, 2008 07:46 PM
 Punk hero and Grail Hunter Rat Scabies is looking for people that want to join the next annual Saunière Society trip to the Languedoc. Besides Rat, there will be John Millar and Henry Lincoln to discuss theories, sacred geometry and whatever else you would like to know about the mystery. Dowsers welcome...
21st May, 2008 07:08 AM
 This weekend, the French coastal town of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer will welcome gypsies from across Europe for its annual festival, in which the statue of Saint Sarah is taken to sea. Philip Coppens unveils that she is definitely not the daughter of Jesus and Mary Magdalene – as adepts of The Da Vinci Code believe – but instead the Hindu goddess Sara-la-Kali.
21st May, 2008 07:05 AM
 The Société Perillos descend into the mine of Lacanal, near the tiny community of Palairac, where Louis XIV once entered, and made a rather bizarre offering. The question has to be asked – and is – whether this is an important part of the king’s interest in his region, and whether he indeed knew more – as some suspect he did.
18th May, 2008 07:34 PM
 Last week, during the General Assembly of the Association Terre de Rhedae, Antoine Captier presented an unknown photograph of 5 priests that feature prominently in the mystery of Rennes-le-Château. Besides both Bérenger and Alfred Saunière, the photo shows Abbé Gélis, Abbé Malot and a third priest who, according to some sources may very well be the enigmatic Abbé Henri Boudet. This rare discovery was made by Antoine Captier.
18th May, 2008 01:21 PM
 In 1974, British script writer Henry Lincoln introduced the Mystery of Rennes-le-Château to the English speaking world through his documentary The Priest the Painter and the Devil. The documentary created a storm of publicity and eventually led to the production of a 2nd documentary in 1979, the Shadow of the Templars that you can see on this page. This documentary was already co-researched by Michael Baigent which later led to Henry, Michael and the late Richard Leigh writing the international bestseller Holy Blood Holy Grail. Rlcresearch brings you this great documentary online.
17th May, 2008 01:38 PM
 Radio Rennessence interviewed Nigel Graddon. Graddon has a special interest in Otto Rahn, who he calls the Real Indiana Jones and about whom he recently published a book in the U.S. Only on Radio Rennessence.
14th May, 2008 03:08 PM
 The Société Perillos focus their attention on Asmodeus, and wonder whether this demon might not have a mistaken identity. Could he, in fact, be Euronymos, whose images are consistent with those of the demon inside Saunière’s church?
12th May, 2008 06:50 PM
 Interviews and reviews of Bloodline the Movie pop up all over the place now. Have a look at what the New-York Times, the Wittenburg Door, Box Office and Newsblaze, have to say about it. At the same time here's what Bruce and the rest of the team have been telling America on Fox News, BlogTalkRadio, ABC News and Good Morning America. The Movie made USD 6.200 in the first weekend as reported by The Numbers.
11th May, 2008 09:50 AM
 Recently two new French books have appeared that deserve to be part of the collection of every Rennes-le-Château enthusiast. The first is the truely indispensable encyclopedia of Rennes-le-Château l'ABC de RLC, produced by a group of longtime French researchers. It's a monumental work. Almost 700 pages loaded with every person, location, stone and every last detail of the mystery. With over 800 photos it's a must-have even if you don't speak a word of French. The second one is Le Secret dans l'Art ou l'Art du Secret by Jean-Pierre Garcia, webmaster of Rennes-le-Château Archive, without a doubt the leading French research website in the genre.
11th May, 2008 09:34 AM
 Bill Kersey, part of the Bloodline research team, has posted and article on the Rhedesium website about the controversial parchments the team claim were written by Abbé Saunière and hidden in several bottles near Rennes-le-Château. According to Kersey, the priest used rebus language as the cypher.
9th May, 2008 07:30 AM
 On their turn, the Société Perillos reflect on the creation of the latest documentary on Rennes-le-Château, providing some historical insights into the making of – and where it all apparently seemed to go disastrously wrong.
9th May, 2008 07:27 AM
 Forget Rosslyn Chapel; enough of waiting for Brown’s Solomon Key? Head over to St Edmund’s Church in Rochdale (Greater Manchester), one of England’s hidden gems. There, Philip Coppens was confronted with what experts have labelled as a “temple to Freemasonry”.
9th May, 2008 07:23 AM
 Brian Kannard reports on the Bloodline presence and how he went from feeling left out amidst the “real reporters”, only to end up dining with the producers and various authors.
3rd May, 2008 07:58 PM
 Bruce Burgess has appeared on ABC-TV's Nightline program in the US, where some of the footage shown was that of the mummy allegedly present in Tombman’s tomb. Questioned why he felt this was evidence of Mary Magdalene and her marriage to Jesus, Burgess replied this was merely a possibility – an opinion.
2nd May, 2008 11:29 AM
 On various websites and forums, the authenticity of the research that is behind the upcoming documentary film Bloodline is seriously questioned. RLC Research gives you a summary of some of the more obvious issues of authenticity with the facts and artefacts that have been dished up to the general public so far and draws the conclusion.
1st May, 2008 12:36 PM
 Belgian researcher Kurt Impens came across a version of Poussin's most enigmatic work 'The Shepherds of Arcadia'. It is displayed on the painting 'La Mort de Poussin' (the Death of Poussin) by French painter François-Marius Granet. Since only engravings of this painting are available in the public domain, RLC Research is asking anyone with an interest in the mystery of Rennes-le-Château to keep an eye out for the original of this painting which is probably on display in the Villa Demidoff in Florence, Italy. If you have a photo of the original, please contact www.rlcresearch.com
30th April, 2008 10:58 AM
 Nigel Graddon goes in search of the truth as to whether or not Otto Rahn came to Rennes-le-Château. The short answer indicates it is negative – but that doesn’t mean the issue is dead. If anything, it might make it more intriguing.
28th April, 2008 08:31 PM
The first movie review of Bloodline is in, and the result is not overly impressive. Not reaching any conclusions, largely believing everything the witnesses say, we learn that Bruce Burgess isn’t even taken to the highlight of the documentary – Tombman’s Tomb – but instead told to wait somewhere! Conclusion: “it leaves a lot to be desired.”
27th April, 2008 02:26 PM
 The Paris church of Saint Sulpice has played a role in the Mystery of Rennes-le-Château ever since Gérard de Sède made mention of it in his book l’Or de Rennes in 1967. It also features prominently in the Dossiers Secrets. Even though the works of De Sède nor the Dossiers Secrets have never been authenticated, Saint Sulpice has a firm place in many of the recent theories in the genre.
25th April, 2008 06:44 AM
 The Société Perillos look into the actions of Pierre Plantard and note they coincide with known CIA initiatives that were running in Europe and France. As these feature some of the same names that feature in the quest for the so-called Arma Christi, a most daring question has to be posed.
24th April, 2008 06:58 AM
 Ok, not quite yet there as a theory, but in the media frenzy that the Bloodline producers are trying to create ahead of the release of their movie, magazines are picking up the claims by alleged Priory of Sion member Nicolas Haywood about Rennes-le-Château. Haywood’s link to Prince Charles, as well as speculation of Lord Lichfield’s sudden death, are becoming linked to the story in a tabloid-style fashion.
20th April, 2008 07:09 AM
The Rennes-le-Château Research website has posted all 32 clips of the upcoming documentary film 'Bloodline, the Movie' in one video player. The project by American Director-Producer duo Bruce Burgess and René Barnett deals with the alleged discoveries of British researcher Ben Hammott, formerly known as The Tombman. It is claimed in that in the tomb Hammott discovered, there’s a very old mummy from the Middle-East, possibly of Mary-Magdalene. Have a look at the clips and judge for yourself.
20th April, 2008 07:04 AM
 Société Perillos investigates Christian Doumergue's new book 'La Tombe Perdue', in which he claims the body of Christ was buried near Rennes-les-Bains in the French Langudoc region. There appear to be some striking parallels with the dealings and journeys of the Perillos family and the Saunière Model.
17th April, 2008 11:24 AM
 Cinema Libre Studio has issued a Press Release for the upcoming documentary film Bloodline. It says: An underground tomb found in the Languedoc region of southwest France has been discovered, which may help substantiate the existence of a Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene bloodline, according to the new documentary BLOODLINE, premiering May 9 in New York and May 16 in Los Angeles. The rare find will be further examined at a Monday, May 5 news conference at the Jewish Museum in New York City. The chamber contains a mummified corpse on a rose-colored plinth under a shroud bearing the distinctive red cross of the Knights Templar, and is surrounded by wooden chests, revealing a cache of gold chalices and coins. The discovery has been reported to the French Government agency, Direction Regionale des Affaires Culturelles Languedoc-Roussillon (DRAC-LR), and plans are underway for a full scale survey.
12th April, 2008 08:50 PM
 The seemingly far-fetched theory that Leonardo da Vinci was of Arab descent has been given new backing in a study, published this week, that suggests his mother was a slave.
12th April, 2008 04:28 PM
 Radio Rennessence interviewed Henry Lincoln, the man who made the Mystery of Rennes-le-Château known to the English speaking world through his 1972 BBC broadcasts. For the first time ever, Lincoln speaks out about the Da Vinci Code trial, Paul Smith, his contacts with De Sede and Plantard and a wealth of other things. Not to be missed.
11th April, 2008 09:19 AM
 The Société Perillos explore other branches of the Perillos family tree, and find that the family married into de Voisins and de Chefdebien, important families that are directly related to the mystery of Rennes-le-Château. And they even stumble upon Baphomet.
9th April, 2008 08:13 AM
 Just weeks into his new post, mayor Alexandre Pianco has already been confronted with the problems that typify the village: a tunnel has been found dug under the cemetery at Rennes. It appears that the tunnel was dug during the night from Thursday to Friday, and is believed to have been made to make a connection to a gallery that runs from the castle to the crypt of the church. The discovery was made by an inhabitant of the village, who noticed that stones were clumsily placed to hide the entrance.
6th April, 2008 09:22 AM
 According to The Earthly Paradise, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page failed to find a buyer for his 24-foot-long Burne-Jones tapestry, The Quest for the Holy Grail: The Achievement, at Sotheby's on March 20. The tapestry failed to sell for its reserve price.
4th April, 2008 07:19 AM
 The first extra-priestly income Saunière laid his hands on, came from the Countess de Chambord. But, as the Société Perillos reveals, it is not the only time that the Habsburg family made contact with Saunière - or gave money.
3rd April, 2008 01:18 PM
 In the early 20th century, a series of palm leaves, containing anomalous writing, were apparently discovered within a hidden cache of the walls of the Cathar castle of Montségur. Though without any intrinsic value, the “wooden book” – as it became known – would become the centrepiece of the esoteric and metaphysical community. And it has some interesting connections to the mystery of Rennes-le-Château.
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