How Long to Read Secrets of the Stone of Destiny

How Long Does it Take to Read Secrets of the Stone of Destiny?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 18 minutes to read Secrets of the Stone of Destiny by Adrian G. Gilbert

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Within the world there are certain objects, talismans if you like, that seem to possess a curious almost magical power. Like Aladdin's lamp, ownership of such objects has always been the desire of powerful men. However, what they have often not realised is that this desire is not their own; rather it is the object, or should one say the unseen forces working through it, that causes the desire. Ownership then becomes a matter of destiny and changes in ownership can signify even apocalyptic events. One such object is the Spear of Destiny, supposedly the weapon which pierced the side of Christ. The possession of this talisman is said to have empowered Charlemagne to found the Holy Roman Empire. Adolf Hitler's possession of the spear is said to have triggered the start of his own megalomania: to build his Third Reich. This book concerns another talisman, perhaps the oldest and greatest of them all: the Lia Fail or Stone of Destiny. To look at it is not all that prepossessing: just a rather worn block of stone with iron handles protruding from its sides. Yet the mythology surrounding it is extraordinary. It predates even the Ark of the Covenant by hundreds if not thousands of years, for according to the legends, it is the self-same stone that was used by the patriarch Jacob (Israel) as both a pillow and an altar. In this timely work, Adrian Gilbert investigates the whole story of the Stone of Destiny, examining both the legends and the known history of this talismanic object. He explores the ancient history of the Near East showing how, when and why the stone could indeed have been brought to Ireland and how this understanding fits in with certain of the Edgar Cayce readings. He also looks at the stone in a way never before attempted and shows how its very dimensions provide hidden evidence that links it both to the pyramids of Egypt and to the Druidic religion of Britain, which some commentators believe was also imported from Egypt. Finally he suggests that while its recent removal from Westminster appears on the surface to have been nothing more than a political stunt, it was actually engineered from higher dimensions. For this stone truly is a talisman whose fate, like that of the Ark of the Covenant, is emblematic of the unfolding of prophetic history.

How long is Secrets of the Stone of Destiny?

Secrets of the Stone of Destiny by Adrian G. Gilbert is 254 pages long, and a total of 64,516 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Secrets of the Stone of Destiny Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 52 minutes to read Secrets of the Stone of Destiny aloud.

What Reading Level is Secrets of the Stone of Destiny?

Secrets of the Stone of Destiny is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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