The Secret Message of Jules Verne: Decoding His Masonic, Rosicrucian, and Occult Writings Paperback - 2007

SECRET SOCIETIES"To the reader who loves conspiracy and literature, this book is as thrilling as anything by Jules Verne himself. Michel Lamy has decoded not only Verne's work but a whole line of initiated fiction writers. Rennes-le-Chateau, the Illuminati, Dracula, and the Thule Society are a few of the ingredients of this mystery, whose keys lie in occult politics and the dark secrets of blood, death, and immortality. Lamy's work has long deserved a wider audience."Joscelyn Godwin, professor of music, Colgate University, and author of The Real Rule of Four"Bravo! With fresh eyes Michel Lamy insightfully connects a baffling array of dots to reveal the hitherto obfuscated tapestry of that great master weaver of tales, Jules Verne." Stephen Michaluk, coauthor of The Jules Verne EncyclopediaProlific author and pioneer of the science fiction novel, Jules Verne also possessed a hidden side that was encrypted into all his works--his active participation in the occult milieu of late-nineteenth-century France. Among the many esoteric secrets to be found are significant clues to the Rennes-le-Chateau mystery, including the location of a great treasure in the former Cathar region of France and the survival of the heirs to the Merovingian dynasty. Verne's books also reveal Rosicrucian secrets of immortality, and some are constructed, like Mozart's The Magic Flute, in accordance with Masonic initiation.The passe-partout to Verne's work (the skeleton key that is also the name of Phileas Fogg's servant in Around the World in Eighty Days) lies in the initiatory language he employed to inscribe a second or even third layer of meaning beneath the main narrative, which is revealed in his skilled use of wordplay, homonyms, anagrams, and numerical combinations. The surface story itself is often a guide that tells the reader outright what he or she should be looking for. Far from innocuous stories for children, Verne's work reveals itself to be rich with teachings on symbolism, esoteric traditions, and the secret history of humanity.Michel Lamy has spent many years researching the relationship of symbolism, sacred geography, esoteric tradition, and "secret" history to literature. He is the author of books on Joan of Arc, the Templars, and the hidden history of the Basque region. He lives in France.