When the Sun Reaches Zero: An Autumn Equinox Mystery at Royston Cave At the autumn equinox, the Sun crosses the celestial equator and rests at exactly zero degrees of declination. Beneath an ancient English crossroads, carved deep into the chalk walls of the enigmatic Royston Cave, two medieval swords preserve angles encompassing the solar … More Autumn Equinox & the Swords of Royston Cave
Oak Island has inspired centuries of excavation, speculation and increasingly sophisticated technology. It’s certainly taken up a great deal of my own time and passion… But what if one of its most intriguing locations can be approached with something far simpler: mathematics, geometry and an old French unit of measurement? My Codes of the Hidden … More Can Geometry Point to a Vault on Oak Island?
A Rare 2-Cents Worth When Studying History, Stay Neutral and Learn From It If you can, stay a little dispassionate. It took me a long time to learn to step back and be a bit more level with history. The other day I posted about what is often called “Charlemagne’s Crown” on Facebook. Charlemagne himself … More The Hands That Kept the Past & Historic Perspectives
What an extraordinary conversation! I spent over two hours live with the incomparable Jimmy Church, taking one of the deepest journeys yet into Royston Cave and the research behind my latest book: The Curse of Oak Island’s Templar Cave: Royston. We explored the cave’s complex history, the Knights Templar, Melusine, the Lady of the Lake, … More A Royston Cave Conversation with Jimmy Church of ‘Gaia’ & ‘Fade to Black’ Fame!
A forgotten connection between France, Nova Scotia and the Oak Island story In 2018, my research into The Curse of Oak Island took me to Château de La Rochefoucauld in the Charente region of France. I was following the historical trail surrounding Zena Halpern’s map, the House of La Rochefoucauld and the possibility that fragments … More The Benjamin Franklin Plaque at Château de La Rochefoucauld