| The Spear of Destiny | |
| Title Orig: | The Spear of Destiny: the occult power behind the spear which pierced the side of Christ |
| Author: | Trevor Ravenscroft |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Holy Lance |
| Published: | 1972 |
| Publisher: | Neville Spearman Publishers |
| Pages: | 362 |
| Oclc: | 476732400 |
The Spear of Destiny: the occult power behind the spear which pierced the side of Christ is a 1972 occult book by the anthroposophist writer Trevor Ravenscroft (1921–1989) about the Holy Lance, published by Neville Armstrong's Neville Spearman Publishers.[1] Ravenscroft claimed that the book was based on research "by using mystical meditation" and on the papers of the Austrian anthroposophist Walter Stein given to Ravenscroft by his widow.[2] [3] Ravenscroft originally claimed to have met Stein, but later only claimed contact through a medium with Walter Stein's spirit.[4]
In 1979 Ravenscroft sued James Herbert for copyright infringement in Herbert's 1978 novel The Spear. The defendant declined to pay Ravenscroft damages and eventually removed the offending content.[5] [6] [7] [8]
After Ravenscroft's death, Tim Wallace-Murphy published The Mark of the Beast: The Continuing Story of the Spear of Destiny, citing Ravenscroft as co-author in 1997.