Jesus Christ. - Custodians of truth: the continuance of Rex Deus

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

No work such as this is ever produced without the help, encouragement, and support of a large number of people. Responsibility for the book rests entirely with the authors, but we gratefully acknowledge the assistance received from: Stuart Beattie of the Rosslyn Chapel Trust; Richard Beaumont of Staverton, Devon; Laurence Bloom of London; Andy Boracci of Sag Harbor New York; Robert Brydon of Edinburgh; Richard Buades of Marseilles; Nicole Dawe of Okehampton; Baroness Edni di Pauli of London; William and Heather Elmhirst of Dartington; Jean-Michel Garnier of Chartres; Michael Halsey of Auchterarder; Guy Jourdan of Bargemon; Patrick Keane of Paignton; Georges Keiss of the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Templire, Campagne-sur-Aude; Robert Lomas of Bradford; Michael Monkton of Buckingham; Dr. Hugh Montgomery of Somerset; James Mackay Munro of Penicuick; Andrew Pattison of Edinburgh; Stella Pates of Ottery St. Mary; Alan Pearson of Rennes-les-Bains; David Pykett of Burton-on-Trent; Amy Ralston of Staverton, Devon; Victor Rosati of Totnes; Pat Sibille of Aberdeen; Niven Sinclair of London; Prince Michael of Albany; and, last, but certainly not least, Michael Kerber, Michael Conlon, and Kate Hartke, and all at RedWheel/Weiser.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Tim Wallace-Murphy studied medicine at University College, Dublin before going on to qualify as a psychologist. He has served his local community as a Governor of the local technical college and as a member of the Careers Advisory Service, the Totnes Town Council and, for over sixteen years, the Torbay and District Community Health Council, a body responsibile for monitoring the quality of health care throughout the district.

Tim is a lecturer and author with an international reputation and his work has been translated into many European languages. He has lectured in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy and was the driving force behind the foundation of the European Templar Heritage Research Network, which links scholars from all over the continent. He also organized the seminar Who Was Jesus? held at Dartington Hall near Totnes in 2003 and he acts as a tour guide around many of the major sacred sites in France. He is the author of The Mark of the Beast with Trevor Ravenscroft, An Illustrated Guidebook to Rosslyn Chapel, The Templar Heritage and Masonic Inheritance within Rosslyn Chapel, Rosslyn: Guardian of the Secrets of the Holy Grail with Marilyn Hopkins, Rex Deus: The True Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau with Marilyn Hopkins and Graham Simmans, and Templars in America with Marilyn Hopkins.

Marilyn Hopkins has been studying ancient and medieval history and esoteric spirituality for nine years, although her interest spans the past twenty years. She has contributed to seminars, talks, and lectures on subjects that include the Knights Templar, Rennes-le-Chateau, the Rosslyn Chapel, Western esoteric spirituality, and early voyages to America. She coauthored Rosslyn: Guardian of the Secrets of the Holy Grail and Templars in America both with Tim Wallace-Murphy, and Rex Deus: The True Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau with Tim Wallace-Murphy and Graham Simmans. She is a shamanic practitioner, a spiritual healer, a natural dowser, and a practitioner in Indian head massage.

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