Nostradamus, Da Vinci, The Black Madonna, Mary Magdaline, the Holy Grail Includes the world famous Gypsy Pilgrimage at Saintes Maries de la Mer, France
Join us on our 6th year of discovering the deep mysteries of South France. Held this year at St. Remy and Les Baux.
Hotel rooms are scare at this time in South France- Provence: May 20-27. In the middle of our retreat and study tour is the age long ritual and festival of the Black Madonna and Gypsy festival.
Folks, we still have some hotel rooms secured- but they won't hold them forever.
This is one hell of a retreat- don't miss it!
On this trip we will lucky enough to stay at a beautifully restored chateau from the early 18th century on the farm once owned by Nostradamus' brother Bertrand. The Chateau de Roussan is a real treasure, a glimpse back to an earlier time and a direct way to connect with local history.
The Grail Mysteries in Provence:
So join us as we explore, on the ground, the locations and images of the true history of the Grail, from the Grail Castle of Les Baux to St. Trophime's hermitages and the Alyscamp, the most renowned of medieval burial grounds to the quarries of Glanum and the standing stone of Da Vinci's Virgin in the Rocks, from the gypsies of Ste. Maries-de-le-Mer to the rugged grottoes of the Magdalene, and of course, the lost city of Glanum Livii and its nympheum, center point of Provence's accidental pentagram. As we visit and explore the sites connected to this hidden history, we can begin to piece together a glimpse of the true origins of the Grail Mythos.
Gypsy Pilgrimage Saintes Maries de la Mer, France
A special feature of our retreat: Each year, thousands of locals, gypsies, pilgrims and tourists travel to the picturesque seaside town of Saintes Marie de la Mer to participate or witness this incredible Gypsy Pilgrimage. It is held in honour of Sara the Black or Black Sarah, the patron Saint of Gypsies and the three Marys - Mary Magdelene, Mary Jacob and Mary Salome - which give the place its name as the 'Marys of the Sea'. The pilgrimage includes an impassioned all-night vigil and a procession leading a statue of Sara down to the sea where she is ritually washed in the cleansing waters. Like all good gatherings, the event is accompanied by music, dancing and feasting. During the celebrations the town swells in size as over 10,000 gypsies and worshippers from all over the world flock to participate in this age-old ritual.
A unique tour and retreat event based on the latest research, presented here for the first time, by internationally known Nostradamus authority Vincent Bridges, connecting Nostradamus' prophecies with Leonardo Da Vinci's most heretical art and providing clues to Provence's ancient, almost forgotten, variety of early Christianity. It was this alternative form of Christianity that provided the historical and spiritual underpinning of the original Grail legends.
For those serious students of the Knights Templar, early Christianity, the Holy blood, Holy Grail, the Da Vinci code and the Prieure de Sion and the hidden secrets of the Berenger Sauniere Parchments, the mysteries of Rennes-le-Chateau (where our study retreat was located for the last 4 years), The Grail, the Ark, the Emerald Tablet, The Merovingian Royal Blood line of Europe, the blood line of King Arthur, Sacred Geometry and meanings of the landscape, the secrets of alchemy and the philosophers stone, Nostradamus, John Dee, Shakespeare and the secret identity of Edward Kelley, Freemasons and the The Occult Roots of Christianity, The Cross of Lorraine, Hiram-King of Tyre, the Temple of Solomon, world mythology, Judeo-Christian scriptures and a bold reinterpretation of the story of human civilization - the DNA galactic connections- the story told by experts Dan Winter and Vincent Bridges at our retreat.
This epic retelling of the real history of Earth has become a growing hallmark of the advanced courses within the Sacred Geometry and Feng Shui Seminars world tours.
Or you might just wish to come for the French food and countryside!
Due to the popularity of the Da Vinci Code, the subject of Mary Magdalene has been covered in Time Magazine, Newsweek, on The History Channel, the Learning Channel and in specials aired on major TV networks.
About Vincent Bridges, our guide and teacher
Vincent Bridges is one of the world's foremost Nostradamus scholars and is featured in nine documentaries on Nostradamus airing on the History Channel, History Channel International, and the Discovery Channel, including The Nostradamus Effect, Nostradamus 2012, The Lost Book of Nostradamus, and Nostradamus 500 Years Later, on which he was the historical consultant and the on-camera tour guide.
Vincent is a world traveler, having organized and led tour groups to southern France, Egypt and India. He has produced his own translation of the I-Ching, and his Egyptology work is widely respected and quoted by scholars as diverse as John Major Jenkins, Moira Timms, and Daniel Colianus.
He is an esoteric historian and best known as the author of Mysteries of the Great Cross at Hendaye, The Alchemy and the End of Time, Angels in the DNA: The Emerald Modem and Dr. Dee's Ophanic Language; Shakespeare, John Dee and the Hermetic Revolution: Alchemy and Espionage in the Magickal Theatre of Elizabethan England; John Dee, Edward Kelley and William Shakespeare: Alchemy and espionage at the court of Rudolph II
Vincent Bridges is an authority on the English Alchemist John Dee and the development of his Ophanic Angelic Communication. Along with Dan Winter, he will be giving some evening presentations at the retreat,on the angelic writings of John Dee. See more information on this below in our study guide notes.
Watch Vincent's Video Here: The story no one knows - or has heard before
Discovering the True History of the Grail and the Sacred Geometry of Provence
St. Remy and Les Baux - Nostradamus, Da Vinci and the Secret
A Word From Vincent
This trip began for me 40+ years ago when I read Wolfram's Parsival in high school and realized that the whole Disney fairy tale world of the miraculous Grail might just be true somehow. The quest to uncover the story I sensed beneath the pageantry of the Grail Romances made me a historian, instead of an English teacher, and has kept me on the outskirts of Chapel Perilous, where the Siege Perilous sits in wait for the Perfect Knight, for my entire adult life. And, while I am far from a Perfect Knight, I have done my small part to map out the terrain of the wasteland and the road to the Holy Mountain of Montsalvasch.
Along the way, as my Quest connected me to places I never dreamed were involved, I learned an important fact: nothing is better than seeing history on the ground and close up. That's the way discoveries are made, from a personal ground level approach. And that's what I would like to share with you on this very special pilgrimage and quest, an up close and personal on the ground look at the true history of Grail as it developed in Provence.
We literally walk through thousands of years of history, from ancient Greece and Rome to the late 19th century of Van Gough, guided along our way by the master of time himself, Michel de Nostradamus, who was born in St. Remy and grew up in the shadows of the antiques at Glanum, wandered throughout Europe and then settled in Salon-de-Provence just the other side of the Alpilles to write his famous prophecies. And it is this unique juncture of Nostradamus' prophecies and the heretical work of Leonardo Da Vinci that eventually led me to the key discovery behind the true history of the Grail.
On this trip we will lucky enough to stay at a beautifully restored chateau from the early 18th century on the farm once owned by Nostradamus' brother Bertrand. The Chateau de Roussan is a real treasure, a glimpse back to an earlier time and a direct way to connect with local history.
There might even be a ghost or two wandering the halls. In St. Remy, we will examine the places where Nostradamus was born and grew up, allowing us to absorb something of the very atmosphere of this very special place and its most famous native son. And along with Nostradamus, we will follow the trails left by Van Gough and Da Vinci, and delve into the secrets of an almost forgotten alternative form of Christianity.
At the center of this hidden history of early Christianity is the family circle of the three Marys, their brother and nephew Lazarus and the curious New Testament saint known as The Triumph. All of this information, and much more - including St. Maurice and the Theban Legion, connections and clues from Rennes-le-Chateau, Good King Rene's Grail quests and Frederick Barbarossa's coronation in Arles, Gypsy Guardians and Grail Processions - came be found in my new book, The Grail Mysteries of Provence: Discovering the True History of the Grail, available from Inner Traditions in the spring of 2011.
So join us as we explore, on the ground, the locations and images of the true history of the Grail, from the Grail Castle of Les Baux to St. Trophime's hermitages and the Alyscamp, the most renowned of medieval burial grounds to the quarries of Glanum and the standing stone of Da Vinci's Virgin in the Rocks, from the gypsies of Ste. Maries-de-le-Mer to the rugged grottoes of the Magdalene, and of course, the lost city of Glanum Livii and its nympheum, center point of Provence's accidental pentagram. As we visit and explore the sites connected to this hidden history, we can begin to piece together a glimpse of the true origins of the Grail Mythos.
Some other topics Vincent will cover at the retreat
• Who is John Dee ?
• The Enochian and Ophanim Angelic Language
• Shakespeare's Secret Identity Revealed
• The Ophanic Language and Sacred Geometry
• The real meaning of 2012-what really is 2012 ?
A note from Dan Winter
-for serious students of alchemy- and for seekers of truth... for those ready to do the "Work"...
Vincent discovered what dramatically is 5-sided magnetic line geometry being key to the function of St Remy- the trigger site of Nostredamus's work. We are excited about exploring this in the upcoming tour in MAY.
This is also the geometry around the tower of the famous alchemist John Dee used to make gold in the south of Prague, recently discovered in our last Prague retreat in 2009 called the "Alchemy of Prague"
Vincent will explain the "phase conjugate" magnetic nature of how THAT geometry made the plasma field for Nostredamus to be able to "scry" projectively into the future. This was also essential to the Alchemy of Dee and Kelly- just as it as key to building a successful Necropolis- city of the dead - at Rennes le Chateau (Holy Blood Holy Grail, the Da Vinic Code), where for the last 5 years, our study group has been holding a retreat, discovering much details we wish to share with those committed to our up-coming May retreat in the search for the HOLY GRAIL"
Basic logistics
Arrival day: May 20, St. Remy-de-Provence
Departure day: May 28
8 nights accommodation
Price includes accommodations, lunches, coach transport and tuition seminars, 7 days of tuition, tours, sacred sites in the heart of SOUTH FRANCE.
Join Vincent Bridges and Roger Green for a retreat and study tour of a lifetime!
AT THE SOUTH FRANCE RETREAT you will learn for the first time:
A unique tour and retreat seminar event based on the latest research, presented here for the first time, of internationally known Nostradamus authority Vincent Bridges, connecting Nostradamus' prophecies with Leonardo Da Vinci's most heretical art and providing clues to Provence's ancient, almost forgotten, variety of early Christianity. It was this alternative form of Christianity that provided the historical and spiritual underpinning of the original Grail legends.
As we visit and explore the sites connected to this hidden history, we can begin to piece together a glimpse of the true origins of the Grail Mythos.
Hotel rooms are scare at this time in South France - Provence: May 20-27. In the middle of our retreat and study tour is the age long ritual and festival of the Black Madonna and Gypsy festival.
Folks, we still have some hotel rooms secured- but they won't hold them forever.
This is one hell of a retreat- don't miss it!
