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• nable to say positively when the Order was restricted to Freemasons.” Iii the Roll of the Order in 1788 several distinguished Free - masons’ names appears, and in 1796 Lord Rancflffe, Grand Master of the Knight Templars, was at the same time head of the Red Cross. Iii 1808. the present Constitution and Laws were confirmed, ~nd the first High Council, Grand Council,’ or Grand Chapter, for all these titles are used to

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• tion by betraying his trust to the Infidels. They, although they profited by the treason, despised the traitor, and caused his h— to be struck off, which they sent on a charger to the Grand Master of the Knight Templars, who ordered it to be placed on the point of a pinnacle, or spire, the S— to be laid open, and the b— exposed to the scorching rays of the sun, as a warming to all others. It is in allusion to this c

• ft.A century after the slaughter of the Cathars, witchcraft—or rather, blackmagic—was again used as an excuse to commit murder on a massive scale. Thevictims this time were an order of knights called the Knight Templars. They hadbeen founded in the Holy Land after the First Crusade—in 1118—to protectChristian pilgrims trying to get to Jerusalem, and they became immensely rich.By 1303 they had been driven out of the

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• at that time was obviously already the city of Kassel.“M entioned for the first time in 913, Kassel obtained its town-rights by the end of the 12th Century when it became seat of a German chapter of the Knight Templars. Since 1277, it is the residence of the Counts of Hessen. At that time until 1848, Germany consisted of over a hundred independent states or counties ruled by Counts, Barons, Princes and Kings, unite

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• ient mystery school teachings delve excessively into studies of sound and color, and this has been used in the formation of cathedrals with colorful stained glass windows and Gregorian Chant music by the Knight Templars, one group that inherited the Mysteries and helped design and build the cathedrals. • Wherever you are in the Universe, all energy densities exist there to some degree. Nevertheless, most regions wil

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• at some authors claim to be the direct descendants of the bloodline of Jesus Christ. Sir William Spencer, who tackled the question in Bloodline of the Holy Grail from his own access to the records of the Knight Templars, recently covered this enigmatic story. The famous book that most people are aware of concerning this subject is called Holy Blood, Holy Grail. From studying this material, it is clear that the Templ

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• fraternity, which has the letter “G”, symbolizing “God,” “Geometry” and the “Great Architect of the Universe,” surrounded by a compass above it and a straightedge below it. Pre-Masonic groups such as the Knight Templars chose to encode these geometric relationships into their sacred structures, such as the stained-glass windows in cathedrals. 3.2 SACRED GEOMETRY AND THE PLATONIC SOLIDS Hence, the cornerstone of know

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• tiesat that time was obviously already the city of Kassel."Mentioned for the first time in 913, Kassel obtained its town-rightsby the end of the 12th Century when it became seat of a Germanchapter of the Knight Templars. Since 1277, it is the residence of theCounts of Hessen. At that time until 1848, Germany consisted ofover a hundred independent states or counties ruled by Counts,Barons, Princes and Kings, united w

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• tiesat that time was obviously already the city of Kassel."Mentioned for the first time in 913, Kassel obtained its town-rightsby the end of the 12th Century when it became seat of a Germanchapter of the Knight Templars. Since 1277, it is the residence of theCounts of Hessen. At that time until 1848, Germany consisted ofover a hundred independent states or counties ruled by Counts,Barons, Princes and Kings, united w

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• bat−like wings; he holds a torch in his left hand; two smaller demons, one male the other female, stand on the ground beside the altar. Some authors say the figure is that of Baphomet, the idol which the Knight Templars were said to worship. Christian alleges that this demon represents the Typhon of Egypt, the genius of misfortune; and as related to the three worlds it refers to Predestination, Mystery, and Fatality

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• 29 (4) There is also the wider thought of a universal mystic Temple which has been in process of construction from the beginning of the world. The Knight Templars were credited with the design of re - building Zion, but the Mystics of all ages have aimed at something better than stone and mortar; and it is this which we conc eive as being erected on " holy gro

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• 29 (4) There is also the wider thought of a universal mystic Temple which has been in process of construction from the beginning of the world. The Knight Templars were credited with the design of re - building Zion, but the Mystics of all ages have aimed at something better than stone and mortar; and it is this which we conc eive as being erected on " holy gro

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• ant correspondence, a nd employed particular cyphers, but even they reciprocally sent emissaries one to another. To exercise a dominat- ing influence over thrones, such was our aim, as it had been of the Knight Templars. "I thus acquired the firm conviction that the drama commenced in 1788 and 1789, the French Revolution, the regicide with all its horrors, not only was then resolved upon, but was even the result of

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• ms to have become optional . A Minute, dated April 28, 1848, informs us " The following members of the Encampment, being Black Mark Masons, unani- mously resolved that the said Degree be conjoined to the Knight Templars and that the payment for it in the meantime be made voluntary ." Of Group III, the Knight Templar, Mediterranean Pass and Knight of Malta have invariably been conferred and, since 1850, these have be

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• r own distinctive forms. It admits of proof that the Ancient Templars were often initiated by the Symbolical Masons, as well by the Hermetic Brotherhoods, who descended from the Hierophants of Egypt. The Knight Templars entirely devoted to the sciences and doctrines brought from the country of Thebes, were anxious to commemorate and perpetuate this introduction to the end of time. The Scotch Masons established three

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• ower and genius, reduced his Neophytes to a state of blind and implicit obedience; and young people imbrued with his doctrines astonished the world by their courage and devotion. Eventually, however, the Knight Templars attached the domains of the Old Man of the Mountain to their own by right of conquest, and, remembering the fidelity and bravery of his disciples, admitted them into their own order; and some maintai

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• man mountains, to be revived when the ravens cease to fly around the mountain’s summit, and each century Frederick awakes, exclaiming, “Is it time?” Now, the accusation that we have spoken of against the Knight Templars, was founded on a report of deeds alleged to have occurred eighty years before; and the history of the time, instead of supporting the charge, shows how despotism, fanaticism and avarice, can distort

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• the Templars to justice, and was comforted and strengthened by a Papal Bull, published expressly fo r that effect. “Our dearly beloved son, Philip Le Bel,” it commenced, “has not caused the arrest of the Knight Templars by any greed of wealth, but by a veritable zeal for religion; and is far from intending to appropriate any of their possessions.” Clement sent legates to Paris, and came himself to France, to judge t

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• r own distinctive forms. It admits of proof that the Ancient Templars were often initiated by the Symbolical Masons, as well by the Hermetic Brotherhoods, who descended from the Hierophants of Egypt. The Knight Templars entirely devoted to the sciences and doctrines brought from the country of Thebes, were anxious to commemorate and perpetuate this introduction to the end of time. The Scotch Masons established three

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• ower and genius, reduced his Neophytes to a state of blind and implicit obedience; and young people imbrued with his doctrines astonished the world by their courage and devotion. Eventually, however, the Knight Templars attached the domains of the Old Man of the Mountain to their own by right of conquest, and, remembering the fidelity and bravery of his disciples, admitted them into their own order; and some maintai

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• man mountains, to be revived when the ravens cease to fly around the mountain’s summit, and each century Frederick awakes, exclaiming, “Is it time?” Now, the accusation that we have spoken of against the Knight Templars, was founded on a report of deeds alleged to have occurred eighty years before; and the history of the time, instead of supporting the charge, shows how despotism, fanaticism and avarice, can distort

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• the Templars to justice, and was comforted and strengthened by a Papal Bull, published expressly fo r that effect. “Our dearly beloved son, Philip Le Bel,” it commenced, “has not caused the arrest of the Knight Templars by any greed of wealth, but by a veritable zeal for religion; and is far from intending to appropriate any of their possessions.” Clement sent legates to Paris, and came himself to France, to judge t

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• nstant correspondence, and employed particular cyphers, but even they reciprocally sent emissaries one to another. To exercise a dominating influence over thrones, such was our aim, as it had been of the Knight Templars. 55 Haugwitz concluded by informing the Congress how the illuminated Templar Grand Orient Lodges commenced the drama of 1789, known as the French Revolution. He lamented, "Of all my contemporaries of

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• The Gnostic Handbook Page 89 went the doctrine was passed from one to another and flowered in the Cathars and Knight Te m- plars. From the Knight Templars the doctrine passed to various esoteric orders and was tran s- mi t ted via Freemasonry and occult traditions. This form of the doctrine of deification sustained the technology and science, but lo st

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• were militaristic in emphasis and battled, both intellectually and physically, against the prevailing ecclesiastical authorities. It is rumoured that some of the descendants of the Paulicians joined the Knight Templars. The major period of Paulician teaching was between 600 and 1100 CE.

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• sm. Some of the major Alchemical figures include Trithemius (1642-1516), Paracelsus (1493-1541) and Agrippa (1486-1535). The Rosicrucians and Knight Templars The Rosicrucians and Knight Templars Both the Knight Templars and the Rosicrucians are orders steeped in Mystery. The Knight Templars were, at first, considered to be simply an order for the protection of the roads along which pilgrims travelled to the Holy Lan

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• and secret doctrines. Foraisse says the Fraternity of Freemasons was founded in Egypt, Moses communicating the secret teaching to the Israelites, Jesus to the Apostles, and thence it found its way to the Knight Templars. Such inventions are necessary . . . to the assertion that the Parisian Templars are the offspring of the ancient order. All these asseverations, unsupported by history, were fabricated in the High C

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• that he was unable to procure a copy of the secret Ritual of the Knights of Malta. The reason is obvious — there was none! ʺ And yet American Templarism comprises three degrees. 1, * ʺ A Sketch of the Knight Templars and the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem , ʺ by Richard Woof, F.S.A., Commander of the Order of Masonic Knight Templars. Knight of the Red Cross; 2, Knight Templar; and 3, Knight of Malta. It was int

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• alta, then in the plenitude of their power under the sovereignty of the Pope. ʺ Turning to Clavel, one of the best Masonic authorities, we read: ʺ It is clear that the erection of the French Order of the Knight Templars is not more ancient than the year 1804, and that it cannot lay any legitimate claim to being the continuation of the so ‐ called society of ʹ la petite Resurrection des Templiers, ʹ nor this latter,

• ofMalta, then in the plenitude of their power under the sovereignty of the Pope." Turning to Clavel, one of the best Masonic authorities, we read: "It is clearthat the erection of the French Order of the Knight Templars is not more ancientthan the year 1804, and that it cannot lay any legitimate claim to being thecontinuation of the so-called society of 'la petite Resurrection des Templiers,'nor this latter, either,

• nhistoric point of view. (An unclean dead body interred inside Holy of Holies ofthe Jewish Temple? I think__________29The freedom of unhindered travel would become one of the unique privileges ofboth the Knight Templars, and, the cathedral-building medieval masons.not!) Still, the enactment of this drama is Masonry’s most sacred moment and ispresented by the ritual team with profound, almost religious solemnity.In a

• nhistoric point of view. (An unclean dead body interred inside Holy of Holies ofthe Jewish Temple? I think__________29The freedom of unhindered travel would become one of the unique privileges ofboth the Knight Templars, and, the cathedral-building medieval masons.not!) Still, the enactment of this drama is Masonry’s most sacred moment and ispresented by the ritual team with profound, almost religious solemnity.In a

• Sacred Geometry”, usedby the Hyskos, the Armenians, the Persians, and the Templars, to build theircastles and cathedrals. And “Anhafnah”, was represented as a labyrinth on thefloor of many cathedrals.The Knight Templars who have studied the Anunnaki’s Book of Ramadosh, followed asecret ritual path of “Anhafnah”, to accomplish extraordinary deeds, and amass alegendary fortune.The meaning of the name of the great Pers

• created a secret society called the “Circleof the Serpent” to honor god Melkart. Arwad is mentioned in the Bible by theProphet Ezekiel. ______________________ [Image00008.gif] Arwad Castle, built by the Knight Templars, one of the last refuges-shelters ofthe Crusaders. Some have claimed that the Templar knights returned to the ArwadCastle to retrieve the Holy Grail. ____________________________________ [Image00076.

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• Hebrew Captivity, Murder of Hiram, etc .) in their ritual prove it sufficiently . In the 18th degree the Free-Masons are told, that Christ "was no more than a common Jew, crucified for his crimes ." The Knight Templars (27th Degree) "must deny Christ and defile the cross ." In the 30th degree are admited only those, who consent to upset the Church and the State . The revolutionist Louis Blanc states that even above

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• ms to have become optional . A Minute, dated April 28, 1848, informs us " The following members of the Encampment, being Black Mark Masons, unani- mously resolved that the said Degree be conjoined to the Knight Templars and that the payment for it in the meantime be made voluntary ." Of Group III, the Knight Templar, Mediterranean Pass and Knight of Malta have invariably been conferred and, since 1850, these have be

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• tions” of these rituals we learn that the Order is the continuation of a very ancient alchemical, theosophical and magical tradition transmitted over the centuries through various channels, not least the Knight Templars. Prevalent are a cosmogony and a cosmology of a theosophi- cal character, blended with arithmology [ → Num- ber Symbolism]. We find, among other mythical narratives, a vivid description of the origin

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• ant correspondence, a nd employed particular cyphers, but even they reciprocally sent emissaries one to another. To exercise a dominat- ing influence over thrones, such was our aim, as it had been of the Knight Templars. "I thus acquired the firm conviction that the drama commenced in 1788 and 1789, the French Revolution, the regicide with all its horrors, not only was then resolved upon, but was even the result of

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• Hebrew Captivity, Murder of Hiram, etc .) in their ritual prove it sufficiently . In the 18th degree the Free-Masons are told, that Christ "was no more than a common Jew, crucified for his crimes ." The Knight Templars (27th Degree) "must deny Christ and defile the cross ." In the 30th degree are admited only those, who consent to upset the Church and the State . The revolutionist Louis Blanc states that even above

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• Bibliography Acten der Staendetage Preussens unter der Herrschaft des Deut- schen Ordens. (5 vols.) Leipzig, 1880. A DDISON , C HARLES G. The History of the Knight Templars. Lon- don, 1842. A NDLER , C HARLES . Les origines du pangermanisme (1800-1888). Paris, 1915. A NTON , K ARL G OTTLOB . Versuch einer Geschichte des Tempelor- dens. Leipzig, 1781. A RNDT , E RNEST M

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• ant correspondence, a nd employed particular cyphers, but even they reciprocally sent emissaries one to another. To exercise a dominat- ing influence over thrones, such was our aim, as it had been of the Knight Templars. "I thus acquired the firm conviction that the drama commenced in 1788 and 1789, the French Revolution, the regicide with all its horrors, not only was then resolved upon, but was even the result of

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• ed in the summ er of 2004. The descendants of Jesus are the bloodline of the Holy Grail. Traces of this bloodline lead to Rennes Les Chateaux in France and Roswell C hapel in Britain, the homeland of the Knight Templars and king Arthur. Th is secret of Jesus his marriage to Maria Magdalene and his offshoot was ca refully preserved in secret societies. It is now believed that these secret societies also preserved sci

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• message appears to have been placed in the documents. Monograms, additional letters, letters marked with dots, and displaced letters have yielded to a decipherment by cryptographers. It is known that the Knight Templars worshiped a mysterious head, believed to be the goat head Baphomet (or Asmodeus guardian of the Treasure of King Solomon) based around the pentagram design. In deciphering the manuscripts, clues for

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• the usual three ‘blue’ ones came (4) Scots Master, (5) Novice, (6) Knight (Eques), and (7) Eques professus. The problem for Willermoz in France was that the Rite claimed to be directly descended from the Knight Templars. Those were in the past abolished by the French king, who had then also con scated their possessions. In other words: whoever claimed in France to be the legal descendant of this Order would give th

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• tructions” of these rituals we learnthat the Order is the continuation of a very ancientalchemical, theosophical and magical traditiontransmitted over the centuries through variouschannels, not least the Knight Templars. Prevalentare a cosmogony and a cosmology of a theosophi-cal character, blended with arithmology [→Num-ber Symbolism]. We find, among other mythicalnarratives, a vivid description of the original Fal

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• vanced artwork was only calculated by the well known British mathematician Roger Penrose in the 1970s, yet Muslim artists were using it hundreds of years ago (The Times 27.02.07). It is possible that the Knight Templars brought back Islamic knowledge of geometry to Western Europe, where it influenced the guild of stonemasons who built the Gothic cathedrals the Order financed and were the forerunners of the later Mas

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• tructive or poisonous substance or thing used in magic e.g. henbane BAPHOMET: (Arabic) 'Baptism of Wisdom'. Hermaphrodite, ithyphallic, goat-headed deity allegedly worshipped by the medieval Order of the Knight Templars. The 19th century French occultist Eliphas Levi claimed it represented the Greek goat-foot god Pan. Some modern 260

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• ey were militaristic in emphasis and battled, both intellectually andphysically, against the prevailing ecclesiastical authorities. It is rumoured that someof the descendants of the Paulicians joined the Knight Templars. The major periodof Paulician teaching was between 600 and 1100 CE.

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• mbolism. Some of themajor Alchemical figures include Trithemius (1642-1516), Paracelsus (1493-1541)and Agrippa (1486-1535).The Rosicrucians and Knight TemplarsThe Rosicrucians and Knight TemplarsBoth the Knight Templars and the Rosicrucians are orders steeped in Mystery. TheKnight Templars were, at first, considered to be simply an order for the protectionof the roads along which pilgrims travelled to the Holy Land.

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• ey were militaristic in emphasis and battled, both intellectually andphysically, against the prevailing ecclesiastical authorities. It is rumoured that someof the descendants of the Paulicians joined the Knight Templars. The major periodof Paulician teaching was between 600 and 1100 CE.

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• mbolism. Some of themajor Alchemical figures include Trithemius (1642-1516), Paracelsus (1493-1541)and Agrippa (1486-1535).The Rosicrucians and Knight TemplarsThe Rosicrucians and Knight TemplarsBoth the Knight Templars and the Rosicrucians are orders steeped in Mystery. TheKnight Templars were, at first, considered to be simply an order for the protectionof the roads along which pilgrims travelled to the Holy Land.

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• Templars, Jacques de Molay (1244–1314), who “once a year, on the established day, spoke and vomited flames”. There was also the Baphomet, the true Palla-dium of the Palladists, the diabolical idol of the Knight Templars that found its way to Charleston, although nobody knew how.If keeping the original Baphomet in South Carolina was an American sin, Britons did not fare any better in Bataille’s book. “The British, Ba

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• de the Devil intervene, Satan himself ”.39 Ségur went well beyond previous anti-Masonic polemists. Even the most virulent among them, the lawyer from Dresden Eduard Emil Eckert (1825–1866), mentioned the Knight Templars and their presumed Baphomet, but stayed safely away from the idea of a Satanist “High Masonry”.40 Some see an echo of Ségur’s theories in the Juif by Gougenot des Mousseaux, which dates back to 1869

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• and secret doctrines. Foraisse says the Fraternity of Freemasons was founded in Egypt, Moses communicating the secret teaching to the Israelites, Jesus to the Apostles, and thence it found its way to the Knight Templars. Such inventions are necessary . . . to the assertion that the Parisian Templars are the offspring of the ancient order. All these asseverations, unsupported by history, were fabricated in the High C

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• ys that he was unable to procure a copy of the secret Ritual of the Knights of Malta. The reason is obvious — there was none!ʺ And yet American Templarism comprises three degrees. 1, * ʺA Sketch of the Knight Templars and the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem,ʺ by Richard Woof, F.S.A., Commander of the Order of Masonic Knight Templars. Knight of the Red Cross; 2, Knight Templar; and 3, Knight of Malta. It was intro

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• Malta, then in the plenitude of their power under the sovereignty of the Pope.ʺ Turning to Clavel, one of the best Masonic authorities, we read: ʺIt is clear that the erection of the French Order of the Knight Templars is not more ancient than the year 1804, and that it cannot lay any legitimate claim to being the continuation of the so‐called society of ʹla petite Resurrection des Templiers,ʹ nor this latter, eith

• t, he hadallowed Crowley to found an English branch of the OTO. Crowley had to go toBerlin to be initiated; typically, he chose for himself that magical nameBaphomet—the name of the demonic idol that the Knight Templars were accused ofworshipping.The rituals of the OTO were not simply an excuse for sexual orgies. The orderhad been founded around the turn of the century by a rich German named KarlKellner, and Reuss w

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• nvolved with Indiana Jones? Uh, the last Crusade you can't understand unless you understand the first Crusade. The first Crusade was, was developed by what we call the Knights Templars Masonic Lodge. The Knight Templars are the ones that gave us what we call the Columbian faction of the Illuminati, which comes to America and founds itself in the state of New York, which comes from the old York Rite in England, from