Revelations of the Ruby Crystal

An initiatic novel based on ancient teachings and astrological wisdom from bestselling author Barbara Hand Clow• An intricately layered erotic thriller that reveals esoteric teachings on power, ritual, and channeling• Includes dramatic insights into the first Christian heretics, such as Marcion of Pontus, and secret power rituals at work in the VaticanIn this initiatic novel, bestselling author and acclaimed spiritual teacher Barbara Hand Clow weaves an erotically charged story of romance, deep earth forces, psychic powers, the aristocracy, and Vatican world control revealed by an ancient ruby that inspires mystical visions.Set in Rome in 2012, the story follows Sarah Adamson, a beautiful young Catholic graduate student from Boston studying at the Vatican Library for her thesis on the first Christian heretic, Marcion of Pontus. She is being courted by two utterly different men: Simon Appel, a descendent of the kabbalist Isaac Luria who covers Vatican affairs for the New York Times, and