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"Labyrinth" by Kate Mosse

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I just finished reading  "Labyrinth" by Kate Mosse  and once again, I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the percieved  grail mysteries ,  Languedoc  and  remembering Catharism . I loved the plot where three ancient books that were said to contain the secrets to the holy grail were introduced and have made their way across the world from  guardian to guardian . However, their content was not thoroughly explored and this was a huge disappointment as a reader! I wish we could have learned more about what these ancient texts supposedly held... The idea here was that the  holy grail  is, in a way,  cosmic consciousness ,  the eternal womb of creation ,  "passing stories on from one generation to the next ", and that by participating in a ritual and uttering ancient incantations, one may be  able to prolong ones life . Those in touch with the mystical realms know that  all is possible and nothing is im-possible . One might even argue that all of human life is eternal, if l