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

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 [...]
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The Colummn of Beauty

BY Bro. Edward B. Paul, P.G.M., British Columbia It is not often that the Beauty of Holiness and the Holiness of Beauty is described in language so true and so appropriate as in the following [...]
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The Vexillum Belli

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 Vexillum Belli as a record [...]
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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The Gormogons

A secret society established in 1724, in England, in opposition to Freemasonry. One of its rules was that no Freemason could be admitted until he was first degraded, and had then renounced the Masonic Order. [...]

Grand Master Jacques deMolay - Bearded Head of the Templars

Grand Master Jacques deMolay 1244 – 1314

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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 […]

Knights Templar Architecture: Practicality and Praise

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Knights Templar architecture is shown in this image of Temple Church Bristol by NotFromUtrecht – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 by Alan Butler Within a very short period of the formation of the Poor Knights […]

The Beauseant: Albert Mackey’s Article

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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 […]

The Knights Templar

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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 Massacre at Worms: A Dark Chapter in the Crusades

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One of the most harrowing events during the Crusades was the massacre at Worms, a city in present-day Germany. The incident occurred during the First Crusade in 1096 and remains a dark chapter in the […]

Pope Urban II – 1042 – 1099

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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 […]

The Baphomet Enigma

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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 […]

Baphomet:The Abufihamat Theory

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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 […]

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 […]

Templarism: Its Duty And Its Sphere

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Templarism by Albert Pike Seven centuries and a half have passed away since, in 1118 eight French noblemen, uniting themselves into a society, became the Master and Brethren of the Temple. They first displayed the […]

Solar Temple Cult, the tragedy

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The York Rite Degrees of Freemasonry

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Below a video on the York Rite. Freemasonry is a renowned and enigmatic fraternal organization that has captivated the minds of countless individuals for centuries. Within this vast and intricate realm of Masonic teachings lies […]