Symbols of the Story of Mary

On page 282, Brown discusses references to the story if Mary in modern culture. This is a kind of crazy thought, but I wonder if the song "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is a reference to Mary Magdalene having a child.

I believe that Teabing is the teacher and Remy doesn't know that. I believe this because of his survaliance system he has and since Aringorosa doesn't know who he is, he has no connections to the church. Mark your calendars people, I made my final prediction.

I also find it fascinating that the author is putting a strong argument together about equality. It seems to be a strong theme in the book. It starts with Venus, then the Mona Lisa and then the Opus Dei's 'supremacy' over women and most recently, Sophie is the more intuitive of the duo and has gotten them out of tight situations such as the tracker in Langdon's pocket and the Fibonocci numbers as the code for the bank vault. It is my belief that Brown uses all of these examples and more to pin the reader against Opus Dei and view the Piory of Sion as honorable until later, I feel a plot twist where the PoS is not perfect after all. I think this because it was foreshadowed by the event that Sophie witnessed with her Grandfather. What is your guy's opinions?

I find it interesting that the author is pinning the ideologies of Brown and his academic motives to find the Holy Grail, against Opus Dei and its motives of suppressing the truth. It seems to me that throughout history it has been 2 ideologies trying to figure out what to do with the Holy Grail. Each seems to think that their version is right but we as the reader can tell that the Priory of Sion isn't perfect because of the strange and terrifying thing that Sophie saw. So as long as the Holy Grail is in the hands of the Priory of Sion, then what they want to do with it is subjective and only in their best interest and not in the best interest of the world, as the honorable thing would be. What do you guys think?

I believe that Fache is the illusive "Teacher" that Silas is talking to. The history of Fache and the motives behind why he wants to capture Langdon are ambiguous, but the author clearly is making Fache a main character. It seems like Fache knows that Langdon is able to break the code Sanuere left and is trying to find Langdon to gain insight on the whereabouts of the keystone to pass to Opus Dei. What do you guys think?

Fibonacci Numbers Revisited

I knew there was more to the Fibonacci numbers than just a signal for Sophie. When in the Bank of Zurich, a 10 digit code is required along with the key to access the safe box. Sophie claims that her grandfather didn't give her the code, however the Fibonacci numbers left by Saynere consisted of 10 digits. This can't be coincidental.

Ceremony

Do you guys think the ceremony that Sophie witnessed in the Normandy chateau is related to the Priory of Sion?

Silas

I'm a little bit confused. Is Silas looking for the keystone because of an order by Opus Dei or is he acting on his own accord?

Corrupt Church Organization?

So it is obvious the religious group "Opus Dei" have a large part in the plot of the Da Vinci Code. They are the organization that is responsible for the assassination of Sauniere and there are many references in the novel to them being involved in scandalous acts. I wonder what this group is looking for considering the lengths they are going to find it. Also, will this mysterious thing give them power, money, or some sort of other power.

Fibonacci Numbers

The numbers written by Sauniere were discovered by Sophie to be the first 8 numbers of the Fibonacci sequence. Each number in this sequence consists of the past two numbers added together. From this the Golden ratio is found, which consists of the ratio of two consecutive numbers. This ratio has applications in real life, one of which applications is found in the spacing between petals on plants. It could be that Sauniere is referring to something natural that uses these numbers. Here is an example of the Fibonacci sequence found in nature:

Museum Picture

The museum described in the beginning of this book, the Musee du Louvre, is pretty famous. Fun facts:
-It's the biggest museum in the world.
-It was built as a fortress in 1190.
-It houses the Mona Lisa.

First Post

This book began in a very suspenseful, secretive way. Jacques Sauniere is held at gun point and asked where "it" is. Sauniere is one of 4 "senechaux," determined to uphold a secret unknown to the reader. Information is given on this group: these four are the only ones who know an ancient secret, passed down through this illusive organization. After answering the gunman with a fake response that was corroborated by the other three senechaux the gunman had confronted, the gunman shoots Sauniere. In Sauniere's dying moments, he is determined to find a way to pass on the secret held by the brotherhood, all of whose members were about to be dead.