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Philip
Coppens is an author and investigative journalist, ranging from
the world of politics to ancient history and mystery. He is the
director of Histories & Mysteries, as well as a frequent
contributor to Nexus Magazine and New Dawn Magazine.
Since 1995, he has lectured extensively, across the world. He
is the author of The Stone Puzzle of Rosslyn Chapel,
The Canopus Revelation, Land of the Gods, The
New Pyramid Age and Servants of the Grail.
Philip
Coppens (1971-) started his career as an investigative journalist,
with specialist subject the world of politics and intelligence
agencies. As a result, material uncovered on the life of President
John F. Kennedy’s alleged assassin,
Lee Harvey Oswald, was used by a US
government enquiry in 1994.
In 1995, he established Frontier Magazine (formerly Frontier
2000) together with Herman Hegge, a newsstand magazine in
the Netherlands and Belgium, creating a series of scoops such
as confirmation of the existence of pyramids
in China. These and other often groundbreaking articles have
resulted in a series of articles appearing in various magazines
(Fortean Times, NEXUS, Hera, Fenix,
Mysterien, New Dawn, Atlantis Rising, Ancient
American, Paranoia Magazine, etc.), as well as appearances
on television (Belgium's Kanaal 2 and VRT news, Voyager (RaiDue
- Italy), Edge Media TV, etc.) and radio (Swiss International
Radio, Dreamland Radio, The X-Zone (Talkstar Radio), Blogtalkradio,
Eye on the Future, RedIce Creations, Eerie Radio, etc.). Since
1995, Frontier Sciences Foundation has grown to incorporate, amongst
others, Frontier Bookshop
and Frontier Publishing.
In
1999, he was the principal researcher for Lynn Picknett and Clive
Prince’s The
Stargate Conspiracy, which investigated current politician’s
apparent obsession with ancient Egypt.
He is the author of
- The Stone Puzzle of Rosslyn Chapel
(2002), on the enigmatic Scottish chapel and its relationship
with freemasonry and the Knights Templar;
- The Canopus Revelation (2004),
on the lore of the star Canopus in ancient cultures;
- Land of the Gods (2007),
on the prehistory of Southern Scotland and the myth of King Arthur;
- The New Pyramid Age
(2007), detailing the most recent discoveries that have changed
our understanding of pyramids;
- Servants of the Grail
(2009), identifying the real people encoded into the medieval
Grail legends.
He also co-wrote and appears, with Geoff Stray, in 2012:
Odyssey of Time (DVD).
He
is the author of three Dutch language books. His debut as an author
was in 1994, on the megalithic civilisation of Western Europe,
a synopsis of which was worked into a German 1996 publication
(Sind wir allein? – Ulrich Dopatka, editor).
In 2004, he wrote De
Da Vinci Code Ontcijferd, a high-level introduction to
the mysteries incorporated in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code.
2005 saw the publication of De
Stenen Puzzel van Rosslyn Chapel, the Dutch edition of
The Stone Puzzle of Rosslyn Chapel.
He has also one French language, bestselling book to his credit,
La Quête de Saunière (2008), co-authored
with André Douzet.
Together, they have also written The
Secret Vault (2006), on the existence of an underground
complex in Notre-Dame-de-Marceille, first discovered by Jos Bertaulet,
a friend of Philip until Jos’ death in 1995.
In
2008, he organised the Histories
& Mysteries Conference in Edinburgh, which included the
first public display of the Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull, receiving
blanket media coverage for the event in the UK.
He
lives in North Berwick.
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Philip Coppens
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