The most prominent and well known symbols of the Knights Templar though are the Cross, Lamb of God, 2 Knights riding a single horse, and the Dome of the Rock. We have no Masonic or political affiliations. The Warriors and the Bankers: A History of the Knights Templar from 1307 to the present. Templar secret initiation rites - the truth; Jews and the Knights Templar - a complex relationship The Knights Templar used sacred geometry and symbols in their ceremonies and rituals, and believed in the brotherhood of mankind. And Mary Magdalene came from a very important family—far more important than the Christian gospels tells us. The other is the view we’ve just given you, that it was founded for heretical reasons, by families trying to reclaim their patrimony—which was in their view the Holy Land, because they claimed descent from the high priesthood of Jerusalem. As Oscar Wilde once famously said, “Many people discovered America before Columbus, dear boy, but most of them had the good sense to keep quiet about it.” He was probably being sarcastic, but in actual fact, he was telling a great truth because the Romans and the Egyptians had been there repeatedly and they kept quiet about it for reasons of protecting their sources of trade. From basic structure, to history, and approved symbols, this will serve as an introduction and a key to understanding your advancement within the modern Order of the Knights Templar. Finishing the symbol on the land sitting in front of the White House reveals a perfectly symmetrical Knights Templar cross. And the family that played the major role in that, were of course the Sinclairs of Rosslyn because the lords of Rosslyn were the hereditary patrons of masonry throughout Scotland. It was certainly created and formed by the secret families. The most popular symbol image associated with the medieval Knights Templar is the image of two knights upon one horse. Welcome to the OSMTJ Knights Templar of America (OSMTJ stands for the French, “Ordre Souverain et Militaire du Temple de Jérusalem”). The Knights Templar had set up their headquarters there and believed it to be the site of the Temple of Solomon. So all these families had claims to ancient lineage and ancient teaching, and they all intermarried. I don’t think they had contact with each other. The cross of Saint Andrew ( X ), patron of Scotland, is a particularly important symbol to meditate upon here, since in the Templar context it is indissolubly connected with the greek cross of Christ ( + ), both valuable keys to understand the octagon and the eight sided Templar buildings (Tomar, Segovia, London, Paris, etc. Follow Us Watch Us . London, England: Orion Publishing Group. Belleville: Templar Books. Or are you suggesting these groups had contact with each other prior to his voyage? Their swords also featured a cross on the hilt. He follows a teacher who teaches an ascending path of initiation, whereby more and more is revealed until ultimately you attain union with God. They went inland to Westford in Massachusetts, because there is rock carving there known as the Westford Knight, which commemorates the death of one of Earl Henry’s companions, Sir James Gunn. Oh, yes it is. Tell us some of the places in New England that they landed. The Templar Conspiracy For a number of reasons, several books, including Holy Blood, Holy Grail, have suggested that a conspiracy has contrived to distort the historical facts regarding the Knights Templar, and indeed, that the creation of the Templars themselves was the result of a conspiracy. There are two totally different views on this. So you’re suggesting that the spiritual importance of this journey is that it unites the Gnostic spirituality of these ten Templar families with Native American spirituality? (1911). And a grandson of Earl Henry Sinclair, William Sinclair, was regarded by the families as the Fisher King, the heir apparent to the throne of Jerusalem. The Knights Templar had hundreds of symbols. Templar fortresses in the Outremer. Because if you disagreed with the church, you were condemned for heresy. Families who founded the Knights Templar were part of the same group as Jesus’ descendents because one of Jesus’ brothers was a high priest—James the Righteous. The Mystery Of Oak Island. The actual rules of the order forbid 2 knights from sharing a single horse and permit up to 3 horses per Knight. Henry started to explore the North Atlantic following the paths laid down by Viking ancestors. It wasn’t one family—it was a series of them. There were 24 hereditary high priests in the temple of Jerusalem, and after the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 they scattered throughout Europe and the Far East. One is that it was founded by devout Catholics to defend the faith—a view that I’m afraid we would dispute quite vigorously. One of those 3 symbols are found on all seals of the Grand Masters for the Knights Templar. Their descendents kept in touch and only married within that group of families—keeping the bloodline pure and passing down their teaching in secret. The Christian concept that Jesus was God and therefore he was untouchable by anybody is nonsense, because as a Jew he would have had to conform to Jewish tradition at that time—and Jewish tradition said that the male had to marry and have children. Freemasons History in America. That’s why we footnote our work so carefully. But in actual fact, they’d been founded by a group of families who had a very different and a very heretical view about Christ and his teaching. Is it possible that they fled to Scotland and from there to the New World – what would one day become the United States. This is where the fun starts. Add Signature. Freemasonry has contained references to the Knights Templar since at least the 18th century; Templar symbols and rituals are incorporated in a number of Masonic bodies.. And frankly enough, there are people over there who bear a great deal of resemblance to the Sinclairs on this side of the Atlantic. Is the history of the Knights Templar disputed? ISBN 978-0-297-84433-4. It was a way of bringing monotheism and true spirituality back to people outside the families in a way that wouldn’t attract the unwelcome attention of the church. The jesuit vatican/grey pope control it through their rothschild and rockefeller agents. The Knights Templar wore their tabard along with a woven belt and never took either off as ordered during initiation.