The cosmic lantern is a very strange device that has existed through several millenia. It was recently discovered by the author Arthur Lake in London, England in an antique shop. The lantern has inspired a series of books based on Lake's experiences and those of a host of people that have interacted with the people who have possessed lantern through the ages, and around the globe. Lake has researched the story of the Lantern and its association with Tintagel, Wookey, Glastonbury, King Arthur, Lancelot of the Lake and the Knights of the Round Table.
The story of lantern reveals many of the mysteries surrounding the current search an understanding of the mysteries of the Holy Grail, the learned societies of ancient Druids, and several secret Guilds of London formed in the middle ages that influenced the renaissance in Europe. This series is a must read.
An unusual property of the lantern is that it does not obey normal physical laws and endows its possessor with amazing powers. In ancient times, shortly ofter the Romans had invaded South West Britain, the lantern appeared mysteriously in the possession of a peasant boy, son of a fisherman, who lived in a tree house that sat in the dark regions of Wookey Marsh hidden away from the Roman soldiers. But, only for a time because a famous General of the Roman Army named Vespasian came to learn of the lantern through his Commander of the Roman Cavalry, a man called Corellus.
