Dan Green (author)

Dan Green is the pseudonym of British author, writer, radio and television broadcaster^{[citation needed]}, and documentary-maker Callum Jensen, whose two self-published books The Lincoln Da Vinci Code (2005) and The Lincoln Da Vinci Code and the Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau (2006) present his "Lincoln Cathedral Code" theories involving the pseudohistorical mystery of Rennes-le-Château.

Presenting as factual and carrying on where Dan Brown's fictional The Da Vinci Code leaves off, the conclusion of Green's work pinpoints a precise location within the burial grounds of St Margaret, opposite the southeast corner of Lincoln Cathedral, where he expects artifacts relating to Mary Magdalene and the Knights Templar may one day be found.^[1] Green presented a copy of The Lincoln Da Vinci Code to Ron Howard, director of The Da Vinci Code during filming of scenes for the movie within the Cathedral.^[2]

An earlier student of Kalachakra and Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhism, Green's work draws not only on deductions made from decoding Masonic architecture and symbolism within Lincoln Cathedral and Rennes-le-Château, but also involving the collective unconscious and synchronicity as tools.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007 Green requested permission for a ground penetrating radar scan of the St. Margaret burial grounds by the Lincoln Cathedral authorities. The cathedral's chief executive was quoted at the time as saying "If this is just a radar scan that will have no structural impact then I can't see a problem. But if something comes up and we're talking about excavation then things get more complicated."^[3] In February 2007 the Cathedral withdrew permit on the grounds of "not having enough staff resources to attend."^{[cite this quote]} Green relayed his disappointment to the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, only to learn that the Archbishop is was unable to intervene in decisions made by a Cathedral.^[4]

Amongst Green's supporters are authors Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe. Reverend Fanthorpe, also a Freemason^{[citation needed]}, commented on The Lincoln Da Vinci Code how "loose ends that suddenly snap together disconcertingly", adding, "There is much in our theories that is of great interest."^[5] Also commenting elsewhere, "I've read Callum's work and he has made some fascinating discoveries."^[3] Another supporter, researcher on the esoteric Andrew Gough, interviewed Green on his prestigious "17 Questions" feature on the Rennes-le-Chateau website 'Andrew Gough's Arcadia' in 2006.^[6][7]

Green presented his theories on the Edge Media Television channel in January 2009 (Gardiner's World).^[8][9]

April 2010 saw the United States release Green's documentary DVD The Murder of Mary Magdalene: Genocide of the Holy Bloodline ^[10], based on his books with the added twist that further discoveries were suggesting that the Biblical figure of a pregnant Mary Magdalene had been murdered and therefore there could be no bloodline resulting from a child with Jesus Christ.^[11][12] He has done an intensive tour of live paranormal radio shows in the USA, each available on podcast.^[13]

Dan Green has contributed to Knights Templar researcher Oddvar Olsen's booklet series The Temple: Knights Templar No. 9, article entitled "The Lincoln Cathedral Code - Solution to the Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau?" (13 October 2006) that was included as a chapter to Olsen's book The Temple Antiquities: The Templar Papers II (2010). ^[14] Green has likened the city of Lincoln to being a New Jerusalem and notes that three miles to the west of the Cathedral is a small village that is actually named Jerusalem.^[15]

In 2009 Green worked with mathematician and astronomer Greg Rigby, author of On Earth as it is in Heaven (1996)^[16] and The God Secret (2009)^[17] who aligned and oriented Lincoln Cathedral with star maps to present a connection with the star Arcturus, which has been connected with the Arthurian legends.^[18]

Green, continues to write for national paranormal amd mystery orientated magazines and continues to research his theories on "The Lincoln Cathedral code".^[19][20]

References

1. ^ Staff (28 July 2006). "Man's bid for Holy Grail search". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/5220930.stm. 
2. ^ McKellen, Ian. "Chronicle 4". Ian McKellen. http://www.mckellen.com/cinema/davinci/journal/050814.htm. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "X Marks The Spot". Lincolnshire Echo. 14 July 2006. 
4. ^ Lincolnshire Echo, 13 February 2007, "Is Knights' buried treasure lost forever?".
5. ^ "TV Man backs author". Lincoln Chronicle. 20 October 2005. 
6. ^ "17 Questions with Dan Green". Andrew Goughs Arcadia. http://andrewgough.co.uk/17questions_dangreen.html. 
7. ^ http://www.freewebs.com/lincolncathedraldavincicode/review.jpg
8. ^ "TV spotlight on Cathedral's buried treasure". This Is Lincolnshire. http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/TV-spotlight-cathedral-s-hidden-treasure/article-538329-detail/article.html. 
9. ^ "Researchers to discuss Knights Templar element of Lincoln Cathedral". Conspiracy Archive. http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/Blog/?p=1369. 
10. ^ Directed by Philip Gardiner, Reality Entertainment, 2010.
11. ^ "Review - The Murder of Mary Magdalene; Genocide of the Holy Bloodline". Earthpages. 21 February 2010. http://mclark.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/review-the-murder-of-mary-magdalene-genocide-of-the-holy-bloodline-dvd/. 
12. ^ "The Murder of Mary Magdalene (review)". http://www.rareoopdvds.com/articles/news/murdermarymagdelene/. 
13. ^ "Isis Paranormal Talk Show". Blog Talk Radio. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/isisparanormal/2010/08/15/isis-paranormal-radio-dan-green. 
14. ^ Oddvar Olsen (Editor), The Temple Antiquities: The Templar Papers II, (O-Books, 2010). ISBN 9781846943256
15. ^ Green, Dan. "Lincoln, England - the New Jerusalem?". World Mysteries. http://www.world-mysteries.com/knighttemplars1.htm. 
16. ^ Greg Rigby, On Earth As It Is On Heaven (St Peter Port, Guernsey: Rhaedus, 1996) ISBN 1900706008
17. ^ Greg Rigby, The God Secret (Strategic Book Publishing, 2009) ISBN 9781606938287
18. ^ Wheeler, R. (12 February 2009). "Cathedral linked with ancient mystery". This Is Lincolnshire. http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Cathedral-linked-ancient-mystery/article-691522-detail/article.html. 
19. ^ Green, Dan. "The Mystery of Lincoln Cathedral". Mysterious Britain. http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/lincoln/other-mysteries/the-mystery-of-lincoln-cathedral.html. 
20. ^ "Da Vinci code in Lincolnshire". http://www.lincolnshireguide.net/da-vinci-code.html.