{"product_id":"otto-rahn-grail-hunter-the-secret-of-the-cathars-and-the-return-of-the-white-lady-9798888501559","title":"Otto Rahn, Grail Hunter: The Secret of the Cathars and the Return of the White Lady","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn investigation into the Holy Grail and the Cathar legacy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Traces the journey of Otto Rahn, the occultist and one-time SS member who sought the Holy Grail and traveled widely throughout Europe as a researcher until his mysterious death in 1939 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Explores the modern legacy of the officially heretical Christian sect known as the Cathars \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Follows the author's own investigations into the location of the Grail and Rahn's legacy, taking readers on a journey through occult Europe \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeticulously following controversial 20th-century occultist, historian, and partially Jewish SS member Otto Rahn's investigations into the Holy Grail and Catharism, author and filmmaker Richard Stanley enters into the occult world of Europe. On his quest, the author encounters esoteric traditions that have survived since the Crusades and the Inquisition, ultimately finding a new spiritual path in his own life. At Rahn's family home in the Black Forest of Germany, Stanley unearths a cache of maps, photographs, and unpublished manuscripts. His journey in pursuit of Rahn's legacy then takes him to Montségur, in southern France, a mystical stronghold and one-time home of the Cathars, the esoteric and Gnostic Christian sect that was decimated in the medieval Albigensian Crusade. There he sees the extraordinary summer solstice light phenomenon that reveals the mystical past of the fortress and encounters witnesses who insist Rahn is still alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMethodically visiting every site on Otto Rahn's esoteric path, from France to Iceland, the author untangles legend from truth as he looks at the connections between the Cathars, the Rosicrucians, Julius Evola, neo-Cathar and Freemason Déodat Roché, and the mystical bleeding stones known as \u003ci\u003eLapsit exillis.\u003c\/i\u003e He also examines the prophecy of the return of Esclarmonde de Foix, the White Lady, medieval priestess of the Cathars who appeared to Rahn during his search for the Grail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Stanley is a filmmaker and anthropologist whose films include \u003ci\u003eDust Devil, Hardware, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eColor Out of Space.\u003c\/i\u003e As a journalist and documentarian, he has covered events in Afghanistan, Rwanda, and Haiti. A frequent contributor to publications including \u003ci\u003eFortean Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSauniére Society Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e he lives in Occitanie, France.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Inner Traditions International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572252705042,"sku":"9798888501559","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b945e7ce-4976-4161-b7c1-ae0383598212.jpg?v=1755857980","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/otto-rahn-grail-hunter-the-secret-of-the-cathars-and-the-return-of-the-white-lady-9798888501559","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}