The Secret of Secrets: A Novel
by Dan Brown
Contents
Chapter 71
Overview
The Golbm arrives at Pragues Old Jewish Cemetery and approaches the tomb of Rabbi Loew, the legendary creator of the first golem. By performing the rituals of respect and opening himself to hidden connections, The Golbm experiences an intensifying mystical presence. The chapter marks a shift from pursuit and escape to supernatural preparation, as The Golbm draws strength for what comes next.
Summary
The Golbm enters Pragues Old Jewish Cemetery, a small walled plot crammed with more than twelve thousand leaning headstones and layered burials that testify to centuries of persecution and overcrowding.
At the entrance, The Golbm takes a kippa from a visitors box and places it on his clay-caked head, accepting curious looks but feeling genuine reverence for the sacred ground and for the rabbi who created the first golem.
Moving carefully along the mossy paths, The Golbm makes his way to the western wall and Rabbi Loews tall, lion-adorned gravestone, topped with prayer slips and pebbles. Kneeling alone, The Golbm meditates on unity and the illusion of separation until a growing presence answers, and The Golbm feels power rising from the earth as the original golems strength fills his soul.
Who Appears
- The GolbmCloaked figure who visits the cemetery, honors Rabbi Loew, and absorbs mystical strength.
- Rabbi LoewBuried rabbi revered as creator of the first golem; his tomb anchors The Golbms ritual.