Templars

Use in the book

The Foundations division places Templar knowledge within a story of preserved stones, the recovered Word, and grades of merit. Their supposed heirs provide a bridge between a sacred past and later fraternities. The argument relies on narrated succession and cited documents; symbolic resemblance is repeatedly asked to carry historical weight.

Places to read

1. Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 52… “unbelievers near Bastrum, were rescued by the Knights Templars, and afterwards taken under their protection. When they had lived there for a certain time they begged for permission to dwell with” …
2. Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 130… “add here a few details about the Knights Templars, since they are so intimately connected with the Masonic Order; details which will serve to show the inner aspect of their traditions.” …
3. Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 132… “among numerous others in the year 1118, the Knights of the Temple, with whom the Magi joined themselves, and to whom they imparted their principles and mysteries. The fall of the” …
4. Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 139… “began on St. Andreas' day; and so the Templars who had knowledge of this fact, of the secret of the three stones, and of the re-discovered word, called themselves Knights of” …
5. Foundations of Mystic Masonry · Block 141… “seek to derive its origin from the Knights Templars.”

In this edition

The source’s names are retained. No claim about the recognition of a present Templar body is implied.

Reading the argument

The survival of an image or a name can establish a later interest in the Templars without proving an unbroken institutional descent. Follow the specific document and attribution at each step of the argument rather than treating the whole narrative as one established fact.

Templar

“Templar” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: F.85.

Templars

“Templars” — 43 occurrences in 23 text blocks: M.22; F.50, 52–53, 75, 84, 87, 106, 119, 128, 130, 132–139, 141–142, 146, 160.

Knights of the Temple

“Knights of the Temple” — 3 occurrences in 1 text block: F.132.