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History Channel Claims Alleged Holy Bloodline Descendant Is Bible "Expert"

11/29/2013

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Recently, we’ve seen an author named Kathleen McGowan appearing on Ancient Aliens, and I assumed this was because she is the widow of ancient astronaut theorist Philip Coppens, who married her a year before his death, not long after McGowan divorced her previous husband, Peter, with whom she had three children. But McGowan has started cross-pollinating other programs on the History family of channels, and she showed up Wednesday on Bible Secrets Revealed to discuss the “sacred feminine” and the early Church’s suppression of femininity.

I watched this episode because it promised to explore the Book of Enoch and the concept of the Watchers, key elements of the ancient astronaut theory. While this segment was interesting, though not without the suggestion that Biblical authors were hiding the “truth” about giants, the show was mostly intent on exploring the “sacred feminine” and the “Holy Bloodline.”

But what can we expect? Bible Secrets Revealed is produced by Prometheus Entertainment, the same company that produces Ancient Aliens. No wonder its episodes have slowly started to slide into conspiracy territory and have just a hint of ancient astronauts and/or lost civilizations lurking behind the narration. It’s very subtle and easy to miss, but the wording gently suggests that the Bible is covering up a broader secret history.

However, to return to McGowan:

Bible Secrets Revealed did not identify McGowan’s credentials and presented her as a Bible expert even though she is in fact a novelist, not a historian. McGowan holds no academic degrees, by her own admission, and has only a high school diploma. McGowan blankets her website with references to the History channel, using her appearances on History and H2 in order to legitimize her tenuous claim to “expertise” on ancient spiritual mysteries.

McGowan is a former journalist for the apparently defunct LA-based The Irish News and a former marketing representative for The Walt Disney Company, a 50% owner of History’s parent company, A+E Networks. The show failed to disclose that McGowan believes she is a direct descendant of the “sacred bloodline” of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. This would seem to be important information on a show devoted to discussing the relationship of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.

This is the most basic ethical requirement of journalism: You have to disclose conflicts of interest. That is why I have to tell you that shortly before his death last year McGowan’s second husband, Philip Coppens, exchanged nasty words with me (he called me names) over whether the Famine Stela discussed non-human intelligences delivering plans for the first Egyptian pyramids, since that information is relevant to determining whether I am being fair and honest in evaluating McGowan’s claims to semi-divine status.

“Everyone’s going to think I'm on The Da Vinci Code bandwagon, but I’m not,” McGowan told USA Today in 2006, when Simon & Schuster spent $275,000 to market her “autobiographical thriller” The Expected One, in which she explored in fictional form her divine ancestry. McGowan told the Los Angeles Times that she quit her Disney job and maxed out her credit cards because God told her she needed to reveal the “true” story of Mary Magdalene, which she experienced as a series of “visions” in the 1990s. This came shortly after a deceased astrologer began communicating with her from the spirit world about numerology, according to her own published statements. She wrote the book as “nonfiction,” but converted it into a novel when publishers rightly refused to print evidence-free speculation and visions as academic history.

At the time, her editor, Trish Todd, explained that she had complete faith that McGowan was in fact directly related to Jesus: “Yes, I believe her. Her passion and her mission are so strong, how can she not be?” Ms. Todd clearly has very little experience of the world. McGowan’s literary agent, Larry Kirshbaum, left his position as head of Warner Books and shortly after began to represent McGowan because he became convinced, during conversation with McGowan at a party, that she is a semi-divine demigod. “You have to give her any benefit of the doubt because she’s totally rational. I believe her absolutely.” He called her book “a gift from God.” Kirshbaum used his reputation and clout to score McGowan a book deal above and beyond what most first-time, uneducated, and unproven writers receive.

Simon & Schuster paid McGowan $1.5 million for three novels about her divine heritage on the strength of 2,500 copies sold of her self-published first book. McGowan refused to explain what evidence she had to support her claims of divine ancestry and instead told USA Today that she expected the Catholic Church to try to attack her claims.

Reviews of the book were devastating; reviewers uniformly found the writing slipshod, dull, and uninspired and the story uninteresting. Somehow, though McGowan had convinced readers that her divine heritage had given her unique insights. Simon & Schuster’s Touchstone Fireside printed 250,000 hardcover copies and 125,000 paperback copies. According to Nielsen BookScan, the novel sold 50,000 copies in its first six months. The publisher, however, claimed that an additional 50,000 copies were sold through additional “channels” (such as select online sales and some fringe history book club bulk purchases) not tracked by BookScan. The Expected One entered the bestseller lists in 2006, and today McGowan claims that the book (or all of her books together, depending on the source) sold one million copies worldwide. Her two sequels must not have sold as well since I haven’t been able to find any sales figures for them. Her nonfiction Touchstone book, a self-help guide to using the Lord’s Prayer, must not have performed to expectations either, as I can find no reported sales figures.

I can’t find any suggestion that Touchstone has extended their relationship with McGowan past the publication of her 2010 book The Poet Prince. Her most recent book, The Ballad of Tam Lin: Legends of the Divine Feminine, was published in 2012 by something called “BookBaby,” a self-publishing platform.

It seems interesting that she has begun appearing on History and remaking herself as an “expert” in Biblical mysteries. I couldn’t begin to speculate on the reasons why, but there is certainly more than enough material in the facts presented above to lead to some interesting speculation. I wonder if McGowan and Coppens spent nights debating whether the “non-human intelligences” they communicated with were aliens, angels, trans-dimensional beings, or Bible ghosts. It must have been like the fringe history version of James Carville and Mary Matalin.

There is apparently absolutely nothing that will disqualify someone from receiving a million-dollar book contract and a prime position on the History channel—not a lack of any higher education, not claims to be directly related to Yahweh and Jesus, not even seeing repeated visions of dead astrologers and Bible figures.

This is the takeaway: Simon & Schuster, Prometheus Entertainment, History, A+E Networks, and the Walt Disney Company did not care whether there are any facts to support McGowan’s claim to be semi-divine. None of them even bothered to ask. (Nor, for that matter, did most of the journalists who have profiled her.) Fine: I’ll start saying that I am the last descendant of Poseidon, god of the sea. Back the money truck up!

And you wonder why we are bombarded with Ancient Aliens, America Unearthed, and their ilk.

47 Comments
Shane Sullivan
11/29/2013 06:12:07 am

It's funny how she specifies that it's the Catholic Church that will attack her, as if some Dan Brown version of the Vatican knows all about the Sacred Feminine and wishes to suppress it for nefarious reasons. Yeah, Catholics are always real quick to minimize the importance of female sacred figures; it's not like they place any special significance on, say, the Mother of God, or pray to her every single day, or anything.

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Jason Colavito link
11/29/2013 06:40:16 am

It would be refreshing if a conspiracy theorist worried about the Orthodox Church suppressing the truth for a change.

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Elian Gonzalez
1/26/2015 03:47:15 pm

This will the story behind *my* autobiographical novel: The Other Expected One.

Sang Graal
11/29/2013 06:16:31 am

Wasn't the McGowan Holy Bloodline a publishers' gimmick as part of the publication of "The Chosen One".... She hasn't mentioned it for a long time. Did she mention it before the publication of the book? Was she claiming to be part of the Holy Bloodline when her book was self-published, before it was taken on by Simon & Schuster?

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Jason Colavito link
11/29/2013 06:39:26 am

Is that really something you get to take back?

According to published accounts, she had been making the claim in her efforts to sell her manuscript as nonfiction before turning it into a novel, but since I don't have actual documents from the time, I can't confirm it. Of course, if she didn't, then she's a bald-faced liar, which is hardly better when you're trying to be recognized as an "expert"!

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Sang Graal
11/29/2013 06:50:39 am

Thanks for the info. I did not keep up with McGowan's activities from the beginning and, as you say, the past documentation no longer exists to accurately trace what happened.

B L
11/29/2013 08:08:32 am

Keeping this lady away from Steve St. Clare is a crime. Any offspring produced by the two would obviously usher in a new golden age for all of humanity.

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ShaDynasty
10/8/2014 08:54:32 am

She's 51 years old, that ship sailed long ago.

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Thane
11/29/2013 08:31:43 am

Fascinating post, Jason.

One quibble.....a lack of a college degree does not necessarily equate to being uneducated. There are many people who are self-directed and self-educated and who are not cranks or rank opportunists.

I think you paint with too broad a brush when you make statements like, "There is apparently absolutely nothing that will disqualify someone from receiving a million-dollar book contract and a prime position on the History channel—not a lack of any higher education,..."

I don't see how not having any higher education would either qualify or disqualify anyone from a multimillion dollar book deal or a prime time positions on the History Channel, etc...

Okay, you were on a roll but while all the other items you mentioned truly are indicting, her formal educational attainment is not, IMHO.

When people wonder why some folks distrust academia and the "educated elite", it may very well be related to the perceived lack of respect some of the formally learner-ed exhibit to those who either did not have the time, money, or desire to pursue advanced credentials.

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Jason Colavito link
11/29/2013 08:56:16 am

You are, of course, right. A college degree doesn't make one an expert, and many people have gained knowledge without one. But the show put her up with PhDs, theologians, and scholars as though she were one. If you're going to be on a show discussing academic theories about the Bible, surely familiarity with the same would be appropriate?

It's not like I have any advanced degrees either. (My money ran out with a B.A., which I finally finished paying off this spring!) I came by my knowledge through hard work, and in theory she might have as well. If she had actually displayed self-taught education, it would not be an issue. But since her "education" rarely extends beyond crank sources used uncritically, it seems fairly safe to suggest she is uneducated, either formally or informally, in what we might term the actual methods and practices of history.

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Sang Raal
11/29/2013 09:28:37 am

Simon & Schuster shamelessly jumped on The Da Vinci Code bandwagon. Documentary makers cannot tell the difference between history and fantasy

Thane
11/29/2013 09:34:00 am

I know what you mean, Jason, and I agree with you. If you are to present yourself as having in-depth knowledge and understanding, one should be able to demonstrate it and hold your own in the discussion.

The History Channel very rarely shows all these "experts" actually in discussion/conversation/debate. It's all signal mid and head-shots of talking heads. No challenges, no debates. Everything said is gospel. In addition, as you ably demonstrate, the History Channel does not seem very concerned with facts and honest assessment of facts and theories.

The Other J.
11/29/2013 10:15:32 am

I know what you're getting at, Thane. But in this case she not only lacks credentials backing up her claimed expertise, but also a body of work demonstrating that expertise. If the standard of expertise is to just call oneself an expert in something, I'm going to open my own medical practice/bistro.

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Thane
11/29/2013 11:41:12 am

understood, The Other J, and I agree.

Only Me
11/30/2013 05:08:50 am

I'll try it out if one of your menu items is the "Heart Attack in a Sack".

Thane
11/29/2013 08:55:36 am

This is a little off topic but I had trouble logging into the forum to post:

It seems that the Hawaii Dept of Land and Resource Mgmt is investigating the History Channel for being historically inaccurate and culturally insensitive during an episode of American Jungle.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/hawaii-investigating-american-jungle-tv-show-21037771


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Jason Colavito link
11/29/2013 09:05:13 am

Ha! A+E Networks said "they would have no comment." Of course. What could they say? They could either admit that the show was faked, or they could admit to committing crimes. No win there.

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The Other J.
11/29/2013 10:28:26 am

I've only seen the first episode of Bible Secrets Revealed, and didn't realize Prometheus was behind it. I did pick up on the doomy, speculative, suggestive narration, and just wrote it off as something History had to do to sell anything to their audience.

Now I have something else to look forward to, or look out for, if and when I catch up on the other episodes. Does this mark the point where H2's conspiracycast bleeds over into History's supposedly more mainstream programming for good?

As far as the principals not caring whether McGowan had any facts to back up her claims, wouldn't the fact that they made her publish her autobiography as fiction suggest they cared just a little bit, at least in the legal ass-covering sense? To me, that seems even more damning; they're admitting they don't really believe the hype, but will sell it anyway. There's that phrase, "Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining."

I wonder what some of the actual experts on that first episode would have agreed to the interviews if they knew where the show was heading.

If you're now the son of Poseidon, I'm gonna call you Aquaman. Or Prince Namor. Your choice. Either way you get to lay claim to Atlantean royalty.

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Jason Colavito link
11/29/2013 10:36:44 am

As I understand it, she self-published the book as a novel after publishers rightly refused to publish the nonfiction version. So, someone cared, but whom she approached with the nonfiction version, I don't know. Large publishers won't talk to anyone without an agent, and she didn't have one until after she had turned the book into a novel.

Yes, you got me: I am the pretender to the Throne of Atlantis!

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Sang Graal
11/29/2013 11:51:05 am

How something so lame as a Holy Bloodline has turned into an addiction and seems to be sticking around for a while longer just goes to show how exciting the human race is

Thane
11/29/2013 11:53:48 am

I didn't see the episode though I was aware it was to be broadcast but, frankly, I've lost all interest in anything History broadcasts that isn't already known to be reputable.

History is my passion and while I don't believe that the bible is the literal word of God, I do believe it's various books to be cultural history of some peoples at certain dates and times. So, if the show were to be a actual examination of biblical historacity or examination of history related to and reflected within biblical books, I would be very interested. For example, there is an interesting archeological dig that may provide real evidence that King David actually exists, There has been debate for years over the historical David.....including disputes over his actual existence.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130721215001.htm

But since the show is going down the fringe path, I rather watch reruns of The Big Bang theory.

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Varika
11/29/2013 06:29:59 pm

Pff, Jason, EVERYONE knows that PERCY JACKSON is the youngest son of Poseidon. I read it in a book so it must be true!

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Geoff Gummer link
12/1/2013 12:46:45 pm

Jason (and thane),

One of the "consulting producers" for this show is a guy named Dr Robert Cargill. He appears in a few of these shows, and appears to often be the source of ridicule by the conspiracy theorists..
He _is_ an expert - particularly on the bible, biblical archaeology and ancient languages.. Also, ironically he is agnostic.

He's on facebook and twitter (and cracked up when your friend Georgio T followed him), and his site is here: http://robertcargill.com/

I've found him to be a pretty personable guy, and he is quite passionate about this show and not making it a "mockery" - although if prometheus is involved he might not have much say in it.
I havent watched it yet, as it technically hasnt aired in New Zealand yet (but I have copies to watch).

FWIW, he said:
“A lot of Biblical scholarship is controversial from simply making unsubstantiated claims or by saying things like ‘we found the Arc of the Covenant and the nails of the cross.’ We wanted the scholarship itself to be controversial, based upon the facts of what we have found in our studies.” - so while it is meant to be controversial, it is meant to still be factual.

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Jason Colavito link
12/1/2013 12:53:02 pm

For the most part, I don't have a problem with the show, and it generally has appropriate experts offering fact-based ideas. But then they throw in someone like Kathleen McGowan, and all that effort goes to waste as she babbles on about things she clearly only knows from crackpot fringe books.

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Brennan
12/7/2013 06:52:02 pm

If this were true, where is here evidence and documentation, family tree, DNA testing and what not? And where is the rest of her family? Why she the only descendant coming forward and after all this time? Why couldn't she make her first marriage work and couldn't she "save" her second husband?

Not to mention why have I NEVER heard of her revelation until reading this blog??

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Brennan
12/7/2013 06:55:40 pm

I just saw pictures of her...
And...I'm really really sorry to say this....
But if she represents the bloodline of Jesus...
We are all in A LOT of trouble!!!

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Jason Colavito link
12/7/2013 10:58:19 pm

Don't take my word for it. Read her 2006 interviews. I'm not the one who made this up; it was in the USA Today, and you don't get much more mainstream than that. You haven't heard this "revelation" because she stopped making it in order to have more mainstream credibility as she steps up to fill her late husband's shoes.

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Brennan
12/8/2013 05:55:15 am

Damnit....I guess it's not the right point for my career right now to reveal that I'm an other worldly being....great, 10 more years of just being an alien expert then....sigh....

Michael Sabreto
1/29/2014 04:16:53 am

Jason...Be assured sir that you are not alone in your assessment and experiences with all things McGowan. It's like walking into a patch of poison ivy. Many years and many people have gone by-yet all reached same conclusions about McGowan and her works..The link to this review appeared years ago- it's not the review that's of interest, but at the end, the reviewer explains how she was attacked by McGowan too.
http://www.theseekerbooks.com/articles/ExpectedOne.htm

Xochi Adame link
1/30/2014 04:27:31 pm

You definitely invest time and effort into your public ventings. Most would've just opted for a lazy flip of the channel, ha. Then again, you have time to watch the History channel to begin with.

You have to admit, there's something ironic about arguing for utmost academic rigor in dissecting the bastardization known as the canonized "Bible," and in the same breath, presume anyone claiming descent from the "historical" Jesus to be delusional or fraudulent. And for belief in immaculate conceptions and eternal damnation? I suppose lunacy is in the eye of the beholder. Religion and faith aside, I've worked alongside, and represented, PhDs, life long scholars, etc, (Ivy League ones no less!), and have, in my years of knowing and observing Kathleen and Filip's research and investigations, can say Kathleen knows her history, be it orthodox or heretical. She does her homework, on foot and in research libraries -- more so than some bona fide professors I've known! Just my personal opinion. It's fine that your inspection of her research has left you with a different impression.

But if you want answers, perhaps you should skip the tele and get down to your own research and investigation? I won't hold a mere BA against you, (though I doubt my own is worth very much) even should you write a book. Cheers ;)

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Jason Colavito link
1/30/2014 10:34:24 pm

You might care to note that I've written several books, conveniently listed in the "Books" section of my website. The question isn't how many books McGowan-Coppens read but whether her ideas are right. And they are not because they are not supported with facts.

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Xochi Adame link
2/4/2014 01:28:21 pm

No, no. I'm not referring to reading books. I'm talking about field research, primary documents, years and year’s worth. I know some of this material first hand, which hasn't been written about in their published articles or books. I'm sure your published works are scholarly masterpieces in and of themselves. And I'm sure you don't just read books. But I can tell you that "facts" are subjective, and must always be tested, always approached with both an open mind and healthy skepticism. And you can't assume that an author's goals are to necessarily publish "right ideas". They could, for instance, be a contribution to a greater whole, towards a single-minded collaboration seeking to piece together a more exhaustive and accurate timeline. They could also be written for another purpose all together, and for not-so-obvious an audience. But congrats on your books, I will most certainly check them out! Perhaps even write an Amazon review. Don't worry, I don't think you need to have a PhD to have substantive theories or research, so I won't be crucifying you online. Ha, no pun intended.

Elian Gonzalez
1/26/2015 03:50:52 pm

"They could, for instance, be a contribution to a greater whole, towards a single-minded collaboration seeking to piece together a more exhaustive and accurate timeline." -- If you're referring to McGowan, your bias is showing and it's not pretty.

Dora
4/3/2016 03:27:58 pm

Xochi Adame: it strikes me as strange that you hold McGowan in such high esteem in comparison to Ph.D. and academics. Keep in mind that academics can often read primary sources, know languages, like for ex. Latin, can be very fluent in paleography, and know other languages than English. Specially those from ivy league.Also more and more old texts are scanned, so, is not necessary always to travel to some geographical source of primary text in person.

I am kind of stunned, because you write about "representing" those scholars, and yet you seem don't take those and other things into account. And 2 years of research by an academician who is capable and well prepared for the subject is worth more than 20 years of research by someone who is ignorant about basic things in history, methodology, i in addition one is monolingual or has only rudimentary knowledge of a language, etc. Often one strays more and more into fantasies, specially by reading a lot of conspiracy theory book.

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Open Mind
6/11/2018 09:52:20 pm

Well said Xochi! There was a time that scientists thought eggs were bad for you, then with further study, now they are good for you. Same with real butter. It seems, Academia and science aren't always right, but if no one had thought to challenge the initial thought, we still wouldn't be eating eggs or butter.

I hear a lot of jealousy in Jason's original post and a root need to tear a successful person down in order to build himself up. I'd say this is truly the issue that deserves attention.

Whether Kathleen is a part of the bloodline or not, she has written some fabulous books. When I finish one, I always want more. And I know I am not the only one.

This speaks to Kathleen's"quality" of writing. It takes true talent, natural or learned, to touch a reader so deeply that you leave them begging for more.

I have no problem believing her work IS a gift from God. Does that make her special? Not really. God speaks to any of us who are open and willing with "ears to hear."

What is special about Kathleen is her courage to "hear" and then share it with those who are craving peace in their lives. Just as it was courageous of Jesus to teach the Word of God even when others would condemn him, call him crazy then crucify him for his beliefs.

Was Paul an Acadamic Scholar, BA, MA, or PhD? Phillip? John? Or any of the 13 Apostles? I believe they were all common, uneducated folk. And yet, their Gospel was considered Gospel.

Expert or not. I give Kathleen praise for giving us a different perspective on the bible, so we can choose for ourselves what we believe.

Personally, I give merit to research through talking to "people". Storytelling is how traditions have been handed down through millennium. The bible is "story telling".

Again, Kathleen's books are fabulous and thought provoking. Critical thinking is about challenging the norms in order to come to one's own conclusions.

Jason, before you mock it, maybe you should try reading The Source of Miracles and then apply it to see if you might actually raise your concesness.

Throughout your post and following comments you have demonstrated most if not all of the 7 deadly sins. Pride, envy, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, and lust. Honestly, if one you were to practice what Kathleen teaches in The Source of Miracles, you could overcome any or all of the these sins and actually raise your conciousness.

To stand in judgement and use the power of your word to tear someone else down reflects an inner world that needs attention.

Kathleen's body of work is about promoting the principal teachings of Jesus in their simpelist form, without the dogma of politicized religion. She is using the power of her word to share a message of love and peace for all through the teachings of Jesus.

One doesnt have to be a rocket scientist to discern that Jesus intended his teachings for EVERYONE, regardless of gender, race or religion.

If Kathleen sold only 25,000 copies but influenced even half of those readers to open their hearts by embracing the teachings of the Lord's Prayer, then I would say she deserves every penny of the 1.5 million she was paid.

Kathleen's work has most definitely changed my mind toward Jesus. Not because she claims to be of the "bloodline" but because through her words, the teachings of Jesus felt more accessible to me. She opened my heart to Jesus.

Who's business is it anyway to whom a publisher pays 1.5 million dollars or how many books were sold or who claims to be an expert? Rather than posturing oneself as judge and jury of others, consider cleaning your own house.

We are all guilty of the 7 deadly sins. I know I am. And I also know it is my job to clean that stuff up so I can be a vehicle for peace.

With this reply I take the opportunity to encourage everyone in this thread to practice the principals taught in The Source of Miracles. Use the Lord's prayer to clean up your life so you can create a life you love.

Maybe, you too will then write a book that encourages others to do the same and when you do, you can claim your own success!

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Margaret
2/6/2014 07:00:42 am

Xochi-

Ad hominem is Latin for "to the man." An ad hominem attack occurs when one asserts that somebody's claim is wrong because of something about the person making the claim. The ad hominem question is often confused with the legitimate submission of evidence that a person is not to be trusted. Can this person be trusted? Be believed? What in the past would lead one to not believe this person now? If a person writes a book or gives an interview, swearing the truth about ‘secret sources’ or years of ‘privileged’ extensive research, but same person has a long history of unsubstantiated claims, even outright lies or cover-ups, then everyone has the right to mistrust this person again-unless and until solid evidence is presented to back up their claims. It is almost impossible to overcome years of documented deceits and paranoid, vindictive behavior. Good luck trying.

As for our comment about writing reviews on amazon, that was probably the wrong thing to say.The author in question that Jason refers to has a long history of public conflicts on amazon- and numerous accusations that she regularly submits her own five star reviews, while venting herself by writing bad reviews about others. I refer to comments made by Theresa Welch published online.. this seems to be the tip of the iceberg-indicative of an entire pattern of behavior published by numerous first-hand accounts with this author. No one wishes ill toward McGowan. This is not a matter of ill-will. It is about trust and credibility. I think Jason nailed it perfectly in his commentary above. I suggest you dont write any book reviews for him, about him, about his books, nor anyone else until you understand the real issues here.

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Margaret
2/6/2014 07:04:20 am

There is a typo in my above comments- I wrote "As for our comment about writing reviews on amazon..." the y is missing. It should say "As for YOUR comment about writing reviews on amazon,

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Jean link
2/8/2016 05:42:13 am

Well said Margaret...Amazon needs to wipe it's review board and start fresh...with everyone who wants to post having to submit credentials to verify with no doubt whatsoever who they are. Whoever thought it would be a good idea to have such a system where anonymous vindictive people can write whatever whenever was a complete idiot.

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John link
3/23/2014 07:30:18 pm

The link takes you to another blog about Kathleen McGowan- that has a link back to here. Good job Jason...Good writing.

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ishi
4/1/2014 11:45:24 pm

Your blog is an opinion piece and sounds a bit like sour lemons to me. Have you read any of her books ? She writes historical fiction and as such along with a thousand others doing the same will be judged by the reader as such. I enjoyed her books. I like the subject matter and as such were a starting point for further research. Your blog is an opinion piece, one slanted by self confessed hostility and as such I will judge it for what it is.

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Jason Colavito link
4/1/2014 11:53:08 pm

That's the problem, isn't it, Ishi? She wrote fiction but told newspapers and magazines that it was secretly true. She said herself that she believes she is the descendant of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. That's either true or false, and it isn't my opinion.

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Norman Stone
4/16/2020 12:47:54 pm

I just stumbled upon this article and the replies as I did some research on Kathleen McGowan. I stumbled upon her novel, the Expected One, as I searched my local library for "Vatican Fiction," which, as a recovering Catholic, I always find fascinating.

Isn't everyone here taking themselves just a little too seriously. I don't care if KMcG thinks she's a bloodline descendant or not. The novel, and it's sequels, are interesting. Gospels, like history, are written by the winners. In this case the winners were the Pauline version of Christianity, which focuses on redemption through the blood sacrifice of Jesus, as opposed to his teachings. As we all know, this version of Christianity was made the only official Christianity by Constantine and the Council of Nicaea, and the Catholic Church was born.

The Way of Jesus was preserved by the Cathars, who were wiped out by the Church. I've always thought that there MUST be much more to Jesus than we're taught.The fact that the Matthew says that Jesus appeared first to Mary Magdalene in the resurrection story tells me how important she must have been to the original Christians...they couldn't completely write her out of the story.

What Kathleen wrote resonates with me. It may or may not be accurate, but it makes for interesting reading. There may or may not be a Jesus bloodline; we'll probably never know. In my faith journey which I've been on for 40+ years (I'm 62 and in my early years was a staunch Catholic), I'm happy to consider writings that talk about God as the embodiment of love. If we all believed that and acted accordingly (I fall far short, so I'm not on a soapbox) the world would be a wonderful place.

Elian Gonzalez
1/26/2015 03:51:52 pm

Feel free to start your own blog. Problem solved.

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Jean link
2/8/2016 05:33:20 am

sour lemons? Isn't that redundant or something? Ishi, do you know what they say about opinions? They're like a**holes because everyone has one or is it everyone is one? LOL...nevermind. This blog is much more than unsupported opinion...it's researched & validated with a few opinions for added interest and entertainment. If Ms. McGowan's books spurred you to investigate real history that's fantastic, I applaud Ms. McGowan's ability to inspire you. I tried to read one of her books...once..but, I couldn't get through the first paragraph. She does have a loyal fan base though...she really does. To each his own.

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T-Rex
4/3/2014 10:51:37 am

Hey Ishi- are you really Kathleen McGowan? Coz I dont see anywhere where Jason was reviewing her books. You seem to have missed the point and glossed right over the issues with the author's veracity and trustworthiness whilst plugging ALL of her books- none of which are decently written by most all modern standards. Sounds like you are probably the author to me.

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Jean link
2/8/2016 05:03:04 am

Jason...I just read this article...which is enlightening and fascinating at the same time. I had "friended" Kathleen McGowan on Facebook and remained for a good 3 years. I was more familiar with Philip Coppens' work but his friend list was full so I opted for the wife. I found her often ranting &raging..upset over something or other...so much melodrama ..which was followed by all the goddesses, witches,feminine mystics, members of the divine feminine sisterhood.. kissing her behind. I had read Coppens books, seen him on Ancient Aliens-- I enjoy the sites and opinions. I was always supportive in any comment I made when she was obviously upset...especially after she was widowed. ..but I might have made a total of 3 comments anyway. Later, the end of last year or early this year I requested a "friend" from you..which you graciously granted. I had often stumbled over your blog articles while researching other things. Then to my surprise I found myself unfriended and blocked by Kathleen--now mind you, I was puzzled ..I thought does she think I'm one of those vicious jealous zombie stalkers she thinks is trying to steal her ideas or some of her limelight or money..Like that tour couple or that Ollson lady..or even William Henry who accepted a friend along the same time? But no...a mutual friend said one of her other friends was still a Henry friend...so I kept searching for a reason--because I hate unsolved mysteries...just hate em! So this was my current one. But then...tonight. I was sleepless..live in NYC...apartment..ugh! neighbors playing loud music until just a few minutes ago, it's 4:34a.m. ..I was reading your archived blog articles and found this one. Mystery solved. Most unflattering portrait of Ms. McGowan who only started the hypen Coppens ...after she became a widow. I remember the first time I saw the new name on Ancient Aliens...a red flag did pop up in my brain pan...and I didn't like it, but I never said anything about it or commented on it anywhere. I watched the Oak Island episodes with her as a guest and thought she was trying to get a little too cozy with the brothers who seemed to lean away from her...but I never said anything except to my daughter, LOL. I'm going to call this mystery solved...I think "friending" you ruined my FB friendship with Kathleen McGowan HYPHEN Coppens...*playful wink. I don't miss it..she often gloated about unfriending people who had the audacity or courage, however you want to describe it, to disagree with her or post something that offended her sense of whatever that is she has and I too probably eventually would've had to comment on something... I don't run my facebook page like the Nazi Soup Chef on Seinfeld...no more friend for you!!! well... except this one chic who just kept posting these horrible things about "the Donald"...not that I'm a supporter..I haven't made a decision....but some of it was just too disturbing hahahaa....The End

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Seamus Padraig Ua'Cathasaiugh link
7/20/2017 09:45:10 pm

Hello. You all seem like intelligent people. Regardless of your 'academic' credentials. I, myself, have an M.A. with a major in Fine Art & minors in history, science & philosophy from Hunter College, CUNY. (But in a drunken gang brawl attack in a dark alley who gives a fewk or a rat’s arse for your education. They didn’t. But I also had a Street Fu education that at that time mattered more & I survived) I was once offered to take a new program at Columbia for the (alleged anywhere)1st Doctorate in Fine Art. My informer, a very wealthy & famous sculptor, told me he was approached by CU & I was the 1st one he thought of & told them he would ask me. Naturally I was flattered, and flabbergasted. I said I would think about it seriously & get back to him soon, as I was having some personal problems at the time. Everyone I mentioned it to, some of whom became or were well- known poets, writers & artists & many of whom, like myself would remain obscure at the edges of things. They all laughed & had a good chuckle. Granted it was the early 70’s, but still, my enthusiasm quickly faded as some started calling me Doctor Art, or Dr. Artist. One of them said no one would hire me as I would be too expensive for any Art Dept. anywhere, lol. So I approached a friend of mine, a middle aged lady of incredible talent, who was a Holocaust survivor & had the requisite # tattoo on her wrist. I was worried about her as she seemed to have become very depressed and goal-less. She was driven, mind you, but she didn’t know what she wanted and if she should even try goi9ng up against the male-dominated Art World. I thought she was doing some really innovational & monumental work. Not too long before I had dragged her out of her studio where she was working with solvents in a corner studio of all windows & all of them closed. She was also smoking Camels & one dangled from her lips. I immediately opened the door rushed in opening windows & dragging her out to fresher air. She had begun to turn greenish in pallor. She hadn’t realized she was being poisoned. I thought: "This will inspire her, so I told her about the PhD program at CU & would she be interested? She literally lit up. "My Father always wanted me to grow up & be a Doctor", she laughed, "….sure thing...". So I went to my mentor & told him that I would have to decline as I thought it might actually single me out for ridicule, etc., etc., as he had told me not to worry about paying for it. However, when I explained about how I thought no one would ridicule my friend, especially with the movement to give women all the upward chances possible, he agreed to nominate her. As it were, those same personal & domestic events interfered & I never saw him (in person) or 'Elizabeth' again & have no idea if CU actually created the program (maybe one of you whizzes could find out). I can identify with many of the things that K McG has mentioned in her novels about her personal life. I have been many things to many people as I have to myself. I, in my positive moments would call myself ‘Multi-Dimensional’ & some academic psychologists might have other names for it. Recently they have been trying to pin Asperger’s on all of our Geniuses, lol, jealous, pitiful, children of God, for want of any Belief System other than Nihilism. The ancient Irish God of Poetry & Light, the Warrior Sun God Lugh was called “Samildanach”: Many talented. That I am, yet I have always tried to retain my personal dignity & values, despite all the birds nesting in my tree & all the things that I have experienced. I have 8 major celestial astrological objects in Scorpio, being born 45 minutes away from the 21st of Nov., on the Part of Synchronicity (Positive thinking). One of the co-rulers, Mars or Ares is luckily or not 10 deg away in Sagittarius. The other co-ruler, Pluto or Hades, was riding in my Ascendant, Leo. My point is that one's ‘degrees’ are pointless as are one's personal experiences in describing who we are as we are indeed all human. I don't know about you guys, but I have not exactly led a saintly life. Not always. I subconsciously subscribe to that witty Irish wag, Oscar Wilde’s aphorism: “All Things in Moderation, including Moderation.” Yet, I have always strived to demarcate a line in my belief systems that I would never, ever, cross over to. And that is my personal integrity. I can proudly say that I have never compromised that core belief persona I own.
AS the hip-hop artist Rah-C says in his song: BRASS NOOSE, “Who the F*ck Cares?”, but meaning, WTFC’s if you WANT TO BE SOMETHING YOU ARE OR BELIEVE YOU ARE OR WANT TO BE, or believe whatever.
I want to hear about what you truly believe about the message that her books relate, which is pretty consistent: Amor Vincia Omnia. Te amo. Ego semper te dilexit. Et diliget te iterum. Et tunc refert.
Don’t give me no Bulshite with partial t

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