The Spear of Destiny: the occult power behind the spear which pierced the side of Christ is a 1972 occult book by the anthroposophist writer Trevor Ravenscroft (1921–1989) about the Holy Lance, published by Neville Armstrong's Neville Spearman Publishers.[1] Ravenscroft claimed that the book was based on research "by using mystical meditation" and on the papers of the Austrian anthroposophist Walter Stein given to Ravenscroft by his widow.[2][3] Ravenscroft originally claimed to have met Stein, but later only claimed contact through a medium with Walter Stein's spirit.[4]
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| Author | Trevor Ravenscroft |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Spear of Destiny: the occult power behind the spear which pierced the side of Christ |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Holy Lance |
| Published | 1972 |
| Publisher | Neville Spearman Publishers |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 362 |
| OCLC | 476732400 |
Court case
editIn 1979 Ravenscroft sued James Herbert for copyright infringement in Herbert's 1978 novel The Spear. The defendant declined to pay Ravenscroft damages and eventually removed the offending content.[5][6][7][8]
Second book
editAfter Ravenscroft's death, Tim Wallace-Murphy published The Mark of the Beast: The Continuing Story of the Spear of Destiny, citing Ravenscroft as co-author in 1997.
References
edit- ^ Miller, Ian (25 September 2008). "Neville Armstrong". The Guardian.
- ^ "Ravenscroft V. Herbert And New English Library Limited". Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases. 97 (7). Intellectual Property Office: 193–212. 1980. doi:10.1093/rpc/1980rpc193.
- ^ "Trevor Ravenscroft -".
- ^ According to Wynants, Ravenscroft admitted during their interview that he had never actually met W.J. Stein, but "talked to him only via a medium". Alec Macellan, The Secret of the Spear – The Mystery of The Spear of Longinus p.116
- ^ Nick Freeman (2006) 'A decadent appetite for the lurid'?: James Herbert, The Spear and 'Nazi Gothic'. Gothic Studies Volume 8 (2). 80-97.
- ^ 193 |No. 7] 8 May 1980 - Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark rpc.oxfordjournals.org/content/97/7/193.full.pdf May 8, 1980 - The plaintiff, Trevor Ravenscroft, was the author of a book called "The Spear of. Destiny". The first defendant, James Herbert, was an author of"
- ^ Ravenscroft v Herbert (1980) RPC 193
- ^ Ravenscroft, Trevor (1982). The Spear of Destiny. Weiser Books. ISBN 978-0-87728-547-2.
External links
edit- Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews (30 December 2012). ""The Spear of Destiny": Hitler, the Hapsburgs and the Holy Grail". Bad Archaeology.