Patrice Chaplin

Patrice Chaplin va arribar a Girona als quinze anys en el curs duna escapada de la seva vida burgesa a Gran Bretanya. Va coneixer un home i sen va enamorar a la primera i a linstant va saber que lenamorament era reciproc. Tot i que aquesta historia damor nomes sarribes a realitzar duna manera intermitent, Patrice va quedar lligada de per vida a lhome i a la ciutat, Girona. I, poc a poc, tambe a la historia del secret de la custodia del Sant Grial que, per tradicio familiar, li fou encomenada a lhome que ella va estimar. En aquest llibre de memories Patrice Chaplin explica aquesta historia damor i, sobretot, construeix un homenatge a aquest home i els seus treballs per investigar la historia cultural de Girona, concretament la del Call, el barri jueu de ledat dor dels cabalistes gironins, i, en ultima instancia, la seva vinculacio amb la custodia del secret del Sant Grial, que segons revelacions intimes seves, es guarda a la ciutat de Girona. Narrada amb un estil ingenu i eficaç, la historia combinada damor i esoterisme va tendint cada cop mes, sobretot cap a la segona part, cap als temes esoterics, on el lector es veu abocat a la lectura mes vertiginosa, a aquella deliciosa ansietat per a arribar a la pagina on per fi li seran revelats els vertaders significats, lautentic amagatall del Sant Grial.

Patrice Chaplin llegó a Gerona a los quince años en el curso de una escapada de su vida burguesa en Gran Bretaña. Allí conoció a un hombre y, a pesar de que la atracción mutua fue instantánea la historia de amor se redujo a encuentros intermitentes. Asi, Patrice quedo atada de por vida a un hombre, a una ciudad, Gerona, y al secreto de la custodia del Santo Grial que, por tradicion familiar, le fue encomendada al hombre que ella amo. En este libro de memorias Patrice Chaplin cuenta esta historia de amor y, sobre todo, construye un homenaje a un hombre y sus trabajos en pro de la investigacion de la historia cultural de Gerona, sobre todo la de su barrio judio, la edad dorada de los cabalistas gerundenses y, en ultimo extremo, su vinculacion a la custodia del secreto del Santo Grial, que segun revelaciones intimas de el, se guarda en la ciudad de Gerona. Narrada con un estilo a la vez ingenuo y eficaz, la historia combinada de amor y esoterismo tiende cada vez mas a la segunda parte, hacia los temas esotericos, donde el lector se ve inmerso en una lectura mas vertiginosa, en aquella deliciosa ansiedad para llegar a la pagina donde por fin se le revelaran los verdaderos significados, donde se esconde el Santo Grial.

Esta es una novela de amor, pero, sobre todo, es la historia del Santo Grial y de su secreto, y la de los lugares y las personas que lo han guardado celosamente a través de los siglos. El barrio antiguo de Gerona, sus tesoros arqueológicos, la existencia de una sociedad secreta: estos son algunos de los elementos de este bello relato, fascinante, legendario y al mismo tiempo real.

It is 1955 and a fifteen-year-old girl, seeking adventure, escapes the greyness of post-war London for the cobbles, sunshine and romance of an ancient Catalan city. When she falls in love with the place she also falls for its charismatic leader.As the years pass and the girl becomes a woman, she returns again and again to Girona and to her lover, the enigmatic Jose Tarres. She meets captivating characters and hears about visions, a strangely wealthy priest, a fabulous garden owned by a Frenchwoman... Cast as the detective in her own story, she finds herself caught up in a world she barely knew existed.The rich priest was none other than the Abbe Sauniere of Rennes-le-Chateau, and the mysteries surrounding him are at the very heart of the modern Grail legend the stuff of bestselling novels and movies, historical analysis and esoteric intrigue. The people she has known for so many years, including Jose, belong to a secret society that guards Saunieres legacy. Now they ask her to be their messenger. It is time, they say, to present some of their closely guarded secrets to the world. The astonishing result is City of Secrets.Patrice Chaplins modern classic is a page-turning, true-life adventure, rich with photographs, remarkable letters and antique documents. This new edition features an Afterword in which Patrice reviews the impact of the books publication on her life, on Girona and its mysteries.

In this gripping true-life memoir, Patrice Chaplin returns to the ancient city of secrets, Girona its magnetism and enchantment never to be forgotten. It was in Girona that she first encountered the hidden Society, preserved since antiquity, that influenced such illustrious figures as Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau, Otto Rahn and Howard Hughes and even the cryptical priest of Rennes-le-Chateau, Berenger Sauniere. What mystery is protected by this esoteric society?In the spirit of her books The City of Secrets and The Portal, Patrice continues her search to solve the enigmas of Girona. When the Society appears to offer her its secret on the basis that she becomes its custodian and remains in Catalonia she is faced with a decision that will change her life forever. Sensing danger, she must anticipate the intentions of those around her. Knowledge is not only power, but also the best way to survive. Drawn into a series of adventures, she is taken to holy sites, isolated castles and ancient graves said to be linked to religious figures from the distant past. Finally, Patrice is led to a secret chapel in an isolated place: the domain of the Stone Cradle. Once touched, she is told, one would always return, even in dreams. This is a place of multidimensional reality, but also of peril a portal to the unknown. What is its purpose? In The Stone Cradle, the culmination of her work, Patrice Chaplin discovers the secret of Girona and glimpses the truth beyond everyday reality.

According to ancient scripture, Lucifer was cast out of heaven as a result of his disobedience, gaining freedom for mankind in the process. In Spain, local legends tell that the fallen archangel appeared in an earthly body, thousands of years ago. As the Child of Light, he was rocked on a mysterious stone cradle by a woman from the East.Seeking to uncover secrets held for centuries, Patrice Chaplins research into her book The Stone Cradle evolved naturally into Lucifer by Moonlight. From the material she discovered, the rebellious archangel surfaced into the modern day treading his way down dark streets, forever trying to make sense of his destiny. In London, he is seen as a man of exquisite taste and blinding charisma, habitually breaking hearts. Alternatively, as Lucie Fur he is a high class hooker, walking the streets of Kentish Town whilst trying to avoid his old enemy, the Elysium Fox from Thebes.Chaplin celebrated novelist and memoirist takes us to the timeless Stone Cradle, where the old red-headed trickster, absorbing beams from the moon to feed his brilliance, lies waiting for his obligatory earthly reappearance. But could things turn out differently this time? Might his veneration of children and unexpected care for others change his fate? As Lucifer returns to the Stone Cradle with his dying friend, the morning light reveals the glories of Venus, the place for which he yearns. Will there be atonement or even redemption for the tired archangels past misdeeds?Illustrated with colour pictures by Melissa Scott-Miller, this imaginative new work is a thought-provoking fable for our time.

Three women arrive in Girona, North East Spain, to attend a New Age workshop based on the mysteries of that ancient city. They have never met before. What do they have in common? They discover that they are all grandmothers who know little about psychic or spiritual worlds.What do they want? To keep a good face on things; things being quite a lot of difficult issues... What do they really want? Life change? Reclaiming their dreams? What do they get? The Holy Grail. And all they were looking for was a way out of sudden old age...Following her classic Girona trilogy The City of Secrets, The Portal and The Stone Cradle Patrice Chaplin returns to the enchanted city for a new adventure. Many decades have passed since, as a teenage traveller seeking a Bohemian lifestyle, she stepped across the threshold of the iron bridge and into the hallowed old city. Now in her later years, she finds herself unexpectedly with two other women of a certain age. In the midst of changing lives, they are each seeking freedom, meaning and truth. What they encounter initially is confusion, chaos and misunderstanding. But will they discover the thing that can reconcile themselves to each other, to their lives and to themselves?

Na voz de uma aventureira feminina, O Portal continua as memórias de Patrice Chaplin começadas na Cidade dos Segredos. Adolescente nos anos 1950, Patrice viajou até Girona, na Catalunha, e conheceu o fascinante Jose Tarres, quem, com Salvador Dali, Umberto Eco e Jean Cocteau, pertencia a uma sociedade oculta que desde a antiguidade preservou uma tradiço iniciatica cabalistica. Seu amor passional com Jose e a consciencia crescente dos segredos esotericos que ele guardava mudaram sua vida. Ento, em 2005, Jose incentivou Patrice a fazer uma viagem iniciatica. A famosa Rennes-Le-Chateu e apenas uma das onze localidades catals para as quais ela e conduzida. Sua principal importancia esta no vinculo com Girona que marca outra localidade com a caracteristica que os fisicos chamariam de "buraco de minhoca", um portal para o passado e para o futuro como Patrice descobriu por experiencia. Ali, e no obscuro local na propria Girona, iniciados podem entrar em um estado elevado de consciencia tradicionalmente conhecido como o Graal. Uma historia de amor e magia fundamentada na verdade ela permanecera com voce anos depois de ter lido as ultimas paginas. - Kathleen Mc Gowan, autora best-seller de O Livro do Amor, A Fonte dos Milagres, O Segredo do Anel, publicados pela Rocco.