The first English translation of the book that reveals the Cathar stronghold at Montsegur to be the repository of the Holy Grail

- Presents the history of the Papal persecution of the Cathars that lies hidden in the medieval epic Parzival and in the poetry of the troubadours

- Provides new insights into the life and death of this gifted and controversial author

Crusade Against the Grail is the daring book that popularized the legend of the Cathars and the Holy Grail. The first edition appeared in Germany in 1933 and drew upon Rahn's account of his explorations of the...

Rahn's personal diary from his travels as occult investigator for the Third Reich

- First English translation of the author's journeys in search of a Nordic equivalent to Mt. Sinai

- Explains why Lucifer the Light Bringer, god of the heretics, is a positive figure

Otto Rahn's lifelong search for the Grail brought him to the attention of the SS leader Himmler, who shared his esoteric interests. Induced by Himmler to become the chief investigator of the occult for the Nazis, Rahn traveled throughout Europe--from Spain to Iceland--in the mid 1930s pursuing leads to the Grail and...

FOREWORD: Visible biological radiations have always greatly attracted mans curiosity fireflies and glow worms, I uniiiit went wood, phosphorescent meat, and the illuminating organs of deep sea fish are among the well-known wonders of nature. The biological importance of this luminescence seems to be in no proportion to the impression it makes upon the human mind. While it is assumed by some biologists that it has the purpose of attracting the prey, of frightening enemies, or of luring the male to the female, other investigators have contested these theories. The phosphorescent bacteria...