April 18, 2024
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    Jacobins

    A political sect that sprang up in the beginning of the French Revolution, and which have origin to the Jacobin clubs, so well known as having been the places where the leaders of the Revolution [...]
  • Masonic Dictionary

    Operative Masonry

    Operative Masons We distinguish Operative Masons, builders of the Middle Ages, founders of Masonry, from Spectulative Masons, present members of the Fraternity, using the builders tools as emblems and symbols. The Latin for toil, or [...]
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    The Crusades

    The Causes of the Crusades

    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 [...]
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    Templar History

    The Templar Hierarchy

    The following article on Templar Hierarchy is intended as an overview. Please keep in mind that as the Order grew in size and scope, new positions were created. The Grand Master The Grand Master was [...]
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    Prince Hall Masonry

    Prince Hall Masonry Prince Hall was a prominent citizen of Boston during the American Revolutionary era. He lived from 1735 until 1807 and is the founder of the first Black Masonic Lodge. Hall was freed [...]

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The Templar Hierarchy

The following article on Templar Hierarchy is intended as an overview. Please keep in mind that as the Order grew in size and scope, new positions were created. The Grand Master The Grand Master was […]

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Templar History

Grand Master Jacques deMolay 1244 – 1314

Grand Master Jacques deMolay, along with the Order’s founder, Hughes de Payens, is one of the most renowned figures in the two centuries of the Knights Templar’s existence. Born in 1244 in Vitrey, France, little […]

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Templar History

Templar Punishment and Discipline

In any monastic institution, a set of rules is necessary to govern the order. The Templars were no exception, and in 1128, Bernard of Clairvaux assisted in drawing up the Templar Rule, which included Templar […]

The Crusades

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The Crusades

Pope Urban II – 1042 – 1099

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 […]

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Templar History

The Knights Templar

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 […]

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The Crusades

The Teutonic Knights

The Teutonic Knights of St. Mary’s Hospital of Jerusalem was one of the three great religious and military orders produced by the Crusades. It was founded during the third Crusade, and was the last one […]

Templar Mysteries

The Larmenius Charter:
Templar Mysteries

The Larmenius Charter

The Larmenius Charter is a legendary document that has captured the imagination of Freemasons and researchers for centuries. According to the myth, the charter was written in 1646 by Johannes Marcus Larmenius, who claimed to […]

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Templar Mysteries

Rosslyn Revealed book by Alan Butler and John Ritchie

Below is a video on the Rosslyn Light Box featured in the book Rosslyn Revealed by Alan Butler and John Ritchie “Rosslyn Revealed” is a captivating and insightful book authored by Alan Butler and John […]

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Templar Mysteries

The Baphomet Enigma

The Baphomet Enigma by Stephen Dafoe In his 1972 science fiction novel, Baphomet’s Meteor, French author Pierre Barbet crafts an entertaining story of alternative history about the Knights Templar and the demonic entity known as […]

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Templar Motors
Modern Templars

Templar Motors Company, a brief history

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 […]

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Modern Templars

The Mystic Ladder

Publisher’s Note: Many of the writings  of early Masonic historians took considerable liberties with Templar History, connecting their lineage to the Freemasons. As such, we present this information on the mystic ladder as a record […]

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Modern Templars

Solar Temple Cult, the tragedy

Solar Temple Cult, the tragedy – by Stephen Dafoe © 2002 It was in 1120 AD that nine knights met in Palestine under the noble purpose of protecting Christian pilgrims on route to the Holy […]

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