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The Secret History of Freemasonry

Order The Secret History of Freemasonry: Its Origins and Connection to the Knights Templar from amazon.com. By Paul Naudon Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Inner Traditions Language: English ISBN: 159477028X Reviewed by Michael Bayrak This book was first [...]
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The York Rite Sovereign College

An invitational body of the York Rite “Whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave: even as the Son of Man came [...]
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The Knights Templar Seal

Before delving into the seal that has become synonymous with the Knights Templar, it is crucial to understand the purpose of such seals. During the Middle Ages, affixing a seal to a document was the [...]
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Knights Templar Clothing Rules

The original Latin Rule of the Templars lays out in detail what the members of the Order were permitted to wear. Knights Templar clothing was distributed by the Order’s Draper. The biggest distinction between the [...]
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Maccabees

A heroic family, whose patriotism and valor form bright pictures in the Jewish annals. The name is generally supposed to be derived from the letters M. C. B. I. which were inscribed upon their banners [...]

King Richard I – The Lionheart

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Effigy of King Richard I by Adam Bishop CC3.0 A King Is Born While Richard Plantagenet is revered as one of the great warrior kings of England, he is perhaps best known as […]

The Beauseant

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The banner of the Knights Templar was called the Beauseant and, like many pieces of medieval history, its true etymology may have been lost somewhere along the way. An anonymous pilgrim who visited Jerusalem between […]

Bernard of Clairvaux

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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 […]

The Causes of the Crusades

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Publisher’s Note: The following material on the Causes of the Crusades is an excerpt from an article on the Rite of Strict Observance by By Burton E. Bennett, published in the 1920s. It is presented […]

The Knights Hospitaller

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The Knights Hospitaller, known officially as “Knights of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem,” was founded at Jerusalem during the first Crusade. It has been known also as “Knights of Rhodes”, […]

The True Cross – a Holy relic

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Above: The Finding of the True Cross, Agnolo Gaddi, Florence, 1380 One of the outcomes of the Crusades was the production of many religious relics. Among these alleged instruments of Divinity the more common ones […]

Baphomet theories: What’s In A Name?

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Baphomet theories – what was the connection of this strange-sounding name to the Templars if any? Over the years since the fall of the Knights Templar many scholars have tried to ascertain the etymology of […]

Rosslyn Chapel: A Legacy in Stone

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Anne Burgess / Rosslyn Chapel a legacy in stone / CC BY-SA 2.0 by Dr. Karen Ralls © 2003 Near Edinburgh, Scotland, stands Rosslyn Chapel, one of the most ornately-carved 15th century medieval stone chapels in all of Europe. […]

Atbash Cipher Theory and Baphomet

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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 […]

Solar Temple Cult, the tragedy

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Templar Regalia of the Freemasons

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The regalia worn by the modern day Masonic Knights Templar is a harsh departure from that worn by the Templars of the middle ages. The sharpest contrast is in the amount of ornamentation on the […]

The Holy Royal Arch Knights Templar Priests: A Brotherhood of Spiritual Guardians

April 30, 2022 Comments Off

The Holy Royal Arch Knights Templar Priests (HRAKTP) is a venerable and exclusive Christian Masonic order that combines elements of the Knights Templar and the Holy Royal Arch. This mystical and esoteric fraternity holds a […]