The Da Vinci Code

[Laura Stamps]

I laughed when I heard about the book and the theme of it. Or I should say I just shook my head and smiled. It's funny. Feminists and Witches have been writing about the Goddess for decades, but it took Dan Brown to write a novel in which everyone thought the Goddess was a new discovery.

If you would like to read more about the Goddess from a historical perspective probably the most famous nonfiction book on this subject is "The Chalice and the Blade" by Riane Eisler.

I did love his slide show in the movie, and his definitions of the different symbols like the pentacle and pentagram, which were also true. So the Goddess stuff was true, and much of the Catholic church info was true. And the rest was sprinkled with fiction.

All in all, most Wiccan Witches are happy about the book, because it just increased the public's awareness of the feminine aspects of God, which is the Goddess. And I enjoyed the movie too. I think it plumped up what was missing in Dan Brown's writing style.

[Marvolo]

Originally Posted by iansales

Even though The Da Vinci Code is a novel, Brown has insisted in interviews that it is based on historical fact... despite all evidence to the contrary.

That's his story and he's sticking to it.

[Marvolo]

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

And to carry it even further on this tangent: Yes, Stoker did indeed base his character on Vlad Dracula; did quite a bit of research about him, in fact. Then he blended it with folklore he'd picked up from books about the region, and such, and also added some things he took from Le Fanu's "Carmilla" and Polidori's "The Vampyre" ..... But Vlad was hardly a footnote in history, being one of the more infamous characters in histories of Stoker's time. He was also a fascinating individual; very complex....

Aye, Vlad the Impaler is legendary. Quite the fearsome individual.