The Cryptic Rite The Council of Royal and Select Masters is referred to as Cryptic Masonry and takes its name from the word Crypt having its origins in the Greek language meaning a concealed place [...]
Perhaps the most romantic story of Freemasonry, the fuel which the alleged abduction and murder of William Morgan supplied to the anti- Masonic hysteria of a hundred years ago, and the gradual emergence of the [...]
At the time of the Union of the English Lodges in 1813, a Lodge of Reconciliation was constituted with an equal number of chosen workers from each Constitution for the purpose of arranging a uniformity [...]
AFFILIATE Filius is Latin for son, filia for daughter; the prefix “af” is a form of the Latin ad, meaning to add to. To be affiliated means therefore to be adopted into a family as [...]
The Templar Grand Masters – Overview and entourage Within the Templar hierarchy, the Grand Master was absolute ruler of the Order and answerable only to the pope. Although his position was a powerful one, he [...]
June 7, 2020Comments Off on The Templar Round Church in London
Left: The restored Templar Round Church in London. In 335 AD, St. Helena, Emperor Constantine’s mother, discovered the Sacred Cave where Jesus Christ was buried after His crucifixion on Golgotha. Interestingly, this site was previously […]
June 7, 2020Comments Off on The Beauseant: Albert Mackey’s Article
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 Beauseant as a record of […]
Above: The Cistercians built Melrose Abbey: JeremyA under CC BY-SA 2.5 The Knights Templar are known to history as the warrior monks, but what is not as commonly known is the kinship the Order shared […]
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 […]
June 7, 2020Comments Off on Chronology of the Crusades
The following Chronology of the Crusades is a brief overview of the various crusades, together with dates and details on each. The Crusades, a series of religious and military campaigns launched by Western Christians between […]
June 7, 2020Comments Off on 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 […]
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 […]
June 7, 2020Comments Off on Baphomet:The Abufihamat Theory
Baphomet, as a name, has been labeled as Old French or even a mispronunciation for Mahomet (Mohammed) the Islamic prophet. It is unlikely that the Baphomet idol, if it even existed was an idol of […]
June 7, 2020Comments Off on Masonic Knight Templar Swords
PLEASE NOTE We do not give, nor are we qualified to give, appraisals on your fraternal Masonic Knight Templar swords. One of the most frequent questions we receive in our email box comes from people […]
June 7, 2020Comments Off on Templar Regalia of the Freemasons
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 […]
June 7, 2020Comments Off on The Rite of Strict Observance
The Rite of Strict Observance by Burton E. Bennett The Strict Observance: An Overview The system of the Strict Observance grew out of what is known as Templarism. Templar Masonry commenced to grow up in […]
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