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The Great Heresy: The History and Beliefs of the Cathars
A study of the history and beliefs of Catharism.
- GenresHistory
192 pages, Paperback
First published February 17, 1977
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July 21, 2022
The author devotes the first fourteen chapters of this book to the history and beliefs of Catharism. In doing so, the author produced enough to show that Catharism was not an obscure and ephemeral heresy but a comprehensive scientific and philosophic concept of the nature of the universe.
The Contents of the last chapters are totally different from the first fourteen. In these he records the instruction he received directly from the discarnate entities described in his Cathars and Reincarnation and subsequent books related to Catharism. These last chapters are concerned with subjects such as reincarnation on other planets and of animals as men, auras, the creation of the world, the nature of alchemy and healing powers of jewels.
The first fourteen chapters on the history and beliefs of the Cathars was worth the price of the entire book. Although the last chapters contained very interesting information channeled from discarnate entities I didn't really care for these last remaining chapters as the author moved away from the history and beliefs of the Cathars.
The Contents of the last chapters are totally different from the first fourteen. In these he records the instruction he received directly from the discarnate entities described in his Cathars and Reincarnation and subsequent books related to Catharism. These last chapters are concerned with subjects such as reincarnation on other planets and of animals as men, auras, the creation of the world, the nature of alchemy and healing powers of jewels.
The first fourteen chapters on the history and beliefs of the Cathars was worth the price of the entire book. Although the last chapters contained very interesting information channeled from discarnate entities I didn't really care for these last remaining chapters as the author moved away from the history and beliefs of the Cathars.
June 1, 2016
This book is so interesting! My major comment is that it's two entirely separate and entirely different books in one. The first is a detailed history of the Cathar religion in 1300s in the Languedoc region of the France and mostly details its destruction at the hands of the Inquisition. The second half is more of a manifesto of the Cathar beliefs based on what the author calls disincarnate sources. Both sections of the book are really fascinating, but I wish the author had expanded on the second half. I feel like he only scratched the surface...
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