Masonic Dictionary
Kilwinning
As the city of York claims to be the birthplace of Freemasonry in England, the obscure little village of Kilwinning is entitled to the same honor with respect to the origin of the Order in [...]
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Bernard of Clairvaux
June 7, 2020
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Above: Bernard of Clairvaux by Alan Butler Born Fontaine de Dijon France 1090 Died Clairvaux, near Troyes, Champagne France August 20th 1153 Bernard of Clairvaux may well represent the most important figure in Templarism. In […]
Templar History
Who Were The Knights Templar?
June 7, 2020
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Who were the Knights Templar? Within two decades of the victory of the First Crusade (1095-1099), a group of knights led by Hugues (Hugh) de Payens offered themselves to the Patriarch of Jerusalem to serve […]
Templar History
Templar Era Kings: A chronology
June 7, 2020
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Chronology Of The Kings Of Jerusalem The following is a list of the Kings of Jerusalem during the Templar era (1118 – 1314). It is important to note that although Godfroi de Boullion is listed […]
The Crusades
Templar History
The Knights Templar
June 7, 2020
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The Order of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, or, as it is otherwise called, Knights Templar, was founded in Palestine in the 12th century by the Crusaders. The Order […]
The Crusades
The Children’s Crusade
June 7, 2020
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Above: The Children’s Crusade, by Gustave Doré The Legend of the Children’s Crusade: A Romantic yet Tragic Tale of Religious Fervor Although the Chronicles of the Crusades often overlook it, the legend of the Children’s […]
The Crusades
Pope Urban II – 1042 – 1099
June 7, 2020
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Above: Pope Urban II by Thesupermat – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Pope Urban II, the man who was ultimately responsible for the launch of the first Crusade was born Odo de Lagery, although […]
Templar Mysteries
Templar Mysteries
The History of the Pentagram and Its Symbolism
June 7, 2020
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It was the nineteenth-century Occultist, Eliphas Levi, who is falsely credited for first differentiating between the good and evil aspects of the five-pointed star or pentagram. Levi envisioned two points down as being magical in […]
Templar Mysteries
Atbash Cipher Theory and Baphomet
June 7, 2020
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In order to understand the Atbash Cipher theory, as it relates to the Baphomet mythos, it is first important to examine the origins of the code. As early as 500 BC Scribes writing the book […]
Templar Mysteries
The Rosslyn Ground Scans – an interview with John Ritchie
June 7, 2020
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An Interview with John Ritchie on the Rosslyn Ground Scans originally published in Templar History Magazine THM: Readers of our magazine are very interested in the project that you are soon to commence. For many […]
Modern Day Templarism
Modern Templars
Templar Motors Company, a brief history
June 7, 2020
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Above: Templar Motors Company Templar Sportette Templar Motors Company by Stephen Dafoe Reprinted From The Scottish Rite Journal March April – 2006 The “Templar Vitalic Top-Valve Motor,” a luxury car of its day, put out […]
Modern Templars
Militi Templi Scotia
June 7, 2020
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The Order incorporates Militi Templi Scotia, which is the historical Scottish title of the Order. The Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, which is the International name. Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymilitani, the […]
Modern Templars
The Good Templars
June 7, 2020
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The Independent Order of Good Templars One day in 1832 Joseph Livesey made a conscious decision that he wouldn’t drink any more alcohol. To make it a solemn vow he and seven fellow workmen signed […]
