YOWUSA and Marshall Masters
A Google search for 'Kolbrin Bible' turned up this site: _http://www.thekolbrin.com/ Here's a couple of quotes:
thekolbrin(dot)com said:
The Kolbrin is a collection of ancient manuscripts said to have been salvaged from the Glastonbury Abbey arson in 1184. The Kolbrin said to have a connection with Jesus historically through Joseph of Arimathea, they have been discussed online by James McCanney and others. This site has been approved by the Culdian Trust.
and:
thekolbrin(dot)com said:
The Culdian Trust believe that they are the of inheritors of the ancient wisdom of the Culdees of Britain who were part of the British or Keltic Christian community prior to its romanisation under Augustine, after which it suffered severely through persecution and suppression.
'Culdian' is derived from 'Culdee'.
Encyclopaedia Britannica said:
Education in the early Middle Ages was at a very low ebb outside the monasteries. Cathedral schools were few, and rural priests who could read Latin easily were rare. Almost all literary work came from the monasteries and in Celtic lands (mainly Ireland) from the half-monastic Culdees (religious recluses).
Encyclopaedia Britannica said:
In the early 8th century the church among the Picts and Scots accepted Roman usages on such questions as Easter. Nevertheless, the church in Scotland remained Celtic in many ways until the 11th century. Still dominated by its communities of clergy (who were called Célidé or Culdees), it clearly corresponded well to the tribal nature of society.
The Culdian Trust have a website here: _http://www.culdiantrust.org/
The splash page of their site says:
Culdian Trust said:
Truth in opposition to all else
and then
Culdian Trust said:
Harmonise and attune with me
And I will guide you
Accord with the creative purpose
And your life will be fulfilled
Carry out your duties
As my deputies on earth
And you will be rewarded.
All of which sounds rather like emotional blackmail: do as you are commanded and you will get your reward. The opposite is therefore implied. Very STS.
And then we read:
Culdian Trust said:
This is the official site of The Kolbrin. The Culdian Trust stands behind any information that is issued directly from them regarding their publications and can be easily recognised as being issued from them. Unless clearly stated by the Culdian trust, all other comments, interpretations and discussions are not necessarily the views of the Culdian Trust.
Rather like saying, it is so because we say it is so.
An email address is offered: info(at)culdiantrust(dot)org
From there, following the link to 'Kolbrin Bible' we arrive at this page: _http://www.culdiantrust.org/kolbrin.html which presents a fairly standard description of a special book that has lain hidden for centuries, known only to the select few who were its keepers; now it is the time to reveal it to the world, subject to some special conditions. The inference is that the lucky reader fulfils the conditions and can read The Book.
The Culdian Trust site goes on to say:
Culdian Trust said:
It is known that at the beginning of the fourteenth century there was a settled community in Scotland under the leadership of one John Culdy. The old Culdians, who were guardians of what they called "The Treasures of Britain", were never numerous and loosely organised, membership being maintained by itinerant smiths and other craftsmen. They seem to have previously been loosely known as 'Koferils'.
I Googled and couldn't find any independent references to 'John Culdy' as an historical person. The Culdian Trust site is remarkably lacking in references to the information cited.
Curiously, on the North Devon coast, in the UK, there is a very small place – just a church and two houses – called Culbone. Joan Cooper lived there with her husband, Waistel, a potter, and wrote about her spiritual visions concerning the place. There are a few photos and Joan Cooper's long spiritual history of Culbone at
this link.
