"Holy Blood, Holy Grail" set your brain reeling, and now you'd like to discuss the intriguing contents with some kindred spirits. Then join the PRIORY OF SION MAILING LIST. We debate, we analyze, we explore -- and still maintain a sense of wonder as we review the following topics. Ours is a forum dedicated to investigating the secrets of this ancient society, and the mysteries that surround it.

RENNES-LE-CHATEAU

thousands of sight-seers are drawn to this obscure hamlet in the south of France. Perhaps each visitor hopes he can be the one to decipher the clues that have puzzled experts for decades.

ABBE SAUNIERE

a poor parish priest who was somehow able to spend a fortune in lavishly renovating his church, using images that would shock believers and baffle scholars.

PRIORY OF SION

its numbers are secret. Its members unknown. Yet there are those who whisper it possesses the power to unseat governments and topple thrones.

BLACK MADONNAS

local priests can only shrug when asked about the striking carvings found in Europe's churches and cathedrals. However, the insightful believe the statues represent a tradition reaching far beyond the time of Jesus.

TEMPLARS

the order's enemies only succeeded in encouraging a deluge of rumors -- legends that claim these supposed guardians of the Holy Grail have never died but will be reborn when the world can once again appreciate their unique brand of mysticism.

CATHARS

the "Good Christians" persecuted by the Church which may have feared the dangerous beliefs at the heart of Cathar theology. Did they leave behind a fabled treasure during their last days spent at the isolated fortress of Montsegur?

HOLY GRAIL

many sought it but only the enlightened could perceive its true worth. Might it reappear in the twenty-first century in a curious form no one could foresee?

MASONS

reviled by Church and state for three hundred years yet enrolling millions of members around the globe. Could the organization's rituals be more than empty pageants, instead representing dramas of mythic proportions that recall the dawn of civilization?

MEROVINGIANS

the mysterious kings of medieval France. Long dead. Long forgotten. Unless the legends of the family's miraculous origins catapult the dynasty into a prominence rivaling the might of any emperor.

ROSSLYN CHAPEL

the unfinished place of worship built by the Scottish Sinclairs whose Templar loyalty, more than their Christianity, may have inspired the site's unorthodox decorations and given birth to tales of priceless relics buried in its vaults.