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Priory of Sion
The Prieuré de Sion, translated from French as Priory of Sion, is a name given to multiple groups, both real and fictitious. The most notorious is a fringe fraternal organization, founded and dissolved in France in 1956 by Pierre Plantard. In the 1960s, Plantard created a fictitious history for that organization, describing it as a secret society founded in the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1099, which serves the interests of the Merovingian dynasty and its alleged bloodlines.[2] This myth was expanded upon and popularized by the 1982 controversial book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail,[1] and later claimed as factual in the preface of the 2003 conspiracy fiction novel The Da Vinci Code.[3]
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Following that event, the Grand Masters of the Priory of Sion are listed in French as being:
- Jean de Gisors (1188–1220)
- Marie de Saint-Clair (1220–1266)
- Guillaume de Gisors (1266–1307)
- Edouard de Bar (1307–1336)
- Jeanne de Bar (1336–1351)
- Jean de Saint-Clair (1351–1366)
- Blanche d'Evreux (1366–1398)
- Nicolas Flamel (1398–1418)
- René d'Anjou (1418–1480)
- Iolande de Bar (1480–1483)
- Sandro Filipepi (1483–1510)
- Léonard de Vinci (1510–1519)
- Connétable de Bourbon (1519–1527)
- Ferdinand de Gonzague (1527–1575)
- Louis de Nevers (1575–1595)
- Robert Fludd (1595–1637)
- J. Valentin Andrea (1637–1654)
- Robert Boyle (1654–1691)
- Isaac Newton (1691–1727)
- Charles Radclyffe (1727–1746)
- Charles de Lorraine (1746–1780)
- Maximilian de Lorraine (1780–1801)
- Charles Nodier (1801–1844)
- Victor Hugo (1844–1885)
- Claude Debussy (1885–1918)
- Jean Cocteau (1918–1963)
-- Credits to wikipedia.
Pseudohistory much?
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Alright so I was bored and went surfing on the 8 endings of the game Shadow Of Memories/Shadow of Destiny and coincidentally found the term " Philosopher's stone ".
We all are no strangers to the Philosopher's stone -- and I can assure you 98% of the people on Earth would say " OH YOU MEAN THAT HARRY POTTER MOVIE? " when the word " Philosopher's stone " comes out.
After further research on Google and Wikipedia, I noticed that the Philosopher's stone is also used in FullMetalAlchemist ( anime ) and World of Warcraft ( online RPG ), just to name a few.
Now, I don't think JK Rowling watches FMA or plays World of Warcraft.
However, they all have one thing in common - The Philosopher's Stone.
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So what is the Philosopher's stone, really?
From http://www.crystalinks.com/philosopherstone.html,
" The philosopher's stone is a legendary substance, allegedly capable of turning inexpensive metals into gold. It was sometimes believed to be an elixir of life, useful for rejuvenation and possibly for achieving immortality. For a long time, it was the most sought-after goal in Western alchemy. In the view of spiritual alchemy, making the philosopher's stone would bring enlightenment upon the maker and conclude the Great Work. It is also known by several other names, such as 'materia prima.' "
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To simplify, it is a legendary item capable of turning lead into gold or whatever ( but mostly gold, cause you know, gold is running out and it fetches a way higher price than silver. Lol for integrating economics to mythology ).
It can also be used for attaining immortality.
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So what's the big hoo-haa over this stone?
Is it just fiction? Pure fiction?
I doubt so.
Although I won't embark on my next journey to further discover about the Philosopher's stone, I'll still keep a watch on it, maybe get opinions from the people at UM.
Then again, this is a pretty good topic to kick start my return to explore the Paranormal realm once again.
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Sa-yo-na-ra!
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