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March 2006

Quest Magazine

Articles, News and Views

FEATURED ARTICLES

The Masonic Lodge and its connection to ancient religions.

By Philip Gardiner

Secret Societies and the Enlightenment.

By Philip Gardiner

NEWS and ARTICLES

It's the New Age in the Old Southwest.

- Amateur lesbian wrestlers in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Hey, everybody needs a hobby.

- In Sedona, Arizona there are shamans, ufologists, and spiritualists, oh my!

Shamans of the Amazon and sacred spirit medicine.

So many conspiracies, so little time to plot.

Da Vinci, the Knights Templar, et al.

Girls just want to have seances. Cyndi Lauper says she's psychic.

The Sci-Fi Channel has ghosts galore.

Masons of Stonehenge.

Poll shows Americans want religion taught in schools.

It is important that religion be taught and for all major religions be included, not just Christianity.

- Hal

The Da Vinci Code trial set to conclude.

The inside dope on Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown's writing and upbringing.

Opus Dei adopts new strategy in dealing with the Code.

More on the Da Vinci Code trial and news.

- Strange facts about The Da Vinci Code movie.

- Dan Brown admits to 'reworking' certain passages.

- The interesting court memoir of Dan Brown.

- Da Vinci Code judge told plagiarism claims are a 'travesty.'

- Da Vinci Code editorial podcast from London.

The Australians and Chinese share a serpent mythology.

St. Patrick's Day history and Irish info.

Recent discoveries in Egypt.

- Archaeologists discover a temple dedicated to the sun in Cairo. Other archaeologists say this supports the theory that much of ancient Egypt is buried under modern cities.

- John and Jane Doe mummies.

- Icons of goddess of war discovered in Egyptian temple.

- Evidently they're tripping over ancient artifacts there.

Doctors and spirituality.

Bulgarian president gives mystic a medal.

Judas still connected to money.

Where mummies were made.

The Da Vinci Code author says the copyright lawsuit brought against his publisher is without merit.

Holy Blood, Holy Grail benefits from the alleged plagiarism.

Unitarian minister in Austin, Texas says in sermon that Bush behind 9-11 attacks. Some church members applaud, others walk out.

Werewolves of London...and the rest of England, Wales, and Scotland.

The Vatican's top exorcist condemns Harry Potter.

Texas has its own Roswell.

Ghosts, UFOs, and Bigfoot are this researcher's specialty.

According to anthropologist, cavemen preferred blondes, causing those with the blonde gene to multiply.

Peroxide could reverse this trend.

Quotable Quote:

"Anthropology is the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities."

- Alfred L. Kroeber

Book Reviews:

David V. Barrett writes a guide to 'The Da Vinci Code' guides, with reviews and ratings. Speaking of reviews, Greg Taylor, author of 'The Guide to Dan Brown's The Solomon Key,' writes a review of the reviewer's review of his book.

Monks get naked to find peace.

Is this a publicity stunt for 'Brokeback?'

A librarian says that 'The Da Vinci Code' copyright lawsuit is baseless.

Archaeologists locate an unusual Phoenician temple in Sicily.

Ancient Minoans were possibly more than a 1000 years ahead of others in math.

Michael Jackson, Mosque Builder.

Italian commission states that the Soviets were behind the attempted assassination of John Paul II.

Polish archaeologist digs up the oldest cemetery in Europe.

Dragons came from outer space to share their wisdom, according to mythology researcher.

Of course, why else would they come here?

2102 asteroid has a 1 in 1000 chance of colliding with Earth.

Maybe the Mayan end of the world prediction of 2012 was made by dyslexic priests.

Shamans turn on to tune in.

The Vatican sees no redemption for Judas.

This article claims that Texas is weird.

This is not news for those of us from Texas.

- Hal

'The Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown believes in the Resurrection of Christ.

Sightings of a chupacabra in South Texas.

Being a native of South Texas, sightings of a chupacabra do not surprise me. The image of Jesus was once reported to having been seen on the floor of a service station bathroom there (I kid you not). Often these visions are facilitated by a copious consumption of tequila or like beverage.

- Hal

Move over Scientology, there's now a yoga cult.

Buddhist monks start a union.

Will their prayer mats say "Union Made?"

In court it's Holy Blood, Holy Grail vs. The Da Vinci Code.

'Theology on Tap': the gospel preached in pubs.

Actor Darren McGavin, the original star of 'Night Stalker,' has died at 83.

Britney Spears seeks the help of a yoga guru.

The Masonic foundations of America.

"Dan Brown looks set to include this 'hidden history' of the U.S. in his sequel to The Da Vinci Code, which would no doubt make for a hot topic considering the influence on politics in recent times of Fundamentalist Christian groups."

Quotable Quote:

"Fundamentalists are so named because they often are against fun, quick to damn, and display very little mental."

- Hal Siemer

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