The Sisterhood of the Rose is based in part on the past life memory of Celeste Levesque (French for “Heavenly Bishop”), who spent 20 years researching and traveling to authenticate the details of her past life and bring the story out into the open.

Celeste writes:

I was born on July 30, 1951 in Rochester, New Hampshire. My family moved to Dallas in the mid ’50s. I grew up there attending parochial schools. I graduated from Texas Women’s University with a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene. I later received a master’s degree in Allied Health Professions from Southwest Texas State University.

In the early ’80s, living in Austin, Texas, my life radically changed. The Magical Mystery Tour, as I refer to it, began. During a series of traumatic surgeries, I had a near death experience. I was the Mother of a small child, who instantly recognized a change in his Mom. Having been raised Catholic, I prayed to God—Jesus—Mary and the Angels for assistance. I was not the same person. I was being spiritually guided to find the truth of my life’s path and myself. I was intuitively lead to experience a past life regression on Good Friday.

By discovering who I was in my immediate past life, I gleaned a better understanding of my present life. I traveled extensively to research, confirm or corroborate the truth. This search, my personal quest, led me into the world of esoteric teaching, reincarnation, world religions, politics, healing and metaphysics. I came to understand the importance of various people in my life and their significance in my life lessons and destiny. During this search, I first met Jim Marrs in the early 1990s and slowly revealed to him the story of both myself and my life as Velva Violet.

My unwavering dedication to know truth has led me to profound understanding of myself and others on this journey. I have witnessed many inspired people on their own personal quest to understand their life and chosen path or mission.

My life continues to be a journey, always changing. In such transition, metamorphosis occurs. As the mysteries of my life continue to unravel, the story unfolds thanks to the Divine connection to all. In the search for reality and personal creation, I ask to be a guide to others who would follow the rose through the portal of truth.