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Feb 2024
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Dr. Kathleen Ball: A Grail Quest, the Kn...

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Grail Quests often begin with what seems like normal travel adventures, but then suddenly turn into divine synchronistic events that makes one feel as though they're being guided by the Universe. I was to find out, two years later, that many local people knew about this cave. Teenagers even partied in it, as we could see from their graffiti, so what was the big secret? The cave's location was obviously not a secret, but apparently no one understood the significance of that specific cross. What the cave was carved out for turned out to be the secret, helping me to later understand why the Templars dug it out in the middle of nowhere. I returned that evening to our pousada a different person. Something had fundamentally changed within me. I felt that somehow, this discovery was part of my destiny. The Universe had unmistakably directed me to this cave.

"Did the Knights Templar reach Brazil? This is the enigmatic question boldly asked and beautifully answered in this fascinating quest of discovery that results in firm evidence that, yes, they did indeed reach the Americas long before Columbus. The author brings in her writing an exciting sense of mystery and imagination tempered beautifully by her academic background. An essential addition to the ancient mysteries bookshelf."

Kathleen, a professional artist and educator, had her life changed dramatically after the 2015 Butte Fire and a subsequent liver transplant. Her background includes expertise in anatomy, sculpture, multimedia, archeology, mythology, metaphysics, and mysticism. Since 2017, she has focused on documentary filmmaking, with her most recent work, The Brazilian Templar Mystery, completed in 2019 and sold to Gaia TV in 2020. Kathleen is passionate about researching global mythology, mystical and spiritual belief systems, and is inspired by ancient indigenous art and archeological discoveries. Her fine art installations have exhibited internationally and her portraits can be found in private collections and museums, including the Leonardo da Vinci piece in the da Vinci Museum in Vinci, Italy.

https://templarsinbrazil.com/

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