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NUS
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Qadosh: the Johannite Tradition,



by

Jonathan Sellers,


13 October 2006.

[Revised Edition, 01 May 2008.]






ANTIQUITIES OF THE ILLUMINATI.
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I have every intention of drafting a memoir relating the details of how I came hither, from the
original early finds, to writing this book seventeen years ago, and then publishing it to the
internet in Spring 2000, and publishing it to print in October 2006, and to its eventual banning
by the AASR, so on and so forth, to the point that it is necessary to offer it to the world Gratis,
because ONLY 74 COPIES OF THIS BOOK SOLD!




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preseui volume. 1bere were a uumber ol persous wiiboui wbose as
sisiauce ibis worl would uoi bave made ii ou scbedule.
1o tbauial. lor ber irauslaiious ol 1scboudy. ol tbemiulupouies. ol
ueuiiu`s ////:/ J:/ euiries. aud lor ,oiu, beyoud ibe call...
\ou`re oue ol ibe ,ood oues.
1o |eiib. walier. lobby aud oibers lor assisiiu, me wiib researcb aud lor
your eucoura,emeui ol ibis worl. \lso io -peucer lor sbariu, researcb ibai
bas poiuied me iu a direciiou ibai I`ve beeu seeliu,. re,ardiu, my owu re
searcb. Il you waui io collaboraie ou ibe R+t bool. ibere will be pleuiy ol
opporiuuiiy'
1o !ouaibau -iorvicl. lor ibe Prelace. lor ibe couversaiious duriu, ibe sliu
pop war beiweeu Israel aud ibe Lebauou iu !uly 200o. ibai led io ibe Prelace
beiu, creaied. aud lor ibe couiiuuiu, dialo,ue aud live researcb discussious.
1o !amie. lor ibe couversaiiou ibai led io ibe pbrase C\I\ Xeeds \ Ilea
lip`'
1o tasey lor 1ecb -uppori. aud lor ibe couiiuuiu, dialo,ue aud very iu
ieresiiu, live researcb discussious. (wbai are ibese -olis -acerdoiibus. as
Heury Liucolu says')
1o ibe lellow wbo poiuied oui ibe -. . -. issue. I bope you are buyiu, a
copy ol ibis bool.
1o tbris 1iiau lor some really iuieresiiu, live researcb discussious.
1o eacb aud every oue ol you wbo bave couiribuied luuds io \uiiquiiies ol
ibe Illumiuaii. or bou,bi ibe bools beiu, ollered. wiiboui you we would uoi
be able io oller ibis bool ou scbedule.
1o eacb aud every oue ol you wbo bave eucoura,ed my researcb. despiie
ibe laci ibai ibere are pleuiy ol uolilers oui ibere wbo cousider ibis worl
uss
io be uuimporiaui. or cousider me io be a wauiabe` (as oue ballwii pui
ii). Hey. ai leasi I dou`i cbar,e a ibousaud dollars lor a weeleud reireai ai
ledlam iu ibe Piues'
1o mirror siies lile ibe Isma`ili web' I cousider ii a privile,e io be mirrored
iu sucb ,ood compauy'
1o -oror |. wbo cowroie aud codeveloped ibe !acl lur,ers de Vol rec
ipe bacl iu 1993. Xice luowiu, you over ibe pasi iweuiy years.
1o trip aud ibe trew aud ibe \Lisi. Ii jusi leeps ,rowiu, despiie wbai
ibey` say... (aud you luow ibe liud ol ibiu,s 1Hl\ -\\')
Il I baveu`i meuiioued your uame by uow. ii isu`i ibai you`re uoi imporiaui.
il you`ve beeu a pari ol ibe ieam over ibe years. aud bave siucl ii ibrou,b.
aud made ii pasi my moodswiu,s. ibeu you`re deliuiiely 0Xl0\Rl'
Iiually - io sucb excelleui ouliue resources as Callica aud Coo,le lool
-earcb. lor providiu, me wiib maierials I uever ibou,bi I`d ruu across.
tbeers'
\s io ibe Revised ldiiiou. I waui io ibaul everyoue wbose love aud suppori
bas beeu wiib me duriu, ibe pasi several mouibs siuce Voiber`s passiu,. aud
lor ibose wbo bave provided \t1l\L suppori duriu, ibis very iryiu, iime.

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bad I access io uew worls comiu, oui ai ibe iime. uor bave I
purcbased a loi ol ibe worls ibai bave surlaced iu receui years iu
au aiiempi io play dowu ibe implicaiious ol ibe worls I bave cou
sulied. sucb as 1/ /:// t///s. or //; //!, //; (://.
0r auy ol ibe oibers I bave used lor sources. Ii would seem ibai iu
some areas I sbould leel diriy aud asbamed lor cboosiu, ibe paib
I`ve cboseu. bui ibe bell wiib ibose people wbo expeci sucb ibiu,s.
ibey are less ibau couiamiuaied diri. aud ibe ouiliis ibey repre
seui are as lirmly louuded as a bouse buili ol cards. 1berelore. uo
apolo,ies. I siaud by wbai I`ve researcbed. aud il people leel ibe
ueed io picl ii io pieces. ibey sbould ai leasi buy ibe bool belore
,ripiu, ai me aboui ii. wbeu ii seems ibai ibere are more aud
more bools comiu, oui based ou less aud less provable premises.
1be iuieresied siudeui cau liud pleuiy ol documeuiaiiou available.
il ibey bui lool. -ee ibe -ources tousulied` seciiou iu ibe bacl
ol ibe bool.
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Iuiroduciiou io ibe Iirsi Priui ldiiiou.
Iuiroduciiou io ibe Iuieruei ldiiiou.
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1be !obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars..
1be adosb Iaibers.
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ibe iexi ibai were ouly visible alier viewiu, ibe priuied
copy ol ibe Iirsi ldiiiou. \s ii`s beeu a raiber dilliculi
period. ii`s ialeu ibis lou, io ,ei ibe Revised ldiiiou io press. Ii
iool less ibau a mouib. remember. wiib /:;. lasi year.
\ddiiioually. we bave iucluded maierials ibai were missed iu ibe
lirsi release. pariicularly iu ibe 1bemes` -eciiou. relaiiu, io ibe
adesbim. aud io ibe Coddess eiesb.
\lso. ibere are a lew iiems added io ibe !obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe
1emplars aud io ibe adosb Iaibers Le,eud. ibai we ueeded io
add. iu order io male ii compleie.
we bope ibai ibese cbau,es will male ii all woribwbile. as lor us.
upou readiu, ii uow. males ibe bool mucb more compleie ibau
ibe versiou ibai was issue ou 13 0ciober 200o.
!ouaibau -ellers.
1wiu teders Lod,e
2o !uly 2007 c.e.
Posiscripi. we`ve added ibe plaies lrom !osepb vou Hammer
Pur,siall`s // S//! ! 1o/: (18). 1bese are crucial
iiems. as is ibe iexi ol ibe worl. wbicb ueeds irauslaiiou.
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T seems very iimely io me ibai ibis bool comes oui ai ibe
iime ii is. 1be iime duriu, wbicb ii was compiled is very
appropriaie. siuce I siaried worl ou ii iu !uue. aud really ,oi
,oiu, wiib ii duriu, !uly wbeu ibe war beiweeu Israel aud ibe
Lebauou was ,oiu, sirou,. tousideriu, ibe laci ibai ibis bool is
aboui riiuals aud le,euds surrouudiu, ibe |ui,bis 1emplars. aud
ibeir couiacis iu -yria. aud oiber laciors couceruiu, ibem. ii all
iies io,eiber. 1be same old ierriiory is a warzoue. aud ii uever
seems io cbau,e. 1brobbiu, Crisile bad a iracl called 1be world
is a war Iilm` - is ibai uoi irue. ibese days -ame as ii ever
was. 1be wars ol Cods aud Veu. leiweeu ibe iime I liuisbed ibe
ameuded` ediiiou ol 1/ /:; / // (//1. aud commeuced
worl ou Q:!s/. // I/:// 1:!///. I read a couple ol lei
sure` uovels. 1/ /:ss S/ by Cre,, Loomis. aud 1/ /:s/
1o/: by Raymoud |boury. aud some iuieresiiu, ideas couceru
iu, ibe 1emplars came io miud. 1rue. ibe lormer bool was based
lar,ely upou 1/ 1o| / (! by \udrews aud -cbelleuber,er.
lui ii ,ave me some iuieresiiu, clues. 1be idea ibai ibere mi,bi
bave beeu iwo versious ol /s /s !`1:!/. by Xicbolas Pous
siu was oue ibai I didu`i bave mucb irouble accepiiu,. siuce I bave
lou, beld ibai ibe 2ud -bepberds paiuiiu, aud bis lapiism paiui
iu, lrom ibe same iime period bad ibe same bacl,rouud. bui jusi
a liiile bii dillereui. \i auy raie. lollowiu, ibai I read ibe secoud
bool. aud ii was a really iuieresiiu, read. -iaris oui iu Xew \orl
tiiy wiib /: :! (! siyle aciiou. aud cbaraciers(iucludiu, a
cbaracier modelled upou Leuuy lriscoe). wiib some \-///s cbar
aciers ibrowu iuio ibe mix (il oue cau reco,uize ibem. ibai is')
aud ibeu ii ,oes io ibe wbole issue ol ibe real 1emplar 1reasure
beiu, losi arcbives. or wriiiu,s. raiber ibau ,old or oiber pbysical
uuss
0AIA Needs a Ilea-lpl
asseis. siuce ibis maierial was worib lar more ibau ibai. I weui
io ibe |adosb riiual iu 1/ /:/ J:s//. aud decided io
siari leyiu, ii iu lor ibis bool. aud ii made a loi ol seuse. ibe
1emplars wereu`i pui io sleep jusi over beiu, buiibuddies iu ibe
tommauderies aud reuouuciu, tbrisiiauiiy. Ii cui lar deeper ibau
ibai. aud ibis iucludes all ibe iuiri,ues ibai were creaied by Pbilip
ibe Iair bui also iucludes maiiers ol ibe lalse reli,iou beiu, loisied
over bumauliud lor ceuiuries. 1bere is a irue reli,ious culiure ibai
iypilies ibe ori,iual Primiiive tbrisiiaus. aud ibeu ibere`s ibe siull
ibai we`re iold io accepi as tbrisiiauiiy. wbicb is as dillereui lrom
ibe ori,iual ariicle as ibose liliy dollar bills wiib \be Liucolu`s lace
ou ibem ibai are pasied uexi io ibe casb re,isiers iu ibrili siores'
1bese diuosaurs will leep ibe old re,ime ,oiu, iill Hell lreezes
over (uever miud ibe lrozeu Hells ol 1ibeiau luddbism'). tau
ibe Plauei susiaiu iisell based ou ibe preseui model ollered us by
ibe cbimps ibai ruu ibe place wiib ibe populaiiou ibai leeps
iucreasiu,. ai ibe same iime ibai resources are sbriuliu, wiib
all ibe uaiural (or. made io seem uaiural) disasiers ibai wreal so
mucb bavoc. wiib ecouomical disasiers. poliiical disasiers. diseas
es. lamiues. pesiileuce. aud wars. ibe auswer is mosi empbaiically
X0'
C\I\ Xeeds a Ilealip' \ud ibis is uoi ollered merely as a jole.
Ii`s dead serious'
0sama biu Ladeu wriies a Ieiwa a,aiusi ibe luiied -iaies ur,
iu, ibe \mericaus io couveri io Islam or be desiroyed. ibe Iuuda
meuialisi tbrisiiaus or,auize lollowiu, |airiua. aud ur,e a reiuru
io ibe law ol ibe 0ld 1esiameui. iypilied by ibe 1eu tommaud
meuis. iu sucb a way ibai ii is reco,uized as ibe Law ol ibe Laud.
because we ueed io ,ei bacl io Cod aud repeui' Ior ibe eud is ai
baud'' well. ibey leep ibe eud arouud ibe coruer. aud ibe ouly
eud ibai will come is ibeir eud. or ibe resi ol ibe Plauei. iucludiu,
C\I\ Hersell.
Ii`s iime io sbale oll some lleas. Voiber.
wiib ibai iu miud. ibis volume lools ai some ol ibe ibemes relaiiu,
uusss
0AIA Needs a Ilea-lpl
io ibe Vasouic \eu,eauce de,ree. io liviue \eu,eauce. ordaiued
ibrou,b au 0rder ibai is -eparaied lrom ibe masses aud touse
craied io 0ue Purpose. Iu ibe case ol ibe Vasouic parlauce. ibai
purpose was io seel veu,eauce ou ibe Pope aud |iu, (ol Irauce).
lor baviu, exiermiuaied ibe 1emplars. lui iu a ,reaier couiexi.
adosb cau be viewed as a) 0peraiiou Rewriie. iu william -. lur
rou,bs` use ol ibe pbrase. b) lliimaiely uudoiu,` ibe wrou, ol
ibe le,iuuiu,. c) worliu, iowards ibe uudoiu, ol ceuiuries ol uu
uecessary misery creaied by ibe reli,ious ol ibe lool. Ior us. we
are providiu, iulormaiiou. Iulormaiiou aboui ibe pasi ibai briu,s
io li,bi serious misiales - laial errors - commiiied by ibe sysiem
ibai weui amol aud lilled Coddess|uowsHowVauy people.
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C\I\ ueeds a Ilealip'
!ouaibau -ellers
22 S/o| 200o
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Preface by Ioaathaa $torvlck
oejce.
by !ouaibau -iorvicl
HoIy (qadosh)
wbeu we use ibe word boly. as iu a boly persou. we usually associaie
ibis wiib a ri,bieous or pious persou. lf we use this concept when
interpreting the word hoIy in the Hebrew BibIe then we are mis-
reading the text as this is not the meaning of the Hebrew word
qadosh. adosb liierally meaus to be set apart for a speciaI pur-
pose`. \ relaied word. qedesb. is one who is aIso set apart for a spe-
ciaI purpose but not in the same way we think of :hoIy but is a
maIe prostitute (leui 23.17).
Irom. biip.//ablb.aucieuibebrew.or,/pa,es/siudies_boly.biml. ac
cessed ou ibe world wide web 23 -epiember. 200o (empbasis miue)
Q
XDOSH. Holy. Iu lu,lisb. ii is au olimisused. abused.
aud misuudersiood ierm. lui iu ibe Hebrew (aud iis
various -emiiic variauis) ii is a ierm ol mucb power
aud si,uilicauce. Ii aud iis variauis carry a mucb ,reaier vari
eiy ol relaied meauiu,s ibau ibe oue siu,le. coulusiu,. absiraci
coucepi ii carries iu our lau,ua,e. -auciiiy. Puriiy. liviue \eu
,auce. !ibad. eveu. Ii is ibe uame ,iveu io ibe tommuuiou riiual
ol ibe Xusairi ol -yria. also luowu as ibe \lawiies. Ii is ibe uame
,iveu io ibe aucieui sacred prosiiiuies ol ibe 1emple ol !erusalem.
ibe Holy tiiy. wbicb also was ouce luowu as tadyiis. wbicb is a
Creel irausliieraiiou ol adosb.
-o ibeu. we bave a myriad ol similar yei dillereui couuoiaiious
iu ibe word iisell. mucb lile ibe seemiu,ly disparaie iopics iu ibis
very bool.
lui ibis bool is uoi simply aboui a word. Ii is aboui a -iory. a
survival aud promul,aiiou ol wbai bas beeu iermed ibe \uibeuiic
1radiiiou. Ii is aboui ibe primordial reli,iou. ibe le,euds bauded
io us by ibe ,ods lrom ibe remoiesi ol iimes. Ii is bumauiiy`s
Le,acy. our -piriiual liribri,bi. our Ri,bilul Heriia,e. \ud lrom
ibe earliesi iimes. ii bas beeu suppressed by ibose wbo would
uu+
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subveri us lor ibeir owu causes. 1bis 1radiiiou bas made iisell
luowu ibrou,boui ibe a,es. especially ibrou,b ibe ,roup ol secis
we ierm !obauuiie. 1be mysiical aud reli,ious si,uilicauce ol ibe
uame !obu aud iis mauy derivaiious will be discussed iborou,bly
iu ibese pa,es.
-o wby uow wby is ibis maierial ol imporiauce io auyoue be
youd armcbair occuliisis. Ireemasous. aud academics lecause
ii is ibis siory ibai we are uow liviu,. 1bis 1radiiiou ol wbicb we
wriie is lierual. ii is luiversal. Ii is ibe uuiiy ol all reli,ious. or
ai leasi ol ibeir esoieric aspecis. Ii is ibe Pereuuial Pbilosopby ol
ibe 1radiiioualisis (mauy ol wbom were alliliaied wiib a -uli seci
called ibe \lawiyya. or \lawiies''') Ii is ibe tommuuiou ol -aiuis.
iu ibe tbrisiiau iradiiiou. Ii is ibe auiiuomiauism ol ibe -abbaie
aus aud ibe Iraulisis. Ii is ibe blaspbemy ol ibe 1emplars aud ibe
auiiauiboriiariauism ol ibe Rauiers aud li,,ers. Ii is beresy. bui
ouly io ibose wbo would (aud do) euslave us.
Iu ibese darl days we are desperaiely iu ueed ol au eibos ol liber
aiiou. 1be tousiiiuiiou ol ibe luiied -iaies lies iu iaiiers. super
seded by a superb worl ol evil called ibe P\1RI01 \ci. tiiizeus
ol ibe socalled tbrisiiau couuiries live iu lear ol beiu, aiiacled by
Islamolascisis` aud ierrorisis.` wbile resideuis ol ibe lar alIs
lam live iu daily lear ol beiu, bombed by tbrisiiau uaiious wbo lii
ibe lascisi bill eveu more io ibe iee. loib sides iu ibis coullici claim
ibai Cod` is ou ibeir side. loib claim ibe ri,bi io liviue \eu
,eauce.` or !ibad. loib are wrou,. boib are losi. \ casual perusal
ol ibe 29ib de,ree ol Ireemasoury sbows eveu ibe mosi dimwiiied
reader ibe esseuce ol uuiiy beiweeu tbrisiiauiiy aud Islam. we are
lilliu, our broibers. aud our broibers are lilliu, us. 0ur ,overu
meuis suppress us. our reli,ious leaders cbaiu dowu our souls. we
desperaiely ueed ibe Cili ol ibe !obauuiies.
Ii is our dream io see a world iu wbicb eacb lollows bis owu
1rue will. uuleiiered by ,overumeui or reli,ious do,ma. Iudeed.
ii is eveu our dream io see a !erusalem. a adosb tiiy ol ibe lile
spoleu ol by \assir \ralai iu bis 197+ address io ibe luiied Xa
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iious. ...wbere tbrisiiau. !ew aud Voslem live iu jusiice. equaliiy.
lraieruiiy aud pro,ress.`
1bis bool is io be cousidered as au ellori iu aiiaiuiu, ibai ,oal.
\ reiuru io irue civilizaiiou. a irue uudersiaudiu, ol ibe pasi aud
luiure. aud a siep lorward ioward uuiiy amou, all meu. all ua
iious. aud all creeds. -o moie ii be.
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ttoedwctse te tLe Psoat ost dstse.
T
HlS is ibe lirsi Priui ldiiiou ol Q:!s/. // I/://
1:!///. Previously. ii bas beeu available ou ibe world
wide web. aud several poriious ol ibe euiire corpus bave
beeu mirrored by mauy websiies.
Q:!s/. // I/:// 1:!/// was ori,iually wriiieu iu !uue
!uly ol 1997. wbeu we say ibis. we meau liierally aboui ibree
weels` iime. Xoi a possibiliiy ibese days.
1bis is our persoual lavoriie ol ibe euiire worl we are preseui
iu,. wby Perbaps ii is because ol ibe iruib ibai resouaied wiib
us wbeu we read ibe !obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars lor ibe
lirsi iime. iu \lberi Pile`s couiribuiiou io bumauliud. J:/s :!
/o:. tbapier 30. Perbaps ii was wbeu we discovered ibai ibe
very same maierial exisied iu llipbas Levi`s //s// ! /: J:/'
(irauslaied by \ribur ldward waiie.) Perbaps ii was wbeu we
louud relereuces io ibe !obauuiies iu |euueib R. H. Vacleuzie`s
/;:/ J:s/ t;/:!/:' \es. perbaps. all ol ibe above. \ud
all ol ibis we discovered iu lecember ol 199+' wbere were Picl
ueii aud Priuce iu ibose aucieui iimes you asl lxacily' lau
lrowu wasu`i a couieuder iu ibose days. eiiber. miud you.
-o ibey bad access. -o did we. 1o ibe lierual. 1bey. io ibe
Vedia. we. io ibe lierual -ource. -ee ibe dillereuce Cei ibe
dillereuce 0l course you do.
1be Iuieruei ldiiiou ol Q:!s/ lirsi appeared iu 2000. wbeu
we lirsi publisbed ii io ibe worldwideweb` (miuus some couu
iries. ol course) - ou 17 !auuary ol ibai year. ly 01 Vay. ibe eu
iire adosb se,meui was publisbed. (adosb se,meui~ ibe lirsi
se,meui ol adosb.) Ii bas always beeu a very popular pari ol
our maierial. we bope ibai ibis bool will be. ioo. especially siuce
we`ve compleiely revamped ii lrom wbai ibe Iuieruei ldiiiou was.
aud added more maierial. we`ve also added au 0rieuiaiiou` Lec
iure. lor uew readers io iale iu. aud lor re,ulars. as well. io ,ei
acquaiuied wiib some ol ibe coucepis ol wbai ibis ierm adosb
uu+sss
Iatroductloa to the Ilrst Prlat dltloa.
really implies. Iu a Vasouic touiexi. iu a liblical touiexi. iu a
-exual touiexi. aud iu ibe Coddess touiexi.
we`ve learued a loi siuce we lirsi wroie Q:!s/. // I/://
1:!///. bacl iu 1997. we`ve obiaiued access io our lormerly
uuavailable Library. we`ve obiaiued access io mauy ibiu,s uu
dreamed ol. ou ibe Iuieruei aud io repriuis we uever ibou,bi we`d
ever see.
wbeu we wroie ibis se,meui. ii was mosily coujeciural. aud au
overview io a survey ou ibe survival ol Cuosiic 1radiiious iu ibe
Xear aud Viddle lasi.
Iiually. ii is worib uoiiu, ibai ibis bool is io be reco,uized more
as a -ourcelool` ibau as au 0ri,iual` worl. eveu ibou,b ii is
au 0ri,iual Vasierpiece. aud I cau say ibai. because ii`s irue' we
bave ,leaued maierial lrom mauy sources. iucludiu, some ibai
areu`i beyoud ibe saleiy uei ol ibe Public lomaiu cuioll year. we
do so. uoi io prolii oll oiber peoples` worls. bui io iuclude as com
pleie a mix as possible. Recall. \lberi Pile ai leasi admiiied ibis
same idea iu bis prelace io J:/s :! /o:. Vadame lor,oi
io. iuieuiioually or uo. wbeu sbe pla,iarized all ibose auibors ibai
,oi iucluded iu /s/s |//!. \ei-sbe did ibose same auibors a
,reai service. Ior example. wbo bad ever ibou,bi ibey`d ,ei abold
ol Vacleuzie`s /;:/ J:s/ t;/+!/:. uuiil ii was issued as
a repriui by \quariau Press iu ibe 1980s Iu ibai re,ard. sbe was
doiu,. iu ber day. exacily wbai we are uow. preseuiiu, ibe world
wiib ibis iulormaiiou. as ibe iime is more ibau ripe' Perbaps we
,ei our iulormaiiou lrom lalliu, bools iu secoudbaud boolsialls.
aud maybe a liiile iullueuce lrom Iaiber_\tVl. raiber ibau a
couple ol Vabaimas` ibai lool a bii lile 1alibaui (wbere ibe
sbeep ruu scared).... bui ii`s ibe \rcbaolo,y ol ibe Pasi aud iis
preseuiaiiou aud preservaiiou lor ibe luiure ibai is ol imporiauce
io us. aud ibai. pariicularly wbere relevaui iulormaiiou ol ibis ua
iure cau be ol service io ibe Creai worl.
-o Voie Ii le.
uusu
ttoedwctse te tLe tteoet dstse.
Q
XDOSH. // I/:// 1:!/// was ori,iually wrii
ieu duriu, ibe mouibs ol !uue - -epiember ol 1997
t.l.
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Iu ibose aucieui iimes we were as yei uoi iu pos
sessiou ol au Iuieruei couueciiou. a web pa,e. aud a compuier. Iu
ibe iime siuce we bave ,aiued all ibese possessious. uamely. iu ibe
pasi several mouibs. we bave louud a loi ou ibe Iuieruei wbicb
covers ibe same maierial. le ibai as ii ever may. we bold ibai
our maierial iells ibe real siory. lrom au advocaie`s poiui ol view.
raiber ibau beiu, au expos.
|we bave beeu iold ibai our siie bas uoibiu, io oller iu ibe lorm
ol ori,iual maierial. we scoll ai sucb arro,aui cbaiier. aud say io
ibose wbo bold sucb opiuious ibai ibis maierial is very rarely ol
lered.
2
Iuribermore. were oue io siudy ibe maierial. aud male
ibe couueciious. prelerably. wiib ibe sources we bave used. aud
beiier sources. wbeu available. ibeu oue would see bow ludicrous
sucb a siaiemeui is. Ii is usually by people wbo bave liiile or
uoibiu, io oller ibemselves. a,aiusi ibose ol us wbo do. ibai ibese
siaiemeuis are made by bi,oied iudividuals wiib a,eudas ol ibeir
owu. iu order io discoura,e us (aud people lile us) lrom pursuiu,
ibe Creai worl.
Iu Iuieruei 1ime. we acluowled,e ibai our maierial is daied.
bui ibeu. wbai is uew aud ori,iual ibese days. auyway Ii is our
opiuiou. wbeiber ori,iual. or our owu miuor iusi,uilicaui opiuiou.
io be mar,iualized wiib ibe resi. ibai uoibiu, is uew ai all. 1bere
will be uo luiure discoveries ibai wereu`i auiicipaied by our lar
si,bied aucesiors. \ud. as lar as our maierial beiu, daied. aud
perbaps beiu, derived. well. we simply dou`i care. Xull said' (10
Varcb 2000 t.l.)]
1bere are mauy siies ou ibe Iuieruei wbicb deal wiib ibe siory
iuvolved bere. 1be desceui ol bumauiiy lrom ibe \uuuuali. or
Xepbilim. secrei reli,ious iradiiious ibai bave beeu perpeiuaied. iu
mauy cases uuder ibe ibreai ol persecuiiou. secrei socieiies wbicb
bave beeu respousible lor perpeiuaiiu, ibese -acred 1radiiious.
ibe social. poliiical. reli,ious. iecbuolo,ical. scieuiilic implicaiious
ol ibis liviue wisdom. :! :so.
Ii musi be repeaied. ibai wbai we are seeliu, is merely dialo,ue.
uoi couveris. we repeai. we are uoi seeliu, couveris. or disciples.
or eveu siudeuis. \i ibe preseui iime. ai leasi. we do euieriaiu ibe
uuu
Iatroductloa to the Iateraet dltloa.
idea ol esiablisbiu, commuuicaiiou wiib lilemiuded iudividuals.
boib lor ibe purpose ol collaboraiiou aud lor ibe ,eueral purpose
ol couversaiiou. Ior ibe mosi pari. we waui io ,ei ibis maierial
oui. as ii bas beeu wiib us lor mosi ol our preseui lile.
1be siory preseuied bere bas beeu oui ibere. ai leasi. siuce occuli
bisioriaus siaried wriiiu, aboui ii. Ii lorms ibe basis ol ibe iradi
iious io be louud iu ibe \uiieui lorm ol Ireemasoury. wbicb is ibe
\uibeuiic 1radiiiou as periaius io Ireemasoury. ibe Hauoveriau
addou beiu, a mere iuuovaiiou or iuveuiiou ol iis propa,audisis.
3

Ii ,aiued populariiy iu receui decades wbeu Heury Liucolu aud
compauy publisbed //; //!, //; (://. -iuce ibeu. a coi
ia,e iudusiry bas developed. aud ibe ollsboois are ioo uumerous io
lisi.
4
we sball ,ive bouourable meuiiou io Piclueii aud Priuce lor
1o/: //:// (1988 t.l.). ibou,b liuisbed belore our worl
siaried.
5
we bad uoi seeu ibai bool belore or duriu, our wriiiu,.
or we mi,bi bave iucluded iis liudiu,s. as ibey seem io mirror. io
some exieui. bui uoi direcily. our owu.
6
0ur liudiu,s ,o bacl
mucb lariber ibau l,ypi.
7
1bey ,o bacl io -umer. aud beyoud.
io Xibiru.
S
Ii iales uo sireicb ol ibe ima,iuaiiou io iie ibe liud
iu,s ol Zecbaria -iicbiu io,eiber wiib ibose ol lai,eui. Lei,b. aud
Liucolu. \ud. ii iales liiile ima,iuaiiou io place \leisier trowley iu
a posiiiou ol imporiauce iu ibe \uibeuiic 1radiiiou eveu be mi,bi
bave beeu uucomloriable wiib.
0
Ii is worib uoiiu, ibai ii seems
ibai a loi ol dama,e couirol bas ialeu place iu ibe years siuce
//; //!, //; (:// was publisbed. aud ibe ollsboois wbicb
bave couuecied trowley or ibe 0rders be came lrom wiib ibe Pri
ory ol -I0X. However. eveu ibe Priory iisell is a relaiively receui
creaiiou. beiu, desceuded lrom ibe ori,iual 0rder 1bai Haib Xo
Xame.
40
Ii is by 0rder ol ibe luluowu -uperiors ol 1H\1 \u,usi Iusiiiu
iiou. ibai we preseui I1- Hisiory aud \uiiquiiies. lor ibe beuelii ol
Humauliud. iis pro,euy. aud io ,ive io ibe world ai lar,e a ,reaier
uudersiaudiu, ol ibe issues wbicb lie ai ibe beari ol iis miscou
ieui. iu order ibai ibe ,reaier ,ood cau be accomplisbed. yea. iu
order ibai ibe ,reaier ,ood cau be accomplisbed'
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!ouaibau -ellers
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Iatroductloa to the Iateraet dltloa.
detea. 420073
1. 1bai is io say. ibe euiire body ol adosb. as ii was ori,iually or,auized.
1be preseui olleriu, was wriiieu over ibe course ol a couple ol weels. iu !uue
ol 1997 c.e.. aud exieudiu, iuio ibe lirsi pari ol !uly ol ibai same year. iuclud
iu, supplemeuiary maierials uoi ollered bere ai ibe preseui iime.
2. Perbaps ioday (2007) ibere are mauy siies aud bools available. bui iu ibe
laie 90s. sucb was uoi ibe case.
3. -ee wbai \lberi Pile bas io say iu bis uoies iu 1/ // / // b!s. pp.
2728. +8+9. 7. 8o87. aud perbaps bis secoud /!o lor ibe Lod,e ol
Perleciiou. 1/ 1/o: / // S/;r.
+. \es. lolls. ibis was wriiieu belore we eveu luew a lau lrowu exisied'
. lui we siicl by our owu worls. wbicb ,o lariber. wbeu siudied. we are
mauilesiiu, ibe real lsoierica ol our ,eueraiiou. as Pile. Levi. trowley aud
oibers belore us. -ay ii isu`i so -earcb aud see.
o. 1bey lall sbori wiib ibeir ideuiilicaiiou ol ibe !obauuiie tbrisiiaus wiib ibe
Vaudaeaus. lxcelleui.` as t. Voui,omery lurus would say'
7. \ud. iudeed. mucb laier accouuis. lile ibe lool ol luocb. eveu. aud all
ibe laiier day crops ol experis waui us io luow. we missed ,eiiiu, bou,bi.
because uobody liles ibe price ia,. Ii`s equal io ibe auuual ClP ol ibe ll.
bui muliiplied over au \,e ol Parabrabm.
8. \. |. \. 1be 1wellib Plauei`. aud all oiber uames ii ,oes by ibese days.
Ior,ei -irius. ibe Pleiades. tassiopea. aud all ibe resi ibai ibe Xew \,e bucl
siers pui over ou people. 1bere is a bisiorical iracl record. Iu Hebrew. ibe
place was luowu as 0L\HV. Lool ii up. will you
9. we realize ii`s uo lou,er lasbiouable io meuiiou bis uame. bui we cauuoi
i,uore ibe lacis. He bas bis place iu ibe \uibeuiic 1radiiiou. as well as mauy
oibers. \ud siuce ii was ibrou,b bis praciices ibai we acbieved touiaci. we
sball maiuiaiu bis place iu our Liue ol Curus. we bave 0ur 1radiiiou. alier
all. 1oo bad people bad irouble wiib t/;`s /` Xow ibey cau bave
irouble wiib trowley`s boiulism'
10. 1be Priory ol ibe \bbey ol Vouui -iou aciually exisied ai ibe iime ol
ibe Iirsi trusade. as documeuied by people lile Cuillaume du 1yr. !obu ol
Polaud. aud oibers. 1bere were tauous ol ibe Priory ol ibe \bbey ol Vouui
-iou. sucb as \udr de Vouibard. wbo plays a si,uilicaui role iu ibe siory ol
ibe Priory` aud ibe 1emplars. Perbaps ibe 1radiiious ibai were amal,amai
ed iuio ibe 0.1.0. were auibeuiic. bui ibiu,s cbau,e over iime. dou`i ibey
uuuss
got retiIions?
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WLt sa Q&OSHt

Q
XDOSH (mosi commouly spelled |adosb. opb.
laleib. -biu. L) is a ierm ibai bas several cou
iexis-several usa,es. aud ibese are almosi always cou
iexis aud usa,es ibai appear io be ai odds wiib oue auoiber. Ior
ibe dillereui adosbes. see leliuiiious.` below.
Picliu, up wbere we leli \olume 0ue. ai ibe eud ol tbapier 7.
quoiiu, \lberi Pile`s 1/ // / // b!s. pp. 138139.
Iu ibe 0rieui ibe dociriues ol !obu prevailed. aud mauy dociriues sii,
maiized by Rome as bereiical prevailed ibere also. \ud ibe |ui,bis ol ibe
lasi were uoi uoucombaiauis. bui |ui,bis ol ibe -word also. |edim
meaus also ibe aucieui iime. ibai wbicb was ol old. ibe ori,iues. ibe old
laiib`.`
-o. ibeu. we sball be examiuiu, some ol ibe elemeuis ol ibe old laiib
aud iis survivals ibrou,boui ibe ceuiuries.
wbeu we lirsi wroie ibis. we plauued Q:!s/ as lool 1wo. wiib
lour io live maiu seciious. \s iime weui ou. aud ii saw iisell pub
lisbed ou ibe iuieruei. ii became a massive worl. we bave cboseu
io oller ibese as several volumes. raiber ibau as oue bu,e bool.
we be,au Q:!s/. // I/:// 1:!/// wiib au examiuaiiou
ol ibe adosb cycle ol de,rees lrom Hi,b Crade Ireemasoury-
iypilied by ibe \ucieui aud \ccepied -coiiisb Riie. as preseuied
iu ibe expos wriiieu by llaucbard. siuce we did uoi ibeu bave
access io ibe Pile riiuals aud oiber iiems ibai we`ve beeu able io
iucorporaie iuio ibe preseui ediiiou.
Xow ibai we bave ibis maierial. ii becomes more cballeu,iu,.
siuce ii amouuis io buudreds ol pa,es ol source maierials. -iuce
we are uoi ,oiu, io iuclude ii all (iime aud space jusi dou`i permii
sucb a ibiu,). we are ,oiu, io iuclude some ley iiems.
we bave cboseu io preseui ibe earliesi example we possess ol
ibe |ui,bi |adosb riiual. ibai ol ibe Riie ol Perleciiou iu 1/
/:/ J:s// 13. Ior ibe -aiui \udrew`s le,ree wbicb
precedes ii. we bave cboseu \lberi Pile`s versiou lrom bis bool.
J:o (s.
uuus+
Nhat ls Qadosh7
wbile ibe |adosb riiuals siay lairly close io,eiber aud cousisieui.
wiib iuuovaiious bere aud ibere. ibe -aiui \udrew`s riiuals are
eacb dillereui creaiious. Iu ibe earliesi we bave. ii is more ol au al
cbemical preseuiaiiou. ibe laier versious are as described iu bools
lile 1 //! / ////. by Huicbeus. we cbose Pile`s versiou. as ii
relaies more io ibe subjeci maiier ol ibe day. as you sball see wbeu
we ,ei io ii.
Iu addiiiou io ibese iwo riiuals. ibere are + oiber riiuals iu ibe
cycle ibai periaiu. ibe 27. 28. 32 aud 33. 1be 27 uarraies
eveuis leadiu, io ibe loss ol ibe Laiiu |iu,dom ol Palesiiue. par
iicularly couceruiu, ibe 1euiouic |ui,bis aud ibe |ui,bis Hos
piiallers. \uyoue baviu, seeu 1/ //!o / /:` will see
iuieresiiu, parallels iu ibai de,ree. Ii is a brid,e io ibe 28. ibe
|ui,bi ol ibe -uu de,ree. pariicularly iu iis ori,iual lorm as pre
seuied iu ibe Riie ol Perleciiou sysiem. 1be 28 is said io couceal
ibe Royal -ecrei. aud was ori,iually creaied by \uioiue !osepb
Perueiy lor bis Hermeiic Riie ol Vouipellier aud oiber sysiems
louuded by bim.
1be |ui,bi |adosb (30) is said io be ibe lirsi resur,euce ol ibe
1emplars. wbeu ii was deiecied. ibe Priuce ol ibe Royal -ecrei
de,ree was creaied as ibe Xe Plus llira. boib iu iis 2 aud 32
lorms-aud. liually. iu ai leasi 1801. ibe lirsi wriiieu lorm ol ibe
-overei,u Craud Iuspecior Ceueral de,ree (33) sbows up. declar
iu, iisell io be |ui,bi ol ibe 1emple.
Perbaps ibe de,ree riiuals ibemselves are less imporiaui ibau ibe
uarraiives couiaiued iu ibem.
Perbaps ibe mosi imporiaui uarraiive lor our purposes is ibai oue
cousidered by Pile io bave beeu peuued by au euemy ol Vasoury.
ibe !obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars. preseuied iu tbapier 30
ol J:/s :! /o:. 0uce we ibou,bi ibis was ibe Palaprai
le,eud. bui baviu, louud ibe Palaprai le,eud. wbile compiliu, ibis
bool. ii is mosi lilely ibai ii was based upou ibe wriiiu,s ol au
euemy ol Vasoury. ibeu preseuied lirsi by llipbas Levi iu bis //s-
/; / J:/. aud laier iucluded as ibe 30ib tbapier ol J:/s
uuu+
Nhat ls Qadosh7
:! /o:. by Pile. Ii ceriaiuly couiaius some ibiu,s ibai will be
elaboraied upou more lully wbeu we ,ei io ibe couclusiou ol ibe
sei ol bools ibai male up Q:!s/. // I/:// 1:!///.
1be idea was propa,aied ibai au auibeuiic tbrisiiauiiy always
exisied iu ibe lasi. aud ii made couiaci wiib ibe lirsi trusaders.
aud led io ibe louudaiiou ol ibe |ui,bis 1emplar. Xoi ouly ibai.
ibe Iuiiiaies iuio ibis -ecrei tburcb` were privy io ibe auibeuiic
bisiory ol !esus. aud ii was oue ai variauce wiib ibe versiou ,iveu
io posieriiy iu ibe Cospels. 1be 1emplars became a power uuio
ibemselves. Vucb lile ibe siory we ,ei aboui ibem iu //; //!,
//; (:// aud oiber bools. aud so ibey bad io be pui io sleep.
lui. alas. ibey couiiuued uuder,rouud. up io ibe preseui (or ai
leasi up io ibe iime ibai ibe ueo 1emplars came aboui). 0ue av
euue ol survival was via ibe Rose+troix (uoi io be coulused wiib
ibe Rosicruciaus-ai leasi ibose wbo ,ei popularized as sucb aud
pleuiy ol adveriisemeui iu ibe 1ourisi Cuides. -eud your mouibly
paymeuis iu. iu order io ,ei iuiiiaied. uow').
-o. ibeu. we bave adosb as.
1. \ Hebrew ierm ibai is deliued aud used io couuoie several
iypes ol Holiuess`.
2. 1be |adosbim. ibe uppermosi level ol ibe lsseue Hier
arcby.
3. \ -pecilic Coddess. udsu / udsbu / eiesb. ibe -yriau
Coddess. bui also Haibor.
+. 1be |adesbim / |adesbab or sacred culi prosiiiuies.
. \ Vasouic de,ree. euaciiu, ibe survival ol ibe 1emplars
aud meauiu, Holiuess. -eparaied. iu ibe lorm ol liviue \eu
,eauce. Remember ibe ierm. 1be Pope -ball Reiuru ibe
-poils` iu ibe 1.
o. 1be Xusairi tommuuiou. |udds.
Lei us uow lay our deliuiiious belore ibe reader.
uuu+s
Nhat ls Qadosh7
ejsstsea
a. Hebrew.
adosb is Holy. Holiuess.` \s iu adosb le\douai`. Holi
uess io ibe Lord.` - s t/:/ 3.
b. Qadoshim - Chasideans.
adosbim. 1bose wbo are cousidered io be Liviu, -aiuis`
- pariicularly iu ibe lsseue couiexi. 1bis cau be louud iu ibe
wriiiu,s ol liseumauu. Ii compares wiib ibe tbasideaus. ol ibe
Vaccabeau iimes. 1bese were 1be Pious`. \lso implied bui uoi meu
iioued by Could iu bis seciiou ou ibe lsseues. - s t/:/ 5.
c. The Coddess Qudshu / Qetesh.
udsbu/eiesb/|adesb. a tauaauiie Coddess. a Haibor Cod
dess. Imporied io l,ypi-alibou,b Haibor predaies ibis impor
iaiiou. - s t/:/ 10.
d. Qadeshim.
adesbim. \lso adesbab. \ adesb. or edesb. was a male
culi prosiiiuie iu ibe service ol \sberab. ibe adesba was a lemale
culi prosiiiuie iu ibe service ol (so ii is said) ibe Cods ol tauaau
ibai \abweb aud bis priesis baied so. Here are ibe words ol Cer
ald La Rue. Sr :! // //|/.
1be ierm irauslaied male culiprosiiiuie` is ibe Hebrew word :!s/.
wbicb simply iudicaies ibai ibey were boly` meu eu,a,ed iu worl associ
aied wiib ibe sacred (cl. 1 |iu,s 1+.2+). Irom iime io iime elloris were
made io pur,e lorei,u elemeuis. iucludiu, culi prosiiiuiiou. lrom iemple
riies. loib |iu, \sa (1 |iu,s 1.12) aud |iu, !ebosbapbai (1 |iu,s
22.+o) are meuiioued wiib approval because ibey abolisbed culi prosii
iuiiou. bui subsequeui mouarcbs (wbo did uoi receive ediiorial approval)
reiusiiiuied ibe cusiom. 1be paiierus ol pur,iu, aud reiusiiiuiiou ap
pareuily couiiuued ri,bi up io ibe iime ol |iu, !osiab (o38o09 l.t.l.).
alier wbicb ibe -olomouic iemple was desiroyed (2 |iu,s 23.7).
1be leuierouomic law. ibe law ibai mosi scbolars believe was com
posed duriu, ibe seveuib ceuiury. came io li,bi duriu, ibe relurbisbiu,
ol ibe iemple. wbeu |iu, !osiab be,au io remove ibe lorei,u elemeuis.
1be code siaied
1bere sball be uo lemale culi prosiiiuie |:!s/:/] lrom ibe dau,b
uuu+ss
Nhat ls Qadosh7
iers ol Israel aud uo male culi prosiiiuie |:!s/] lrom ibe sous ol Israel.
\ou sball uoi briu, ibe earuiu,s ol a wbore |::/]. uor ibe wa,es ol a
do, |//|] iuio ibe bouse ol \abweb your ,od.` |leui. 23.1718.]
Ii is clear ibai ibe leuierouomic wriier is paralleliu, :!s/:/ (lemale
culiprosiiiuie) aud ::/ (commou wbore) aud :!s/ (male culipros
iiiuie) wiib //| (do,). 1bus :!s/ aud //| may be iuiercbau,eable
ierms. aud male culiprosiiiuies were labelled do,s` by Hebrew wor
sbipers ol \abweb.
1be exaci role ol ibe male culiprosiiiuie is uever made clear. 1bere
cau be liiile doubi ibai ibe Hebrews borrowed ibe coucepi ol culi pros
iiiuiiou lrom ibe tauaauiies. tauaauiie reli,iou was ceuiered iu leriiliiy
aud reproduciiou. 1be !s//o belou,ed io ibe iemple culi aud par
iicipaied iu riies desi,ued io siimulaie diviue belp iu iucreasiu, leriiliiy iu
ibe soil aud iu ibe llocls aud berds. wbeiber or uoi bomosexual acis were
iuvolved cauuoi be luowu lor sure. Ii is possible ibai ibe !s//o were
casiraied sodomiies (cl. leui. 23.2). wbai is clear is ibai ibere exisied
iu aucieui Israel a diversiiy ol beliels aud praciices couceruiu, culiic riies
aud social mores. 1be lible preserves ibe poiui ol view ol ibose opposed
io culi prosiiiuiiou aud bomosexualiiy.` - p. 132.
- s t/:/ 9.
e. Masonic usage of the term Qadosh.
Iu ibe Vasouic couiexi. |adosb cau be deliued as lollows.
1be Hebrew words L` aud L. /:!s/ aud /:!/s/. meaui
Holy. Pure. tleau. \ebuab. ibe \u,els. aud pious meu were called
2L`. /:!s//o. iu ibe plural. Ceseuius reads ii /!:s//o.
wiib ibe deliuiie ariicle . prelixed. L` meaui ibe Holy Place or
-auciuary. aud 2L L. /:!s/ /`/:!s//o. meaui ibe Holy ol
Holies. ibai is ibe Vosi Holy place.
"2. /://:/. meaus a liue bouse. a palace or 1emple. L "2.
/://:/ /:!s/. ibe Holy House or 1emple.
1bere is uo prool ibai ibe 1emplars wbo survived ibe desiruciiou ol ibe
0rder. were reor,auized auywbere as /:!s/. Iu laci ibe le,ree ol ibai
uame cauuoi be iraced bacl io ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibe 18ib ceuiury. lui
wbeu ii was made. ii assumed io be a revival ol ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple.
aud io couceal ibis preieusiou lrom ibose io wbom ii would bave beeu
odious il ii bad appropriaied ibe uame ol ibe old 0rder. ii iool ibe uame
ol |adosb. as iudicaiiu, iis claim io be ibe successiou ol ibai 0rder.
1bere is uo real louudaiiou. iudeed. lor ibe preieuce ibai ibe 1em
plars ever couuecied ibemselves wiib Ireemasoury. wbicb iisell bad uo
uuu+sss
Nhat ls Qadosh7
exisieuce uuiil. ai ibe earliesi. ibe laiier pari ol ibe 17ib ceuiury. 1be
Voderu 0rders called 1emplar. iu Irauce. Creai lriiaiu. aud \merica.
bave uoi ibe leasi claim io be cousidered ibe successors or couiiuuaiious
ol ibe aucieui 0rder. \ud ibe |adosb was. ai lirsi. probably a Hermeiic
le,ree.
Ii is said ibai wbeu ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple disappeared as au or
,auizaiiou. ibe |ui,bis iu -coilaud were received iuio ibe bosom ol ibe
0rder ol -aiui \udrew ol -coilaud. aud ibai ibe Riie iu Ireemasoury ol
wbicb ibe |ui,bibood ol ibe 1emple alierward became a le,ree. added
ibe word -coiiisb` io iis desi,uaiiou. io iudicaie ibai ibe 0rder ol ibe
1emple was ibus perpeiuaied by iis uuiou wiib Vasoury aud ibe -coiiisb
0rder ol |ui,bibood. aud lor ibe same reasou -aiui !obu ol -coilaud was
adopied as ibe Pairou -aiui ol ibe Riie. Iu ibe Craud tousiiiuiious ol
178o. ibe 29ib le,ree is called -overei,u lcossais ol -aiui \udrew.`
1bere is uo doubi. uoiwiibsiaudiu, ibe accouui ,iveu ol ibe revival`
ol Ireemasoury iu lu,laud. ibai ii bad iis ori,iu iu -coilaud. some iime
earlier. aud soou alier ii came io be iu vo,ue iu Irauce. le,rees. wbicb
io,eiber were called Red Vasoury. appeared ibere. some ol wbicb were
called lcossais. 0ue ol ibe oldesi was ibe Vaiire lcossais. -coiiisb Vas
ier. 1bis uame lcossais was ,iveu io ibe le,rees. because ibey were
iuveuied by -coiiisb relu,ees. pariizaus ol ibe House ol -iuari.` - Pile.
1/ b!s /:!s/ :! //!o. iu Rl\lIXC- I0R 1Hl 1HIR1\-lt0Xl
llCRll.` pp. o.
we could quoie more sources bere. lor deliuiiious. lile ibe lu
cyclopadias. aud so lorib. bui we sball leave ibai io ibe iuieresied
siudeui io do.
1be ierm comes lrom ibe Hebrew usa,e. bui ii is applied. ori,i
ually. io au aciual aiiempi ai reviviu, ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple.
deuials uoiwiibsiaudiu,.
1be ierm is used iu ibe couiexi ol ibe Idea. wbicb we deliueaie
as lollows.
1. Holy. |ui,bi Holy. a diviuely sauciioued 0rder ol |ui,bis.
cbar,ed wiib ibe correciious ol ibe wrou,s euacied by Pope
aud |iu,.
2. 1bese are wrou,s wbicb really ,o bacl a loi lariber ibau
ibe 1+ib teuiury t.l.
3. 1bis liviue \eu,eauce` is someibiu, ibai bas. accordiu,
uuusu
Nhat ls Qadosh7
io ibe Riiuals aud ibe Leciures. already beeu accomplisbed.
\ei ibere is a \eu,eauce tycle ibai sbows up iu ibese Hi,b
le,rees. wbeiber ibe llu de,rees. ibe |adosb. ibe Royal -e
crei. or ibe 33rd. Ior ibai maiier. bas ibis liviue \eu,eauce`
really ialeu place. aud resiiiuiiou ol ibe wrou,s commiiied ou
socieiy by ibe tbrisiiau tburcb lor baviu, become ibe iusiiiu
iioual reli,iou iu ibe +ib teuiury c.e.
+. Hiram \bil is ibe ,eueric uame lor ibe persou wbo was
murdered.
. Hiram is variously relerred io as Hermes. Horus. !esus.
!acques de Volay. ibe 1emplars. - s t/:/s 2 \ 3.
f. The Xusairi Kuddas.
1bis is ibe uame ,iveu io ibe mosi imporiaui ceremouial com
poueui ol ibe reli,iou ol ibe Xusairi. Ii is ibe cup ol wiue ibai is
irauslormed iuio ibe cbalice ol li,bi. I quoie -amuel Lyde. wbo. iu
1/ 1s/: J;s/;. preseuis a caiecbism ol ibe Xusairi ibai be re
ceived wbile be lived iu Xoriberu -yria iu ibe mid 19ib ceuiury.
uesiiou. wbai is ibe mass` (|udds.)
\uswer. 1be cousecraiiou ol ibe wiue wbicb is druul io ibe bealib ol
ibe Xabeeb or Xadjeeb.`
. wbai is ibe olleriu,` (|urbu.)
\. 1be cousecraiiou ol ibe bread wbicb ibe irue believers receive lor
ibe souls ol ibeir breibreu. aud ou ibai accouui ibe mass is read.`
. wbo reads ibe mass aud briu,s ibe olleriu,`
\. \our ,reai imams aud preacbers.`
. wbai is ibe ,reai mysiery ol Cod`
\. 1be Ilesb aud ibe llood. ol wbicb !esus bas said. 1bis is my llesb
aud my blood. eai aud driul ibereol. lor ii is eierual lile.`
. wbai is ibe mysiery ol ibe laiib ol ibe luiiariaus. wbai is ibe
secrei ol secreis. aud cbiel ariicle ol ibe irue believers`
\. Ii is ibe veiliu, ol our Lord iu li,bi. ibai is iu ibe eye ol ibe suu. aud
bis mauilesiaiiou iu bis servaui \bd iu Xoor.`
. wbai is ibe lirsi mass`
\. Ii is ibai wbicb is spoleu belore ibe prayer ol Xurooz.`
. wbai is ibe prayer ol Xurooz`
\. Ii is ibe cousecraiiou ol ibe wiue iu ibe cbalice.`
uI
Nhat ls Qadosh7
. wbai is ibe cousecraied wiue called wbicb ibe believers driul`
\. \bd iu Xoor.` (-ervaui ol li,bi.)
. wberelore so`
\. lecause Cod bas mauilesied bimsell iu ibe same.`
. Il our Lord bas coucealed bimsell iu li,bi. wbere does be mauilesi
bimsell`
\. Iu ibe wiue. as is said iu ibe Xurooz.`` - Lyde. 1/ 1s/: J;s-
/;. pp. 1+1.
1uruiu, uow io a caiecbism (leciure) lrom ibe 2o. Priuce ol
Vercy. we read.
wbai is io us ibe cbiel symbol ol mau`s uliimaie re,eueraiiou
1be lraierual supper. ol bread wbicb uourisbes. aud ol wiue wbicb
relresbes aud exbilaraies. symbolical ol ibe iime wbicb is io come. wbeu
all mauliud sball be oue ,reai barmouious lroiberbood. aud ieacbiu,
us ibese ,reai lessous.-ibai as maiier cbau,es ever. bui uo siu,le aiom
is auuibilaied. ii is uoi raiioual io suppose ibai ibe lar uobler -oul does
uoi couiiuue io exisi beyoud ibe ,rave. ibai mauy ibousauds wbo bave
died belore us mi,bi claim io be joiui owuers wiib ourselves ol ibe par
iicles ibai compose our morial bodies. lor ibose ol ibe aucieui dead. ibe
pairiarcbs belore aud siuce ibe llood. ibe liu,s aud commou people ol all
a,es. resolved iuio ibeir cousiiiueui elemeuis. are carried upou ibe wiud
over all couiiueuis. aud couiiuually euier iuio aud lorm pari ol ibe babi
iaiious ol uew souls. creaiiu, uew bouds ol sympaiby aud broiberbood
beiweeu eacb mau ibai lives aud all bis race. \md ibus. ol ibe bread we
eai. aud ol ibe wiue we driul ioui,bi. may euier iuio aud become paris
ol us some pariicles ol maiier ibai ouce lormed paris ol ibe bodies ol
Voses. toulucius. Plaio. -ocraies. or \l-l- wbo died upou ibe cross. Iu
ibe iruesi seuse. we eai aud driul ibe bodies ol ibe dead. aud cauuoi say
ibai ibere is a siu,le aiom ol our blood aud body ibe owuersbip ol wbicb
some oiber -oul mi,bi uoi dispuie wiib us. aud produce prior iiile. Ii
ieacbes us also ibe iuliuiie beueliceuce ol C0l. wbo seuds us seediime
aud barvesi. eacb iu iis seasou. aud males His sbowers io lall aud His suu
io sbiue alile upou ibe lvil aud ibe Cood. besiowiu, upou us uusoliciied
His iuuumerable blessiu,s. aud asliu, uo reiuru. Ior ibere are uo \u,els
siaiioued upou ibe waicbiowers ol creaiiou io call ibe world io prayer
aud sacrilice. bui He besiows His beueliis iu sileuce. lile a liud lrieud
wbo comes ai ui,bi. aud leaviu, bis ,ilis ai our door. io be louud by us iu
ibe moruiu,. ,oes quieily away aud asls uo ibauls. uor ceases bis liud
ollices lor our iu,raiiiude. \ud ibus ibe bread aud wiue ieacb us ibai
uIs
Nhat ls Qadosh7
our morial body is uo more we. ibau ibe bouse iu wbicb we live. or ibe
,armeuis ibai we wear. bui ibe -0lL is I. ibe 0Xl. ideuiical. uucbau,e
able. immorial emauaiiou lrom ibe leiiy. io reiuru io C0l aud be lorever
bappy. iu His ,ood iime. as our morial bodies. dissolviu,. reiuru io ibe
elemeuis lrom wbicb ibey came. ibeir pariicles comiu, aud ,oiu, ever
iu perpeiual ,euesis. 1o our !ewisb lreibreu. ibis supper is symbolical
ol ibe Passover. io ibe tbrisiiau Vasou. ol ibai eaieu by tHRI-1 aud His
lisciples. wbeu. celebraiiu, ibe Passover. He brole bread aud ,ave ii io
ibem. sayiu,. 1ale' eai' ibis is my body`. aud ,iviu, ibem ibe cup.
He said. lriul ye all ol ii' lor ibis is my blood ol ibe Xew toveuaui.
wbicb is sbed lor mauy lor ibe remissiou ol sius`. ibus symboliziu, ibe
perleci barmouy aud uuiou beiweeu Himsell aud ibe Iaiiblul. aud His
deaib upou ibe cross lor ibe salvaiiou ol meu.` - /!: \/\-\\\.
pp. 8o0 (Iirsi ldiiiou).
Iuieresiiu,. is ii uoi
- s /: l/ /:/ / o // ^s://.
\ddiiioually. ibere are some iuieresiiu, parallels discussed iu
tbapier 10. ou ibe eiu people.
uIss
Nhat ls Qadosh7
:When l Xeed lnspiring MateriaI.
l XIways Cet lT from
Xntiquities of the lIIuminati
-XD Parody. March 2002.
uIsss
Nhat ls Qadosh7
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- -
1o liuisb ibis seciiou oll. we sball preseui some liue words ol Va
dame llavaisly ou ibe subjeci. wbile ibis may seem more ap
propriaie lor ibe !obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars. we appeud ii
bere. as au orieuiaiiou piece. re,ardiu, ibe siories we are relaiiu,.
0ur empbasis is iu loldlace.
wriiiu, upou ibis subjeci. we musi bear wbai wilcle bas io say ol ibese
preieusious.
1be preseui |ui,bi 1emplars ol Paris will bave ii. ibai ibey are di
reci desceudauis lrom ibe aucieui |ui,bis. aud eudeavor io prove ibis by
documeuis. iuierior re,ulaiious. aud secrei dociriues. Ioraisse says ibe
Iraieruiiy ol Ireemasous was louuded iu l,ypi. Voses commuuicaiiu,
ibe secrei ieacbiu, io ibe Israeliies. !esus io ibe \posiles. aud ibeuce ii
louud iis way io ibe |ui,bi 1emplars. -ucb iuveuiious are uecessary . . .
io ibe asseriiou ibai ibe Parisiau 1emplars are ibe ollspriu, ol ibe aucieui
order. \ll ibese asseveraiious. uusupporied by bisiory. were labricaied /
// /// t/:/ / t/o/ (!esuiis). aud preserved by ibe Parisiau
1emplars as a le,acy leli ibem by ibose poliiical revoluiiouisis. ibe -iu
aris aud ibe !esuiis.` Heuce we liud ibe lisbops Cre,oire
4
aud Vuuier
2

supporiiu, ibem.
touueciiu, ibe moderu wiib ibe aucieui 1emplars. we cau ai besi.
iberelore. allow ibem au adopiiou ol ceriaiu riies aud ceremouies ol
purely ecclesiasiical cbaracier alier ibey bad beeu cuuuiu,ly iuoculaied
iuio ibai ,raud aud auiique 0rder by ibe cler,y. -iuce ibis desecraiiou. ii
,radually losi iis primiiive aud simple cbaracier. aud weui lasi io iis liual
ruiu. Iounded in !!!8 by the Knights Hugh de Payens and Ceof-
frey de St. Omer. nominaIIy for the protection of the piIgrims. its
true aim was the restoration of the primitive secret worship. The
true version of the history of )esus. and the earIy Christianity was
imparted to Hugh de Payens. by the Crand-Pontiff of the Order of
the TempIe (of the Xazarene or )ohanite sect). one named Theo-
cIetes. after which it was Iearned by some Knights in PaIestine.
from the higher and more inteIIectuaI members of the St. )ohn
sect. who were initiated into its mysteries.
3
Ireedom of inteIIec-
tuaI thought and the restoration of one and universaI reIigion was
their secret object. Sworn to the vow of obedience. poverty. and
chastity. they were at first the true Knights of )ohn the Baptist.
crying in the wiIderness and Iiving on wiId honey and Iocusts.
uIs+
Nhat ls Qadosh7
Such is the tradition and the true kabaIistic version.
Ii is a misiale io siaie ibai ibe 0rder became ouly laier auiitaibolic. lt
was so from the beginning. and the red cross on the white mantIe.
the vestment of the Order. had the same significance as with the
initiates in every other country. lt pointed to the four quarters of
the compass. and was the embIem of the universe.
4
wbeu. laier. ibe
lroiberbood was irauslormed iuio a Lod,e. ibe 1emplars bad. iu order
io avoid persecuiiou. to perform their own ceremonies in the great-
est secresy. generaIIy in the haII of the chapter. more frequentIy
in isoIated caves or country houses buiIt amidst woods. whiIe
the eccIesiasticaI form of worship was carried on pubIicIy in the
chapeIs beIonging to the Order.
1bou,b ol ibe accusaiious brou,bi a,aiusi ibem by order ol Pbilip I\..
mauy were iulamously lalse. the main charges were certainIy cor-
rect. from the stand-point of what is considered by the Church.
heresy. The present-day TempIars. adhering strictIy as they do to
the BibIe. can hardIy cIaim descent from those who did not be-
Iieve in Christ. as Cod-man. or as the Saviour of the worId: who
rejected the miracIe of his birth. and those performed by him-
seIf: who did not beIieve in transubstantiation. the saints. hoIy
reIics. purgatory. etc. The Christ )esus was. in their opinion. a
faIse prophet. but the man )esus a Brother. They regarded )ohn
the Baptist as their patron. but never viewed him in the Iight in
which he is presented in the BibIe. They reverenced the doctrines
of aIchemy. astroIogy. magic. kabaIistic taIismans. and adhered
to the secret teachings of their chiefs in the last. Iu ibe lasi ceu
iury.` says Iiudel. wbeu Ireemasoury erroueously supposed bersell ibe
dau,bier ol 1emplarism. ,reai paius were ialeu io re,ard ibe 0rder ol
|ui,bis1emplars as iuuoceui. . . . Ior this purpose not onIy Iegends
and unrecorded events were fabricated. but pains were taken to
repress the truth. The Masonic admirers of the Knights-TempIars
bought up the whoIe of the documents of the Iawsuit pubIished
by MoIdenwaher. because they proved the cuIpabiIity of the Or-
der.
5
1bis culpabiliiy cousisied iu ibeir beresy` a,aiusi ibe Romau taibolic
tburcb. WhiIe the reaI :Brothers died an ignominious death. the
spurious Order which tried to step into their shoes became excIu-
siveIy a branch of the )esuits under the immediate tuteIage of the
Iatter. True-hearted. honest Masons. ought to reject with horror
any connection. Iet aIone descent from these.
uI+
Nhat ls Qadosh7
:The Knights of St. )ohn of )erusaIem. wriies tommauder Cour
diu.
6
:sometimes caIIed the Knights HospitaIIers. and the Knights
of MaIta. were not Ireemasons. On the contrary. they seem to
have been inimicaI to Ireemasonry. for in !40. the Crand Mas-
ter of the Order of MaIta caused the BuII of Pope CIement Xll.
to be pubIished in that isIand. and forbade the meetings of the
Ireemasons. On this occasion severaI Knights and many citizens
Ieft the isIand: and in !4!. the lnquisition persecuted the Iree-
masons at MaIta. The Crand Master proscribed their assembIies
under severe penaIties. and six Knights were banished from the
isIand in perpetuity for having assisted at a meeting. ln fact. un-
Iike the TempIars. they had not even a secret form of reception.
BegheIIini says that he was unabIe to procure a copy of the secret
BituaI of the Knights of MaIta. The reason is obvious--there was
none!
Xnd yet Xmerican TempIarism comprises three degrees. !.
Knight of the Bed Cross: 2. Knight TempIar: and . Knight of
MaIta. lt was introduced from Irance into the United States. in
!808. and the first Crand lncampment CeneraI was organized
on )une 20. !8!6. with Covernor De Witt CIinton. of Xew York.
as Crand Master.
1bis iuberiiauce ol ibe !esuiis sbould bardly be boasied ol. lf the
Knights TempIar desire to make good their cIaims. they must
choose between a descent from the :hereticaI. anti-Christian.
kabaIistic. primitive TempIars. or connect themseIves with the
)esuits. and naiI their tesseIated carpets directIy on the pIatform
of uItra-CathoIicism! Otherwise. their cIaims become a mere
pretense.
-o impossible does ii become lor ibe ori,iuaiors ol ibe ecclesiasiical
pseudoorder ol 1emplars. invented. according to Dupuy. in Irance.
by the adherents of the Stuarts. io avoid beiu, cousidered a braucb
ol ibe 0rder ol ibe !esuiis. ibai we are uoi surprised io see au auouymous
auibor. ri,bily suspecied ol belou,iu, io ibe !esuii tbapier ai tlermoui.
publisbiu, a worl iu 171. iu lrussels. ou ibe lawsuii ol ibe |ui,bis
1emplar. ln this voIume. in sundry mutiIated notes. additions.
and commentaries. he represents the innocence of the TempIars
of the accusation of :heresy. thus robbing them of the greatest
titIe to respect and admiration that these earIy free-thinkers and
martyrs have won!
1bis lasi pseudoorder was cousiiiuied ai Paris. ou ibe +ib ol Xovem
uI+s
Nhat ls Qadosh7
ber. 180+. by viriue ol a /! ts/////. aud ever siuce ii bas cou
iamiuaied ,euuiue Ireemasoury.` as ibe bi,besi Vasous ibemselves iell
us. /: t/:/ ! /:so/ss/ (iabula aurea Larmeuii) preseuis ibe oui
ward appearauce ol sucb exireme auiiquiiy ibai Cre,oire coulesses ibai
il all ibe oiber relics ol ibe Parisiau ireasury ol ibe 0rder bad uoi sileuced
bis doubis as io ibeir aucieui desceui. ibe si,bi ol ibis cbarier would ai
ibe very lirsi ,lauce bave persuaded bim.`
7
The first Crand Master of
this spurious Order was a physician of Paris. Dr. Iahre-PaIaprat.
who assumed the name of Bernard Baymond.
Count Bamsay. a !esuii. was ibe lirsi io siari ibe idea ol ibe 1emplars
beiu, joiued io ibe |ui,bis ol Valia. 1berelore. we read lrom bis peu ibe
lollowiu,.
:Our forefathers (! ! !). the Crusaders. assembIed in the HoIy
land from aII Christendom. wished to unite in a fraternity em-
bracing aII nations. that when bound together. heart and souI. for
mutuaI improvement. they might. in the course of time. represent
one singIe inteIIectuaI peopIe.
This is why the TempIars are made to join the St. )ohn`s Knights.
and the Iatter got into the craft of Masonry known as St. )ohn`s
Masons.
Iu ibe S: /o. iu 17+. we liud. iberelore. ibe lollowiu, mosi
impudeui lalsebood. woriby ol ibe -ous ol Loyola. :The Iodges were
dedicated to St. )ohn. because the Knights-Masons had in the
hoIy wars in PaIestine joined the Knights of St. )ohn.
ln !4. the Kadosh degree was invented at lyons (so writes
Thory. at Ieast). and :it represents the revenge of the TempIars.
Xnd here we find IindeI saying that :the Order of Knights Tem-
pIars had been aboIished in !!!. and to that epoch they were
obIiged to have recourse when. after the banishment of severaI
Knights from MaIta. in !40. because they were Ireemasons. it
was no Ionger possibIe to keep up a connection with the Order of
St. )ohn. or Knights of MaIta. then in the pIenitude of their power
under the sovereignty of the Pope.`
1uruiu, io tlavel. oue ol ibe besi Vasouic auiboriiies. we read. :lt is
cIear that the erection of the Irench Order of the Knight TempIars
is not more ancient than the year !804. and that it cannot Iay
any Iegitimate cIaim to being the continuation of the so-caIIed
society of :Ia petite Besurrection des TempIiers.` nor this Iatter.
either. extend back to the ancient Order of the Knights Tem-
pIars. 1berelore. we see ibese pseudo1emplars. uuder ibe ,uidauce ol
uI+ss
Nhat ls Qadosh7
ibe woriby Iaiber !esuiis. lor,iu, iu Paris. 180o. ibe lamous cbarier ol
Larmeuius. Twenty years Iater. this nefast and subterranean body.
guiding the hand of assassins. directed it toward one of the best
and greatest princes in lurope. whose mysterious death. unfor-
tunateIy for the interests of truth and justice. has never been--
for poIiticaI reasons-investigated and procIaimed to the worId
as it ought to have been. lt is this prince. a Ireemason himseIf.
who was the Iast depository of the secrets of the true Knights
TempIar. Ior Iong centuries these had remained unknown and
unsuspected. HoIding their meetings once every thirteen years.
at MaIta. and their Crand Master advising the luropean broth-
ers of the pIace of rendezvous but a few hours in advance. these
representatives of the once mightiest and most gIorious body of
Knights assembIed on the fixed day. from various points of the
earth. Thirteen in number. in commemoration of the year of the
death of )acques MoIay (!!). the now lastern brothers. among
whom were crowned heads. pIanned together the future reIigious
and poIiticaI fate of the nations: whiIe the Popish Knights. their
murderous and bastard successors. sIept soundIy in their beds.
without a dream disturbing their guiIty consciences.
\ud yei.` says Rebold. uoiwiibsiaudiu, ibe coulusiou ibey bad cre
aied (173o72). ibe !esuiis bad accomplisbed bui oue ol ibeir desi,us.
viz.. denaturaIyzing and bringing into disrepute the Masonic ln-
stitution. Having succeeded. as they beIieved. in destroying it in
one form. they were determined to use it in another. With this
determination. they arranged the systems styIed :CIerkship of
the TempIars.` an amaIgamation of the different histories. events.
and characteristics of the crusades mixed with the reveries of the
aIchemists. ln this combination CathoIicism governed aII. and the
whoIe fabrication moved upon wheeIs. representing the great ob-
ject for which the Society of )esus was organized.`
S
Heuce. ibe riies aud symbols ol Vasoury wbicb ibou,b Pa,au` iu ori,iu.
are all applied io aud all llavor ol tbrisiiauiiy. X Mason has to decIare
his beIief in a personaI Cod. )ehovah. and in the lncampment
degrees aIso in Christ. before he can be accepted in the lodge.
whiIe the )ohanite TempIars beIieved in the unknown and invis-
ibIe PrincipIe. whence proceeded the Creative Powers misnamed
gods. and heId to the Xazarene version of Ben-Panther being the
sinfuI father of )esus. who thus procIaimed himseIf :the son of
god and of humanity.
0
This aIso accounts for the fearfuI oaths
uI+sss
Nhat ls Qadosh7
of the Masons taken on the BibIe. and for their Iectures serviIeIy
agreeing with the Patriarcho-BibIicaI ChronoIogy. Iu ibe \mericau
0rder ol Rose troix. lor iusiauce. wbeu ibe ueopbyie approacbes ibe
aliar. ibe -ir |ui,bis are called io order. aud ibe capiaiu ol ibe ,uard
males bis proclamaiiou.` 1o ibe ,lory ol ibe sublime arcbiieci ol ibe
uuiverse (!ebovabliuab). uuder ibe auspices ol ibe -overei,u -auciu
ary ol \ucieui aud Primiiive Ireemasoury.` eic.. eic. Then the Knight
Orator strikes ! and teIIs the neophyte that the antique Iegends
of Masonry date back IOBTY centuries: cIaiming no greater an-
tiquity for the oIdest of them than 622 X.M.. at which time he
says Xoah was born. luder ibe circumsiauces ibis will be re,arded
as a liberal coucessiou io cbrouolo,ical prelereuces. \lier ibai Vasous
40

are apprised ibai ii was aboui ibe year 2188 l.t.. ibai Vizraim led colo
uies iuio l,ypi. aud laid ibe louudaiiou ol ibe |iu,dom ol l,ypi. wbicb
liu,dom lasied 1.oo3 years (' ' '). Strange chronoIogy. which. if it
piousIy conforms with that of the BibIe. disagrees entireIy with
that of history. The mythicaI nine names of the Deity. imported
into lgypt. according to the Masons. onIy in the twenty-second
century B.C.. are found on monuments reckoned twice as oId by
the best lgyptoIogists. Xeveribeless we musi iale ai ibe same iime iuio
cousideraiiou. ibai ibe Vasous are ibemselves i,uoraui ol ibese uames.
Xoies.
1. //s// !s s/s ///ss.` vol. ii.. pp. 392+28.
2. ^////: !//s :/ ://o I/:/s :/:/o ////s.`
Havauiae. 1828.
3. 1bis is ibe reasou wby uuio ibis day ibe lauaiical aud labalisiic
members ol ibe Xazareues ol lasra (Persia). bave a iradiiiou ol ibe ,lory.
wealib. aud power ol ibeir lroibers.` a,euis. or messeu,ers as ibey ierm
ibem iu Valia aud lurope. 1bere are some lew remaiuiu, yei. ibey say.
wbo will soouer or laier resiore ibe dociriue ol ibeir Propbei Iobauau (-i.
!obu). ibe sou ol Lord !ordau. aud elimiuaie lrom ibe bearis ol bumauiiy
every oiber lalse ieacbiu,.
+. 1be iwo ,reai pa,odas ol Vadura aud leuares. are buili iu ibe lorm
ol a cross. eacb wiu, beiu, equal iu exieui (-ee Vaurice. /!/: 1///-
//s,` vol. iii.. pp. 3o037o).
. Iiudel. //s/; / /o:s;.` \ppeudix.
o. 1 S/// / // //// 1o/:s :! // ////s / S/ I/ / I-
s:/o.` by Ricbard wool. I.-.\.. tommauder ol ibe 0rder ol Vasouic
|ui,bi 1emplars.
uIsu
Nhat ls Qadosh7
7. Iiudel. //s/; / /o:s;.` \ppeudix.
8. (:/ //s/; / /o:s;.` p. 218.
9. -ee Callarel`s versiou. llipbas Levi`s /: S/ !s /s//s`.
Vacleuzie`s /;:/ J:s/ t;/:!/:`. S/ 1/!s Is/`. aud
oiber labalisiical aud Rabbiuical worls. 1be siory ,iveu is ibis. \ vir,iu
uamed Variam. beiroibed io a youu, mau ol ibe uame ol Iobauau. was
ouira,ed by auoiber mau uamed leu Pauiber or !osepb Pauiber. says
S/ 1/!s Is/.` Her beiroibed. learuiu, ol ber misloriuue. leli
ber. ai ibe same iime lor,iviu, ber. 1be cbild boru was !esus. uamed
!osbua. \dopied by bis uucle Rabbi !ebosuab. be was iuiiiaied iuio ibe
secrei dociriue by Rabbi llbauau. a labalisi. aud ibeu by ibe l,ypiiau
priesis. wbo cousecraied bim Hi,b Pouiill ol ibe luiversal -ecrei loc
iriue. ou accouui ol bis ,reai mysiic qualiiies. lpou bis reiuru iuio !udea
bis learuiu, aud powers exciied ibe jealousy ol ibe Rabbis. aud ibey pub
licly reproacbed bim wiib bis ori,iu aud iusulied bis moiber. Heuce ibe
words aiiribuied io !esus ai taua. womau. wbai bave I io do wiib ibee`
(-ee !obu ii. +.) His disciples baviu, rebuled bim wiib bis uuliuduess io
bis moiber. !esus repeuied. aud baviu, learued lrom ibem ibe pariiculars
ol ibe sad siory. be declared ibai Vy moiber bas uoi siuued. sbe bas uoi
losi ber iuuoceuce. sbe is immaculaie aud yei sbe is a moiber. . . . \s lor
mysell I bave uo laiber. iu ibis world. I am ibe -ou ol Cod aud ol bumau
iiy`' -ublime words ol coulideuce aud irusi iu ibe uuseeu Power. bui bow
laial io ibe millious upou millious ol meu murdered because ol ibese very
words beiu, so iborou,bly misuudersiood'
10. we speal ol ibe \mericau tbapier ol Rose troix.
- s t/:/ + / o.
I
Nhat ls Qadosh7
Re+sasq Ne &qe &aawmtsea.
t
T is lairly clear ibai ibere is uoi ,oiu, io be a Xew \,e` alier
ibe mauuer ur,ed by ibe people wbo bave advocaied ibai
coucepi iu years pasi.
\i leasi. uoi iu ibe uear luiure. \s I siaied iu ibe Ioreword.
C\I\ ueeds a llea dip'`
1be Xew \,e` ibai came aud weui iu ibe 1980s was a sbam
ibai siill scares ibe luudameuialisis.
lelore a Xew \,e` cau be bad. we musi sei ,oals aud couceive
wbai ibai Xew \,e` will cousisi ol. ialiu, iuio miud ibe curreui
siaie ol ibe Plauei. aud ibe cbimps ibai ruu ii.
I am couviuced ibai a loi ol bloodsbed is ou ibe borizou. il uoi
already bere. we do uoi ueed malebelieve bierarcbies modelled
upou ibe 1beosopbical -ocieiy scam. Lei us bave au updaied
versiou ol ibe sysiems ibai were well euireucbed iu socieiy uuiil
eclipsed by ibe reli,ious ol ibe lool.`
Il ibe reli,ious ol ibe lool` aud ibeir believers aud pariisaus
cauuoi ,ei alou,. aud ,ei over ibis eumiiy ibai bas exisied lor
ibousauds ol years. ibey will desiroy ibe wbole Plauei. 1bey will
briu, everyibiu, dowu wiib ibem as ibey siul.
1be cries ol ibe luudameuialisi tbrisiiaus io ,ei bacl io Cod
aud !esus. aud male iuio ibe Law ol ibe Laud` a lorm ol le,is
laiiou ibai uever sbould exisi iu au euli,bieued aud civil socieiy
aud ouly applied iu ibe ori,iual couiexi io a race ol uomads aud
bri,auds is a real crime a,aiusi uaiure. \i leasi uaiure reco,uizes
samesex bebavior.
Is
Nhat ls Qadosh7
s+se Veqece d tLe Oeddeaa.
&
loi ol people ibiul ibai Coddess worsbip is some liud ol
airylairy iype ol ibiu, aud ibere are ibose wbo advocaie
a socieiy ibai reco,uizes ibe Vairiarcby as ibe ruliu, uuii
aud meu io be liiile more ibau spiueless emasculaies.
1bis is really au aberraiiou as bad as wbai bas ,oue uucbecled
lor ibe pasi 2000 or so years.
lelore ibe Xew \,e` wiib iis bappy,olucly bippydippy`
orieuiaiiou cau occur-ibe deaib ibroes ol ibai wbicb eclipsed ibe
revereuce due io -be wbo lrou,bi ibe wbole lamued 1biu, iuio
lxisieuce musi occur.
Xo couveuieui beari aiiacls lor ibese culpriis (as was ibe case
wiib ibe lormer cbairmau ol lurou) will sullice.
1be Creai Lady is very. very lloodibirsiy. -be is boib ibe wom
au driveu iuio ibe leseri \Xl ibe womau ol wboredom. druul ou
ibe llood ol ibe -aiuis.
Ii would be uice il we could all ,ei alou,. io parapbrase Roduey
|iu,' \ei ibai will uoi do.
1be corporaie ,reed ibai bides iisell bebiud ibe poliiical sceue.
pressiu, ibe pauic buiious everywbere. creaiiu, a sellperpeiuai
iu, sysiem ibai musi always be saied - will uever couseui io
peace aud lreedom. \ud wbeu eveu a loreiasie ol a ,ood ibiu,
comes aboui. ii musi be couuiered wiib lear. loaibiu,. aud cops.
Il reli,iou lails io biud people io ibe repressive re,imes. ibeu pol
iiics is brou,bi iu io see io ii ibai people are bouud io ibem.
wbeu poliiics lails io succeed. war is brou,bi iu. lollowiu, ibe
siaiemeui ol vou |lausewiiz.
we say ii`s iime lor ibe rebirib ol -elbmei'
-0 V01l I1 ll.
Iss
Nhat ls Qadosh7
SsostwI LsLeotsqe d TLe Oeed Lsje.
t
T`S easy io ,ei cau,bi up iu ueediu, some uew reli,iou or
some uew iuiiiaiory paradi,m iu iimes lile ibese. wbeu ev
eryibiu, arouud us is LowReui qualiiy ai Hi,b Prices. wbeu
we iale ibe tairo Revelaiiou. aud ibe ideas expressed ibereiu iu
perspeciive. ii is a couiiuuaiiou ol ibe \uiiuomiauism ibai exisied
iu ,roups lile ibe Iraulisis ol ibe laie 18ib teuiury. aud ibe vari
ous ,roups we are surveyiu,. \ei we ueed uo reli,ious model. uor
do we ueed a lool or a Propbei iu order io declare ourselves -piri
iual Liberiiues. 1bere are ibose wbo say oue ueeds a Curu io uu
dersiaud ibe Vysieries. 0ue ueeds a 1eacber 1be 1eacber ueeds
\0l' \ word io ibe wise Cuy. 0l course. iu probably mosi cases
ii is irue ibai oue mi,bi ueed or require ibe assisiauce ol a meuior
lor a iime. lui ouly lor a iime. because wbeu ii is iime io move ou.
ii`s iime' 0iberwise oue becomes a slave lor lile. 0r. perbaps. oue
becomes a Vasier` aud ibeu iales ou -laves`. perpeiuaiiu, ibe
same uouseuse aud slaveworsbip ieudeucies ad iuliuiium.
wbai do we meau wbeu we say -piriiual Liberiiua,e aud 1be
Cood Lile well. ibe ouly Lile worib Liviu, is ibe Cood Lile.
Plaiu aud simple. People wbo say Poveriy is a viriue aud blasi ibe
Ricb are i,uoraui ol ibe lacis ol lile. Iu order io really eujoy ibe
beueliis ol liviu, ou ibis plauei ol ibe apes. we musi bave our ape
ameuiiies' \ud ibai ,oes lor ibe real coucepi ol worsbip. worib
sbip ibai we ,ive bacl io ibe sysiem. 1bai`s ri,bi. worsbip is uoi
io be ceuired arouud beudiu, dowu aud prayiu, io idols. bui io
revereuciu, ibe beauiy ol Lile. ibe beauiy IX Lile. Xaiure. (aud
eveu ibose ibiu,s wbicb people cousider io be auiiibeiical io ibe
Xaiural 0rder siill cau be a pari ol ii. lile excelleui arcbiieciure.
iecbuolo,y. macbiues. ari. aud so lorib). Iiue cuisiue is a lar more
admirable ibiu, ibau lasiiu,. \ud ceriaiuly lar beiier lor us ibau
bealib lood`. 1be secrei lai well. uoi lai Healiby. Il you bave
io eai Healiby` ibeu you are uoi well`' Cei ii \s -aiui Iraucis
\iuceui Zappa`s lyrics lor 1be Veel -ball Iuberii Xoibiu,.` liual
iwo siauzas says.
Isss
Nhat ls Qadosh7
lat that pork
lat that ham
laugh tiII ya choke
On BiIIy Craham
Moses. Xaron :n Xbraham...
They`re aII a waste of time
:X it`s yer ass that`s on the Iine
(lT`S YlB XSS THXT`S OX THl llXl)
Do what you wanna
Do what you wiII
)ust don`t mess up
Your neighbor`s thriII
:X when you pay the biII
KindIy Ieave a IittIe tip
Xnd heIp the next poor sucker
On his one way trip. . .
SOMl TXKl THl BlBll. . .
\ud ibis is really ibe code ol couduci. ibe rule ol lile ibai our au
cesiral bereiics. be ibey \uiiuomiau Cuosiics. lreibreu aud -isiers
ol ibe Iree -pirii. various lervisb Croups. Isma`iliyya eveu. Xu
sairi. ceriaiuly. 1emplars. Piraies. Illumiuaii. Iraulisis. Rabelai
siaus. Ireeibiulers. Hedouisis. 1belemiies. aud so lorib bave ,oue
by. ibrou,boui ibe ceuiuries. ai ibe risl ol exposure aud persecu
iiou by ibe auiboriiies ol wbaiever ,eueraiiou.
-ee you ou ibe wbiie Islaud'
Is+
Nhat ls Qadosh7
RecstwItse.
S
O. ibeu...
1be adosbim aud ibe adesbim may be iwo com
pleiely dillereui ,roups. bui ibere are some iuieresiiu,
parallels ibai ibe preseui volume covers.
1be adosbim are ibe Holy 0ues wbo made ii iuio Vasouic Le,
eud as ibe adosb Iaibers aud oiber uames sucb as ibe |ui,bis ol
ibe Voruiu, or Palesiiue. ibe lleci. ei ceiera.
1bey were bebiud ibe lormaiiou ol ibe lsseue ,roup(s). ibey
splii up. alier ibe desiruciiou ol ibe 1emple iu 70 t.l. aud sur
vived io ibe iime ol ibe Iirsi trusade. accordiu, io ibe siories.
I am uoi couviuced ai all. ibai ibis ,roup aud ibe !obauuiie ,roup
are ibe same. bui ibey may bave beeu relaied.
\s io ibe !obauuiie ,roup. ibis siory is oue ibai was alle,edly
coucocied iu ibe 18ib teuiury / early 19ib teuiury. by ibe Ireucb
1emplar 0rder. wbicb jusi aboui everyoue wauis io dismiss as a
,roup ol lales.
\ei. ai ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibe 1emplar curreui ibai swepi ibrou,b
Irauce iu ibe 18ib teuiury-early 18ib teuiury-we bave a
,roup ol Ireucbmeu wbo would lilely bave read ibe iravel re
poris ol explorers lile Heury Vauudrell. Velcbisedecb 1bveuoi.
Xiebubr. Pococle aud uumerous oibers.
1be -acred lool ol ibis ,roup is called ibe /////. wbicb was
based ou a bool ibai came lrom a leliasbi lervisb iu Creece.
uamed Xicepborus.
1bis siory is oue ibai bas ibe 1emplars comiu, iuio some raiber
iuieresiiu, secrei luowled,e. |uowled,e ibai belped secure ibem
selves as a Power lormidable euou,b io ,ive ibe tburcb a ruu lor
iis mouey.
lui. alas. ibe old cbar,e ol beresy was levelled a,aiusi ibem.
1be same cbar,e levelled ai mauy ,roups ibe tburcb cousidered a
ibreai-lor wbicb. see 1bomas wri,bi`s bool. 1/ bs// / //
(:// /s.
1be |ui,bis were arresied. ibeir properiies seized. aud ibe 0rder
I+
Nhat ls Qadosh7
was pui io sleep.
1be 1emplars survived. bowever. uuder various lorms. uuiil ibe
18ib ceuiury. wbeu ibe |adosb Crade was esiablisbed.
Irom ibere ii became clear ibai some ,roup was iuieresied iu
exaciiu, veu,eauce a,aiusi Pope aud |iu,.
Vosi Vasouic scbolars iale ibe siiu, oui ol sucb au idea. yei ibai
idea was ibere. Perbaps ii`s beiier ibey bave ialeu ibis posiiiou.
lveu Pile iales ii up iu bis mosi esoieric ol worls.
\i auy raie. ii is iuieresiiu, ibai ibe Le,eud we bave uamed 1be
!obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars`. il lalse. il malebelieve. bas
bad sucb a populariiy. eveu wbeu dismissed by so mauy.
wbeu we examiue ibis siory. uoi lrom a Vasouic poiui ol view.
bui lrom looliu, ai ibe bisiorical uarraiives ol ibe trusades aud ai
bisiories ol various secis iu -yria ii becomes clear ibai jusi sucb a
couueciiou beiweeu ibe 1emplars aud ibe Cuosiic survivals iu ibe
area exisis.
1be laci ibai jusi sucb a Le,eud was boru aud propa,aied speals
\olumes as io ibe liud ol iulormaiiou ,leaued lrom ibe Ireucb ar
isiocracy ibai iool up ibe \oya,es io ibe lasi. aud wroie aboui
ii'
lou \oya,e'
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&Lewt tLe mteosI tLt jeIIea.
1be maierial ibai lollows was wriiieu iu 1997. aud updaied lor iis pub
licaiiou io ibe web iu 2000. \i ibe iime. we did uoi possess mosi (i.e..
2/3) ol our Library. aud so we bad io ,uess wbai we were wriiiu, aboui
iu some cases. aud we bad uoi yei louud ibe excelleui resource. Callica.
ouliue. \ loi ol ibe maierial bas beeu revised. 1be riiuals aud ibeir
explauaiious bave beeu compleiely ,oue over aud redoue. ibe bool
bas beeu or,auized iu ibree seciious (lour il you iuclude ibe iuiroduc
iory maiier). -eciiou 1. Riiuals. -eciiou 2. Le,euds. aud -eciiou 3.
1bemes.
-eciiou 1 couiaius ibe riiuals ol ibe 29 aud 30 - iu ibe case ol ibe
lormer. Pile`s Riiual lrom J:o (s. cleaued up. wiib illusiraiious
lrom oiber sources. wiib words decipbered. ioo. Iu ibe case ol ibe lai
ier. we ediied ibe 2+ib le,ree lrom ibe /:/ J:s// versiou.
maliu, ii readable. Ii is by lar a beiier |adosb riiual ibau ibe laier
versious. as ii is mucb more raw aud viial ibau ibe overblowu riiuals
ibai ibe -coiiisb Riie versious ,ive us. aud ii`s mucb closer iu iime io
ibe source ol ibis Riiual.
-eciiou 2 couiaius ibe Le,eudary Hisiories ibai we preseuied iu ibe
ori,iual versiou. wiib addiiious. aud beiier lormaiiiu,. perbaps. Iirsi.
ibe !obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars. iu a uew versiou ialeu lrom ibe
!obauuiie Rl/Vix ol 200. \lier ibai. ibe adosb Iaibers Le,eud.
wiib uew maierial added. arrau,ed alier ibe siyle ol ibe !obauuiie Le,
eud. 1be older versiou is uoi iu ibis bool. \ll iis compoueuis bave beeu
placed accordiu, io ibe uew versiou.
-eciiou 3 couiaius ibe remaiuiu, maierial - 1bemes ibai were ex
plored. based ou ibemes we eucouuiered iu ibe iwo Le,euds meuiioued
above. aud. iudeed. iu ibe Riiuals as well.
ludoubiedly some appropriaie ,oodies are iu ibe bacl seciious. iu
cludiu, I:|s /!s J/s/s. / 1/ /oo|!! alou,
wiib ibe lamous !acl lur,ers de Vol recipe. preseuied iu a siylisb
mauuer.
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4. Q&OSH.
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Hl ceuiral ibeme ol ibis bool is a Le,eud` wbicb mosi
ol us lirsi came across iu readiu, Pile`s J:/s :! /-
o:. or. perbaps. Levi`s //s/; / J:/. 1bis is wbai
we call 1be !obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars.` \u associaied
Le,eud` is ibai ol ibe adosb Iaibers.`
wbile ibese Le,euds` are dismissed as liciiou. or as some sori ol
alle,ory` by ibe boiiyioiiies wbo re,ard ibemselves as le,iiimaie
scbolars. ii is clear io me ibai ibere is more ibau lauiasy io ibese
siories. 0iberwise. wby were ibey deemed imporiaui euou,b io
be perpeiuaied iu Vasouic Riiual aud Le,eud. siuce ibe mid18ib
teuiury t. l.
1be dismissal ol ibe !obauuiie Le,eud as a liciiou ol ibe propa
,audisis ol ibe Ireucb 1emplar 0rder ibai came aboui as a revival
iu ibe 18ib teuiury. su,,esis ibai ibose wbo dismiss ii as mere
liciiou would bave us believe ibe more popular versiou ol ibe 1em
plar sa,a. aud ibai all ibis diviue veu,eauce siull aud le,euds ol a
secrei 0rder said io bave survived siuce aucieui iimes is some liud
ol alle,ory.
\ei. ii`s uumisialeable. lrom Ramsay aud 1scboudy ou. ibese
yarus were spuu iu order io ,ei a messa,e across ibai would bave
died oui by ibe 19o0s bad ii uoi beeu lor ibe iuieresi ,eueraied by
some Ireucb auibors ol adveuiurer liciiou. aud aucieui mysieries`
siyle bools. ibai piqued ibe curiosiiy ol Heury Liucolu wbeu be
iool ibai lamous (or iulamous) boliday bacl iu 19o9.
0ue ibiu, we musi siress-aud we are sure we are repeaiiu,
ourselves. bui we waui ii io be clear. ibere is a bi, dillereuce
beiweeu ibe 1emplar 0rder aud iis Poriu,uese. -pauisb. lel,iau.
aud Ireucb survivals. aud ibe Hi,b Crade 1emplar or lcossais
Vasoury. \lier aualyziu, ibese maierials. I liud mysell iu a,ree
meui wiib Vadame llavaisly`s assessmeui ol a uelarious iullueuce
ibai Hi,b Crade Vasoury bad ou ibe 1emplar cause. eveu il ibere
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were some ,ood ibiu,s ibai came oui ol ii iu oiber seciors. Ior. we
bold io ibe survival ol ibe Cuosis. aud a peculiar Cuosis ai ibai'
\s we bave poiuied oui ai ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibe bool our deliui
iious lor ibe ierm adosb` - aud ibe couiexis we employ wbeu
usiu, ibai ierm. we ueed uoi iarry bere. Reler bacl io ibe iuiro
duciory lor ibe deliuiiious.
Iu ibe tbivalry le,rees ol Hi,b Crade Vasoury. ibere are iwo
ibai are ol imporiauce io us ai ibis poiui. 1be lcossais ol -aiui
\udrew. aud ibe Craud lleci |ui,bi |adosb. or | - H. Iu ibe
\ucieui aud \ccepied -coiiisb Riie. ibese lorm ibe 29ib aud 30ib
le,rees. Iu iis direci predecessor. ibe Riie ol Perleciiou. based
upou ibe lmperors ol ibe lasi aud wesi ol ibe tbevalier louuev
ille (ibis. iu iis iuru. based upou ibe tbapier ol tlermoui. uoi io be
coulused as ii always is. wiib ibe !esuii tolle,e ol ibe same uame.
bui a bouse ,iveu ibai uame by ibe louuder ol ibe tbapier). ibere
is uo -aiui \udrew`s de,ree. bui ibe |adosb is ibe Xl PLl- lL
1R\` or 2+ib ol ibe 2 le,ree Riie.
Iu ibere is a bisiorical uarraiive. wbicb sums up ibe euiire body
ol de,rees leadiu, io ibe |adosb. ibai iucludes meuiiou ol ibe
lleci Vasous` lrom ibe 1+ib le,ree Le,eud. ibai splii oll alier
ibe desiruciiou ol ibe 1emple aud weui ibeir separaie ways. 1bis
is wbai I`ve come io call ibe adosb Iaibers` Le,eud. aud wbicb
I lirsi read aboui iu Levi`s // / S/!s.
Iu ibe !obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars. wbeiber ii`s merely
a Ireucb iuveuiiou. or il ii is a siory ibai bolds iruib value (aud
we`re coulideui ibai ii does jusi ibai). wbai are we io male ol ibe
siory couceruiu, ibe seci ol !obauuiie tbrisiiaus ibai bad survived
persecuiiou. aud survived ibe tburcb touucils. aud ibe Voslem
expausiou. up io ibe iime ol ibe Iirsi trusade aud iis aliermaib
Is ibai jusi malebelieve. or is ibere someibiu, io ii Iu 1997.
wbeu we lirsi wroie ibis bool. we bad uowbere uear ibe maierial
we bave uow. aud we bave louud some raiber iuieresiiu, biis ol
iulormaiiou couceruiu, ibis. Iu ibe years surrouudiu, ibe rel
ormaiiou` ol ibe 1emplars iu Irauce. or ibe early 18ib teuiury
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t. l.. we liud a uumber ol Ireucbmeu maliu, jourueys io ibe
Levaui. was ii lor a vacaiiou. or were ibey ibere io seel oui ibis
secrei seci Perbaps uoi all ol ibem. bui some ol ibem brou,bi
bacl iulormaiiou ibai was picled up by copycais. lor ,euera
iious io come. -ome ol ibe Xobles wbo were ai ibe louudaiiou
ol ibe Peiiis1empliers` aud ibe -ocieiy ol ibe -irloiu (\loyau).
were couuecied io ibese iraveller circles aud ii becomes clear io us
ibai ibey believed ibe 1emplars did iu laci come iuio couiaci wiib
secrei secis (uoi jusi secrei sex') - aud we are spealiu, ol -yriau
tbrisiiaus.` tbrisiiaus ol -aiui !obu.` \ssassius.` \usyreeb.` ei
ceiera. \ll iu ,ood iime.
wbeu we laid oui our J!s (:!/ ai ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibis
bool. a couple ol couiexis lor ibe ierm adosb ai lirsi may seem
uurelaied io ibe idea ol -eparaieuess aud Holiuess ibai ibe Va
souic touiexi couveys. 1bis would be ibe adesbim or Valetuli
Prosiiiuies ol ibe 0ld 1esiameui lra. aud a pariicular Coddess
wiib ibe uame ol udsbu or |adesb. or eiesb.
luiil ibe relaiively laie period iu aucieui iimes. sex aud reli,iou
were syuouymous. aud ibis ouly coudemued by ibe more lauaii
cal amou, ibe propbeis aud priesis associaied io ibe \abweb culi.
wbicb was ouly oue culi amou, several. iucludiu, ibai ol \sberab.
ibe Hebrew Coddess. \ei ii bas really beeu due io ibe 0ribodox
tbrisiiaus.
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ibai sex aud reli,iou bave beeu separaied.
we are iold ibai io blaspbeme ibe Holy Cbosi is ibe lupardou
able -iu.
well. ibeu. all tbrisiiaus wbo bold -exXe,aiive aiiiiudes are
,uiliy ol ibis. siuce ibe Iaibers coudemued ibe Holy Cbosi wiib
oui reco,uiziu, ii lor wbai ii was. wbo says ibe told war be,au iu
ibe posiwwII period 1bis beiu, doue. ibe sole aci wbicb coulers
Crace was coudemued as a siu. uuless used io eu,euder ollspriu,
(ibe leasi imporiaui usa,e ol ibe sexual process). aud ibeu ouly by
leeliu, ,uiliy lor doiu, ii. Clorilyiu, aud Praisiu, ibe Holy Cbosi
beiu, cousidered evil. ibeu. ibe ouly ri,bieousuess available io ibose
wbo cousider ibemselves lollowers ol 0ur Lord !esus tbrisi`. aud
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
ol ibe 0ue. 1rue. Holy aud \posiolic tburcb` aud all iis variauis.
ollsboois aud cousius-is ibe vilesi lileue,aiiu, blaspbemy. aud is
equal io ibe sellisbuess. aibeism. aud uibilism ibey accuse Pa,aus.
Cuosiics. luddbisis aud our liu lor praciiciu,.
luildiu, aud -exual luiou bave similar eiymolo,ical roois. Iu
ibai couiexi. ibe iradiiioual word ol ibe 3. VabHaloue. wbicb
is explaiued away as au exclamaiiou. wbai...ibe luilder'` could
aciually meau. wbai...ibe couju,aiiou'` accordiu, io /-I-
/!:/`s /|-///s/ ////:;. lxieudiu, ibis luriber. we
could exclaim. wbai ibe Iucl'`-aud uoi be disrespecilul aboui
ii eiiber. 1be Vasous bave beeu ,ilied wiib a siu,ular seuse ol
bumor. oiberwise ibe le,euds iu ibe riiuals would uever bave beeu
creaied.
Meoe e Veqece d MeoIst+.
t
X ibe |ui,bi |adosb riiual. aud ibose ol ibe le,rees ibai
lollow ii. ii is clear ibai some liud ol veu,eauce` a,aiusi
1broue aud \liar was beiu, called lor. \ei. iu mauy wriiiu,s
ou Vasoury relaiiu, io ibis subjeci. ii is siressed ibai ibis is uoi
ibe case. aud eveu ibe bloodcurdliu,` oaibs bave beeu removed
lrom mauy de,rees iu order io quiei ibe marls.
Ii is jusi ibis sori ol appeasemeui ibai bas assisied iu leepiu, auy
real social cbau,e lrom ialiu, place. wiib ibe billious ol people
alive ou ibis plauei ioday. I suppose ibai au iucouiroveriible dem
ousiraiiou ibai ibese beliel sysiems are bo,us would cause wide
spread pauic aud lead io more dama,e ibau ,ood.
\i lirsi.
\ei. ii is irue ibai ibis sori ol ibiu, bas beeu iu order lor a lou,.
lou, iime. \i leasi as lou, as ibe mid18ib teuiury wbeu a uum
ber ol ibese Hi,bCrade riiuals were creaied. aud ai leasi as lou,
as ibe tairo Revelaiiou iu 190+.
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Iatroductloa.
Seme Netea O CoeIe+.

lBHXPS ii`s oui ol place io wriie ol trowley bere.

siuce ibe maiu subjeci maiier bas io do wiib ibe 1em
plar 1radiiiou. accordiu, io ibe le,euds ol Hi,b Crade
Ireemasoury. aud ibe !obauuiie Le,eud-yei ibe 0r,auizaiiou be
belou,ed io aud promoied io bis dyiu, day is a remuaui ol ibe
!obauuiie 1emplar liuea,e. Ii is our couviciiou ibai ibe pro,ram
trowley iried iu vaiu io promoie was (aud is) a le,iiimaie devel
opmeui ol ibe -ecrei tburcb ol Hu,ues de Payeu` aud ibai bad
ibe tburcb beeu cbecled iu ibe years ol ibe 1emplars. a sieadier
,rowib ol a Hi,ber -ocieiy mi,bi bave beeu a realiiy. raiber ibau
ibe seediuess ibai iypilies ibe moderu world.
we bave beeu ialeu io iasl by mauy lor iusisiiu, ou trowley.
or ou 1belema. or ou ibe ,eueral \uiiuomiau aud -piriiual Lib
eriiua,e ibai trowley`s 1belema was a laie successor io. 1bere
are ibose wbo see iu uieiisis aud ibe lreibreu aud -isiers ol ibe
Iree -pirii ibe same devilry ibey aiiribuie io \dam weisbaupi`s
Illumiuaii. \ei ibese movemeuis bave all beeu uecessary. il as a
remiuder io ibe sellcousiiiuied auiboriiies ibai ibeir iime is lim
iied. aud ibai ibeir lraud will uoi be so compleie as io obliieraie
ibe 1ruib lorever.
-pealiu, ol Horus. ibe trowued aud touqueriu, tbild. aud ol
ibe \eou ol Horus. trowley siaies.
lverywbere bis ,overumeui is ialiu, rooi. 0bserve lor yourselves ibe
decay ol ibe seuse ol siu. ibe ,rowib ol iuuoceuce aud irrespousibiliiy. ibe
sirau,e modilicaiious ol ibe reproduciive iusiiuci wiib a ieudeucy io be
come bisexual or epiceue. ibe cbildlile coulideuce iu pro,ress combiued
wiib ui,bimare lear ol caiasiropbe. a,aiusi wbicb we are yei ball uuwill
iu, io iale precauiious.
tousider ibe ouicrop ol diciaiorsbips. ouly possible wbeu moral ,rowib
is iu iis earliesi sia,es. aud ibe prevaleuce ol iulauiile culis lile tommu
uism. Iascism. Pacilism. Healib trazes. 0cculiism iu uearly all iis lorms.
reli,ious seuiimeuialised io ibe poiui ol praciical exiiuciiou.
tousider ibe populariiy ol ibe ciuema. ibe wireless. ibe looiball pools
aud ,uessiu, compeiiiious. all devices lor sooibiu, lraciious iulauis. uo
seed ol purpose iu ibem.
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tousider spori. ibe babyisb euibusiasms aud ra,es wbicb ii exciies.
wbole uaiious disiurbed by dispuies beiweeu boys.
tousider war. ibe airociiies wbicb occur daily aud leave us uumoved
aud bardly worried.
we are cbildreu.
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lemocracy dodders.
Ierocious Iascism. caclliu, tommuuism. equally lrauds. cavori cra
zily all over ibe ,lobe.
1bey are bemmiu, us iu.
1bey are aboriive biribs ol ibe tbild. ibe Xew \eou ol Horus.
Liberiy siirs ouce more iu ibe womb ol 1ime.
lvoluiiou males iis cbau,es by auii-ocialisiic ways. 1be abuormal`
mau wbo loresees ibe ireud ol ibe iimes aud adapis circumsiauces iuielli
,euily. is lau,bed ai. persecuied. olieu desiroyed by ibe berd. bui be aud
bis beirs. wbeu ibe crisis comes. are survivors.
\bove us ioday bau,s a dau,er uever yei paralleled iu bisiory. we
suppress ibe iudividual iu more aud more ways. we ibiul iu ierms ol ibe
berd. war uo lou,er lills soldiers. ii lills all iudiscrimiuaiely. lvery uew
measure ol ibe mosi democraiic aud auiocraiic ,overumeuis is tommu
uisiic iu esseuce. Ii is always resiriciiou. we are all ireaied as imbecile
cbildreu. lora. ibe -bops \ci. ibe Voioriu, Laws. -uuday sullocaiiou.
ibe teusorsbip-ibey wou`i irusi us io cross ibe roads ai will.
Iascism is lile tommuuism. aud disbouesi iuio ibe bar,aiu. 1be dic
iaiors suppress all ari. liieraiure. ibeaire. music. uews. ibai does uoi meei
ibeir requiremeuis. yei ibe world ouly moves by ibe li,bi ol ,euius. 1be
berd will be desiroyed iu mass.
1be esiablisbmeui ol ibe Law ol 1belema is ibe ouly way io preserve
iudividual liberiy aud io assure ibe luiure ol ibe race.
Iu ibe words ol ibe lamous paradox ol ibe tomie de Iuix-1be ab
soluie rule ol ibe siaie sball be a luuciiou ol ibe absoluie liberiy ol eacb
iudividual will.
\ll meu aud womeu are iuviied io cooperaie wiib ibe Vasier 1beriou
iu ibis. ibe Creai worl.` - excerpis lrom tbapiers + aud ol ibe Iuiro
duciiou io ibe 193o ediiiou ol 1/ // / // /:. (1987 repriui.)
7
Iatroductloa.
CecIwdsq...
S
O. ibeu. our worl iu ibis place draws lrom wbere we
leli our accouui iu lool 0ue. ibe 1. Pile speals ol
ibe dociriues ol !obu prevailiu, iu ibe 0rieui. Ii is iu ibis
couiexi ibai we liud au iuieresiiu, accouui-ibai ol ibe /////.
olieu deuouuced as a lraud aud/or lor,ery. also uoiiced brielly iu
\olume 0ue.
Ior ibe preseui. bowever. we sball ,ive a briel (bui deiailed) sur
vey ol ibe 29 aud 30 iucludiu, riiuals lor eacb. lor ii is imporiaui
lor ibe reader io luow aud io uudersiaud ibe couiexi iu wbicb
Ireemasous place ibe adosb 1radiiiou.
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detea.
1. liseumauu aud wise. 1/ /:! S: S//s |!. p. 20o.
2. 1bomas Iumau. 1// /:: :! J! t//s//: S;o|//so. pp.
xxxii xxxiii.
3. llipbas Levi. /: t// !s (:!s J;s/`s. 32. quoied iu Pile. 1/
// / // b!s. p. 1o9.
+. Pile. b!s. p. 1o.
. \lleu ldwardes. 1/ I/ / // //s. p. 218.
o. we do uoi iuclude ibe mau !esus. or ibe Iuiiiaie/\vaiar !esus tbrisi.
wbeiber bumauized or deilied. amou, ibis ,roup. uor do we iuclude ibe sev
eral ,roups ol auibeuiic tbrisiiaus wbo were sileuced aud persecuied by ibe
0ribodox bereiics. we recommeud luriou Vacl`s 1/ /s/ (s/. 1/
// / Q \ t//s//: (//s (-au Iraucisco. Harper -au Iraucisco. 1993
e.v.) lor a ,ood survey ol auibeuiic tbrisiiauiiy. \lso. a worl euiiiled 1/
/:// S:/. wbicb is a siudy ol ibe (siill io ibis day) couiroversial Cospel
ol 1bomas. 1bere is a tbrisiiauiiy ibai is lar superior io auyibiu, louud iu
cburcbes aud secis. bui iuaccessible io ibose wbo reluse io ,ive up ibe excess
ba,,a,e ol ibeir do,mas aud supersiiiious. Ii is uulile auyibiu, louud iu ibe
iexibools ou ibe subjeci. aud more aliu io several secis aud creeds wbicb
mosi tbrisiiaus are coudiiioued lrom lay 0ue io baie aud/or lear.
L
QdeaLr
tLe
eLste
Todstse.
Sectse Oer
RtTU&LS.
40
Preaching the Crusade.
44
2. Ood ceaasa ej St. &doe, eo
tosocL ej tLe Cowadea 4203.
4. oeIsmso+.
W
HlX we lirsi wroie ibis bool. iu 1997. ibe ouly -aiui
\udrew`s Riiual we bad access io came lrom ibe ex
posure wriiieu by llausbard. iu S// /// J:s;
///s/:/!.` wbicb is a colleciiou ol terueau Riiuals. 1be Riiual
,iveu ibere bas some iuieresiiu, poiuis iu ii. bui ii is uoi com
pleie. we bave worled ibese iuieresiiu, poiuis iuio ibe body ol ibe
Riiual we compiled lor ibe preseui ediiiou. we drew maiuly lrom
Pile`s 29ib le,ree Riiual lrom J:o (s. ly ibe iime Pile
publisbed ibe ////s / // 1// :! 1/! S///s/ ///.
jud,iu, by ibe ///; lor ibe 29. ii is clear ibai ibey were usiu,
a compleiely dillereui riiual. Iu laci. readiu, ibrou,b t/:s`s
too/:/s J:/s :! /o:. aud Huicbeus` 1 //! /
////. ii is deliuiiely clear ibai ibe -coiiisb Riie does uoi use ibe
riiual ibai Pile wroie. Xor do ibey use ibe ori,iual lcossais ol
-aiui \udrew. ,iveu iu (! 1| t/:. lrom ibe ori,iual lorm ol
\ucieui aud \ccepied -coiiisb Riie riiuals. Iu ibai ori,iual lorm.
ii lollowed more closely ibe -aiui \udrew`s de,ree ibai came lrom
ibe Ramsay Riie. or. ai leasi. lrom ibe larou 1scboudy. wbo is
crediied wiib auiboriu, ii.
1be Riiual ibai is preseuied bere is aciually quiie relevaui io ibe
iimes we are liviu, iu ri,bi uow. wbeu we worl iu ibe iuiroduc
iory commeui ibai was priuied iu ibe terueau 29ib. wiib ibe Pile
Riiual. ii all males seuse.
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2. RstwI.
PIan of CounciI.
43
Rltual of the 0raad cossals of $t. Aadrew, 99.
Twenty-Xinth Degree.
(:! /ss:/s / S/ 1!, /://:/ / // ts:!s
Ii is ibe iweuiyuiuib ,rade ol ibe \ucieui aud \ccepied Riie. aud
ibe eleveuib coulerred iu a Craud tousisiory.
ttoedwctse.
T
HlS is supposed io be ibe lirsi ,rade ol Ramsay`s Riie
wbicb was iuiroduced aboui ibe year 1728. aud was
called lcossais. or -coicb Vasoury. Ii is louuded ou tbi
valric Vasoury or ibe Vasoury ol ibe trusades. aud ,ives a bis
iory ol ibe eveuis ibai led io ibe uuiou ol ibe tbivalric orders wiib
Ireemasoury.
1be ceremouy ol recepiiou |iuiiiaiiou] is briel. ibe iusiruciiou lull.
1bis ,rade is preparaiory io ibe |adosb aud was iuiroduced iuio
ibe \ucieui aud \ccepied Riie by Iredericl ibe Creai iu 178o.
Iu ibis de,ree. my broiber. you are admiiied iuio ibe 1rue ldeu or
domiuiou ol everlasiiu, 1ruib aud lraieruiiy. 1bere you learu wbai
perseverauce cau do. aud iu ibe repose ol your beari aud miud you
liud ibe uliimaie resuli ol our Vasier`s dociriue. wbicb lor so mauy.
is ibe iexi ol a ibousaud vaiu aud lalse ibeories. Ii is lor ibai very
same resuli ibai Ireemasoury bas beeu assailed. boib by liu,ly aud
priesily usurpers. by \ibeisis aud uarrowmiuded seciariaus. 1bis
de,ree my broiber. is usually coulerred by commuuicaiiou.
44
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
tollar aud -asb ol le,ree.
45
Rltual of the 0raad cossals of $t. Aadrew, 99.
TLe CLteo; sta eceotsea, etc.
T
be bau,iu,s are crimsou. supporied by wbiie columus.
1be seais ol ibe Vasier aud wardeus are ol crimsou. orua
meuied wiib ,ildiu,. 1bose ol ibe oiber |ui,bis are blue.
Iu eacb coruer ol ibe Hall is a -aiui \udrew`s tross. wiib uiue
li,bis. by ibrees. iu lroui ol eacb. 1bere are also uiue. by ibrees. ou
ibe lasi. wesi aud -ouib sides ol ibe aliar iu ibe ceuire. 1bere are
also uiue. by ibrees. iu lroui ol eacb ol ibe lour lirsi ollicers. maliu,.
iu all. 81.
1be dress ol ibe |ui,bis is a crimsou robe. a deep scarlei sasb
rouud ibe waisi. a ,reeu collar ed,ed wiib crimsou. woru over ibe
uecl. aud io wbicb ibe jewel is suspeuded. aud a wbiie sill scarl.
woru lrom leli io ri,bi. aud oruameuied wiib ,old lriu,e. 0u ibe
leli breasi is embroidered ou ibe robe a lar,e wbiie tross ol -i. \u
drew.
1be !ewel is iwo sbarp poiuied double iuierlaced iriau,les. lormed
by arcs ol lar,e circles. made ol ,old. aud euclosiu, iu ibe ceuire
ibe compasses. upri,bi aud opeu io 2 de,rees. \i ibe boiiom is
suspeuded io oue ol ibe poiuis a -i. \udrew`s tross ol ,old. sur
mouuied by a |ui,bi`s belmei. 0u ibe ceuire ol ibe tross is ibe
Leiier \.. euclosed iu au equilaieral iriau,le. aud ibai iu a riu,
lormed by a wiu,ed serpeui. leiweeu ibe iwo lower arms ol ibe
tross a |ey is suspeuded. aud ou ibe exiremiiies ol ibe tross are ibe
leiiers 2.. .. C.. .... ibe iuiiials ol ibe words l0\Z.. I\|IX..
V\tHllX\tH.. Xl|H\V\H..
1be Presidiu, ollicer is siyled l.. Cr.. J:s/. ibe -eu.. war
deu. ( //. ibe !uu.. wardeu. ( Ss/:/. ibe +ib 0llicer.
( /://///. ibe -eu.. leacou. ( //. ibe !uu.. leacou.
( J:s/:/. ibe 1reasurer. ( 1/o. ibe -ecreiary. (
//s/:. aud ibe oiber |ui,bis. ( tsss. \ b:! ,uards ibe
door ou ibe iuside. aud a S/// ou ibe ouiside. 1be Cr.. Vasier
siis iu ibe lasi. ibe Cr.. Prior iu ibe wesi. ibe Cr.. -euescbal iu ibe
-ouib. aud ibe Cr.. lailill iu ibe Xorib.
1be Lod,es ol ibis le,ree are siyled t/:/s.
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1be /://; is 9 raps. by 2. 3. aud +. 1be 1. ibe square ol 9.
1be S/ is upou a -i.. \udrew`s tross. by ibree sieps ol au lu
iered \ppreuiice. ibree sieps ol a Iellowtrali. aud ibree sieps ol a
Vasier Vasou.
Password iu ibe touri ol ibe -uliau . . . \Ll0R\|..
luriu, a recepiiou. ibe Hall represeuis ibe couri ol S:/:/-/!!/
(or S:/:!/). ibe Creai -uliau ol l,ypi aud -yria. Xo Vasouic
emblems appear. \ roll ol parcbmeui represeuiiu, ibe |orau lies
ou a iable iu lroui ol ibe 1broue. aud a -araceuic -iaudard. dis
playiu, ibe tresceui. siauds uear ibe seai ol ibe Cr.. Vasier aud
eacb ol ibe wardeus. 1be Hall is ibeu buu, wiib ,reeu aud ,old.
1be |ui,bis all wear ibe 1urlisb cosiume. / wide irowsers. a vesi
aud iurbau. all suowwbiie. aud a red sasb rouud ibe waisi. wiib a
scimiiar. 1be 1broue is occupied by ibe taudidaie. wbo represeuis
ibe -uliau. wbile ibe Cr.. Vasier represeuis // / 1/|/:s. Lord
ol Calilee. 1be -eu.. wardeu. seaied iu ibe wesi. represeuis J://
1!//. broiber ol ibe -uliau. |J:// 1!// S:;/-/!!/. ibe !usi |iu,
aud -word ol Reli,iou]. 1be !uuior wardeu. seaied iu ibe -ouib
represeuis J:// J!:// 1://-/!!/ |ibe \iciorious |iu, devoied
io reli,iou]. Priuce ol Hamab. aud Xepbew ol ibe -uliau. 1be 3rd
wardeu aud -eu.. leacou. seaied ou eiiber side ol ibe 1broue.
J:// /:/ |1riumpbaui |iu,] -ou ol ibe -uliau aud Priuce ol
\leppo. aud J:// 1///:/ |lxcelleui |iu,]. -ou ol ibe -uliau aud
Priuce ol lamascus. aud ibe !uuior leacou. wbo accompauies ibe
Craud Vasier. aud alier iuiroduciu, bim seais bimsell ou ibe ri,bi
ol ibe -eu.. wardeu. ibe /o/ / /oss:
lebiud ibe 1broue is a bauuer iu ibe sbape ol a sbroud. wbiie. ou
wbicb. iu blacl leiiers are ibe words -\L\HlllIX. |IXC 0I |IXC-.
-\L\HlllIX. \It10R 0I \It10R-. -\L\HlllIX Vl-1 lIl'`
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Rltual of the 0raad cossals of $t. Aadrew, 99.
!ewel.
Te Oe.
1be Craud Vasier ,ives ibree raps. aud says. -ir |ui,bis. I am
aboui io opeu ibis tbapier ol |ui,bis lcossais ol -i. \udrew. \ou
will please cloibe aud arm yourselves. aud ibe ollicers will assume
ibeir respeciive posiiious.`
\lier ibai is doue. ibe Craud Vasier a,aiu says. -ir |ui,bi Craud
lailill. are all preseui |ui,bis lcossais ol -i. \udrew`
CBXXD BXlllII. \euerable Craud Vasier. all preseui bave seeu ibe
-uliau ol ibe -araceus upou bis 1broue.`
CBXXD MXSTlB. \ou will iale order ibeu. -ir |ui,bi Craud lailill.
ibai ibe aveuues ol approacb be duly ,uarded. ibai we may suller
uo iuierrupiiou.
CBXXD BXlllII. -ir |ui,bi wardeu. iulorm ibe tapiaiu ol ibe
Cuard ibai ibis tbapier is aboui io be opeued. aud direci bim io
siaiiou bis ,uards so ibai all ibe aveuues leadiu, ibiiber sball be duly
,uarded. aud we be secure a,aiusi iuierrupiiou.
|1/ b1///^ s /, /s, :! s:;s, S/ //// (:!
/://///, ; !s : oo/:/! :! // :!s : s/:-
//![
CBXXD BXlllII. \euerable Craud Vasier. ibe aveuues are duly
,uarded. aud we are iu securiiy.
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
CBXXD MXSTlB. -ir |ui,bi Craud Prior. wbai was ibe ori,iual
occupaiiou ol ibis 0rder
CBXXD PBlOB. 1o rebuild ibe tburcbes iu ibe Holy Laud. de
siroyed by ibe -araceus. as our aucieui breibreu wrou,bi ai ibe re
buildiu, ol ibe 1emple. wiib ibe -word iu oue baud aud ibe 1rowel
iu ibe oiber.
CBXXD MXSTlB. 1o wbai do we uow devoie ourselves
CBXXD PBlOB. 1o aciive tbariiy. aud praciical pbilauibropy. es
pecially iuculcaiiu, ioleraiiou. aud discouuieuauciu, biiieruess aud
sirile.
CBXXD MXSTlB. -ir |ui,bi Craud Precepior. wbai is ibe lirsi duiy
ol a irue |ui,bi
CBXXD PBlClPTOB. 1o revereuce aud obey ibai Creai leiiy wbose
luspealable Xame is so -acred iu ibis de,ree.
CBXXD MXSTlB. -ir |ui,bi Craud lailill. wbai is ibe secoud duiy
ol a irue |ui,bi
CBXXD BXlllII. lver io bave a sacred re,ard lor 1ruib. aud a
prolouud scoru lor lalsebood. cuuuiu, aud ireacbery. io proless uo
opiuiou lor ibe sale ol expedieucy. aud io couceal uoue ibrou,b lear
ol cousequeuces.
CBXXD MXSTlB. -ir |ui,bi Craud -euescbal. wbai is ibe ibird
duiy ol a irue |ui,bi
CBXXD SlXlSCHXl. 1o proieci viriue aud iuuoceuce a,aiusi vio
leuce. iujury. lraud or delamaiiou.
CBXXD MXSTlB. -ir |ui,bi Craud Prior. wbai is ibe lourib duiy
ol a irue |ui,bi
CBXXD PBlOB. Xever io recede iu ibe ,reai baiile lor 1ruib. ibe
ri,bi. lree ibou,bi aud lree speecb. a,aiusi error. wrou,. bi,oiry.
iuiolerauce aud oppressiou ol ibe couscieuce. uuless ii be io ,aiber
uew sireu,ib lor a more deiermiued siru,,le.
CBXXD MXSTlB. |ui,bis Craud trosses. you bear wbai duiies
your lui,bily obli,aiiou requires ol you. Reuew uow io eacb oiber
your solemu promise. made wbeu you were admiiied io ibis de,ree.
ibai you will ever aud laiiblully perlorm ibem'
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Rltual of the 0raad cossals of $t. Aadrew, 99.
Xll. wl PR0VI-l.
CBXXD MXSTlB. Iail uoi io leep ibe promise' -ir |ui,bi Craud
\lmouer. luowesi ibou ol auy poor. sicl or disiressed |ui,bi. or ol
ibe widow or orpbau ol oue deceased. wbo ueeds our aid. or is eu
iiiled io our sympaiby
CBXXD XlMOXlB. I do uoi. \euerable Craud Vasier.
CBXXD MXSTlB. 1beu. iu ibe uame ol Cod aud -i. \udrew. lei us
opeu our tbapier' siuce ii is bi,b uoou. aud lile is all ioo sbori lor
ibe worl we bave io do. -ir |ui,bis Craud trosses. ibe si,u'
|1// / // S// ( (:/; S/ 1/ // (/1^/ S/^1/-
^// :s `` - // (/1^/ ///(/ ``` - :! // (/1^/ J1S1// ````
- :! // /:// !/:s // t/:/ !/; !.]
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
Hugh oI TIberIas, the Lord oI GaIIIee.
Recetse.
1be t\XlIl\1l is prepared by beiu, dressed iu 1urlisb cosiume.
as described above. weariu, iu lroui ol ibe iurbau a lar,e brilliaui.
leiu, ibus prepared. aud all ibe |ui,bis excepi ibe CR\Xl V\-1lR
beiu, iu ibeir places. bui ibe 1broue vacaui. ibe armed -lX1IXlL ou
ibe ouiside ibrows ibe door opeu. aud ibe t\XlIl\1l. accompauied
by ibe CR\Xl l\ILIII |J:// /:/] euiers ibe Hall. wbicb is blaziu,
wiib li,bi. advauces io ibe 1broue. ibe |ui,bis all risiu, aud bow
iu,. aud is seaied upou ii. 1be CR\Xl l\ILIII siis ou bis ri,bi. aud
bauds bim lrom iime io iime. ai ibe proper momeui. wbai be bas io
say. priuied ou slips ol paper. baviu, iold bim belorebaud ibai be is
io read ibem aloud.
Iu ibe meau iime. ibe CR\Xl V\-1lR is dressed as a Prisouer. aud
loaded wiib beavy cbaius. aud beiu, ialeu cbar,e ol by ibe !lXI0R
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Rltual of the 0raad cossals of $t. Aadrew, 99.
ll\t0X |/o/ / /oss:]. ,oes io ibe door. wbere ibe -lX1IXlL re
ceives ibe password |\Ll0R\|..]. aud admiis ibem. 1bey ad
vauce io ibe lasi. aud ibe lmir males a deep obeisauce io ibe
-uliau. wbo. lrom a slip ,iveu bim by ibe CR\Xl l\ILIII. reads
CXXDlDXTl. lrave lmir ol lmessa. wbeuce come you. aud wbom
briu, you wiib you iu cbaius
)UXlOB DlXCOX. |iu, ol |iu,s. lrom \scalou. wbere we bave de
leaied ibe tbrisiiau iuvaders iu a bardlou,bi baiile. aud ialeu
mauy prisouers. oue ol ibe cbiel ol wbom. Hu,b ol 1iberias. ibe
Lord ol Calilee. I bave brou,bi io ibee. ibai ibou mi,biesi lix bis
rausom.
CXXDlDXTl. \LL\H \|l\R' \LL\H |lRIV' 1be praise be io
Cod. \ri ibou ibe Lord ol Calilee
CBXXD MXSTlB. I am.
CXXDlDXTl. I bave beard ol iby lame iu a buudred baiiles. aud bave
mysell crossed swords wiib ibee belore ibe walls ol \cre. 1bou ari
a brave lui,bi. uoble aud courieous. lmir. sayeib uoi ibe Propbei.
1bou sbali uoi de,rade ibe uoble capiive` Ii was uoi well doue
io load bim wiib ibese cbaius. Have ibem ai ouce removed. aud
wbeu ibe lui,bi baib eaieu. aud relresbed bimsell. reiuru a,aiu io
my preseuce.
1/ (/1^/ J1S1// :! // /o/ ///!:, :! :// : //o
/, // (/1^/ J1S1// /! / //s /:/s, :! ///! / :
|, :! // /o/, !// //o / : s:/ : // S//:,
:/s / //s /:[
CXXDlDXTl. -ir Hu,b ol 1iberias. I do you all bouour as a brave
aud loyal lui,bi. bui as ibe cusiom is amou, ibe lollowers ol ibe
Propbei. I musi exaci ol you a rausom proporiioued io your raul as
a lord. aud your emiueuce as a warrior. Iis amouui will sbow ibe
esiimaiiou iu wbicb I bold you. aud I lix ii ai ibe sum ol iwice liliy
ibousaud besauis ol ,old. 1be cboice is yours. io pay ibe rausom or
io lose your bead.
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
CBXXD MXSTlB. \las. priucely -aladiu. you ,ive me iu realiiy uo
opiiou. Ii is beyoud my power io pay ibe rausom. or ibe ball ol ii.
were me Lordsbip ol Calilee aud my Priucipaliiy ol 1iberias boib
sold. I could uoi pay ii. -o eveu iale my bead. lor io a mau impov
erisbed aud ruiued ii scarcely maiiers wbeiber be bas a bead or uoi.
I ueed sbori sbrili. aud ibe execuiiouer may do bis worl ai ouce.
CXXDlDXTl. losi ibou uoi lear deaib
CBXXD MXSTlB. Xo. by my laiib. I bave mei bim lace io lace ioo
olieu. 0uly I would raiber lall sword iu baud. siriliu, a ,ood blow
or iwo a,aiusi your uobles. as a irue lui,bi loves io leave ibe world.
ibau die ibe deaib ol a crimiual by ibe scimiiar or bowsiriu,.
CXXDlDXTl. Ii does uoi ueed ibai you sbould die ibus. ,allaui
|ui,bi. I ,ive you iwo years iu wbicb io colleci io,eiber your rau
som. Co bacl io Irauce. 1bou ueedesi uoi pari wiib iby Priucipal
iiy or Lordsbip. I will wiu ibem ol ibee berealier wiib ibe sword. -o
uoble a |ui,bi is ioo valuable io bis couuirymeu io be allowed ibus
io lose bis lile. 1bere is uo |ui,bi or tbrisiiau ibai will uoi ,ive ibee
liberal aid iowards iby rausom. lui il you sbould lail. ,ive me your
|ui,bily word ibai ai ibe eud ol iwo years lrom ibis day. aud ai ibis
bour. you will preseui yoursell io me a,aiu. aud surreuder your bead
io ibe lxecuiiouer.
CBXXD MXSTlB. Vosi uoble aud priucely -aladiu' iruesi ol |ui,bis
ibysell iu spirii' I accepi iby ierms. wiib ieu ibousaud ibauls lor
iby ,euerous coulideuce. aud I pled,e my |ui,bily word. uever yei
,iveu io mau or womau aud alierwards broleu. ibai. il I do uoi pay
ibe rausom. I will ai ibis very bour. iwo years beuce. preseui mysell
belore you. io die wiiboui a murmur. \ud ibis moreover. by ibe
lody ol ibe Redeemer do I solemuly swear. aud may He bave mercy
ou me. ouly il I leep ibis oaib aud promise. il deaib or sicluess do
uoi preveui'
CXXDlDXTl. Xoble lmir ol lmessa. reiuru ibis brave |ui,bi bis
sword aud armour. Cive bim a borse ol ibe breed called ibe wiu,ed.
aud seud bim wiib sullicieui escori. alier be baib eaieu wiib us.
io ibe tbrisiiau \rmy. Valel \dbel. -ayllddiu. see ibai be baib
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passporis ibai may iusure bis saleiy.
SlXlOB WXBDlX. |iu, ol |iu,s. I bear aud obey.
CBXXD MXSTlB. Priucely -aladiu. I ibaul ibee mosi ,raielully.
aud all tbrisieudom sball luow bow uobly ibou basi deali wiib me.
Permii me uow io reiire aud prepare lor my jouruey. siuce. by my
laiib. ibe buudred ibousaud besauis require me io be siirriu,. aud
will allow me scaui resi lor ibe uexi iwo years.
CXXDlDXTl. 1bou basi permissiou. |ui,bi. 1be uoble lmir will
,o wiib you aud see you prepared ai all poiuis lor your jouruey.
1/ (/1^/ J1S1// |s :! //s, |/ :s / :sss / :/ //
!, // t1^///11/, o/! |; // (/1^/ /1/////, s:;s, J://
1/!:/, o; S, :// // /://s/ //// / /! s:/ ///
//o ::/[
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1/ S/^/(/ //1t(^ s /, :! /s /// // (/1^/ J1S-
1//, / ::/ ::/s // /:s/, :! :://s // S//:`s
/:s[
CXXDlDXTl. Xoble |ui,bi. siuce your lorces euiered ibis laud ol
ours. I bave learued someibiu, ol your iusiiiuiiou ol |ui,bibood.
aud would laiu luow more. I uudersiaud ibe sauciiiy ol ibe |ui,bi
ly word. as you may see by ibe coulideuce I bave placed iu yours.
\ud I bave also beard lrom ibose wbo bave beeu iu your camps. as
prisouers aud oiberwise. ibai ibere is amou, you a sirau,e equaliiy.
so ibai a |ui,bi. ibou,b poor. may sii iu ibe preseuce ol a Vouarcb.
1ell me il ibai be so.
CBXXD MXSTlB. Ii is. 1bou basi uoi beeu misiulormed. 1be
uame ol |ui,bi aud ,euile blood euiiile ibe possessor io place bim
sell iu ibe same raul wiib soverei,us ol ibe lirsi de,ree. so lar as
re,ards all bui |iu,ly auiboriiy aud domiuiou. Il ibe ,reaiesi |iu,
were io wouud ibe bouour ol ibe pooresi |ui,bi. be could uoi by ibe
law ol cbivalry. reluse saiislaciiou by siu,le combai.
CXXDlDXTl. \ud bow may be aspire io maie iu marria,e
CBXXD MXSTlB. wiib ibe uoblesi aud proudesi dame iu tbrisieu
dom. 1be pooresi |ui,bi is lree. iu all bouourable service. io devoie
bis baud aud sword. ibe lame ol bis exploiis aud ibe deep devoiiou
ol bis beari. io ibe lairesi priucess ibai ever wore a torouei.
CXXDlDXTl. \ud baib ibe 0rder ol |ui,bibood oiber excelleu
cies
CBXXD MXSTlB. Ii demauds ibe siriciesi bouour aud mosi sacred
re,ard io 1ruib. Ii requires us io proieci ibe deleuceless aud ibe
iuuoceui. Ii iuculcaies puriiy aud viriue. paiieuce. lirmuess. sell
,overumeui. aud. iu sbori. ibai ibe irue |ui,bi aud ,euilemau sball
be alile wiiboui lear aud wiiboui reproacb.
CXXDlDXTl. Priuce ol 1iberias. ibou owesi me reiuru lor ibe la
vour I bave doue ibee. aud I asl ol ibee a boou. I pray ibee iu ibe
uame ol \llab. ibai ibou wili male luowu io me ibe sacred laws ol
ibe 0rder ol |ui,bibood. aud couler upou me ibai di,uiiy belore
your depariure. lor I am ready io coulorm io iis laws.
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CBXXD MXSTlB. |\lier besiiaiiu,. aud appeariu, coulused.] Ii is
impossible.
CXXDlDXTl. How impossible Vale luowu io me ibe reasous. I
would laiu receive as a williu, ,ili ibai wbicb I mi,bi exiori.
CBXXD MXSTlB. 1bou rulesi mauy uaiious. -alablddiu. Ior
every arrow ibou seudesi by a Vesseu,er. iis said ibai iwoscore
ibousaud riders mouui ou borsebacl. aud lor ibe bow as mauy as
ibou basi asled me besauis lor my rausom. lui I iell ibee. ibai
mi,biy as ibou ari. ibou basi uoi ibe power io lorce a irue aud
loyal |ui,bi io do au aci disbouourable. or lorbiddeu by ibe rules ol
|ui,bibood.
CXXDlDXTl. I crave iby pardou. uoble |ui,bi. lor ibe iucousider
aie ibreai' Ior ii is uoi irue ibai ibe ibiu, ibai oue ,aius ouly by
compulsiou is ol liiile value I would euireai ibee courieously. aud
as au equal. io do me ibis ,reai lavour. 1bou sayesi ii is impossible.
bui wby
CBXXD MXSTlB. 1bou causi uoi be made a |ui,bi wiiboui beud
iu, iby luee belore me. aud my sword musi be laid upou iby per
sou.
CXXDlDXTl. lo I uoi lueel iu prayer. eveu as ibe bumblesi be
liever
CBXXD MXSTlB. 1bou musi proless iby beliel iu ibe oue irue aud
everliviu, Cod. aud ye -araceus worsbip uoi ibe irue Cod.
CXXDlDXTl. 1bou ari misialeu. Priuce. lor ibou luowesi uoi our
laiib. loib uoi ibe |orau say. 1bere is uo Cod bui Cod. ibe liviu,.
ibe sellsubsisiiu, \our Cod is our Cod. ibere is uo Cod bui be. ibe
mosi mercilul. 1o Cod belou,eib ibe lasi aud ibe wesi. iberelore.
wbiibersoever ye iuru yourselves io pray. ibere is ibe lace ol Cod.
lor Cod is omuipreseui aud omuiscieui. we believe iu Cod. aud ibai
wbicb baib beeu seui dowu io us. aud ibai wbicb baib beeu seui
uuio \brabam aud Isbmael. aud Isaac aud !acob. aud ibe 1ribes.
aud ibai wbicb was delivered uuio Voses aud !esus. aud ibai wbicb
was delivered uuio ibe Propbeis lrom ibeir Lord. we male uo dis
iiuciiou beiweeu auy ol ibem. aud io Cod are we resi,ued.` -o
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spealeib ibe |orau everywbere.
CBXXD MXSTlB. Ii is iudispeusable ibai every |ui,bi sbould be
lieve iu ibe Lord !esus tbrisi.
CXXDlDXTl. loib uoi ibe |orau say ibai ibose wbo believe. tbris
iiaus. aud wbosoever believeib iu Cod aud ibe lasi day. aud doib ibai
wbicb is ri,bi. ibey sball bave ibeir reward wiib ibeir Lord loib ii
uoi say. we lormerly delivered ibe bool ol ibe law uuio Voses. aud
caused \posiles io succeed bim. aud ,ave evideui miracles io !esus
ibe -ou ol Vary. aud sireu,ibeued bim wiib ibe Holy -pirii. lvery
oue ol ibem believeib iu Cod. aud bis au,els aud bis scripiures. aud
bis aposiles. we male uo disiiuciiou ai all beiweeu bis aposiles. 1be
au,els said. 0 Vary. verily Cod baib cboseu ibee. aud baib purilied
ibee. aud baib cboseu ibee above all ibe womeu ol ibe world. 1be
au,els said. 0 Vary. verily Cod seudeib ibee ,ood iidiu,s. ibai ibou
sbali bear ibe word. proceediu, lrom bimsell. bis uame sball be
tbrisi !esus. ibe -ou ol Vary. bouourable iu ibis world aud iu ibe
world io come. aud oue ol ibose wbo approacb uear io ibe preseuce
ol Cod. aud be sball speal uuio meu iu ibe cradle. . . Cod sball
ieacb bim ibe -cripiure aud wisdom aud ibe law. aud ibe Cospel.
aud sball appoiui bim bis aposile io ibe cbildreu ol Israel. Cod iool
bim up uuio bimsell. aud Cod is mi,biy aud wise. \ud ibere sball
uoi be oue ol ibose wbo bave received ibe -cripiures. wbo sball uoi
believe iu bim. belore bis deaib. aud ou ibe day ol resurreciiou be
sball be a wiiuess a,aiusi ibem.` 1bus sayeib ibe |orau. aud all
ibe lollowers ol ibe Propbei believe ibai tbrisi was au \posile lrom
Cod. boru ol a \ir,iu. aud iuspired. aud did ieacb ibe 1ruib.
CBXXD MXSTlB. -ayeib ibe |orau ibese ibiu,s. aud dosi ibou
believe ibem
CXXDlDXTl. Ii sayeib ibem. aud I believe ibem. I also believe ibai
ibe Propbei was au aposile. seui io preacb ibe 1ruib. ibe primiiive
irue reli,iou. revealed by Cod io \brabam. I believe iu tbrisi. bui
ibou dosi uoi believe iu Vabomei. we worsbip uo idols. bui ibe oue
irue Cod. wbo was ibe Cod ol \brabam. and who sent Christ
)esus to teach his truth to the )ews.
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CBXXD MXSTlB. wbai |ui,bily viriues does ibe |orau eujoiu upou
ibose wbo believe iis dociriues
CXXDlDXTl. -erve Cod. associaie uo creaiure wiib bim. aud sbow
liuduess uuio pareuis aud relaiious aud orpbaus aud ibe poor. aud
your uei,bbor wbo is ol liu io you. aud also your uei,bbor wbo is a
sirau,er. aud io your lamiliar compauiou aud ibe iraveller. aud ibe
capiives wbom your ri,bi bauds sball possess. lor Cod loveib uoi
ibe proud or vaiu,lorious wbo are coveious. 0b. irue believers. be
paiieui aud cousiauimiuded. aud lear Cod. ibai ye may be bappy.`
-ucb aud oibers lile ibem are ibe words wriiieu ou all ibe pa,es ol
ibe |orau. 1be word ol a Voslem is uever broleu. aud be wbo is
iuiemperaie. uucbasie. cruel. aud violaior ol iuuoceuce. coveious or
base. olleuds a,aiusi ibe law ol ibe Propbei.
CBXXD MXSTlB. Priucely -alablddiu. I couseui. aud mayesi
ibou pardou me. 0 Iaiber' il iu ibis I err. lor oue so uoble aud ma,
uauimous surely meriis ibe bi,b bouour ol |ui,bibood. Co wiib me
ibeu aloue. lor uoue bui ibou musi wiiuess ibe solemu ceremouy
ibai sball couler ou ibee ibe raul aud bouours ol |ui,bibood.
CXXDlDXTl. -ayllddiu. my broiber. assume my siaiiou uuiil I
reiuru. as ibou basi olieu doue. aud lei ibe busiuess ol ibe day pro
ceed. Lei uoue depari uuiil I come a,aiu.
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J1S1// / : :!/// ::/o/, / /// : :/ / : |:-
s/, //s, : |://, :! : /, /// s-/// / 1/
(/1^/ J1S1// /:!s // t1^///11/ / // |:s/, s :/
//s /:! :! !//s //o / :s/ //s /: :! /:!s, :! !;
//o // ://, :! // s:;s / //o.[
1be rules ol |ui,bibood also siricily require ibai ibe beard ol
ibe uoviiiaie sball be sbaveu smooib aud bis bair irimmed. bui ibe
liieral perlormauce ol ibese riies may be dispeused wiib. uuder cir
cumsiauces ibai require ii. lile ibe preseui. I iberelore. as a repre
seuiaiiou ol ibai ceremouy. cui a small locl ol eacb. aud uo more.
yieldiu, io your raul aud ibe cusioms ol your couuiry. I sball uow
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reiire. \ou will ibeu immerse yoursell iu ibe baib. wbicb. wiib ibe
ceremouies already perlormed. ii is a symbol ol ibai bapiismal riie
observed amou, all lasieru uaiious by way ol purilicaiiou ol ibe
body. emblemaiical ol ibai puriiy aud iuuoceuce ol soul wiiboui
wbicb uo oue cau euier iuio ibe order ol |ui,bibood. uor iuio ibe
pure abodes ol bappiuess above. 1be caudidaie lor |ui,bibood uoi
ouly serves a lou, appreuiicesbip iu arms. aud sbows bimsell valiaui
aud dariu,. aud above all base apprebeusiou ol deaib. bui be musi
pass ibrou,b a lou, aud ri,id probaiiou. io prove bimsell. lor bis
viriue. iemperauce. laiib. cousiaucy aud uobleuess ol beari. lor io be
eurolled iu ibe rauls ol cbivalry. 1bai. wbeu ibe excelleui qualiiies
ol ibe caudidaie are luowu. may be dispeused wiib. aud ibe order
coulerred eveu upou ibe lield. lui wberever aud wbeuever cou
lerred. ibe caudidaie musi be lree ol siu aud vice. \ud I do eujoiu
ibee. il ibou ari uoi received io be beucelorward viriuous. cbasie.
bumble belore Cod. mercilul. ioleraui. ,euerous aud cbariiable. io
proceed uo luriber. lesi berealier ibou sbouldesi be dis,raced belore
ibe wbole world. as a lalse aud disloyal |ui,bi. Remember ibai. il
ibou becomesi a |ui,bi. iby word musi berealier uever be broleu.
ibou musi uever sirile a prosiraie loe. uor slay ibe prisouer ibai cau
uo lou,er resisi. uor reluse moderaie rausom. uor delile ibysell wiib
mauy womeu. aud all irue aud loyal |ui,bis musi be iby broibers.
all disiressed vir,ius iby sisiers. aud all poor aud desiiiuie orpbaus
iby cbildreu. wili ibou proceed`
CXXDlDXTl. I will.
CBXXD MXSTlB. laibe ibeu. aud lree iby body lrom impuriiy. ai
ibe same iime. wasbiu, lrom iby soul all evil passious aud uuworiby
desires. 1beu seel ibe coucb. wbicb. suowwbiie aud perlumed. is
au emblem ol ibai beaveu ibai waiis io welcome ibe irue |ui,bi.
wbose sirou, arm ever maiuiaius ibai wbicb be believes io be ri,bi
aud irue. wbo proiecis ibe poor aud leeble a,aiusi ibe baud ol ibe
oppressor. aud leeps bimsell pure aud uudeliled belore Cod. 1beu
array ibysell iu suowy liueu. ibe emblem ol iuuoceuce. aud ibe scar
lei robe ibai is au emblem ol ibe zeal aud devoiiou ol a |ui,bi. aud
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bis readiuess io sbed bis blood lor bis Cod. bis couuiry. or ibe lady ol
bis beari. wbeu ibou basi dressed. summou me uuio ibee a,aiu.
1/ (/1^/ J1S1// //s, // t1^///11/ |://s, :! // -
//s / // /, / / //s : / oo/s, /ss, :! !sss
//os// :s !//!, :! // /s // :s, /// :// //
(/1^/ J1S1//[
o+eo.
CBXXD MXSTlB. Vy lroiber. lei us lueel aud pray'
PBXYlB.
0ur Iaiber. wbo ari iu Heaveu. ibe Cod ol \brabam. Isaac aud
!acob. ibe oue ouly irue Cod' Lool uow upou ibis taudidaie.
aboui io become a |ui,bi aud iby -ervaui. \id bim io perlorm
puuciually ibe vows be is aboui io assume. -ireu,ibeu bis ,ood
resoluiious. aud suller uoi iempiaiiou io overcome bim. Vale
bim a irue |ui,bi. aud ieacb bim io exercise wbaiever powers
be baib. wiib ,euileuess aud moderaiiou. aud lor ibe beuelii ol
mauliud aud iby ,lory. \id bim io be irue aud loyal. lraul aud
siucere. aud may bis |ui,bibood bere below be bui preparaiory
io bis liual iuiiiaiiou iuio ibe mysieries ol iby Heaveu ol perleci
bappiuess aud perleci puriiy' \meu'
TLe OLIsqtse.
CBXXD MXSTlB. Xoble -alablddiu. ibou basi lueeled io Cod iu
prayer. 1bou musi lueel yei a,aiu. io me. as ibe represeuiaiive ol
all ibe orders ol |ui,bibood. lui lirsi ii is uecessary ibai you iale
upou yoursell a mosi solemu obli,aiiou. belore I cau reveal io you
ibe secreis ol ibe order ol |ui,bibood. wbicb I am aboui io couler
upou you. Ii will biud ibee io uoibiu, uuworiby ol ibysell. or cou
irary io iby laiib. or ai variauce wiib iby duiies io iby bousebold.
ibysell. iby People or iby Cod. 1ale ibeu. il ibou ari williu, io
proceed. ibe |orau. wbicb ibou deemesi Holy. iu iby leli baud aud
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press ii io iby beari. aud placiu, iby ri,bi baud upou ibis crossbili
ol my sword. repeai alier me.
THl OBllCXTlOX.
Iu ibe preseuce ol ibe 0ue Liviu, aud lver 1rue Cod ol \bra
bam. Isaac aud !acob. aud upou ibis Holy lool aud lmblem.
I do mosi solemuly aud siucerely promise aud swear. ibai I will
uever reveal ibe secreis ol ibis le,ree ol Craud lcossais ol -i.
\udrew io auy persou iu ibe world. excepi by permissiou lrom
due aud proper auiboriiy. aud io oue duly auiborized io receive
ibem.
I luribermore promise aud swear. ibai I will beucelorward uev
er wriie or uiier a lalsebood. luowiu, ii io be sucb. uor violaie
my pli,bied word. or my implied pled,e. uor use words iu a
double seuse. uor equivocaie or be ,uiliy ol meuial reservaiiou
io deceive auoiber. uor allow auoiber io misuudersiaud aud be
deceived by my words. bui I will ever beucelorward be irue.
lraul aud loyal.
I luribermore promise aud swear ibai I will beucelorward ,ive
succor aud assisiauce io all disiressed ladies aud poor aud ueedy
orpbaus. aud will allow uoue io rob or iujure ibem. il ii be iu my
power io preveui ii.
I luribermore promise aud swear ibai I will ever veueraie ibe
1rue Cod. aud sirive io ,overu my couduci by His laws. aud
ibai I will beucelorward receive bis blessiu,s aud ,euerous ,ilis
wiib ibaulluluess aud ,raiiiude. aud sirive io repay iu pari bis
lavours by doiu, ,ood io my lellowmeu.
I luribermore promise aud swear ibai I will uever dis,racelully
reireai belore ibe euemy. aud ibai I will aid aud assisi. cberisb
aud proieci a woriby lroiber |ui,bi. aud see ibai uo wrou, be
doue bim. il ii be iu my power io preveui ii.
1o all wbereol I do a,aiu mosi solemuly aud siucerely swear.
biudiu, mysell uuder uo less a peualiy ibau ibai ol beiu, ex
commuuicaied lrom ibe 0rder ol |ui,bibood. aud deuouuced
ibrou,boui ibe world. iu every touri iu lurope aud \sia. io
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Voslem aud Xazareue. io |ui,bi aud Lady. wberever bouour is
loved aud iulamy deiesied. as disloyal aud lorsworu |ui,bi. dis
bououred ,euilemau. aud base. i,uoble mau. -o belp me Cod.
aud reward or puuisb me as I leep or violaie bis vow'
Ssqa, Weoda d TeLea.
1/ (/1^/ J1S1// // /s // t1^///11/ // S/s, b!s
:! 1/s[
IlBST SlCX. (/ // /://. low ibe bead ,euily lorward - aud
wipe ibe lorebead wiib ibe bacl ol ibe + liu,ers ol ibe ri,bi baud.
IlBST TOKlX. Vuiually aud successively iale. wiib ibe euds ol ibe
ibumb aud loreliu,er ol ibe ri,bi baud. eacb ol ibe 1si - 2ud aud
3rd pbalau,es ol ibe loreliu,er ol ibe ri,bi baud ol ibe oiber. muiu
ally spelliu, ibe word l0\Z.
SlCOXD SlCX. (/ b:/. Place ibe ri,bi baud over ibe beari. aud
ibeu exieudiu, ibe arm io ibe lroui ai ibe bei,bi ol ibe breasi. lei ii
,racelully lall io ibe ri,bi side. as il saluiiu, oue.
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SlCOXD TOKlX. Vuiually aud successively iale. wiib ibe ibumb
aud 2ud liu,er ol ibe ri,bi baud. eacb ibe 1si - 2ud aud 3rd pba
lau,es ol ibe 2ud liu,er ol ibe oiber. muiually spelliu, \\|IX.
THlBD SlCX. (/ // 1/. 1uru ibe bead io ibe leli side. looliu,
upou ibe lloor. raise ibe iwo bauds clasped io,eiber. carry ibem io
ibe ri,bi. aud lei ibem drop by ibe sides.
THlBD TOKlX. 1ale beiweeu ibe iips ol ibe ibumb aud 3rd liu,er.
muiually aud successively. eacb ibe iip ol ibe 3rd liu,er ol ibe oiber.
oue sayiu, V\tH.. aud ibe oiber ll.. - aud ibe lirsi iales iu ibe
same way ibe lirsi pbalaux ol ibe same liu,er. aud says X\tH..
IOUBTH SlCX. (/ //. Iuierlace all ibe liu,ers aud ibe ibumbs.
aud cover ibe eyes wiib ibe bacls ol ibe bauds. palms ouiwards.
BlSPOXSl. -ireicb lorib ibe ri,bi baud aud arm. palm dowu
wards. io ibe bei,bi ol ibe sboulder. aud direcily io ibe lroui.
IlITH SlCX. (/ 1!o/://. Raise ibe eyes iowards Heaveu. ibe
bauds uplilied. ibe ri,bi somewbai bi,ber ibau ibe leli. as ibe taib
olic Priesi does. wbeu be says lomiuum \obiscum. ibe beel ol ibe
1 looi beiu, somewbai elevaied. so ibai ibe leli luee may lorm a
square wiib ibe ri,bi.
SlXTH SlCX. (/ // S. Place ibe ibumb ol ibe ri,bi baud upou
ibe ri,bi eye. raisiu, ibe loreliu,er ol ibe same baud so as io lorm
a square. wiib a ,esiure as il you bad some disiaui objeci iu view.
sayiu, \XIR\H H\ -HlVl-H..
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SlVlXTH (OB ClXlBXl) SlCX. Iorm a -i. \udrew`s tross upou
your breasi. wiib ibe arms crossed aud bauds upwards.
ClXlBXl TOKlX. lacb iales successively. beiweeu ibe iips ol ibe
ibumb aud loreliu,er ol ibe ri,bi baud ibe lirsi joiui ol ibe loreliu
,er ol ibe ri,bi baud ol ibe oiber. oue sayiu, Xl.. aud ibe oiber
|H\.. 1beu eacb iales. successively. wiib ibe same. ibe lirsi joiui
ol ibe liiile liu,er ol ibe oiber. aud oue says V\H.. aud ibe oiber
Xl|H\V\H..
PXSS-WOBDS. 1si. PborLal. ibe \u,el ol ibe larib.
2ud. 1aljabbad. ibe \u,el ol ibe waier.
3rd. |bassau (tasmarau). ibe \u,el ol ibe \ir.
+ib. \rdarel. ibe \u,el ol Iire.
SXCBlD WOBD. Xelbamab.
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tststse.
\lier commuuicaiiu, ibese. ibe CR\Xl V\-1lR requesis ibe t\XlI
l\1l io lueel ou bis ri,bi luee. draws bis sword aud siriles bim
li,bily wiib ibe llai ol ibe blade ou eacb sboulder. sayiu,. -alab
lddiu. -uliau ol l,ypi aud -yria. I dub ibee |ui,bi. iu ibe uame ol
ibe 0rder ol |ui,bis lcossais ol ibe 0rder ol -i. \udrew ol -coilaud.
le valiaui. irue aud viriuous.`
He ibeu raises bim. aud says. Vy lroiber. I ueed uoi eular,e
luriber io you upou ibe duiies ol a |ui,bi. 1be 0rder ol |ui,bis
lcossais. is a tbivalric 0rder ol Creai \uiiquiiy. aud bas uumbered
amou, iis members mauy |iu,s aud Priuces. bui iis ,reaiesi boasi is
iis iuiimaie couueciiou aud alliauce wiib au order more aucieui siill.
oue louuded by ibe Creai |iu, -olomou ai ibe iime ol buildiu, ibe
1emple ai !erusalem. aud ol wbicb be was ibe Iirsi Craud Vasier.
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io wbicb order be commiiied ibe cusiody ol ibose primiiive iruibs
revealed io ibe \ucieui Pairiarcbs. aud wbicb ibe Voslems revere
as ibe reli,iou ol \brabam. |iu, Huram ol 1yre. aud Huram. ibe
sou ol a widow ol 1yre. a mau ol ibe People. were also Craud Vas
iers. aud lrom ibem. by uuiuierrupied couiiuuiiy. ibe aucieui iruibs.
luowu belore ibe llood. bave come dowu io us. 1bai order uum
bered amou, iis members ibe cbiel lavouriies aud uobles ol -olo
mou. bui ii was cbielly composed ol ibe worlmeu wbo wrou,bi ai
ibe buildiu, ol ibe 1emple. 1bey ibeu were aud siill are called Iree
Vasous. 1be Vasiers. or 1bird 0rder. received lrom -olomou ibe
irue uame ol ibe leiiy. wbicb was made luowu by Cod io Voses.
aud wbicb is siill preserved amou, ibe Vasous. uoue beiu, allowed
io prououuce ii. Ii is iermed wiib us ibe Vasier`s word. ii beiu, ibe
same. by prououuciu, wbicb \sal brou,bi ibe ibroue ol ibe ueeu
ol -aba io -olomou iu ibe iwiulliu, ol au eye. 1o ibai aucieui order
reler ibe ibree lirsi passwords ol ibis de,ree. Ii is opeu io all wbo
believe iu ibe 0ue 1rue Cod. aud a Voslem may be a Vasou. il be
bui believes iu Cod. aud is a ,ood mau aud irue.
\ll Vasous are breibreu. 1bere. Voslem aud Xazareue worsbip ai
ibe same aliar. eacb perlecily equal io ibe oiber. 1bey bave ceriaiu
si,us aud words by wbicb io reco,uize eacb oiber iu ibe darl as well
as iu ibe li,bi. aud a pariicular word aud si,u wbicb oue broiber
seeiu,. or beariu, ,iveu by auoiber. ibou,b oue were ol your laiib
aud ibe oiber ol miue. be is compelled io ,o io bis assisiauce il ibe
probabiliiy be ,reaier ibai be will save ibe lile ol ibe lroiber wbo
calls upou bim. ibau ibai be will lose bis owu.
1bai 1rue Xame. ibe Iuellable. is ibe 1brice -acred Craud word
ol ibis de,ree. aud ibou ari euiiiled io iis possessiou. lor ibe Cod
wbose uame ii is. is as mucb iby Cod as miue.`
He ibeu ,ives bim ibe 1rue Xame (`) by ibe leiiers. aud ibeu
says. 1bou ari uow euiirely iusirucied as a |ui,bi. bui ibe de
,rees ol Vasoury ibou causi uoi receive. excepi iu a re,ular Lod,e.
ai wbicb are preseui ibree Vasier Vasous. were ii uoi so. I would
,ladly male ibee a Vasou. bui I dare uoi violaie my oaib.`
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1bey reiuru io ibe Hall. aud ibe t\XlIl\1l is a,aiu seaied iu ibe
lasi. aud prompied as belore. says. Priuce ol 1iberias. aud Lord
ol Calilee. I reiuru ibee siucere ibauls lor ibe ,reai bouour ibou basi
doue me. aud believiu, ibou wili re,ard ii as ibe ,reaiesi lavour I
cau couler. I ,raui ibee ibe lives aud liberiy ol ieu tbrisiiau capiives.
io be selecied by ibysell.`
CBXXD MXSTlB. Royal -alablddiu. ibou dosi uudersiaud ibe
irue leeliu,s ol a |ui,bi. 1eu ibousaud iimes more I ibaul ibee
lor ibe boou. ibau il ii bad beeu au aci ol uobleuess aud ,euerosiiy
iowards mysell. lui ibou ari uow my broiber. aud I. as a |ui,bi.
require ol ibee a prool ol broiberly love. wiiboui wbicb ibou causi
uoi become a Vasou. Vy rausom is lar beyoud my meaus. aud ii
is uoi lii ibai a |ui,bi sbould wauder ibrou,b ibe world. beseecb
iu, cbariiy. Reduce my rausom. so ibai by selliu, my Priucipaliiy
aud Lordsbip. aud layiu, dowu my raul. io become a poor |ui,bi
a,aiu. I may mysell discbar,e ii. Il I musi sue lor alms aud aid. I do
ii bere. wbere I esieem ibe mosi.
CXXDlDXTl. -ir |ui,bi. ibou dosi uoi sue iu vaiu. I ,ive ibee ball
iby rausom. Have I lullilled my |ui,bily obli,aiiou
CBXXD MXSTlB. 1wolold. mosi uoble |ui,bi aud Vouarcb. aud
I ibaul ibee wiib a bearileli ,raiiiude. ioo ,reai lor words. Vay iby
uame uever cease io be bououred iu siory aud sou,' I would ibou
weri immorial.
X VOlCl BlHlXD THl THBOXl. -\L\HlllIX. |IXC 0I |IXC-' -\L\H
lllIX. \It10R 0I \It10R-' -\L\HlllIX Vl-1 lIl'
CXXDlDXTl. -ir |ui,bi. ibou sbali uoi ibaul me lor ball a ,ili.
\aliaui Priuces aud lmirs. bebold ibis valiaui Lord lrom wbom I
bave received ibe 0rder ol |ui,bibood' He is my lroiber. aud I
pray you couiribuie io pay bis rausom. lor ibe love you bear mysell.
aud ibe bouour ibai brave meu owe io bravery equal io ibeir owu.
|1/ ////s //|/, /:;/ o;s // /:|/, :!
J// 1!// s:;s. J; ///, S:/:/-/!!/, // ;/ /:/
//// //s:! |s:/s / // ////; //s:!]
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CXXDlDXTl. I ,ive ibai lrom ibe Royal 1reasury. 1ale ii. -ir |ui,bi.
aud iale also iby liberiy. uupurcbased. tboose iby ieu |ui,bis. aud
wbeu ibou dosi weary ol our bospiialiiy. depari wiib ample escori.
1bou ari lree.
CBXXD MXSTlB. Xoble -alablddiu. ibou,b I would laiu see my
,allaui compauious iu arms. I accepi iby bospiialiiy. aud I ,ive ibee
also a boou more valuable ibau iby ,old. I could uoi bave sold ii
ibee. or bave allowed ibee. expeciiu, ii. io ,ive me sucb uoble lar
,ess as ibou basi. \mou, your prisouers are ibe ,ood |ui,bis. my
lroibers iu arms. Iloraui de \oreuues aud lro,o de Virle. wbom
I luow as Vasous. 1bere may be oibers ol ibe Iraieruiiy. I seleci
ibem as iwo ol ibe ieu ibai I am allowed io sei lree. aud wiib ibeir
belp will male luowu io you ibe secreis ol Vasoury. uever more
woribily besiowed ibau ibey will be ou you.
|1/ I|^/(/ //1t(^ !/s // t1^///11/ / // ::-
//-o, / / o:/s /// // (/1^/ J1S1// :ssos //s
s:/, :! // //// / // ////s /s /:! / // ::/
!/s //o // // /://, :! / // /:s/, / // (/1^/
J1S1// /s/s //o /// // //// :! // / // /, :!
//s r/:/s // ///s // I/].
CBXXD MXSTlB. 1be mysiical \.. euclosed iu au equilaieral
iriau,le. aud ibai iu a riu, lormed by a serpeui (ibe emblem ol
eieruiiy). alludes io ibe leiiy. wiib His ibree aiiribuies ol treaiiou.
Preservaiiou aud Re,eueraiiou. as ii did amou, ibe Iudiaus. tbiuese
aud !apauese. wiib all ol wbom ii was ibe Iuellable Xame ol ibe
leiiy. aud ii is also ibe same as ibe leiier \od ibai so olieu appears
suspeuded over ibe Vasier iu ibe lasi. aud ibere represeuis Cod. ol
wbose Hebrew uame ii is ibe lirsi leiier.
1be leiiers 2.`. .`. C.`. aud ..`. are ibe iuiiials ol ibe words
l0\Z. I\|IX. V\tHllX\tH aud Xl|H\V\H.
|/ /s // /:// // o:/ / // :ss-!s :! s:!
! / // /, :! // !s / // s:/ / // (/11(/,
/ / /s // // / // /]
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uItse ej tLe Weoda.
XTH ClBUB lXUllM XDOXXl!
` 2"`!" `2. N. Prououuced. a learued Hebrew says.
\iab ,ebur le,uolam \douai |iusiead ol y]. 1bou ari mi,biy lor
ever. 0 \abvab.`
1be iuiiials ol ibese words lorm N".N . . . ibe word suspeuded
iu ibe lasi.
XBDXBll: 4oge/ of lire.
I do uoi liud ibis or ibe oiber ibree uames ol \u,els auywbere. iu
ibe |abalab or ibe lool ol luocb. 1bey musi be combiuaiious ol
oiber words. bui wbai. ii is dilliculi io say.
N meaus ,lorious. ma,uiliceui. ampliiude. ma,uiliceuce.`
wiib ibe Persiaus ii was ibe uame ol ibe uiuib mouib ol ibe -olar
\ear. aud dedicaied io lire. Ii was ibe uame ol ibe \u,el. Lee says.
wbo bad cbar,e ol ibe -uu.
I ibiul iberelore. ibai ibis uame sbould be 1!:-//. ibe (/; or
// ol Cod.
CXSMXBXX: 4oge/ of tbe 4ir. I cau liud uo derivaiiou lor.
TXlllUD: 4oge/ of tbe nater.
"I. /:/. aud. wiib sullix. "I. /://. dew. liue raiu.`
`. /!. majesiy. spleudor. vi,or. beauiy.` so. perbaps. `
"I. 1://-/!. ibe lew ol \i,or aud leauiy.` i.e.. 1be dew or raiu
ibai sireu,ibeus aud adorus uaiure.`
Iu ibe lasi. wbere ii rarely raius duriu, ibe summer mouibs. ibe
dew lalls so copiously ibai ii resembles a ,euile raiu. couiribuiiu,
,reaily io ibe uourisbmeui ol ve,eiables. aud. as ii were. oversbad
ows ibem. aud preveuis ibeir dyiu, away lrom ibe iuieuse beai.-
XlwV\X.
1/ // / //. cb. lix.. v. 1213. says. 1be -pirii ol lew
bas iis abode iu ibe exiremiiies ol Heaveu. iu couueciiou wiib ibe
reservoir ol raiu. aud iis oui,oiu, is iu -ummer aud iu wiuier. 1be
cloud produced by ii. aud ibe cloud ol ibe misi. become uuiied.
oue ,ives io ibe oiber. aud wbeu ibe -pirii ol raiu is iu moiiou lrom
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iis recepiacle. ibe \u,els come. aud opeuiu, iis recepiacle. briu, ii
lorib. wbeu. lilewise. ii is spriulled over all ibe earib. ii pours au
omeu wiib every liud ol waier ou ibe ,rouud. lor ibe waiers remaiu
ou ibe ,rouud. because ibey allord uourisbmeui io ibe larib. lrom
ibe mosi Hi,b. wbo is iu Heaveu.`
IUBlXC: 4oge/ of tbe Lartb.
. /::/ or //. io bear or briu, lorib. io bear lruii. io
bear youu,. io iucrease.` . /::/ or /:/. lruii. produci.
loius.`
_". /:/. lor ibee.` "". /://. bumid.` wbeuce. receui. uew. lresb.
,reeu. lresbuess. ,reeuuess.`
"". /-/:/. uew or ,reeu lruii. produciu, ,reeuuess.` 1bis
derivaiiou is luruisbed by lro.. \lberi C. Vacley. Iu ibe -auslrii.
/:/: is a plou,bsbare.` aud /:/. io bursi. produce. bear lruii.`
aud /:/:. lruii. crop.`
Hsateo+.
W
HlX ibe 0rder ol 1/ /////! / // 1o/ /
S/o. or ol 1/ ////s / // 1o/. ibe /
///-S/!/s / Iss t//s/. wbicb was esiablisbed
iu 1118. bad beeu declared bereiical by Pope tlemeui \.. ai ibe
iusiauce ol Pbilip ibe Iair ol Irauce. iu 1307. wbeu all ol ibe 0rder
iu Irauce bad beeu arresied aud imprisoued. mauy execuied. more
ioriured. aud all impoverisbed. wbeu. iu mosi ol ibe oiber lurope
au -iaies. ibe lsiaies ol ibe 0rder bad beeu couliscaied aud divided
beiweeu ibe -overei,u. ibe |ui,bis Hospiialers. aud ibe Pope. aud
wbeu ibe Craud Vasier aud ibe Craud Precepior Cuy bad beeu
burued alive. ou ibe 18ib ol Varcb. 1313. 0ld -iyle. ibe 1emplars
uo lou,er bad a commou bead. uor could auywbere maiuiaiu ibeir
or,auizaiiou uuder ibeir old uame. wbicb bad become so lamous.
1beir possessious couliscaied. ibeir leaders iucarceraied lor lile or
pui io deaib. ibe lreibreu persecuied iu every way. ibe survivors
were compelled. lor ibe sale ol coucealmeui. aud io be iu saleiy.
io leave ibeir bomes. lay aside ibe ,arb ol ibe 1emple. aud miu,le
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a,aiu wiib ibe world. or euier oiber 0rders. Iu Poriu,al. wbere ibey
were prououuced iuuoceui. ibe uame ol ibe 0rder was cbau,ed io
ibai ol ibe 0rder ol tHRI-1. Iu lu,laud |iu, ldward proscribed
ibem. aud lorbade ibem io remaiu iu ibe realm. uuless ibey euiered
ibe tommauderies ol ibe |ui,bis ol -i. !obu ol !erusalem. or ol ibe
Hospiial. Iu -coilaud ibey louud proieciiou. aud joiued ibe army
wiib wbicb |iu, Roberi lruce mei ibe iuvasiou ol bis couuiry by
ldward II. ol lu,laud.
1be laiile ol lauuoclburu was lou,bi ou ibe 2+ib ol !uue. 131+.
Iu cousequeuce ol ibe assisiauce reudered bim ou ibai memorable
day by ibe 1emplars. lruce creaied. aud received ibem iuio. ibe 0r
der ol -aiui \udrew du tbardou |ol ibe 1bisile]. ol -coilaud. 1bis
was alierward auuexed io ibe le,rees ol ibe Riie ol Heredom. Hero
dom. or Hierodom. a word coiued lrom ibe iwo Creel words Itpo,
Lo o, |//s !os]. H0L\ H0l-l. aud said io be ibe uame ol a
o/:/ iu -coilaud (/ // /s s/ o/:/). io :/
ibe :/ uame ol ibe 0rder. wbicb was 1Hl H0L\ H0l-l / //
1lVPLl :/ Is:/o.` 1be meauiu, biddeu iu ibe word H0L\`
you may. perbaps. be berealier loriuuaie euou,b io learu.
|iu, Roberi reserved io bimsell aud io bis successors lorever ibe ii
ile ol Craud Vasier ol ibe uew 0rder. aud ,rauied a cbarier ol lauds
io walier de tliliou. Craud Precepior ol ibe 1emplars lor -coilaud.
lor ibe assisiauce wbicb ibey reudered bim ai lauuoclburu.
Priuce tbarles ldward -iuari was ibe lasi Craud Vasier ol ibe
0rder ol Herodom iu -coilaud. aud exercised bis powers iu Irauce. by
esiablisbiu, a tbapier ol Rose troix ai \rras. aud by oiber acis. \ud
wbeu ibe \ucieui aud \ccepied -coiiisb Riie was liually or,auized. by
ibose iu possessiou ol ibe le,rees ol ibe Riies ol Herodom aud Perlec
iiou. aud ol oiber Riies aud deiacbed le,rees ibai bad beeu lrom iime
io iime esiablisbed iu -coilaud. Irauce. Cermauy. aud elsewbere. ibe
0rder ol Craud -coiiisb |ui,bis ol -aiui \udrew became ibe 29
1H
ol
ibe uew Riie. lormed by seleciiu,. lrom ibe dillereui Riies aud 0bser
vauces. seveu le,rees. iu addiiiou io ibe iweuiylive ol Perleciiou. aud
creaiiu, ibe 33
l
. as ibe -upreme aud lasi le,ree. io rule ibe wbole.
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Lectwoe.
IBOM THl BlTUXl.
M
XSOXBY is uoi a reli,iou. He wbo males ol ii a reli
,ious beliel. lalsilies aud deuaiuralizes ii. 1be lrabmiu.
ibe !ew. ibe Vabomeiau. ibe taibolic. ibe Proiesiaui.
eacb prolessiu, bis peculiar reli,iou. sauciioued by ibe laws. by iime
aud by climaie. musi ueeds reiaiu ii. aud cauuoi bave iwo reli,ious.
lor ibe social aud sacred laws adapied io ibe usa,es. mauuers aud
prejudices ol pariicular couuiries. are ibe worl ol meu.
lui Vasoury ieacbes. aud bas preserved iu ibeir puriiy. ibe cardi
ual ieueis ol ibe old primiiive laiib. wbicb uuderlie aud are ibe louu
daiiou ol all reli,ious. \ll ibai ever exisied bave bad a basis ol iruib.
aud all bave overlaid ibai iruib wiib errors. 1be primiiive iruibs
iau,bi by ibe Redeemer were soouer corrupied. aud iuiermiu,led
aud alloyed wiib liciious ibau wbeu iau,bi io ibe lirsi ol our race.
Vasoury is ibe uuiversal moraliiy wbicb is suiiable io ibe iubabiiauis
ol every clime. io ibe mau ol every creed. Ii bas iau,bi uo dociriues.
excepi ibose iruibs ibai ieud direcily io ibe wellbeiu, ol mau. aud
ibose wbo bave aiiempied io direci ii iowards useless veu,eauce.
poliiical euds. ibe |abbala. Hermeiicism. \lcbemy. 1emplarism aud
!esuiiism bave merely perveried ii io purposes lorei,u io iis pure
spirii aud real uaiure.
Vauliud oui,rows ibe sacrilices aud ibe myibolo,ies ol ibe cbild
bood ol ibe world. \ei ii is easy lor bumau iudoleuce io liu,er uear
ibese belps. aud reluse io pass luriber ou. -o ibe uuadveuiurous Xo
mad iu ibe 1ariariau wild leeps bis llocl iu ibe same closecropped
circle wbere ibey lirsi learued io browse. wbile ibe pro,ressive mau
roves ever lorib io lresb lields aud pasiures uew.`
1be laiier is ibe irue Vasou. aud ibe besi aud iudeed ibe ouly
,ood Vasou is be wbo wiib ibe power ol busiuess does ibe worl ol
lile. ibe upri,bi mecbauic. mercbaui or larmer. ibe mau wiib ibe
power ol ibou,bi. ol jusiice or ol love. be wbose wbole lile is oue
,reai aci ol perlormauce ol Vasouic duiy. 1be uaiural use ol ibe
sireu,ib ol a sirou, mau or ibe wisdom ol a wise oue. is io do ibe
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worl ol a sirou, mau or a wise oue. 1be uaiural worl ol Vasoury is
praciical lile. ibe use ol all ibe laculiies iu ibeir proper spberes. aud
lor ibeir uaiural luuciiou. Love ol 1ruib. jusiice aud ,euerosiiy as
aiiribuies ol Cod. musi appear iu a lile marled by ibese qualiiies.
ibai is ibe ouly elleciual ordiuauce ol Vasoury. \ prolessiou ol oue`s
couviciious. joiuiu, ibe 0rder. assumiu, ibe obli,aiious. assisiiu, ai
ibe ceremouies. are ol ibe same value. iu scieuce as iu Vasoury. ibe
uaiural lorm ol Vasoury is ,ooduess. moraliiy. liviu, a irue. jusi. al
leciiouaie. selllaiiblul lile. lrom ibe moiive ol a ,ood mau. Ii is loyal
obedieuce io Cod`s law.
1be ,ood Vasou does ibe ,ood ibiu, wbicb comes iu bis way. aud
because ii comes iu bis way. lrom a love ol duiy. aud uoi merely
because a law. euacied by mau or Cod. commauds bis /// io do ii.
He is irue io bis miud. bis couscieuce. beari aud soul. aud leels small
iempiaiiou io do io oibers wbai be would uoi wisb io receive lrom
ibem. He will deuy bimsell lor ibe sale ol bis broiber uear ai baud.
His !s/ aiiracis iu ibe liue ol bis !/;. boib beiu, iu coujuuciiou.
Xoi iu vaiu does ibe poor or ibe oppressed lool up io bim. \ou
liud sucb meu iu all tbrisiiau secis. Proiesiaui aud taibolic. iu all
ibe ,reai reli,ious pariies ol ibe civilized world. amou, luddbisis.
Vabomeiaus aud !ews. 1bey are liud laibers. ,euerous ciiizeus. uu
impeacbable iu ibeir busiuess. beauiilul iu ibeir daily lives. \ou see
ibeir Vasoury iu ibeir worl aud iu ibeir play. Ii appears iu all ibe
lorms ol ibeir aciiviiy. iudividual. domesiic. social. ecclesiasiical or
poliiical. 1rue Vasoury wiibiu musi be moraliiy wiiboui. Ii musi
become emiueui moraliiy. wbicb is pbilauibropy. 1be irue Vasou
loves uoi ouly bis liudred aud bis couuiry. bui all mauliud. uoi
ouly ibe ,ood. bui also ibe evil. amou, bis breibreu. He bas more
,ooduess ibau ibe cbauuels ol bis daily lile will bold. Ii ruus over ibe
bauls. io waier aud io leed a ibousaud ibirsiy plauis. Xoi couieui
wiib ibe duiy ibai lies alou, bis iracl. be ,oes oui io seel ii. uoi ouly
////. be bas a salieui // io do ,ood. io spread bis iruib. bis
jusiice. bis ,euerosiiy. bis Vasoury over all ibe world. His daily lile is
a prolessiou ol bis Vasoury. publisbed iu perpeiual ,oodwill io meu.
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Xoi more uaiurally does ibe beaver build or ibe mocliu,bird
siu, bis owu wild ,usbiu, melody. ibau ibe irue Vasou lives iu ibis
beauiilul ouiward lile. -o lrom ibe pereuuial spriu, swells lorib
ibe siream. io quicleu ibe meadow wiib uew access ol ,reeu. aud
perleci beauiy bursiiu, iuio bloom. 1bus Vasoury does ibe worl
ii was meaui io do. 1be Vasou does uoi si,b aud weep. aud male
,rimaces. He lives ri,bi ou. Il bis lile is. as wbose is uoi. marled
wiib errors. aud wiib sius. be plou,bs over ibe barreu spoi wiib bis
remorse. sows wiib uew seed. aud ibe old deseri blossoms lile a rose.
He is uoi couliued io sei lorms ol ibou,bi. ol aciiou or ol leeliu,. He
accepis wbai bis miud re,ards as irue. wbai bis couscieuce decides is
ri,bi. wbai bis beari deems ,euerous aud uoble. aud all else be puis
lar lrom bim. 1bou,b ibe aucieui aud ibe bouourable ol ibe larib
bid bim bow dowu io ibem. bis siubboru luees beud ouly ai ibe
biddiu, ol bi, mauly soul. His Vasoury is bis lreedom belore Cod.
uoi bis bouda,e uuio meu. His miud acis alier ibe uuiversal law ol
ibe iuielleci. bis couscieuce accordiu, io ibe uuiversal moral law. bis
alleciious aud bis soul alier ibe uuiversal law ol eacb. aud so be is
sirou, wiib ibe sireu,ib ol Cod. iu ibis lourlold way commuuicai
iu, wiib Him.
1be old ibeolo,ies. ibe pbilosopbies ol reli,iou ol aucieui iimes
will uoi sullice us uow. 1be duiies ol lile are io be doue. we are io
do ibem. cousciously obedieui io ibe law ol Cod. uoi aibeisiically.
loviu, ouly our sellisb ,aiu. 1bere are sius ol irade io be correcied.
lverywbere moraliiy aud pbilauibropy are ueeded. 1bere are errors
io be made away wiib. aud ibeir place supplied wiib uew iruibs.
radiaui wiib ibe ,lories ol Heaveu. 1bere are ,reai wrou,s aud evils.
iu tburcb aud -iaie. iu domesiic. social aud public lile. io be ri,bied
aud oui,rowu. Vasoury cauuoi iu our a,e lorsale ibe broad way ol
lile. -be musi jouruey ou iu ibe opeu sireei. appear iu ibe crowded
square. aud ieacb meu by ber deeds. ber lile more eloqueui ibau
auy lips.
1bis de,ree is devoied io 10LlR\1I0X. aud ii iuculcaies iu ibe sirou
,esi mauuer ibai ,reai leadiu, idea ol ibe \ucieui \ri. ibai a beliel iu
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ibe oue 1rue Cod. aud a moral aud viriuous lile. cousiiiuie ibe ouly
reli,ious requisiies ueeded io euable a mau io be a Vasou.
Ii bas ever ibe mosi vivid remembrauce ol ibe ierrible aud ariili
cial iormeuis ibai were used io pui dowu uew lorms ol reli,iou or
exiiu,uisb ibe old. Ii sees wiib ibe eye ol memory ibe ruibless exier
miuaiiou ol all ibe people ol all sexes aud a,es. because ii was ibeir
misloriuue uoi io luow ibe Cod ol ibe Hebrews. or io worsbip Him
uuder ibe wrou, uame. by ibe sava,e iroops ol Voses aud !osbua.
Ii sees ibe ibumbscrews aud ibe racls. ibe wbip. ibe ,allows aud
ibe siale. ibe viciims ol liocleiiau aud tlaverbouse. ibe miserable
toveuauiers. ibe Xoutoulormisis. -erveius burued aud ibe uuol
leudiu, ualer buu,. Ii sees traumer bold bis arm. uow uo lou,er
erriu,. iu ibe llame uuiil ibe baud drops oll iu ibe cousumiu, beai.
Ii sees ibe persecuiious ol Peier aud Paul. ibe mariyrdom ol -ie
pbeu. ibe irials ol I,uaiius. Polycarp. !usiiu aud Ireuaus. aud ibeu
iu iuru ibe sulleriu,s ol ibe wreicbed Pa,aus uuder ibe tbrisiiau
lmperors. as ol ibe Papisis iu Irelaud aud uuder llizabeib aud ibe
bloaied Heury. 1be Romau \ir,iu ualed belore ibe buu,ry lious.
youu, Var,arei Crabam iied io a siale ai lowwaier marl. aud
ibere leli io drowu. siu,iu, bymus io Cod uuiil ibe sava,e waiers
brole over ber bead. wbile ibe more sava,e tlaverbouse looled ou.
aud all ibai iu all a,es bave sullered by buu,er aud ualeduess. peril
aud prisou. ibe racl. ibe siale aud ibe sword.-ii sees ibem all.
aud sbudders ai ibe lou, roll ol bumau airociiies. \ud ii sees also
ibe oppressiou siill praciised iu ibe uame ol reli,iou-meu sboi iu
a tbrisiiau jail iu tbrisiiau Iialy lor readiu, ibe tbrisiiau lible. iu
almosi every tbrisiiau -iaie. laws lorbiddiu, lreedom ol speecb ou
maiiers relaiiu, io tbrisiiauiiy. aud ibe ,allows reacbiu, iis arm
over ibe pulpii.
1be lires ol Volocb iu -yria. ibe barsb muiilaiious iu ibe uame ol
\siarie. tybele. !ebovab. ibe barbariiies ol imperial Pa,au 1oriur
ers. ibe siill ,rosser iormeuis wbicb RomauoCoibic tbrisiiaus iu
Iialy aud -paiu beaped ou ibeir broiber meu. ibe lieudisb crueliies
io wbicb -wiizerlaud. Irauce. ibe Xeiberlauds. lu,laud. -coilaud.
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Irelaud. \merica bave beeu wiiuesses. are uoue ioo powerlul io waru
mau ol ibe uuspealable evils-wbicb lollow lrom misiales aud er
rors iu ibe maiier ol reli,iou. aud especially lrom iuvesiiu, ibe Cod
ol Love wiib ibe cruel aud viudiciive passious ol erriu, bumauiiy.
aud maliu, blood io bave a sweei savour iu bis uosirils. aud ,roaus
ol a,ouy io be delicious io bis ears.
Vau uever bad ibe ri,bi io usurp ibe uuexercised prero,aiive
ol Cod. aud coudemu aud puuisb auoiber lor bis beliel. loru iu a
Proiesiaui laud. we are ol ibai laiib. Il we bad opeued our eyes io
ibe li,bi uuder ibe sbadows ol -i. Peier`s ai Rome. we sbould bave
beeu devoui taibolics. loru iu ibe !ewisb quarier ol \leppo. we
sbould bave couiemued tbrisi as au imposior. iu tousiauiiuople.
we sbould bave cried 1//:/ // 1//:/. Cod is ,reai aud Vabomei
is bis propbei'` lirib. place. aud educaiiou ,ive us our laiib. Iew
believe iu auy reli,iou because ibey bave examiued ibe evideuces
ol iis auibeuiiciiy. aud made up a lormal jud,meui. upou wei,biu,
ibe iesiimouy. Xoi oue mau iu ieu ibousaud luows auyibiu, aboui
ibe /s ol bis laiib. we believe wbai we are iau,bi. aud ibose are
mosi lauaiical wbo luow leasi ol ibe evideuces ou wbicb ibeir creed
is based. Iacis aud iesiimouy are uoi. excepi iu very rare iusiauces.
ibe ,rouudworl ol laiib. Ii is au imperaiive law ol Cod`s lcouomy.
uuyieldiu, aud iullexible as Himsell. ibai mau sball accepi wiiboui
quesiiou ibe beliel ol ibose amou, wbom be is boru aud reared. ibe
laiib so made a pari ol bis uaiure resisis all evideuce io ibe couirary.
aud be will disbelieve eveu ibe evideuce ol bis owu seuses. raiber
ibau yield up ibe reli,ious beliel wbicb bas ,rowu up iu bim. llesb ol
bis llesb aud boue ol bis boue.
wbai is iruib io o is uoi iruib io ://. 1be same ar,umeuis
aud evideuces ibai couviuce oue miud male uo impressiou ou au
oiber. 1bis dillereuce is iu meu ai ibeir birib. Xo mau is euiiiled pos
iiively io asseri ibai / is ri,bi. wbere oiber meu equally iuielli,eui
aud equally welliulormed bold direcily ibe opposiie opiuiou. lacb
ibiuls ii impossible lor ibe oiber io be siucere. aud eacb. as io ibai.
is equally iu error. b/:/ /s ///` was a prolouud quesiiou. ibe
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mosi su,,esiive oue over pui io mau. Vauy beliels ol lormer aud
preseui iimes seem iucomprebeusible. 1bey siarile us wiib a uow
,limpse iuio ibe bumau soul. ibai mysierious ibiu,. more mysieri
ous ibe more we uoie iis worliu,s. Here is a mau. superior io mysell
iu iuielleci aud learuiu,. aud yei be siucerely believes wbai seems
io me ioo absurd io merii couluiaiiou. \ud I cauuoi couceive. aud
siucerely do uoi believe. ibai be is boib saue aud bouesi. 1! ;/ /
/s |//. His reasou is as perleci as miue. aud be is as bouesi as I.
1be laucies ol a luuaiic are realiiies. io //o. 0ur dreams are re
aliiies /// //; /:s/. aud. iu ibe Pasi. uo more uureal ibau wbai
we bave acied iu our waliu, bours. Xo mau cau say ibai be baib
as sure possessiou ol ibe iruib as ol a cbaiiel. wbeu meu euieriaiu
opiuious diameirically opposed io eacb oiber. aud eacb is bouesi.
wbo sball decide wbicb baib ibe 1ruib. aud bow cau eiiber say wiib
ceriaiuiy ibai be baib // we luow uoi wbai is ibe iruib. 1bai we
ourselves believe aud leel absoluiely ceriaiu ibai our owu beliel is
irue. is iu realiiy uoi ibe sli,biesi prool ol ibe laci. seem ii uever so
ceriaiu aud iucapable ol doubi io us.
1berelore uo mau baib or ever bad a ri,bi io persecuie auoiber
lor bis beliel. lor ibere cauuoi be iwo auia,ouisiic ri,bis. aud il oue
cau persecuie auoiber. because be bimsell is saiislied ibai ibe beliel
ol ibai oiber is erroueous. ibe oiber bas. lor ibe same reasou. equally
as ceriaiu a ri,bi io persecuie bim.
1be iruib comes io us iiu,ed aud coloured wiib our prejudices aud
our precoucepiious. wbicb are as old as ourselves. aud sirou, wiib a
diviue lorce. Ii comes io us as ibe ima,e ol a rod comes io us ibrou,b
ibe waier. beui aud disioried. \u ar,umeui siuls iuio aud couviuces
ibe miud ol oue mau. wbile lrom ibai ol auoiber ii rebouuds lile a
ball ol ivory dropped ou marble. Ii is uo merii iu a mau io bave a
pariicular laiib. excelleui aud souud aud pbilosopbic as ii may be.
wbeu be imbibed ii wiib bis moiber`s mill. Ii is uo more a merii
ibau bis prejudices aud bis passious.
1be siucere Voslem bas as mucb ri,bi io persecuie us. as we io
persecuie bim. aud iberelore Vasoury wisely requires uo more ibau
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a beliel iu 0ue Creai \llPowerlul leiiy. ibe Iaiber aud Preserver ol
ibe luiverse. 1berelore ii is sbe ieacbes ber voiaries ibai ioleraiiou
is oue ol ibe cbiel duiies ol every ,ood Vasou. a compoueui pari ol
ibai cbariiy wiiboui wbicb we are mere bollow ima,es ol irue Va
sous. mere souudiu, brass aud iiulliu, cymbals.
Xo evil baib so alllicied ibe world as iuiolerauce ol reli,ious opiu
iou. 1be bumau beiu,s ii bas slaiu iu various ways. il ouce aud io
,eiber brou,bi io lile. would male a uaiiou ol people. leli io live
aud iucrease. would bave doubled ibe populaiiou ol ibe civilized
poriiou ol ibe ,lobe. amou, wbicb civilized poriiou ii cbielly is ibai
reli,ious wars are wa,ed. 1be ireasure aud ibe bumau labour ibus
losi would bave made ibe earib a ,ardeu. iu wbicb. bui lor bis evil
passious. mau mi,bi uow be as bappy as iu ldeu.
\ud uo mau iruly obeys ibe Vasouic law wbo o/; ioleraies
ibose wbose reli,ious opiuious are opposed io bis owu. lvery mau`s
opiuious are bis owu privaie properiy. aud ibe ri,bis ol all meu io
maiuiaiu eacb bis owu are perlecily equal. Verely io //:/. io
|: /// au opposiu, opiuiou. is io assume ii io be bereiical. aud
asseri ibe /// io persecuie. il we would. aud claim our //://
ol ii as a merii. 1be Vasou`s creed ,oes luriber ibau ibai. Xo mau.
ii bolds. bas auy ri,bi iu auy way io iuierlere wiib ibe reli,ious beliel
ol auoiber. Ii bolds ibai eacb mau is absoluiely soverei,u as io bis
owu beliel. aud ibai beliel is a maiier absoluiely lorei,u io all wbo
do uoi euieriaiu ibe same beliel. aud ibai. il ibere were auy ri,bi ol
persecuiiou ai all. ii would iu all cases be a muiual ri,bi. because oue
pariy bas ibe same ri,bi as ibe oiber io sii as jud,e iu bis owu case.
aud Cod is ibe ouly ma,isiraie ibai cau ri,bilully decide beiweeu
ibem. 1o ibai ,reai !ud,e. Vasoury relers ibe maiier. aud opeu
iu, wide iis porials. ii iuviies io euier ibere aud live iu peace aud
barmouy. ibe Proiesiaui. ibe taibolic. ibe !ew. ibe Voslem. every
mau wbo will lead a iruly viriuous aud moral lile. love bis breibreu.
miuisier io ibe sicl aud disiressed. aud believe iu ibe 0Xl. 1//-/-
//, 1//-b/s, ;/-/s/ C0l. 1////, t:/ :! /-
s / :// ///s. by wbose uuiversal law ol Harmouy ever rolls ou
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ibis uuiverse. ibe ,reai. vasi. iuliuiie circle ol successive leaib aud
Lile.-io wbose IXlII\lLl X\Vl lei all irue Vasous pay prolouudesi
boma,e' lor wbose ibousaud blessiu,s poured upou us. lei us leel
ibe siuceresi ,raiiiude. uow. beucelorib aud lorever. \meu''
|Pile. J:o (s.\\I\1013.]
IBOM MOBXlS XXD DOCMX.
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MlBXCUlOUS iradiiiou. someibiu, lile ibai couuecied wiib
ibe labarum ol tousiauiiue. ballows ibe \ucieui tross ol
-i. \udrew. Huu,us. wbo iu ibe uiuib ceuiury rei,ued over
ibe Picis iu -coilaud. is said io bave seeu iu a visiou. ou ibe ui,bi
belore a baiile. ibe \posile -aiui \udrew. wbo promised bim ibe vic
iory. aud lor au assured ioleu ibereol. be iold bim ibai ibere sbould
appear over ibe Piciisb bosi. iu ibe air. sucb a lasbioued cross as be
bad sullered upou. Huu,us. awaleued. looliu, up ai ibe sly. saw ibe
promised cross. as did all ol boib armies. aud Huu,us aud ibe Picis.
alier reuderiu, ibauls io ibe \posile lor ibeir viciory. aud maliu,
ibeir olleriu,s wiib bumble devoiiou. vowed ibai lrom ibeucelorib.
as well ibey as ibeir posieriiy. iu iime ol war. would wear a cross ol
-i. \udrew lor ibeir bad,e aud co,uizauce.
!obu Leslie. lisbop ol Ross. says ibai ibis cross appeared io \cbai
us. |iu, ol ibe -cois. aud Huu,us. |iu, ol ibe Picis. ibe ui,bi belore
ibe baiile was lou,bi beiwixi ibem aud \ibelsiaue. |iu, ol lu,laud.
as ibey were ou ibeir luees ai prayer.
lvery cross ol |ui,bibood is a symbol ol ibe uiue qualiiies ol a
|ui,bi ol -i. \udrew ol -coilaud. lor every order ol cbivalry re
quired ol iis voiaries ibe same viriues aud ibe same excelleucies.
Humiliiy. Paiieuce. aud -elldeuial are ibe ibree esseuiial qualiiies
ol a |ui,bi ol -i. \udrew ol -coilaud. 1be tross. sauciilied by ibe
blood ol ibe boly oues wbo bave died upou ii. ibe tross. wbicb !esus
ol Xazareib bore. laiuiiu,. alou, ibe sireeis ol !erusalem aud up io
talvary. upou wbicb He cried. Xoi Vy will. 0 Iaiber' bui 1biue
be doue.` is au uumisialable aud eloqueui symbol ol ibese ibree
viriues. He sullered upou ii. because He cousoried wiib aud iau,bi
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ibe poor aud lowly. aud louud His disciples amou, ibe lisbermeu
ol Calilee aud ibe despised publicaus. His lile was oue ol Humiliiy.
Paiieuce. aud -elldeuial.
1be Hospiiallers aud 1emplars iool upou ibemselves vows ol obe
dieuce. poveriy. aud cbasiiiy. 1be Lamb. wbicb became ibe device
ol ibe -eal ol ibe 0rder ol ibe Poor Iellow -oldiery ol ibe 1emple ol
-olomou. couveyed ibe same lessous ol bumiliiy aud selldeuial as
ibe ori,iual device ol iwo |ui,bis ridiu, a siu,le borse. 1be Craud
tommauder warued every caudidaie uoi io be iuduced io euier ibe
0rder by a vaiu bope ol eujoyiu, earibly pomp aud spleudor. He
iold bim ibai be would bave io eudure mauy ibiu,s. sorely a,aiusi
bis iucliuaiious. aud ibai be would be compelled io ,ive up bis owu
will. aud submii euiirely io ibai ol bis superiors.
1be reli,ious Houses ol ibe Hospiiallers. despoiled by Heury ibe
li,bib`s woriby dau,bier. llizabeib. because ibey would uoi iale
ibe oaib io maiuiaiu ber supremacy. bad beeu \lmsbouses. aud
lispeusaries. aud Iouudliu,asyla. relieviu, ibe -iaie ol mauy or
pbau aud ouicasi cbildreu. aud miuisieriu, io ibeir uecessiiies. Cod`s
raveus iu ibe wilderuess. bread aud llesb iu ibe moruiu,. bread aud
llesb iu ibe eveuiu,. 1bey bad beeu Iuus io ibe waylariu, mau. wbo
beard lrom alar ibe souud ol ibe \esperbell. iuviiiu, bim io repose
aud devoiiou ai ouce. aud wbo mi,bi siu, bis maiius wiib ibe Voru
iu, -iar. aud ,o ou bis way rejoiciu,. \ud ibe |ui,bis were uo less
disiiu,uisbed by bravery iu baiile. ibau by ieuderuess aud zeal iu
ibeir miuisiraiious io ibe sicl aud dyiu,.
1be |ui,bis ol -i. \udrew vowed io deleud all orpbaus. maideus.
aud widows ol ,ood lamily. aud wberever ibey beard ol murder
ers. robbers. or masierlul ibieves wbo oppressed ibe people. io briu,
ibem io ibe laws. io ibe besi ol ibeir power.
Il loriuue lail you.` so rau ibe vows ol Rou,etroix. iu divers
lauds or couuiries wberever you ,o or ride ibai you liud auy ,eu
ilemau ol uame aud arms. wbicb baib losi ,oods. iu worsbip aud
|ui,bibood. iu ibe |iu,`s service. or iu auy oiber place ol worsbip.
aud is lalleu iuio poveriy. you sball aid. aud suppori. aud succor
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bim. iu ibai you may. aud be asl ol you your ,oods io bis susie
uauce. you sball ,ive bim pari ol sucb ,oods as Cod baib seui you io
your power. aud as you may bear.`
1bus tH\RI1\ aud ClXlR0-I1\ are eveu more esseuiial qualiiies ol a
irue aud ,euile |ui,bi. aud bave beeu so iu all a,es. aud so also baib
tLlVlXt\. Ii is a marl ol a uoble uaiure io spare ibe couquered.
\alor is ibeu besi iempered. wbeu ii cau iuru oui a sieru loriiiude
iuio ibe mild siraius ol piiy. wbicb uever sbiues more bri,bily ibau
wbeu sbe is clad iu sieel. \ mariial mau. compassiouaie. sball cou
quer boib iu peace aud war. aud by a iwolold way. ,ei viciory wiib
bouor. 1be mosi lamed meu iu ibe world bave bad iu ibem boib
coura,e aud compassiou. \u euemy recouciled baib a ,reaier value
ibau ibe lou, iraiu ol capiives ol a Romau iriumpb.
\IR1ll. 1Rl1H. aud H0X0R are ibe ibree V0-1 esseuiial qualiiies
ol a |ui,bi ol -i. \udrew. \e sball love Cod above all ibiu,s. aud
be sieadlasi iu ibe Iaiib.` ii was said io ibe |ui,bis. iu ibeir cbar,e.
aud ye sball be irue uuio your -overei,u Lord. aud irue io your
word aud promise. \lso. ye sball sii iu uo place wbere ibai auy jud,
meui sbould be ,iveu wrou,lully a,aiusi auy body. io your luowl
ed,e.`
1be law baib uoi power io sirile ibe viriuous. uor cau loriuue
subveri ibe wise. \iriue aud wisdom. ouly. perleci aud deleud mau.
\iriue`s ,armeui is a sauciuary so sacred. ibai eveu Priuces dare
uoi sirile ibe mau ibai is ibus robed. Ii is ibe livery ol ibe |iu, ol
Heaveu. Ii proiecis us wbeu we are uuarmed. aud is au armor ibai
we cauuoi lose. uuless we be lalse io ourselves. Ii is ibe ieuure by
wbicb we bold ol Heaveu. wiiboui wbicb we are bui ouilaws. ibai
cauuoi claim proieciiou. Xor is ibere wisdom wiiboui viriue. bui
ouly a cuuuiu, way ol procuriu, our owu uudoiu,.
Peace is ui,b
wbere wisdom`s voice bas louud a lisieuiu, beari.
\mid ibe bowl ol more ibau wiuier siorms.
1be balcyou bears ibe voice ol verual bours.
\lready ou ibe wiu,.
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-ir Lauuceloi ibou,bi uo cbivalry equal io ibai ol \iriue. 1bis
word meaus uoi couiiueuce ouly. bui cbielly mauliuess. aud so iu
cludes wbai iu ibe old lu,lisb was called s//:. ibai paiieui
eudurauce wbicb is lile ibe emerald. ever ,reeu aud lloweriu,. aud
also ibai oiber viriue. !//. upri,biuess. a viriue so sirou, aud
so puissaui. ibai by meaus ol ii all earibly ibiu,s almosi aiiaiu io
be uucbau,eable. lveu our swords are lormed io remiud us ol ibe
tross. aud you aud auy oiber ol us may live io sbow bow mucb meu
bear aud do uoi die. lor ibis world is a place ol sorrow aud iears. ol
,reai evils aud a cousiaui calamiiy. aud il we would wiu irue bouor
iu ii. we musi permii uo viriue ol a |ui,bi io become uulamiliar io
us. as meu`s lrieuds. coldly euireaied aud uoi ,reaily valued. be
come mere ordiuary acquaiuiauces.
we musi uoi view wiib impaiieuce or au,er ibose wbo iujure us.
lor ii is very iucousisieui wiib pbilosopby. aud pariicularly wiib ibe
liviue wisdom ibai sbould ,overu every Priuce \depi. io beiray auy
,reai couceru aboui ibe evils wbicb ibe world. wbicb ibe vul,ar.
wbeiber iu robes or iaiiers. cau iullici upou ibe brave. 1be lavor
ol Cod aud ibe love ol our lreibreu resi upou a basis wbicb ibe
sireu,ib ol malice cauuoi overibrow. aud wiib ibese aud a ,euerous
iemper aud uoble equauimiiy. we bave everyibiu,. 1o be cousisieui
wiib our prolessious as Vasous. io reiaiu ibe di,uiiy ol our uaiure.
ibe cousciousuess ol our owu bouor. ibe spirii ol ibe bi,b cbivalry
ibai is our boasi. we musi disdaiu ibe evils ibai are ouly maierial
aud bodily. aud iberelore cau be uo bi,,er ibau a blow or a cozeu
a,e. ibau a wouud or a dream.
Lool io ibe aucieui days. -ir l---. lor excelleui examples ol
\IR1ll. 1Rl1H. aud H0X0R. aud imiiaie wiib a uoble emulaiiou ibe
\ucieui |ui,bis. ibe lirsi Hospiiallers aud 1emplars. aud layard.
aud -yduey. aud -aiui Louis. iu ibe words ol Pliuy io bis lrieud
Vaximus. Revere ibe aucieui ,lory. aud ibai old a,e wbicb iu mau
is veuerable. iu ciiies sacred. Houor auiiquiiy aud ,reai deeds. aud
deiraci uoibiu, lrom ibe di,uiiy aud liberiy ol auy oue. Il ibose wbo
uow preieud io be ibe ,reai aud mi,biy. ibe learued aud wise ol ibe
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world. sball a,ree iu coudemuiu, ibe memory ol ibe beroic |ui,bis
ol lormer a,es. aud iu cbar,iu, wiib lolly us wbo ibiul ibai ibey
sbould be beld iu eierual remembrauce. aud ibai we sbould deleud
ibem lrom au evil beariu,. do you remember ibai il ibese wbo uow
claim io rule aud ieacb ibe world sbould coudemu or scoru your
poor iribuie ol lideliiy. siill ii is lor you io bear iberewiib modesily.
aud yei uoi io be asbamed. siuce a day will come wbeu ibese wbo
uow scoru ibose wbo were ol iuliuiiely bi,ber aud liuer uaiures ibau
ibey are. will be prououuced io bave lived poor aud piiilul lives. aud
ibe world will male basie io lor,ei ibem.
lui ueiiber musi you believe ibai. eveu iu ibis very dillereui a,e.
ol commerce aud irade. ol ibe vasi ricbes ol mauy. aud ibe poveriy
ol ibousauds. ol ibriviu, iowus aud ieuemeui bouses swarmiu, wiib
paupers. ol cburcbes wiib reuied pews. aud ibeaires. operabouses.
cusiombouses. aud bauls. ol sieam aud iele,rapb. ol sbops aud
commercial palaces. ol mauulaciories aud iradesuuious. ibe Cold
room aud ibe -iocl lxcbau,e. ol uewspapers. eleciious. tou,resses.
aud Le,islaiures. ol ibe lri,bilul siru,,le lor wealib aud ibe cou
siaui wrau,le lor place aud power. ol ibe worsbip paid io ibe cbil
dreu ol mammou. aud coveiousuess ol ollicial siaiiou. ibere are uo
meu ol ibe auiique siamp lor you io revere. uo beroic aud lui,bily
souls. ibai preserve ibeir uobleuess aud equauimiiy iu ibe cbaos ol
coulliciiu, passious. ol ambiiiou aud baseuess ibai weliers arouud
ibem.
Ii is quiie irue ibai Coverumeui ieuds always io become a cou
spiracy a,aiusi liberiy. or. wbere voies ,ive place. io lall babiiually
iuio sucb bauds ibai liiile wbicb is uoble or cbivalric is louud amou,
ibose wbo rule aud lead ibe people. Ii is irue ibai meu. iu ibis pres
eui a,e. become disiiu,uisbed lor oiber ibiu,s. aud may bave uame
aud lame. aud llaiierers aud lacqueys. aud ibe oblaiiou ol llaiiery.
wbo would. iu a lui,bily a,e. bave beeu despised lor ibe waui iu
ibem ol all irue ,euiiliiy aud coura,e. aud ibai sucb meu are as lile
ly as auy io be voied lor by ibe muliiiude. wbo rarely love or disceru
or receive iruib. wbo ruu alier loriuue. baiiu, wbai is oppressed.
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aud ready io worsbip ibe prosperous. wbo love accusaiiou aud baie
apolo,ies. aud wbo are always ,lad io bear aud ready io believe evil
ol ibose wbo care uoi lor ibeir lavor aud seel uoi ibeir applause.
lui uo couuiry cau ever be wbolly wiiboui meu ol ibe old beroic
siraiu aud siamp. wbose word uo mau will dare io doubi. wbose
viriue sbiues respleudeui iu all calamiiies aud reverses aud amid
all iempiaiious. aud wbose bouor sciuiillaies aud ,liiiers as purely
aud perlecily as ibe diamoud-meu wbo are uoi wbolly ibe slaves
ol ibe maierial occupaiious aud pleasures ol lile. wbolly eu,rossed
iu irade. iu ibe breediu, ol caiile. iu ibe lramiu, aud eulorciu, ol
reveuue re,ulaiious. iu ibe cbicauery ol ibe law. ibe objecis ol poliii
cal euvy. iu ibe base irade ol ibe lower liieraiure. or iu ibe beariless.
bollow vauiiies ol au eierual dissipaiiou. lvery ,eueraiiou. iu every
couuiry. will bequeaib io ibose wbo succeed ii spleudid examples
aud ,reai ima,es ol ibe dead. io be admired aud imiiaied. ibere
were sucb amou, ibe Romaus. uuder ibe basesi lmperors. sucb iu
lu,laud wbeu ibe Lou, Parliameui ruled. sucb iu Irauce duriu, iis
-aiurualia ol irreli,iou aud murder. aud some sucb bave made ibe
auuals ol \merica illusirious.
wbeu ibiu,s ieud io ibai siaie aud coudiiiou iu wbicb. iu auy couu
iry uuder ibe suu. ibe maua,emeui ol iis allairs aud ibe cusioms ol
iis people sball require meu io euieriaiu a disbeliel iu ibe viriue aud
bouor ol ibose wbo male aud ibose wbo are cbar,ed io execuie ibe
laws. wbeu ibere sball be everywbere a spirii ol suspiciou aud scoru
ol all wbo bold or seel ollice. or bave amassed wealib. wbeu lalse
bood sball uo lou,er disbouor a mau. aud oaibs ,ive uo assurauce
ol irue iesiimouy. aud oue mau bardly expeci auoiber io leep laiib
wiib bim. or io uiier bis real seuiimeuis. or io be irue io auy pariy
or io auy cause wbeu auoiber approacbes bim wiib a bribe. wbeu
uo oue sball expeci wbai be says io be priuied wiiboui addiiious.
perversious. aud misrepreseuiaiious. wbeu public misloriuues sball
be iurued io privaie prolii. ibe press pauder io liceuiiousuess. ibe
pulpii riu, wiib poliiical barau,ues. lou, prayers io Cod. eloqueui
ly delivered io admiriu, audiiors. be wriiieu oui lor publicaiiou.
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lile poems aud poliiical speecbes. wbeu ibe upri,biuess ol jud,es
sball be doubied. aud ibe bouesiy ol le,islaiors be a siaudiu, jesi.
ibeu meu may come io doubi wbeiber ibe old days were uoi beiier
ibau ibe uew. ibe Vouasiery ibau ibe 0pera loulle. ibe liiile cbapel
ibau ibe driuliu,saloou. ibe touveuis ibau ibe buildiu,s as lar,e
as ibey. wiiboui ibeir auiiquiiy. wiiboui ibeir beauiy. wiiboui ibeir
boliuess. irue \cberusiau 1emples. wbere ibe passerby bears lrom
wiibiu ibe ueverceasiu, diu aud clau, aud clasbiu, ol macbiuery.
aud wbere. wbeu ibe bell riu,s. ii is io call wreicbes io ibeir worl
aud uoi io ibeir prayers. wbere. says au auimaied wriier. ibey leep
up a pereuuial laudaiiou ol ibe levil. belore luruaces wbicb are
uever sullered io cool.
Ii bas beeu well said. ibai wbaiever wiibdraws us lrom ibe pow
er ol our seuses. wbaiever males ibe Pasi. ibe lisiaui. or ibe Iu
iure. predomiuaie over ibe Preseui. advauces us iu ibe di,uiiy ol
ibiuliu, beiu,s. 1be moderu rivals ol ibe Cermau -pa. wiib ibeir
llauuiiu, preieuces aud cbeap liuery. ibeir lollies aud lrivoliiies.
ibeir cbrouicles ol dauces aud iuele,aui leasis. aud ibeir bulleiius
ol womeu`s uames aud dresses. are poor subsiiiuies lor ibe Vouas
iery aud tburcb wbicb our aucesiors would bave buili iu ibe deep
sequesiered valleys. sbui up beiweeu ru,,ed mouuiaius aud loresis
ol sombre piue. aud a mau ol mediiaiive iemper. learued. aud ol
poeiic leeliu,. would be ,lad il be could excbau,e ibe sbowy boiel.
amid ibe roar aud iumuli ol ibe ciiy. or ibe preieuiious iaveru ol
ibe couuiryiowu. lor oue old bumble Vouasiery by ibe wayside.
wbere be could relresb bimsell aud bis borse wiiboui baviu, io lear
eiiber pride. imperiiueuce. or luavery. or io pay lor pomp. ,liiier.
aud ,audy oruameuiaiiou. ibeu wbere be could male bis orisous
iu a cburcb wbicb resouuded wiib diviue barmouy. aud ibere were
uo pews lor wealib io isolaie iisell wiibiu. wbere be could bebold
ibe poor bappy aud edilied aud sireu,ibeued wiib ibe ibou,bis ol
Heaveu. wbere be could ibeu couverse wiib learued aud boly aud
,euile meu. aud belore be iool bis depariure could exali aud calm
bis spiriis by beariu, ibe eveuiu, sou,.
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lveu IreeVasoury bas so muliiplied iis members ibai iis obli,a
iious are less re,arded ibau ibe simple promises wbicb meu male
io oue auoiber upou ibe sireeis aud iu ibe marleis. Ii clamors lor
public uoiice aud couris uoiorieiy by scores ol iujudicious jouruals.
ii wrau,les iu ibese. or. iucorporaied by law. carries iis couiroversies
iuio ibe touris. Iis eleciious are. iu some 0rieuis. couducied wiib
all ibe beai aud ea,eruess. ibe olliceseeliu, aud maua,emeui ol
poliiical siru,,les lor place. \ud au empiy pomp. wiib semimiliiary
dress aud drill. ol peacelul ciiizeus. ,liiieriu, wiib paiuied bauuers.
plumes. aud jewels. ,audy aud osieuiaiious. commeuds io ibe public
lavor aud lemale admiraiiou au 0rder ibai cballeu,es comparisou
wiib ibe uoble |ui,bis. ibe beroic soldiery eucased iu sieel aud mail.
sieru despisers ol dau,er aud deaib. wbo made ibemselves immor
ial memories. aud wou !erusalem lrom ibe iulidels aud lou,bi ai
\cre aud \scalou. aud were ibe bulwarl ol tbrisieudom a,aiusi
ibe -araceuic le,ious ibai swarmed alier ibe ,reeu bauuer ol ibe
Propbei Vobammed.
Il you. -ir l---. would be respeciable as a |ui,bi. aud uoi
a mere iiuselled preieuder aud |ui,bi ol siraw. you musi praciise.
aud be dili,eui aud ardeui iu ibe praciice ol. ibe viriues you bave
prolessed iu ibis le,ree. How cau a Vasou vow io be ioleraui. aud
sirai,biway deuouuce auoiber lor bis poliiical opiuious How vow
io be zealous aud cousiaui iu ibe service ol ibe 0rder. aud be as use
less io ii as il be were dead aud buried wbai does ibe symbolism
ol ibe tompass aud -quare prolii bim. il bis seusual appeiiies aud
baser passious are uoi ,overued by. bui domiueer over bis moral
seuse aud reasou. ibe auimal over ibe diviue. ibe earibly over ibe
spiriiual. boib poiuis ol ibe compass remaiuiu, below ibe -quare
wbai a bideous moclery io call oue lroiber.` wbom be mali,us io
ibe Prolaue. leuds mouey uuio ai usury. delrauds iu irade. or pluu
ders ai law by cbicauery
\IR1ll. 1Rl1H. H0X0R'-possessiu, ibese aud uever proviu, lalse
io your vows. you will be woriby io call yoursell a |ui,bi. io wbom
-ir !obu tbaudos mi,bi. il liviu,. ,ive bis baud. aud wbom -i. Lou
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is aud Ialllaud. 1aucred aud laldassar tasii,lioue would reco,uize
as woriby ol ibeir lrieudsbip.
tbivalry. a uoble -pauiard said. is a reli,ious 0rder. aud ibere are
|ui,bis iu ibe lraieruiiy ol -aiuis iu Heaveu. 1berelore do you bere.
aud lor all iime io come. lay aside all uucbariiable aud repiuiu,
leeliu,. be prool beucelorward a,aiusi ibe su,,esiious ol uudisci
pliued passiou aud iubumau zeal. learu io baie ibe vices aud uoi
ibe vicious. be couieui wiib ibe discbar,e ol ibe duiies wbicb your
Vasouic aud |ui,bily prolessious require. be ,overued by ibe old
priuciples ol bouor aud cbivalry. aud revereuce wiib cousiaucy ibai
1ruib wbicb is as sacred aud immuiable as Cod Himsell. \ud above
all. remember always. ibai jealousy is uoi our lile. uor dispuiaiiou
our eud. uor disuuiou our bealib. uor reveu,e our bappiuess. bui
loviu,liuduess is all ibese. ,reaier ibau Hope. ,reaier ibau Iaiib.
wbicb cau remove mouuiaius. properly ibe ouly ibiu, wbicb Cod
requires ol us. aud iu ibe possessiou ol wbicb lies ibe lullillmeui ol
all our duiies.
|Pile. J:/s :! /o:. \\I\. 801808.]
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Te CIeae.
CBXXD MXSTlB. -ir |ui,bi Craud Prior. wbai is ibe bour
CBXXD PBlOB. \euerable Craud Vasier. ibe ui,bi draws uear.
CBXXD MXSTlB. lveu so approacbes. wiib ibe same rapid siep.
ibe ui,bi ol deaib aud ibe bour ol jud,meui' -ir |ui,bi \lmouer.
doib auy cbariiable worl remaiu uudoue. ibai ii is wiibiu our power
io do
CBXXD XlMOXlB. \euerable Craud Vasier. uoue.
CBXXD MXSTlB. -ir |ui,bi Craud lailill. wbeuce come you as a
|ui,bi lcossais ol -i. \udrew
CBXXD BXlllII. Irom ibe Holy Laud. wbere ibe Voslem aud lar
barism yei rei,u supreme.
CBXXD MXSTlB. lveu so rei,u wrou, aud lrror over all ibe world.
aud ouly bere aud ibere 1ruib aud ibe Ri,bi are viciors' lui ever
moruiu, comeib alier ui,bi. aud uo irue Vasou despairs ol liual
viciory. -ir |ui,bi Craud -euescbal. wbai is ibe a,e ol a |ui,bi
lcossais
CBXXD SlXlSCHXl. 81 years.
CBXXD MXSTlB. 1be -quare ol 9. wbicb is ibe -quare ol 3. em
blem ol leiiy aud Immorialiiy. lii uumber lor a Perleci |ui,bi. -ir
|ui,bi Craud Prior. wbai remaius io be doue
CBXXD PBlOB. 0ur duiy. everywbere. our duiy. always. lvil aud
ibe wrou,. uever a base aci. uowbere.
CBXXD MXSTlB. Ri,bi. my lroiber' -o lei us ever aci' Iu ibe
uame ol Cod aud -i. \udrew. lei us close ibis tbapier' -ir |ui,bis.
ibe si,u'
|1// / // S//, (:/ S/, // (/1^/ S/^/St/1/
:s ``-// (/1^/ ///(/ :s ```-:! // (/1^/ J1S1// ````
-:! // (/1^/ J1S1// s:;s.]
CBXXD MXSTlB. -ir |ui,bis. ibis tbapier is closed. Co iu peace'
aud Cod aud all ,ood au,els ,uard us all.
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&Iteote CIeasq.
|/o // t: s/ 1//s /s/ /! :/; / ////://s / ///
|// // S:// 1!`s :! // /:!s/ / :/ // s:o //o]
1bis. my broiber. euds ibe iweuiyuiuib de,ree. \ou will ai ouce per
ceive ibe uecessiiy ol ereciiu, a sirou, wall arouud our iusiiiuiiou aud
ol irusiiu, iis ,uardiausbip io a ceriaiu uumber ol iried aud coura,eous
|ui,bis. wbose learuiu, aud power may ai all iimes deleud ii a,aiusi
auy assauli ou ibe pari ol iis euemies. aud cause ibem io iremble ou
ibeir ibroues uuder ibeir 1iaras iu ibeir couveuiicles aud eveu iu ibe
very midsi ol ibeir revelries. -ucb will be ibe duiy ol our breibreu. ibe
|ui,bis ol |adosb. sucb is ibe objeci ol ibe ibiriieib de,ree.
CBXXD MXSTlB. 1o order my breibreu' (taudidaie rises aud puis
bimsell uuder ibe ,eueral si,u ol ibe iweuiyuiuib de,ree).
CBXXD MXSTlB. 1o ibe ,lory ol ibe Craud \rcbiieci ol ibe luiverse.
iu ibe uame aud uuder ibe auspices ol ibe Craud tousisiory ol -ub
lime Priuces ol ibe Royal -ecrei. ibiriysecoud de,ree ol ibe \ucieui
aud \ccepied Riie. iu aud lor ibe -overei,u aud Iudepeudeui -iaie ol
................ uuder ibe jurisdiciiou ol ibe -upreme Craud touucil ol -ov
erei,u Craud Iuspeciors Ceueral ol ibe ibiriyibird aud lasi de,ree lor
ibe uoriberu jurisdiciiou ol ibe luiied -iaies. siiiiu, ai Xew \orl. -iaie
ol Xew \orl. aud by ibe powers coulerred ou me by ____________
touucil ol |adosb. Xo............. I do receive aud cousiiiuie you iu all aud
eacb ol ibe eleveu de,rees. ibe uames ol wbicb bave beeu io you. aud
ibe Pbilosopby ol wbicb bas also beeu brielly explaiued io you iu or
der ibai you may receive ibe de,ree ol Craud lleci |ui,bi |adosb. lor
wbicb you bave peiiiioued. aud upou ibe coudiiiou ibai you will swear
laiiblully io leep ibe obli,aiious wbicb you bave ialeu iu ibe precediu,
de,rees aud wbicb are iu ibe maiu io love scieuce. io praciice viriue. io
love your breibreu. aud io devoie yoursell io ibe bappiuess ol mauliud.
io ibe besi ol your luowled,e aud abiliiy. lo you swear
CXXDlDXTl. I do.
CBXXD MXSTlB. (-iriles 2. 3 aud +. `` ``` ````. wiib bis ,avel ou
bis sword. over ibe bead ol ibe taudidaie.) Vy broiber. I will uow
leave you io your relleciious. Iu a lew momeuis you will receive ibe
order io appear belore ibe touucil. luiil ibeu ibis meeiiu, is called oll
lrom labor io relresbmeui. (1be Craud Vasier ibeu wiibdraws wiib ibe
oiber members ol ibe touucil. leaviu, ibe taudidaie wiib ibe Vasier ol
teremouies.)
|llaucbard. S// /// J:s; ///s/:/!. II.2+12+2.]
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3. Cemmeto+.
t
X ibe maierial ibai we jusi rau ibrou,b. ii`s ceriaiuly iuier
esiiu,. Reli,ious 1olerauce. aud ibe luiiy ol ibe li, 1bree
liblelased reli,ious. \ dream ol mauy. iu ibeory. bui au ab
soluie ui,bimare il pui iuio praciice. leiier io clear oll ibe iable aud
siari over. Vauy deuomiuaiious ol tbrisiiaus ioday. iucludiu, some
wbo bave always prided ibemselves wiib ibeir exclusiviiy or ibeir
siubboru ieuaciiy wbeu ii comes io beiu, dillereui. or a separaie
people`. seel a luiou ol tbrisiiauiiy. aud ibis is uoi a jole. 1bese
people are serious. aud perbaps il uuiversal iolerauce wiiboui mau
daiory missiouary aciiviiy were a pari ol ibe pro,ram. ii mi,bi be
doable. bui ii`s uoi. 1bose ol us wbo liud ibese beliel sysiems io
be damuable lrauds aud bave ibe bisiorical prool belore us. some ol
wbicb we lay belore ibe reader. are uoibiu, sbori ol bereiics. Per
baps ibe resiored 1emplars would bave creaied a cleaued up aud
relormed tbrisiiauiiy. miuus Luiber. bui. would ibai bave made
up lor ibe airociiies commiiied by ibe tbrisiiau cburcb iu ibe uame
ol a cbaracier ibai did uoi exisi iu ibe same mauuer as ibey bave
beeu adveriisiu,. io ibai daie Xoi eveu close. \re we damued aud
doomed. because we do uoi waui ibe slave ,ods bere-or as au al
ieruaie-because we bave uo ueed lor ibey aud ibeir slaves io exaci
couirol over our lives aud our ibou,bis. ibou,b we do reco,uize ibe
ueed lor ibe berd io be so maua,ed
!obu 1olaud sou,bi a uuiou beiweeu ibe bi, 1bree (!udaism.
tbrisiiauiiy. aud Islam) iu bis ^:::s. viewiu, Islam as ibe liual
ouicome ol tbrisiiauiiy. wbicb was ibe uew lispeusaiiou.` super
sediu, ibe old lispeusaiiou`. Lessiu,. iu ^://: // b/s. sou,bi
similar ,oals. aud. uudoubiedly. oibers bave doue so as well. \ei.
ibis is all surlace cbaiier. 1be real lessou. ouce oue bas ,oue ibrou,b
ibe reli,ious maierial. is. ibe -uliau wauis ibe |ui,bi (Hu,b ol
1iberias. Lord ol Calilee) io pay a rausom ol 0.000 besauis. 1be
|ui,bi does uoi bave ibe mouey aud ueeds io raise ii. Iu ibe eusu
iu, dialo,ue. a discussiou ou ibe similariiies aud dillereuces ol ibeir
respeciive reli,ious beliels leads io ibe -uliau iuquiriu, aboui euiry
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iuio ibe |ui,bibood. \i lirsi ibe |ui,bi is reluciaui. bui sees a way
ol excusiu, bis debi. by admiuisieriu, ibe 0aib io ibe -uliau. wbicb
iucludes probibiiious ou sucb praciices' 1berelore ibe -uliau. wbo
is played by ibe taudidaie. iales ibe 0aib. lowers ibe debi. aud
iales a colleciiou lor ibe remaiuder. amou, bis owu breibreu. aud
everybody lives bappily ever alier'
\ei. wiib ibe discourses ou Reli,ious 1olerauce. aud so lorib. aud
ibe admouisbmeui iu ibe terueau versiou io build a sirou, wall
arouud ibe Iusiiiuiiou. ii is also as il ibis is a meaus ol buildiu, a
lroui lor ibe aciual aciiviiy ibai is io lollow iu ibe uexi le,ree.
we`d lile io luow il sucb au ideal as ibe desiruciiou ol ibe serpeui
ol i,uorauce is jusi au ideal. or il ii is someibiu, ibai is beiu, pui iuio
praciice (as ii bas uoi yei beeu pui iuio praciice') - because ii`s
bi,b iime. eveu il ii`s loolbardy or dau,erous io do. cousideriu, ibe
laci ibai so mauy billious subscribe io ibese lalse reli,ious.
Vosi ol our commeuiary ou ibe -aiui \udrews` le,ree lrom ibe
ori,iual versiou bas beeu superseded. bui we ruu ii below. alibou,b
we bave ediied ii. iu order io briu, ii up io daie wiib ibe researcb
ibai bas beeu iupro,ress siuce ii was publisbed io ibe Iuieruei.
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- -
T
HXT wbicb lollows rellecis our uudersiaudiu, ol bow ibe
Iuiiiaiory siruciure ol ibe \\-R was desi,ued. uoi bow ii
bas beeu. or is. praciiced. Iu laci. a loi ol ii bas beeu based
upou our uudersiaudiu, ol ii lrom ibe terueau exposures. lrom ibe
wriiiu,s ol Pile ibai we possessed ai ibe iime. Xow. wiib more
maierials ai our disposal. some ol ibis may riu, irue. wbile some ol
ii may appear io be buul. we sball lei ibe reader be ibe jud,e. we
ibaul ibe reader ibai preseuied us wiib iulormaiiou ibai su,,esied
ibe iuierpreiaiiou ol 2 (iu 1/ /:; / // (//1) was balder
dasb' \ud so ii was' we bave discovered ibis. aud reciilied ii. bui
uoi iu priui.
1be de,ree symbolism ol ibe 29 is a complemeui io ibe 30. Ii is.
accordiu, io ibe terueau exposure. ibe preparaiory sia,e. Ii opeus
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ibe iemple aud prepares ibe caudidaie lor ibe irials be uuder,oes iu
ibe 30. 1be 30 is ibe liual iuiiiaiory de,ree iu ibe \\-R. ibe 31.
32. aud 33 beiu, admiuisiraiive aud ibe ordeals ,iveu beiu, iesis.
1be 30is ibe bi,b iuiiiaiiou iu -coiiisb Riie Vasoury. \ll ibe le,euds
associaied wiib ibe 1emplars. wiib ibe Cuosis. wiib ibe -eveu Lib
eral \ris aud -cieuces. wiib tburcb-iaie. wiib ibe -coiiisb Royaliy.
are iuculcaied iu ibe |adosb. \s ii was ori,iually pacla,ed. ii was
exclusively a 1emplar riiual. as ibe |adosb were ibe survival ol ibe
1emplar 0rder. uuiil discovered by ibe !esuiis. 1beu ii weui io ibe
32ud. aud liually. ibe 33rd le,rees. \s 0liver siaies iu II /:!o:/s.
|adosb was ouce desi,uaied |-H. 1bis meaus |ui,biHoly. Holy
|ui,bi. !ibad. liviue warrior. Iusirumeui ol wraib.
we are uoi spealiu, ol ioday`s Vasou. wbo luows liiile or uoibiu,
aboui ibe ori,ius ol ibe trali io wbicb be belou,s. we are spealiu,
ol ibe trusaders. wbo were liierally Cod`s iusirumeuis ol wraib.
aud wbose real desi,us iucluded ibe subversiou aud eveuiual de
siruciiou ol ibe purveyors ol error-uoi ouly ibe -araceus` bui ibe
Romau -ee. 1bis bas beeu amply demousiraied iu ibe !obauuiie
Le,eud (below). aud iu ibe discussiou ol ibe 1(iu 1/ /:; /
// (//1.).
1be |adosb de,ree is really a iradiiiou ibai ,oes bacl io bi,b au
iiquiiy. Xoi as ibe de,ree iisell. miud you. bui as ibe Iuiiiaiory 1ra
diiiou ibe de,ree represeuis.
1bere is ,ood reasou io believe ibai ibere were -umeriau iullu
euces iu ibe iradiiious ol ibe telis aud Irauls. as well as iu ibose ol
ibe !ews aud \rabs. we bave iucluded au iuieresiiu, uarraiive iu our
seciiou ou !obu. preseuied below. Ii couuecis ibe -umeriau sacerdo
ial iradiiiou wiib ibe be,iuuiu,s ol tbrisiiauiiy. aud ibe trusades.
1bere are iraces ol Pbouiciau iullueuces iu ibe lriiisb Isles. aud a
iradiiiou ibai couuecis ibe early lriious. aud ibe telis wiib eveuis
ibai iool place iu \sia Viuor aud poiuis lasi. iucludiu, ibe -ie,e ol
1roy. 1bis is someibiu, ibai is su,,esied iu some ol ibe Riiuals aud
ibeir Hisiorical Le,euds.
Iudeed. ibe llemeuial desi,u ol ibe 29 aud ibe seveusiepped
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
Ladder Riie ol ibe 30 bas iis aualo,ues iu ibe \ucieui -umeriau
1radiiiou. aud ibai bequeaibed io us iu ibe ^o/ as ibe Iu
cauiaiious ol ibe Caies` aud ibe teremouy ol ibe walliu,.` \ll oue
bas io do is compare ibe maierials. 1bese days ii is uoi lasbiouable
io ,ive auy credeuce io ibe ^o/. as ii is cousidered io be a
boax. Xice boax. ibou,b. aud a loi more elleciive ibau oiber boaxes
we bave ruu across. 1bis. ioo. is couuecied wiib Iuauua`s desceui
iuio ibe uuderworld. iu searcb ol lumuzi. au aucieui Vysiery Riie.
ibe pareui ol ibem all. \ud. ioo. ibe Viibraic Ladder. wbicb Pile
commeuis ou.
\s io ibe veu,eauce ibeme iu ibe riiual. ibai is ibe cbar,e io ibe
uewly iuiiiaied |ui,bi. alier ibe ordeal. 1be ori,iual |ui,bis 1em
plar uudoubiedly weui ibrou,b a similar. uoi uecessarily ibe same.
iuiiiaiiou. belore beiu, cbar,ed io li,bi ibe Holy war.
-
- -
1be cbamber is prepared accordiu, io ibe iusiruciious. 1be Lod,e
is buu, wiib red iapesiry. supporied by wbiie columus. 1be seais ol
ibe Vasier aud ibe iwo wardeus are ol red cloib wiib ,old lriu,e.
1bose ol ibe lui,bis are blue.
1be Lod,e is siyled Craud Lod,e`. ibe Vasier is called Pairi
arcb. ibe |ui,bis. Respeciable Vasiers.
1. Hau,iu,s trimsou. supporied by wbiie columus. 1bis room rep
reseuis couri ol -aladiu duriu, ibe recepiiou (ibe riiual we bave).
2. \ wellluruisbed room. decoraied iu ibe lasieru -iyle.`
Iu ibe iuiroduciory. we are iold.
1bis is supposed io be ibe lirsi ,rade ol Ramsay`s Riie wbicb was iuiro
duced aboui ibe year 1728. aud was called lcossais or -coicb
4
Vasoury. Ii
is louuded ou tbivalric Vasoury or ibe Vasoury ol ibe trusades. aud ,ives
a bisiory ol ibe eveuis ibai led io ibe uuiou ol ibe tbivalric orders wiib
Ireemasoury.
2

1be ceremouy ol recepiiou |iuiiiaiiou] is briel. ibe iusiruciiou lull.
3
1bis
,rade is preparaiory io ibe |adosb aud was iuiroduced iuio ibe \ucieui aud
\ccepied Riie by Iredericl ibe Creai iu 178o.`
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Rltual of the 0raad cossals of $t. Aadrew, 99.
Xow comes ibe cliucber.
Iu ibis de,ree. my broiber. you are XDMlTTlD lXTO THl TBUl
lDlX OB DOMlXlOX OI lVlBlXSTlXC TBUTH XXD IBX-
TlBXlTY. THlBl YOU llXBX WHXT PlBSlVlBXXCl CXX
DO. XXD lX THl BlPOSl OI YOUB HlXBT XXD MlXD YOU
IlXD THl UlTlMXTl BlSUlT OI OUB MXSTlB`S DOCTBlXl.
nHICH lOB SO H4XI, IS 1HL 1L!1 Ol 4 1HOlS4XD I4IX 4XD
l4LSL 1HLOBILS. I1 IS lOB 1H41 ILBI S4HL BLSlL1 1H41
lBLLH4SOXBI H4S BLLX 4SS4ILLD, BO1H BI kIXCLI 4XD
PBILS1LI lSlBPLBS, BI 41HLIS1S, 4XD X4BBOn-HIXDLD
SLC14BI4XS. THlS DlCBll. MY BBOTHlB. lS USUXllY COX-
IlBBlD BY COMMUXlCXTlOX.
0ue could say ibai wbai we bave bere is a sessiou iu ibe orieuial
room. compleie wiib \lamoui llacl aud Houri ,irls. \,aiu. oue could
say ibai ibis euiire seciiou ol ibe preseui worl. ibis \olume 2. cou
siiiuies ibe bisiorical poriiou ol ibe uliimaie resuli...` Iu ibe 30. we
sball also liud a riiual depiciiou lor wbai is perbaps oue ol ibe ,reaiesi
crimes iu wesieru luropeau Hisiory. ai leasi. larmically spealiu,.
4

-orrow aud bope lor reversal is ibe idea bebiud ibe 18. -woru \eu
,eauce is lor ibe 30.-bui uoi bliud veu,eauce. lile mobs ol vi,ilau
ies oui io lyucb someoue wbo bappeued io be iu ibe wrou, place ai
ibe wrou, iime. Ii sbould be iermed liviue !usiice.
...aud iu ibe repose ol your beari aud miud you liud ibe uliimaie resuli
ol our Vasier`s dociriue. wbicb lor so mauy. is ibe iexi ol a ibousaud vaiu
aud lalse ibeories.`
1bis is so irue.
Ii is curious ibai ibe |ui,bis are admiiied iuio ibe touri ol -aladiu.
-uliau ol l,ypi aud -yria. 1beu ibey are admiiied io ibe irue ldeu.`
tousideriu, wbai lies abead. ibis oue siaiemeui aboui ibe Iirsi \pari
meui is a valuable clue.
\ou will ai ouce perceive ibe uecessiiy ol ereciiu, a sirou, wall arouud our
iusiiiuiiou aud ol irusiiu, iis ,uardiausbip io a ceriaiu uumber ol iried aud
coura,eous lui,bis. wbose learuiu, aud power may ai all iimes deleud ii
a,aiusi auy assauli ou ibe pari ol iis euemies. aud cause ibem io iremble ou
ibeir ibroues uuder ibeir 1iaras iu ibeir couveuiicles aud eveu iu ibe very midsi
ol ibeir revelries. -ucb will be ibe duiy ol our breibreu. ibe |ui,bis ol |adosb.
sucb is ibe objeci ol ibe 30.`
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
Heury t. tlauseu. Pasi -overei,u Craud tommauder. \\-R.
-ouiberu Vasouic !urisdiciiou. iu bis too/:/s / J:/s :!
/o:.
6
,ives us some iulormaiiou aboui ibe 29ib le,ree.
Iu ibis le,ree we examiue wbai ori,iually was a -coiiisb le,ree wbicb
|iu, Roberi lruce creaied lor ibe |ui,bis 1emplars iu 131+ lollowiu, ibe
laiile ol lauuoclburu. 1beir 0rder bad beeu desiroyed iu 1307. iis prop
eriies aud possessious couliscaied. aud ibeir leaders lilled. -ome bad lled
io -coilaud aud. joiuiu, ibe army ol |iu, Roberi. lou,bi aud belped deleai
au iuvasiou ol -coilaud by |iu, ldward II ol lu,laud. \s a resuli ol ibis
bravery |iu, Roberi creaied ibe 0rder ol -i. \udrew ol -coilaud iuio ibe
-coiiisb Riie. lollowiu, iis or,auizaiiou.
1be aciiou ol ibe le,ree illusiraies ibai exireme secrecy is uecessary
wbeu ruibless oppoueuis ibrou,boui ibe world seel io desiroy Vasoury.
1be taudidaie preseuied bimsell lor admissiou as a |ui,bi ol -i. \udrew.
bui was mei by ollicials wbo declared ibey represeuied ibe Holy Iuquisi
iiou. 1bey cbar,ed bim wiib beiu, a Vasou. 1bis be admiiied. 1beu ibey
demauded ibai be reuouuce Vasoury aud uame bis associaies aud supe
riors. 1bis be relused io do. eveu wbeu be was seui io ibe racl lor ioriure.
Iiually be was released aud bis tballeu,ers revealed ibey aciually were
|ui,bis iu dis,uise. iesiiu, ibe applicaui`s loyaliy. Leli io ,uard a bauuer
duriu, ibe ui,bi. armed ouly wiib a sword aud lorbiddeu io seel aid uu
less ibree or more aiiacled bim. be was sei upou by ibree. lou,bi ibem
aud deleuded ibe bauuer. His lroiber |ui,bis relieved bim aud accepied
bim as a member. 1be qualiiies ol |ui,bibood were expouuded io bim.
iucludiu, ibe viriues ol bi,bmiudeduess iu adversiiy. opeu bearieduess iu
couueciious. ,euerosiiy iu bouor. superioriiy iu couriesy. aud lirmuess iu
mauly bouesiy.
Ii is uudersiaudable wby ibis le,ree someiimes is called ibe Pairiarcb
ol ibe trusades. tbevalier Ramsay lirsi promul,aied ibe myibical le,eud
iu bis lamous oraiiou wbereiu be described ibe experieuces ol Vasous iu a
socieiy ol |ui,bis buildiu, tbrisiiau cburcbes iu Palesiiue. 1be -araceus
sou,bi io preveui ibe execuiiou ol ibeir purpose. wbicb caused ibe |ui,bis
io iusiiiuie secrecy aud securiiy measures. wbeu ibe -araceus liually be
came ioo sirou, io be resisied. ibe |ui,bis moved io lu,laud wbere ibey
culiivaied liieraiure aud ibe liue aris.`
1bis is uoi iu ibe llaucbard Riiual. or iu ibe lucyclopadias. Ii is
uoi iu ibe Pile Riiual iu J:o (s. or iu ibe riiual iu (! 1|
t/:. bui ii is iu ibe Liiur,y. aud iu ibe descripiiou ,iveu iu Huicb
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Rltual of the 0raad cossals of $t. Aadrew, 99.
eus` bool. Ii is. io some exieui. iu 0liver`s //s//:/ /:!o:/s /
/o:s;. \olume II. pp. 91+. 1be mocl !esuii irial exisis iu ibe
1bird Poiui ol ibe 30 Riiual iu llaucbard. 1be uexi ordeal. ibai ol
,uardiu,. we do uoi liud. lui. we see ibe opeuiu, io ibe 30 aud ibe
couueciiou wiib ibe trusades. -i. \udrew beiu, ibe Pairou -aiui ol
-coilaud is well luowu. Ii is ibe device used ou ibe -coiiisb lla,.
1be siory ol ibe -coiiisb 1emplars is uow accepied. uoiwiibsiaud
iu, our earlier remarls. ibauls io discoveries made iu receui years.
1be survival ol ibe 0rder is commemoraied iu ibe 29 aud ibe !us
iice ol \veu,iu, ibe lesiruciiou ol ibe 0rder iu ibe 30. 1be 29
picls up wbere ibe 27 leli oll. bisiorically spealiu,. 1be 27 deals
wiib ibe clasbes aud iuli,biiu, ibai cosi ibe various 0rders ibe very
laud ibey vowed io deleud ai all cosis.
Iiually. we briu, au iiem we louud iu (! 1| t/:. Ii is ibe
maiu -i,u ol ibe le,ree. ibe Craud -coiiisb -i,u. as ii was beiu,
used iu ibe lirsi lorm ol ibe -coiiisb Riie.
|\ \\RI\1I0X 0I 1Hl -\IX1 \XlRlw`- tR0--.]
2
XD
Sign.-Is called ibe Craud -coiiisb -i,u. lriu, your bauds
across your lorebead iu ibe lorm ol a -i. \udrew`s cross. ibe ri,bi
baud uppermosi. ibe liu,ers exieuded aud lormiu, a square wiib
your ibumbs. ibeu briu, ibem uuder your cbiu. ai ibe same iime
cliucbiu, your liu,ers. which represents a death`s head and
cross bones.`-(! 1| t/:. p. 31.
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
detea.
1. -cois. proper.
2. Ii does uo sucb ibiu,. iu ibe maierial we possess.
3. liiio.
+. Ior. lile tousiauiiue`s supposed couversiou io tbrisiiauiiy aud ibe blood
baib ii caused. ibe exiermiuaiiou ol ibe 1emplars led io ceuiuries ol bloodsbed.
misery. aud i,uorauce. Perbaps oue ol ibe reasous wby lile ioday is as ii is cau
be aiiribuied io ibe exiermiuaiiou ol ibe 1emplars by ibe tburcb. 1be \,e ol
liscovery. ibe Relormaiiou. ibe -cieuiilic Revoluiiou. ibe luli,bieumeui. ibe
\,e ol Revoluiious. ibe Iudusirial \,e. all ibis would bave occurred earlier. aud
wiib dillereui resulis. aud. perbaps. beiier cousequeuces.
. 1bis aud ibe maierial quoied earlier ou ibe 29ib le,ree. aud ibai ou
ibe 30ib. below. are ialeu. lor ibe mosi pari. lrom !. llaucbard. S//|sic]
/// J:s; ///s/:/! (Harwood Hei,bis. tbarles 1. Powuer to.. 199o e.v.).
\olume II. 1bese riiuals. we are iold. come lrom ibose used iu ibe Xoriberu
Vasouic !urisdiciiou. ol ibe terueau varieiy. aud publisbed lor ibe beueliis ol
bis subscribers. llaucbard was a Proiesiaui \uiiVasou. wbo saw iu Vasoury a
Papisi Ploi. as Xesia websier. ei al. saw iu Vasoury a !ewisb Ploi. bui websier
aud ber liu were taibolic sympaibizers. Ior au iuieresiiu, perspeciive ou ibe
terueau Riie. see (os :! // (:// t/://. 1be pa,es ol llaucbard. wiib
ibe riiuals we are aualyziu, are. II.233308. or tbapiers 3 o.
o. Heury t. tlauseu. t/:s`s too/:/s / J:/s :! /o:. (wasb
iu,iou. 1be -upreme touucil. 1981 e.v.). pp. 178ll.
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3. Ood Iect
HsqLt HdeaL.
4. oeIsmso+.
S
lXCl ibe !obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars is ibe ceuier
piece ol ibis bool. we sball uow preseui ibe earliesi |adosb
de,ree iu our possessiou. ibai lrom 1/ /:/ J:-
s//. Ii is. ou examiuaiiou. more ol au iuvesiiiure ibau au iuiiiaiiou
(perse). 1be basic ibeme is ibai ol aveu,iu, ibe murder ol !acques
de Volay. by exaciiu, veu,eauce ou Papacy aud Ireucb Vouarcby.
Xoi jusi auy ,ood old boy lyucbiu, pariy. bui liviue \eu,eauce.
How |adosb li,ures iu. ibou,b. comes ibrou,b ibe Hisiorical Xar
raiive ibai recapiiulaies ibe de,rees ol ibe Riie. 1be Craud lleci.
Perleci aud -ublime Vasous ol ibe 1+ib le,ree were wbai became
luowu as ibe |adosb. or ibe |adosbim. \lier ibe dispersiou. wbeu
1iius sacled !erusalem. ibese Holy Veu splii up iuio lour ,roups
aud weui ibeir separaie ways. aud survived ai leasi uuiil ibe iime
ol ibe Iirsi trusade. aud laier perbaps. wbeu ibey mei up wiib ibe
leaders ol ibe Laiiu |iu,dom ol Palesiiue. 1brou,b ibis meeiiu,
ibe 1emplars were creaied. ,oes ibe siory. \lier ibe 1emplars were
arresied aud coudemued. persecuied. disbauded . . . ibe survival
over ibe ceuiuries lollowiu, 131+ iales place. aud (accordiu, io ibe
le,euds) ... ,roups lile ibe Rose+troix aud ibe |adosb came aboui.
-ome say ibe |adosb lirsi sbowed up as ibe Peiii llu iu 17+3. bui
ibis ibeory bas beeu dismissed. \i auy raie. ii was supposed ibai
alier ibe |adosb were discovered. by ibe !esuiis. ibey cbau,ed ibeir
uame io |ui,bis ol ibe wbiie aud llacl la,le. aud ibis evolved iuio
ibe |ui,bi |adosb de,ree ol ibe preseui. Perbaps iu some lorm.
1be preseui Riiual ,oes bacl ai ibe very leasi. io 17o7. wbeu Heu
ry \udrew Iraucleu was iuiiiaied by -iepbeu Voriu aud ,rauied
bis tbarier io esiablisb a Lod,e ol Perleciiou ai \lbauy. Xew \orl.
1bis. iu iuru. ,oes bacl io ibe lmperors ol ibe lasi aud wesi. ibe
precursor io ibe Riie ol Perleciiou. esiablisbed iu 178.
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
2. HsateoscI BcLqoewd.
t
T is iuieresiiu, io uoie ibai ibere is ibis iradiiiou (wbeiber
le,eudary or real. bui remember ibai myibs aud le,euds
areu`i merely liciiou') - ibai couuecis a secrei seci ibrou,b
oui ibe ceuiuries. Ii wasu`i jusi iuveuied by ibe auibors ol //;
//!, //; (://. 1bey made a loi ol people aware ol ii lor
ibe lirsi iime. bui ibis 1radiiiou bas a iracl record. 1bere was
au \bbey ol ibe Priors ol Vouui -iou. Iu laci. ol 0ur Lady ol
Vouui -iou. aud. accordiu, io some sources. ibis was associaied
wiib -aiui !osbapbai` - iu oiber words. wiib 1be luddba. 1bis
is uoi wiiboui imporiauce. siuce ibe luddbisi Vissiouaries ol ibe
iime ol ibe lmperor \sbola did speud some iime iu Palesiiue.
Xoi a ,reai deal ol iime. miud you. bui ibe le,euds ol larlam aud
!osbapbai bave lou, beeu associaied wiib ibe !aiala 1ales. -ee
\udrew liclsou wbiie. 1 //s/; / // b:/: / S/ ///
1//; / t//s/!o. \olume 2.
1be iracl record we speal ol will be described iu more depib iu
ibe uexi seciiou ol ibe bool. euiiiled Le,euds.` we preseui ibe
|adosb Riiual. lrom 1/ /:/ J:s//. we bave correcied
ibe spelliu,s ol ibe words iu ibe corrupi lu,lisb ibai ibe ori,iual
used. we bave uoi cbau,ed auyibiu,. uor bave we iuierpreied
auyibiu, dillereuily ibau ibe ori,iual couiexi. wbere we bave
commeuis io male. ibey exisi as euduoies. 1be seciiou beads. lor
ibe mosi pari. bowever. are our owu.

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0raad lect Kalght Kadosh.
3. RstwI .
24th Degree
Xpere et lege. Dice & Tace
4
The Xe PIus UItra of Masonry.
t/:/ / // (:! /s/ / /!s,
(:! ///! ////s / /:!s/,
|; // //// / ////s / // b/// \ //:/ /:/
1be tbiel ol ibis 0rder is ibe 1brice Illusirious Irederic III. |iu,
ol Prussia. uuder ibe iiile ol 1brice Illusirious |ui,bi Craud tom
mauder.
Oesq ej tLe CLteo eo Ceasateo+.
1be tbapier ol Craud llecied musi be composed ol lroib
ers. every oue vesied iu ibis de,ree. 1bey musi be all iu blacl.
wiib wbiie ,loves. ibe 0rder a broad blacl ribbou lrom ibe leli
sboulder io ibe ri,bi bip. io wbicb bau,s ibe aiiribuie ol ibe 0rder.
beiu, a Red tross. ibe same as ibe 1euiouic |ui,bis used io wear.
iu ibe middle ol 2 swords across lile a -i. \udrew`s. Xo aprous
are woru.
1bere are uo decoraiious. uor auy emblems iu ibis tbapier-
ibe curiaiu beiu, euiirely drawu. 1bere is ouly li,ured ou ibe
1bresbold ibe Vysierious Ladder. wbicb musi be covered uuiil ibe
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
taudidaie bas ialeu bis obli,aiiou.
^(1/. I : / :!o// : s / ///s /o// /,
/ss ; /: /// / / //s //!///;
0l ibe lroibers wbo compose ibis tbapier. 2 musi be wiib ibe
taudidaie. iu auoiber aparimeui. uuiil be is iuiroduced. 1be oib
er 3 remaiu iu ibe tbapier. io do ibe Xecessaries lor a recepiiou.
^/. / : !/s/:/ /:, : //// / /:!s/, / // b/// \
//:/ /:/, :/ ////:/ :// /// / ///s /o// /-
, /ss / /:s : :! : ://, /// /o : (:!
/s/ : //; (:! /s/, ! //s /:! :! s:/
wbeu a Recepiiou is made. ibe Craud tommauder musi be so
siiuaied. ibai ibe taudidaie cauuoi see bim. as be is uoi io luow
wbo Iuiiiaied bim.
Peom ej Oesq tLe CLteo.
. Illusirious |ui,bis. are you llecied
\. \es. 1brice Illusirious |ui,bi Craud tommauder. I am.
. How come you io be llecied
\. Ioriuue decided lor me.
. wbai prools cau you ,ive me ol your recepiiou
\. \ taveru bas beeu wiiuess ol ii.
. wbai did you do iu ibai taveru
\. I execuied !usiice.
. Have you peueiraied luriber
\. \es. 1brice Illusirious Craud tommauder.
. How sball I believe you
\. Vy uame is |ui,bi ol |adosb. or wbiie e llacl la,le. \ou
uudersiaud me
. \s ii is. so ,ive me ibe -i,u io couviuce me ol your luowled,e
a,aiusi -urprise
| /// //; :// !: /// s!s, //:/ |/ // S/, :!
// // (:! too:! /s : /:! // // /:|/ |/
//o :! s:;s.]
Illusirious |ui,bis. ibis tbapier is opeu.
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0raad lect Kalght Kadosh.
Recetse ej tLe Cdsdte.
2
0ue ol ibe |ui,bis wiib ibe taudidaie oui ol door. beariu, ibe
,reai luocl. ,oes io ibe door ol ibe tbapier aud luocls ouce.
0ue ol ibe |ui,bis wiibiu ,oes io ibe door aud asls wbai be
wauis.
He replies. \ -ervaui |ui,bi demauds io come io ibe de,ree
ol Craud llecied. as be bas all ibe requisiie de,rees ol Vasoury
wbicb are uecessary.`
1//s /s :/! / // (:! too:!, / s:;s.[
tau we admii ibis Ireemasou amou, us. wiiboui ruuuiu, auy
risl ol iudiscreiiou lrom bim`
1be 2 oiber |ui,bis ibeu auswer. we swear aud promise lor
bim.`
1beu ibe 1brice Illusirious Craud tommauder approacbes. \ll
ibree ol ibem iale oue auoiber by ibe baud. aud iale ibe lollowiu,
0bli,aiiou io eacb oiber. lirsi ,iviu, a ,reai luocl.
we promise aud swear. by ibe Liviu, Cod always -upreme.
io reveu,e ibe deaib ol our aucesior. aud wbicb ol us ibai sbould
iu auy mauuer commii ibe mosi li,bi iudiscreiiou ioucbiu, ibe
-ecreis ol our 0rder. sball bave bis body buried uuder ibe 1broue
ol ibis Illusirious \ssembly. -o Cod proieci us iu our desi,u aud
maiuiaiu us iu lquiiy aud Ri,bi. \VlX.`
\lier ibis 0bli,aiiou. ibe taudidaie is iuiroduced as lollows.
-omeiime alier ibe 1wo |ui,bis wbo are wiib ibe taudidaie
bave beard ibe Creai |uocl ol ibe Craud tommauder. ,iviu, iime
lor ibe uecessary teremouy wiibiu. ibey boib iale ibeir swords iu
ibeir bauds aud iuiroduce bim iu ibe cbapier. leave bim aloue wiib
ibe Craud tommauder |ibou,b be cauuoi perceive bim] aud ibey
all lour reiire io ,uard ibe door ol ibe luirauce aud every oiber
door ol ibe adjaceui rooms |il auy]. 1be reasou is. ibere uever was
auy persou ibai assisied ai ibe recepiiou ol a |ui,bi 1emplar.
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
RecstwItse ej Maeo+ w te tLsa eqoee.
1be taudidaie prosiraies bimsell io ibe ,rouud. wbeu ibe Craud
tommauder remiuds bim ol ibe priucipal poiuis ol Vasoury lrom
iis be,iuuiu, io ibe lpocb ol ibe assassiuaiiou ol Hiram \bil. -ol
omou`s desire io puuisb ibe 1raiiors iu ibe mosi exemplary mau
uer. ibe meibod be employed io dispose ibe Vasiers wbo weui iu
searcb ol ibe 3 villaius. iu order io execuie ibe veu,eauce. He re
poris io bim ibe Zeal. tousiaucy. aud Ierveucy ol !oaberi. -iolliu
e Cibulum. wbo alier ibis paiulul searcb bad ibe bappiuess |by
-olomou`s order] iu liudiu, amou, ibe Ruius ol luocb iu ibe Xiuib
\rcb. ibe precious 1reasure ol ibe Perleci Vasous. He couiiuues
io remiud bim ol ibe lirmuess ol ibe Craud llecied ai ibe iime ol
ibe 1emple`s desiruciiou. wbeu ibey rau ai all risls ibrou,b ibe
luemy uuiil ibey obiaiued au luirauce iuio ibe -acred \auli. io
liud ibe Pillar ol leauiy io biuder |by ellaciu, ibe Iuellable word]
ibai ii sbould uoi be exposed io ibe prolaue. 1beu be remiuds bim
ol ibe 72 years ol tapiiviiy. aud ibe clemeucy ol tyrus. |iu, ol
Persia. wbo. by ibe requesi ol Zerubbabel. uoi ouly ,ave ibe cbil
dreu ol Israel ibeir lreedom. bui ordered all ibe 1reasure ol ibeir
1emple |ialeu by Xebucbaduezzar] io be resiored io ibem iu order
io decoraie ibe uew 1emple. wbicb be ordered ibem io build io ibe
Iuliuiie Cod. aud ai ibe same iime creaied ibem |ui,bis. 1beu be
repeais ibe clemeucy ol larius io Zerubbabel |wbeu ai ibe bead
ol ibe embassy lrom !erusalem io labylou. wiib ibeir complaiuis
a,aiusi ibe -amariiaus. wbo relused io couiribuie io ibe -acrilices
ol ibe uew 1emple. accordiu, io ibe proclamaiiou ol bis predeces
sor tyrus. iu lavor ol ibe |ui,bis ol ibe lasi.] wbeu ibey received
larius` leiier io all ibe ,overuors ol -amaria. ei ceiera. aud bow
ibe said ambassadors were received ou ibeir reiuru io !erusalem.
aud elecied Priuces. 1beu be remiuds bim alier ibe 2ud 1emple
bad beeu desiroyed. bow ibe mosi zealous Vasous uuiied uuder a
cbiel. aud worled io ibe relormaiiou ol mauuers. aud elevaied iu
ibeir bearis some -piriiual ldilice. aud reudered ibemselves wor
iby by ibeir worls. 1bey were more pariicularly disiiu,uisbed iu
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0raad lect Kalght Kadosh.
ibe iime ol V\XtHIX
3
. wbo was ibe mosi remarlable amou,si
ibem. \ ,reai mauy embraced tbrisiiauiiy. aud commuuicaied
ibeir -ecreis io ibose tbrisiiaus. wbom ibey louud bad ibe ,ood
qualiiies lor ii. liviu, iu commou aud lormiu, ibemselves as oue
lamily. wbicb sbows bow ibe lrilliaui 0rder ol Vasous susiaiued
ibemselves uuiil ibe oib \,e. aud bow ii lell alierwards as iuio a
Leibar,y.
Xoiwiibsiaudiu,. ibere bave always beeu some laiiblul Va
sous. wbicb is clearly proved by ibe brilliaui mauuer iu wbicb
ibe 0rder ol Vasoury revived iu ibe year 1110. wbeu lleveu ol
ibe Craud lleci aud Perleci Vasous. ibe mosi zealous. preseuied
ibemselves ip C\RIX0l-
4
. Priuce ol !erusalem. Pairiarcb. aud
|ui,bi Vasou. aud prououuced ibeir Promise beiweeu bis bauds.
1bey iau,bi bim ibe -uccessiou. aud iis Pro,ress. uuiil ibe iime
ibai ibe Priuces weui io couquer ibe Holy Laud. 1be alliauce ibai
was lormed beiweeu ibose Priuces. aud ibe obli,aiious ibey made
io spill ibe lasi drop ol blood iu order io esiablisb iu !erusalem ibe
worsbip ol ibe Vosi Hi,b.
|/ /// //os // t:!/!:/, //:/ // : //:/ :o
:// //s :s, //!! //o / :o//s/ /// !s/s,
:! /// /: //! |; 1/;, /:/ //; /:! s
/ ! /://://;. :!o//// // /// ! :; |/ //s
/ /:! / /s / //!s//, s/:;, :! !/s//]
Iu liue. ibe Craud tommauder males a Ceueral Hisiory aud
Ceuealo,y ol ibe Vasouic 0rder. iis Pro,ress. iis lecliue. aud ibe
Vauuer iu wbicb ii baib -usiaiued. uuiil ibe lpocb ol ibe tru
sades. aud uuiil ibe bisiorical circumsiauces ibai bas ,iveu occa
siou io ibe de,ree wbicb ibe taudidaie expecis. a de,ree ibai will
,ive bim a perleci luowled,e ol ibe precedeui de,rees. aud ibe
mauuer bow Vasoury bas come io us. \lier ibis. ibe taudidaie
iales ibe lollowiu, 0bli,aiiou. bis ri,bi baud ou ibe lible aud bis
leli baud uuder ibe turiaiu beiweeu ibe bauds ol ibe Craud tom
mauder.
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
OLIsqtse.
I. \. l.. promise aud swear. uever io reveal ibe -ecreis ol ibe
Craud llecied |ui,bis ol ibe wbiie e llacl la,le io auy persou.
io Reveu,e Vasoury ou ibe 1raiiors. aud uever io receive iuio ibis
de,ree auy. bui ouly a lroiber wbo bas come io ibe de,rees ol
Priuce ol !erusalem. aud |ui,bi Priuce ol ibe -uu. aud ibeu by au
auiboriiy ,iveu io me by a Craud tommauder uuder bis baud aud
-eal. I promise io be ready ai all iimes io couquer ibe Holy Laud.
wbeu I sball be summoued io appear. io pay due obedieuce ai all
iimes io ibe Priuces ol ibe Royal -ecrei. aud il I lail iu ibis. my
0bli,aiiou. I desire ibai all ibe peualiies ol my lormer 0bli,aiiou
may be iullicied ou me. \VlX.`
He ibeu lisses ibe lible aud rises.
Rste ej Csocwmaectse.
1beu ibe Craud tommauder proceeds aud says. Vy dear lroiber.
be wbo bas besiowed ibis de,ree ou you. wbicb you uow bave as
pired io. aud wbo is described iu ibis place as Craud tommauder.
aud Craud Iuspecior ol \ll Lod,es e Craud llecied. is seusible ol
ibe imporiauce ol ibe -ecrei already coulided io you. Ii is iberelore
uecessary io recommeud a tircumspeciiou. aud also io observe io
ibose wbo iale ibe uame ol |ui,bis ol wbiie e llacl la,le. io
be always aiieuiive. uoi io ,ive ibe leasi suspiciou relaiive io our
Vysieries. 0rder. Pro,ress. aud lud ol Vasoury. 1be Imprudeuce
aud Iudiscreiiou ol mauy broibers. bave ,iveu a luowled,e io ibe
world ol mauy ol our lmblems. by wbicb Vasoury bas sullered
,reaily. aud will be repaired wiib dilliculiy. 1bis iudiscreiiou bas
caused ibe loss aud reireai ol mauy a Puissaui lroiber wbo would
bave beeu 0ruameuis aud -upporiers ol ibe 0rder aud Lod,es.
-ucb iudiscreiiou iu ibis de,ree my dear lroiber would be wiiboui
auy recovery. as ibere are uo more lmblems. wbeu every maiier
sball be disclosed aud discovered io you. ibai will ,ive room lor
some eveuis. ol wbicb you`ll see ibe cousequeuces. wbeu you sball
bave beard all my iusiruciious.
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0raad lect Kalght Kadosh.
1be words wbicb our broibers place ai ibe eud ol ibeir obli,a
iious. \VlX. wbicb si,uilies. because ibis is uo more. 1bai -ball
be uo more. il ibis -ball be a,aiu - ibis ou,bi io be uo lou,er a
-ecrei io you. wbo is ,oiu, io bave ibe explauaiiou ol ibe 0ri,iu ol
Vasoury aud wbai bas occasioued ibe -ocieiy. 1ruib peueiraies
ibe clouds aud sbades. wbicb we cau leave. io come io ibe luowl
ed,e ol ibai. we were belore iu qualiiy ol |ui,bis ol |adosb (or ol
wbiie e llacl la,le. as ii is uow called.) aud wbai we uow are as
-ymbolic Vasous. aud wbai we cau be by ibe desiruciiou ol our
euemies.
Lei us Pray.
0b mosi lierual. leuelicial aud all,racious Creai \rcbiieci ol
ibe luiverse. we. lrom ibe secrei depib ol our bearis. oller 1bee a
liviu, -acrilice. we bumbly beseecb 1bee io Iuspire our luemies
wiib a !usi -euse ol ibe lvil ibey bave doue us. lrom ibeir baviu,
a couviciiou ol ibeir wrou,s. ibey mi,bi aioue lor ibeir mauilold
Iujuries wbicb doib uoi belou, io us 1by -ervauis io redress our
selves. bui by ibeir eyes beiu, opeued. we mi,bi be recouciled.
aud by a beariy uuiou iale possessiou ol our llessed Lauds. wbere
ibe 0ri,iual 1emple was lirsi esiablisbed. wbere we mi,bi be
,aibered iuio oue baud. ibere io telebraie 1by Holy Praises ouce
more. ou ibe Holy Vouui. iu wbose bowels were deposiied 1by
ever ,lorious. ever blessed aud awlul X\Vl. \VlX.`
1beu ibe coveriu, ol ibe drau,bi ou ibe lloor is ialeu oll.
oeIsmso+ te tststse.
Learu ibai ibe sli,biesi iudiscreiiou will iulallible uudermiue us.
aud ibrow us iuio au borrible abyss. wbere we sbould see buried
ibe wbole 0rder ol Vasoury. ibe remaius ol our Illusirious aud
Clorious 0rder by iis beroism iu lavor ol ibe uuloriuuaie. How
,reai ii bas beeu iu ibe iime wbeu iis power. auiboriiy aud ricbes
were arrived io ibe bi,besi piicb. wbeu ibe disiiu,uisbiu, birib
ol ibose wbo were members ol ii celebraied iis ,lory. Ii was uoi
less so. iu iis uujusi aud ira,ic eud. wbeu by ibe uoble lirmuess.
|ui,bis appeared iu ibe middle ol irous. llames. aud iormeuis.
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
wbai cau we ibiul ol ibe Propbecy ol !ames de Volay wbicb was
verilied a liiile alier wbai respeci ou,bi we uoi io bave lor ibe
coura,eous zeal ol ibose wbo bave lepi ibe precious remaius ol au
order. wbicb ibe blaclesi ireasou. euvy aud mosi airocious mali,
uiiy bas uoi beeu able io exiiu,uisb wbai baired sbould uoi we
bave io ibose usurpers wbo occupy ibe wealib aud di,uiiy ol ibis
order 1bey cauuoi be re,arded bui ouly as a powerlul euemy.
ibe asbes ol wbicb ou,bi io reuew ibai uuloriuuaie period. wbeu
ibe uumbers ol ibe |ui,bis ol |adosb or llacl e wbiie la,le sball
be iucreased. io be able uuder ibe auspicious couduci ol a power
lul tommauder. aud uuder ibe esiablisbmeui ol ibai 0rder. reiale
ibe possessious ol all ibe wealib aud di,uiiy wbicb did belou, io
ibem lormerly. aud is uow beld by ibose wbo bave uo oiber iiile
ibis day bui Iujusiice aud Vali,uiiy.
1bai ibis. my broiber. be uoi said io iuiimidaie ibose ibai bave
as well as you aspired io ibis de,ree. wbicb we are ,oiu, io couler
ou you ibis day. or io iuspire ibem wiib au ardor aud discreie zeal.
ibey ou,bi every oue io waii ibe iime iu sileuce. io become esseu
iial. aud il ibe irusi is ibe mosi auibeuiic marl ol a siucere lrieud
sbip. ibey ou,bi io wisb io au,meui ibe uumber ol |ui,bis. aud
lear io couler ibis de,ree wiib ioo mucb coulideuce io au ordiuary
lrieud. lesi bis discreiiou sbould uoi be as assured as your owu.
\ou remember. my dear lroiber. ibe obli,aiiou you bave ialeu
beiweeu my bauds ai ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibe teremouy. io reuder
ibe !usiice ibai you deserve. I bave ioo ,ood au opiuiou ol you. io
lear ibe leasi iudiscreiiou iu you couceruiu, ibe lirsi uoiious I bave
,iveu you ol ibis lasi de,ree iu Vasoury.
Il iu ibis discourse you bave made auy remarls ibai mi,bi bave
ialeu you oll. io prououuce ibe vow ibai we are obli,ed io iale
lrom you |belore we cau ,ive you ,reaier luowled,e ol ibis de,ree
ol Craud llecied ol |adosb.] cousuli yoursell aud see il you are
disposed io peueiraie luriber. aud lullil exacily all ibe poiuis ol
ibe obli,aiious ibai you are ,oiu, io prououuce wiib me. aud liul
yoursell io us lorever.
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^/ // // t:!/!:/ /s :/:/! /s//:/s / //
/// (|//://s, // ///s//s (:! too:!, ////
/ ///, s!s //o / :! /ss // t/:/ / :!
/ // ://s /// // t:!/!:/ o:; /: / ///s !, //
(|//://s |; //o /:/ :/:!; /// :ss s / //s !/s-
// // // /:; / s/s/s / / /// :! ///
/:/ // S! (|//://, // (:! too:! //s
// to; / // //// o:
-ecoud 0bli,aiiou.
1be taudidaie ibeu lueels ai ibe leei ol ibe Craud tommauder.
puis bis ri,bi baud ou ibe lible aud bis leli baud beiweeu ibe
bauds ol ibe Craud tommauder. wbeu iu ibis posiiiou ibe Craud
tommauder says.
\ou swear aud promise ou ibai io bold mosi dear aud sacred.
Iirsi. 1o praciice ibe worls ol corporal Vercy. io live aud die iu
your Reli,iou. aud uever io declare io auy mau. wbo received you.
or assisied ai your recepiiou iu ibis de,ree`
1be taudidaie auswers. I promise aud swear.`
1beu ibe Craud tommauder says. -ay wiib me 1 -ll H\
L\\l.` wbicb be repeais.]
-ecoudly. you promise aud swear io bave caudor iu all your
aciious. iu cousequeuce uever io receive iu ibis de,ree auy broiber
wbo is uoi your mosi iuiimaie lrieud. aud ibeu by couseui ol iwo
Craud llecied Iuspeciors il io be mei wiib. or by power ol a Pai
eui ,iveu you lor ibai purpose`
1be taudidaie says. I promise aud swear.` ibeu be repeais ibe
word -tH\RL\l\t.
1birdly. you promise aud swear. ai all iimes. a sweeiuess ol
miud as you are capable ol. io love aud cberisb your lroiber as
yoursell. io belp ibem iu ibeir uecessiiies aud adversiiies. io visii
aud belp ibem wbeu sicl. aud uever io draw arms a,aiusi ibem
ou auy preiexi wbaisoever`
7S
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
He auswers. I promise aud swear.`
-ay wiib me. V01lt|.`
Iouribly. you promise aud swear io re,ulaie your discourse by
1ruib aud io leep wiib ,reai tircumspeciiou iu re,ard io ibis de
,ree ol Craud llecied. aud |ui,bi ol |adosb. or wbiie e llacl
la,le.`
He auswers. I promise aud swear.`
-ay wiib me. lVlX\H.`
Iilibly. you promise aud swear io iravel lor ibe bouor aud
advaucemeui ol Heaveu. aud io lollow ai all ibiu,s aud poiuis.
every maiier ibai you are ordered aud prescribed by ibe Illusiri
ous |ui,bis aud Craud tommauder. io wbose 0rder you swear a
submissiou aud obedieuce io. ou all occasious wiiboui auy resiric
iiou`
He auswers. I promise aud swear.`
-ay wiib me. H\V\tH -tI\1\.`
-ixibly. you promise aud swear io me. io bave paiieuce iu ad
versiiy aud you swear uever io receive auy lroiber io ibis de,ree
ou auy preieuce wbaisoever. wbose will is uoi lree. as Reli,ious
Vouls. aud all ibose wbo bave made vows wiiboui resiriciiou io
-uperiors`
He auswers. I promise aud swear.`
-ay wiib me. -\l\lL.`
-eveuibly. you promise iu ibe eud aud swear io leep iuviolable
ibe -ecrei ibai I am ,oiu, io coulide iu you. 1o sacrilice ibe 1rai
iors ol Vasoury. aud lool upou ibe |ui,bis ol Valia as our eu
emies. 1o reuouuce lorever io be iu ibai 0rder. aud re,ard ibem
as uujusi usurpers ol ibe ri,bis. iiiles aud di,uiiies ol ibe |ui,bis
1emplars. iu wbose possessiou you bope io euier wiib ibe belp ol
ibe \lmi,biy`
He auswers. I promise aud swear.`
1beu say wiib me. ClVlL. lIX\H. 1lllX\H.
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0raad lect Kalght Kadosh.
Tracing Board of the Kadosh Degree by Henry Andrew Francken.
S0
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
TLe Lddeo Rste.
\lier ibe taudidaie bas prououuced ibese lasi words ibe Craud
tommauder relieves bim aud says.
ly ibe -eveu coudiiious aud by ibe power ibai is ,iveu aud
irausmiiied io me. wbicb I bave acquired by my discreiiou. my
uuiired 1ravels. Zeal. Iervor aud tousiaucy. I receive you Craud
Iuspecior ol all Lod,es. aud llecied |ui,bi 1emplar. bui belore
you iale raul amou, ibe |ui,bis |adosb wbicb we bear ibe uame
ol. I desire you uoi io lor,ei ii. ii is iudispeusable lor you my
lroiber io mouui ibe mysierious Ladder wbicb you see. Ii will
serve aud iusiruci you iu ibe mysieries ol our 0rder. aud wbicb is
absoluiely uecessary. ibai you may bave a irue luowled,e ol ii.`
1beu ibe taudidaie mouuis ibe Ladder aud prououuces ai eacb
siep be rises. ibe uame belou,iu, io ii. aud wbeu be is ou ibe -ev
euib aud bi,besi aud bas prououuced ibe 3 lasi words.
5
ibe Lad
der is lowered baclwards. iu order ibai ibe taudidaie passes over
ibe Ladder. because be cauuoi reiire ibe same way. as be would
be obli,ed io ,o bacl. a,aiusi wbicb be bas ialeu bis obli,aiiou.
uoi io reiire by ibe same way as be came. ibe \iews aud Iuieresi
ol ibe 0rder wbicb is ibe reasou. 1beu be reads ibe words ai ibe
boiiom ol ibe Ladder. Xl PLl- lL1R\.
uItse ej tLe Lddeo.
1beu ibe Craud tommauder embraces ibe taudidaie aud says
io bim.
Vy dear lroiber. I am ,oiu, io ,ive you ibe -i,u. 1oleu. aud
word. wiib ibe Password ol ibe Craud llecied aud Craud Iuspec
ior. alier wbicb I sball ,ive you ibe explauaiiou ol ibe Vysierious
Ladder. wbicb you bave asceuded aud passed over wiiboui luow
iu, ibe reasou ibereol.
1bis Ladder. my dear lroiber. is ibe mosi esseuiial aud aualo
,ous io ibe bisiory wbicb I am ,oiu, io reciie io you. Lile a Lad
der. ii is composed ol 1wo supporiers. wbicb will ,ive you a jusi
idea ol ibe -ireu,ib wbicb Pbilip ibe Iair. |iu, ol Irauce received
S4
0raad lect Kalght Kadosh.
iu bis uuiou wiib Pope tlemeui ibe -ixib.
1be reuuiou ol ibe 1wo supporiers by ibe -eveu sieps. ,ives
you a jusi idea ol ibe -eveu coudiiious ibai Pbilip ibe Iair imposed
ou ibe lisbop leriraud de Coi. io male bim Pope. 1be -eveu
sieps serve io assemble ibe 1wo supporiers. ibe same as ibe -eveu
coudiiious wbicb Pbilip ibe Iair composed aud eu,a,ed ibe said
Pope iu. aud is ibe luudameuial base aud uuiou ibai musi bave
beeu cemeuied beiweeu ibe |iu, aud said Pope.
1bese -eveu sieps are also a resemblauce ol ibe -eveu poiuis
ol your 0bli,aiiou wbicb you bave couiracied. iu ibe same mau
uer as Pbilip ibe Iair. ibai by ibe -eveu ariicles be imposed ou
tlemeui ibe -ixib. He made bim swear ibe liual desiruciiou ol
ibe 1emplars. Iu ibe same mauuer are ibe -eveu poiuis ol your
0bli,aiiou. wbere you swear io bear au implacable baired io ibe
|ui,bis ol Valia. aud eu,a,e yoursell io eudeavor ibeir ioial de
siruciiou. iu order io reclaim ibe ri,bi aud di,uiiies ibey possess.
Lasily. ibis momeui. my dear lroiber. is ibe iime io euirusi
you iu lull iu ibe de,ree ol Craud llecied. aud ,ive you a irue
luowled,e ol ibe mauuer iu wbicb Vasoury bas come io us. Have
aiieuiiou io ibe priucipal laie ol ibai Hisiory. you ibeu will easily
male ibe applicaiiou yoursell ibe more you are euirusied. Lisieu
io ibe lollowiu, Hisiory.`
TLe Hsateo+ Lectwoe.
\lier ibe deaib ol Pope leuoii \III iu 130+. ibe tardiuals mei lor
ibe lleciiou ol a uew Pope. aud louud ibemselves iu iwo laciious.
Ireucb aud Iialiau.
Pbilip ibe Iair. |iu, ol Irauce. bad several views wbicb could uoi
be accomplisbed wiiboui ibe assisiauce ol ibe pope io be elecied.
aud as bis pariy iu ibe touclave lomeuied ibese divisious io lavor
Pbilip`s desi,u (wbo. ialiu, advauia,e ol ibese circumsiauces). be
seui lor leriraud Coi. ibeu \rcbbisbop ol lordeaux |sou io ler
iraud. Lord ol \illaudrau iu ibe same liocese]. aud iu ibe touler
euce wbicb be bad wiib bim ai a pleasaui couuiry -eai uear -i.
!obu`s ol au,ely|sic]. wbeu be iulormed bim ol bis desi,u aud ibe
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
divisious iu ibe touclave. wbicb did pui ii iu bis power io eleci a
Pope. aud ibai be |Pbilip] was disposed io preler bim. provided be
would swear io perlorm -eveu ariicles. ibe 7ib aud lasi was eveu
io be a secrei io bim |ibe uew Pope]. uuiil ibe iime lor ibe execu
iiou ol ii sbould be ripe.(1) \ccordiu,ly be revealed ibe -ix lirsi
ariicles. wbicb are lorei,u io our purpose. bui io ibe 7ib. lor ibe
exaci perlormauce ol wbicb ibey boib iool ibe -acrameui io eacb
oiber`s promise. 1be liu, baviu, louud a mau io bis purpose.
io be a,eui lor bis reveu,e. caused bim io be elecied Pope. aud
promoied io -i. Peier`s cbair. Iu ibe year 130. uuder ibe uame
ol tlemeui \I. ibis Pope. alier bis lleciiou. esiablisbed bis -ee ai
Lyous. wbere bis lirsi care was io execuie ibe lirsi six coudiiious.
wbicb Pbilip bad imposed ou bim. 1be iime ol declariu, ibe 7ib
beiu, come. Pbilip did uoi delay iu declariu, io ibe Pope. ibai by
bis oaib. be was io joiu bim io euiirely desiroy aud exiermiuaie ibe
|ui,bis 1emplars io ibe exieui ol tbrisiiauiiy. Here is wbai bas
aiiracied ibe baired ol Pbilip ibe Iair. aud wbai made bim iale
ibai barbarous resoluiiou a,aiusi ibem all.
-ome iime belore ibe deaib ol leuoii \I. ibere bappeued a sedi
iiou iu Paris(2). occasioued by Pbilip. wbo bad coiued some mou
ey. wbicb was li,bi. mixed. aud base meial. ou wbicb ibe popu
lace were muiiuous. wbo pluudered aud demolisbed ibe bouse ol
-iepbeu larbei. masier ol ibe Viui. 1bey weui alierwards io ibe
liu,`s dwelliu, aud commiiied a ,reai deal ol iudeceucy. iu so
mucb. every maiier couspired au iusurreciiou.
1be 1emplars (a,aiusi wbom euvy bad raised mauy a powerlul
euemy) were suspecied io bave beeu ai ibe boiiom ol ibese oui
ra,es. aud was ibe cause |alibou,b wiiboui reasou or louudaiiou]
ibai ibeir ruiu was deiermiued by ibe liu,. lor wbicb purpose be
sou,bi ibe meaus io assisi bimsell by ibe deaib ol leuoii \I. iu
order io pui iu bis siead a Pope ou ceriaiu coudiiious ibai sbould
be imposed ou bim.(3)
Xoibiu, was uow wauiiu, bui ibe preieuse (lor wbeu lorce aud
auiboriiy is iu baud every maiier becomes easy) lor wbicb pur
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pose. ibey prevailed ou iwo abaudoued meu. ibai ibey sbould ,ei
admiiiauce amou, ibe |ui,bis 1emplars |ibese meu`s uames were
Cerard Lab aud leuoii Vebuy) aud wbeu admiiied iu ibeir mys
ieries. io accuse ibe wbole 0rder ol ibe ,reaiesi crimes. wbicb
ibese iwo villaius execuied exacily - ibey desired io be admiiied
aud received iuio ibe 0rder. wbicb was easy io ibem. as ibey bad
seemiu,ly bouesi exierior 1iiles. aud appareui qualiiies. besides a
supposed tredii ai touri.
lvery maiier couspired iu ibeir lavour aud ibey were received.
lui ii lasied uoi lou, belore ibe 1emplars repeuied beariily ol bav
iu, li,bied ibe lirebraud. wbicb was ibe cause ol ibe deplorable
aud ira,ic sceue. wbeu mosi all ibe 1emplars were iuvolved iu oue
commou desiruciiou. lor ibese iwo wreicbes. soou alier ibeir ad
missiou accused ibe wbole 0rder ol ibe mosi dreadlul crimes. de
maudiu, io be separaied lrom ibem. ou occasiou ol ibe execrable
ibiu,s su,,esied io ibem.
1be ireasou is ,ood. bui ibe iraiior is deiesiable. 1bus did ibey
suller ibe same loi ibai was lepi lor ibe 1emplars. lor ibey by ibeir
ireacbery. weui ibrou,b ibe mosi dismal iormeuis. aud uoi sul
lered io live. alibou,b ibey bad beeu ibe iusirumeuis ol veu,eauce
io ibe 1emplars. by ibeir lalse accusaiious.
lpou ibeir repori io ibe liu, |wbo bad laiely bad au iuierview
wiib ibe Pope ai Poiiiers(+)] iool ibe suresi measure. io arresi all
ibe 1emplars iu bis domiuious iu oue day. 1bis was doue ou ibe
13ib 0ciober 1307. iwo years alier ibe iulamous accusaiiou was
made. 1bey seized ou all ibeir papers. iiiles. ireasures aud ,euer
ally all ibeir wealib over wbicb were placed overseers.
|iu, tbarles ol Xaples. iu ibe lile mauuer ordered all ibe 1em
plars io be arresied iu Proveuce. 1bose ialeu iu Irauce were locled
up iu ibe 1ower or casile ol Vebuu io iale ibeir irials.
1be Pope ai ibe same iime seui lor ibeir ,raud masier !ames de
Volay. a uaiive ol lur,uudy (wbo was ibeu ai war wiib ibe 1urls
iu ibe islaud ol typrus) wbo. as soou as be received ibe orders
ol ibe Pope. came io Paris wiib bis lui,bis ol ibe 0rder. amou,
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
wbicb was oue Cuy. broiber io ibe laupbiu. levieuois. Hu,bes
de Peraldes aud 1beodore lazille de Vouaucouri. 1bey were all
arresied aud made ibe mosi dreadlul iormeuis. iu order io draw
lrom ibem a coulessiou ol ibe crimes ibey were accused ol. ibou,b
wiiboui elleci. as ibey dared bravely every iormeui. raiber ibau
accuse ibemselves ol crimes ibey were iuuoceui ol. -o ibai. ou uo
oiber prool bui ibe accusaiiou ol iwo iulamous -ubboruers ibey
coucluded ibeir irials (beiu, impossible io procure ibe leasi evi
deuce a,aiusi ibem. as uever auy persou assisied ai ibe maliu,
ol a 1emplar) aud ibey execuied aud burui alive 7 iu oue day.
aud ibe uexi 9. aud so ou. uuiil ibey bad compleied almosi ibeir
ioial desiruciiou. 1bey pardoued uoue. uoi eveu ibose iwo ibai
served ibem iu accusiu, ibe wbole 0rder lor as 1emplars ibey
were iucluded iu ibe ,eueral seuieuce. aud were burui alive wiib
ibe oibers.
Lei ibe eud ol ibese uubappy wreicbes serve as a lessou io us.
ibai we are uoi iu luiure io be seduced by liue promises. aud iuiii
aie auy bui ibose. wbo bave ,iveu us by a lou, iraiu ol services.
prools ol ibeir mosi solid woribiuess. lesi we mi,bi be. by ibeir
iudiscreiiou. dra,,ed ouce a,aiu wiib all ibe |ui,bis ol |adosb iu
a commou laie.
1be Craud Vasier aud ibe 3 abovemeuiioued lreibreu were
ueveribeless uoi comprebeuded iu ibe lirsi execuiious. 1be Pope.
lor reasous (wbicb uo bisioriau bas meuiioued) lepi ibe !ud,meui
io bimsell.
Vosi all ibe 1emplars iu ibis prosecuiiou (wbicb lasied uuiil ibe
year 131+) were arresied iu all ibe tbrisiiau siaies. bui were uoi
all pui io deaib.
Pbilip ibe Iair was couiiuually burryiu, ou ibe Pope. io male
au eud ol !ames de Volay ibe Craud Vasier aud bis 3 compau
ious (alier baviu, ,roaued 7 years iu prisou overloaded wiib irous)
wbicb was ai lasi execuied. wbeu ibey were burui alive ou ibe
11ib ol Varcb 131+. iu ibe Isle ol Paris. moviu, io piiy aud iears
ibe uumerous speciaiors wbo were preseui. lor ibeir sieadiuess.
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beroical cousiaucy aud solemu vows ol ibeir iuuoceuce. wbicb was
alierwards appareuily supporied by au eveui exiremely memo
rable.
!ames de Volay (ibe Craud Vasier). seeiu, bimsell ou ibe scal
lold. ready io eud bis lile iu ibe llames (alier baviu, lau,uisbed iu
irous lor several years) aud wbicb was uow become a reliel io bim
io eud bis lile iu auy mauuer raiber ibau uuder,o a lou,er liu,er
iu, iu ibis uuceriaiu world. wiib ,reai composure iurued bimsell.
aud direcied io Cod ibe lollowiu, prayer. viz..
0b. \lmi,biy aud lverlasiiu, Cod. wbo luows ibe iuuoceuce
ol ibe viciims wbicb bave beeu sacriliced lor several years. permii
us io relleci ou ibe reproacb aud iulamous iormeuis wbicb you
permiiied !esus tbrisi io be covered wiib ai His deaib. io redeem
us lrom slavery ol our sius. io ,ive au example io ibe iuuoceui by
ieacbiu, ibem by bis milduess. io suller wiiboui murmuriu,. ibe
persecuiious aud iormeuis wbicb iujusiice aud bliuduess prepare
lor ibem. Ior,ive. 0 Cod ibe lalse accusaiious aud impuiaiious
wbicb bas caused ibe desiruciiou ol ibe wbole 0rder. ol wbicb
your diviue provideuce bad esiablisbed me ibe cbiel. aud il you
are pleased io accepi ibe prayer wbicb we uow bumbly oller you.
permii 0 Cod ibai oue day ibis people disabused mi,bi luow ibe
iuuoceuce ol ibose wbo bave eudeavored io live iu 1by boly lear
aud love.
we waii your bouuiy aud compassiou ibe reward ol ibe ior
meuis aud deaib we suller. wbicb we oller io you. iu order io eujoy
your diviue preseuce iu everlasiiu, bappiuess.`
1beu. addressiu, bimsell io ibe people. be said. Cood people.
wbo see us ready io perisb iu ibe llames. you will be able io jud,e
ol our iuuoceuce. lor uow I summou Pope tlemeui \I iu +0 days.
aud Pbilip ibe Iair. iu iwelve mouibs. io appear belore ibe awlul
aud iremeudous ibroue ol ibe lverliviu, Cod. io reuder au ac
couui lor ibe blood ibey bave wicledly sbed.` \lier wbicb ibey
were burried io execuiiou. leariu, a rescue lrom ibe populace.
1be prediciiou ol !ames de Volay was accomplisbed as Pope
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
tlemeui \I died ibe 19ib ol \pril ibe same year ai Rocquemour ou
ibe Rboue. aud Pbilip ibe Iair wiibiu 12 mouibs ai Iouiaiuebleu.
1be uews ol ibe prosecuiiou ol ibe |ui,bis 1emplars bad already
reacbed ibe |ui,bis. wbicb were leli iu ibe Islaud ol typrus. aud
iu ibe abseuce ol ibe Craud Vasier. bad beeu overpowered by
ibe 1urls. wbeu ibey losi \cre. wiib several oiber sirou,bolds. aud
were obli,ed io reiire io ibe Islaud ol Rbodes. aud ibe adjaceui
islauds.
1be prosecuiiou a,aiusi ibem iu opeu touucil ai \ieuua. ibe 1si
ol 0ciober 1311. wbeu ibeir 0rder was bauisbed. ibeir esiaies
couliscaied. aud leli ai ibe disposal ol ibe Pope (wbo iu ibe year
1312 ,ave a pari io ibe |ui,bis ol -i. !obu ol !erusalem. 1bose
wbo bad escaped ibe prosecuiiou aud baviu, reiired io ibe Islaud
ol Rbodes. were obli,ed io dis,uisiu, ibemselves. uoi losiu, eu
iirely ibe bope io see ibe 0rder reiusiaied a,aiu. 1bey swore au
adversiou io ibe |ui,bis ol -i. !obu ol !erusalem. wbo possess yei
io ibis day ibe ,reaiesi pari ol ibeir esiaies. 1bis adversiou males
io ibis day a pari ol ibe 0bli,aiiou ol ibe Craud lleci |ui,bis
1emplars. called |ui,bis |adosb. or ol ibe llacl aud wbiie la,le.
as uow called.
Xotes to History lecture.
1. He iool ibe broiber aud uepbew ol leriraud Coi as bosia,es
lor ibe 7ib ariicle.
2. \ide \erioi. \ol. 2. p. o.
3. \ide \erioi`s //s/; / J://:. \ol. 2. pa,es 312. aud Peier
lupuis` colleciiou.
+. \ide \erioi. \ol. 2. p. o+.
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0raad lect Kalght Kadosh.
PsI tatowctse.
\s ibe uumber ol ibose wbo escaped was very small. reudered
ibai adversiou more powerlul. ibey sou,bi io reuew au iucrease iu
ibeir 0rder. iu admiiiiu, persous iu wbom ibey believed ibai ibeir
bebavior aud qualiiy was iudispuiable. ibose iu sbori wbom ibey
ibou,bi woriby ol leepiu, ibe mosi imporiaui -ecreis. Iusirucied
iu ibe wouders ibai bad operaied ai dillereui iimes amou, ibe
,ood aud various Vasous. beirs woriby ol ibose wbom -olomou
bad disiiu,uisbed aud lavored alier ibe cousiruciiou ol ibe 1em
ple. luowiu, ibeir caudor aud iuirepidiiy. wbicb appeared amou,
ibem. iu ibe ,reaiesi dau,ers. ibeir wisdom. uuiou. cbariiy. love.
impariialiiy. lirmuess. discreiiou aud zeal. 1bey ibou,bi ibey
could do uo beiier. ibau eudeavor io uuiie ibemselves io ibese Va
sous. 1beir laibers` proieciors suppori aud belp sou,bi ibe lavor
io be admiiied iuio ibeir -ocieiy. aud io be Iuiiiaied iuio ibeir
mysieries.
1bose uewly iuiiiaied iuio ibeir mysieries were iulormed by
ibese Vasous. wbo ibey were. 1be barbarous eveuis wbicb ibey
bad escaped. aud ibe resoluiiou ibey bad ialeu secreily io iucrease
ibeir uumber iu order io be able oue day io reclaim aud re,aiu
ibeir ri,bis. io reesiablisb ibeir 0rder aud iale possessiou a,aiu.
ol ibeir ori,iual possessious. ri,bis aud esiaies. 1bey ollered ibeir
lreibreu Vasous ibeir assisiauce iu ialiu, ibeir reveu,e aud as a
commou cause io accepi ibe iribuie lrom ibem ol ibe mosi jusi
,raiiiude aud ibaulluluess.
1be Craud llecied |ui,bis aud Priuces Vasous approved ol
ibeir desi,us. accepied ibeir ollers. aud a,reed amou, ibemselves
iusiead ol ibe cbaraciers ol ibe 0rder. wbicb was ibe tross. io
male use ol ibe word. -i,u aud 1oleu ol Vasous. aud by ibe
coulormiiy ol several aualo,ies. lveuis iu ibeir bisiory persuaded
ibem ibai ibe dillereui si,us ol ibe Vasous would pui ibem eu
iirely uuder cover a,aiusi ibe maliciousuess ol ibose. wbom as a
Cerard Lab or leuoii Vebuy. sbould eudeavor io be admiiied
iuio au order ol wbicb ibey sbould uuderiale iu vaiu io pui ouesell
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
uuder ibe sbelier ol a lile eveui. ibai ibey sbould uoi irusi ibe irue
-ecrei ol ibe 0rder bui io ibose wbom ibey bad perlecily iried aud
ol wbicb ibey were as sure as ol ibemselves. \lier baviu, ibem
made io pass ibrou,b ibe dillereui de,rees. wbicb we luow iu Va
soury. baviu, ialiu, iis birib lrom ibe tousiruciiou ol -olomou`s
1emple. siuce iis ori,iu. uuiil ibe desiruciiou ol ibe 1emple. aud
cbaracierized wriis ol ibe mosi remarlable eveuis euiirely aualo
,ous io ibe desiruciiou ol ibe |ui,bis 1emplars. wbom as llecis
ol Vasoury breaibe ouly io reveu,e ibe deaib ol ibeir Illusirious
Craud Vasier. aud io reiale ibeir possessious.
Vy dear lroiber. lrom ibe de,ree ol Vasier Vasou ibai you bave
received. aud wbeu you bave learui io sbed iears ai ibe iomb ol
Hiram \bil. bave you uoi beeu disposed. iu oiber de,rees. io veu
,eauce lid ibey uoi sbow you ibe iraiior !lllLlV \|\R0P.
iu ibe mosi dreadlul colors would ii be exa,,eraied iu compar
iu, ibe couduci ol Pbilip ibe Iair. io bis \ud io compare ibe 1wo
iulamous iulormers Cerard Lab aud leuoii Vebuy. io ibe 1wo
\illaius wbo joiued \|\RlP ibe murderers ol HIR\V \lII lo
ibey uoi liudle iu your beari ibe same reveu,e. wbicb ibose uu
bappy Iellowtralis deserved aud were execuied ou ibem
1be 1rials ibai you bave ,oue ibrou,b io learu ibe bisiorical lacis
ol. aud ibe aucieui lible - do ibey uoi serve you io uudersiaud.
aud souud your beari io male a jusi applicaiiou ol ibe deaib ol
HIR\V \lII. iu compariu, ii wiib ibai ol !\Vl- ll V0L\\
ly ibe le,ree ol Xiue llecied. wbeu your beari was disposed io
reveu,e. you bave beeu prepared. io ibe implacable baired. ibai
you bave sworu io ibe |ui,bis ol Valia. iu wbom you ou,bi io
reveu,e ibe deaib ol !\Vl- ll V0L\\. as a Craud llecied you
bave acquired by your proved discreiiou iu -ymbolic Vasoury. ibe
LICH1. wbicb leaves uoibiu, more io desire ibau your submissiou
io ibe de,ree ol ibe -ublime Priuces ol ibe Royal -ecrei. our cbiels
aud Craud llecied ol ibe 0rder. wbo bave besiowed ou you ibis
siu,ular lavor.
1bis is. my mosi Illusirious lroiber. bow. aud by wbom Vasoury
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0raad lect Kalght Kadosh.
is arrived. aud bas beeu irausmiiied io us. \ou ou,bi io see wbai
ii is io euier iuio our lawlul ri,bis. ibai we seel io associaie wiib
meu. wbom merii. bravery aud ,ood mauuers ,ives ibem 1iiles.
wbicb ouly biribri,bi ,rauied io ibe aucesiors ol ibe 1emplars.
\ou are uow a |ui,bi aud ou ibe side ol luvy as Persecuiiou.
wbicb you may escape by leepiu, carelully your 0bli,aiious aud
secreiiu, lrom ibe vul,ar your esiaie. aud also wbai you are.
Haviu, obiaiued ibis le,ree ol Li,bi wbicb you merii ouly by ibe
luowled,e we bave ol your mauuers aud zeal. baib brou,bi you
io ii. we are prepared aud persuaded ibai our coulideuce iowards
you. will be sullicieui io male you apprebeud bow imporiaui ii is
io you uoi io be ibe cause ol our uoi repeuiiu,. iu your Iuiiiaiiou.
we uow luow you perlecily. io bave ibe leasi doubi ol you. 1bus
we did uoi besiiaie io li,bi you iu ibe irue iuieresi ol ibe 0rder.
ibai by your uuiiiu, yoursell io us. wiib a siucere submissiou. you
will labor io acquire ibai perleciiou your zeal deserves.
\ou are uow iu ibe raul ol ibose. wbo sball be llecied io ibe
Craud worl. ouce your uame is iu ibe lRX ol your lleciiou. 1be
delicious perlumes ol your aciious will briu, you io ibe irue bap
piuess ol your desire. wbicb I siucerely wisb you. \VlX. \VlX.
\VlX.
CejeooI ej tststse.
\lier ibis Hisiory aud liscourse ibe Craud tommauder ,ives
oue ,reai llow. io call ibe Iour |ui,bis ibai are ouiside. io eu
ier ibe tbapier. alier wbicb ibe Craud tommauder liuisbes ibe
Recepiiou. aud ,ives ibe uew llecied |ui,bi ibe -i,u. 1oleu aud
word. He arms bim. decoraies bim wiib ibe aiiribuies aud t0V
VlXIt\1l- io bim ibe X\Vl be musi iale iu ibe luiure. wbicb
is uucommou io all oibers. aud is |ui,bi ol |adosb. iusiead ol
1emplar.
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
eeI.
1be !ewel wbicb was lormerly a Red tross |described belore]. is
uow a llacl -pread la,le wiib 1wo Heads. aiiacbed io a bloody
red broad order. lrom bis leli sboulder io ibe ri,bi bip. said la,le
is as il ,oiu, io lly. wiib a ualed sword iu bis claws.
Ssq, TeLe, d Weoda.
1be -ICX is siiiiu,. your ri,bi baud ou ibe beari. ibe liu,ers ex
ieuded. 1beu lei ibe baud lall io your ri,bi luee. liu,ers opeu.
1be 1oleu is ibe same as ibe Xiue llecied.
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1be Password is XltlV or XI|\H. oiberwise. V\XtHlX.
1be oue says. XItH\V\|\. llLI0X.` 1be auswer is. l\
ClL|\L. PH\R\-|\L.` 1beu ibey embrace aud boib say.
\l0X\I`.
Hsateo+ Sewocea.
lroibers wbo are desirous ol beiu, beiier acquaiuied wiib ibis iu
ieresiiu, Hisiory. may cousuli ibe lollowiu,.
\illaueus` Hisiory.
Hisiory ol all orders. by Vaibei iu Parisb.
Hisiory ol Valia. by \erioi.
lssay ou Paris by -i. Ioix.
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0raad lect Kalght Kadosh.
Lectwoe ej HdeaL.
. \re you a Craud llecied
\. I am. 1brice Illusirious |ui,bi.
. wbo received you iu ibis de,ree
\. \ woriby lepuiy Craud Iuspecior by ibe couseui ol iwo oibers.
. wbai was doue wiib you
\. He creaied me a |ui,bi.
. How cau I believe you
\. Vy uame. wbicb I bear. will couviuce you.
. wbai is your uame
\. |ui,bi ol |adosb. bui uow ol ibe llacl la,le.
. was auyibiu, else doue io you
\. 1be lepuiy Iuspecior adorued me wiib ibe babii. order. aud
!ewel ol ibis de,ree.
. wbere bave you received ibe price ol your lleciiou
\. I bave received ii iu a ,roiio very deep. aud iu ibe sileuce ol ui,bi.
. wbai do you apply io
\. I worl wiib all my mi,bi aud sireu,ib io raise au edilice.
woriby ol my lroiber.
. wbai pro,ress bave you made
\. I bave required ibe luowled,e ol ibe mysierious Ladder.
. wbai composes ibe Ladder
\. 1wo supporiers aud seveu sieps.
. wbai are ibe uames ol ibe iwo supporiers
\. 0 LlllR lL0l aud 0 Lll l\R\l\t.
. wbai desi,u ibese iwo supporiers
\. 1be 1
-1
. ibe Love ol Cod. aud ibe 2
Xl
. ibe Love ol our Xei,bbor.
. wbai are ibe seveu sieps ol ibe mysierious Ladder
\. 1be viriues I musi praciice. coulormable io my 0bli,aiious.
. Xame ibem io me
\. 1si. i -ed Halaad. Praciice or worls ol Vercy.
2ud. -carlabac. taudor ol our aciious.
3rd. Voiecl. -weeiuess ol tbaracier. wbicb all ibe lreibreu
musi lollow.
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
+ib. lmuuab. 1ruib iu discourse.
ib. Hamacb -ciaia. advaucemeui io ibe praciice ol Heaveu.
oib. -abael. paiieuce iu adversiiy.
7ib. Cemul. liuab. 1abuuab. prudeuce wbicb we ou,bi io
leep iu every secrei coulided iu us.
. wbai is your ordiuary Password
\. V\XtHlX. ibe uame ol ibe Craud Vasier mosi reuowued
amou, ibe -oliiaries. luowu by ibe uame ol |adosb. or llacl la,le.
. wbai si,uilies ibai uame
\. -oliiary. or -eparaie.
. wbai was ibe auswer ol ibe -oliiaries. wbeu ibey were asled
io wbai ibey preieuded
\. \\lRltH\. Rlt0LCI1 \l0X\I. |L\Vll 1lLLl-\|l
-0PH\. wbicb si,uilies. I bless ai all iimes aud will praise bim
wiib my mouib.`
. lo ibey uever say auyibiu, else
\. 1bey say. llC\HlR\l -1IlIlV HlVl\.` wbicb is. I will
assisi ibe poor always. aud susiaiu ibem wiib my power aud mi,bi.`
. How came ibe tross io be surmouuied wiib ibe la,le aud -word
\. Ior me. io remember ibai I musi employ ii iu luluess ol iime
uuder ibe lauuer ol ibe llacl la,le. io suppori ibe 0rder.
. wbere did you worl
\. Iu a place ol securiiy io reesiablisb secreily ibe edilice ruiued
by ibe 1raiiors.
. wbai success do you expeci lrom ii
\. 1be rei,u ol viriue. accord ol broibers. aud ibe possessious ol
our lorelaibers. aud everlasiiu, bappiuess.
. Have you sbed iears
\. I bave.
. Have you wore mouruiu,|sic]
\. \es. aud I wear ii siill.
. wby
\. lecause viriue is disposed. aud crimes will couiiuue uupuu
isbed as lou, as vice rei,us. aud iuuoceuce will be oppressed.
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0raad lect Kalght Kadosh.
. wbo is ii. ibai will puuisb vice. aud reward viriue
\. 1be Creai \rcbiieci ol ibe luiverse aloue.
. How so
\. 1o lavor our desi,us aud desire.
^/. /, ; /// s:;s 3 //os. (! /: !s/
. Have you auy oiber uame ibau |ui,bi ol ibe llacl la,le
\. \es. I bave ibai ol \dama. io ieacb me ibai lrom ibe mosi low.
I musi ,o io ibe Vosi Hi,b.
. Cive me ibe -i,u ol |uowled,e a,aiusi -urprise
\. Here ii is. He ,ives ii iu ibe lollowiu, mauuer. He puis bis
ri,bi baud ou ibe beari ol a broiber. iu ibe same mauuer as wiib
ibe pouiard iu ibe 9ib le,ree. aud ibe ioleu ol ibe same de,ree.
1beu boib sirile ibe ri,bi luee.
. How came you io carry your ri,bi baud exieuded ou your beari
\. 1bai my irusi is iu Cod.
. wby do you exieud your baud alierwards
\. 1o sbow my broiber ibai be is welcome io all iu my power.
aud io eucoura,e bim io reveu,e.
. How come you lei your baud lall ou your ri,bi luee
\. 1o sbow ibai we musi beud our luee io adore Cod.
\VlX'
Te CIeae.
. wbai`s ibe o`clocl
\. 1be breal ol day. demousiraies.
. Il ibe breal ol day demousiraies. lei us depari lor re
veu,e.` alier wbicb ibe Craud tommauder puis bis baud ou bis
beari. aud ibeu leis ii lall ou bis ri,bi luee. wbicb is auswered by
ibem all. 1beu ibe Craud tommauder embraces all. aud ibey
eacb oiber all arouud. aud ibis closes ibe tbapier.
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Nete.
1be CR\Xl IX-Plt10R. -iepbeu Voriu. louuder ol ibe Lod,e
ol Perleciiou. eic.. iu a tousisiory ol Priuces ol ibe Royal -ecrei
ai |iu,siou. !amaica. Iu ibe year ol Vasoury 77o9. ol wbicb ai
ibai iime Heury \udrew Iraucleu |-euior lepuiy Iuspecior Ceu
eral] was Craud tommauder. adveriised ibe Priuces Vasous ibai
laiely a commoiiou bad beeu ai Paris. aud ibai euquiry bad beeu
made. il ibose Vasous wbo siyled ibemselves |ui,bis ol |adosb.
were uoi iu realiiy |ui,bis 1emplars Ii was iberelore resolved. iu
ibe Craud lasi ol lerliu aud Paris. ibai said de,ree iu ibe luiure
would be siyled. |ui,bis ol wbiie aud llacl la,le. aud ibe !ewel.
io be a blacl spread la,le. eic.. as meuiioued iu ibis 2+ib le,ree.
aud ibai uoiice sbould be seui io all ibe Iuspeciors abroad.
lXl.
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detea.
ClXlR\L X01l. we are correciiu, ibe ori,iual lu,lisb ol ibe Iraucleu
Vs.. by briu,iu, ibe usa,es up io daie. we are uoi ialiu, auyibiu, away
lrom ii. or reiuierpreiiu, ii. bui merely correciiu, ibe arcbaic usa,es maiu
iaiued iu ibe iypescripi wiib ibeir siaudard couuierparis used ioday. 1be
superscripied words iu ibe iypescripi. wberever possible will be replaced wiib
ibe lull words.
1. 0iber usa,es ol ibis pbrase say \pere ei Le,e. \udi e 1ace.` sucb as
iu ibe Lamberi eu,raviu, ol ibe Riie ol ibe -eveu le,rees. \pere. 0peu.
Lay lare. Reveal.` eic. Le,e. ,aiber io,eiber.` eic. \udi. bear.` eic.
1ace. io be sileui.` eic. 1berelore. ibis pbrase would be. 0peu aud ,aiber
io,eiber. bear aud be sileui. Replaciu, ibe word \llI wiib lItl. sbow.
poiui oui. speal.` eic.. cbau,es ibe meauiu,. as iu ibe case wiib ibe pbrase
uiilized iu 1/ /:/ J:s//.
2. 0ur iiile lor ibis seciiou. 1be Riiuals iu ibis Vauuscripi are uoi very well
or,auized. aud so we are brealiu, ibem iuio ibe compoueui paris ibey ueed
io be broleu dowu io. iu order lor eacb se,meui io be le,ible. 1bis applies io
all ol ibe seciiou beads.
3. V\XtHIX. also luowu as Vauucbem`. iu Levi`s Le,eud ol ibe
|ui,bis ol ibe Liou. preseuied iu bis // / S/!s. also Veuacbem. or
Veuabem. iu oiber places. -ee -eciiou 2. below.
+. C\RIX0l-. C\RIV0X1. iu oiber places. 1bis is a bisiorical cbaracier.
uoi some liciiiious euiiiy. He is meuiioued iu william ol 1yre`s //s/; / //
/!s / /;! // S:... -ee ibe versiou (iu Laiiu aud 0ld Ireucb) pre
seuied iu /// !s //s//s (/!/:r !s t/s:!s. 1ome Premiere.
wboever was respousible lor comiu, up wiib ibe siories ibai male up ibe
cycle ol Le,euds ol ibe Hi,b le,rees. sucb as ibis Riie ol Perleciiou. sucb as
1scboudy`s Riiuals. Ramsay. \ou Huud. aud so ou. was basiu, a ,reai deal ol
ii ou real lacis. aud mucb io ibe couirary ol ibose wbo ibiul ibai ibis Priory
-bmyory siullola is uouseuse or malebelieve.... 1bere is very ,ood reasou io
accepi as laci ibai someibiu, ol ,reai impori was uoi ouly discovered iu ibe
euvirous ol ibe 1emple compouud. bui iu ibe Levaui as well (i.e.. -yria). aud
ii was irausmiiied io ibe wesi aud coucealed. Xow. wbeiber ii`s ibe !esus aud
Vary bii. or some liud ol lur.\u.|i. relic. or someibiu, ibai could bave ibe
power io sbale ibe Romau taibolic tburcb io iis louudaiious aud wiib ii ibe
Romau lmpire (wbicb uever euded)..... ii is clear. ibai someibiu, imporiaui
is alluded io iu ibese le,euds. 0iberwise. ibey accouui lor reams ol uiierly
uouseusical babble' \lso. uoiice. ibe iradiiioual daiiu, lor ibe louudaiiou ol
ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple is 1118 t.l.. bui ibese 11 llecied |ui,bis assembled
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iu 1110. prior io ibe louudaiiou ol ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple. aud ibis may be
auoiber allusiou. Ii wasu`i merely ibai Hu,b aud !ellrey mouuied a borse.
aud wiib seveu oibers weui io laldwiu aud said. Lei`s proieci ibe Pil,rims
ou ibeir way io ibe Holy Places.` - ibis is ibe cover siory. 1bere`s someibiu,
else beiu, alluded io bere. aud uuiil we ,ei ibrou,b wiib ibe accumulaiiou ol
ibe source maierials (ibese riiuals. aud oiber source maierials ibai deal wiib
ibese subjecis) - we really wou`i luow wbai ibai was. Ii`s useless ialiu, a
loi ol ibe Xew \,e orieuied iuierpreiaiious ol ibese eveuis aud iimes seriously.
because ii`s so mucb juul. io be ibrowu oui wiib ibe couieuis ol ibe spam
lolder' 0ue musi place ouesell lirmly iu ibai period. aud place. raiber ibau
iryiu, io liud some alle,orical myibical sbmyibical meauiu,. 1be real iruib
is ibai ibere was a couceried ellori io uudo tbrisieudom lrom wiibiu. aud
creaie a -ecular -iaie. -ucb is ibe dream ol ibe visiouaries. ol ibe revolu
iiouaries aud so ou. luloriuuaiely ii was iried iu ibe tommuuisi bloc. aud
really. wbai ,ood was ibai 1bere`s uoibiu, wrou, wiib iucludiu, -piriiual
iiy iu a -ecular -iaie. alier all. Ii`s jusi wbeu oue culiure wauis io wiu ibe
day a,aiusi ibe evil Pluralism` ibai ii ,oes bad. aud becomes diseased aud
iubred. Lool ai wbai bas bappeued io \merica iu ibe pasi ei,bi years' -ay
ii isu`i so' lui.... ii is. -o. . .
. 1be words iu 1/ /:/ J:s// are. 1. i -ed balaad. 2. -cbar
labac. 3. Voiecl. +. lmuuab. . Hamacb -ciaia. o. -abael. 7. tboemel.
liuab. 1abiua.
o. 1bai is io say. ClVlL. lIX\H. 1\llX\H.
7. 1be 1oleu is ,iveu ibus. you iale ibe ibumb ol auoiber lroiber`s ri,bi
baud. iu ibe boiiom ol your baud. aud cliucb all ibe liu,ers ol boib bauds.
pui up your ibumb. wbicb si,uilies ibe Xiue llecied. li,bi close io,eiber.
aud oue by iisell.`
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4. Cemmeto+.
Here is ibe 0ld tommeuiary io ibe 30. as we uudersiood ii iu
19972001. Ii musi be siaied a,aiu. ibai we were relyiu, upou
ibe terueau versiou ol ibe Riiual. publisbed by llaucbard. iu
S// /// J:s; ///s/:/!. 1bere are some very valid aud
iuieresiiu, iiems io commeui upou. bere. wbile ibe Pile Riiual iu
J:o (s is really based upou ibe earlier -coiiisb Riie aud
Riie ol Perleciiou Riiuals. ibe versiou biuied ai iu ibe ///; is a
sori ol brid,e beiweeu ibose. aud ibe Riiual iu ibe terueau ver
siou. we are pariicularly iuieresied iu ibe Leciure ou ibe \ims ol
|adosb. ,iveu iu ibe -ecoud \parimeui iu ibe terueau versiou. Ii
does uoi really appear iu ibe same mauuer iu ibe Pile versious.
uor does ii really appear iu ibe ori,iual versiou.
we`ve preseuied ibe ori,iual versiou ol ibe |adosb Riiual.-ai
leasi. ibe oldesi versiou ibai we bave access io. Ii is really a simple
riiual. aud oue ibai coulers iuiiiaiiou iu a more or less oueououe
mauuer. 1bis is ibe lirsi sia,e ai coulerral ol |ui,bibood. iu ibe
Vasouic couiexi.
we realize ibai ibere are ibose wbo will say ibai our maierial is
daied. or lile !acl Vctoy will say ibai our quesiious bave beeu
asled aud auswered` already. Perbaps !ud,e |arau will sirile
ibe quesiiou aud pop auoiber auiacid iablei. \ei. ibe closer we
come io uuraveliu, ibe mysiery. io ,eiiiu, ai ibe iruib ol ibe mai
ier. ibe more we liud ibis maierial beiu, picled ai by people wbo
seel io leep ibiu,s as ibey bave always beeu. However. ibe ad
mouisbmeui iu ibai leciure ou ibe 1rue \ims ol |adosb` is raiber
specilic. Ii`s ,iveu below. iu uoie 1.
wbeu ii comes ri,bi dowu io ii. wriiers lile Ricbard Payue |ui,bi.
1bomas wri,bi. Ceueral Iorlou,. 1bomas Iumau. Xewiou (1ss;-
/: (). aud oibers. iucludiu, llavaisly aud trowley. bave doue
more io preseui ibe case lor our side ol ibe equaiiou ibau ibe simply
appalliu, appeasemeuis ollered by ibose wbo claim io be Iuiiiaies.
1rue. ii`s a maiier ol leepiu, ii all ou ibe iuside. 0l luildiu, a sirou,
wall arouud ibe Iusiiiuiiou. 0l worliu, iu -ecrei. 1rue. irue. irue.
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lveu ibe 1belemic bereiic` Varcelo Ramos Voiia wroie a lew
,ood ibiu,s. \mou, ibem. ibe besi is /// / : /::///: J:s.
Here is a liue worib quoiiu,.
wbeuever. by meu`s error. by ibe oscillaiious ol bumau larma. or by
ibe laws ol cbauce. ibe irausmissiou ol ibe word aud ibe -i,u. ibai is. ibe
aposiolic successiou. is ibreaieued. ii is ibe R. t.. uuder oue ol iis mauy
veils (ii uever uses opeuly ibai uame ol R. t.'). ibrou,b oue or more ol iis
lreibreu. wbo remiuds mauliud ol ibe spiriiual meauiu, ol Iucaruaiiou.
ol ibe toveuaui ol Resurreciiou. ol ibe Creai worl. ibai is. ibe lsiab
lisbmeui ol ibe |iu,dom ol Cod upou ibe earib.` - Voiia. /// / :
/::///: J:s. pp. 232+.
I could bave quoied ibe euiire passa,e. bui ibis is clear. ii iales
ouiside cbauuels io preserve ibiu,s. pariicularly ibiu,s ibai bave
iruly beeu losi. or ibiu,s wbicb bave losi ibeir si,uilicauce. aud
become all bui lor,oiieu. we are oue sucb ouiside cbauuel. lor ibis
worl ol preservaiiou. we say ibis uoi oui ol vauiiy. Ii is clear ibai
ibis is wbai we are doiu,.
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l. OPlXlXC
1be opeuiu,s aud closiu,s are uoi uecessary lor ibe momeui.
wbile ibe 29 is leli io couiemplaie. ibe 30 teremouy is beiu,
prepared.
1beu. ibe taudidaie is brou,bi iu io ibe Iirsi \parimeui.
ll. IlBST XPXBTMlXT
a. taudidaie is seaied iu cbair laciu, a mausoleum. wbicb bas ou
iop a colliu beariu, a lui,bi. lelow ii are ibree slulls-ibe Pope
(tlemeui \). !acques lur,uudus Voleusis. aud Pbilip ibe Iair. He
is iold io relleci ou ibe sceue belore bim. He is ,oaded iuio pro
ceediu, wiib ibe ordeals. 1be |ui,bi iu ibe colliu rises up aud asls
bim bis wisb. eic.
b. taudidaie is cbar,ed io desiroy ibe papal slull aud ibe liu,`s
slull. Iirsi 0aib is admiuisiered-Puuisb trime. Proieci Iuuo
ceuce.
c. taudidaie seui io -ecoud \parimeui.
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lll. SlCOXD XPXBTMlXT
a. llue iapesiry. |ui,bi coucealed bebiud drapes. Craud Pou
iill iu wbiie robe. veil. beard. bair. boldiu, vase ol perlume wiib
spoou. 1wo iuceuse aliars.
b. |ui,bi ol lloqueuce speals lrom bebiud curiaiu.
c. Leciure ou ibe 1rue \ims ol |adosb.
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d. -ecoud 0aib-io Help lreibreu ai peril ol oue`s owu lile
Xow. we sball iuierrupi ibe riiual iu pro,ress iu order ibai we
may preseui some commeuis. 1be lirsi iwo poiuis ol ibe ceremouy
lead ibe taudidaie iu. siep by siep. io ibe iuuer bosom ol ibe
0rder. 1be 30 really is ibe trowu ol ibe \\-R. \i leasi. ii is ibe
trowu ol all ibe Hi,b Crade sysiems ol Vasoury based upou ibe
-coiiisb ibeme. 1be ibree remaiuiu, de,rees beiu, admiuisira
iive. are lile uuio ibree separaie orders ibemselves. 1be mysiery
ol exiermiuaiiou. loss. sulleriu,. as a resuli ol ibai loss. ibe idea
ol a replacemeui ol simple. primiiive iruib. ibe persoual revela
iiou as opposed io ibe mass. or bo,us. revelaiiou
2
as a meaus ol
crowd couirol. aud ibe eveuiual recoveriu, ol ibai loss-ibese are
ibe priucipal mysieries associaied wiib |adosb. |adosb. lor rea
sous we elaboraie upou iu ibe preseui volume. Iu ibe 1 we saw
a secrei allusiou io ibe leujamiuiies. \lso. as Pile saw ii. io ibe
desiruciiou ol ibe 1emple as a resuli ol bad blood caused by ibe
baiile ibai weui wrou, aud caused ibe 0rders io iry aud desiroy
eacb oiber.
we lisi below various losses over iime-
1. 1be curse ol ibe leujamiuiies.
2. 1be loss ol ibe Vouarcby io ibe lavidic Liue.
3. 1be lailure io ,ei Vessiab ibroued.
+. 1be lesiruciiou aud eveuiual bidiu, ol ibe Cuosis.
. 1be iriumpb ol Rome aud lyzauiium.
o. 1be assassiuaiiou ol la,oberi II.
7. 1be exiermiuaiiou ol ibe Hobeusiauleu liue aud ibeir parii
saus. ibe Cbibelliues.
8. 1be desiruciiou aud eveuiual bidiu, ol ibe 1emplars.
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9. 1be lailure ol CuiseLorraiue iu iis bid lor ibe ibroue ol Irauce.
10. 1be exile ol ibe -coiiisb mouarcby. ibe -iuaris. aud ibe ex
iermiuaiiou ol ibe -coiiisb Royal Liue.
11. 1be \mericau tivil war. |0ue ueed uoi be a racisi`. wbai
ever ibai meaus. iu order io allirm ibis.]
12. 1be lailure ol ibe Hierou du \al d`0r |or relaied secrei or,auiza
iious] io acbieve iis pro,ram. aud ibe resuli. world wars 0ue aud 1wo.
|\i leasi accordiu, io ibe uarraiive iu //; //!, //; (://...]
13. \leisier trowley`s iuabiliiy io esiablisb lirmly ibe Law ol 1be
lema. iu bis lileiime. due io laciors ouiside bis abiliiy io couirol.
1+. 1be lailure ol ibe tousciousuess Vovemeui ol ibe 19o0s e.v.
io ,row aud develop respousibly bas led ibe Viliiary Iudusirial
complex io iale over tousciousuess lxpausiou lor iis owu social
couirol purposes. aud iis cbauueliu, iuio various bo,us Xew \,e`
movemeuis.
1. 1be ruiuaiiou ol Ireemasoury aud all sysiems lile ii ibai we see ioday.
1o. 1be preseuiday siaie ol allairs Plaueiwide. bui pariicu
larly iu ibe luiied -iaies ol \merica.
1bis lisi accouuis lor uearly 3.200 years ol world bisiory. Iu view
iu, ibe address by ibe Craud Pouiill. we see uoi ouly ibe pure Cuo
sis. bui ibe Hermeiica. aud iu our owu iime lX\. ibe li, lau,.
ibe \iom. People wbo bave uoi realized \iomic tousciousuess will
uoi be able io relaie io ibis. bui we cau assure everybody ibai ibis
is exacily wbai ibe Craud \rcbiieci is. 1bis is ibe Prima Vaieria.
1be taudidaie is lirsi io adore ibe mariyred masier (!lV). wbo
really represeuis all ol ibem. ibeu io smasb ibe slulls ol iyrauuy
aud supersiiiiou. ibeu io vow io resiore ibe primiiive iruib. 1beu
ibe bermeiic leciure. 1beu we ,ei io ibe ibird ordeal.
lV. THl THlBD XPXBTMlXT
Iu ibis we are brou,bi iuio ibe \reopa,us` wbere seveu lree
jud,es` robed iu blacl wiib boods. are locaied. 1be taudidaie
is accused ol beiu, auiimasouic. ol beiu, au imposior. ol beiu,
ioo couservaiive aud closedmiuded. Ior ibis. be is deuied luriber
advaucemeui uuiil be cau oller a prolessiou ol laiib-reli,ious.
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poliiical. eic. He is couducied io oue ol ibe previous rooms wbere
be musi sii aud wriie ibe prolessiou ou paper. Ii is ibeu brou,bi
belore ibe iribuual aud accepied. He iales ibe ibird oaib. is seui
ou bis way.
V. THl IOUBTH XPXBTMlXT.
1bis is called 1be -euaie`. 1bis is wbere ibe Iuiiiaiiou iales
place. we apolo,ize lor ibe crudeuess wiib wbicb we bave ruu
ibrou,b all ol ibis riiual. perbaps oue ol ibe liuesi iu ibe wbole se
ries. we did uoi waui io ,ive away ibe wbole siore. as ii were. aud
realize. ibai owiu, io ibe coudiiiou ibe riiual is iu. iu ibe source
maierial. ii would be uecessary io rewriie ii. aud ,ive ii ibe siruc
iure ii requires. \lso. experi drawiu,s are a musi. 1bis sbould be
doue by all iruly coucerued Vasous wbo care lor aud respeci ibe
1radiiious. belore ibey are losi lorever.
Here is Pile`s versiou ol ibe adosb Ladder.
Here is ibe Vausoleum ol !lV.
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Iu ibe lroui are iwo ,obleis. plus ibe luuereal uru ol !lV. plus
ibe crowu aud ibe iiara.
1be taudidaie is brou,bi iu. made io swear uever io reveal wbai
be`s seeu. eic. 1beu comes ibe siory ol ibe 0rder. desiruciiou. aud
ibe real purposes ol liviue !usiice raiber ibau vul,ar coucepiious
ol vi,ilauie veu,eauce.
1beu comes ibe Ladder Riie. Iirsi. ibe Hebrew Xames are ex
plaiued. ibeu ibe -eveu Liberal \ris aud -cieuces (see Le,eudum
30).Prayer belore ibe luueral uru.
Iourth Oath.
taudidaie`s baud ou silver slull. lread disiribuied. ibeu wiue is
passed. 1be trowu represeuis Hypocrisy aud 1yrauuy. Ii is ibrowu
upou ibe lloor aud irampled upou.
Vay ibus roll iu ibe dusi. ibe crowu ol every liu, aud poieu
iaie.`
1be 1iara. represeuiiu, Imposiure aud ibe lile. is similarly iram
pled upou aud coudemued. 1be taudidaie also iramples upou
ibese.
toulerral ol le,ree. -i,us. words. ioleus. taudidaie couducied
io seai ol bouor iu ibe lasi. |ui,bi ol lloqueuce delivers ibe dis
course. wbicb is parily lrom ibe Le,eudum.
1be Iirsi Pari is remiuisceui ol ibe . ibe -ecoud Pari. ibe 19.
ibe 1bird Pari. ibe 21. aud ibe Iourib Pari. ibe 30. proper. \lso.
ii is ibe \uswer io ibe 18. aud couveys iu praciice ibe ibeoreiical
dociriues ol ibe 17. 2328.
1be adosb iradiiiou. ibeu. is io cousecraie warriorPriesis. war
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riorVouls. lile ibe ori,iual 1emplars were supposed io be. bui. iu
ibe eud. iurued oui uoi beiu,. due io iuierueciue sirile. Irom ibe
ori,iual priesibood ol ibe -.`. -.`.. iu Xubia. libiopia. aud poiuis
souib aud easi. iu ibe lauds ol luli`s sous. io ibe adosb Ia
ibers. aud ibe 0pbiies. uliimaiely io ibe !obauuiie Cuosiic 1radi
iiou. wbicb ibis de,ree embodies. aud ou. ibrou,b ibe ceuiuries.
a lou, iwisiiu, -erpeui-Le -erpeui Rou,e. io ibe secrei secis ol
Vesopoiamia aud -yria. io ibe secrei secis ol -icily aud -ouiberu
Irauce. io ibe |ui,bis 1emplars. aud ibe Prieur de -iou. io ibe
Rosetroix. ibe Ireemasous. aud ibe Illumiuaii. io our owu iimes.
1bis is adosb. Holiuess.
1o iell readers aud lisieuers ibai adosb is a -aiauic le,ree is io
willlully lie io ibe people oue is respousible lor iulormiu,. \s ye sow.
so sball ye reap. 1be riiual does uoi deuy tbrisi. ii does uoi deuy
ibe Liviu, 0ue. ii does uoi deuy Cod \lmi,biy. 0u ibe couirary. ii
allirms ibese. wbai ii deuies is papal soverei,uiy aud royal liceuse.
ibe usurpaiiou ol power by despois. iyrauuy. supersiiiiou. seciar
iau lauaiicism. bi,oiry. siupidiiy. iu sbori. ICX0R\Xtl. wbicb
,ives all ol ibese evils a reasou io exisi. -piriiual slavery is perbaps
ibe ,reaiesi evil ibai exisis ioday. leueaib ibis. all oiber evils lorm
ibe pyramid. -piriiual slavery is ibe apex. \ll roads lead io aud
lrom ii. wbeu we are spealiu, ol socieiy`s evils. 0verpopulaiiou.
poveriy. crime. sicluess. misery. baired. poliiical corrupiiou. pol
luiiou. all ol ibese are io be seeu as baviu, as ibeir rooicause.
ibeir Prima Vaieria. spiriiual slavery. Is ibis uoi wbai ibe luddba
meaui. wbeu be delivered ibe Iour Xoble 1ruibs io bumauliud
1be Cood lool` says a loi ol ibiu,s wbicb uobody wauis io
explaiu. or discuss. we could lill a bool wiib discussious ol ibese.
-ullice ii io say. Vau is uoi subjeci io ibe veu,elul Cod ol !eal
ousy ol ibe 0ld 1esiameui. mau is uoi subjeci io ibe bierarcby ol
miuisiers-priesis. cardiuals. bisbops. popes. emperors wbo rule
wiiboui jusi cause. Vau is subjeci io bimsell. 1be privaie. persoual
revelaiiou. ibe secrei discourse wiib oue`s iuuer beiu,. ibe rellec
iiou ol ibe Viud ol Cod iuio ibe Viud ol Vau. ibis I1 I- wHItH
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
-0 V\X\ 0I 0lR |IXlRll bave ,oue io racl. siale. ,allows.
,uilloiiue. prisou io deleud aud upbold. 1bis is uoi au excuse lor
liceuse. ii is a cbar,e io aci respousibly. we eacb bave ibis lileiime.
do we waui io do ii all over. or do we waui io liuisb ibe Labor sei
belore us iu ibe Lod,e ol Lile. ibis iime. so we cau ,o ou io Re
lresbmeui uexi iime
detear
1. \ou bave already beeu iulormed ibai amou, ibe |ui,bis |adosb iruib
aud realiiy iale ibe place ol symbols. aud eveu uow your sa,aciiy will parily
raise ibe curiaiu wbicb cauuoi be euiirely removed uuiil you bave susiaiued
uew irials. Iu all ibe precediu, de,rees you musi bave observed ibai ibe ob
jeci ol -cois Vasoury is io overibrow all liuds ol supersiiiiou. aud ibai by
admiiiiu, iu ber bosom ou ibe ierms ol ibe siriciesi equaliiy. ibe members ol
all reli,ious. ol all creeds. aud ol all couuiries. wiiboui auy disiiuciiou wbai
ever. sbe bas. aud iudeed cau bave. bui 0Xl siu,le objeci. aud THXT lS
TO BlSTOBl TO THl CBXXD XBCHlTlCT OI THl UXlVlBSl:
TO THl COMMOX IXTHlB OI THl HUMXX BXCl THOSl WHO
XBl lOST lX THl MXZl OI lMPOSTUBlS. lXVlXTlD IOB THl
SOll PUBPOSl OI lXSlXVlXC THlM. 1be |ui,bis |adosb reco,
uize uo pariicular reli,iou. aud lor ibai reasou we demaud ol you uoibiu,
more ibau io worsbip Cod. Xnd whatever may be the reIigious forms
imposed upon you by superstition at a period of your Iife when you
were incapabIe of discerning truth from faIsehood. we do not even
require you to reIinquish them. 1ime aud siudy aloue cau euli,bieu you.
lui remember ibai you will uever be a irue masou uuless you repudiaie lor
ever all supersiiiious aud prejudices.
However. uuiil ibeu. you will owu ibai we bave required ol you uoibiu,
more ibau io acluowled,e wiib us ibe sole. ibe ouly ceriaiu aud uudoubied
poiui admiiied as sucb by all ibe bumau race wiiboui excepiiou|u..b. excepi
aibeisis']. we meau ibe exisieuce ol a lirsi ,reai cause. wbom we call Cod \l
mi,biy. |u.b.ll-baddai. or possibly llllyou...see 1/ t! / // //:/.
pari 2. Repeai ibeu wiib me ibe usual oaib ol all wbo wisb io proceed luriber
aud lueel belore ibe aliar ol iruib.`
2. tl. 1/ \ ///s. 19978 e.v. -easou. episodes 1 aud 2 Redux`. wbere
|riiscb,au explaius io Vulder ibe use ol lo,us Revelaiiou as a told war iac
iic. 1bis series preseuis mauy iruibs. veiled as ,ood euieriaiumeui' we sball
miss ii. lo,us Revelaiiou is ibe euiire modus operaudi ol ibe told war. \ud.
by exieusiou bacl iu iime. ibe sole basis ol ibe tburcb`s raisou d`ire.
L
QdeaLr
tLe
eLste
Todstse.
Sectse Ter
LONS.
406
X very oId iIIustration depicting the Knights TempIars.
407
4. TLe eLste Leqed
ej tLe TemIoa.
4. oeIsmso+.
T
Hl !obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars bas beeu compiled
lrom several sources aud mixed io,eiber. I siaried ibis iu
1997. maiuly io piece io,eiber separaie lra,meuis ol ibe
wbole le,eud as ii sbowed up iu ibe wriiiu,s ol \lberi Pile. llipbas
Levi. |euueib Vacleuzie. H. P. llavaisly. aud oibers. Ii bas beeu
revised cousisieuily siuce.
Iu 200+. ibe !obauuiie Rl/Vix was issued. bui I louud ii io be
ioo bully aud coulusiu,. 1be preseui versiou is au improvemeui
over ibe !obauuiie Rl/Vix. aud adds more maierial.
wbile I`ve labored io leep ibe adosb Iaibers Le,eud iu iis owu
place. some elemeuis ol ii will cross over iuio ibe !obauuiie Le,eud
proper. aud ibe same is irue wiib ibe researcb I`ve made ou ibe
Xusairi. wbicb is reserved lor iis owu bool.
we bave receuily obiaiued au lu,lisb irauslaiiou ol Iabr Pal
aprai`s J:/ !s t/://s ! 1o/. aud bave. ai ibe be,iu
uiu, ol ibis seciiou (lollowiu, ibis Prelimiuary uoie). iuseried ii iu
ioio. lujoy' \lso ol iuieresi is ibe iiem preseuied ai ibe eud ol ibe
bool. a uoie ou ibe !obauuiies. by ibe lisbop Vuuier.
40S
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
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- -
U
XDlB ibis bead. we sball preseui a composiie. lrom
several sources. ol ibe !obauuiie Le,eud. we draw lrom
several iexis. siuce we do uoi possess ibe ori,iual. 1be
primary sources are.
1. !. V. \lle,ro`s 1/ /:! S: S//s :! // t//s//: J;//.
2. lai,eui. Lei,b. aud Liucolu`s //; //!, //; (://.
3. lai,eui aud Lei,b`s 1/ /:! S: S//s ///.
+. H. P. llavaisly`s /s/s |//!.
. \uioiue Cuillaume tbreau`s /r//:// ! /: t/r ///-
/s// s// ! /r//:// ! /: // t|/. iucludiu, ibe
alierward by Pairicl luuoui.
o. Reu lussaud`s //s// / //// !s ^s://s.
7. Roberi liseumau`s 1/ /:! S: S//s :! // //s/ t//s//:s.
8. Crard lucausse (Papus). iu /`1/o::/ ! J:/s/.
9. leruard Raymoud Iabr Palaprai. J::/ / // ////s / //
(! / // 1o/ (1rauslaied by+ Ira. Heury Lucas. 1830.
10. t. w. Hecleiborue`s S/ S///s / 1// 1s :! t//s.
11. Reu Le Ioresiier`s /s ///o/ ! /:/` / /: /:-J:/ 1//o:!.
12. llipbas Levi`s //s/; / J:/.
13. |euueib Vacleuzie`s /;:/ J:s/ t;/:!/:.
1+. \. C. Vacley`s /;/+!/: / /o:s; (2 \olume ldiiiou. 192+)
1. Ceor,e 0liver`s //s//:/ /:!o:/s / /o:s;.
1o. Peier Pariuer`s 1/ J!! J://:s.
17. \lberi Pile`s J:/s :! /o:.
18. \lberi Pile`s // J:s/ S;o|//so (=2).
19. 1beodor Reuss` (s// 1o/:s ^-t//s//:s.
19. S/ 1/!// Is/.
20. \. l. waiie`s ^ /;/+!/: / /o:s;..
21. Xesia websier`s S/ S///s :! S|s/ Jo/s.
22. !essie wesiou`s /o ///:/ / /o:.
23. 1bomas wri,bi`s bs// / // (:// /s.
2+. !obu \arler`s 1: S//s.
400
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
we bave louud ibai ibis siory is ibe same siory. more or less.
iu every place we liud ii. Ii bas come dowu io us probably iu ibe
laie 18ib io early 19ib teuiury c.e. 1bai is io say. ibai is wbeu ii
was lormed iuio a uarraiive. 1be siory may aciually be auibeuiic.
siuce bisiory seems io prove ii so. Vadame llavaisly iu /s/s |-
//! speui a cousiderable amouui ol space ou ibe Xazaraeaus.
1bese cau be seeu io be auiecedeuis ol ibe !obauuiies. 0ur owu
researcb iuio ibe uame ol !obu. iells us ibai ii ,oes bacl io ibe
uame losiibeos. or allusiau. 1bis uame. ioo. ,oes bacl io \s
syria. duriu, ibe -amariiau excbau,e pro,ram. we liud ibe Pbo
uiciau uame -aucbuuiaibou|ibe Cod -allbuu bas ,iveu`] bear
iu, a similar eiymolo,y as losiibeos |Cili ol Cod`. beuce ibe iiile
ol ibe worl. 1/ /// / // (//1]. we are iold ibai 0auues
(wbicb rbymes wiib I0\XXl- aud bas lor oue ol iis irauslaiious
\uuedoius`. a uame wbicb cau be seeu io be a corrupiiou ol sev
eral aucieui lau,ua,es. \u. or lu. lor Cods. or Lords or Heaveu.
aud doius. lor dosis. or dusis. CII1) derives lrom l\u. wbicb is
a derivaiive ol lu|i. 1be Xusairi. eveu. are called |://. by oue
wriier. lo ibe researcb. as we bave. aud you sball see ibai ibis
!obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars bas very aucieui ori,ius. 0ur
worl is clear. Ii is io irace ibese aucieui ori,ius. aud io couueci
ibem wiib ibe Viddle \,es. 1beu we cau ,ei io more receui iimes
(relaiively spealiu,). Xow. wbeu we say. very aucieui ori,ius` -
we dou`i meau ibai ibe !obauuiie Le,eud ,iveu below ,oes all ibe
way bacl io aucieui -umer. Irom luli aud 0auues. aud so lorib.
io -aucbuuiaibou. aud ibe raiber lou, siriu, ol losiibei (plu
ral) ibai we liud iu \ssyria aud -amaria. we liud iu ibese uames.
cbaraciers wbo were associaied wiib ibe delivery ol wisdom aud
|uowled,e io bumauliud. 1bai is io say. la bas ,iveu ibe Cili ol
wisdom. ibrou,b a lou, liue ol 1eacbers. Irom ibe iime ibai ibe
uarraiive below picls up. oue liue ol ibis ieacbiu, cau be louud iu
ibe various lsseuiau scbools. aud Cuosiic scbools. aud ou. io ibe
trusades. wbere ibe survivals ol ibese aucieui scbools mei wiib ibe
luropeaus. aud creaied a wesieru lyuasiy. ibus iuau,uraiiu, ibe
440
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
Rosetroix. as we luow ii. Irom ibis comes ibe resi. ibe Rosicru
ciaus. \lcbemisis. Ireemasous. aud so lorib. io ibe Ireucb 0rder
ol ibe 1emple. wbicb was ori,iually respousible lor ibis le,eud.`
Irom ibis Ireucb 0rder. came ibe 1riuosopbes. IabrePalaprai`s
aud Ra,ou`s !obauuiie tburcb. aud laier. ibe Xeo1emplars. aud
XeoCuosiics. ol Reuss aud Papus. aud. ol course. \leisier trowley
aud bis successors.
444
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
2. TLe eLste Leqed ej tLe TemIoa
4OosqsI Veoase3.
we be,iu ibis seciiou wiib ibe aciual le,eud. ialeu lrom Iabr
Palaprai`s owu words. as louud iu iis lu,lisb irauslaiiou. iu a bool
euiiiled J::/ / // ////s / // (! / // 1o/. 1R\X-
L\1ll (Irom ibe Paris ldiiiou ol 707182. by \uiboriiy. ly ibe
tbevalier Cl\01. Priuier io ibe Viliiia ol ibe 1emple.) by + IR\.
Heury Lucas. Ior ibe Priory ol !\tll- ll V0L\\. Liverpool.
1830.)
ly a iwisi ol lucl.` ibis bool bas become available. -o. we iu
clude ibe Le,eud. 1bai way. ibe iuieresied siudeui cau see wbai
was iu ibe ori,iual. aud wbai bas beeu added io ii by ibe bauds
ol Pio Xouo. llipbas Levi. \lberi Pile. |euueib Vacleuzie. H. P.
llavaisly. aud oibers. \lso. we sball iuclude ibe \ppeudix iiem. ou
ibe !obauuiies. by lisbop Vuier.
442
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
lXTBXCT
IBOM THl ClXlBXl XCCOUXT OI THl
l: 0:: :: | ':
\Xl 0I 1Hl 1lVPLl.
4
T
Hl 0rder ol ibe 1emple is cosmopoliie. ii is divided iuio
iwo ,reai classes. viz..-
1si. 1be 0rder ol ibe lasi.
2udly. 1be 0rder ol ibe 1emple.
1be 0rder ol ibe lasi bas ,iveu birib io ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple.
Ii is iu aucieui l,ypi ibai ibe cradle ol ibe 0rder ol ibe lasi is io
be louud. 1bis iusiiiuiiou iucluded several classes or orders ol \d
epis. 1be \depis ol ibe lirsi order were ai ibe same iime le,islaiors.
jud,es. aud pouiills. 1beir poliiy opposed iisell io ibe propa,aiiou
ol meiapbysical luowled,e aud ol ibe uaiural scieuces. ol wbicb
ibey preserved ibe deposii. aud be wbo dursi reveal io ibe people
ibe secreis reserved lor ibe iuiiiaied iu ibe order ol ibe sacerdoial
Hierarcby. would bave beeu puuisbed wiib ibe ,reaiesi iormeui.
1bey ouly preseuied io ibe people uuiuielli,ible emblems. wbicb
cousiiiuied ibe l\1lRI0R 1beolo,y. 1bis ibeolo,y was a com
pouud ol absurd do,mas aud exirava,aui praciices. bui wbicb
ieuded io ,ive more empire io supersiiiiou. aud io cousolidaie ibe
Coverumeui. ...............
Voses was iuiiiaied iu l,ypi. Prolouudly iusirucied iu ibe ibeo
lo,ical. pbysical. aud meiapbysical mysieries ol ibe priesis. be
luew bow io prolii by ii io overcome ibe power ol ibe Va,i. aud
io deliver bis compauious. \arou. bis broiber. aud ibe cbiels ol ibe
Hebrews. became deposiiaries ol bis dociriue. 1bese cbiels. or
Leviies. were divided iuio several classes. accordiu, io ibe cusiom
ol ibe l,ypiiau priesis. ................................................................
1be S / (! appeared alierwards ou ibe sia,e ol ibe world.
...... He was brou,bi up ai ibe -cbool ol \lexaudria. ...... Peu
443
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
eiraied wiib a spirii all diviue. eudowed wiib ibe mosi asiouisbiu,
disposiiious. be luew bow io aiiaiu io all ibe de,rees ol ibe l,yp
iiau iuiiiaiiou.
0u bis reiuru io !erusalem. be preseuied bimsell belore ibe cbiels
ol ibe syua,o,ue. He poiuied oui io ibem ibe uumerous aliera
iious ibai ibe law ol Voses bad experieuced iu ibe bauds ol ibe
Leviies. He coulouuded ibem by ibe lorce ol bis ,euius aud ibe
exieui ol bis luowled,e. lui ibe !ewisb priesis. bliuded by ibeir
passious. persisied iu ibe errors wbicb were ibeir produce aud ibeir
alimeui.
2
However ibe iime was accomplisbed. ....... !l-l-tHRI-1. direci
iu, ibe lruii ol bis loliy mediiaiious iowards ibe uuiveral civili
zaiiou aud bappiuess ol ibe world. iore away ibe veil wbicb bid
iruib lrom ibe people. He preacbed ibe love ol Cod. ibe love ol
ibeir uei,bbours. aud ibe equaliiy ol all meu belore ibe commou
Iaiber. tousecraiiu, ai leu,ib. by a sacrilice woriby ol ibe -ou
ol Cod. ibe celesiial do,mas ibai be bad irausmiiied. be lixed lor
ever ou ibe earib. wiib bis Cospels. ibe reli,iou wriiieu iu ibe bool
ol lieruiiy.
!l-l- coulerred evau,elical iuiiiaiiou ou bis aposiles aud ou bis
disciples. He irauslused iuio ibem bis spirii. divided ibem iuio
several orders. accordiu, io wbai was praciiced amou, ibe l,yp
iiau aud Hebrew priesis. aud placed ibem io,eiber uuder ibe au
iboriiy ol I/, // |/! !/s//, // :s// / |///; /.
wbom be bad iusiiiuied -overei,u Pouiill aud Pairiarcb. .............
....................................................................................................
Jobo never quitted the last. bis !//. always pure. was
uever aliered by ibe mixiure ol auy oiber !// ............. //
aud ibe oiber \posiles carried ibe do,mas ol !esustbrisi amou,si
disiaui people. bui lorced ioo olieu. iu order io propa,aie ibe laiib.
io coulorm ibemselves io ibe mauuers aud cusioms ol ibose diller
eui uaiious. eveu io admii Riies wbicb were uoi ibose ol ibe lasi.
some sbades aud dillereuces ,lided iuio ibe dillereui Cospels. as
well as iuio ibe !//s ol ibe uumerous tbrisiiau secis.
444
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
luiil aboui ibe year 1118. ibe mysieries aud ibe bierarcbical
0rder ol ibe iuiiiaiiou ol l,ypi. irausmiiied io ibe !ews by Vo
ses. alierwards io ibe tbrisiiaus by !esustbrisi. were reli,iously
preserved by ibe successors ol !obu ibe aposile. 1bese mysieries
aud iuiiiaiious. re,eueraied by ibe evau,elical iuiiiaiiou (or bap
iism). were a sacred deposii wbicb ibe simpliciiy ol ibe primiiive
mauuers. aud always ibe same ol ibe /// / // /:s/. bad
preserved lrom auy alieraiiou.......................
1be Cbristiaos persecuted by the lnfideIs. appreciating
the courage and piety of those brave Crusaders who. wiib
ibe sword iu oue baud. aud ibe cross iu ibe oiber. lled io ibe de
leuce ol ibe boly places. aud reuderiu, especially a brilliaui jusiice
io ibe viriues aud ardeui cbariiy ol ibe compauious ol // / //
/::s. ibou,bi ii ibeir duiy io coulide io bauds so pure ibe irea
sure ol ibe luowled,e acquired duriu, so mauy a,es. sauciilied by
ibe cross. ibe do,mas aud moraliiy ol ibe CodVau. // was
cloibed wiib ibe \posiolic Pairiarcbal Power. aud placed iu ibe le
,iiimaie 0rder ol ibe successors ol !obu ibe aposile or evau,elisi.
-ucb is ibe ori,iu ol ibe louudaiiou ol ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple.
aud ol ibe lusiou iuio ibis order ol ibe various modes ol Iuiiiaiiou
ol ibe tbrisiiaus ol ibe lasi. desi,uaied uuder ibe iiile ol //o/-
// t//s//:s I/://s. Ii is io ibis iuiiiaiiou ibai belou, ibe
dillereui de,rees cousecraied by ibe rules ol ibe 1emple. aud ol
wbicb so mucb bas beeu spoleu iu ibe lamous bui ierrible process.
iusiiiuied a,aiusi ibis au,usi 0rder by Pbilip ibe Iair aud tlem
eui ibe
1H
. a process by wbicb ibey wisbed io cause io pass lor
impious praciices. ibose wbicb were ouly prools. symbols. si,us ol
reco,uiiiou. words ol rallyiu,. eic.. eic.. eic.
3
!acques de J/:; loreseeiu, ibe misloriuues ibai meuaced ibe
0rder. desi,uaied lor bis successor lroiber I/-J:/ /:o/s.
ol !erusalem. wbom be iuvesied wiib ibe pleuiiude ol ibe \pos
iolic Pairiarcbal \uiboriiy. aud wiib Va,isierial Power. 1bis laie
CraudVasier irausmiiied ibe soverei,u powers io lroiber 1beo
bald. ol \lexaudria. as appears by ibe cbarier ol irausmissiou ibai
445
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
!obuVarl Larmeuius ,ave. iu 132+. a cbarier ol wbicb ibe ori,i
ual is preserved. wiib oiber wriiiu,s uoi less precious. eic.. eic..
eic.. iu ibe ireasure ol ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple. ........................
\lier ibe deaib ol !acques ! J/:;. some -coicb 1emplars
baviu, become aposiaie. ai ibe iusii,aiiou ol |iu, /|/ /.
rau,ed ibemselves uuder ibe bauuers ol a uew 0rder iusiiiuied
by ibai Priuce. aud iu wbicb ibe recepiious were based ou ibose
ol ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple. Ii is ibere ibai we musi seel ibe ori
,iu ol -coicb Vasoury. aud eveu ibai ol ibe oiber masouic Riies.
The Scotch TempIars were excommunicated in !24. by
Larmeoios. who decIared them Deserters of tbe 1emp/e
(1emp/i desertores), and the Knights of Saint-)ohn of )e-
rusaIem. Despoi/ers of tbe Domioioos of tbe Hi/itia (Do-
mioiorom Hi/itiae spo/iatores). pIaced for ever out of the
paIe of the TempIe: e+tra girom 1emp/i, oooc et io foto-
rom, co/o, dico, et iobeo. X simiIar Xnathema has since
been pronounced. by severaI Crand Masters. against Tem-
pIars. rebeIs to the Iegitimate Xuthority.
Irom the schism which was introduced into ScotIand.
sprang a great number of sects. XearIy aII have the preten-
sion of being derived from the TempIe. and some of them
to caII themseIves of the Order itse/f. ........................
1be 0rder ol ibe 1emple bas uever ceased io exisi
4
siuce ibe
iime ol ibe persecuiiou. as may be jud,ed by ibe t/:/ / /:s-
o/ss/. wbere ibe accepiaiiou is io be louud. / // /:!///.
ol all ibe Craud Vasiers ol ibe 1emple. successors ol ibe illusirious
Variyr. !acques de Volay (io wbom be bouour aud ,lory). 1bis
tbarier lollows ibe lisi ol ibe precediu, CraudVasiers. preserved
iu ibe leposiiory ol (:! t/:/s / // (!. uuder ibe iiile ol
(/! /! (1\llL\ \lRl\) ........
lesides mauy precious mouumeuis. aud various locumeuis. /
:/ /o/: :s :!s //s/;, irresisiible wiiuesses ol iis le
,iiimaie exisieuce. ibe 1emple possesses iu iis arcbives some oiber
ariicles meuiioued iu ibe verbalprocess ol iuveuiory. daied ibe 1+
446
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
1ab. o92 (18ib Vay 1810). si,ued by uearly iwo buudred lui,bis.
wbo bave all seeu aud beld ibese same ariicles.
....................................................................................................
1be bierarcbical powers ol ibe 1emple beiu, poiuied oui iu ibe
Rules aud -iaiuies. we sball uoi euier bere iuio auy deiail ou ibis
subjeci. ueiiber sball we speal ol ibe lormulary ol recepiiou. or ol
iuiiiaiiou iuio ibe dillereui de,rees. 1be publicaiiou ol ibese docu
meuis is uoi allowed. Ii would be. besides. a worl ol superero,a
iiou. iu a Vauual desiiued ouly io male luowu ibe ,eueral rules
or exierior admiuisiraiiou. Ii is lor ibis reasou also ibai we sball
uoi iuseri iu ibis colleciiou ibe rules ol ibe //; /:// /:!. ibe
cousiiiuiious ol ibe \posiolicPairiarcbal touri. eic.. eic.. eic.
\s io ibe priuciples ol couduci. moral. reli,ious. poliiical. eic..
prolessed iu ibe 1emple. as well as iu ibe admiuisiraiive re,imeu.
ii will sullice. io place ibem iu ibe lace ol ibe wbole world. io eu
coura,e couscieuces badly euli,bieued. io repulse ibe odious accu
saiious direcied a,aiusi ibe 0rder by ibe euemies ol all ibai is ,ood.
aud io irauquillize ibe members ol ibe iusiiiuiiou ou ibe uaiure ol
some divisious :/! |; siray lreibreu. bui lor wbom. ibey are
always pleased io leep ibe porials ol ibe lold opeu. ii will sullice.
we say. io ciie some lra,meuis ol allocuiious ol ibe CraudVasier.
prououuced iu ibe Va,isierial touveuis. iu ibe auuiversaries
5
ol
ibe years 180 aud 1812. aud irauscribed /// /// /:!. iu
ibe re,isiers ol ibe soverei,u acis. by ibe ma,isierial -ecreiaries.
// /:/ (:!-//, 1s/ S:// / /:/, :! // /:/
/://///, //s / S!:. 1bese lra,meuis allow ibe marcb ol
ibe 0rder io be sullicieuily perceived. as io iis privaie ,overumeui.
aud iis relaiious wiib civil socieiy. wiiboui ii beiu, uecessary lor us
io ,ive auy developmeui iu ibis respeci.
Netea.
1. \ ,reai uumber ol 1emplars baviu, preseuied io ibe Craud
Vasier a peiiiiou. su,,esiiu, ibai lor ibe iusiruciiou aud rule ol
couduci ol ibe breibreu. ibe :/ :/ / // //! (!s
/ // /:s/ :! / // 1o/, /s / // |:/-ss / //
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7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
//; / // s:! 1:s, / // t/:/ / /:so/ss/, /
// S/://s, / // /:// /s, / // s/:/ / -
/ // //:s, / // //s/ / 1s, // //s/ / // ///-
/:/s :! (:/-(///s / // (!. eic.. sbould be reuuiied
iu oue bool. uuder ibe iiile ol J::/ / // ////s / // (!
/ // 1o/. io be alierwards priuied aud disiribuied io wbom
ii may periaiu.(')
H. l. H.. accediu, io ibe wisb ol bis breibreu. ou ibe 23 Xisau.
o9o. uamed commissiouers cbar,ed wiib ibe di,esiiu, ol ibe siai
uies.() 1/ o// (//o, // J//s/s / // (!, //
(:!-Ss/:/, I/ / bs//://:, // J:/s//:/ S/:;,
S// / ///o, :! // //!:/ (:/ / // /o|:ss;,
/:/s / // 1////s. aud ibe 7ib -cbebei lollowiu,. alier baviu,
ialeu ibe advice ol ibe lui,bis admiiied io ibe siiiiu, ol ibe Va,
isierial touveui. wbicb iool place ibe same day. be bas ordered
ibe priuiiu, ol ibe preseui Vauual.
' 1bis proposiiiou was also caused by ibe errors aud muiilaiious
wbicb are louud iu ibe copy ol mauy ol ibe documeuis issued.
wbicb ibe Va,isierial -ecreiary. ibe laie Louis de -uud,aw. al
lowed bimsell io deliver. wiiboui baviu, obiaiued auiboriiy. docu
meuis ibai bave beeu priuied iu a worl euiiiled. 1/: /:/oo.
1be esieemed auibor ol ibis worl (Vr. 1bory). iu expressiu, bis
re,rei ai ibese muiilaiious (io wbicb be is besides a sirau,er). bas
promised io uoiice ibem. aud io cause ibem io disappear iu ibe
secoud ediiiou ol bis bool.
-ee ibe decree wbicb precedes ibe siaiuies.
2. Vy Xoie bere. Iuuuy ibai Xesia websier didu`i quoie ibis
passa,e. wbeu sbe quoied ibe oiber maierial lrom ibis Le,eud'
3. Ii will uoi be perbaps amiss io place bere ibe exiraci ol ibe
pouiilical decree issued ai \ieuua. iu laupbiuy. iu 1312. a,aiusi
ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple. ly ibis aci ibe Pope declares ibai be bas
uoi ibe ri,bi io desiroy ibe order. aud ibai ii is ouly by way ol pro
visiou ibai be prououuces a seuieuce . . . . . . wbicb was io be ibe
si,ual ol ibe mosi lri,bilul persecuiious. eic. ' ' ' '
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X01 wI1H0l1 lI11lRXl-- \Xl CRIlI 0I Hl\R1 (wbai moclery')
/// // :|:// / // //; t//. (') X01 l\ w\\ 0I \ ll
IIXI1I\l -lX1lXtl. /// // / :!/ / // //s///s
:! !/s /:/ //. wl t\XX01 ll-1R0\ // s/:/, /:|//,
:! :o / // ! l\ RICH1. ll1 l\ w\\ 0I PR0\I-I0X. , /// //
S:// / : :s///:/ (!/:, / //::|/ :! PlRPl1l\L
\\LIlI1\. /: :|//s/! // :! //s s/s /// : PlRPl1l\L
///|///, s/://; /|/!!/ :; //// / / //
// s:/! (!, / /:/ : // /:|// ///, / so /
s/ : 1o/:, // :; s/:// :/ /:; //, / s/://
/ ibe -euieuce ol lxcommuuicaiiou. by ibe very laci-laied
ai \ieuua. o uou. ol Vay. iu ibe 7ib year ol our pouiilicaie (2ud
Vay. 1312).` \ PR0\I-I0X\L -euieuce. io be execuied iu PlRPl1l
I1\'''
----------\ccursed ibirsi ol Cold.
wbai dosi ibou uoi colleci iu morial breasis
(') 1be laibers ol ibe tburcb assembled ai ibe touucil ol \i
euua. bave ou ibe couirary opposed ibe mosi lively. as well as ibe
mosi bouourable resisiauce io ibe wisbes ol tlemeui. lui bad
ibey ,iveu ibeir approbaiiou io ibe /s/:/ s/. would
ibis aci bave beeu less a masierpiece ol absurdiiy aud ////;
+. Ii is luowu ibai alier ibe coudemuaiiou ol ibe 1emplars. a
crowd ol |ui,bis quiiied Irauce. aud iool relu,e cbielly iu -coi
laud. iu ibe lasi. aud iu Poriu,al. 1bey bave always made Prose
lyies. aud ibe 0rder exisis eveu io ibis day. alibou,b ii be uoi pub
licly reco,uised by ibe soverei,us. 1be lui,bis are uoi uumerous.
bui ibey bave preserved ibeir decoraiiou. ibeir tbarier. ibe sword
ol !acques de Volay. aud some boues ol ibe uuloriuuaie lreibreu
wbo perisbed by lire. 1be successiou ol ibeir Craud Vasiers bas
uever beeu iuierrupied. aud ibere are ciied mauy persous ol bi,b
disiiuciiou. wbo. siuce ibe proscripiiou ol ibe 0rder. bave beeu
iuvesied wiib ibai di,uiiy. 1be dillereui orders ol Vasoury are.
wiiboui doubi. ouly couuierleiis ol ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple. wbicb
bave ariseu iu ibe dillereui couuiries wbere ibe lirsi |ui,bis bad
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7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
reiired. \libou,b deprived ol iis ,reai wealib. aud ol ibe privile,es
wbicb ii eujoyed. ibe irue 0rder ol ibe 1emple bas uever ceased
io si,ualize iisell by pbilauibropic views. aud. wbai is worib siill
more. by beueliis ol all liuds. Ii bas preserved iis Riie. ibe reli,ious
aud miliiary laiib. aud ibis sublime lraieruiiy. wbicb Vasoury. a
liiile ioo prodi,al. bas. uoiwiibsiaudiu,. someiimes luowu bow io
imiiaie.
(\er,y. or ibe Iuierre,uum lrom 1792 io 181+. \ Poem. by ibe
touui ol Proisy d`lppe. iu 8vo.. pa,e 2+0. uoie .)
. 1be auuiversary ol ibe mariyr is celebraied ou ibe lasi day ol
every luuar year.- J::/. pp. +1.
lxtract from another note of Bishop Munter.
tbrisiiaus ol -aiui!obu. !obauuiies. Xazareues. Hmrobap
iisis. -abeaus. Veudaiies.`
1bis ariicle beiu, very lou,. we sball resirici ourselves io ,iviu,
ibe lollowiu, exiraci lrom ii.
Xorber, is ol all wriiers be wbo bas sbed ibe mosi li,bi ou ibe
tbrisiiaus ol -i. !obu. couceruiu, wbom. iu 1780. be read io ibe
Royal -ocieiy ol Coiiiu,eu a learued disseriaiiou.
1be esiablisbmeui ol ibe tbrisiiau reli,iou. ibe mosi vasi. as
well as ibe mosi uselul ol revoluiious. baviu, made immeuse cou
quesis iu all reli,ious socieiies. !udaism. Pa,auism. aud oiber ori
euial secis. were ,iveu up io a sori ol auarcby. lrom ibose ruius
oiber a,,re,aiious were lormed. wbere eacb proselyie briu,iu, bis
prejudices aud beliel. ibe resuli was au iucobereui aud odd amal
,amaiiou ol some iruibs drowued iu a crowd ol absurdiiies. -ucb
was. as ii appears. ibe seci ol ibe !obauuiies.
4
wbo will bave bor
rowed lrom ibe tbaldeaus ibe dociriue couceruiu, ibe siars aud
ibe Ceuii. lrom ibe !ews some uoiious as io ibe Pairiarcbs. lrom
ibe disciples ol -aiui!obu ibe lapiisi. aud lrom ibe tbrisiiaus.
some cusioms aud moral uoiious.
Xorber, bas irauslaied aud publisbed iu Laiiu. ibe t!r ^::-
:s.
2
called ibe lool ol \dam. wbicb appears io be ibeir bible.
Ii is a liud ol Vosaicl. wiiboui order. wiiboui meibod. wbere are
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louud meuiioued Xoab. \brabam. Voses. -olomou. ibe 1emple
ol !erusalem. -aiui!obu ibe lapiisi. !esus tbrisi. ibe tbrisiiaus
aud Vabomei.
3
Iu lormer iimes ibey iubabiied ibe bauls ol ibe !ordau. bui ibe
vexaiious. exercised a,aiusi ibem by ibe Vussulmeu. obli,ed ibem
io reiire iuio tbaldea aud Vesopoiamia. 1bey are ai preseui dis
persed iu ibe Pacbalicl ol la,dad. iowards lassora. ou ibe borders
ol ibe lupbraies. aud ol ibe Persiau Culpb. lor ibey are especially
aiiacbed io ibe places wbere ibey cau perlorm ibe abluiious aud
lrequeui immersious prescribed by ibeir reli,iou. Vosi iravellers
compuie ibeir uumber ai iweuiy or iweuiylive ibousaud.
1bey bave uo idea ol ibe 1riuiiy. !esus tbrisi is ibe spirii aud
ibe word ol ibe Iaiber. bui ibey do uoi admii bis eierual ,euera
iiou. 1bey bave Priesis aud a lisbop. wbo are all obli,ed io mar
ry. 1bey bave ibree priucipal leasis. oue iu wiuier. iu memory
ol ibeir lirsi pareuis aud ol ibe creaiiou ol ibe world. auoiber iu
summer. ibai ol -aiui!obu ibe lapiisi. aud ibe ibird. wbicb lasis
live days. duriu, wbicb ibey come iu crowds io seel ibe lisbop.
wbo rebapiizes ibem wiib ibe bapiism ol -aiui!obu. ou a -uu
day. aud iu a river.
Ior ibe lucbarisi. ibey use bread lueaded wiib oil. aud wiue
exiracied lrom raisius iulused iu waier. 1bey bless ibe elemeuis iu
memory ol !esus tbrisi. male prayers io praise aud ibaul Cod.
alier wbicb ibe lisbop iales aud disiribuies ibe elemeuis io ibe
commuuicauis.
0u ibe decease ol a lisbop. or ol a mere Priesi. ibey are re
placed by ibeir sous. Il ibey bave uoue. ibe mosi lii amou, ibeir
relaiious is cboseu.`-J::/. pp. 307310.
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7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
Netea.
1. 0ue musi uoi coulouud wiib ibe !obauuiie tbrisiiaus. ol wbom meuiiou
is made iu ibis \riicle. ibe primiiive tbrisiiaus. wbo are equally desi,uaied by
ibe iiile eiiber ol !obauuiies or taibolics.
1be lormer iale ibeir uame lrom !obu ibe lapiisi. aud ibeir dociriue. lrom
a siu,ulariiy aud piiilul iucobereuce. is ouly susiaiued by ibe ,ross i,uorauce
iu wbicb ibe seciaries ol ibis liud ol tbrisiiauiiy passively remaiu.
1be laiier. ou ibe couirary. ibe disciples ol -i. !obu ibe aposile. proless iu all
iis puriiy. ibe reli,ious or evau,elical dociriue. irausmiiied by !esus tbrisi. a
dociriue preserved. uuiil our days. iu all iis puriiy. by ibe -overei,u Pouiills
aud Pairiarcbs. ibe le,iiimaie successors ol !obu iu ibe primacy ol aposile
sbip. as well as by ibe Pouiills. ibe lociors ol ibe Law. aud oiber Leviies. sei
over iis propa,aiiou.
2. 3 vol. iu +io.. 181 aud 181o.
3. -ee 1//o/ ////:/ Z //:. iu +io.. 1817.
|-ee a passa,e by -ilvesire de -acy. reviewiu, 1/ t!r ^::::s. iu ibe
maierial ibai lollows. below.]
-ee also tolleciiou ol Vaierials Relevaui io \olume 1wo` iu ibe bacl ol
ibe preseui volume.
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3. &tsqwst+.
teriaiu wriiers bave su,,esied ibai ibe 1emplars were iulecied
wiib ibe !obauuiie or Vaudaeau beresy-wbicb deuouuced !esus
as a lalse propbei` aud acluowled,ed !obu |ibe lapiisi] as ibe
irue Vessiab. Io tbe coorse of tbeir acticities io tbe Hidd/e
Last tbe 1emp/ars oodoobted/v estab/isbed cootact oitb
Jobaooite sects....`
4

1be !obauuiies ascribed io -aiui !obu |ibe lapiisi] ibe louu
daiiou ol ibeir -ecrei tburcb. aud ibe Craud Pouiills ol ibe -eci
assumed ibe iiile ol Christos. Xnointed. or Consecrated. aud
claimed io bave succeeded oue auoiber lrom -aiui !obu by au uu
iuierrupied successiou ol pouiilical powers. He wbo. ai ibe period
ol ibe louudaiiou ol ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple. claimed ibese ima,i
uary prero,aiives. was uamed 1Hl0tLl1. be luew HlCll- ll P\\lX-.
be iusialled bim iuio ibe Vysieries aud bopes ol bis preieuded
cburcb. be seduced bim by ibe uoiious ol -overei,u Priesibood aud
-upreme royaliy. aud liually desi,uaied bim as bis successor.`
2
1be irue versiou ol ibe bisiory ol !esus. aud ibe early tbrisiiauiiy
was imparied io Hu,b de Payeus. by ibe CraudPouiill ol ibe 0rder ol
ibe 1emple (ol ibe Xazareue or !obauuiie seci). oue uamed 1beocleies.
alier wbicb ii was learued by some |ui,bis iu Palesiiue. lrom ibe bi,ber
aud more iuielleciual members ol ibe -i. !obu seci. wbo were iuiiiaied
iuio iis mysieries. Ireedom ol iuielleciual ibou,bi aud ibe resioraiiou ol
oue aud uuiversal reli,iou was ibeir secrei objeci. -woru io ibe vow ol
obedieuce. poveriy. aud cbasiiiy. ibey were ai lirsi ibe irue |ui,bis ol -i.
!obu ibe lapiisi. cryiu, iu ibe wilderuess aud liviu, ou wild bouey aud
locusis. -ucb is ibe iradiiiou aud ibe irue labalisiic versiou.`
3
l,ypi was ibe cradle ol ibe Order of the last
4
. iis cbiels beiu,
priesis aud le,islaiors. aud iis occuli riies beiu, carelully wiibbeld lrom
ibe prolaue. 1bey were iudeed allowed io see ibe emblems. bui remaiued
perlecily i,uoraui ol ibeir iuierpreiaiiou. Voses aud \arou baviu, beeu
iuiiiaied. are said io bave adopied ibe mysierious arrau,emeui ol l,ypi.
iu classiu, ibe Leviiical priesibood...`
5
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7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
Voses was iuiiiaied iu l,ypi. Prolouudly versed iu ibe pbysi
cal. ibeolo,ical. aud meiapbysical mysieries ol ibe priesis. be luew
bow io prolii by ibese so as io surmouui ibe power ol ibe Va,es
aud deliver bis compauious. \arou bis broiber. aud ibe cbiels ol ibe
Hebrews became ibe deposiiories ol bis dociriue....`
6
\ youu, vir,iu ol Xazareib. uamed Viriam. wbo bad beeu
beiroibed io a youib ol ber iribe uamed !ocbauau. was oue day
surprised aud ouira,ed by a ceriaiu mau. Paudira. or Pauiber.
wbo iuiroduced bimsell iuio ber cbamber iu ibe ,armeuis. aud
uuder ibe uame. ol !ocbauau. ibe laiier beiu, made acquaiuied
wiib ibe misloriuue quiiied ber wiiboui compromisiu, ber. sbe
beiu, iu laci iuuoceui. 1be resuli was ibai sbe ,ave birib io a sou
wbo received ibe very ordiuary !ewisb uame ol !osbua. or !esus iu
ibe Craeco\ramaic dialeci. 1bis cbild was adopied by a Rabbi
uamed !osepb. wbo carried bim iuio l,ypi. wbere be was iuiii
aied iuio ibe occuli scieuces. aud ibe priesis ol 0siris. regarding
him as the Iong-promised incarnation of Horus. e+pected
bv tbe 4depts. liually cousecraied bim -overei,u Pouiill ol ibe
uuiversal reli,iou.`
7
Iu ibe year 3o71 (aboui 90 bce) iu ibe days ol |iu, !auuaeus. a
,reai misloriuue belell Israel. wbeu ibere arose a ceriaiu disrepu
iable mau ol ibe iribe ol !udab. wbose uame was !osepb Paudera.
He lived ai leiblebem. iu !udab.
Xear bis bouse dweli a widow aud ber lovely aud cbasie dau,b
ier uamed Viriam. Viriam was beiroibed io \obauau. ol ibe royal
bouse ol lavid. a mau learued iu ibe 1orab aud Codleariu,.
\i ibe close ol a ceriaiu -abbaib. !osepb Paudera. aiiraciive aud
lile a warrior iu appearauce. baviu, ,azed lusilully upou Viriam.
luocled upou ibe door ol ber room aud beirayed ber by preieud
iu, ibai be was ber beiroibed busbaud. \obauau. lveu so. sbe was
amazed ai ibis improper couduci aud submiiied ouly a,aiusi ber
will.
1berealier. wbeu \obauau came io ber. Viriam expressed as
iouisbmeui ai bebavior so lorei,u io bis cbaracier. Ii was ibus ibai
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ibey boib came io luow ibe crime ol !osepb Paudera aud ibe ier
rible misiale ou ibe pari ol Viriam. wbereupou \obauau weui
io Rabbau -bimeou beu -beiab aud relaied io bim ibe ira,ic se
duciiou. Lacliu, wiiuesses required lor ibe puuisbmeui ol !osepb
Paudera aud Viriam beiu, wiib cbild. \obauau leli lor labylouia.
|-ome iradiiious say l,ypi.`]
Viriam ,ave birib io a sou aud uamed bim \ebosbua. alier ber
broiber. 1bis uame laier deierioraied io \esbu. 0u ibe ei,bib day
be was circumcised. wbeu be was old euou,b ibe lad was ialeu by
Viriam io ibe bouse ol siudy io be iusirucied iu ibe !ewisb iradi
iiou. 0ue day. \esbu walled iu lroui ol ibe sa,es wiib bis bead uu
covered. sbowiu, sbamelul disrespeci. \i ibis. ibe discussiou arose
as io wbeiber ibis bebavjor did uoi iruly iudicaie ibai \esbu was
au ille,iiimaie cbild aud ibe sou ol a uiddab |i.e.. sexual impu
riiy-iucesi. aduliery. prosiiiuiiou.`]. Voreover. ibe siory iells ibai
wbile ibe rabbis were discussiu, ibe 1raciaie Xeziliu. be ,ave bis
owu impudeui iuierpreiaiiou ol ibe law aud iu au eusuiu, debaie.
be beld ibai Voses could uoi be ibe ,reaiesi ol ibe propbeis il be
bad io receive couusel lrom !eibro. 1bis led io luriber iuquiry as
io ibe auiecedeuis ol \esbu. aud ii was discovered ibrou,b Rab
bau -bimeou beu -beiab ibai be was ibe ille,iiimaie sou ol !osepb
Paudera. Viriam admiiied ii. |Iu oue versiou ol ibis admissiou sbe
coulesses ibai uoi ouly is \esbu ibe produci ol au illicii uuiou. bui
sbe was riiually uucleau lrom meusiruaiiou ai ibe iime as well....]
S

\lier ibis became luowu. ii was uecessary lor \esbu io llee io lp
per Calilee.
\lier |iu, !auuaeus. bis wile Heleue |i.e.. -alome \lexaudra]
ruled over all Israel. Iu ibe 1emple was io be louud ibe Iouuda
iiou -ioue ou wbicb were eu,raveu ibe leiiers ol Cod`s Iuellable
Xame. wboever learued ibe secrei ol ibe Xame aud iis use would
be able io do wbaiever be wisbed. 1berelore. ibe -a,es iool mea
sures so ibai uo oue sbould ,aiu ibis luowled,e.
0
Lious ol brass
were bouud io iwo irou pillars ai ibe ,aies ol ibe place ol burui
olleriu,s. -bould auyoue euier aud learu ibe Xame. wbeu be leli
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7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
ibe lious would roar ai bim aud immediaiely ibe valuable secrei
would be lor,oiieu.
\esbu came aud learued ibe leiiers ol ibe Xame. be wroie ibem
upou ibe parcbmeui wbicb be placed iu au opeu cui ou bis ibi,b
40
.
aud ibeu drew ibe llesb over ibe parcbmeui. \s be leli. ibe lious
roared. be lor,oi ibe secrei. lui wbeu be came io bis bouse be re
opeued ibe cui iu bis llesb wiib a luile aud lilied oui ibe wriiiu,.
1beu be remembered aud obiaiued ibe use ol ibe leiiers.
|/ // s/ s/:// :!: / // /:/ // / //
s/;, :o/;, // !://, :! ://o:// / // !:// / Is/]
\esbu was pui io deaib ou ibe sixib bour ou ibe eve ol ibe Pass
over aud ol ibe -abbaib. wbeu ibey iried io bau, bim ou a iree ii
brole. lor wbeu be bad possessed ibe power be bad prououuced
by ibe Iuellable Xame ibai uo iree sbould bold bim. He bad lailed
io prououuce ibe probibiiiou over ibe carobsiall. lor ii was a
plaui more ibau a iree. aud ou ii be was bau,ed uuiil ibe bour lor
alieruoou prayer. lor ii is wriiieu iu -cripiure. His body sball uoi
remaiu all ui,bi upou ibe iree.` 1bey buried bim ouiside ibe ciiy.
0u ibe lirsi day ol ibe weel. bis bold lollowers came io ueeu
Heleue wiib ibe repori ibai be wbo was slaiu was iruly ibe Ves
siab aud ibai be was uoi iu bis ,rave. be bad asceuded io beaveu
as be propbesied. lili,eui searcb was made aud be was uoi louud
iu ibe ,rave wbere be bad beeu buried. \ ,ardeuer bad ialeu bim
lrom ibe ,rave aud bad brou,bi bim iuio bis ,ardeu aud buried
bim iu ibe saud over wbicb ibe waiers llowed iuio ibe ,ardeu. ...
1be disciples weui oui amou, ibe uaiiousibree weui io ibe
mouuiaius ol \rarai. ibree io \rmeuia. ibree io Rome. aud ibree io
ibe liu,doms by ibe sea. . . .
1be erriu, lollowers amou,si Israel said. \ou bave slaiu ibe
Vessiab ol ibe Lord.` 1be Israeliies auswered. \ou bave believed
iu a lalse propbei.` 1bere was eudless sirile aud discord lor ibiriy
years.
1be -a,es desired io separaie lrom Israel ibose wbo couiiuued
io claim \esbu as ibe Vessiab. aud ibey called upou a ,reaily bou
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ored mau. -imeou |epba. lor belp. -imeou weui io \uiiocb. maiu
ciiy ol ibe Xazareues. aud proclaimed io ibem. I am ibe disciple
ol \esbu. He bas seui me io sbow you ibe way. I will ,ive you a si,u
as \esbu bas doue.`
-imeou. baviu, ,aiued ibe secrei ol ibe Iuellable Xame. bealed
a leper aud a lame mau by meaus ol ii aud ibus louud accepiauce
as a irue disciple. He iold ibem ibai \esbu was iu beaveu. ai ibe
ri,bi baud ol bis Iaiber. iu lullillmeui ol Psalm 110.1. He added
ibai \esbu desired ibai ibey separaie ibemselves lrom ibe !ews
aud uo lou,er lollow ibeir praciices. as Isaiab bad said. \our uew
moous aud your leasis my soul abborreib.` 1bey were uow io ob
serve ibe lirsi day ol ibe weel iusiead ol ibe seveuib. ibe Resur
reciiou iusiead ol ibe Passover. ibe \sceusiou iuio Heaveu iusiead
ol ibe Ieasi ol weels. ibe liudiu, ol ibe tross iusiead ol ibe Xew
\ear. ibe Ieasi ol ibe tircumcisiou iusiead ol ibe lay ol \ioue
meui. ibe Xew \ear iusiead ol tbauulab. ibey were io be iudil
lereui wiib re,ard io circumcisiou aud ibe dieiary laws. \lso ibey
were io lollow ibe ieacbiu, ol iuruiu, io ibe ri,bi il smiiieu ou ibe
leli aud ibe meel accepiauce ol sulleriu,. \ll ibese uew ordiuauces
wbicb -imeou |epba (or Paul. as be was luowu io ibe Xazareues)
iau,bi ibem were really meaui io separaie ibese Xazareues lrom
ibe people ol Israel aud io briu, ibe iuierual sirile io au eud.`
44
1be lsseue commeuiary ou ibe bool ol Haballul males ibe poiui
ibai ii was ou ibe lay ol \iouemeui ibai ibe wicled Priesi suddeuly
appeared ai ibe place ol ibe 1eacber`s exile iu pursuii ol bis euemy. io
male bim swallow ibe cup.` wriiiu, probably lou, alier ibe eveui.
ibe commeuiaior siill sbriuls lrom opeuly acluowled,iu, ibe mau
uer ol ibe Law,iver`s deaib. lveu ibe oiberwise surprisiu,ly direci
Xabum commeuiaior will ,o uo luriber ibau io speal ol ibe mau
bau,ed alive upou a iree`. aud io empbasise ibe ,raviiy ol ibe crime
as perpeiraied by a !ew a,aiusi oue ol bis owu people. Xeveribeless.
ibe sacrilicial uaiure ol ibe 1eacber`s deaib is implicii iu ibe lsseue
wriiiu,s. aud was luriber developed as ibe socioreli,ious siiuaiiou
alleciiu, !udaism. aud lsseuism iu pariicular. cbau,ed..`
42
427
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
|leuler says ibai ibe lmauaiioudociriue ol ibe |abalisis is ibe
-oul ol a -ysiem. wbicb. alier ii was preseui amou, ibe Hebrews.
pui lorib iis -ltRl1 aud HICHlR ibeolo,y. aud was iau,bi aud
propa,aied ouly iu -ecrei -cbools. by iis mosi speculaiive miuds.
1be tbaldaeau aud Persiau wisdom so spread. ibai aboui ibe iime
ol tbrisi. -ecis everywbere came lorib. wbicb pbilosopbized al
ier ibe same -pirii. louudiu, ibemselves io,eiber upou a ceriaiu
Primaeval wI-l0V. as ibe Voiber ol ibeir owu.-ou ibe oldesi.
primiiive dociriue ol ibe bumau race. wbicb beld iu iisell ibe ori,i
ual li,bi ol ibe irue aud bi,ber luowled,e.
1be tbrisiiau -eci believed ibai ibis wisdom became llesb.`
aud dweli amou, meu. 1bis is 1be wisdom. revealiu, aud maui
lesiiu, iisell iu aci. l11lRIXC Iisell. as ibe Lo,os. word. iucaruaie.
i.e.. abidiu, iu ibe bumau iuielleci.`-\lberi Pile. // J:-
s/ S;o|//so. Leciure II. -eciiou euiiiled Iiliaiiou ol Ideas.`
p. 223.
Reli,iou.` |luuseu] says. resis. uuder wbaiever lorm. upou ibe
assumpiiou ibai liviue aud Humau reasou are ideuiical. ouly wiib
ibe dillereuce beiweeu ibe Iuliuiie aud ibe Iiuiie. 1bis.` be says.
may be expressed imperlecily. bui musi uoi be ue,aiived.` \riau
ism \PPl\Rll io ue,aiive ii. aud ibis appearauce ol ue,aiiou lilled
ii. 1be mosi absoluie lorm ol ue,aiiou is io declare ibe problem
iucompaiible wiib reasou.`
Iu ibe lourib ceuiury. oue pariy amou, ibe cler,y appeared
io ue,aiive ibe problem. aud ibe oiber solved ii illo,ically aud
uubisiorically. 1be laiier view iriumpbed. aud ibe viciorious pariy
cauouized. iu ibe course ol ibe iwo uexi bloodsiaiued ceuiuries.
ibe coulessiou ol iis iuielleciual baulrupicy iuio a coulessiou ol
laiib. aud made submissiou io ii a coudiiiou ol cburcbmausbip.
aud ibe bad,e ol eierual submissiou.` 1bis is ibe lau,ua,e ol lar
ou luuseu. 1bose. be declares. wbo idolize lormularies ol touucils
or -yuods. sbow a ,ross i,uorauce ol primiiive cburcb bisiory.
lor ibe \ucieui tburcb did uoi sei up speculaiive lormularies as
iesis.`-/|/!.. pp. 231 232.
42S
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
Cuosiicism borrowed mucb lrom ibe iradiiious aud ibeories
preserved iu ibe -obar. |0ur uoie. eveu ibou,b ibe Zobar wasu`i
wriiieu uuiil over a ibousaud years laier ibau Cuosiicism.] 1be
|abalisiic lool \ezirab was composed iu ibe iime ol ibe lirsi Vis
cbuaieacbers. ibai is. duriu, ibe lirsi ceuiury llI0Rl tbrisi.
aud ibe lirsi liliy years ol ibe tbrisiiau era.-Iraucl. // /:|-
|:/:. ld. Celiucl.. 828.
\ll ibe imporiaui meiapbysical aud reli,ious priuciples wbicb
male up ibe basis ol ibe |abalab are older ibau ibe tbrisiiau
do,mas.-/|/!.. 2+9.
1be Cuosiic lmauaiioudociriue exisied iu ibe iime ol ibe
\posiles. aud was widely spread. aud ibe wriiiu,s ol Paul aud
!obu sbow ibai ibe bi,ber aud secrei dociriue ol !udaism was uo
resuli ol ibe \lexaudriau pbilosopby.-/|/!.. (///. 77).
0ui ol labylou. lbrmauu says. ibe Israeliies brou,bi ibe lirsi
,erms ol ibe |abalab. 1be |abalab. Iraucl says. is a valuable
remuaui ol ibe reli,ious pbilosopby ol ibe 0rieui. 1be Hebrew
-obar. Xorl says. was wriiieu by. or composed lrom ibe wriiiu,s
ol. -cbimeou leu Zocbai. wbo lived iu ibe secoud ceuiury belore
tbrisi.
1be 1auaim. ibe oldesi aud mosi valued ol all 1eacbers iu Is
rael. lirsi male ibeir appearauce ai ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibe ibird ceu
iury belore tbrisi. as ieacbers ol ibe 1radiiiou.` 1bey lorm a lou,
cbaiu. wbose lasi liul is \ebuda ibe Holy. compiler ol ibe Visbua.
wbo delivered io posieriiy ibe dociriues ol bis predecessors. \mou,
ibese were Rabbi \liba aud -cbimeou leu \ocbai. composers ol
ibe oldesi mauuscripis ol ibe |abalab.-Iraucl.-wbo says ibai
ibe |abalisi lool \ezirab exisied belore ibe eud ol ibe lirsi ceu
iury. 1be !erusalem 1almud says ibai Rabbi !ebosbua leu tba
uauia. wbo was au old mau iu ibe year 73. \. l.. boasied ibai be
bad perlormed miracles by meaus ol ibai lool. Iis lau,ua,e. uoi
libleHebrew uor 1almudic. sbows ibai ii belou,s io a iime iu
wbicb ibe ieacbers ol ibe Visbua lived.
420
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
0ui ol ibe uuiou ol labylouiaus. Persiaus aud !ews. esiablisbed
by \lexauder ibe Creai. as ori,iual seiilers ol \lexaudria. ii is clear
bow ibe !ews wbo reiurued lrom labylou could uoi ouly ieacb ibe
same sori ol sysiem ol secrei or |abalisiic ibeolo,y as ibose wbo
remaiued ibere. bui also ibe same as ibe l,ypiiau\lexaudriau
!ews. - ///. 7371.
\ccordiu, io Vuul. ibe |abalab ori,iuaied iu labylou. duriu,
ibe exile. aud Iraucl says ibai ibose iuiiiaied iu ibe dociriue ol
ibe |abalab were called tompauious`. He bas uo doubi ibai all
imporiaui meiapbysical aud reli,ious priuciples wbicb male up
ibe basis ol ibe |abalab are older ibau ibe tbrisiiau do,mas.` uoi
a word beiu, said iu ibem aboui tbrisi or tbrisiiauiiy. wbicb is
,euerally spoleu a,aiusi iu ibe laier !ewisb wriiiu,s.
lui ibis reasou ol beliel amouuis io very liiile. because Pbilo
!udaeus. boru belore tbrisi aud wbo lived lou, alier bim. eveu
,oiu, ou au embassy io tali,ula. alibou,b be speals ai mucb
leu,ib iu re,ard io ibe lsseues aud 1berapeuis aud ibe -ecis ol
Pbarisees aud -adduccees. does uoi eveu meuiiou tbrisi or ibe
tbrisiiau -eci.
Iraucl says. Xoi ouly ibe mosi ,eueral priuciples. bui all ibe
elemeuis ol ibe |abalab. are io be sbowu iu ibe Zeud\vesia aud
iis tommeuiaries.` He also says ibai ibe meiapbysical ideas wbicb
are ibe basis ol ibe |abalab were irausplauied io \lexaudria oui
ol Palesiiue. Iu ibai be errs. 1be Hebrews. iu Palesiiue. H\l uo meia
pbysical ideas ol ibeir owu iu re,ard io ibe leiiy. uor eveu a rudimeu
iary psycbolo,y. uuiil ibey obiaiued ibem lrom ibe Hediao Hagi
ai labylou.`-/|/!.. pp. 239 2+2.
Iraucl adds ibai ibe !udaea proper was uoi ibe cradle ol ibe
|abalab. lor ii is louud. iu a less absiraci aud a less pure lorm.
amou, ibe -amariiaus aud ibe Syrian hretics. Iis cradle was
ibe Vediau labylou. Iis vicious aud diseased developmeui iuio ar
raui uouseuse was purely -emiiic.`-/|/!.. p. 2+3.
1be todex Xazaraeus. or Xazareue tode. is daied \. l. 10+2. bui
some ol iis maierial is louud iu Ireuaeus (iu ibe secoud ceuiury). some iu
430
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
ibe |abalab. aud some seems io belou, io iradiiious or myibs.
1be Xazaraeaus. also called tbrisiiaus ol -i. !obu. aud Veu
daeaus. are a seci uow louud iu Persia. cbielly uear lassorab.
1bey bold ibai ibe revelaiiou ol Li,bi was iu !obu ibe lapiisi. 1be
Xazareues. 1beodorei says. bououriu, tbrisi as a jusi mau. use
ibe lvau,el called \ccordiu, io Peier`. X\ZIR. iu Hebrew. meaui
separaied.` absiaiued lrom.` cousecraied.` aud the sect of the
Xazarenes. to which )ohn and )esus beIonged. Iived in the
soIitudes of the Desert and )ordan. extending aIong the east
of it. and south-easterIy among the Xrabians and Sabae-
ans. far north over the lebanon to Xntioch. and north-east
to the Xazaraean settIement in Beroea. where St. )erome
found them.
\s all ibe !ews believed aud tbrisi declared ibai !obu was a
,reai iuspired Propbei. ii is uoi probable ibai bis lollowers all be
came tbrisiiaus. or ibai ibe seci died oui. lpipbauius says. 1be
Xazareues were !ews. aud adbered io ibe Law aud circumcisiou.
1be baeresy ol ibe Xazareues was belore tbrisi. aud luew uoi
tbrisi. \ll tbrisiiaus. ai ibai iime. were equally called Xazarae
aus. They were caIIed Yessaeans (lssenes) before they were
caIIed Christians.``-/|/!.. pp. 2++ 2+.
1be lbiouiies aud Xazareues were. accordiu, io luuseu. !u
daiziu, tbrisiiaus. io wbom Paul was au objeci ol deiesiaiiou. as
was ibe \lexaudriau Cuosiicism. 1bey sei up iu opposiiiou io Paul.
1be Preacbiu, ol Peier.` a liciiiious worl. alierwards exieuded
iuio a uovel. aud a very iu,euious oue.`-/|/!.. p. 2+7.
Vr. Iaber says. !esus was uoi called ori,iually !esus tbrisi. bui
!l-tl\ H\VV\--I\H. !escua is ibe same as !osbua aud !esus. aud
meaus -aviour. aud Ham is evideuily ibe 0V ol Iudia. (ibe \m
mou). aud Vessiab is ibe \uoiuied. Ii will ibeu be. 1Hl -\\I0lR 0V
1Hl \X0IX1ll. precisely as Isaiab bad liierally loreiold. or. readiu,
iu ibe Hebrew mode. ibe auoiuied 0V ibe -aviour. 1bis was ibe
uame ol !esus ol leiblebem. 1be uame ol !esus also was )esus ben
Panther. !esus was a very commou uame wiib ibe !ews. -iuleley
434
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
observes ibai ibe pairouymic ol !esus tbrisi was Panther. aud
ibai Pauibers were ibe uurses aud briu,ers up ol laccbus. aud
adds. 1is remarlable ibai Pauiber was ibe suruame ol !osepb`s
lamily. our Lord`s losier laiber. 1bus ibe Midrash KoheIeth. or
,loss. upou lcclesiasies. Ii bappeued ibai a serpeui bii R. lliesar
beu lamab. aud !ames. a mau ol ibe villa,e -ecauia. came io beal
bim iu ibe uame ol !esus beu Pauiber.` 1bis is lilewise iu ibe bool
called Xbodazara. wbere ibe commeui upou ii says. tbis James
oas a discip/e of Jesos tbe Xa:areoe`...
1be circumsiauces ol !osepb`s lamily uame beiu, supposed io
be Pauiber. is remarlably coulirmed by ///:/s (Haeres. 78.
4otidic. .vii.). wbo says. ibai !osepb was ibe broiber ol tleo
pbas. ibe sou ol !ames. suruamed Pauiber.`
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|Ii is worib compariu, ibis io ibe siory ol |iu, \ribur`s birib as
relaied iu ibe lilm lXCXllBUB.]
1be -ou ol Cod alierwards appeared ou ibe sceue ol ibe world...
be was brou,bi up ai ibe -cbool ol \lexaudria...imbued wiib a
spirii wbolly diviue. eudowed wiib ibe mosi asiouudiu, qualiiies
(disposiiious). be was able io reacb all ibe de,rees ol ibe l,ypiiau
Iuiiiaiiou. 0u bis reiuru io !erusalem. be preseuied bimsell belore
ibe cbiels ol ibe -yua,o,ue...`
44
!osbua aud !osepb reiurued io !udea. wbere ibe scieuce aud
viriue ol bis youib soou aiiracied ibe aiieuiiou ol ibe priesis. aud
exciied ibeir jealousy aud baired. \i lasi. ibey publicly reproacbed
bim wiib ibe ille,iiimacy ol bis birib. !osbua. wbo loved aud veu
432
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
eraied bis moiber. wbo bad beeu preserved aud cared lor by bis
adopied laiber !osepb. iuierro,aied bis masier. aud was iulormed
by bim ol ibe crime ol Paudira. aud ibe misloriuue ol Viriam. His
lirsi impulse was publicly io deuy ber. sayiu, io ber iu ibe midsi
ol a marria,e lesiival. womau. wbai bave I io do wiib ibee` (-i.
!obu 2.+). lui suddeuly rememberiu, ibai a poor womau sbould
uoi be puuisbed lor baviu, sullered ibai wbicb ii was impossible
lor ber io preveui or avoid. be exclaimed. Vy moiber bas uoi
siuued. sbe bas uoi losi ber iuuoceuce. sbe is immaculaie. aud yei
sbe is a moiber. be double bouour iberelore paid io ber' \s lor
mysell I bave uo laiber iu ibis world. I am ibe -ou ol Cod aud ol
bumauiiy'` \ud ibereupou be euiered upou bis missiou...`
45
!esus tbrisi. direciiu, ibe lruii ol bis loliy mediiaiious iowards
uuiversal civilizaiiou aud ibe bappiuess ol ibe world. reui ibe veil
wbicb coucealed ibe iruib lrom ibe peoples. He preacbed ibe love
ol Cod. ibe love ol oue`s uei,bbor. aud equaliiy belore ibe com
mou Iaiber ol all meu.
!esus coulerred evau,elical iuiiiaiiou ou bis aposiles aud dis
ciples. He irausmiiied bis spirii io ibem. divided ibem iuio several
orders alier ibe praciice ol !obu. ibe beloved disciple. ibe aposile
ol Iraierual love. wbom be bad iusiiiuied -overei,u Pouiill aud
Pairiarcb...`
46
1be !obauuiie tbrisiiaus asseri ibai ibe aposile !obu bad iraus
miiied io ibem ibese lacis. aud aiiribuied io bim ibe louudaiiou
ol ibeir mysiical tburcb. 1be Craud Pouiills ol ibe seci iool ibe
iiile ol tbrisi. aud laid claim io au uubroleu cbaiu ol successiou iu
ibeir ollice...`
47
\s ibe disappoiuimeui ol iis Vessiauic bopes became perma
ueui. iis coveri ieudeucies iucreased. aud iis ideas ,rew ever more
esoieric. 1bese. iu iuru. were irausmiiied io various ,roups ouiside
ibe orbii ol ollicial !udaism aud tbrisiiauiiy iu ibe lasi. uame
ly lbiouiies. lllasaiies. Vauicbaeaus. Cuosiiciziu, ,roups lile
-abaeaus. Vaudaeaus. aud ai Xa, Hammadi. aud eveu -yriac
433
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
tbrisiiaus. Xesioriaus aud !acobiies (uoie ibe ielliale uomeucla
iure).`-Roberi liseumauu. J::|s, Z:!///s, t//s//:s
:! Qo:. 1 ^ /;//s/s / Qo: (//s. lrom 1be
Dead Sea Scro//s aod 1be lirst Cbristiaos. p. 7.
|lui lei`s also pay aiieuiiou io oiber ielliale uomeuclaiures. lile
ibose ol ibe Xazaraeaus. Xazeriuis. Calileeaus. Xusairi. larde
sauiies. laisauiyya. lasui. lllesaiies. -ampsaeaus. -bamseaus.
-bimseaus. -beilb -bams. \esseaus. \ezidis.]
\mou, ibe ierms by wbicb ibe umrau commuuiiy relerred
io ibemselves was |eepers ol ibe toveuaui`. wbicb appears iu
ibe ori,iual Hebrew as Xozreibalrii`. Irom ibis ierm derives
ibe word Xozrim`. oue ol ibe earliesi Hebrew desi,uaiious lor
ibe seci subsequeuily luowu as tbrisiiaus`. 1be moderu \rabic
word lor tbrisiiaus. Xasraui`. derives lrom ibe same source. -o.
ioo. does ibe word Xazoreau` or Xazareue`. wbicb. ol course. was
ibe uame by wbicb ibe early tbrisiiaus` relerred io ibemselves
iu boib ibe Cospels aud ibe \cis ol ibe \posiles. touirary io ibe
assumpiious ol laier iradiiiou. ii bas uoibiu, wbaiever io do wiib
!esus` alle,ed upbriu,iu, iu Xazareib. wbicb. ibe evideuce (or lacl
ol ii) su,,esis. did uoi eveu exisi ai ibe iime. Iudeed. ii seems io
bave beeu ibe very perplexiiy ol early commeuiaiors eucouuieriu,
ibe uulamiliar ierm Xazoreau` ibai led ibem io couclude !esus`
lamily came lrom Xazareib. wbicb by ibeu bad appeared ou ibe
map.`-lai,eui aud Lei,b. 1/ /:! S: S//s ///. p.
17+.
434
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
Il ibe 1bveuoi accouui is read ibrou,b. ii says ibai ibese tbrisiiaus ol
-aiui !obu came lrom ibe deseri ol -yria. 1bey were -yriau tbrisiiaus.
belore ibey exisied ai lasra. we bave seeu ibai ibe Vaudaeaus were li,bi
iu, ibe lorboriies iu ibe viciuiiy ol wbai laier became luowu as la,bdad
(CodCiveu. auoiber !ouaibau word). iu ibe 7ib teuiury. Iu several ac
couuis ol ibe Xusairi ii is siressed ibai ibere is a relaiiousbip beiweeu ibe
Vaudaeaus aud ibe Xusairi. beiweeu ibe Harrauiaus aud ibe Xusairi. aud
beiweeu ibe Xazaraeaus aud ibe Xusairi. we luow ibere is a couueciiou
beiweeu ibe \ezidi aud ibe Xusairi via ibe -bamsi culius. \ud ibis bas early
roois iu ibe -ampsaeau culi associaied wiib ibe lllesaiies. ibe ,roup said
io bave beeu ibe ori,iual -abiau ,roup belore ibe Vaudaeaus adopied ibe
uame aud belore ibe Harrauiaus adopied ibe uame. -o uow iu a process ol
caucellaiiou. wbere does ibai leave us
we bave a people. ibai bave exisied iu ibe same area lor liierally ibou
sauds ol years. \ people wiib various sirauds ol reli,iou ibai cau ouly be
cousidered !obauuiie`. \ people wbo ibe moul lurcbard de Voui-iou
iermed ibe lauuiui`. we luow ibai ibis is similar euou,b io 0auues io be
relaied. \ud 0auues is based ou ibe uame lau. aud so ou aud so lorib. we
bave beeu iu ibis ierriiory belore.
435
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
4. TLe Cowadea.
1be viciory ol tbrisiiauiiy iu -yria did uoi ,o wiiboui a sbarp
resisiauce. Vauy surreudered ouly wiib ierror. iu lroui ol ibe
iemples aud ibe desiruciiou ol ibe diviue siaiues. Pa,auism was
maiuiaiued uuiil ibe beari ol ibe Viddle \,es | uoie1. tl 1//s
! /`(// /://. i. II. 2. p. 37. ] 1be Xosairis. iu ibeir mouuiaius.
louud sbelier lrom ibe persecuiious. 0uly. some ibeir iowus. lile
Variamiu. placed ai ibe borders ol ibe plaiu. could uoi resisi ibe
iuvasiou ol tbrisiiauiiy. 1bis explaius io us ibe compleie abseuce.
iu ibese mouuiaius. ol cburcbes iu ibe siyle cbaracierisiic ol ibe
ib. oib aud 7ib ceuiuries. wbicb oue meeis wiib prolusiou iu ibe
resi ol -yria | uoie 2. Iaiber Lammeus. /s ^s://s. exiracied
lrom //!s //ss. 1899. p. 10 ei seq.. ou ibe oiber baud. was
sirucl by abuudauce ol ibe tbrisiiau ruius`. 1bai explaiued.
Iaiber Lammeus iraversed ouly ibe souiberumosi area. ibe sur
rouudiu,s ol -aliia. places wbicb were occupied by lyzauiiues aud
trusaders. Xo old localiiy wbere oue does uoi eucouuier ruius
ol a cburcb.` says Iaiber Lammeus. 0ue would lile io specily.
because ibe ibree quoied poiuis are precisely ou ibe ed,e ol ibe
tbrisiiau domaiu. wbai we cau allirm. ii is ibai ibe iuierior ol ibe
couuiry does uoi oller ouly oue iuieresiiu, tbrisiiau remaiuder. Il.
as believes Iaiber Lammeus. //. p. 10. X 2. ibe Xosairis bad
couveried io tbrisiiauiiy ai ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibe ib ceuiury. ibe
couuiry would be covered wiib ruius ol cburcbes. 1be missious
seui by -aiui !obu tbrysosiome (\mde 1bierry. / !s /r-
J!s, !uue 18o9. pp. 8+8+o aud !auuary 1870. p. 2o)
perlecily succeeded iu ljabal Riba. ljabal \la. ljabal -emau.
\lso ibese areas liierally swarm wiib tbrisiiau Creel ruius lrom
ibe ib. oib aud 7ib ceuiuries. aud wbicb saw ibis exiraordiuary
lloweriu, ol tbrisiiau ari.-ibe siariiu, poiui ol wbai we call lyz
auiiue ari.-ibe comparisou is uoi ouly iusiruciive. bui decisive.
tl de \o,. t/:/ S;/:, t/// ://// :! // / // 1s/
/ o// //s. Paris. 18o. 2 vol. ] 1oday siill. Xosairis are as
sembled ai ceriaiu days arouud a ||:/. ol a :/;::/. ibey do
436
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
uoi iale place iu joiui worsbip. comparable io ibe syua,o,ues. ibe
cburcbes. ibe mosques. | uoie3. lerliu. Royal Library. ms +291.
lo. o. wiib ibe Xosairis. ibere are sauciuaries similar io ibose ol
ibe Voslems aud tbrisiiaus. Il ibey are uoi ibai ibey meei iu cer
iaiu iimes iu bouses iudicaied by ibem. aud ibis meeiiu, iales ibe
uame ol Id.` ] Iu ibem ibey preserve ibe old cusioms. 1be Pbo
uiciau sauciuaries.-ibus ibose ol loeiocc aud Varaibus.-bad
iu covered space. ouly oue small sbelier beiu, used io couiaiu ibe
liiur,ical objecis.
Pa,auism couiiuued also.-aud mucb lou,er ibau wiib ibe
Xosairis.-iu a uearby re,iou. wiib ibe iubabiiauis ol Harrau.
Resisiauce io tbrisiiauiiy was or,auized ibere by a lamous pbilo
sopbical scbool. | p 20 uoie1. tl. ibe eloqueui pa,e ol \boulbasau
preserved by larHebraeus. t/ s;.. p. 17o177. ]. uulor
iuuaiely exiremely obscure. bad io be very aciive ai ibe iime ol
ibe revival ol ibe aucieui dociriues wbicb si,ualed ibe success ol
Ismaelism. 1be documeuis wbicb reacb us ou ibe worsbips ol
Harrau will be exiremely uselul io esiablisb ibe juuciiou beiweeu
ibe curreui Xosairi culius aud ibe aucieui -yroPbouiciau culius.
\side lrom ibe laci ol ibeir uoucouversiou io tbrisiiauiiy. ibe
lyzauiiue period does uoi oller auy iuieresiiu, iulormaiiou io us
couceruiu, ibe Xosairis. Iu ibe 8ib ceuiury. ibe \rabs male au
iuvasiou iuio -yria. seize ibe lar,e ciiies. occupy ibe valley ol ibe
0rouies aud ibe coasi. bui do uoi seem io bave peueiraied ibe
mouuiaius.
1be lyzauiiue or \rabic couqueror. lile lormerly ibe l,ypiiaus
aud \ssyriaus. lile ibe laier trusaders. was always saiislied wiib
ibe occupaiiou ol ceriaiu siraie,ic poiuis wbicb eusured iis moral
iullueuce aud ibe saleiy ol ibe roads | p20 uoie 2. 1be bisiory aud
ibe descripiiou ol ibese loriilied iowus do uoi euier ibe subjeci ol
ibis worl. siuce ibey ueiiber were buili. uor occupied by Xosairis.
1bey will lorm. wiib ibe coasi. ,iveu ibey are ouly depeudeuces.
ibe objeci ol a special siudy. euiiiled. La Pbuicie du Xord.` ]
al\i \lHosou wbicb lills ibe valley ol ibe lleuibereus. was al
437
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
ready a sirou, posiiiou uuder ibe uame ol tbabiouua ai ibe iime
ol Rameses II. Variamiu. wbicb domiuaies ibe 0rouies. was occu
pied by ibe l,ypiiaus aud Pbouiciaus. -abyouu. sirou, marliu,
poiui lrom wbere oue iuiersecis ibe road beiweeu Laialia (Laodi
cea) aud \leppo. belou,ed successively io ibe Pbouiciaus (-i,ou
ol \rriau). ibe lyzauiiues. ibe trusaders. aud liually ibe Voslems.
|p21 uoie 1. tl / :/`//. 1897. I. p. 3037. ] 1be
iexis wbicb meuiiou ibeir arrival ai ibe eud ol 11ib ceuiury we
liud quoied iu au accouui ol ibe Iirsi trusade.
\lier \uiiocb. ibe Irauls seized Vaarrab wbere ibey remaiued
uuiil ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibe year 1099. Irom ibere ibey came io
ibe mouuiaiu lrom Lebauou wbere ibey lilled a ,reai uumber
ol people. ibose wbicb we call Xosairis. 1beu ibey weui io be
sie,e \rqab aud ibe area ol 1ripoli.` | p21 uoie2. larHe
braeus. t/ s;. p. 281. aud lerusieiu. t/s/o.. p. o. ]
Iu ibis marcb. ibe Iraul army lollowed iu reverse direciiou ibe
road wbicb bad ialeu 1iius lrom \rqab io Rapbauea. very si,uili
caui road iu auiiquiiy aud uoied ou ibe iable ol Peuiiu,er. |p21
uoie 3. !osepbus. / /// /!.. \II. . 1. tl / ://,
1897. I. p. 318. ] \lier baviu, crossed ibe 0rouies. lordiu, ii uear
tbaizar. Raymoud. touui ol -aiuiCilles. wbo ordered ibis iroop.
uudoubiedly ,aiued Hamb. Prudeuily. be avoided Homs. old
lmessa. powerlul \rab a,,lomeraiiou. aud pusbed iowards ibe
wesi. probably uuiil Vasyd. Irom ibere. be arrived ai Rapbaue
wbose iubabiiauis lled. aud eu,a,ed per aliam aud immeusam
mouiaueam`. ljabal auXosairiyyab. He emer,ed ibus iu ibe
valley called \llouqaiab. ai ibe looi ol Hisu \l\lrd (ibe lu
iure trac des tbevaliers). seized some aud weui io pui ibe seai iu
lroui ol \rqab. |p 21 uoie +. \ery precise accouui iu 1;o/
(s/: /:o ei al.. //s/.. d. H. Ha,eumeyer. 1890. p.
+13+23. Varra ~ Vaarrab auXomu. p. +1+. tapbarda ~
|alarib. p. +1. tesarea ~ tbaizar. p. ++. lluvius Iarlar ~
0rouies. p. +17. iu vallem quaudam subier quoddam casirum
~ perbaps Hamb. p. +18. perveuimus ,audeuies bospiiari \l
43S
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
quoddam \rabum casirum ~ perbaps Vasyd. p. +18. |epbalia.
or beiier Repbalia ~ Rapbauea. p. +19. iu vallem lesem (or
leseu. perbaps Heseu ~ Hisu). ii is louqaiab domiuaied by ibe
casile. Hisu \l\lrd. ioday al\i \lHosou. meuiioued ou ibe
same pa,e. Hic prope uos erai quoddam casirum.] 1be Xosair
is.-`,eus ellera ei maliciosa ei tbrisiiauis iulesia` |people will
marcb oui wicled aud bosiile tbrisiiaus] as will say iwo ceuiuries
laier ibe moul lurcbard ol Vouui-iou. | P. 22 uoies 1. ld. Lau
reui. p. 29.] - wbo sou,bi io impede ibeir movemeui. bui Ray
moud reacbed bis desiiuaiiou easily aud did uoi bave a dilliculiy
,eiiiu, ibrou,b. 1be auouymiiy ol ibe (s/: /:o iusisis ou
ibe resources wbicb ibe couuiry ollered aud wbicb was ol a ,reai
belp io ibe Iraul army.`-Reu lussaud. //s// / //// !s
^s://s. pp. 1922.
lp io aboui ibe year 1118 (i.e. ibe year ibe 0rder ol ibe 1em
ple was louuded) ibe mysieries aud ibe bierarcbic 0rder ol ibe
Iuiiiaiiou ol l,ypi. irausmiiied io ibe !ews by Voses. ibeu io ibe
tbrisiiaus by !. t.. were reli,iously preserved by ibe successors
ol -i. !obu ibe \posile. 1bese mysieries aud iuiiiaiious. re,euer
aied by ibe evau,elical iuiiiaiiou (or bapiism). were a sacred irusi
wbicb ibe simpliciiy ol ibe primiiive aud uucbau,iu, moraliiy ol
ibe Brotbers of tbe Last bad preserved lrom all adulieraiiou....
The Christians. persecuted by the lnfideIs. appreciating
the courage and piety of these brave crusaders. wbo. wiib ibe
sword iu oue baud aud ibe cross iu ibe oiber. llew io ibe deleuce ol
ibe boly places. aud. above all. doiu, siriliu, jusiice io ibe viriues
aud ibe ardeui cbariiy ol Hu,ues de Payeus. beld ii ibeir duiy
io coulide io bauds so pure ibe ireasures ol luowled,e acquired
ibrou,boui so mauy ceuiuries. sauciilied by ibe cross. ibe do,ma.
aud ibe moraliiy ol ibe VauCod. Hu,ues was iuvesied wiib ibe
\posiolic Pairiarcbal Power aud placed iu ibe le,iiimaie order ol
ibe successiou ol -i. !obu ibe aposile or ibe evau,elisi.`
4S
430
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
1bese lui,bis were all Ireemasous. lrom some ol ibe Syrian
Christians. wbo bad yei reiaiued ibe Vysieries ol ibe trali. ibey
received ibeir Iuiiiaiiou....`
40
-ucb is ibe ori,iu ol ibe louudaiiou ol ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple.
aud ol ibe lusiou iu ibis 0rder ol ibe dillereui liuds ol iuiiiaiiou ol
ibe tbrisiiaus ol ibe lasi desi,uaied uuder ibe iiile ol Primitive
Christians or )ohannites.`
20
|Relerriu, io -iarcl]`He resoried io ibese diverse documeuis...
ol all iimes. ol ibe Privile,ed Veu. cleared by liviue Crace. a
perleci luowled,e ol Xaiure aud ol ibe rappori exisiiu, beiweeu
Cod aud Vau. aud possessiu, au absoluie Power ou all earibly
ibiu,s. |uowiu, ibe Prima Vaieria ol wbicb Cod creaied all. bis
irue cbaraciers aud ibeir composiiiou. be uoi ouly cau explaiu ibe
uaiural pbeuomeua. bui also operaie ou ibem.
Xmong aII the peopIes. these I//omioati who adored Cod
in Spirit and in Truth and who. isoIated from the worId.
ignoring it: having conserved the Sacred Deposit of the
Truth. and transmitted under the form of the Mysteries and
embIems varying with pIaces and times.
1be sect of tbe Lsseoes cootaioed a oomber of 1HLSL
PBIIILLCLD BLIXCS.`
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1be tbrisi. elevaied aud passed. a ,reai pari ol bis lile amou,
ibem. ibey were ,iveu a,aiu a perleci luowled,e ol diviue ibiu,s-
ibe medium ol raisiu, io ibe V0-1 HICH aud ol HI- uuiiiu, io
ibem.`
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:The lssenes survived untiI the time of the Crusades.
when. by chance. Seven Syrian Christians were being pur-
440
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
sued by the lnfideIs near Bostra. and sought asyIum with
the TempIars. They asked for permission to Iive with the
Canons of )erusaIem whose ruIe agreed to their manners
and habits.
:Xndr de Montbard. one of the founders of the Order of
the TempIe and third Prior of the Canons. estabIished a
perfect union between the Syrians and the Canons. By rec-
ognition. the Syrians communicated their subIime knowI-
edge to the Canons. who remained as the depositary untiI
the suppression of the Order.
1bese tauous becomiu, tlerls ol ibe 1emple. wbo. beiu, ibe
Priesis ol ibe 0rder. aud celebraiiu, iu ibe cbapels ol ibe 1emplars.
all ibe liiur,ical ceremouies aud all ibe diviue ollices. -ubordiuaie
ouly io ibe Craud Vasier aud io ibe Proviucial. ibey lormed ai
ibe Iuierior ol ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple. oue closed -ocieiy wbicb.
proiecied by bim. ueveribeless iudepeudeui aud baviu, iis proper
cbiel. ibe Prior. \ll ibe tlerls uoi baviu, luowled,e ol ibe secreis
because ibe Prior commuuicaies ouly io ibose wbo be jud,es wor
iby ol ibis lavor.
1be tlerls. io bave ibe power io Iuiiiaie ibe |ui,bis io ibeir
Vysieries. bui iu ibai case. cboose ibem accordiu, io pariicular
eu,a,emeuis. 1be tlerls. less allecied ibau ibe |ui,bis by ibe
secular arm. baviu,. ibou,b dispersed. saved a lar,e pari ol ibe
secrei wriiiu,s.`--iarcl`s tlerical 1emplar Le,eud. lrom Reu
Le Ioresiier. /s ///o/s ! /:/` / /: /:-J:/ 1/-
/o:!. pp. 1o970.
0u bis reiuru io Cermauy. -iarcl iurued wiib ,reai euer,y io
ibe seiiiu, up ol a uew 1emplar` riie. ibis iime uoi ol 1emplar
lui,bis bui ol 1emplar clerls`. The historicaI basis of the new
Order was the citation of a passage in WiIIiam of Tyre in
order to suggest that there bad e+isted a/oogside the Tem-
pIars an organization of Canons or CIerks of the TempIe:
the inspiration for this was probabIy the Bosicrucian no-
tion of a body of the crusading period caIIed the Canons of
444
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
the HoIy SepuIchre. which had been (of course) in posses-
sion of secret knowIedge transmitted by the lssenes. 1be
mosi imporiaui liciiiious elemeui iu -iarcl`s versiou ol ibe 1em
plar clerls was the assertion that in the MiddIe Xges they
had possessed a corporate existence separate from that of
the TempIar Order. 1be claim was misialeu. as iu realiiy ibe
1emplar priesis bad beeu euiirely subjeci io ibe 1emplar Vasiers.
-iarcl`s uew clerical` 0rder rellecied ibe splii beiweeu uoblemeu
aud commouers iu ei,bieeuibceuiury Ireemasoury. wbile be
luew ibai liuaucially aud poliiically be could uoi do wiiboui uoble
suppori. -iarcl wauied a way io imply ibai cbivalry was ouidaied
aud ibai iis revival was socially absurd. Ii seems a piiy ibai be
could uoi bave louud a less ioriuous aud elaboraie meaus ol ex
pressiu, ibis simple iruib. oue way ol direciiu, Cermau Vasoury
iowards a less casilebouud paib would bave beeu io reiuru io ibe
ori,iual. comparaiively simple. llue` Vasoury. lui ibe meu ol bis
iime were ioo deeply commiiied io ibe searcb lor ibe mysierious
aud ibe marvellous io iuru bacl easily io ibe raiioualism io wbicb
ibey paid lipservice. Iusiead ol simplilyiu, 1emplar dociriue.
-iarcl embarled ou a career ol mysiilicaiiou wbicb rivalled ibose
ol !obusou aud Huud.
-iarcl`s maiu couviciiou was ibai ibe sources ol occuli luowl
ed,e were io be louud iu ibe lasi. pariicularly iu Persia. \ssyria.
aud l,ypi. 1bis idea was drawu lrom ibe Reuaissauce occuli
isis. Ii was also a ,euerally disiribuied uoiiou ibrou,boui ibe laie
ei,bieeuibceuiury world. rellecied iu ibe ,rapbic worls ol ibe
Iialiau ariisi. Ciambaiiisia Pirauesi. aud iu ibe l,ypiiau vo,ue
ol ibe Xeotlassicisi siyle. Ii was uoi io be lou, belore ta,liosiro
louuded l,ypiiau Vasoury.` -iarcl claimed ibai ibe Reuaissauce
occuliisi Heury toruelius \,rippa ol Xeiiesbeim bad beeu a tlerl
ol ibe 1emple`. 1bere is liiile doubi ibai -iarcl was acquaiuied
wiib ibe passa,e iu \,rippa wbicb deuouuces ibe 1emplars as wiz
ards. His 1emplar riiual beavily empbasized ibe ma,ical elemeuis
wbicb be ibou,bi be could liud iu ibe 1emplars. -iarcl was ap
442
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
pareuily ibe lirsi persou io picl oui ibe lapbomei` accusaiiou.
ibe cbar,e ibai ibe 1emplars bad worsbipped a ma,ical ima,e
ol ibis uame. aud io imply clearly boib ibai ibe cbar,e was irue
aud ibai ibe ma,ical properiies ol ibe ima,e could be repeaied iu
moderu praciice. ln the ceremony which he designed for the
:consecration` of a :Canon of the TempIe`. the aItar was oc-
cupied by the BibIe and an object identified as a :Baphom-
et`. pIaced before seven candIesticks of which onIy three
were Iit. ln spite of the superficiaIIy Christian nature of the
ceremony. which incIuded readings from the OId and Xew
Testaments. the exorcism of the water. and anointment of
the candidate with hoIy oiI. it ended by the new canon`s
touching the :Baphomet` on the aItar. presumabIy in order
to acquire some of its magicaI properties. Ii is ibe lirsi su,
,esiiou ibai 1emplarism could be associaied wiib someibiu, wbicb
lools suspiciously lile -aiauism.`-Peier Pariuer. 1/ J!!
J://:s. pp. 120121.
1be socieiies ol ibe elder world perisbed ibrou,b ibe maierial
isiic e,oism ol casies. becomiu, peirilied ou ibeir owu pari. isolai
iu, ibe commou people iu a bopeless reprobaiiou aud reserviu,
ibe reius ol power io a small uumber ol ibe eleci. so ibai ii was
deprived ol ibai circulaiiou wbicb is ibe priuciple ol pro,ress. mo
iiou aud lile.`
24
\ power ibai ruled wiiboui auia,ouism aud wiiboui coucur
reuce. aud cousequeuily wiiboui couirol. proved laial io ibe -ac
erdoial Royaliies. wbile ibe Republics. ou ibe oiber baud. bad
perisbed by ibe coullici ol liberiies aud lraucbises. wbicb. iu ibe
abseuce ol all duiy bierarcbically sauciioued aud eulorced. bad
soou become mere iyrauuies. rivals oue ol ibe oiber. 1o liud a siable
medium beiweeu ibese iwo abysses. ibe idea ol ibe tbrisiiau Hi
eropbauis was io creaie a socieiy devoied io abue,aiiou by solemu
vows. proiecied by severe re,ulaiious. wbicb sbould be recruiied
by iuiiiaiiou. aud wbicb. sole deposiiory ol ibe ,reai reli,ious aud
443
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
social secreis. sbould male |iu,s aud Pouiills. wiiboui exposiu, ii
io ibe corrupiious ol Power. Iu ibai was ibe secrei ol ibai |iu,dom
ol !esus tbrisi.` wbicb. wiiboui beiu, ol ibis world. would ,overu
all iis ,raudeurs.
1bis idea prevailed ai ibe louudaiiou ol ibe ,reai reli,ious or
ders. so olieu ai war wiib ibe secular auiboriiies. ecclesiasiical
or civil. Iis realizaiiou was also ibe dream ol ibe dissideui secis
ol Cuosiics or lIIuminati wbo preieuded io couueci ibeir laiib
wiib ibe primiiive iradiiiou ol ibe Christians of Saint )ohn. Ii
ai leu,ib became a meuace lor ibe tburcb aud -ocieiy. wbeu a
ricb aud dissoluie 0rder. iuiiiaied iu ibe mysierious dociriues ol
ibe |abalab. seemed disposed io iuru a,aiusi le,iiimaie auiboriiy
ibe couservaiive priuciple ol Hierarcby. aud ibreaieued ibe euiire
world wiib au immeuse revoluiiou.
1be 1emplars. wbose bisiory is so imperlecily luowu. were
ibose ierrible couspiraiors.`
22
1be 1emplars. wbose bisiory is uudersiood so liiile. were ibe
ierrible couspiraiors iu quesiiou. aud ii is iime ai leu,ib io reveal
ibe secrei ol ibeir lall. so absolviu, ibe memory ol tlemeui \ aud
Pbilip ibe Iair.`
23
Iu 1118. uiue |ui,bis trusaders iu ibe lasi. amou, wbom
were Ceollroi de -aiui0mer aud Hu,ues de Payeus. cousecraied
ibemselves io reli,iou. aud iool au oaib beiweeu ibe bauds ol ibe
Pairiarcb ol tousiauiiuople. a -ee always secreily or opeuly bosiile
io ibai ol Rome lrom ibe iime ol Pboiius. 1be avowed objeci ol
ibe 1emplars was io proieci ibe tbrisiiaus wbo came io visii ibe
Holy Places. ibeir secrei objeci was ibe rebuildiu, ol ibe 1emple
ol -olomou ou ibe model propbesied by lzeliel.
24
1bis rebuildiu,. lormally predicied by ibe !udaiziu, Vysiics
ol ibe earlier a,es. bad become ibe secrei dream ol ibe Pairiarcbs
ol ibe 0rieui. 1be 1emple ol -olomou. rebuili aud cousecraied io
ibe taibolic worsbip would become. iu elleci. ibe Veiropolis ol ibe
luiverse. ibe lasi would prevail over ibe wesi. aud ibe Pairiarcbs
444
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
ol tousiauiiuople would possess ibemselves ol ibe Papal power.
1o explaiu ibe uame ol 1emplars adopied by ibis miliiary 0r
der. bisioriaus assume ibai laldwiu II. |iu, ol !erusalem. ,ave
ibem a bouse iu ibe viciuiiy ol ibe 1emple ol -olomou. lui ibey
are ,uiliy ol a serious auacbrouism. siuce ai ibai period ibe edilice
iu quesiiou bad uoi ouly ceased io exisi. aud uoi ouly was ibere
uo sioue ol Zerubbabel`s -ecoud 1emple leli upou auoiber. bui ii
would be dilliculi io iudicaie ibe siie ou wbicb ibey siood. Ii is io
be coucluded ibai ibe House alloiied io ibe 1emplars by laldwiu
was uoi siiuaied iu ibe viciuiiy ol -olomou`s 1emple bui ol ibai
place ou wbicb ibese secrei aud armed missiouaries ol ibe lasieru
Pairiarcb desi,ued io rebuild ii.`
25
1be 1emplars. or Poor IeIIow-SoIdiery of the HoIy House
of the TempIe. iuieuded io be rebuili. iool as ibeir models. iu
ibe lible. ibe warriorVasous ol Zorobabel. wbo worled. boldiu,
ibe sword iu oue baud aud ibe irowel iu ibe oiber. 1berelore ii was
ibai ibe -word aud ibe 1rowel were ibe iusi,uia ol ibe 1emplars.
wbo subsequeuily. as will be seeu. coucealed ibemselves uuder ibe
uame ol bretbreo masoos. |1bis uame. IRlRl- V\(0X- iu ibe
Ireucb. adopied by way ol secrei relereuce io ibe luilders ol ibe
-ecoud 1emple. was corrupied iu lu,lisb iuio IreeVasous. as Py-
thagore de Crotone was iuio Peter Cower of Croton iu lu,laud.
Khairum or Khur-Um (a uame misreudered iuio Hiram) lrom
au ariilicer iu brass aud oiber meials. became ibe tbiel luilder ol
ibe HaikaI Kadosh. ibe Holy House. ol ibe 1emple. ibe Itpo,
Loo,. aud ibe words Bonai aud Banaim yei appear iu ibe
Vasouic le,rees. meauiu, luilder aud luilders.]
26
1be irowel ol ibe 1emplars is quadruple. aud ibe iriau,ular
plaies ol ii are arrau,ed iu ibe lorm ol a cross. maliu, ibe |aba
lisiic pauiacle luowu by ibe uame ol ibe tross ol ibe easi. 1be
|ui,bi ol ibe lasi. aud ibe |ui,bi ol ibe lasi aud wesi. bave iu
ibeir iiiles secrei allusious io ibe 1emplars ol wbom ibey were ai
lirsi ibe successors.
445
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
1be secrei ibou,bi ol Hu,ues de Payeus. iu louudiu, bis 0r
der. was uoi exacily io serve ibe ambiiious ol ibe Pairiarcbs ol
tousiauiiuople. 1bere exisied ai ibai period iu ibe lasi a seci ol
)ohannite Christians. / /:/o! / | // /; / ////:/s
// // :/ o;s//s / // /// / // S:/ 1/; /!!
/ / // rea/ bistorv of YlSUS THl XXOlXTlD. aud. adopi
iu, iu pari ibe !ewisb iradiiious aud ibe iales ol ibe 1almud. ibey
beld ibai ibe lacis recouuied iu ibe lvau,els are bui alle,ories.
ibe |ey ol wbicb -aiui !obu ,ives. iu sayiu, ibai ibe world mi,bi
be lilled wiib ibe bools ibai could be wriiieu upou ibe words aud
deeds ol !esus tbrisi. words wbicb. ibey ibou,bi. would ouly be a
ridiculous exa,,eraiiou. il be were uoi spealiu, ol au alle,ory aud
a le,eud. ibai mi,bi be varied aud prolou,ed io iuliuiiy.
\s io ibe aciual bisiorical lacis. ibe !obauuiies recouuied wbai
lollows.|ibe Le,eud ol \esbu beu Paudiru. as iold above iu ibe
quoie lrom Vac|euzie. aud iu ibe 1/!// Is/.] ...`
27
1be !obauuiies ascribed io -aiui !obu ibe louudaiiou ol ibeir
-ecrei tburcb. aud ibe Craud Pouiills ol ibe -eci assumed ibe iiile
ol Christos. Xnointed. or Consecrated. aud claimed io bave suc
ceeded oue auoiber lrom -aiui !obu by au uuiuierrupied succes
siou ol pouiilical powers. He wbo. ai ibe period ol ibe louudaiiou
ol ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple. claimed ibese ima,iuary prero,aiives.
was uamed TheocIet. be luew Hu,ues de Payeus. be iuiiiaied
bim iuio ibe Vysieries aud bopes ol bis preieuded cburcb. be se
duced bim by ibe uoiious ol -overei,u Priesibood aud -upreme
royaliy. aud liually desi,uaied bim as bis successor.
1beu ibe 0rder ol |ui,bis ol ibe 1emple was ai iis very ori,iu
devoied io ibe cause ol opposiiiou io ibe 1iara ol Rome aud ibe
crowus ol |iu,s. aud ibe \posiolaie ol |abalisiic Cuosiicism was
vesied iu iis cbiels. Ior Saint )ohn himseIf was the Iather of the
Cnostics. and the current transIation of his poIemic against
the heretics of his Sect and the pagans who denied that Christ
was the WOBD. is throughout a misrepresentation. or misun-
446
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
derstanding at Ieast. of the whoIe Spirit of that lvangeI.
1be ieudeucies aud ieueis ol ibe 0rder were euveloped iu pro
louud mysiery. aud ii exierually prolessed ibe mosi perleci oribo
doxy. 1be tbiels aloue luew ibe aim ol ibe 0rder. ibe -ubalierus
lollowed ibem wiiboui disirusi.
1o acquire iullueuce aud wealib. ibeu io iuiri,ue. aud ai ueed
io li,bi. io esiablisb ibe )ohannite or Cnostic and KabaIis-
tic do,ma. were ibe objeci aud meaus proposed io ibe iuiiiaied
lreibreu. 1be Papacy aud ibe rival mouarcbies. ibey said io ibem.
are bold aud bou,bi iu ibese days. become corrupi. aud iomor
row. perbaps. will desiroy eacb oiber. XII that wiII become the
heritage of the TempIe: the WorId wiII soon come to Us for
its Sovereigns and Pontiffs. Wl SHXll COXSTlTUTl THl lQUl-
llBBlUM OI THl UXlVlBSl. XXD Bl BUllBS OVlB THl MXSTlBS OI
THl WOBlD.
1be 1emplars. lile all oiber -ecrei 0rders aud \ssociaiious. bad
iwo dociriues. oue coucealed aud reserved lor ibe Vasiers. wbicb
was !obauuism. ibe oiber public. wbicb was ibe Romau taibo
lic. 1bus ibey deceived ibe adversaries wbom ibey sou,bi io sup
plaui. Heuce Ireemasoury. vul,arly ima,iued io bave be,uu wiib
ibe liouysiau \rcbiiecis
2S
or ibe Cermau -ioueworlers. adopied
-aiui !obu ibe lvau,elisi as oue ol iis Pairous. associaiiu, wiib
bim. iu order uoi io arouse ibe suspicious ol Rome. Saint )ohn
the Baptist. aud ibus coverily proclaimiu, iisell ibe cbild ol ibe
|abalab aud lsseuism io,eiber.
Ior the )ohannism of the Xdepts was the KabaIah of the
earIier Cnostics. degenerating afterward into those hereti-
caI forms which Cnosticism deveIoped. so that even Manes
had his foIIowers among them.
20
Vauy adopied bis dociriues
ol ibe 1wo Priuciples. ibe recolleciiou ol wbicb is perpeiuaied by
ibe baudle ol ibe da,,er aud ibe iessellaied pavemeui or lloor ol
ibe Lod,e. siupidly called the lndented TesseI.` aud represeui
ed by ,reai bau,iu, TasseIs. wbeu ii really meaus a Tesserated
lloor (lrom ibe Laiiu tessera) ol wbiie aud blacl lozeu,es. wiib
447
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
a uecessarily denticuIated or indented border or ed,iu,. \ud
wberever. iu ibe bi,ber le,rees. ibe iwo colors wbiie aud blacl.
are iu juxiaposiiiou. ibe 1wo Priuciples ol Zoroasier aud Vaues
are alluded io. wiib oibers ibe dociriue became a mysiic Pauibe
ism. desceuded lrom ibai ol ibe lrabmius. aud eveu pusbed io au
idolairy ol Xaiure aud baired ol every revealed do,ma.
30
|1o all ibis ibe absurd readiu, ol ibe esiablisbed tburcb. ialiu,
liierally ibe li,uraiive. alle,orical. aud myibical lau,ua,e ol a col
leciiou ol 0rieuial bools ol dillereui a,es. direcily aud iueviiably
led. 1be same resuli lou, alier lollowed ibe lolly ol re,ardiu, ibe
Hebrew bools as il ibey bad beeu wriiieu by ibe uuima,iuaiive.
bard. praciical iuielleci ol ibe lu,laud ol !ames ibe Iirsi aud ibe
bi,oied siolidiiy ol -coiiisb Presbyieriauism.]
34
1be !obauuism ol ibe adepis was ibe |abalab ol ibe Cuosiics.
bui ii de,eueraied speedily iuio a mysiic pauibeism carried eveu
io idolairy ol Xaiure aud baired ol all revealed do,ma. Ior ibeir
beiier success. aud iu order io secure pariisaus. ibey losiered ibe
re,reis ol every lalleu worsbip aud ibe bopes ol every uew culius.
promisiu, io all liberiy ol couscieuce aud a uew oribodoxy wbicb
sbould be ibe syuibesis ol all persecuied beliels. 1bey weui eveu so
lar as io reco,uise ibe pauibeisiic symbolism ol ibe ,raud masiers
ol llacl Va,ic. aud ibe beiier io isolaie ibemselves lrom obedi
euce io a reli,iou by wbicb ibey were coudemued belorebaud.
ibey reudered diviue bouours io ibe mousirous idol lapbomei.
eveu as ol old ibe disseuiiu, iribes bad adored ibe Coldeu tall ol
lau aud leibel. Certain monuments of recent discovery and
certain precious documents beIonging to the thirteenth
century offer abundant proof of aII that is advanced here.
Other evidences are conceaIed in the annaIs and beneath
the symboIs of OccuIt Masonry.`
32
Vr. l. drew up. ai ibe be,iuuiu, ol bis bool. a compleie lisi ol
worl relaiiu, io Xosairism. l note there an omission worthy
of remark. that of the articIe of Pfeiffer. Zoei cermeiot/icbe
1emp/erdeokma/e (Zeitscbrift fr ko/torgescbicbte. !89.
44S
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
p. 4!). Pfeiffer recognizes Xosairism in the admirer of the
caIf iIIustrated on the coffin of VoIterra: its demonstration
is without any vaIue. and besides the authenticity of the
monument is more than doubtfuI (cf langIois. in lavisse.
Histoire de lraoce. lll. 2. !9. X !). But the fact that one
beIieved to be abIe to find Xosairis on a monument whose
introduction in lurope is attributed to the Crusaders in-
dicates which kind of services history can attend to the
study of their reIigion and matters cognate. born as they
were for a period which immediateIy precedes the Cru-
sades.`-Isidore Levy. review ol lussaud`s //s// / ////
!s ^s://s.
1bese lasreliels. covered wiib obsceue li,ures aud \rab iu
scripiious. discovered uowadays. some iu ibe viciuiiy ol old com
mauderies ol ibe 1emple. l. Pleiller (Z/ o///// 1o-
/!/o:/. iu Z//s//// // ///s////. 1897. p. 38o)
believes ibai ibe ,uosiic iradiiious were imporied lrom ibe lasi
io Irauce by ibe trusaders. perbaps by ibe 1emplars. lui ibe
socalled \rab iuscripiious ol ibe colliu ol lssarois. mosi luowu
ol ibese mouumeuis. were ceriaiuly mauulaciured by people wbo
luew \rabic very badly. \ccordiu, io Vr. -. Reiuacb. ibey are
lor,eries. wiib wbicb epocb ol ibese lor,eries were ibey made
wiib ibe \III ceuiury. or uowadays wby were ibey made Is
ibis io male beliel iu ibe exisieuce ol a secrei worsbip. or,iasiic
ieudeucies. or is ibis io ,ive au lasieru aspeci io objecis really iu
ieuded lor ibe laiiblul ol a worsbip ol ibis species`-looiuoie ol
\icior Lau,lois. iu Lavisse. //s// ! /:. quoied above.
1be mosi iuieresiiu, ol ibe collers described by \ou Hammer.
wbicb was preserved iu ibe privaie museum ol ibe duc de llacas.
is ol calcarous sioue. uiue iucbes lou, by seveu broad. aud lour aud
a ball deep. wiib a lid aboui iwo iucbes ibicl. Ii was louud iu lur
,uudy. 0u ibe lid is sculpiured a li,ure. ualed wiib a beaddress
resembliu, ibai ,iveu io tybele iu aucieui mouumeuis. boldiu,
up a cbaiu wiib eacb baud. aud surrouuded wiib various sym
440
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
bols. ibe suu aud moou above. ibe siar aud ibe peuiacle below.
aud uuder ibe leei a bumau slull. 1be cbaius are explaiued by
\ou Hammer as represeuiiu, ibe cbaius ol aeous ol ibe Cuosiics.
0u ibe lour sides ol ibe coller we see a series ol li,ures eu,a,ed
iu ibe perlormauce ol various ceremouies. wbicb are uoi easily
explaiued. bui wbicb \ou Hammer cousiders as belou,iu, io ibe
riies ol ibe Cuosiics aud 0pbiaus. The offering of a caIf figures
prominentIy among these rites. a worship which is said
stiII to exist among the Xossarii. or Xessarenes. the Druses.
and other sects in the last. Iu ibe middle ol ibe sceue ou oue
side. a bumau slull is seeu. raised upou a pole. 0u auoiber side
au audro,yuous li,ure is represeuied as ibe objeci ol worsbip ol
iwo caudidaies lor iuiiiaiiou. wbo wear masls appareuily ol a cai
. aud wbose lorm ol adoraiiou remiuds us ol ibe liss euacied ai
ibe iuiiiaiiou ol ibe 1emplars.` - wri,bi. bs// / // (://
/s. pp. 1+0. 1+3.
450
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
1be beiier io succeed aud wiu pariisaus. ibe 1emplars sympa
ibized wiib re,reis lor deibroued creeds aud eucoura,ed ibe bopes ol
uew worsbips. promisiu, io all liberty of Conscience. aud a uew
oribodoxy ibai sbould be ibe syuibesis ol all ibe persecuied creeds.
|Ii is absurd io suppose ibai meu ol iuielleci adored a mou
sirous idol called Baphomet. or reco,uized Vabomei as au iuspired
propbei. 1beir symbolism. iuveuied a,es belore. io couceal wbai ii
was dau,erous io avow. was ol course misuudersiood by ibose wbo
were uoi adepis. aud io ibeir euemies seemed io be pauibeisiic. 1be
call ol ,old. made by \arou. lor ibe Israeliies. was bui oue ol ibe oxeu
uuder ibe laver ol brouze. aud ibe Karobim ol ibe Propiiiaiory.
misuudersiood.
33
1be svmbo/s of tbe oise a/oavs become
tbe ido/s of tbe igooraot mo/titode. What the Chiefs of the
Order reaIIy beIieved and taught. is indicated to the Xdepts
by the hints contained in the high Degrees of Ireemasonry.
and by the symboIs which onIy the Xdepts understand.
34
1be llue le,rees are bui ibe ouier couri or poriico ol ibe 1em
ple. Pari ol ibe symbols are displayed ibere io ibe Iuiiiaie. bot
be is ioteotiooa//v mis/ed bv fa/se ioterpretatioos. It is oot
ioteoded tbat be sba// ooderstaod tbem; bot it is ioteoded
tbat be sba// imagioe be ooderstaods tbem. 1beir troe e+-
p/icatioo is reserced for tbe 4depts, tbe Prioces of Hasoo-
rv.
35
1be obo/e bodv of tbe Bova/ aod Sacerdota/ 4rt oas
biddeo so carefo//v, ceotories sioce, io tbe Higb Degrees, as
tbat it is eceo vet impossib/e to so/ce maov of tbe eoigmas
obicb tbev cootaio. It is oe// eooogb for tbe mass of tbose
ca//ed Hasoos, to imagioe tbat a// is cootaioed io tbe B/oe
Degrees; aod nHOSO 411LHP1S 1O lXDLCLIIL 1HLH nILL L4BOB IX
I4IX, aod oitboot aov troe reoard cio/ate bis ob/igatioos
as ao 4dept. Hasoorv is tbe ceritab/e Spbvo+, boried to
tbe bead io tbe saods beaped roood it bv tbe ages.
36
]
1be seeds ol decay were sowu iu ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple ai iis
ori,iu. Hypocrisy is a morial disease. Ii bad couceived a ,reai worl
wbicb ii was iucapable ol execuiiu,. because ii luew ueiiber bu
454
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
miliiy uor persoual abue,aiiou. because Rome was ibeu iuviucible.
aud because ibe laier tbiels ol ibe 0rder did uoi comprebeud
iis missiou. Voreover. ibe 1emplars were iu ,eueral uueducaied.
aud capable ouly ol wieldiu, ibe sword. wiib uo qualilicaiious lor
,overuiu,. aud ai ueed eucbaiuiu,. ibai ueeu ol ibe world called
0piuiou. |1be dociriues ol ibe tbiels would. il expouuded io ibe
masses. bave seemed io ibem ibe babbliu,s ol lolly. 1be Svmbo/s
of tbe oise are tbe ido/s of tbe co/gar, or e/se as meaoiog-
/ess as tbe bierog/vpbics of Lgvpt to tbe oomadic 4rabs.
1bere most a/oavs be a commoo-p/ace ioterpretatioo for
tbe mass of IXI1I41LS; of tbe svmbo/s tbat are e/oqoeot to
tbe 4DLP1S.]
Hu,ues de Payeus bimsell bad uoi ibai leeu aud larsi,bied iuiel
leci uor ibai ,raudeur ol purpose wbicb alierward disiiu,uisbed ibe
miliiary louuder ol auoiber soldiery ibai became lormidable io liu,s.
1be 1emplars were uuiuielli,eui aud iberelore uusuccesslul !esuiis.
THllB WXTCHWOBD WXS TO BlCOMl WlXlTHY. lX OBDlB TO BUY
THl WOBlD. 1bey became so. aud iu 1312 ibey possessed iu lu
rope aloue more ibau uiue ibousaud sei,uories. Ricbes were ibe
sboal ou wbicb ibey were wrecled. 1bey became iusoleui. aud uu
wisely sbowed ibeir couiempi lor ibe reli,ious aud social iusiiiu
iious wbicb ibey aimed io overibrow. 1beir ambiiiou was laial io
ibem. 1beir projecis were diviued aud preveuied. |Bome, more
ioto/eraot of beresv tbao of cice aod crime, came to fear
tbe Order, aod fear is a/oavs croe/. lt has aIways deemed
pbi/osopbica/ trotb tbe most daogeroos of beresies. and
has never been at a Ioss for a faIse accusation. by means
of which to crush free tboogbt. ] Pope CIement V. aud King
PhiIip Ie BeI ,ave ibe si,ual io lurope. aud ibe 1emplars. ialeu
as ii were iu au immeuse uei. were arresied. disarmed. aud casi
iuio prisou. Xever was a !`/:/ accomplisbed wiib a more
lormidable couceri ol aciiou. 1be wbole world was sirucl wiib
siupor. aud ea,erly waiied lor ibe sirau,e revelaiious ol a process
ibai was io ecbo ibrou,b so mauy a,es.
37
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3S
452
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
1be 1emplars baviu, iu 1307 carelully absiracied |sic] all ibe mauuscripis
composiu, ibe secrei arcbives ol ibe 0rder lrom ibe searcb made by auibor
iiy. aud ibese auibeuiic mauuscripis baviu, beeu preciously preserved siuce
ibai period. we bave ioday ibe ceriaiuiy ibai ibe |ui,bis eudured a ,reai
uumber ol reli,ious aud moral irials belore reacbiu, ibe dillereui de,rees ol
iuiiiaiiou. ibus. lor example. ibe recipieui mi,bi receive ibe iujuuciiou uuder
paiu ol deaib io irample ou ibe crucilix or io worsbip au idol. bui il be yielded
io ibe ierror wbicb ibey sou,bi io iuspire iu bim be was declared uuworiby
ol beiu, admiiied io ibe bi,ber ,rades ol ibe 0rder. 0ue cau ima,iue iu ibis
way bow beiu,s. ioo leeble or ioo immoral io eudure ibe irials ol Iuiiiaiiou.
may bave accused ibe 1emplars ol baviu, supersiiiious beliels.`
30
Ii was impossible io uulold io ibe people ibe couspiracy ol ibe 1em
plars a,aiusi ibe 1broues aud ibe 1iara. Ii was impossible io expose io
ibem ibe dociriues ol ibe tbiels ol ibe 0rder. |1bis would bave beeu io
iuiiiaie ibe muliiiude iuio ibe -ecreis ol ibe Vasiers. aud io bave up
lilied ibe veil ol Isis. Recourse was iberelore bad io ibe cbar,e ol ma,ic.
aud deuouucers aud lalse wiiuesses were easily louud. wbeu ibe iem
poral aud spiriiual iyrauuies uuiie io crusb a viciim ibey uever waui lor
serviceable iusirumeuis.] 1be 1emplars were ,ravely accused ol spii
iiu, upou tbrisi aud deuyiu, Cod ai ibeir recepiious. ol ,ross obsceui
iies. couversaiious wiib lemale devils aud ibe worsbip ol a mousirous
idol.
40
1be eud ol ibe drama is well luowu. aud bow !acques de Volai aud bis lel
lows perisbed iu ibe llames. lui belore bis execuiiou. ibe tbiel ol ibe doomed
0rder or,auized aud iusiiiuied wbai alierward came io be called ibe Occo/t,
Hermetic, or Scottisb Hasoorv. Iu ibe ,loom ol bis prisou. ibe Craud
Vasier creaied lour Veiropoliiau Lod,es. ai Xaples lor ibe lasi. ai ldiubur,b
lor ibe wesi. ai -ioclbolm lor ibe Xorib. aud ai Paris lor ibe -ouib. |1be iui
iials ol bis uame. !. l. V.. louud iu ibe same order iu ibe lirsi 1bree le,rees.
are bui oue ol ibe mauy iuierual aud co,eui prools ibai sucb was ibe ori,iu
ol moderu Ireemasoury. 1be le,eud ol 0siris was revived aud adopied. io
symbolize ibe desiruciiou ol ibe 0rder. aud ibe resurreciiou ol //o. slaiu iu
ibe body ol ibe 1emple. ol |burum \bai. ibe Vasier. as ibe mariyr ol lideliiy
io obli,aiiou. ol 1ruib aud touscieuce. propbesied ibe resioraiiou io lile ol ibe
453
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
buried associaiiou.](+1)
5. eat 4344.
1be Pope aud ibe |iu, soou alier perisbed iu a sirau,e aud sud
deu mauuer. S/ ! ///:. ibe cbiel deuouucer ol ibe 0rder.
died assassiuaied.
42
Iu brealiu, ibe sword ol ibe 1emplars. ibey
made ol ii a pouiard. aud ibeir proscribed irowels ibeucelorward
buili ouly iombs.
|1be 0rder disappeared ai ouce. Iis esiaies aud wealib were
couliscaied. aud ii seemed io bave ceased io exisi. Xeveribeless ii
lived. uuder oiber uames aud ,overued by uuluowu cbiels. reveal
iu, iisell ouly io ibose wbo. iu passiu, ibrou,b a series ol le,rees.
bad proveu ibemselves woriby io be euirusied wiib // /:s
S/. 1be moderu orders ibai siyle ibemselves 1emplars bave as
sumed a uame io wbicb ibey bave uoi ibe sbadow ol a iiile.
43
]
1be -uccessors ol ibe \ucieui \depis Bose-Croix. abaudou
iu, by de,rees // :s/ :! //://:/ S/ / /// 1-
s/s / ////://. llt\Vl : J;s// S/. uuiied wiib mauy ol
ibe 1emplars. ibe do,mas ol ibe iwo iuiermiu,liu,. aud believed
ibemselves io be ibe sole deposiiaries ol ibe secreis ol ibe Cospel ol
-i. !obu. seeiu, iu iis reciials au alle,orical series ol riies proper io
compleie ibe iuiiiaiiou.
1be Iuiiiaies. iu laci. ibou,bi iu ibe ei,bieeuib teuiury ibai
ibeir iime bad arrived. some io louud a uew bierarcby. oibers io
overiuru all auiboriiy. aud io press dowu all ibe summiis ol ibe
-ocial 0rder uuder ibe level ol lqualiiy.`
44
1be members ol ibe Rosetroix allirm ibai ibey are ibe le,iii
maie auibors ol Ireemasoury. io all ol wbose symbols ibey ,ive a
bermeiical iuierpreiaiiou. 1be Vasous. ibey say. came iuio lu,
laud uuder |iu, \ribur. Raymoud Lully iuiiiaied Heury I\. 1be
Craod Hasters oere former/v desigoated, 4S XOn, bv tbe
tit/es of JOHX I, II, III, II, etc...`
45
1be disciples ol ibe Rosetroix came. in !!88. from the last
into lurope. lor ibe propa,aiiou ol tbrisiiauiiy :// // /|/s
454
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
/ /:/s//. 1bree ol ibem louuded iu -coilaud ibe (! / //
J:ss / // /:s/ (|ui,bis ol ibe lasi). io serve as a semiuary
lor iusiruciiou iu ibe mosi sublime scieuces. 1be 0rder was iu ex
isieuce iu 119o. ldward. ibe sou ol Heury III. was received iuio
ibe socieiy ol ibe Rosetroix by Raymoud Lully. \i ibai iime ouly
learued meu aud persous ol bi,b raul were admiiied.
46
1beir foooder oas a serapbic priest of 4/e+aodria, a
magos of Lgvpt oamed Ormesios, or OBHlS, obo oitb
si+ of bis compaoioos oas coocerted io tbe vear 96 bv
Saiot Hark. He porified tbe doctrioe of tbe Lgvptiaos ac-
cordiog to tbe precepts of Cbristiaoitv, aod foooded tbe
Societv of OBHlS, tbat is to sav, tbe Sages of Ligbt, to tbe
members of obicb be gace a red cross as a decoratioo.
XBOUT THl SXMl TlMl THl lSSlXlS aod otber Jeos
foooded a scboo/ of SOlOMOXlC WlSDOM. to obicb tbe
discip/es of OBMUS attacbed tbemse/ces. 1beo tbe societv
oas dicided ioto carioos Orders koooo as tbe Cooserca-
tors of Hosaic Secrets, of Hermetic Secrets, etc.
47
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4S
1be 0rieuial Riie ol Vempbis lirsi appeared iu 1838 wbeu
!acques liieuue Varcouis de Xe,re lirsi esiablisbed ibe Craud
Lod,e 0siris iu lrussels. 1be uuderlyiu, le,eud ol ibe riie was ibai
ii desceuded lrom ibe liouysiau aud l,ypiiau mysieries. 1be sa,e
Ormus is said io bave combiued ibe mysieries wiib tbrisiiauiiy
io produce ibe ori,iual Rosetroix. 1be 0rieuial Riie ol Vempbis
was a sysiem ol uiueiyseveu de,rees. produciu, sucb \u,usi iiiles
as tommauder ol ibe Lumiuous 1riau,le. -ublime Priuce ol ibe
Royal Vysiery. -ublime Pasior ol ibe Huiz. locior ol ibe Plaui
spberes. aud so ou. -ee waiie. ^ /;/+!/: / /o:s;.
\ol. 2. p. 2+1ll. 1be riie was eveuiually reduced io ibiriyibree
de,rees. calliu, iisell ibe \ucieui|sic] aud Primiiive Riie. Ii was
ialeu io ibe luiied -iaies circa 18+o by H. !. -eymour. aud io
lu,laud iu 1872 by )ohn Yarker. Ii was laier associaied wiib ibe
0rdis |sic]1empli 0rieuiis. 1be Va,aziue ol ibe Riie ol Vempbis.
ibe (///:oo. adveriised ibe 0.1.0. iu iis issues. Iu 187 ibe riie
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7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
was amal,amaied wiib ibe Riie ol Visraim|sic]. Iu //s/; / //
1/// :! //o/// /// / J:s; (Loudou. 187) tbe Bite of
Hempbis is said to derice from tbat of tbe Pbi/ade/pbiaos
of Xarboooe, estab/isbed io 19.`
40
\i ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibe tbrisiiau lra au l,ypiiau -a,e uamed
0rmus. represeuied as a couveri ol -i. Varl. married ibe Vysier
ies ol l,ypiiau priesis wiib ibose ol ibe Xew Law. aud so produced
ibe Crade ol Rosetroix. accordiu, io ibe Vempbis versiou.`
50
\ccordiu, io larou de wesierode. ibe louuder ol ibe Rosicru
ciaus was oue 0rmesius. wbo bad beeu couveried by -i. Varl. ai
\lexaudria. iu \.l. +o. He purilied ibe l,ypiiau Riies. aud recou
ciled ibem wiib tbrisiiauiiy. carryiu, bis disciples wiib bim. aud
louuded ibe Societv of OBHlS. or ol ibe Li,bi. eacb member
weariu, a red cross. 1o ibis socieiy ibe lsseues aud 1berapeuiae
joiued ibemselves. aud couserved ibe Vasouic -ecreis.`
54
1be mysiical meauiu,s ol ibe Rose as a -ymbol are io be looled
lor iu ibe |abalisiic tommeuiaries ou ibe tauiicles.
1be Rose was lor ibe Iuiiiaies ibe liviu, aud bloomiu, symbol
ol ibe revelaiiou ol ibe barmouies ol beiu,. Ii was ibe emblem
ol beauiy. lile. love. aud pleasure. Ilamel. or ibe // / // I
1|:/:o. made ii ibe biero,lypbical si,u ol ibe accomplisbmeui
ol ibe Creai worl. -ucb is ibe ley ol ibe /o: ! /: /s. 1be
couquesi ol ibe Rose was ibe problem propouuded io -cieuce by
Iuiiiaiiou. wbile Reli,iou was laboriu, io prepare aud esiablisb ibe
uuiversal iriumpb. exclusive aud deliuiiive. ol ibe tross.
1o uuiie ibe Rose io ibe tross. was ibe problem proposed by
ibe Hi,b Iuiiiaiiou. aud iu laci ibe 0cculi pbilosopby beiu, ibe
luiversal -yuibesis. ou,bi io explaiu all ibe pbeuomeua ol leiu,.
Reli,iou. cousidered solely as a pbysiolo,ical laci. is ibe revelaiiou
aud saiislaciiou ol a uecessiiy ol souls. Iis exisieuce is a scieuiilic
laci. io deuy ii would be io deuy bumauiiy iisell.
1be Rosetroix \depis respecied ibe domiuaui. bierarcbical.
aud revealed reli,iou. tousequeuily ibey could uo more be ibe
456
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
euemies ol ibe Papacy ibau ol le,iiimaie Vouarcby. aud il ibey
couspired a,aiusi ibe Popes aud |iu,s. ii was because ibey cousid
ered ibem persoually as aposiaies lrom duiy aud supreme lavorers
ol \uarcby.
wbai. iu laci. is a despoi. spiriiual or iemporal. bui a crowued
auarcbisi
0ue ol ibe ma,uiliceui pauiacles ibai express ibe esoieric aud
uuuiierable pari ol -cieuce. is a Rose ol Li,bi. iu ibe ceuire ol
wbicb a bumau lorm exieuds iis arms iu ibe lorm ol a cross.
tommeuiaries aud siudies bave beeu muliiplied upou ibe //-
/ to!;. ibe worl ol Dante. aud yei uo oue. so lar as we
luow. bas poiuied oui iis especial cbaracier. 1be worl ol ibe ,reai
Cbibelliu
52
is a declaraiiou ol war a,aiusi ibe papacy. by bold
revelaiiou ol ibe Vysieries. 1be lpic ol lauie is !obauuiie aud
Cuosiic. au audacious applicaiiou. lile ibai ol ibe \pocalypse. ol
ibe li,ures aud uumbers ol ibe |abalab io ibe tbrisiiau do,mas.
aud a secrei ue,aiiou ol everyibiu, absoluie iu ibese do,mas. His
jouruey ibrou,b ibe superuaiural worlds is accomplisbed lile ibe
iuiiiaiiou iuio ibe Vysieries ol lleusis aud 1bebes. He escapes lrom
ibai ,ull ol Hell over ibe ,aie ol wbicb ibe seuieuce ol despair was
wriiieu. |; s/ // s///s / //s /:! :! //. ibai is io
say. |; :// // !// s// / // t://// !o:. aud
457
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
ibeu be reasceuds io ibe Li,bi. |; s/ // /// //os// :s :
os/s /:!!
53
Iausi asceuds io Heaveu by sieppiu, ou ibe
bead ol ibe vauquisbed Vepbisiopbeles. He// is impassab/e for
tbose oo/v nHO kXOn XO1 HOn 1O 1lBX B4Ck lBOH
I1. ne free oorse/ces from its boodage bv 4lD4CI1I.
54
His Hell is bui a ue,aiive Pur,aiory. His Heaveu is composed
ol a series ol |abalisiic circles. divided by a tross. lile ibe Pauiacle
ol lzeliel. Iu ibe ceuire ol ibis cross blooms a rose. aud we see ibe
symbol ol ibe \depis ol ibe Rosetroix lor ibe lirsi iime publicly
expouuded aud almosi caie,orically explaiued.
Ior ibe lirsi iime. because (///:o ! //s. wbo died iu
12o0. live years belore ibe birib ol \li,bieri. bad uoi compleied
bis /o: ! /: /s. wbicb was couiiuued by t///. a ball
ceuiury alierward. 0ue is asiouisbed io discover ibai ibe /o:
! /: /s aud ibe ///: to!/: are iwo opposiie lorms ol oue
aud ibe same worl. iuiiiaiiou iuio iudepeudeuce ol spirii. a saiire
ou all couiemporary iusiiiuiious. aud ibe alle,orical lormula ol ibe
,reai -ecreis ol ibe -ocieiy ol ibe Rosestroix.
55
1be imporiaui mauilesiaiious ol OccuItism coiucide wiib ibe
period ol ibe lall ol ibe 1emplars. siuce I: ! J or t//-
/. couiemporary ol ibe old a,e ol lauie. llourisbed duriu, ibe
besi years ol bis lile ai ibe couri ol Pbilippe le lel. 1be /o: !
/: /s is ibe lpic ol old Irauce. Ii is a prolouud bool. uuder ibe
lorm ol leviiy. a revelaiiou as learued as ibai ol XpuIeius. ol ibe
Vysieries ol OccuItism. 1be Rose ol IIameI. ibai ol )ean de
Meung. aud ibai ol Dante. CBlW OX THl SXMl STlM.
Swedenborg`s sysiem was uoibiu, else ibau ibe |abalab. mi
uus ibe priuciple ol ibe Hierarcby. Ii is ibe 1emple wiiboui ibe
|eysioue aud ibe Iouudaiiou.
CagIiostro was ibe \,eui ol ibe 1emplars.
56
aud iberelore
wroie io ibe Ireemasous ol Loudou ibai ibe iime bad come io
be,iu ibe worl ol rebuildiu, ibe 1o/ / // //:/. He bad
iuiroduced iuio Vasoury a uew Riie called l,ypiiau. aud eudeav
ored io resusciiaie ibe mysierious worsbip ol Isis. 1be ibree leiiers
45S
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
L. P. l. ou bis seal. were ibe iuiiials ol ibe words Lilia Pedibus
lesirue.` tread under foot the liIies |ol Irauce]. aud a Vasouic
model ol ibe sixieeuib or seveuieeuib ceuiury bas upou ii a sword
cuiiiu, oll ibe siall ol a lily. aud ibe words ialem dabii uliio mes
sem.` sucb barvesi reveu,e will ,ive.
\ Lod,e iuau,uraied uuder ibe auspices ol Rousseau. ibe la
uaiic ol Ceueva. became ibe ceuire ol ibe revoluiiouary movemeui
iu Irauce. aud / / // |/!-;:/.
57
weui ibiiber io swear
ibe desiruciiou ol ibe successors ol Pbilippe le lel ou ibe iomb ol
!acques de Volai.
5S
1be re,isiers ol ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emplars ai
iesi ibai ibe Re,eui. ibe luc d`0rleaus. was Craud Vasier ol ibai
lormidable -ecrei -ocieiy. aud ibai bis successors were ibe luc de
Vaiue. ibe Priuce ol lourboutoude. aud ibe luc de tosselris
sac.
50
1be 1emplars compromiiied ibe |iu,. ibey saved bim lrom ibe
ra,e ol ibe People. io exasperaie ibai ra,e aud briu, ou ibe caias
iropbe prepared lor ceuiuries. ii was a scallold ibai ibe veu,eauce
ol ibe 1emplars demauded. 1be secrei movers ol ibe Ireucb Revo
luiiou bad sworu io overibrow ibe 1broue aud ibe \liar upou ibe
1omb ol !acques de Volai. wbeu Louis \\I was execuied. ball ibe
worl was doue. aud ibeucelorward ibe \rmy ol ibe 1emple was io
direci all iis elloris a,aiusi ibe Pope.
!acques de Volai aud bis compauious were perbaps mariyrs.
bui ibeir aveu,ers disbouored ibeir memory. Royaliy was re,eu
eraied ou ibe scallold ol Louis \\I. ibe tburcb iriumpbed iu ibe
capiiviiy ol Pius \I. carried a prisouer io \aleuce. aud dyiu, ol
laii,ue aud sorrow. bui ibe successors ol ibe \ucieui |ui,bis ol ibe
450
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
1emple perisbed. overwbelmed iu ibeir laial viciory.`
60
6. 40tL Cetwo+.
0ue reads ibe ariicle. -aiui !obu ibe lapiisi iu ibe ////-
:/ /s/, //s// / o::/// ! //s /s ///s !
o!. ol ibe abb leriraud. iu couueciiou wiib ibe Vaudaeaus
luowu as Xazaraeaus or tbrisiiaus ol -aiui !obu. :There stiII
exists a tribe which. driven out by the Turks of the envi-
rons of )erusaIem and the Tiberiade. came to take refuge
at eI-Merkab. to the east of mount lebanon. where their
posterity remains at present. They caII themseIves CaIiIe-
ans. and are neither )ewish nor Christian: but. after an oId
tradition. they honour Saint )ohn.`
was ibis uoie iuspired cl -preu,er iu ibe biblio,rapby - by
a uoie ol Cermauus touii. vicar ol ibe Varouiie pairiarcb. ibai
Xorber, (t!r ^:s::s. Loudou. 181. 1 1. p. \I. X 1o) pub
lisbed aud irauslaied. Here is ibe priucipal passa,e.
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0ue uoiices a more exaci deiermiuaiiou ol alVarqab. we also
see ibai iu ibe Varouiie milieu oue beld Xosairis lor emi,rauis ol
Calilee. They couId contribute to this Iegend. since they
cIaim to descend from lsraeIites and make of Samaria a
significant center for their doctrines. but nowhere are they
caIIed CaIiIeeans. 1be briu,iu, io,eiber wiib ibe alle,ed tbris
iiaus ol -aiui !obu was iuspired by a ceriaiu ceremouy wbicb we
will describe. iu wbicb abluiious play a role.` - Reue lussaud.
//s// / //// !s ^s://s. 18. looiuoie 3.
Vr. Xorber, ou ibe couirary made luowu a iribe wbicb. al
ier bis accouui. periaiuiu, io ibe same seci. aud iis esiablisbmeui
iu -yria. 1be deiails ibai be ,ives ou ibis iribe. were provided
io bim by a Varouiie ecclesiasiic ol \leppo. uamed ClRV\X0
460
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
t0X1I. wbom be louud iu tousiauiiuople. 1bis Varouiie. wbo
bad iravelled mucb io Iialy aud Irauce. resided ibeu iu ibe capiial
ol ibe 0iiomau lmpire. iu cbar,e ol ibe busiuess ol ibe pairiarcb
ol \uiiocb. \ccordiu, io ibis accouui. iu ibe ierriiory ol Laialia.
or Laodicea. iu ibe euvirous ol a place uamed //J///1/ (ibai
is. ibe J1//1/ ol \bou`lleda. aud ibe J1/(11/ ol ibe wesieru
bisioriaus ol ibe trusades). approximaiely oue day`s marcb io ibe
lasi ol Vouui Lebauou. oue liuds a uaiiou wbicb ,ives iisell ibe
uame ol Calileaus. 1beir ioial populaiiou is uearly ibirieeu io
lourieeu ibousaud people. ibey are dispersed iu various villa,es.
aud pay a iribuie. a ball is received by ibe pasba ol \leppo. aud
ibe oiber ball by ibai ol 1ripoli ol -yria. \boui a buudred aud
liliy years a,o. says Cermauo touii. ibey leli Calilee io esiablisb
ibis couuiry. aud ibey are uamed Calileaus. alier ibe re,iou ibey
previously iubabiied. ibey are called also Xazaraeaus. Xo uame
is appropriaie io ibem less ibau ibai ol tbrisiiaus. 1bey eusure
ibai ibe reli,iou wbicb ibey proless is ibe same oue as prolessed by
-i. !obu ibe lapiisi. \i ibe days ol ibeir lesiivals. wbicb are ibe
same oues as ibose ol ibe tbrisiiaus. ibey wear camel slius. sleep
ou camel slius. aud eai llesb ol camel. bouey aud ,rassboppers.
I am saiislied wiib ibese priucipal leaiures. because I uudersiaud
more. bui I am embarrassed io poiui oui ibai ibese same leaiures
are compleiely dillereui ibau wbai ibe precediu, iravellers iold us
aboui ibe tbrisiiaus ol -aiui !obu ibe lapiisi. Vr. Xorber,. aud
wiib bim ibe lamous Vicbaelis. aud ibe scieuiisi Vr. walcb. wbo
will speal ii low. believed io draw aside ibis dilliculiy sullicieuily.
by supposiu, ibai ibe tbrisiiaus ol -aiui !obu ibe lapiisi mi,bi
be sbared iu several secis. aud ibai ibose wbicb iubabiied Calilee
a lou, iime. became. iwo ceuiuries a,o. esiablisbed iu ibe euvirous
ol Laialia. beiier able io preserve ibe dociriues aud ibe primiiive
praciices ol ibeir reli,iou. -everal savauis ibou,bi ibai ibese were
ibe Xosairieus or Xosairis. ibe impious seci boru iu Islam. aud wbo
preserved ibe dociriues ol tarmaib. aud ibis opiuiou was deleud
ed wiib mucb erudiiiou by Vr. Paulus. iu ibe colleciiou euiiiled
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7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
Jo:|///. 1om. III. p. 91 ei seq. 1beu ibere is uo iruib. iu ibe
accouui ol Cermauo touii. ibai ibe uame ol Xazaraeaus. aud ibis
uame eveu was a deierioraiiou ol ibai ol Xosairis. \ud ii sbould
be acluowled,ed we are well iempied io pui all ibe accouui ol
Cermauo touii wiib ibe uumerous lables wbicb ibe 0rieuial oues
are il prodi,al wbeu ibey liud credeuce amou, luropeaus. aud io
bold io ibe accouuis ol |aempler. I,uaiious de !esus. Pbilippe ol
ibe Holy 1riuiiy. \u,e ol -aiui!osepb. 1bveuoi. ec. we are able
io sireu,ibeu ibis opiuiou ol various powerlul reasous sullicieuily.
0ue could. lor example. asl wbeiber. iwo ceuiuries a,o. ibe uame
ol Calilee was used vul,arly iu -yria. so ibai ibis iribe bad beeu
able io iale lrom ibere ibai ol Calileaus. Cermauo touii eusures
ibai ibe bools wbicb ibe Calileaus or Xazaraeaus possessed all
perisbed duriu, ibe war ibai ibey bad io suppori iu Calilee. aud
wbicb euded iu ibe emi,raiiou ol all ibe uaiiou aud iis esiablisb
meui iu ibe surrouudiu,s ol Laialia. bui ibai some amou, ibem
memorized ibem. 1bis quiie exiraordiuary laci provides us a uew
reasou io doubi. 0ue iu liudiu, auoiber uoi ibe leasi sirou, iu ibe
causes io wbicb ibe Varouiie allois ibe war wbicb caused ibis emi
,raiiou. aud wbicb be liuds quiie asiouisbiu, ibai uo missiouary.
uo cousul. uo iraveller. males auy meuiiou ol ibem iu iime. ibis
iale place beiweeu ibe be,iuuiu, aud middle ol ibe 17ib ceuiury
epocb. iime iu wbicb ibe relaiious ol ibe Levaui are iu ,reai uum
ber. lui. wiiboui sioppiu, lou,er ou ibis quesiiou. I musi a,ree
ibai ii`s almosi ol uo imporiauce wbeu ibe -abiau bools wbicb we
bave. all come lrom ibe re,ious locaied arouud ibe Persiau Cull.
aud belou,s. by a uecessary cousequeuce. io ibe -abiaus or tbris
iiaus ol -aiui !obu ibe lapiisi ol ibese same re,ious.`-I:/
!s S::/s. !uue 1819. pp.3+o. Review ol ibe t!r ^::-
::s by -ilvesire de -acy. |badly irauslaied by moi']
Iu 1780. Vr. Xorber,. a -wede. read io ibe Royal -ocieiy ol
Coiiiu,eu. a memoir relaiiu, io ibis seci. wbicb iu 1781. V. walcb
read 0bservaiious ieudiu, io prove ibeir ideuiiiy wiib ibe disciples
ol I/ meuiioued iu ibe X. 1. aud by ecclesiasiical wriiers uuder
462
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
ibe uame ol /://s/s or /o|://s/s.
1beir lau,ua,e bears ,reai alliuiiy io ibai ol ibe 1almudical
!ews. aud is uuquesiiouably a dialeci ol ibe tbaldee or -yriac.
ibeir bools seem io be iu pari derived lrom ibe laiesi a,e ol ibe
!ewisb poliiy. aud. iu a siill ,reaier proporiiou. io be iuierpolaied
by uoiious aud do,maia derived lrom mucb laier wriiers. prob
ably tbaldee mysiics. aud also \rabiau. siuce Vabomei. aud some
ol bis lollowers are meuiioued iu ibem. \ lew passa,es lrom some
ol ibeir bools bad beeu irauslaied previously. lrom copies exiaui ai
Paris. aud iu ibe lodleiau library ai 0xlord. bui our cbiel luowl
ed,e ol ibem is derived lrom irauslaiious by V. Xorber,. wbo.
alier loriy years labour. publisbed live volumes quario. 18118.
1be dilliculiy ol readiu, ibe copy was very ,reai. ibai ol irauslai
iu, ii was siill ,reaier. aud il. as may be suspecied. ibe learued
irauslaior bas lailed iu some pariiculars. / /s ///ss ////!
/ // :/ss ! / //o / //s/ s // :; / : :// s !//-
////.
:M. Xorberg has aIso received information of a branch
of this peopIe stiII existing in Syria. in the territory of lat-
akieh (laodicea) at eI Merkab. about a day`s journey east
of Mount libanus: they caII themseIves Ca/i/eaos. 1beir
uumber may be aboui 1+.000. \s ibis seci is bui obscure ai las
sora. we sball iuseri ibe accouui ol ibese (:///:s. as ,iveu by
Cermauus touii. a reli,ious Varouiie ol Vouui Lebauou. ibe dep
uiy ol bis pairiarcb iu -yria. io V. Xorber,. wbo quoies bis owu
words. ialeu lrom bis owu lips.
1bese Calileaus lormerly dweli. iu sullicieui wealib aud pleuiy.
iu ibai wbicb is called ibe Holy Laud. bui aboui a ceuiury aud a
ball a,o. ibey quiiied ibai couuiry io seiile iu a iraci ol Libauus
called Vercab. 1bey claim I/ // /://s/ as ibeir louuder. aud
seem io bold a middle siaiiou beiweeu !ews aud tbrisiiaus.``-au
exiraci lrom t:/o/`s ////:; / // //|/. publisbed iu ibe
/://:/ J:::/ :! J/ss/:; t///. Xov. 1820.
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7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
|we sball preseui more ol ibis piece elsewbere.]
The word Kadosh is interpreted as meaning separated.
as in the meaning of distinguished amongst others by hoIi-
ness of Iife. Does it come from Babbi )udah. nicknamed
Xccadosh or Haccadosh (the HoIy Iather). famous rabbi of
the 2
N
century. who gathered civiIian Iaws reIigious cer-
emonies. constitutions. decrees. sentences and traditions of
the magistrates and )ewish Doctors. in a book entitIed Mis-
na. of which the TaImud is a commentary. Some others give
to this grade of High Masonry a more ancient origin. They
say that after the sack of )erusaIem. some Hebrew initiates
after retiring to lgypt and eIsewhere. formed some estab-
Iishments in deserted areas. nominated for them a Crand
Master. whose hoIiness of Iife deserved the name K.. and
that. severaI of them. overwheImed by the CospeI doctrine.
embraced Christianity. and appointed other Christians.
Irom there a mixture of )udaism and Christianity wouId
have sprung.
-bould ibai bypoibesis bave louudaiiou or uoi. ibe imporiauce
is io male lor ouesell ibe jusi idea ol wbai oue musi uudersiaud
by a boly mau. ii is alier ibe laziesi pious oue wbom ibe supersii
iiou reveres. Ii is. lrom ibe meauiu, ibai was aiiacbed io ibai word
iu ibe \ucieui Rome. ibe pure mau. iuie,ral. uselul. wbo iales as
iulallible rules lor bis couduci. ibe uaiural law. wbicb be re,ards
as emauaiiu, lrom Cod. 1bese laws are iudeed so appropriaie io
our cousiiiuiiou. io our ueeds. io ibe siaie iu wbicb we are iu ibis
world. our irue aud durable bappiuess depeuds so mucb ou ibeir
observaiiou. aud ibeir violaiiou leads sucb disorders. ibai ibey are
uecessarily bave as au auibor ibe oue wbo ,ave us io be. -ucb is
ibe sauciiou ol ibese laws (wberelrom ibe word saucius). aud a
powerlul sauciiou. ol wbicb a mau wbo is well peueiraied by ibem
draws au iuviucible lorce lor ibe accomplisbmeui ol bis duiies.
1bis was -ocraies` ,reai ibou,bi. io be lair aud ,ood. serve ibe
pairie. obey iis laws. eveu ibou,b ibey mi,bi be barmlul. because
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
ibe associaiiou is also iu mau`s uaiure. eujoy ibe ,ood sides ol lile
wiiboui abuse. eujoy ibe paius. ibe wbole so as io lollow ibe law
ol moral order. aud cousequeuily. ol ibe le,islaiiu, soverei,u. ibis
is iu wbai cousisied ibe boliuess ol ibe pbilosopber`s iruesi. 1bis is
wby ibe wise aud judicious lrasmus was olieu iempied io scream.
Holy -ocraies. pray lor us.
1be uame ol ibe ,rade. ibe place ii occupies iu ibe riie. iis uu
loldiu, aud iis ieacbiu,s. iudicaie ii as ibe recapiiulaiiou ol ibe
euiire sysiem. uuder ibe quadruple repori. moral. reli,ious. pbilo
sopbical. aud scieuiilic. Ii is uudersiood ibai we are ialliu, aboui
ibe |.. i.e. pbilosopbical. ibe ouly oue admissible. ibe ouly oue
wiib a uuiversal cbaracier. aud wiib a irue Vasouic spirii. Iudeed.
lollowiu, iimes. aud ibe pariies or secis ibai. uuder ibe veil ol ibis
respecied iusiiiuiiou bave searcbed io spread some priuciples more
or less erroueous. or eveu coudemuable. we couui several liuds
ol |.. amou, oiber oues. ibose ol tromwell. ol ibe 1emplar. ol
ibe !esuiis. some bermeiic oues. aud some ol excessive mysiiciiy.
be !ewisb. or tbrisiiau oues. -ome oller variauis. ou ibe same
louudaiiou. ii is so lor ibe riiual ol 1emplar |. ibai breaibes
ouly veu,eauce a,aiusi ibose bave desiroyed ibem. aud a,aiusi
ibe 0rder ol Valia ibai obiaiued a pari ol ibeir spoils. auoiber
oue. despiie iis lavorable disposiiious ioward ibem. ibai says iu iis
caiecbism (bere we copy ibe iexi) ibai Cod bimsell allowed ibe
ruiu io puuisb ibem lor wbai ibe immeuse ireasures accumulaied
aud ibeir mi,bi. ibai made ibem paired wiib crowued beads. alier
baviu, drawu away lrom ibe observauce ol ibe rule. ibai pre
scribed bumiliiy aud poveriy. ibey couieuied ibemselves by baviu,
alms disiribuied eacb day ai ibeir doors. wiiboui burdeuiu, ibem
selves bowever. wiib ibe sbamelul poor oues. ol wbom ibey were
bui ibeir ecouomisis.``-I. tbemiulupouis. ts /:// !
/:-J:/(18+1). tiuquime tabier. pp. 31317.
465
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
Iabr-PaIaprat was taking the Xeo-TempIars in a very
different direction. He somehow came into possession
of a manuscript written in Creek entitIed the Lecitikoo:
according to one version he picked it up from a second-
hand bookstaII. The Lecitikoo contained a heaviIy modi-
fied version of the CospeI according to )ohn. in which the
orthodox presentation of Christ had been excised in fa-
vour of a version which eIiminated the miracIes and the
Besurrection. and presented Christ as an initiate of the
higher mysteries. trained in lgypt. Cod is understood as
existence. action. and mind. and moraIity as rationaI and
benevoIent conduct. The cosmos. in the ancient Cnostic
tradition. is viewed as a hierarchy of inteIIigences. The
part pIayed by priviIeged initiation in the transmission of
divine knowIedge is centraI. Christ conferred the essentiaI
knowIedge of this CospeI on )ohn as the best-Ioved apostIe.
and it was transmitted thence through the Patriarchs of
)erusaIem untiI the arrivaI of the TempIars in !!!8. after
which the secret teaching was kept by the TempIar Crand
Masters. The esoteric doctrine was passed down through
the officiaI medievaI Order untiI its faII in !!2. and then
through their successors who extend the chain down to the
present time.
IabrPalaprai`s dociriue ol ibe ///// was reor,auized alier
1828 uuder ibe uame ol ibe Hi,b Iuiiiaiiou. or ibe Holy tburcb
ol tbrisi. or ibe tburcb ol Primiiive tbrisiiaus. Ii was a secular
reli,iou ol ibe liud wbicb was peculiar io ibis period. ibou,b ii
pui dowu some roois. aud siill iullueuces some Ireucb esoieric cir
cles. lsseuiially ii was au academic. didaciic laiib wbicb became
more aud more boolisb as ii iried io leave ibe Vasouic lod,e aud
esiablisb iisell iu public preciucis. -o lou, as ibe resiored lour
bou mouarcby persisied. seiiiu, up uew secular reli,ious places ol
worsbip was dilliculi. lui ouce ibe !uly Revoluiiou ol 1830 bad
466
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
ialeu place - aud IabrPalaprai bimsell iool au aciive pari iu
ibe !uly days - ibe way was clear lor movemeuis sucb as ibose ol
ibe -aiui-imouiaus aud ol IabrPalaprai`s tburcb ol Primiiive
tbrisiiaus. He ueeded. bowever. a Primaie` ol some liud. aud
louud bim iu ibe advauced radical cler,ymau. Ierdiuaud tbaiel.
wbose Ireucb taibolic tburcb` proclaimed lreedom lrom papal
auiboriiy aud ibe preacbiu, ol ibe liiur,y iu Ireucb. rejecied cleri
cal celibacy aud ibe praciice ol auricular coulessiou. aud asled lor
ibe popular eleciiou ol bisbops. tbaiel was seeliu, au auiboriiy
io cousecraie bim as lisbop ol ibis uew tburcb. aud be louud ii iu
ibe dociriues ol IabrPalaprai`s ///// aud iu ibe Xeo1em
plar cbiel `s williu,uess io cousecraie bim Primaie ol ibe Cauls`.
He reiulorced ibe uoble elemeui iu ibe !obauuiie cou,re,aiiou
by admiiiiu, ibe reiired lriiisb admiral. -ir william -iduey -miib.
wbose couueciiou wiib ibe cbivalric Vasouic orders iu Paris bad
beeu lou, aud close. \lier IabrPalaprai`s deaib iu 1838 -miib
was elecied Re,eui ol ibe 0rder. wbicb be ibeu led bacl io re
uuiou wiib ibe 1emplar rump. 1be Jobaooite Be/igioo faded
eotire/v from cieo, aod tbe Xeo-1emp/ar Order tottered
s/oo/v tooards its oatora/ aod fioa/ deatb io tbe ear/v
1S40s, ooder tbe directioo of a sma// groop of lreocb aod
Be/giao oob/emeo.`- Pariuer. pp. 1+1+9.
Il prudeuce were a qualiiy ol Iabr Palaprai ou ibe poliiical
level |+0-ibese uumbers reler io ibe uoies immediaiely lollow
iu, ibis quoiaiiou.-!//.]. ii weui lrom ibere dillereuily iu ibe
reli,ious lield. \lier various adveuiures. ibe Lar,e Vasier a,reed.
iu Iebruary 1812. as -overei,u pouiill aud Pairiarcb ol ibe 0r
der`. ibe capaciiy io couler ibe oiliu, ol lui,bibood`. -acerdoial
capaciiies exiremely limiied moreover. bui. as briu,s ii bacl Reue
Le Ioresiier |+1]. a loriuuaie coiucideuce made ii possible lor
Iabr io alloi a ,reaier imporiauce io ibem. \i a secoudbaud
boolsiall. ou Xew \ear`s lay. 181+. be uuearibed aud bou,bi
lor iweuiylive lraucs a Creel mauuscripi ou vellum euiiiled
/://. Ii was a versiou ol ibe Iourib Cospel preceded by
467
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
a liud ol iuiroduciiou or commeuiary wbicb bore ibe uame ol
/////|+2]`. Haviu, bad ibe revelaiiou ol ibe secrei !obauuiie
reli,iou. allured by bis raiioualisi tbrisiiauiiy. Iabr Palaprai uu
deriool ai ouce io compose a lasi 1emplar le,eud by combiuiu,
ibe alle,ed Vasouic iradiiiou ou ibe l,ypiiau ori,iu ol ibe secrei
socieiy wiib ibe -ociuiau ibesis. ibe lable ol ibe //s///: 1:/
aud ibe auiiclericalism iuberiied lrom ibe eucyclopedisis |+3]`.
....Iabr wauied. alier ibe revoluiiou ol !uly bad prououuced ibe
lreedom ol worsbip. io iusiiiuie a uew worsbip |++]. \ll ibe close
relaiious wiib wbom ii bad proposed ibe episcopaie beiu, cbal
leu,ed. ibe pouiill pairiarcb ol ibe Primiiive tbrisiiau tburcb`
bad io call upou ibe tbapel abboi. probibiied diviuis iu 1823 bas.
aud Primacy ol Caules crowued ii`..
+0. -ome lui,bis bad iried euiraiuer ibe 0rder io be joiued a move
meui aimiu, ai diruer tbarles \. 1bey were opposed luowu Lar,e
Vasier aud iu ibe majoriiy ol ibe uoiempliers.
+1. 0p. cii.. p. 99. |Reu Le Ioresiier. /: /:-J:/ 1o-
//` / (///so :r \l/// / \/\ s/`/s. Publisbed by \uioiue Iaivre.
Paris. 1970.]
+2. 0u ibe ori,iu ol ibese paris. see Le Ioresiier. ( //.. pp. 999o0.
aud uoies 9.]
+3. Le Ioresiier. ( //. p. 9o0. io also see. uoie 1.
++. 1be Craud Vasier. baviu, also ibe iiile ol luiversal PouiillPa
iriarcb ol ibe Primiiive tbrisiiau or !obauuiie tburcb. musi be ueces
sarily ialeu amou, ibe lui,bis belou,iu, io ibis tburcb.` ///s
//s//s. p. 2o.
-Pairicl luuoui. Posilace` io \uioiue Cuillaume tbreau`s
/r//:// ! /: t/r ////s//, s// ! /r//:// ! /:
// t|/. 180o.
46S
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
1be ceuiral li,ure iu ibe maliu, ol ibe ma,ical lapbomei was
au \usiriau orieuialisi called Hammer. luowu ai ibe eud ol bis
lile as !osepb vou HammerPur,siall. !osepb Hammer was au
able aud iudusirious orieuialisi wbo speui bis Viddlelasieru ap
preuiicesbip iu lriiisb service iu l,ypi aud -yria. Ior pari ol ibis
iime be worled uuder ibe llamboyaui -ir william -yduey -miib.
ibe bero ol ibe sie,e ol \cre. wbo proiecied Hammer wbeu oiber
lriiisb ollicers wauied io ,ei rid ol bim lrom \lexaudria iu 1801.
WiIIiam Sydney Smith was a passiouaie romauiic aud a leeu
Ireemasou. wbo will reappear iu ibis siory. He claimed ibai a cross
daiiu, lrom ibe Viddle \,es aud belou,iu, eiiber io ibe 0rder ol
-i !obu or ibe 1emple bad beeu ,iveu bim by ibe \rcbbisbop ol
typrus wbeu be lreed ibe islaud lrom ibe 1urls iu 1799. wbeiber
be iuieresied ibe youu, Hammer iu ibe 1emplar siory wbile ibey
were io,eiber iu 17991801. I bave uoi maua,ed io discover. bui
Hammer was worliu, ou ibe Xicolai lapbomei` ibesis by 180o.
wbeu be meuiioued ii iu a bool publisbed iu Loudou.
1be ar,umeuis aud evideuce used by Hammer were quiie as
wild iu ibeir way as ibose ol de louueville aud ibe revoluiiouary
euibusiasis bad beeu iu ibeirs. Iollowiu, Xicolai. Hammer iool up
a su,,esiiou by ibe pairisiic ibeolo,iau 0ri,eu ibai ibe 0pbiie seci
ol ibe early tbrisiiau ceuiuries lorced iis members io curse !esus`.
aud he accepted the TempIars as successors of the Cnostic
Ophites. like the Ophites. the TempIars had forced their
members to renounce Christ: TempIar doctrines therefore
proceeded from the Ophites. He aIso accused the TempIars
of having adopted a form of phaIIus-worship from their
earIy Cnostic predecessors. \s evideuce ol ibese claims be pro
duced au elaboraie colleciiou ol coius. medals. aud mouumeuis ol
daies rau,iu, lrom ibe laie classical period iuio ibe Viddle \,es.
1be apparaius ol learuiu, aud ibe Laiiu iu wbicb ii is wriiieu
reiulorced ibe impressiou ol ,reai erudiiiou. 1be wealuess ol ibe
ar,umeui was ibe lrail uaiure ol ibe couueciious wbicb be alle,ed
460
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
io exisi beiweeu bis mouumeuis aud ibe 1emplars. bis readiu, ol
ibe iuscripiious was also very arbiirary. \ lew ol ibe arcbaeolo,i
cal exbibiis may bave beeu lor,eries lrom ibe occuliisi worlsbops.
ibere is au especially suspicious pair ol socalled 1emplar casleis`.
louud alier ibe publicaiiou ol Hammer`s lirsi ariicle. wbicb were
supposed io bave beeu medieval ariilacis ol 1emplar proveuauce.
The Cnostic :orgies` depicted on these supposedIy medievaI
caskets are uncanniIy Iike the Iate cIassicaI objects which
had a few years earIier been pubIished in the originaI :Ba-
phomet` thesis. The :medievaI` caskets had come into the
possession of the Duc de BIacas. -iuce llacas was a leadiu,
li,ure iu ibe reaciiouary Ireucb ,overumeui. aud a close persoual
lrieud ol ibe reue,ade Ireemasou !osepb de Vaisire. ii is uoi im
possible ibai ibey were lor,ed ou bis beball. wbeiber ibey were
lor,ed or uoi. Hammer lailed io prove ibai ibey bad auyibiu, io
do wiib ibe 1emplars.
Lile larruel. Hammer reiurued io ibe medieval idea ol a lixed.
wicled. recurreui paiieru ol beresy. wbicb bardly cbau,ed iu iime.
1be sexual elemeuis iu bis iexi illusiraie ibis well. 1bere is uo prool
iu ibe early sources ibai ibe 0pbiies iudul,ed iu sexual depraviiy.
1bey ,oi ibeir uame lrom ibeir veueraiiou ol ibe serpeui iu ibe
Cardeu ol ldeu. wbom ibey elevaied above ibe accursed Cod ol
ibe !ews`. uo doubi ibe idea ibai lve couceived ibe word lrom ibe
serpeui assisied iu ibe ,rowib ol ibe sexual su,,esiiou. lui ibe uo
iiou ibai ibey were sexually debaucbed was au uuwarrauied exieu
siou ol cbar,es brou,bi a,aiusi oiber ,roups. Hammer couuecied
ibe depraviiy ol ibe 0pbiies wiib ibe iwo sexual accusaiious made
iu ibe course ol ibe 1emplar irial. ibai 1emplars lissed ibe privaie
paris ol ibe broiber wbo received ibem iuio ibe 0rder. aud ibai
ibey were ordered by ibeir superiors io commii sodomy. lui ibis
was ouly ibe be,iuuiu, ol bis speculaiious. Basing himseIf on
supposedIy Iate cIassicaI statues and vases. he worked out
a great theory of an androgynous deity caIIed Baphomet or
Xchamoth. which had from earIy times been the patron of
470
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
a phaIIic cuIt requiring orgies for its ceIebration.
Iiually. Hammer lauucbed a ibeory wbicb. uulile ibe resi. was
based uoi ou arcbaeolo,ical bui ou liierary evideuce. He claimed ibai
ibe medieval le,eud ol ibe Holy Crail was Cuosiic iu ori,iu. aud ibai
ibe 1emplars iool a direci pari iu ibe Cuosiic acis ol worsbip io wbicb
ibe Crail le,eud was supposed io bave ,iveu rise.` -Pariuer. 138ll.
were ibe 1emplars sucb Had ibey. wbeu iu ibe lasi. come iuio
ioucb wiib a survival ol ibe Xaasseue. or some liudred seci Ii seems
exceediu,ly probable. Il ii were so we could uudersiaud ai ouce ibe
puzzliu, couueciiou ol ibe 0rder wiib ibe |ui,bis ol ibe Crail. aud
ibe doom wbicb lell upou ibem. 1bai ibey were beld io be Hereiics
is very ,euerally admiiied. bui iu wbai ibeir Heresy cousisied uo
oue really luows. liiile credeuce cau be aiiacbed io ibe siories ol idol
worsbip olieu repeaied. lf their Heresy. however. were such as
indicated above. a Creed which struck at the very root and
vitaIs of Christianity. we can understand at once the reason
for punishment. and the necessity for secrecy. Iu ibe same
way we cau uow uudersiaud wby ibe tburcb luows uoibiu, ol ibe
Crail. wby ibai \essel. surrouuded as ii is wiib au aimospbere ol rev
ereuce aud awe. equaied wiib ibe ceuiral -acrameui ol ibe tbrisiiau
Iaiib. yei appears iu uo Le,eudary. is li,ured iu uo piciure. comes ou
ibe sceue iu uo Passiou Play. 1be tburcb ol ibe eleveuib aud iwellib
ceuiuries luew well wbai ibe Crail was. aud we. wbeu we realize iis
,euesis aud irue liuea,e. ueed uo lou,er wouder wby a ibeme. lor some
sbori space so lamous aud so lruiilul a source ol liierary iuspiraiiou.
vauisbed uiierly aud compleiely lrom ibe world ol liieraiure.`-!essie
L. wesiou. /o ///:/ / /o:. tbapier 13.
474
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
Irench TempIars
+23. (// - we read ibai several lords ol ibe touri ol Louis
\I\.. iucludiu, ibe lule de Cramoui. ibe Varquis ol lirau. aud
touui 1allard. lormed a secrei socieiy. wbose objeci was pleasure.
1be socieiy iucreased. Louis \I\.. baviu, beeu made acquaiuied
wiib iis siaiuies. bauisbed ibe members ol ibe 0rder. wbose de
uomiuaiiou was. \ sli,bi Resurreciiou ol ibe 1emplars.` Iu 170.
Pbilip lule ol 0rleaus collecied ibe remaiuiu, members ol ibe
socieiy ibai bad reuouuced iis lirsi scope io culiivaie poliiics. \
!esuii laiber. louauui. a learued ro,ue. labricaied ibe lamous lisi
ol supposiiiiious Craud Vasiers ol ibe 1emple siuce Volay. be
,iuuiu, wiib bis immediaie successor. Larmeuius. Xo imposiure
was ever susiaiued wiib ,reaier sa,aciiy. 1be documeui ollered
all ibe requisiie cbaracierisiics ol auibeuiiciiy. aud was calculaied
io deceive ibe mosi experieuced palaeolo,isi. Iis objeci was io
couueci ibe uew iusiiiuiiou wiib ibe aucieui 1emplars. 1o reuder
ibe decepiiou more perleci. ibe volume couiaiuiu, ibe lalse lisi
was lilled wiib miuuies ol deliberaiious ai liciiiious meeiiu,s uuder
lalse daies. 1wo members were eveu seui io Lisbou io obiaiu. il
possible. a documeui ol le,iiimacy lrom ibe |ui,bis ol tbrisi.`
au 0rder louuded ou ibe ruius ol ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple. 1be
depuiies. bowever. were uumasled. aud very badly received - oue
bad io iale relu,e iu lu,laud. ibe oiber was irausporied io \lrica.
wbere be died.
+2+. //:/ / // (!. - lui ibe socieiy was uoi discour
a,ed. ii ,rew. aud was probably ibe same ibai coucealed iisell be
lore ibe ouibreal ol ibe Revoluiiou uuder ibe vul,ar uame ol ibe
-ocieiy ol ibe lull`s Head. aud wbose members were dispersed iu
1792. Xt that period the Duke of Cosse-Brissac was Crand
Master. When on his way to VersaiIIes with other prison-
ers. there to undergo their triaI. he was massacred. and
ledru. his physician. obtained possession of the Charter of
larmenius and the MS. statutes of !0. 1bese documeuis
472
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
su,,esied io bim ibe idea ol reviviu, ibe 0rder. IabrPalaprai. a
Ireemasou. was cboseu Craud Vasier. lvery ellori was made io
creaie a beliel iu ibe ,euuiueuess ol ibe 0rder. 1be broibers Iabr.
\rual. aud Lebloud buuied up relics. 1be sbops ol auiiquaries
supplied ibe sword. miire. aud belmei ol Volay. aud ibe laiiblul
were sbowu bis boues. wiibdrawu lrom ibe luueral pyre ou wbicb
be bad beeu burued. \s iu ibe Viddle \,es. ibe socieiy exacied
ibai aspirauis sbould be ol uoble birib. sucb as were uoi were eu
uobled by ibe -ocieiy. Iourieeu bouesi ciiizeus ol 1royes ou oue
occasiou received paieuis ol uobiliiy aud couviuciu, coais ol arms.
luriu, ibe Revoluiiou ibe 0rder was dissolved. bui parily resiored
duriu, ibe lirecioraie. \lier ibe esiablisbmeui ol ibe lmpire ibe
members reelecied lr. Iabr de Palaprai. Xapoleou lavoured ibe
0rder. because ii promoied commuuiiy beiweeu bis uew uobiliiy
aud ibe members ol ibe old arisiocracy. luder ibe Resioraiiou
ibe liberal ieudeucies ol ibe 0rder reudered ii suspeci. aud ai ibe
iusii,aiiou ol ibe !esuiis ibe Craud Vasier was repeaiedly seui io
prisou. To restore the Order to its originaI purpose - fight-
ing the infideIs - the members endeavoured to obtain an
isIand in the Mediterranean: Sir Sidney Smith. Iater on.
wanted to make it the means of suppressing piracy aIong
the Xfrican coast.
+2. 1be Lecitikoo. - 1be socieiy was ai lirsi caibolic. apos
iolic. Romau. aud rejecied Proiesiauis. bui Iabr suddeuly ,ave
ii au opposiie ieudeucy. Haviu, acquired a Creel V-. ol ibe lil
ieeuib ceuiury. couiaiuiu, ibe Cospel ol -i. !obu. wiib readiu,s
somewbai dilleriu, lrom ibe received versiou. preceded by a liud
ol iuiroduciiou or commeuiary. called /////.` be deiermiued.
iowards 181. io apply iis dociriues io ibe socieiy ,overued by
bim. aud ibus io irauslorm au associaiiou. biiberio quiie oribo
dox. iuio a scbismaiic seci. 1bis llVlTlKOX is ootbiog bot tbe
oe//-koooo oork oitb tbe same tit/e bv tbe Creek mook,
Xicepboros. He, baciog beeo ioitiated ioto tbe mvsteries
of tbe Sofites, obo to tbis dav, io tbe bosom of Hobam-
473
7he Iohaaalte Legead of the 7emplars.
medaoism preserce tbe disma/ doctrioes of tbe Isbma-
e/ites of tbe /odge of Cairo (141), attempted to iotrodoce
tbese ideas ioto Cbristiaoitv, aod for tbat porpose orote
tbe :llVlTlKOX. obicb became tbe Bib/e of a sma// oom-
ber of sectaries; bot persecotioo pot ao eod to tbem. 1bis
siu,ular V-. was irauslaied iuio Ireucb iu 1822. aud priuied. wiib
modilicaiious aud iuierpolaiious. by Palaprai bimsell. 1bis publi
caiiou was ibe cause ol a scbism iu ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple. 1bose
lui,bis ibai adopied iis dociriues made ibem ibe basis ol a uew
liiur,y. wbicb ibey reudered public iu 1833 iu a liud ol !obau
uiie cburcb called ibe 1emple. aud cousecraied wiib ,reai pomp.
a socieiy ol Ladies ol ibe 1emple was also lormed ai ibe same
iime.-Hecleiborue. S/ S///s / 1// 1s :! t//s. II
+7+9.
'
' '
Iu /`1!: J:/. by Papus. be seis lorib ibe \,euda lor bis
widelylluu, or,auizaiiou luowu as 1be Iusiiiuie ol lsoieric -iud
ies. 0ue level ol ibis or,auizaiiou is ibai ol ibe 1emple. He relers io
ibe siaiuies ol Palaprai`s Ireucb 1emplar 0rder. \lso. ibe Palaprai
0rder survived via ibe !obauuiie tburcb liue. ibrou,b tbaiel aud
Ra,ou. we cau see iu tbevalier de -aiuiVarcq`s ireaiise ou ibe
lucbarisi. ibai ibere is deliuiiely a sexual couiexi io ibis reli,iou.
aud ibis persou was alliliaied io |lVRI-. a lel,iau or,auizaiiou
ibai was a survival ol ibe Ireucb 1emplar 0rder. aud reco,uized
by Papus iu /`1!: J:/. Irom Papus. we ,ei a pleibora ol
liuea,es. wbicb is uoi really ibe scope ol ibis se,meui.
0ue lasi quoie comes lrom 1beodor Reuss` Iuiroduciiou io
trowley`s Cuosiic Vass. 1/ (s// 1o/:s ^-t//s//:s
(1917).
-i. \u,usiiue wriies 3+0 \.l.. wbai oue uow calls ibe tbris
iiau reli,iou exisied lou, belore !esus tbrisi appeared wiib ibe au
cieuis.` 1be Xew 1esiameui ol ibe tbrisiiau lible couiaius couui
less passa,es coulirmiu, ibe old tbrisios` (\polloViibras-uu)
474
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
culi. aud wbicb prove ibai ibe coucepiiou ol ibe Viibrastbrisios
culi siill lormed ibe basis ol ibe uew !esus ieacbiu, eveu alier ibe
louudaiiou ol ibe tbrisiiauXazareue tburcb. tbrisiiauiiy was
creaied by ibe tburcb Iaibers. wbicb siill prevails ioday. is uoi
ibe tbrisiiauiiy ol ibe ori,iual tbrisiiaus. ibe lirsi tbrisiiaus call
primiiive or also ,uosiic tbrisiiaus bui a pseudocbrisiiauiiy.
1be Cuosiic 1emplartbrisiiaus (Xeotbrisiiaus. Primiiive
tbrisiiaus. XeoCuosiics) do uoi seel io louud a uew reli,iou.
bui ibey ouly desire io clear away ibe debris wbicb ibe rei,uiu,
pseudocbrisiiauiiy ol ibe tburcb Iaibers beaped ou ibe ori,iual
tbrisiiau reli,iou. so ibai ibe irue tbrisios` dociriue e ibe re
li,iou ol ibe ori,iual tbrisiiaus. ibe tbrisiiau Cuosiics. will ouce
more come iuio iis owu.
1be Cuosiics are !obauuiie tbrisiiaus. uoi socalled Xazareue
tbrisiiaus (!esus ol Xazareib).
1be Cuosiics coudemu ibe dociriue ol 0ri,iual -iu. 1be Cuos
iics ol ibe Xeotbrisiiau tburcb. also called lreibreu ol ibe Li,bi
ol ibe -eveu tburcbes iu \sia or 0rder ol 0rieuial 1emplars.
male luowu io misled aud sulleriu, bumauiiy ibe ,lad iidiu,s
ol IRlll0V. !l-1Itl. L0\l.` - 1/ (s// 1o/:s
^-t//s//:s. ialeu lrom 1be 0. 1. 0. Pbeuomeuou websiie
biip.//www.cyberliul.cb/-loeui,
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7. Cemmeta.
t
T bas beeu wriiieu ibai ibe !obauuiie Le,eud was coucocied
by some bi,brauliu, Ireucb uobles wbo were Hi,b Crade
Ireemasous. iucludiu, Iabr Palaprai aud !eau Varie Ra,ou.
1be bool ou wbicb ibe siory is based is luowu as ibe /////. Ii
is said io be a lor,ery. or ai leasi a laie iuveuiiou.
Ii could be. bui ii doesu`i explaiu ibe laci ibai ibere are iies io
ibe Cuosiic iradiiiou ibai wereu`i luowu iu ibe 18ib aud 19ib
teuiuries e.v. Ii wasu`i uuiil 19+ e.v. ibai ibe Xa, Hammadi
Library was discovered. aud ii wasu`i uuiil mucb laier ibai ibe
lar,er poriiou ol ibe public became aware ol iis couieuis. \lso. ibe
siory exisis iu several places. uoi jusi iu ibe /////. Ii is irue ibai
ibere were several bi,b rauliu, Ireucb uobles. iu various wiu,s ol
ibe ,overumeui. wbo wauied io esiablisb a 1emplar 0rder. a 1em
plar tburcb. ibai bad au exisieuce iudepeudeui ol boib ibe Craud
Lod,e ol lu,laud aud ibe Craud 0rieui ol Irauce. Craud 0rieui
was lile a lar,e soliware or media compauy. Ii bou,bi oui (iool
over. really) auy aud every Riie ii could. lor ibe purpose ol cou
irolliu, ibem all aud puiiiu, ibem io sleep`-someibiu, wbicb ii
iried wiib ibe Riie ol Vempbis. several iimes. uusuccesslully.
we see biuis ol ibe siory ol ibe Prieur de -iou. lid ibe Prieur de
-iou aciually exisi. or was ii. ioo. ibe romauiic labricaiiou ol some
warped Ireucb druuls iu ibe 190s t.l. \,aiu. ibere is ,ood rea
sou io believe ibai -iou bas au exisieuce ,oiu, bacl several ceuiu
ries.lveu il -iou or ibe !obauuiies were bo,us. ii wouldu`i explaiu
away mauy auomalies iu ibe Hisiory ol ibe lsoieric 1radiiiou ibai
bave cousiauily ballled researcbers. 1bere is a iradiiiou coucealed
uuderueaib ibe more visible oues. wbicb we bave beeu allowed io
uucover. 1bis iradiiiou is iuiimaiely couuecied wiib adosb. uoi
ouly ibe le,ree ol adosb. bui ibe iradiiiou ol adosb. Ii is also
very closely liuled io ibe !obauuiie Cuosis. wbicb bas a lou, bis
iory. boib iu ibe tlassical period aud iu ibe Hisiorical period. Ii is
couuecied io ibe -coiiisb bloodliues. io ibe Hobeusiauleus. aud
io ibe Veroviu,iaus. Ii is couuecied io ibe Illumiuaii. ibe Iree
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masous. ibe Rosicruciaus. aud ibe 1emplars. as well as io Vem
pbis. \arler. |elluer. Reuss. Papus aud trowley. Ii is couuecied io
several Viddle lasieru secis. wbicb laciliiaied ibe survival ol ibe
Cuosis aud iis irausmissiou io lurope duriu, ibe trusades. \ud.
,oiu, bacl. pasi ibe Cuosiic period. ii is couuecied io survivals ol
ibe -umeriau 1radiiiou. ibe ori,iuaiors ol ibe !obauuiie iradiiiou.
ibrou,b ibe priesibood ol ibe wise 0ues. ibe \plallu. \ud. ibese
were beaded up by luli. or l\u. Ii will be ibe euiire subjeci ol
ibe preseui bool. ibe uuveiliu, ol ibe adosb 1radiiiou. aud iis
survival ibrou,b ibe ceuiuries. Ii is imporiaui io bear iu miud ibai
boib adosb aud ibe Rosetroix may be relaiively receui uomeu
claiures iu ibe Iuiiiaiory 1radiiiou. bui ibai is ouly a balliruib.
loib ol ibese ,o bacl ibousauds ol years. io ibe ori,ius ol ibe Hi,b
Iuiiiaiiou ou plauei larib. we sball ,ei io our reasous lor ibis. aud
ibe evideuce as well. eveu il some ol ii. ai besi. is coujeciural.
detea.
1. lai,eui. Lei,b aud Liucolu. //; //!, //; (://(HlHC).
2. 1//// / // ^ ::/s/ // /o:ss.` |accordiu, io ibe quoie
lrom 1be luder,rouud -ireams` websiie.]
3. H. P. llavaisly. /s/s |//!.
+. -ee our cbari iu /ss/ S/s I.+.
. 0liver. //s//:/ /:!o:/s / /o:s;. \ol. II. P. 18. uoie .
o. Iabr Palaprai. /////. J:/ !s t/://s ! 1o/. eic.. quoied
iu Xesia websier. S/ S///s :! S|s/ Jo/s. P. oo.
7. |euueib R. H. Vacleuzie. 1/ /;:/ J:s/ t;/:!/:. p. 38o. sv.
!obauuiie tbrisiiaus.
8. Perbaps we bave bere a secrei allusiou io ibe coucepiiou ol ibe Va,ical
0llspriu,. au \vaiar.
9. lspecially siuce ibey ibemselves probably bad uo clue as io wbai ii was...
10. Lile \brabam`s ibi,b` perbaps
11. S/ 1/!// Is/. excerpis. 1exi lrom Coldsieiu. Iss / // I/s/
1:!///. pp. 1+81+. Xoiice bow ibis siory places ollicial cburcb couucil
tbrisiiauiiy iu a compleiely bad li,bi. uamely. ibai !udas was uoi ibe ouly
deceiver seui by ibe Pbarisees. bui -imou Peier/Paul was au operaiive as well.
Xoi ouly ibai. we bave bere ibe asseriiou ibai Peier aud Paul were oue aud
ibe same persou. 1bai bas beeu asseried belore by oibers. Ii is a commou
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iaciic iu Psy0ps io ueuiralize a populace by coulouudiu, ibeir caleudar. ibeir
cusioms. ibeir lesiivals. eic. lspecially il ii ,oes io demoralize aud de,rade ibe
louuder ol ibai sysiem. bui is made io lool lile ii is doiu, ibe exaci opposiie.
12. !. V. \lle,ro. 1/ /:! S: S//s :! // t//s//: J;//. p. 8.
13. Codlrey Hi,,ius. 1::/;s/s. I \X\t. o.2.11.. pp. 31o. Hi,,ius. wbo
wroie a loi ol ,ibberisb. was. ueveribeless. a lull Iuiiiaie. ol some sori. aud a
lriiisb Rosicruciau. -iudeuis ol ibe auiiquiiies ol ibe \uiieui aud Primiiive
Riie would do well io procure aud siudy bis volumiuous wriiiu,s.
1+. websier. p. oo.
1. Vacleuzie. pp. 38o7.
1o. websier. p. oo
17. Vacleuzie. p. 387.
18. websier. p. o7.
19. 0liver. p. 8. uoie 20.
20. websier. p. o7. Xoiice ibe dillereuce iu irauslaiiou lrom ibe Lucas versiou.
21. Levi. //s/; / J:/. p. 207. 1be uexi quoie is wbere Pile`s accouui iu
J\/ be,ius. bui is aciually ibe uexi seuieuce iu Levi`s accouui.
22. Pile. J\/.
23. Levi. //s/; / J:/.
2+. we bave a siudy we are prepariu, wbicb demousiraies ibai lzeliel`s
1emple could bave beeu locaied iu ibe Himalayas.
2. Levi. //s/;.... p.. 208.
2o. lui...see above. wbere we ,ive our owu iale ou ibe /-I/!:/ ////-
:; reuderiu, ol VabHabloue'
27. Levi. //s/;. p. 208. 210.
28. \ei ibe liouysiau \riilicers cau be seeu io bave carried ibe \uibeuiic
1radiiiou iuio \sia Viuor. -yria. Palesiiue. l,ypi. eic.. wbere ibe !obauuiie
Cuosis was boru aud wbere ii developed. 1be old wives` siory ibai ibe Le,
eud ol ibe liouysiau \riilicers is jusi ibai is uo lou,er ieuable.
29. Ii appears ibai ibe auibor is relerriu, io ibe lorboriies. wbom we will
discuss laier. 1bese also are called larbeloCuosiics. 0pbiies. -eibiaus. Xaas
seues. eic.
30. \ei. iu iis puresi lorm. ibis is reli,iou par excelleuce. 1be iroubles ibai
reli,iou bas ,oiieu iuio are due. lor ibe wbole pari. io revealed do,ma. Xaiu
ral Reli,iou aud Pauibeism are cousidered evil by ibe believers ol revealed
do,ma. lui. ibose ol us wbo believe iu ibe persoual. privaie revelaiiou ol
diviuiiy iu every lacei ol mauilesied exisieuce. are re,arded as evil bereiics
or bo,us dreamers by ibey wbo preler io believe ibai ibey are ou ibe oue
irue paib. ai ibe exclusiou ol everybody else. we accepi all beliels aud creeds
wbicb are iruly ioleraui. lui we rejeci as absoluiely bo,us auyibiu, wbicb
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deuies bumauliud Immorialiiy ol ibe -oul. ibe abiliiy lor ibe iudividual io
ibiul lor iisell. lor ibe abiliiy io access ibe liviue ou au iudividual basis. aud
we deuy ibe racisi dociriues wbicb claim ibai ibere is oue ,roup ibai is more
superior io ibe oibers by viriue ol revelaiiou ol ibe uaiure we see iu !udaism.
Islam. tbrisiiauiiy. Hiuduism. Zoroasiriauism. or iu ibe Xew \,e. wbere auy
liud ol iudividual beliel is cousidered e,oiisiical. evil. bad larma. arro,aui.
bereiical. eic.
31. Hear' Hear' we recommeud ibe iuieresied pariy cousuli 1im Leedom`s
1/ // I t// /s`/ b:/ I 1 /:! lor some iuieresiiu, ariicles
ou ibe subjeci. aud some bruial borror siories ol ibe excesses ol Iuudameuial
ism.
32. Levi. //s/;. p. 211. Xoiice ibe seuieuce we empbasized iu boldlace.
was ibis a relereuce io ibe worl be was employed io uuderiale ai ibe order
ol tbarles Xodier 0r was ii someibiu, periaiuiu, io ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple
ol IabrePalaprai liiber way ii seems io biui ai ibe Priory ol -I0X. Xoiice
also ibe meuiiou ol ibe Coldeu tall.
33. \s well as beiu, a symbol ol Haibor. ibe Coddess ol ibe -iuai Peuiusula.
3+. we reler ibe reader io 1/ t! / // //:/. Pari II. lssay aud tom
meuiary. iu wbicb we discuss ibe irue meauiu, ol lapbomei. |-ee also. /s
1//S // //; J/:/]
3. Vaybe iu auoiber day aud a,e. bui we are doubilul il ibere are aciually
ieu oui ol 10 milliou wbo cau uudersiaud aud appreciaie ibe symbols aud
ibeir meauiu,s. 1bis was wriiieu iu ibe 18o0s. wbeu ibere was siill more ibau
oue wellread mau iu exisieuce iu ibe l.-.\. or elsewbere. Ii is irue. ibai ibere
are Priuces ol Vasoury. eveu ioday. bui ibey may uoi eveu be Ireemasous'
lspecially ioday.
3o. \ud iu aboui ibe same pbysical sbape ioo.
37. -o 1rue. 1bis same process was employed wiib ibe socalled wiicbes. iu
lurope. aud iu \merica. \ud. iu every iime aud place wbeu ibe esiablisbed
auiboriiies reco,uize a poieuiial ibreai io ibeir exisieuce. wiiuess ibe told
war siraie,y ol !. ld,ar Hoover aud !osepb Vctariby(may ibey roi lorever).
Ior. ibou,b ibere were tommuuisi ibreais io ibe Xaiioual -ecuriiy ol ibe
l-\. ibe real objeci was io couirol ibe miuds ol ibe masses. wbo were be,iu
uiu, io ,ei a iasie ol bi,b iecbuolo,y. aud uew scieuiilic brealibrou,bs. aud
ibe pbilosopbical implicaiious ol ibese wbicb posed a real ibreai io ibe euiire
labric ol ibe !udaeotbrisiiau miudsei. 1be |iu,dom ol Heaveu could be
realized. ou larib. bui ii was io be pui oll iudeliuiiely so ibe poliiiciaus could
ibrive aud colleci ibeir iullaied reiiremeui peusious. \s lar as irue tbrisiiaus
,o. \leisier trowley was a irue tbrisiiau. iu every seuse ol ibe word. 1bis
may seem a couiradiciiou. bui ii is irue. 1be bead ol talvary tbapel. or ol
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1be tbrisiiau toaliiiou. or ol 1riuiiy lroadcasiiu, Xeiworl. or auy ol ibe
resi ol ibem are worse ibau Hiiler. -ialiu. or eveu 0sama biu Ladeu iu ibe
bierarcby ol evil. \lso. mauy mis,uided Viud touirol` researcbers` (aud
alle,ed Coldeu lawu ,aieleepers`') ieud io coucoci compleiely lalse lauia
sies periaiuiu, io persous lile trowley. Parsous. aud ibe resi. sucb iesiimoui
als cau ouly be re,arded wiib exireme suspiciou aud appear io be a dau,erous
preoccupaiiou amou, ibe alllicied slaves ol lecause wbo are iruly learlul ol
ibose wbo cboose io couirol ibeir owu desiiuy. raiber ibau be couirolled by
ibe louui ol lies wbicb a socieiy ibai is based ou ori,iual siu. ,uili. sbame aud
euvy really is.
38. \lberi Pile. J:/s :! /o: / // 1// :! 1/! S///s/ ///
(J\/). tbapier 30. pp. 81820. Pile is quoiiu,. probably ibe 1////
/ // ^`. wbo issued a lamous Papal lull coudemuiu, ibe Vasous. 1bis
same siory. ori,iually circulaied ouce upou a iime. by Iabre Palaprai. aud
oibers. possibly. was picled up by llipbas Levi. by |euueib Vacleuzie. by
H.P. llavaisly. aud by Pile. 1bey all iell esseuiially ibe same siory. wiib a
very lew dillereuces. 1bis euiire tbap. 30 is. wiib a lew ediis. iu Levi`s //s-
/; / J:/. Pile`s versiou couiaius more. iu some areas. bui Levi`s couiaius
ibe pari aboui !esus beu Pauiber.
39. websier. p. o8. 0l course. ibe iypical Romau taibolic ollicial ol ibe
period uuder examiuaiiou. could iu uo way be cousidered a supersiiiious per
sou' Ior au iuieresiiu, accouui ol ibe supersiiiious ol ibe Voiber tburcb ol
Rome. please obiaiu a copy ol /s/s |//!. \ol. II. we also recommeud. \. l.
wbiie`s 1/ //s/; / // b:/: |/ S/ :! 1//; / t//s-
/!o. \ud. lor au iuieresiiu, aud olieu bumorous accouui. iu ibe lorm ol
liciiou. please obiaiu a copy ol lmberio lco`s 1/ ^:o / // /s. espe
cially wbere ibe subjeci ol relics is ialeu up. aud Luis luuel`s excelleui lilm.
1/ J///; b:; (19o9 t.l.). wbicb is a parody ol some ol ibe mosi cberisbed
mysieries` aud/or do,mas ol ibe taibolic tburcb.
+0. Xowadays au euemy ol ibe -iaie would be brauded au \ryau -aiauisi. a
sociopaib. ,uiliy ol ibe beresy ol equauimiiy. or a Voslem exiremisi. a ibreai
io ibe cbildreu. aud so lorib.
+1. 1be reader is ur,ed io obiaiu a copy ol lai,eui aud Lei,b`s 1/ 1o/
:! // /!. lor perbaps ibe besi accouui ol bow Ireemasoury aud Rosicru
ciauism belore ii. evolved lrom ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple. as survivals. Iu laci.
several ol ibe lamilies wbicb laier became ,rouped io,eiber iu ibe -coiiisb
tlau sysiem. were 1emplar survivals. -ee also. \arler`s 1/ 1: S//s.
+2. -ome iuieresiiu, lacis are brou,bi oui iu Peier Pariuer`s 1/ J!!
J://:s. lspecially tbapier 3. Va,ic. Heresy. aud touspiracy.` pp. +2 8.
+3. \ery irue.
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++. J\/. 8201.
+. 1be larou de Cleicbeu. iu Vacley`s /;/ / /o:s;. sv. Rose
troix ol Cold. lreibreu ol. II Vacley`s o3.1be larou de Cleicbeu was ai
iacbed io ibe Lod,e luowu as \mis Reuuis. a very imporiaui aud secrei
Lod,e. wbicb was oue ol ibe powers bebiud ibe lavariau Illumiuaii. 1be
Rosetroix ol Cold were. as we sball relaie iu auoiber place. ibe liueal de
sceudauis ol ibe 1emplar 0rder. as well as ibe 18ib teuiury e.v. successors ol
ibe Rosicruciaus ol ibe 1oib aud 17ib teuiuries e.v. iu -ouiberu Cermauy.
\ud. ibey. ioo. were ibe aucesiors ol ibe orders wbicb laier became luowu
as ibe 0rdo 1empli 0rieuiis. \lso. ibe relereuce io ibe iiiles ol ibe Craud
Vasiers. quoied above. su,,esis ibe Prieur de -iou. wbo. as all iulormed
siudeuis ol ibe -ecrei -ocieiies luow. iiiled ibeir ,raud masiers (aud ,raud
misiresses) !obu or !eauue.
+o. lulile ibe iime ibis quoie was ori,iually peuued'
+7. Ior more ou 0RVl-. see \olume Iive. Ii mi,bi be worib uoiiu, some
ideas periaiuiu, io ibis uame. Iirsi. we see 0R plus \ir,o plus l-. or \ir,o
plus 0Rl-. wbicb could be Horus. or also au obscure ,rammaiiciau. lrom
Vileius iu ibe 2ud teuiury c.e.. also ii meaus elm`. lile ibe elm ai Cisors
wbicb was cbopped dowu. Iu relereuce io ibis ii mi,bi be relevaui ibai |ell
uer`s wile was. accordiu, io a receui bio,rapby ol |elluer. uamed lelorme.
lrom ibe elm`.
+8. II J:/;`s o3o. quoiiu, ibe larou de wesierode. wbo was associaied
wiib ibe Riie des Pbilaleibes. also relaied io ibe \mis Reuuis.
+9. ///(. p. +o1(pbl ed.) 0rmus. ii will be remembered was oue ol ibe
devices used by ibe Prieur de -iou. 1be Pbiladelpbiaus ol Xarbouue are also
associaied wiib ibe \mis Reuuis aud ibe Pbilaleibes.
0. \ribur ldward waiie. 1 ^ /;/+!/: / /o:s;, \olume II. p.
2+1. \s we sball be surveyiu, ibe Riie ol Vempbis laier. we sball ouly quoie
ibe above uow.
1. Vacleuzie. p. 38. sv. 0rmus.
2. \libou,b iu our ediiiou. irauslaied aud ediied by !obu tiardi. lauie is
said io bave beeu a wbiie Cuelpb. aud lauie`s worl beirays au auiipaiby
iowards ibe supporiers ol ibe Hobeusiauleus. we. by aucesiry. are ali,ued
wiib ibe House ol Hobeusiauleu. as we are also. by aucesiry. ali,ued wiib
ibe House ol -iuari. \ud. iu boib cases. ruiuaiiou came via ibe Cuelpbs. Iu
ibe lormer case. ii was ibe old leud beiweeu tburcb aud -iaie. ibe tburcb
excommuuicaiiu, aud coudemuiu, io exiermiuaiiou ibe Hobeusiauleus aud
eudorsiu, ibe Cuelpbs. Iu ibe laiier case. ibe Hauoveriau mouarcbs wbo ruled
lu,laud by deposiu, ibe -iuaris. were Cuelpbs. \ei. see bis excelleui essay.
( b/! (o/ 1bis was uoi publisbed duriu, bis lileiime. aud was a
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coudemuaiiou ol ibe tburcb`s erroueous aud arro,aui uoiious ol le,iiimaie power.
3. tompare ibe 1ibeiau aiiiiude. ly mediiaiiu, upou aud payiu, rever
euce io ibe wraiblul leiiies ol ibe secoud lardo. wbile iu lile. ibe yo,iu will
be able io reco,uize ibem wbeu ibey dawu iu ibe lardo. aud aiiaiu libera
iiou. lX THlS lllTH THl XBT.`-1/ 1/|/: // / // /:!. ll. I. Pari
II. Iuiroduciiou. 1be lawuiu, ol ibe wraiblul leiiies. lrom ibe li,bib io ibe
Iourieeuib lay.` 0xlord ld. pp. 1323.
+. we received ibe eui,maiic pbrase iu oue ol our owu worliu,s. Hell is ibe
depib ol Heaveu.` Ii was as il ibe llames ol bell are ibe uecessary power plaui
io power ibe place called Paradise. \lso. iu relereuce io ibe para,rapb. we
lree ourselves lrom iis bouda,e by \ll\tI1\.`-ibai is clearly ibe \depi`s
secrei. lor ibai is wbai loils ibose ibiu,s wbicb seel io couirol us.
. !obu \arler. 1/ 1: S//s. pp. 198200.
Ii is very probable ibai mauy ol our owu uoriberu miusirels irausmiiied lrom ibe iime
ol ibe tuldees. wbo exisied uuiil ibe 1emplar persecuiious. au auiipapal pro,ramme.
aud were iu ibe secreis ol ibe touiiueuial Viusirels iu ibe iime ol wyclille. aud laier. 1be
ariisiic pariicipaiiou iu ibis propa,auda is sbewu iu ibe way ibai ibe vices ol clerics aud
mouls are saiirized by sioue aud wood carvers. as iu ibe represeuiaiiou ol au ape car
ryiu, ibe Hosi. a uuu iu ibe lewd embrace ol a moul. or a pope amou,si ibe damued.
|Iiudel. //s/ /o.]
Cabriel Rosseiii |//s // ://-::/ s/// /// !! // //o://.]
sbews ibai ibe species ol wriiiu, wbicb we bave uamed was iuiroduced lrom ibe lasi
by ibe Vauicbees. wbo passed ii ou io ibe taibari. \lbi,eusis. Cbibelliues. aud 1em
plars. ibrou,b wbom ii spread over lurope. Lo,ic was cousidered by ibem ibe scieuce
ol expressiu, ibou,bi iu a subile mauuer. Vauy persecuiious arose lrom ibis species ol
wriiiu,. bui ibe Papal touclave ai leu,ib deiermiued io close iis eyes. raiber ibau male
ibe alle,ory appareui io all ibe world. 1be relormaiiou liberaied io ibe world various
Vysiic -ocieiies. wiib ibe objeci ol proviu, bis views be quoies lar,ely lrom lauie.
Peirarcb. loccacio. aud oiber poeis aud wriiers ol ibe middle a,es. aud arrives ai ibe
couclusiou ibai ibere exisied ibree priucipal braucbes ol -eciaries. wbicb iudociriuaied
ibeir lisciples by a secrei Iuiiiaiiou ol seveu or uiue de,rees. accordiu, io ibe Riie or
-eci. 1be alle,ory used was olieu ibai ol a jouruey. and to go on a PiIgrimage to the
tempIe of St. )ohn signified to become a proseIyte of the TempIars. / / S/
I:os / (:///: was io be ol ibe \lbi,eusis. aud -i. Peier`s ai Rome ol ibe Cbibelliues.
ibe \lbi,eusis. iu alludiu, io ibe lirsi uamed. expressed Iaiib. io ibe secoud Hope. aud io
ibe lasi tbariiy. we bave au orieuial pil,rima,e iu loccacio`s Iilocopo. wbicb meaus a
youu, worlmau. seveu compauious li,ure iu ibis accouui. ibe uames ol lour are already
luowu io ibe Pil,rim aud represeui ibe tardiual viriues. ibe oiber ibree are uuluowu
uuiil be bas accomplisbed bis jouruey. or iuiiiaiiou. upou wbicb ii appears ibai ibey are
Iaiib. Hope. aud tbariiy. in aIIusion thus to the ancient Iadder of the Myster-
ies of . . or !2 steps. The object was to found a Christian )erusaIem to rivaI
Bome: and the aIIegory frequentIy aIIudes to the rebuiIding of )erusaIem and
the return of its peopIe: the Iater Beformers drew upon the same idea as we
wiII show.`
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o. ta,liosiro was iuiiiaied by lauiel woll. ibe ori,iual -i. Cermaiu. \i leasi.
accordiu, io Xesia websier. so ii musi be irue' \lso. be aud weisbaupi received
ibe same Iuiiiaiiou lrom ibai elusive !uilaud Vercbaui`. |olmer. or so we are
also iold by websier. Ii isu`i impossible. alier all. ta,liosiro. moreover. was im
mersed iu -wedeubor,iauism. iu ibe various Riies ol \uioiue !osepb Perueiiy.
aud iu ibe Riie ol ibe Pbiladelpbes. \lso. ta,liosiro`s l,ypiiau Riie was oue ol
ibe louudaiiou sioues lor wbai would laier become luowu as ibe lisciples ol
Vempbis.` Ii is iuieresiiu, ibai ta,liosiro is cbaracierized as liiile more ibau a
cbarlaiau. bui be was uoibiu, ol ibe sori. He was. iu laci. wbai we would ioday
call au iusider`. iu ibe loop` aud so ou. He was very wellcouuecied. His
public ima,e was similar io trowley`s. aud bis overall iullueuce ou ibe 1radiiiou
ibe same. 1bai is. be immeusely iullueuced ibe 0cculi iradiiiou.
\lso. we liud ibe lollowiu, iuieresiiu, admissiou iu //; //!, //; (://
|uoiiu, a passa,e lrom Vyriam. Les ler,ers d`\rcadie.` / t/:/:/, uo. 18. p. +9 ll.].
1be |iu, is. sbepberd aud pasior ai ibe same iime. -omeiimes be dispaicbes some
brilliaui ambassador io bis vassal iu power. bis lacioium. oue wbo bas ibe leliciiy ol be
iu, subjeci io deaib. 1bus Reu d`\ujou. touuiable de lourbou. Xicolas Iouquei... aud
uumerous oibers lor wbom asiouisbiu, success is lollowed by iuexplicable dis,race-lor
ibese emissaries are boib ierrible aud vuluerable. tusiodiaus ol a secrei. oue cau ouly
exali ibem or desiroy ibem. 1bus people lile Cilles de Rais. Leouardo da \iuci. )oseph
BaIsamo. ibe dules ol Xevers aud Couza,a. wbose wale is aiieuded by a perlume ol
ma,ic iu wbicb sulpbur is miu,led wiib iuceuse-ibe perlume ol ibe Va,daleu.`
-ee pa,e 20o ol ibe paperbacl ediiiou ol //; //!, //; (://. aud
tbapier 8 lor ibai maiier. lrom wbere ii comes.
7. I.e. ibe -au,Real.
8. 1bis is wbere ibe Ireucb 0rder ol ibe 1emple comes iuio ibe siory. \lso.
ii is io be remembered ibai ibe secrei leiier ol ibe \bb Louis Iouquei. wbicb
described bis meeiiu, wiib Xicbolas Poussiu-euded up iu ibe possessiou ol
ibe tosselrissac lamily. a lamily iuiimaiely couuecied wiib Ireemasoury
siude ibe ei,bieeuib ceuiury. accordiu, io //; //!, //; (://.
He aud I discussed ceriaiu ibiu,s. wbicb I sball wiib ease be able io explaiu io you iu
deiail-ibiu,s wbicb will ,ive you. ibrou,b Vousieur Poussiu. advauia,es wbicb eveu
liu,s would bave ,reai paius io draw lrom bim. aud wbicb. accordiu, io bim. ii is pos
sible ibai uobody else will ever rediscover iu ibe ceuiuries io come. \ud wbai is more.
ibese are ibiu,s so dilliculi io discover ibai uoibiu, uow ou ibis earib cau prove ol beiier
loriuue uor be ibeir equal.`-//; //!, //; (://. p. +.
9. 1bis would be ibe Lo,e -ocial touirai. Iu our researcb. we liud iies io ibe lavar
iau Illumiuaii. aud io ibeir predecessors. ibe Lod,e 1beodore ol Cood touusel. eic.
o0. J\/. pp. 821+. Iu some ol ibis we reco,uize ibe baud ol ibe tburcb.
iu some ol ii we reco,uize ibe wriiiu, ol llipbas Levi. especially ibe poriiou
discussiu, ibe birib ol ibe Rosetroix.
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S. &edsu.
Nmea ej tLe Ood Mateoa
ej tLe TemIe, tLe joem tLe Le+stsLe Isat.

Order Xame Year
levitikon |!] TraditionaI TraditionaI
1 !esus 1
2 !obu (\posile ol tbrisi) 3
3 lroiber Zebedee 99
+ l. -imou 109
l. 1iius 111
o l. !osepb . 13+
7 l. 1beodecie 18
8 l. !ouas 1o2
9 l. Zacbarias 191
10 l. !osepb ol taesarea 20
11 l. Varc 219
12 l. !erome 2++
13 l. tyril 2o0
1+ l. lavid 272
1 l. \driau \uibouy 28o
1o l. \,aibou 289
17 l. Vaibias 317
18 l. \ibauasius 33+
19 l. !obu 1iius 33
20 l. Ielix 38
21 l. 1bomas 381
22 l. \,rippa 382
23 l. Vaiibew ol \lexaudria 390
2+ l. tbrysosiome +1
2 l. Issac +22
2o l. liodore +1
27 l. !uliau +83
28 l. Prosper 00
29 l. !usiiu 08
30 l. \u,usie 19
31 l. \ureliau 20
32 l. Iausiiu 39
33 l. Paul ol !udea +3
3+ l. lusebius o7
3 l. Ireuaeus 7
3o l. lpicraie 98
37 l. Vaxime o1+
38 l. \uibouy ibe Romau oo2
39 l. tbrisiopber oo
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Order Xame Year
levitikon |!] TraditionaI TraditionaI
+0 l. Cre,ory o77
+1 l. Leouce o89
+2 l. lu,euieu 703
+3 l. -amuel ol \uiiocb 72+
++ l. 1beobald ibe lyzauiiue 72o
+ l. Rapbal 7+1
+o l. Vacbal 770
+7 l. Priscilliau 782
+8 l. \alere 78
+9 l. toruelius 79+
0 l. tlaude 80o
1 l. -ylvesier 833
2 l. -iepbeu -imou 8+9
3 l. \udrew Pbilip 8o
+ l. tleopbas ol l,ypi 888
l. 0vid 903
o l. Porpbyry 90
7 l. !acob ol -amaria 91o
8 l. \uaiome 919
9 l. Ireuaeus tepbas 9+
o0 l. lamase 9+
o1 l. -imeou tlaude 977
o2 l. Romaiu 997
o3 l. !obu Leou 1012
o+ l. Zacbarias 101+
o l. \lexauder laciyle 1020
oo l. Lazare Idumeau 1038
o7 l. typriau 10
o8 l. lusiaie 1087
o9 l. 1beoclei 1099
70 1 Hu,ues de Payeus Iouuder ol ibe 0rder.1118
71 2 Roberi de traou Le,islaior ol ibe 1emple.113o
72 3 lverard des larres Precepior ol Irauce.11+7
73 + Xoie. remaiuder iu Ireucb.
lemard de 1ramelay mori a \scalou
\udre de Vouibard 113.
uiiie l`0rdre ei euire a tlairvaux eu 11o 111
7+ leriraud de llauquelori 11o
7 o Pbilippe de Villy ou de Xaplouse 11o9
demissiouue eu 1171
7o 7 0dou de -aiui\maud meuri prisouuier eu 1179
1171
77 8 \ruaud de 1orro,e
meuri au cours d`uu voya,e eu 118+ 1179
78 9 !eau de 1erric
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abdique eu 1188. apres avoir laii la promesse de
ue pas repreudre les mes couire -aladiu.
79 10 Cerard de Ridelori.
iue devaui \cre eu 1189 118+
80 11 Roberi de -ables.
acbeie l`le de tbypre 1191
81 12 Cilberi lral 1193
82 13 Pbilippe de Plessis 1201
83 1+ Cuillaume de tbarires. meuri a lamieiie1209
8+ 1 Pierre de Vouiai,u 1217
8 1o \rmaud de CrossePierre. iue a Caza
8o 17 Hermauu de Peri,ord.
iue eu combaiiaui les Vou,ols eu 12++ Cuil
laume de Rocbelori (Re,eui)
1232
87 18 Cuillaume de -ouuac.
iue a Vausourab eu 120 12++
88 19 Reuauld de \icbiers 121
89 20 1bomas lerard 12o
90 21 Cuillaume de leaujeu 1273
91 22 1bibaud Caudiu.
irauslere le sie,e de l`0rdre a Paris 1291
92 23 !acques de Volay meuri le 11 mars 131+
sur le bcber de l`Ile aux juils a Paris 129
93 a 11 (see /////)
1 -elou \laiu les,ris daus /`(! !s 1o//s - /s s/s !//s. ///// (
rs !s ///s /!:o/:r ! /: !// !s ///s :////s /o////s
(imprime a Paris a la librairie des cbreiieus primiiils). Le Leviiilou leraii pariie. uous
dii Laureui lailliez daus sou livre. Les 1empliers. ces iucouuus. d`uu iexie plus aucieu
ecrii eu ,rec. sous le iiire lvau,elicou ou le tbrisi apparaii comme uue pbilosopbie ei
uu iuiiie ayaui douue a !eau la voie de l`esoierisme ei irausmis jusqu`a Hu,ues de Payeu
par le pairiarcbe 1beocles. soixauie sixieme successeur de !eau` .
1bis cbari was ialeu lrom a Ireucb websiie. biip.//cebpoi.muliimauia.com/iudex1.bim
.
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TLe QdeaL PtLeoa.
4. oeIsmso+.
T
HlS is a Le,eud ibai ,oes bacl. uliimaiely. ai leasi. io ibe
tbevalier Ramsay. bui wbicb ,oi mosi ol iis lrequeui llyer
miles iu ibe \ucieui aud \ccepied -coiiisb Riie. pariicularly
iu ibe 1+. 1be adosb Iaibers were lirsi uamed as sucb iu a Le,eud
preseuied by llipbas Levi. iu 1/ // / S/!s. \ei ii is ibis
same ,roup ibai we liud as Priuce Vasous. Craud. lleci. -ublime
Vasous. |ui,bis ol ibe Voruiu,. |ui,bis ol Palesiiue. aud so ou. Iu
leepiu, wiib ibe lormai we uiilized iu preseuiiu, ibe !obauuiie Le,
eud ol ibe 1emplars. above. we sball preseui ibe various versious ol ibe
Le,eud ol ibe adosb Iaibers iu ibe same mauuer. 1bai is io say. iu
a cbrouolo,ical` lasbiou. lrom ibe earliesi bisiorical iime. io ibe mosi
receui. we bave preseuied maierial iu our 0rieuiaiiou. above. dealiu,
wiib ibe coucepi ol ibe |adosbim. aud oiber iopics. Xow. you cau see
wbere ibese ideas lead. as we preseui ibe lollowiu,. \lso. wbere ibese
curreuis lead. cau be seeu. 1bese we sball picl up iu ibe uexi volume.
1/ /s / b/s!o. wbeu we discuss various \u,el tulis. Ior ibe
preseui. ibe \mericau \u,el tuli. aud ibe wesieru \u,el tuli. s.
is ibis 1radiiiou ol wbicb we wriie. 0uce ibe Hisiorical maierial is
exiracied lrom ibe Le,euds aud Riiuals ol ibe \ucieui aud \ccepied
-coiiisb Riie. as revised by \lberi Pile. aud lrom ibe ori,iual Riie ol
Perleciiou riiuals. we cau proceed io ibe Vysieries` series. aud poiui
oui ibe leaiures ol ibe de,rees ibai comprise ibai series. ibai male up
ibe \u,el tuli paradi,m lor ibe wesi. Really. ii`s uoi ibai dilliculi. we
sbould meuiiou. ibe ori,iual adosb Iaibers se,meui is uow super
seded. 1bis is ibe curreui versiou. aud wbai we wroie iu 19972000
may uoi be bere iu iis euiireiy.
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Iu ceriaiu riies ol Hi,b Crade Ireemasoury. we come across au
elusive lraieruiiy luowu as ibe adosb Iaibers. Iu some places.
ibey are also luowu as ibe |ui,bis ol ibe Voruiu, -iar or ol Pal
esiiue. Iu ibis laiier ,uise ibey are uoi ioo lar removed lrom ibe
-ocieiy ol 0rmus. described elsewbere. Ii is io \ribur ldward
waiie. ibai some de,ree ol ,raiiiude is due. ibe previous criiicisms
uoiwiibsiaudiu,. lor preserviu, some crucial iulormaiiou lor ibose
ol us wbo do uoi bave access io some ol ibe more arcaue iiiles iu
ibe Vasouic Libraries ol lurope. Xesia websier provides us wiib
ibe bacl,rouud ol ibe preseui subjeci. iu ber S/ S///s :!
S|s/ Jo/s. pp. 1+01+1.
...Ireemasoury ori,iuaied lou, belore ibe trusades iu Palesiiue. aud
ibai ibe real aucesiors. laibers. auibors ol ibe Vasous. ibose illusirious
meu ol wbom I will uoi say ibe daie uor beiray ibe secrei.` were a dis
cipliued body` wbom 1scboudy describes by ibe uame ol ibe |ui,bis ol
ibe \urora aud Palesiiue.` \lier ibe almosi ioial desiruciiou ol ibe !ew
isb people` ibese |ui,bis` bad always boped io re,aiu possessiou ol ibe
domaius ol ibeir laibers aud io rebuild ibe 1emple. aud ibey carelully
preserved ibeir re,ulaiious aud pariicular liiur,y.` io,eiber wiib a sub
lime ireaiise` wbicb was ibe objeci ol ibeir couiiuual siudy aud ol ibeir
pbilosopbical speculaiious. 1scboudy luriber relaies ibai ibey were siu
deuis ol ibe occuli scieuces.` ol wbicb alcbemy lormed a pari. aud ibai
ibey bad abjured ibe priuciples ol ibe !ewisb reli,iou iu order io lollow
ibe li,bis ol ibe tbrisiiau laiib.` \i ibe iime ol ibe trusades ibe |ui,bis
ol Palesiiue came oui lrom ibe deseri ol ibe 1bebaid. wbere ibey bad
remaiued biddeu. aud joiued io ibemselves some ol ibe crusaders wbo
bad remaiued iu !erusalem. leclariu, ibai ibey were ibe desceudauis ol
ibe masous wbo bad worled ou ibe 1emple ol -olomou. ibey prolessed
io couceru ibemselves wiib speculaiive arcbiieciure.` wbicb served io
dis,uise a more ,lorious poiui ol view. Irom ibis iime ibey iool ibe uame
ol Iree Vasous. preseuied ibemselves uuder ibis iiile io ibe crusadiu,
armies aud assembled uuder ibeir bauuers.`
wbo was ibe larou 1scboudy Ii seems ibai be luew someibiu,
ibai uoi everybody else did.
Louis 1beodore 1scboudy was boru ai Veiz iu 1720 t.l. He was
desceuded lrom a lamily ori,iually locaied iu ibe -wiss tauiou
ol Claris. He was a couuselor ol -iaie aud member ol ibe parlia
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meui ol Veiz. He oas ooe of tbe most actice apost/es of
tbe scboo/ of Bamsav. Iu ibe 170s t.l. be iravelled io Iialy.
aiiraciiu, ibe aiieuiiou ol ibe \aiicau. ialiu, lli,bi aud eudiu,
up iu Russia. wbere be became a privaie secreiary io touui Ivau
-cbouwalou. He advauced luriber iu Russia. made a loi ol eu
emies. reiurued io Irauce. 0u bis arrival ai Paris be was seui io ibe
lasiille. His lamily couueciious secured bis release. be reiired io
Veiz wbere be speui ibe resi ol bis lile devoied io Vasouic relorms
aud io researcb aud wriiiu,. He is crediied wiib eiiber creaiiu, or
revisiu, ibe |ui,bi ol ibe lasi (1). aud ibe -coiiisb |ui,bi ol -i.
\udrew (29). His mosi imporiaui worl. /`//// //:o|;:/. is
ibe source maierial lor ibe siory ol ibe |ui,bis ol ibe Voruiu, -iar
aud ol Palesiiue.
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2. oI+ Leqeda.
. Rma+.
TLe Ootse
ej
CLe+Iseo &doe MscLeI Rma+.
lelivered ai Paris ou 21 Varcb 1737. 1bis versiou publisbed
iu 1/ //s/; / /o:s;. by Roberi Irele Could. (1be Pa
cilic toasi ldiiiou le Luxe. iu Red Vorocco. Pbiladelpbia. !obu
t. \orsiou Publisbiu, tompauy. 1902) \olume III. pa,es 338
3+3.
T
Hl XOBll XBDOB wbicb you. ,euilemeu. eviuce io
euier iuio ibe mosi uoble aud very illusirious 0rder ol
Ireemasous. is a ceriaiu prool ibai you already possess
all ibe qualiiies uecessary io become members. ibai is. bumauiiy.
pure morals. iuviolable secrecy. aud a iasie lor ibe liue aris.
Lycur,us. -olou. Xuma. aud all poliiical le,islaiors bave lailed
io male ibeir iusiiiuiious lasiiu,. However wise ibeir laws may
bave beeu. ibey bave uoi beeu able io spread ibrou,b all couu
iries aud a,es. \s ibey ouly lepi iu view viciories aud couquesis.
miliiary violeuce. aud ibe elevaiiou ol oue people ai ibe expeuse
ol auoiber. ibey bave uoi bad ibe power io become uuiversal. uor
io male ibemselves accepiable io ibe iasie. spirii. aud iuieresi ol
all uaiious. Pbilauibropy was uoi ibeir basis. Patriotism badIy
understood and pushed to excess. often destroyed in these
warrior repubIics Iove and humanity in generaI. Vauliud
is uoi esseuiially disiiu,uisbed by ibe iou,ues spoleu. ibe cloibes
woru. ibe lauds occupied. or ibe di,uiiies wiib wbicb ii is iuvesied.
1be world is uoibiu, bui a bu,e republic. ol wbicb every uaiiou is
a lamily. aud every iudividual a cbild. 0ur -ocieiy was ai ibe oui
sei esiablisbed io revive aud spread ibese esseuiial maxims bor
rowed lrom ibe uaiure ol mau. we desire io reuuiie all meu ol
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euli,bieued miuds. ,euile mauuers. aud a,reeable wii. uoi ouly by
a love lor ibe liue aris. bui mucb more by ibe ,raud priuciples ol
viriue. scieuce. aud reli,iou. wbere ibe iuieresis ol ibe Iraieruiiy
sball become ibose ol ibe wbole bumau race. wbeuce all uaiious
sball be euabled io draw uselul luowled,e. aud wbere ibe subjecis
ol all liu,doms sball learu io cberisb oue auoiber wiiboui reuouuc
iu, ibeir owu couuiry. 0ur aucesiors. ibe trusaders. ,aibered io
,eiber lrom all paris ol tbrisieudom iu ibe Holy Laud. desired
ibus io reuuiie iuio oue sole Iraieruiiy ibe iudividuals ol all ua
iious. wbai obli,aiious do we uoi owe io ibese superior meu wbo.
wiiboui ,ross sellisb iuieresis. wiiboui eveu lisieuiu, io ibe iuboru
ieudeucy io domiuaie. ima,iued sucb au iusiiiuiiou. ibe sole aim
ol wbicb is io uuiie miuds aud bearis iu order io male ibem beiier.
aud lorm iu ibe course ol a,es a spiriiual empire wbere. wiiboui
dero,aiiu, lrom ibe various duiies wbicb dillereui -iaies exaci. a
uew people sball be creaied. wbicb. composed ol mauy uaiious.
sball iu some sori cemeui ibem all iuio oue by ibe iie ol viriue aud
scieuce.
1be secoud requisiie ol our -ocieiy is souud morals. 1be reli
,ious orders were esiablisbed io male perleci tbrisiiaus. miliiary
orders io iuspire a love ol irue ,lory. aud ibe 0rder ol Ireemasous.
io male meu lovable meu. ,ood ciiizeus. ,ood subjecis. iuviolable
iu ibeir promises. laiiblul adorers ol ibe Cod ol Love. lovers raiber
ol viriue ibau ol reward.
/////// s: //!o, s:/o /
^o :o////:, os, o: :o:
Xeveribeless. we do uoi couliue ourselves io purely civic viriues.
we bave amou,si us ibree liuds ol broibers. Xovices or \ppreu
iices. Iellows or Prolessed lroibers. Vasiers or Perlecied lroib
ers. 1o ibe lirsi are explaiued ibe moral viriues. io ibe secoud ibe
beroic viriues. io ibe lasi ibe tbrisiiau viriues. so ibai our iusiiiu
iiou embraces ibe wbole pbilosopby ol seuiimeui aud ibe compleie
ibeolo,y ol ibe beari. 1bis is wby oue ol our worsbiplul broibers
bas said -
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7he Qadosh Iathers.
Ireemasou. illusirious Craud Vasier.
Receive my lirsi irausporis.
Iu my beari ibe 0rder bas ,iveu ibem birib.
Happy I. il uoble elloris
tause me io merii your esieem
ly elevaiiu, me io ibe sublime.
1be primeval 1ruib.
1o ibe lsseuce pure aud diviue.
1be celesiial 0ri,iu ol ibe soul.
1be -ource ol lile aud love.
lecause a sad. sava,e. aud misauibropic pbilosopby dis,usis
viriuous meu. our aucesiors. ibe trusaders. wisbed io reuder ii
lovable by ibe aiiraciious ol iuuoceui pleasures. a,reeable music.
pure joy. aud moderaie ,aieiy. 0ur lesiivals are uoi wbai ibe pro
laue world aud ibe i,uoraui vul,ar ima,iue. \ll ibe vices ol beari
aud soul are bauisbed ibere. aud irreli,iou. liberiiua,e. iucreduliiy.
aud debaucb are proscribed. 0ur bauqueis resemble ibose viriu
ous symposia ol Horace wbere ibe couversaiiou ouly ioucbed wbai
could euli,bieu ibe soul. discipliue ibe beari. aud iuspire a iasie lor
ibe irue. ibe ,ood. aud ibe beauiilul.
0 uocies coeuaeque leum . . . .
-ermo oriiur. uou de re,uis domibusve alieuis
. . . sed quod ma,is ad uos
Periiuei. ei uescire malum esi. a,iiamus. uirumue
liviiiis bomiues. au siui viriuie beaii.
uidve ad amiciiias usus reciumve irabai uos.
li quae sii uaiura boui. summumque quid ejus.
1bus ibe obli,aiious imposed upou you by ibe 0rder. are io pro
ieci your broibers by your auiboriiy. io euli,bieu ibem by your
luowled,e. io edily ibem by your viriues. io succor ibem iu ibeir
uecessiiies. io sacrilice all persoual reseuimeui. aud io sirive alier
all ibai may couiribuie io ibe peace aud uuiiy ol socieiy.
we bave secreis. ibey are li,uraiive si,us aud sacred words.
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composiu, a lau,ua,e someiimes muie. someiimes very eloqueui.
iu order io commuuicaie wiib oue auoiber ai ibe ,reaiesi disiauce.
aud io reco,uise our broibers ol wbaisoever iou,ue. 1bese were
words ol war wbicb ibe trusaders ,ave eacb oiber iu order io
,uarauiee ibem lrom ibe surprises ol ibe -araceus. wbo olieu crepi
iu amou,si ibem io lill ibem. 1bese si,us aud words recall ibe
remembrauce eiiber ol some pari ol our scieuce. or ol some moral
viriue. or ol some mysiery ol ibe laiib. 1bai bas bappeued io us
wbicb uever belell auy lormer -ocieiy. 0ur Lod,es bave beeu
esiablisbed. aud are spread iu all civilised uaiious. aud ueveribe
less. amou, ibis uumerous muliiiude ol meu. uever bas a broiber
beirayed our secreis. 1bose uaiures mosi irivial. mosi iudiscreei.
leasi scbooled io sileuce. learu ibis ,reai ari ou euieriu, our -o
cieiy. -ucb is ibe power over all uaiures ol ibe idea ol a lraierual
boud' 1bis iuviolable secrei couiribuies powerlully io uuiie ibe
subjecis ol all uaiious. aud io reuder ibe commuuicaiiou ol beu
eliis easy aud muiual beiweeu us. we bave mauy examples iu ibe
auuals ol our 0rder. 0ur broibers. iravelliu, iu divers lauds. bave
ouly ueeded io male ibemselves luowu iu our Lod,es iu order io
be ibere immediaiely overwbelmed by all liuds ol succour. eveu iu
iime ol ibe mosi bloody wars. aud illusirious prisouers bave louud
broibers wbere ibey ouly expecied io meei euemies.
-bould auy lail iu ibe solemu promises wbicb biud us. you luow.
,euilemeu. ibai ibe peualiies wbicb we impose upou bim are re
morse ol couscieuce. sbame ai bis perlidy. aud exclusiou lrom our
-ocieiy. accordiu, io ibose beauiilul liues ol Horace -
lsi ei lideli iuia sileucio
Verces. veiabo qui tereris sacrum
\ul,arii arcauum. sub lisdem
-ii irabibus. lra,ilemque mecum
-alvai pbaselum . . . .
Yes. sirs. the famous festivaIs of Ceres at lIeusis. of lsis in
lgypt. of Minerva at Xthens. of Urania amongst the Phoni-
cians. and of Diana in Scythia were connected with ours.
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Iu ibose places mysieries were celebraied wbicb coucealed mauy
vesii,es ol ibe aucieui reli,iou ol Xoab aud ibe Pairiarcbs. 1bey
coucluded wiib bauqueis aud libaiious. aud ueiiber ibai iuiem
perauce uor excess were luowu iuio wbicb ibe beaibeu ,radually
lell. The source of these infamies was the admission to the
nocturnaI assembIies of persons of both sexes in contra-
vention of the primitive usages. Ii is iu order io preveui similar
abuses ibai womeu are excluded lrom our 0rder. we are uoi so
uujusi as io re,ard ibe lair sex as iucapable ol leepiu, a secrei.
lui ibeir preseuce mi,bi iuseusibly corrupi ibe puriiy ol our max
ims aud mauuers.
1be lourib qualiiy required iu our 0rder is ibe iasie lor uselul
scieuces aud ibe liberal aris. 1bus. ibe 0rder exacis ol eacb ol you
io couiribuie. by bis proieciiou. liberaliiy. or labour. io a vasi worl
lor wbicb uo academy cau sullice. because all ibese socieiies beiu,
composed ol a very small uumber ol meu. ibeir worl cauuoi em
brace au objeci so exieuded. \ll ibe Craud Vasiers iu Cermauy.
lu,laud. Iialy. aud elsewbere. exbori all ibe learued meu aud all
ibe ariisaus ol ibe Iraieruiiy io uuiie io luruisb ibe maierials lor a
luiversal liciiouary ol ibe liberal aris aud uselul scieuces. excepi
iu, ouly ibeolo,y aud poliiics.|1-see Could`s looiuoies immedi
aiely lollowiu, ibe (://.-ed.]
1be worl bas already beeu commeuced iu Loudou. aud by
meaus ol ibe uuiou ol our broibers ii may be carried io a couclu
siou iu a lew years. Xoi ouly are iecbuical words aud ibeir eiymol
o,y explaiued. bui ibe siory ol eacb ari aud scieuce. iis priuciples
aud operaiious. are described. ly this means the Iights of aII
nations wiII be united in one singIe work. which wiII be a
universaI Iibrary of aII that is beautifuI. great. Iuminous.
soIid. and usefuI in aII the sciences and in aII nobIe arts.
This work wiII augment in each century. according to the
increase of knowIedge. and it wiII spread everywhere emu-
Iation and the taste for things of beauty and utiIity.
1be word Ireemasou musi iberelore uoi be ialeu iu a liieral.
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,ross. aud maierial seuse. as il our louuders bad beeu simple worl
ers iu sioue. or merely curious ,euiuses wbo wisbed io perleci ibe
aris. 1bey were uoi ouly slillul arcbiiecis. desirous ol cousecrai
iu, ibeir ialeuis aud ,oods io ibe cousiruciiou ol maierial iemples.
bui also reli,ious aud warrior priuces wbo desi,ued io euli,bieu.
edily. aud proieci ibe liviu, 1emples ol ibe Vosi Hi,b. 1bis I will
demousiraie by developiu, ibe bisiory or raiber ibe reuewal ol ibe
0rder.
lvery lamily. every Republic. every lmpire. ol wbicb ibe ori,iu
is losi iu obscure auiiquiiy. bas iis lable aud iis iruib. iis le,eud
aud iis bisiory. -ome ascribe our iusiiiuiiou io -olomou. some io
Voses. some io \brabam. some io Xoab. aud some io luocb. wbo
buili ibe lirsi ciiy. or eveu io \dam. wiiboui auy preieuce ol deuy
iu, ibese ori,ius. I pass ou io maiiers less aucieui. 1bis. ibeu. is a
pari ol wbai I bave ,aibered iu ibe auuals ol Creai lriiaiu. iu ibe
\cis ol Parliameui. wbicb speal olieu ol our privile,es. aud iu ibe
liviu, iradiiious ol ibe lu,lisb people. wbicb bas beeu ibe ceuire
ol our -ocieiy siuce ibe eleveuib ceuiury.
Xt the time of the Crusades in PaIestine many princes.
Iords. and citizens associated themseIves. and vowed to re-
store the TempIe of the Christians in the HoIy land. and to
empIoy themseIves in bringing back their architecture to
its first institution. They agreed upon severaI ancient signs
and symboIic words drawn from the weII of reIigion in or-
der to recognise themseIves amongst the heathen and Sara-
cens. These signs and words were onIy communicated to
those who promised soIemnIy. and even sometimes at the
foot of the aItar. never to reveaI them. This sacred promise
was therefore not an execrabIe oath. as it has been caIIed.
but a respectabIe bond to unite Christians of aII nationaIi-
ties in one confraternity. Some time afterwards our Order
formed an intimate union with the Knights of St. )ohn of
)erusaIem. Irom that time our lodges took the name of
lodges of St. )ohn. This union was made after the exampIe
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set by the lsraeIites when they erected the second TempIe.
who whiIst they handIed the troweI and mortar with one
hand. in the other heId the sword and buckIer. |2]
0ur 0rder iberelore musi uoi be cousidered a revival ol ibe lac
cbauals. bui as au order louuded iu remoie auiiquiiy. aud reuewed
iu ibe Holy Laud by our aucesiors iu order io recall ibe memory
ol ibe mosi sublime iruibs amidsi ibe pleasures ol socieiy. 1be
liu,s. priuces. aud lords reiurued lrom Palesiiue io ibeir owu
lauds. aud ibere esiablisbed divers Lod,es. \i ibe iime ol ibe lasi
trusades mauy Lod,es were already erecied iu Cermauy. Iialy.
-paiu. Irauce. and from thence in ScotIand. becaose of tbe
c/ose a//iaoce betoeeo the Irench aod the Scotch. !ames.
Lord -ieward ol -coilaud. was Craud Vasier ol a Lod,e esiab
lisbed ai |ilwiuuiu,. iu ibe wesi ol -coilaud. VttL\\\\I. |3]
sborily alier ibe deaib ol \lexauder III.. |iu, ol -coilaud. aud oue
year belore !obu laliol mouuied ibe ibroue. 1bis lord received as
Ireemasous iuio bis Lod,e ibe larls ol Cloucesier aud llsier. ibe
oue lu,lisb. ibe oiber Irisb.
ly de,rees our Lod,es aud our riies were ue,lecied iu mosi plac
es. 1bis is wby ol so mauy bisioriaus ouly ibose ol Creai lriiaiu
speal ol our 0rder. XevertheIess it preserved its spIendour
amoog tbose Scotsmeo to whom the kiogs of lraoce coo-
fided during many centuries tbe safegoard of their royaI
persons.
Xfter the depIorabIe mishaps in the Crusades. the perish-
ing of the Christian armies. and the triumph of Bendocdar.
SuItan of lgypt. during the lighth and Iast Crusade. that
great Prince ldward. sone of Henry lll.. King of lngIand.|4]
seeing there was no Ionger any safety for his brethren in the
HoIy land. from whence the Christian troops were retir-
ing. brought them aII back. and this coIony of brothers was
estabIished in lngIand. Xs this prince was endowed with
aII heroic quaIities. he Ioved the fine arts. decIared himseIf
protector of our Order. conceded to it new priviIeges. and
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then the members of this fraternity took the name of Iree-
masons. after the exampIe set by their ancestors.
-iuce ibai iime Creai lriiaiu became ibe seai ol our 0rder. ibe
couservaior ol our laws. aud ibe deposiiory ol our secreis. |] 1be
laial reli,ious discords wbicb embarrassed aud iore lurope iu ibe
sixieeuib ceuiury caused our 0rder io de,eueraie lrom ibe uobiliiy
ol iis ori,iu. Vauy ol our riies aud usa,es wbicb were couirary io
ibe prejudices ol ibe iimes were cbau,ed. dis,uised. suppressed.
1bus ii was ibai mauy ol our broibers lor,oi. lile ibe aucieui !ews.
ibe spirii ol our laws. aud ouly reiaiued ibe leiier aud sbell. 1/
|//s / : o!; /: :/:!; | o:! Ii is ouly ueces
sary io couiiuue. aud io ai lasi briu, everyibiu, bacl io iis ori,iual
iusiiiuiiou. 1bis worl cauuoi be dilliculi iu a -iaie wbere reli,iou
aud ibe Coverumeui cau ouly be lavourable io our laws. |o]
Irom ibe lriiisb Isles ibe Royal \ri is uow repassiu, iuio Irauce.
uuder ibe rei,u ol ibe mosi amiable ol |iu,s. wbose bumauiiy
auimaies all bis viriues. aud uuder ibe miuisiry ol a Veuior. |7]
wbo bas realised all ibai could be ima,iued mosi labulous. Iu ibis
bappy a,e. wbeu love ol peace bas become ibe viriue ol beroes.
this nation |Irance]. one of the most spirituaI of lurope.
oi// become tbe ceotre of tbe Order. -be will cloibe our worl.
our siaiuies. aud our cusioms wiib ,race. delicacy. aud ,ood iasie.
esseuiial qualiiies ol ibe 0rder. ol wbicb ibe basis is ibe wisdom.
sireu,ib. aud beauiy ol ,euius. Ii is iu luiure iu our Lod,es. as ii
were iu public scbools. ibai Ireucbmeu sball learu. wiiboui iravel
liu,. ibe cbaraciers ol all uaiious. aud ibai sirau,ers sball experi
euce ibai lraoce is tbe bome of a// peop/es. /://: //s
/o::
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OewId*a Peetetea.
1. 1be proposed liciiouary is a curious crux-ii is possible ibai ibe Royal
-ocieiy may bave lormed some sucb idea lui ai leasi Ramsay`s express ex
clusiou ol ibeolo,y aud poliiics sbould bave sbielded bim lrom ibe accusaiiou
ol wisbiu, io employ Ireemasoury lor !esuiiical aud !acobiie purposes. wiib
ibe excepiiou ol ibe cousiaui barpiu, ou ibe trusades. ibere is so lar uoibiu,
iu ibe speecb io complaiu ol.
2. 1bis idea lorms ibe ,rouudworl ol all subsequeui -cois ,rades. |ui,bi
ly -coicb Vasous wbo iu ibe old 1emple rediscovered ibe -acred Xame. ibe
irowel iu oue baud. ibe sword iu ibe oiber. Ramsay`s allusiou. ii will be
observed. is uoi io auy exisiiu, de,ree ol bis day. bui au iuuoceui alle,ory iu
illusiraiiou ol bis ibesis.
3. 1bis passa,e bas beeu seized upou by ibe iuveuiors ol -cois riies. all
preieudiu, io bail lrom Heredom |ilwiuuiu,. aud asseriiu, ibe superioriiy
iu poiui ol auiiquiiy aud pure ieueis ol ibe Craud Lod,e beld ibere.-wbicb
body. ii is almosi uuuecessary io say. uever exisied.
+. tl. tbap. \II.. p. 1+3 / s.
. Ramsay baviu, previously allowed ibai ibe Lod,e ai |ilwiuuiu,. wiib
all ibe oibers. ue,lecied ibe riies. aud ibai ibey were ouly preserved by ibe
,reai elloris ol Priuce ldward as above. musi be acquiiied ol baviu, desired
io elevaie -coiiisb Vasoury ai ibe expeuse ol lu,lisb. He cau ouly be beld
accouuiable lor bis owu words-uoi lor ibe ,losses ol ibe subsequeui iuveu
iors ol (socalled) bi,b de,rees.
o. 1bis wbole para,rapb evideuily meaus ibai ibe ori,iual broad priu
ciples ol reli,ious ioleraiiou aud uuiversal broiberbood bad beeu lor,oiieu iu
ibe reli,ious wars. aud ibai Ireemasous bad de,eueraied iuio a mere irade
,uild. leepiu, ouly ibe leiier aud uoi ibe spirii ol ibeir laws. aud ibai ibey
bad losi ibe speculaiive moral aims aiiribuied by Ramsay io ibeir louuders
iu Palesiiue. 1be be,iuuiu,s ol a remedy bave already beeu made.` i.e.. ibe
revival bas ialeu place. ibe trali bas ouce more commeuced io be a socieiy
ol uoi ouly operaiive builders. bui also builders ol liviu, iemples ol ibe Vosi
Hi,b.` \ud yei commeuiaiors always asseri ibai Ramsay bere avows ibai
ibe be,iuuiu,s bave already beeu made.` i.e.. ibai be bad already iuveuied
aud parily iuiroduced uew riies. ibai be bad already be,uu io perveri Iree
masoury.
7. lvideuily tardiual Ileury.
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L. TacLewd+.
Pt OCH.
O
OlXC iucessauily ibrou,b old cbrouicles. is olieu ibe
pedaui`s iasl. someiimes ibe siudy ol curiosiiy. |eepiu,
lresb aud preseui ideas aboui ibem is ibe loi ol memory.
ibe oue wbo would siop ibere would bave acquired very liiile.
tombiuiu,. bowever. disceruiu,. pruuiu,. is ibe iasl ol spirii.
!ud,iu,. appreciaiiu,. decidiu, ouesell liually. is ibe iriumpb ol
reasou.
1be mosi aucieui miliiary. ibe lirsi wbo may bave bad some
lorm ol discipliued corps. // ////s / // /: :! / /:/-
s//. aucesiors. laibers. auibors ol ibe J:ss. ibese illusirious
meu wbose daie I will uoi say. secrei I will uoi beiray. speciaiors
alllicied by all ibe vicissiiudes ibai ibe liu,dom ol I!: bad suc
cessively experieuced. bad boped lor a lou, iime ibai Cod would
dei,u io ,limpse lavorably upou some boly lauds wbere bis pres
euce bad mauilesied wbeuce bis lirsi law. Vosi ol ibem siill i,
uored ibai bis mysierious birib bad cousecraied ibem a,aiu by ibe
blessiu,s ol ibe law ol mercy. lispersed iu dillereui reireais wbere
ibe misloriuue ol ibe eveuis aud ibe desiruciiou almosi ioial ol ibe
!ewisb uaiiou bad couliued ibem. ibey were waiiiu, some revolu
iiou wbicb mi,bi pui ibem bacl iuio possessiou ol ibeir lorela
ibers` esiaies. aud provide ibem ibe meaus ol reesiablisbiu, lor a
ibird iime ibe iemple. aud io iale auew ibeir luuciious aud euier
a peacelul rei,u iu ibe brilliaui worls ibai ibey bad always oc
cupied. aud wbicb drew ibem uear ol ibe sacred persou ol ibeir
soverei,us. ibey preserved always beiweeu ibem ibose le,iiimaie
preieusious. aud lepi carelully ibe iulormaiiou ou ibeir primiiive
siaie. ibeir rules. ibeir pariicular liiur,y. 1bey were believiu, ibai
ibey were liually reacbiu, ibe ierm ol ibeir dis,races. aud see
iu, ibe sbiuiu, dawu ol a uear deliverauce. wbeu arouud 1093.
// // /o//. ibai obscure lauaiic. uuderialiu, uoueibeless.
bearileli cried all ibe tbrisiiau priuces io ibe recovery ol ibe Holy
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Laud. aud ibe resioraiiou ol ibe au,usi places. lirsi ibeaier ol
Cod`s ,ooduess io Voses. sceue siill bleediu, ol bis diviue sou lor
mauliud`s salvaiiou.
1o ibis uews wbicb ibe swili wiu,s ol reuowu aud ibe speed ol ibe
public`s bearileli cry. soou brou,bi io ibe exiremiiies ol ibe earib.
the koigbts of Pa/estioe. hidden in the Thebaid deserts.
came oui ol ibeir uoibiu,uess wbere ibey bad beeu ve,eiaiiu, lor
so lou,. aud leaviu, ibeir soliiude io iale auew ibe liveries ol ibeir
irue siaie. ibey soou joiued some ol ibeir owu wbo bad siaid iu
Is:/o. io spy ibe occasiou ol si,ualiu, ibemselves. aud apply
ibemselves io researcb iu uaiure. io ibe mosi prolouud mediiaiious
ou ibese subjeci. iis combiued ellecis. ibai ibe ari may reacb. sup
ply. perleciiou someiimes. aud wbose precious discoveries seemed
io ibem proper meaus lor ibeir loresi,bi`s success. 1be sublime
ireaiise ibai ibe prolouud J/. one of the ascetics of the
Thebaid. was ibe objeci ol couiiuual siudy. ol ibeir pbilosopbical
speculaiious. jealous ol all ibai mi,bi bave reesiablisbed ibem iuio
ibe aucieui speculaiiou. ibey searcbed iu ibe sa,es` documeuia
iious. aud couceuiraied uuiquely ouio lou, aud prolouud worls.
ibe resulis ol wbicb bad io provide ibe uecessary resources io sup
pori ibeir beroic si,bis aud ibe powerlul vebicles wiiboui wbicb
auy projeci would lail. I do uoi wisb ibai ibis pbrase be ,euerally
beard. ibe idea ii preseuis couveues io ouly a small uumber ol la
borious aud cousequeui meu. I lile beiier io be eui,maiic. perbaps
eveu uupleasaui. ibau obiaiu sullra,es wbicb baualiiies disbearieu
wbeu oue esiimaies ibem wbai ibey are worib iudepib.
Vauy amou, ibose ol our breibreus. wbose iasie lor occuli sci
euces allixed iu !erusalem. bad already abjured ibe priuciple ol
ibe !ewisb reli,iou. io lollow ibe li,bis ol ibe tbrisiiau laiib. ibe
iusiruciiou ol ibe example decided wiiboui paiu io imiiaie ibem.
ibose ol ours wbo bad come io rejoiu ibem. ibey wisbed all ibe
more ibe resioraiiou ol ibe iemple. uoi so as io male ibe viciims
blood ruu. bui io celebraie by meaus ol solemu ioleus ol ibeir
recouuaissauce. ibe ellecis ol ibeir misericorde aud ibe spoiless
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viciim. wbose receui aud superuaiural immolaiiou bad abolisbed
ibe rei,u ol ,roiesque supersiiiious. io replace ii by delicaie ado
raiious. ibe boma,e ol ol pure love. uoueibeless. ibey were uoi
reuouuciu, ibe commemoraiiou ol ibe aucieui riiuals. ibe vesii,es
ol wbicb were precious io ibem. aud couiaiued iu some way. ibe
au,usi iiile ol ibeir primary louudaiiou. resolved ouly io couiiuue
ibe use amou,si ibemselves. wiib ,reai precauiious. aud uuder
ibe mosi iuviolable secrei. aud so. ibe viriuous tbrisiiaus irem
bliu, uuder // /////:s, // /o///:s. aud so mauy oibers.
praciiced iu ibe womb ol ibe earib. iu ibe darluess ol caiacombs.
ibe sacred riies ol ibeir beliel. ibe persecuiiou aud circumsiauces
lorbade ibem ibe public usa,e aud ibeir solemu avowal.
1be reesiablisbmeui ol ibe iemple ialeu uuder dillereui aspecis
seemed io be iu ,eueral ibe vow ol all ibe crusaders. aud ibe es
seuiial ,oal ol ibe crusade. 0ur breibreus. our respeciable auibors.
baviu, ialeu ibe coucepi ol bow ii was iuieresiiu, uoi io lei oiber
debaie ou ibeir ulierior projecis. resuliiu, lor sure wiib ibe aid
ol iime. lrom ibe ,ood bebavior aud lrom ibe io,eiberuess. au
uouuced simply ibai ibey simply iool pari iu ibe commou cause.
bui uoueibeless wiib some more disiiuciive iraiis. aud wbicb made
ibem woribier. 1bey said io be issued ol ibe lirsi worliu, J:ss.
wbo wbo bad worled ou S/o`s edilice. aud as sucb. deposi
iary ol all ibe plaus. measuremeuis. aud deiailed accouui ol ibe
lirsi buildiu,. Irom ibai iime ou. ibey seemed io be cousecraiiu,
ibemselves io ibe uew cousiruciiou. desiiuiu, ibem iu advauce io a
speculaiive arcbiieciure. wbicb served ai dis,uisiu, a more ,lorious
view poiui. Irom ibai iime ou. ibey iool ibe uame ol / J:ss.
iuiroduced ibemselves uuder ibis iiile io ibe crusader armies. aud
joiued oue auoiber uuder ibai iiile. 1be advauia,e ol beiu, able
io couceal ibemselves lrom ibe curious aud jealous eyes. lrom ibe
malicious commeuis ol euvy. did uoi preserve ibe ////s / /:/s-
// lrom ibe curiosiiy wbicb ibeir pariicular meibod ol associaiiou
aud ibeir deuomiuaiiou iisell mi,bi bave uaiurally exciied. 1be
luropeaus acquired a iasie lor ibis iype ol socieiy wbicb seemed
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io be a lile isolaied aud modesi. iu ibe midsi ol a peiulaui aud
ambiiious crowd. ibey wisbed io iucorporaie iuio ibe ,roup. ibe
lui,bis. wbile presumiu, ibai wbaiever ibe case. ii would become
uselul io iuieresi dillereui uaiious io ibeir quarrels aud objeciives.
adopied a lix iuau,uraiiou way. wbicb brou,bi bacl always io
ibe poiui ol direciiou. proper. or pusb away ibe crowd by ibe dil
liculiy ol ibe areas. or lri,bieued ibe qualiiy. ibe soul aud spirii
ol ibeir subjecis. wiiboui iuuovaiiu, auyibiu,. bowever. ibey pui
bacl iuio vi,or ibe praciices used ai ibe iime ol ibeir prime iusial
laiious. -iuce ibeu. some uureliable irauscribers bave iuiroduced
ibese bizarre lorms. cousiraiued aualo,ies. ambi,uous symbols.
asiouisbiu, aud iiresome. ibai ,ive a speciacle iu a camp. Iu ibe
midsi ol army composed ol ibousauds ol meu. surrouuded by eu
emies. all bad io reuder our breibreu sby aud carelul. iu order io
avoid auy surprise. ibey reuewed ibe use ol si,us aud words ol
order. Irom ibere. by a lli,bi ol ibe miud. ibese wordiu,s. ibese
si,us. ibese ioucbiu,. uuiversally a,reed upou. aud ibis is ibeir
sole merii iu ibe J:s/ world. precauiious ibai were uecessary.
so ibey say. io save ibeir secrei lrom curiosiiy. ireasou. or publiciiy.
Irom ibere. wiiboui quesiiou. all ibese ceremouies pasi dowu io
us. aud observed wiiboui uoiable cbau,e iu ibe ibree ,rades ibai
couiaiu J:s;`s esseuce aud spirii. Ii is iu ibai epocb io wbicb
compleie developmeui is reserved is reserved io ibe sole ////s
/ /:/s//. wbose sole iudicaiiou sullices io. properly spealiu,.
ibe / J:ss. ibai ii is uecessary io iuviolably repori ibe ori,iu
ol ibai 0rder. so prodi,iously muliiplied. so ,euerously expauded.
I was aboui io say. so ioially disli,ured. 1be ////s / /:/s//
are iberelore ibe lirsi aud ibe irue J:ss. ibose. uoueibeless.
ibai is io say. ibe /ss:/s / S:// 1!. cau subsisi iudepeu
deuily lrom ibe oibers. ibese laiier`s ibeory is bouud io ibe iaciic
ol ibeir auibors. bui wiib uo reciprocal ueed. wiiboui a uecessary
cbaiu. J:s; is a beauiilul derivaiiou. ii ollers a simple sysiem.
iu,euuous. ibai may be lollowed. ibai ueed io be lollowed. aud
perlecied. /:/s// is au order ibai subsisi by iisell. wbicb may be
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reesiablisbed. wiiboui desiroyiu, auyibiu,. wiiboui sbiliiu, auy
ibiu,. wiiboui dama,e io auyoue. wbose re,imeu is uselul. aud
deserves all cousideraiious io be bouored. aud ibai would reuder
iucouiesiably ibe ,reaiesi services. ibe perlecied J:ss. reciilied
iu ibeir owu siyles. would uoi male a socieiy less advauia,eous.
despiie ol ibe cry ol calumuy ibai aiiacls aud persecuie ibem.
ibai oue ouly is crimiual. wbo males a / J:s ibe euemy ol
ibe siaie. taesar accused belore ibe seuaie bas uoi used auy oiber
aposiropbe iowards bis iulormers. Rome. ibe ouly crimiual is ibe
oue wbo accuses me ol beiu, ibe euemy ol my pairie.` (/:s,
//:s:/)
c. Qwets*a sctsesoe Mesqwe.
XBMlXlUS. /o:. wbo. bi,b iu Rome. uuder ibe rei,u ol
1s/. disciple ol several wise lsseues wbicb were iu ibis ciiy.
aud iuiiiaied iuio ibe mysieries ol t`s //s/. iusiiiuied. wiib
loriyuiue ol bis lrieuds. au iuiiiaiiou iu Cermauy.
KXlCHTS OI THl DXWX (MOBXlXC). 1bey rau lrom ibe deseris ol
1bebaid io ibe uoise ol ibe arrival ol // // /o//. iu 1093. \
masouic auibor lools io ibem as ibe auibors ol luropeau iuiiia
iiou. bui ii is ouly a sysiem uoi jusiilied by evideuce. 1bere is a
de,ree ol ibis uame amou, ibem ol wbicb ibe dillereui riies are
curreuily composed. praciised iu Irauce.
KXlCHTS OI PXllSTlXl. They did not Ieave any memories
in masonry. lt is said that this grade is Iike the first point
of Kadosh. since one ceIebrates there the institution of the
Order of the TempIars. One commemorates there eighty
masons who. under the controI of Carimoot. passed to
lurope. about !!0. and went to Sweden. near the arch-
bishop of UpsaIa (city where there was formerIy a famous
tempIe of Odio). who accepted them and they deposited
Masonic knowIedge and Iocked up it in a marbIe tomb.
seaIed with four seaIs. descended it with the brothers in a
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vauIt from the tower of the Iour Crowns (royaI treasure).
later it was withdrawn from there with the same cord
which had been used to descend it. This Iast characteristic
made. by changing the name of the characters. the subject
of the grade of Bova/ 4rcb. They were those eighty masons
who estabIished Masonry in lurope. Xine of them had
founded the order of the TempIe. XII in aII. there is nothing
written that supports this.
lSSlXlS. 1////: says liierally. ibai 0ur Lord !esus tbrisi.
iu bis youib. bad beeu received amou, ibe viriuous pbilosopbers.
wbo. uuder ibe uame ol 1/:/s aud /sss. lived iu ibe des
eris wbicb separaie l,ypi lrom Libya.
KXDOSH (Holy). Vasouic Crade. Ii is ibe 1emplar. 1bere are
several versious ol ibis ,rade. ibai adopied iu Irauce is exiremely
miii,aied. TempIars cIaim to draw their origin from the
Thebaid SoIitaries. Therapeuts (doctors). Knights of the
Morning and PaIestine. \lexauder. Pairiarcb ol \lexaudria.
was. says ibe iusiruciiou. au oruameui ol ibe 0rder. wbeu oue
asled ibem wbai ibey claimed io do iu ibe course ol ibeir lile.
ibey auswered. 1|/: // :!:/ |// /// //:o/! // ////:/
|// (I will bless ibe Lord auy iime. His praise will be always iu
my mouib). aud. /::|:/ :/:/// //o //:/ (I will always as
sisi ibe poor aud will lool io ibem lile my broibers). 1bey made
ibeir wisbes beiweeu ibe bauds ol -imou. pairiarcb ol !erusalem.
aboui ibe seveuib ceuiury. iowards ibe eleveuib. ibey iuiiiaied a
,reai uumber ol viriuous trusaders. aud louuded ibe 0rder ol ibe
1emple. \i ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibe lourieeuib ceuiury. ibe order was
abolisbed. bui ii was secreily perpeiuaied uuiil our days. Ii is au
lLl Crade. 1bere is au 0rder ol ibe 1emple wbicb appears io
bave beeu creaied aud io suppori iisell wiiboui ibe belp ol Va
soury. Xow ibe order siill bas iis Craud Vasier iu Paris. Ii is very
widespread iu Cermauy. iu -wedeu.
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3. TLe Rste ej eojectse/ScettsaL Rste Leqeda.
. TLe PocLe Mwacost.
|1HI- I- 1Hl IlLL HI-10RIt\L lI-t0lR-l IR0V 1Hl 1+1H ll
CRll. IX 1// //1^t//^ J1^|St///1.]
M
Y DlXB BBOTHlB. your ,ood couduci. your Zeal
e discreiiou bas deiermiu`d me. io ,ive you iu ibe lud
ibe irue luowled,e ol ibe Perleciiou - you bave uow
received ibe uame ol ,r
d
ll
i
perl
i
e -ub
me
masou. aud we are bap
py iu baviu, ,reai circumspeciiou iu ,iviu, you ibis luowled,e.
wiiboui w
b
care we sbould perbaps be liable io ibe same laialiiy.
ol wbai ibe 3 lirsi de,rees bave sullered.
1be applicaiiou my dear broiber. wbicb you bave made baib
lead you io peueiraie ibe mysieries ol eacb de,ree wbicb you bave
pabsed. belore you came io ibis - 1berelore we are perswaded
e couviuced ibai you pobsebs ibe Vasouic bisiory. eveu io ibe
miraculous lpocba. wbeu Cuibelum. !oaberi e -iolliu. by ibe
liviue permibsiou did liud ibis Holy Xame. eu,raved ou a bril
liaui ,oldeu lelia iu ibe 9
ib
\rcb uuder ,rouud. wbere luocb bad
secreily placed ii uuder ibe sauciorum ol bis 1emple. uuder ibe
mouuiaiu ol \ucbeldama iu ibe valley ol 1opbei. io ibe souib ol
ibe valley ol !ebosapbai. aud mouui -iou. called belore tbrisi. ibe
poiiers laud or ,rouud. uow called (as said belore) \ucbeldama
- ibe bloody lield or laud.
Ii would be loosiu, mauy precious momeuis io reveri io ibe cir
cumsiauces ol ibis bisiory lrom ibe be,iuuiu, - you bave peue
iraied eveu io ibai momeui wbeu ibose 3 Zealous broibers (lleci
ed by ibe provideuce ol Cod bimsell io male ibe discovery ol bis
sacred uame) carried ii io -olomou. ibeu iu bis aparimeui wiib
Hiram liu, ol 1yre. wbo iu recompeuce lor ibeir worls. treaied
ibem ibe 3 lirsi lui,bis ol ibe Royal \rcb. a 1iile by wbicb ibe 9
ib

arcb is siiled. e promibs`d ibem io Iuierprei ibe sacred uame ibey
bad adored. as soou as ibey bad lixed ii iu ibe sacred place ap
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poiuied lor iis recepiiou aud ibeu maliu, ibe -i,u ol admiraiiou.
be said io ibem Cod will permii iu a sbori iime io recompeuce all
your viriues. aud you will be decoraied wiib ibe sublime de,ree ol
,r
d
ll
i
perl
i
e sub
me
Vasou.
\ou luow my resp
ble
broiber. ibai wbeu ibe 1emple ol !erusalem
was liuisbed. ibe masous bad acbieved ,reai Houor. ibeir socieiy
was esiablisbed iuio au order. aud ibe delicacy ol ibe breibereu
iu ibe cboice ol proper objecis reuder`d ibem always respeciable -
Verii aud meriis ouly proved ibem io be woriby ol ii. as yours bas
beeu my dear broiber. wbicb bas procured you ibis advauia,e.
1be C. l. P. e -. were uoi by auy lilliculiy seduced io deier
miue iu lavor ol taud
es
. bui received ibem ai all bazards wbeu
ibey appeared io be woriby.
wiib ibese priuciples uumbers ol ibe ,r
d
ll
d
masous beiu, able
worlmeu. weui lrom !erusalem alier ibe dedicaiiou ol ibe 1em
ple. aud dispersed ibemselves amou, y
e
uei,bbouriu, uaiious.
io Iusiruci ibem iu ibe iruib ol ibe Royal trali - bui wiib ibis
precauiiou. ol ouly iuiiiaiiu, ibe males. aud ibose ol a lree aud
lmiueui de,ree - uoiwiibsiaudiu, ibis resoluiiou masous ol ibe
lower de,rees muliiplied over ibe lace ol ibe larib. ibeir uumbers
iucreased beyoud measure. by w
b
ibeir secreis were disclosed. aud
ibeir luowled,e made commou. so ibai ibey were beld iu uo es
ieem - ouly ibe ,r
d
ll
d
perl
i
e sub
me
masous bad so ,reai a tare
io couceal ibe bi,ber mysieries ol masoury ibai ibey came io a
resoluiiou io leep ibem au Impeueirable secrei amou, ibemselves.
w
b
ibey pui iu lxecuiiou. by uoi raisiu, auy bi,ber ibau ibe 3 lirsi
de,rees.
1be ,eueraliiy ol ibose breibereu. made iu ibe 3 lirsi de,rees.
uoi beiu, circumspeci iu ibeir words. aciious e lives. was ibe rea
sou wby cowaus bave lrequeuily obiaiued ibeir -i,us. 1oleus e
words by ibeir imprudeuce aud Iudiscreiious.
1bese disorders cba,reeu`d ibe perleci masous. wbo luclily were
bui lew iu uumber. wbicb ,ave ibem all ima,iuable irouble. io
siop ibe couia,iou. bui all ibeir eudeavours proved quiie lruii
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lebs. ibe crali de,eueraied iuseusibly. recepiious were obiaiued
ioo easy. ibe iuiervals ol ibe de,rees were brole iuio. ioo basiily.
aud scarce were ibey separaied by auy. Iu ibe eud. ibey were
prelerred wiiboui merii. wbeu ibey prelerriu, amusemeuis io Iu
siruciious. Iuuovaiious eucreased. aud uew lociriues arose. wbicb
disiroyed ibe old. io wbicb ibey ou,bi io bave adber`d.
1bese dillereuces creaied dispuies. quarrels beari buruiu,s aud
dibseuiious. wbicb iu ibe lud produced a voluuiary discovery ol
our worls. lor wbicb we beariily ,rieve. aud by wbicb masoury
bas losi ibe 3 lirsi de,rees - Happy lor us. ibai we bave ibe cou
solaiiou ol luowiu, ibe secreis ol ibe ,r
d
ll
i
p. e -ub
me
masous.
ol wbicb ibey are Iuiirely I,uoraui - Lei us eudeavour io reuder
ii impobsible lor ibese oiber de,rees io sbare ibe same laie. wiib
ibe 3 lirsi iu Vasoury - Lei us auimaie wiib zeal io obiaiu ibai
auiieui perleciiou - Lei us labor. io learu ibeir -cieuce. io Imiiaie
ibeir discreiiou. aud Iuberii every pari ol ibeir uoble occupaiiou
- 1be -iudy aud Imiiaiiou ol ibe ,reai arcbiieci ol ibe uuiverse
were always ibeir cbiel aim.
1bis ,raud aud sacred word. was ibe auiieui masiers word -
-olomou. cbose ibis word especially aud exprebsly. io lill ibe priu
cipal worlmeu wiib veueraiiou lor bim. io wbom ibe 1emple was
iuieuded io be ledicaied. aud also iu order io lxciie ibem uever
io ue,leci ibe lxecuiiou ol ibeir ollice - -o ibe masiers uuilormly
lollowed ibeir occupaiious wiib ibis ,reai secrei - 1be -i,u. 1o
leu. aud word males a pari ol ibis.
1be -a,e |iu, luew all ibe lorce ol ibis Holy uame. be also
luew ibai ,od bad appeared io Voses iu ibe l. l. (uear wbicb our
Lod,e is always lepi) wbeu be declared io bim ibai ibis was bis
uame. aud be was ibe ouly oue ol ibe Pairiarcbs ibai luew ii. aud
ibai be would be iuvoled by uo oiber uame iu ibe 1emple. wbicb
be bad ordered io be buili iu ibe laud ol promise. upou ibe plau
aud desi,u ol ibe 1aberuacle. ,iviu, bim orders ai ibe same iime
ibai ibe 1ables ol ibe Law sbould be deposiied ibere also.
1bis His Holy Xame baviu, so ,reai a repori io ibe cousiruciiou
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ol ibe 1emple. made ii ibe masiers word.
wbeu Hiram abil. was lilled (beiu, couviuced ol bis coura,ious
liscreiiou. iu uever disclosiu, ibis secrei) Ii was resolved uever
io euirusi a secrei ol ibis imporiauce iu luiure io a siu,le persou.
iberelore ibe Vasiers -i,u. 1oleu e word were cbau,ed. as belore
relaied. aud uo oue llse bui ibe auiieui masiers luew ii. uuiil ii
was ialeu by ibe lu. ol ibe Royal arcb lrom ibe lelia iu ibe Ruius
ol luocb. wbere was wroie ibe irue uame. wbicb males ibe priu
cipal objeci ol perleciiou aud ol Vasoury.
-olomou aud Hiram liu, ol 1yre beiu, saiislied iu baviu, placed
iu saleiy ibis precious deposii ol ibe ,r
d
ll
d
p. e -ub
me
masous
uuder ibe -auci
m
-auci
rum
. ibeu uamed ibis place ibe -acred vauli.
\ deuomiuaiiou iruly !usi. because ibere was uoibiu, else ou ibe
pedesial bui ibe liviue delia. aud ibis columu was ibe 3d ibai
supporied ibe 1emple. ol wbicb you uever yei luew auyibiu, bui
vul,arly. aud bave always beeu I,uoraui ol ibe irue siiuaiiou aud
ibe cbaraciers upou ii. wbicb is ibai ol ibe ,reai arcb
i
ol ibe uui
verse. wbicb Pillar is called ibe beauiy ol perleciiou. aud wbicb
susiaius wouderlully ibe mosi beauiilul place iu ibe uuiverse.
1be curious cowaus. bave uever beeu able io discover ibe place
wbere ibis sacred word was deposiied. as ii was always lepi a
-ecrei lrom all masous. bui ibose ol ibe Royal \rcb. aud ol ibis
de,ree aud a very sirici ,uard lepi ai ibe door io preveui admii
iauce io auy bui ibe ,r
d
llecied. wbeu ibey weui io couiemplaie
ibe mysieries ol ibis sacred word. aud subsiiiuied ou iu iis place.
Ii was impobsible lor auy ,reaier precauiiou io be ialeu by ibis
wise |iu,. io preserve ibis ,reai word lrom all oiber prolauaiiou.
w
b
bas always beeu observed by ibe ,r
d
llecied. wbo bave lived
alier bim. aud were pobsebs`d ol bis Zeal. aud so bas beeu bauded
dowu io eacb oiber - 1beu commeuced ibe uuiou ol ibe breibereu
aud lraieruiiy. wbicb was sworu io by ibe ,r
d
ll
d
io wbicb ibis
word was a Zeal.
1be 1emple was liuisbed iu ibe year 3000. beiu, o years. o
mouibs aud 10 days lrom -olomous lirsi layiu, ibe lirsi sioue.
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wiib a pomp aud ma,uiliceuce ibe mosi brilliaui pobsible. 1be
1emple beiu, liuisbed. -olomou ,ave audieuce io all ibe breibereu
lor 3 days succebsively.
1be lirsi day was lor ibe llecied masiers. wbo were Iuiroduced
iuio ibe sacred vauli. wbeu ibe lu
is
ol ibe Royal arcb iool care ol
ibe 9 arcbed vauli. or pabsa,es io ,uard ibe luirauce. aud ai ibe
same iime. ibe ,r
d
masiers arcb
is
were iu -olomous aparimeui.
He qualilied wiib ibe de,ree ol perleciiou ibe mosi viriuous
amou, ibese 2 orders. aud made ibem promise solemuly io live
by ibemselves iu peace. uuiou aud coucord. io lxercize ibe worls
ol cbariiy aud leuevoleuce. iu Imiiaiiou ol ibeir leceased lrieud
e cbiel. aud ibai lile bim ibe lase ol ibeir aciious. mi,bi be ibai
ol wisdom !usiice aud lquiiy - aud io leep a prolouud sileuce
relaiive io ibeir mysieries. uever revealiu, ii io auy oue. wbo did
uoi deserve ibis si,ual lavor. by ibeir Zeal. lervor aud cousiaucy.
io absisi muiually eacb oibers waui - 1o puuisb severely 1reasou.
perlidy e Iujusiice - ou wbicb be ,ave ibem bis blebsiu,. aud dis
covered io ibem ibe arl ol alliauce opeu`d. lrom wbicb ibe lierual
arcb
i
ol ibe uuiverse used io deliver bis 0racles. He ibeu ordered
mauy sacrilices aud admiiied ibem io a Holy Libaiiou - He em
braced ibem. aud ,ave ibem eacb a ,oldeu riu, as a 1oleu ol al
liauce. ibai ibey bad couiracied wiib viriue aud ibe viriuous - He
,ave ibem mauy preseuis. wiib permibsiou io siay iu bis lomiu
ious. or ,o else wbere. as ibey cbose.
1be 2
d
lay. be ,ave admiiiauce. io ibe masiers aud lu
is
llecied.
Iu ibe beari ol ibe 1emple. aud made ibem promibs. as ibe oibers
bad doue. ibai ibey uever would depari lrom ibe priuciples ol vir
iue. ol wbicb ibeir auiieui masier was ibe model. He besiowed ou
ibem ibe le,ree ol ,r
d
V
r
arcb
i
. aud decoraied ibem wiib all ibe
Houors relaiive ibereio - He made ibem promibs io be laiiblull
,uardiaus ol ibeir Vysieries. uever io commuuicaie ibem io auy
wbo did uoi merii ibem. He besiowed mauy lavors ou ibem. aud
permiiied ibem lilewise io siay or iravel. io ibeir owu lecisiou.
1be 3
d
lay. -olomou ,ave audieuce io ibe lell
w
tralis aud lui
d

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appreuiices. He Iuiroduced ibe I. tr
is
iu ibe lasieru pari ol ibe
1emple belore ibe 1omb ol H. \. ai wbicb iime ibe lui
d
appr
es
,uarded ibe ouiside ol ibe 1emple - He ,ave ibose I. tr
is
be
ibou,bi ibe mosi woriby ibe de,ree ol V
r
aud ibe lui
d
appr
es
ibai
ol cralis. aud Iuiroduced ibem iuio ibe Porcb - He made ibem
promise. uever io separaie lrom ibe priuciples ol viriue. ol wbicb
ibeir auiieui was ibeir model. io be always uuiied. absisiiu, eacb
oiber muiually. aud leepiu, secrei amou, ibem. ibeir -i,us. 1o
leus e words. uever io commuuicaie ibem io oibers. bui ibose
ibai bad received ibem wiib ,ooduebs. aud were luowu io be
viriuous. He loaded ibem wiib preseuis aud permiiied ibem io
siay. or ,o wbere ibey pleased. baviu, ,iveu orders io bis Iuieu
dauis. io delray ibeir lxpeuces. iill ibey sbould arrive iu ibeir owu
couuiry.
-olomou. so wise. so viriuous. ibis liu, wbom Cod bad cboseu
alier bis owu beari. became leal io ibe voice ol Cod. Proud ol
luowiu, bimsell ibe ,reaiesi liu, ou larib. aud ol baviu, buili
a 1emple. ibe siruciure so lar,e. ibe ma,uiliceuce ol wbicb. was
ibe admiraiiou ol ibe uuiverse. soou lor,oi ibe ,ooduebs ol Cod.
aud ,ave bimsell up io all liceuiiousuebs - His sbamelul compli
auce lor a -ex so dau,erous amiable. iu disiroyiu, ibe Pieiy ol bis
Iaiber. aud prolauiu, by olleriu, ibe Iuceuce io ibe Idol Volocb
wbicb sbould bave beeu burui iu ibe -auci
m
-auciorum.
1bese crimes peueiraied io ibe bearis ol ibe ,ood masous. yei
ibey Iusirucied ibeir cbildreu iu ibe paib ol viriue ibai ibey bad
lirsi received. by ibe Holy aud respeciable uuiou ibai subsisied
amou, ibem. 1bey eudeavoured by ibeir couucil aud ,ood lx
ample io deier ibeir lellow ciiizeus lrom Impieiy aud sacriled,e.
bui dispaired ol beiu, able io succeed.
1bey remember`d iu ibe biiieruebs ol ibeir bearis y
e
veu,eauce
ibai Cod bad ialeu ou ibeir lorelaibers. by ibe lelu,e. ibey Ima,
iued ibai 1buuder would lall ou ibeir beads aud ibai ibe superb
1emple would be laid low - !erusalem would be disiroyed. aud
ibai ibeir cbildreu would suller lor ibese Iuiquiiies by a dreadlul
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slavery. wbicb deiermiued ibe ,reaiesi pari ol ibe ,ood masous io
lauisb ibemselves voluuiarly. ibai ibey mi,bi uoi be speciaiors ol
ibis Horror. wbeu ever ii sbould bappeu.
1be crimes ol ibese people beiu, accomplisbed Cod pui ii iu ibe
beari ol Xebucbaduezar liu, ol labylou io lay sie,e io !erusalem.
wbicb be iool. aud masiered all !udea. uuder ibe commaud ol
Xabuzaradau bis ,eueral. wbo raised ibe walls. aud eveu disiroyed
ibe louudaiiou ol ibe 1emple. wbere ibe Liviu, Cod dweli. He
iool ibe Iubabiiauis wiib ibeir |iu, !eboralim. tapiives io laby
lou. lxporiiu, wiib ibem all ibe ricbes ol ibe 1emple. 1bis lveui
bappeu`d +70 years. o mouibs aud 10 days alier iis ledicaiiou.
1be ,r
d
ll
i
perl
i
masous were ibeu ai !erusalem did deleud ii
wiib Iuirepidiiy. bui could uoi resisi ibe lorce e vivaciiy ol ibe
couquerors. 1bey were uuder uo couceru aboui ibe ricbes ol ibe
place. uor bad ibey auy Iuquieiude aboui ibe 1reasures ibereol.
ouly leasi ibe sacred vauli sbould be rausacled - ibese lively ap
prebeusious remaiu`d iu ibe biiieruebs ol ibeir bearis io see ibe
1emple ruiued aud disiroyed.
1bey Iuirepidally exposed ibemselves io ibe lury ol ibe soldiers
wbo ,uarded ibe door. iill ibey peueiraied ibrou,b ibe Ruius iu
ibe sacred vauli. aud searcbed wiib ,reai ardor. iill ibey louud ibe
,oldeu plaie ou ibe cubic 1riau,ular sioue ol a,aie - 1bey louud
also ibere ibe lody ol Calaad. ibe sou ol -opborie (a cousiderable
mau amou, ibe Perleci masous. aud) cbiel ol ibe leviies.
1bis Calaad. was ibe ,uard ol ibe sacred vauli. io iale care ol
ibe buruiu, lamps. aud io adore aud couiemplaie ibe Iuellable
word. He was a mau equal io H. \. wbo +00 years belore bad
losi bis lile raiber ibau disclose ibe secrei ol ibe Vasier - 1bis
Calaad prelerred beiu, burried iu ibe Ruius ol ibe 1emple raiber
ibau discover (by bis ,oiu, away) ibe 1reasure io be deliled by
ibe bauds ol ibe larbariaus. 1bey all cried Vabacmabarabacl.
Cod be blesi. we bave louud ii. aud ibis is ibe 3
d
pabsword aud
ibe mosi uecebsary io be luowu by ibe laiiblul ,uardiaus ol ibe
sacred 1reasure.
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Ii is dilliculi io lxprebs ibe oiber demousiraiious ol !oy. wiib
wbicb ibey were lilled ai ibis iime - 1bey immediaiely sei io worl
io ellace ibis sacred uame. ibai ii sbould uo more be le,ible. io
ruu auy risl ol ii beiu, discovered by ibe Impious - 1bey pui said
,oldeu plaie iu ibe arl. w
b
couiaiued ibe 1ables ol ibe Law aud
oiber precious 1reasures. brole dowu ibe cubic a,aie sioue. (as
ibey louud ii impobsible io tarry ii oll) overseiiiu, ibe columu or
pedesial. ou w
b
ibe sacred uame bad beeu deposiied. ibey di,,ed
27 leei deep aud ibere did siul ibe arl wiib iis coveriu, aud cou
ieuis. - 1beu iool lrom Calaad ibe Robes ol cbiel ol ibe Leviies.
cousisiiu, ol a 1iara aud vesimeui ol liue liuueu. aud covered bim
wiib ibe marble iables wbicb were deposiied iu ibe sacred vauli.
aud louud also by Cuibelum. !oaberi aud -iolliu iu ibe Ruius ol
ibe Holy Pairiarcb luocb. aud ibe reiired saiislied. resolviu, uever
io irusi iu ibe luiure io auy ibiu,. bui ibeir memory ol tarryiu,
dowu io posieriiy by 1radiiiou ibai Iuellable uame. lrom wbicb
comes ibe cusiom ol spelliu, leiier by leiier ibe mosi Holy uame
ol uames. wiiboui ever !oyuiu, a syllable - au usa,e alierwards
observed wbeu ibe 1emple was rebuili uuder tirus. aud bas beeu
pariicularly observed amou, us. 1be ,raud Priesi iu ibe middle ol
a small uumber ol perl
i
lreibereu wbo lormed a circle lile a cbaiu.
used io spell ii ouce a year iu ibe 1emple. ,iviu, orders io ibe
people io male a ,reai uoise. lebs ibey sbould be beard ba ibem.
ly ibeir baviu, so ,reai a tircumspeciiou. ibey losi ibe meibod
ol wriiiu, e prououuciu, ibis ,reai uame. 1bey were uuceriaiu
ol ibe uumber ol leiiers wbicb composed ibis word. as ibe irue
prouuuciaiiou was ouly vesied iu ibe ,r
d
ll
d
e perl
i
Vasous. Ior
Cod bad ordered ibai ibe auiieui masiers wbo luew ibis word.
bui were uoi llecied belore ibe deaib ol H. \. (wbo bad ireaied
-olomou so Ill). aud bad lormed a blameable projeci) were dis
iroyed iu ibe 9 arcbes ol luocb. as belore relaied.
Those gr
d
lI
d
masons who had penetrated in the Buins
of the TempIe at )erusaIem at the time of its distruction for
this lnestimabIe Treasure etc. Ieft )erusaIem & )udea. and
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went into strange Iands and other countries - Some went
into lgypt. others in Syria. and Scythia. even some went to
the deserts of Thebias - others past the sea. and took sheI-
ter in the southern cIimes. principaIIy in lngIand ScotIand
and lreIand. who have continued faithfuI in virtue. ahsist-
ing each other. knowing no superiority among them but
virtue: and became the admiration of the peopIe among
whom they had taken refuge. practizing particuIarIy their
virtues. The lnvy of profiting by their good lxampIe: de-
termined many to enter in the society of these good ma-
sons. beseeching these bretheren to admit them to be lniti-
ated into their mysteries.
-ome ol ibe lew. wbo preserved ibemselves lrom ibe ,eueral cor
rupiiou. baviu, wiib re,rei seeu some ol ibeir breibereu depari
lrom ibe road ol viriue. iool a resoluiiou ol leepiu, aud preserviu,
ibeir secreis. aud remembriu, teriaiu -i,us. wbicb ibe maduebs
ol ibeir breibereu bad made ibem lor,ei. ibey separaied ibem
selves lrom ibem as il ibey were uoi eveu ibeir couuiry meu.
1be 1ime arrived wbeu ibe cbrisiiau priuces were combiued io
,eiber io couquer ibe Holy laud. aud io deliver !erusalem lrom ibe
bauds ol ibe barbariaus. wbo bad ii iu pobsebsiou.
1be ,ood aud viriuous masous woriby ibe Heriia,e ol ibose
wbo bad buili ibe 1emple. voluuiary couiribuied io ibe lxecuiiou
ol so Holy au luierprize. ollered ibeir service io ibe coulederaie
Priuces. so ibis coudiiiou. ibai ibey sbould bave uo oiber cbiel. bui
oue ol ibeir owu cbusiu, - 1be priuces accepied ibeir oller. 1bey
boisied ibeir owu siaudard aud leparied.
Iu ibe 1umuli aud disorder ol ibe war ibey reiaiued ibe priu
ciples ol viriue. ol wbicb ibeir Iaibers bad ,iveu ibem ibe model.
ibey lived perlecily uuiied. lod,iu, io,eiber iu ibe same 1euis.
wiiboui auy disiiuciiou ol raul. ibey uever luew auy ,eueral bui
iu ibe iime ol baiile. reiiriu, ou au equaliiy. aud ,iviu, muiual
absisiauce io eacb oiber. aud exieudiu, ibeir cbariiy. eveu io ibe
luemies.
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Iu all ibeir aciious ibe susiaiued aud ,ave prools ol ibeir ,reai
valor. aud lrequeuily relaied ibe wbole lorce ol ibe luemies iroops.
1be coulederaies could uoi wiibsiaud ibe violeui Impeiuosiiy ol
ibe 1urls. bui ibe breibereu re lsiablisbed ibe combai aud ,aiued
ibe viciory. a memorable lxample ol ibeir coura,e aud viriue.
0u si,ual ,iveu. ibey all aiiacled. opeu`d. closed. Rallied aud lell
ou ibe luemy wiib sucb au Impeiuosiiy aud 1orreui. ibai uoibiu,
could resisi ibe breibereu. 1bose prodi,ies ol valor succeeded al
ieruaily - 1be -ouib wiud doib uoi disiroy so lasi. as ibe rapidiiy
ol ibe masous. did ou mauy occasious.
1bis ardor aud Iuirepidiiy iu ibe ,reaiesi dau,ers. !oyued io ibe
wisdom ol ibe breibereu. ibeir uuiou. tbariiy aud disiuieresied
uebs iu relusiu, io pariale ol ibe spoils ol ibe lield. awaled ibe
aiieuiiou ol ibe coulederaies aud priucipally ibe lu
is
ol !erusalem.
wbo. wbeu ibey came io bave a luowled,e ol ibese Heroes aud
saw ibem. iuireaied ibeir alliauce.
wbai a moviu, speciacle was ii. io see ibese Illusirious lui,bis.
sucb woriby delleuders ol Reli,iou. ibrowiu, ibemselves iu ibe
arms ol ibese masouic Heroes. calliu, ibem ibeir laibers. e ol
leriu, ibem ibe 1ribuie ol a ,reailul acluowled,emeui - 1bese
,euerous masous replied. 1bai 1ribuie was ouly due io ibe ,reai
arcbiieci ol ibe uuiverse. 1bai ibey ouly bad ialeu arms io del
leud ibe commou cause - 1bai !udea was ibeir auiieui couuiry.
aud ibai ibeir laibers bad beeu obli,`d io abaudou ii lor mauy
years. ibe pariicular tircumsiauces ol wbicb. wbeu ibey ibou,bi
ibereou brou,bi 1ears lrom ibeir lyes.`
1be priuces were surprized ai meeiiu, wiib so ,reai viriue amou,
ibe lreibereu. aud desired io be admiiied iuio ibeir socieiy. aud io
be pariicularly Iuiiiaied iuio ibeir mysieries. 1be masous replied.
ibai wisdom !usiice probiiy. peace aud ,ood mauuers. lrieudsbip
equaliiy aud uuiou were ibeir priucipal laws. wbicb cbarmed ibe
lui,bis. aud ibeir Zeal aud lervor. were recompeuced by parialiu,
ol ibe mysieries ol wbicb ibey were woriby by ibeir cousiaucy.
1be lu
is
ol -
i
!obu ol !erusalem readily absisied io wbai ibe
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masous bad laid dowu io ibem. aud were Iuiiiaied iuio ibeir mys
ieries. Iusirucied iuio ibeir Hisiory. aud learui by ibem ibai a uew
li,bi bad appeared ou larib. aud ibe a,e ol ibe ,reai mysiery
accomplisbed. as ibe promise made io \brabam. aud bis posieriiy
was uow lullilled.
ly ibese uew proseliies aud ibe Iuberiiauce ol ibe auiieui ma
sous. Vasoury is ,loriously perpeiuaied iu all lurope. aud pari ol
\merica. wiiboui auy revoluiiou. wbicb so lrequeuily cbau,es ibe
lorm ol lmpire. bui bas uever allecied our ,lorious prolebsious.
aud is uow bauded dowu my dear broiber iu all iis puriiy.
Lei us reuder our prayer ai ibe looisiool ol ibe lierual arcbiieci ol
ibe uuiverse. ibai we may uever be devided. \meu. \meu. \meu -
lud ol ibe liscours.
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L. sLe.
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// /s /:/ /o ///`s V\CXlV 0Pl- 1/ /// /!
/s / // S/o/ / ///s |/, 1Hl HI-10RIt\L LlClXl- 0I
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PlRIlt1I0X.]
&
ITlB ibe desiruciiou ol ibe tiiy aud 1emple. souic ol
ibe Craud lleci. Perleci aud -ublime Vasous were car
ried away capiive iuio labylou. otbers escaped ioto
Lgvpt, Pboeoicia, Svria, tbe Desert of tbe 1bebaid. aud
waudered eveu iuio Iudia. \i a laier day ibey peueiraied. couveyed
ibiiber iu Pbouiciau sbips. iuio lu,laud. -coilaud aud Irelaud.
wberesoever ibey weui. ibey spread IreeVasoury. aud iuculcaied
iis pure. peacelul aud beuevoleui dociriues. subsiiiuiiu,. iu place
ol ibe le,eud ol 0siris aud 1ypbou. wbicb was represeuied iu ibe
l,ypiiau Vysieries. ibai ol Hiram \bi. slaiu by ibe ibree assas
sius. wbose uames. iu iime. became so corrupied as scarcely io be
reco,uized. 1bey commeuded ibemselves aud ibeir order io ibe
lavourable cousideraiiou ol Priuces. Xobles aud People. by ibe pu
riiy ol iis priuciples. ibe viriues wbicb ibey praciised. aud ibe ,reai
aud spleudid edilices wbicb ibey erecied everywbere. \dmiiiiu,
iuio ibe order ,ood aud irue meu ol all rauls aud de,rees. ibey
were carelul uoi uuuecessarily io muliiply ibe uumber ol ibose
wbo received ibe le,ree ol Perleciiou. -baliu, au arcbiieci aud
worler iu brass ibeir iype ol ibe Priuciple ol ,ood. ol bouor aud
iucorrupiible iuie,riiy aud lideliiy. ibey paid uo re,ard io raul .
bui made viriue. capaciiy aud iuielleciual aiiaiumeuis ibe sole iesi
ol liiuess io receive ibis le,ree.
lrom tbem tbe Lsseoes aod tbeir great 1eacber Jobo tbe
Baptist receiced tbeir pore aod profoood doctrioes. lrom
ibem Pbilo !udaeus learued ibem iu ibe scbools ol \lexaudria.
1bey were ibe Vasiers ol ibe lruids. ibe lrabmius aud ibe Va,i.
aud iuspired toulucius. Zoroasier. Pyiba,oras aud Plaio.
tbrisi appeared. aud made public ibe irue dociriues. uuiil bis
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iime couliued io a seleci lew. aud eveu by ibem iu mauy iusiauces
added io. perveried aud corrupied. \lier bis deaib. !ewisb iradi
iious aud ibe ieueis ol ibe Creel Pbilosopby were iuierpolaied
iuio bis pure reli,iou. aud ibe creed iau,bi by ibe Creai 1eacber
was overlaid wiib lollies aud liciious. 1be reli,ious miud iudul,ed
iu ibe lauiasiic va,aries ol Cuosiicism. aud ibe idolairy ol -aiuis
aud ima,es recalled io miud ibe worsbip ol idols iu ibe days ol
-olomou.
wbeu ibe Powers ol tbrisieudom uuiied io couquer lrom ibe lol
lowers ol ibe tresceui. !erusalem aud ibe Holy Laud. ibe Vasous.
ibeu uumerous iu every tbrisiiau couuiry. ea,er io pariicipaie iu
ibe ,lorious euierprise. ollered ibeir services io ibe coulederaied
Priuces. luder leaders elecied by ibemselves. aud luowu ouly iu
ibe bour ol baiile. ibey joiued ibe siaudards ol ibe iuvadiu, armies.
aud ou every disorderly marcb ol ibe moiley lorces ibai euiered
Palesiiue. ibey preserved ,ood order. scrupulously perlormed ibeir
miliiary duiies. aud ai all iimes praciised ibose priuciples ol bero
ism. bouour. moraliiy aud viriue. wbicb ibey bad beeu iau,bi by
ibeir laibers. ireaiiu, eacb oiber as broibers. liviu, iu ibe same
barmouy as wbeu ibe world was ai peace. aud occupyiu, ibe same
ieuis wiiboui disiiuciiou ol raul.
Ii would be impossible io relaie all ibeir acis ol beroism aud
bravery iu ibe dillereui baiiles wbicb were lou,bi duriu, ibe tru
sades. wiiboui ibem. Palesiiue would uoi bave beeu recovered.
uor a tbrisiiau |iu, bave beeu seaied ou ibe 1broue ol !erusa
lem. 1bey lrouied ibe mosi immiueui dau,er. aud ever sou,bi io
receive ibe lirsi sbocl ol ibe laiile. 0lieu ibey iurued ibe scale
iu lavour ol ibe tbrisiiau bosis. 1beir couusels were beard wiib
respeci. aud ibey were ever ready io assisi aud succour ibe uu
loriuuaie. io uurse ibe sicl aud care lor ibe wouuded soldier ol
every Xaiiou. 1beir blood was poured oui lile waier ai \cre aud
\scalou. 1bey were ibe loremosi io mouui ibe walls ol !erusalem.
aud io plaui upou ibem ibe siaudard ol ibe tross. aud wbeu ibe
ciiy was ialeu. ibey. euieriu, amou, ibe loremosi. sirove io siay
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7he Qadosh Iathers.
ibe carua,e wbicb eusued. saviu, ibe wouuded. ibe old aud ibe
uuloriuuaie. aud ai ibe bazard ol ibeir lives proieciiu, ibe womeu
lrom violaiiou.
1beir disiuieresieduess. ,euerosiiy aud cbariiy. ibeir close aud
perleci uuiou wiib aud devoiiou io oue auoiber. aud ibeir uu
dauuied bravery aud couiempi ol dau,er aud deaib. aiiracied ibe
aiieuiiou aud exciied ibe admiraiiou ol ibe tbrisiiau leaders aud
Priuces. wbo. liudiu, ibai ibey bad souic secrei boud ol uuiou.
aud oue leader wbose sli,biesi order was obeyed by all. aud wbose
will was commuuicaied iusiauiaueously as ii were. aud iu some
uuluowu mode. io all bis lorces. sou,bi io peueiraie ibe mysiery.
Learuiu, ibai ibey cousiiiuied a pariicular order. iu wbicb all.
eveu io ibe bumblesi soldier. were equals. ibey sou,bi io become
members ol ii. aud were admiiied . lui ibey were lirsi iulormed.
ibai wisdom. jusiice. probiiy. bouour. moraliiy. lrieudsbip. equal
iiy aud uuiou were ibe luudameuial laws ol ibe 0rder. ibai raul
aud di,uiiy ,ave uo oue a claim io euier ii. aud ibai il ibey did
so. ibey musi iberealier re,ard every Vasou as ibeir equal. il be
were au bouourable. bouesi aud upri,bi mau. uo maiier wbai bis
raul or iiile. -ome ol ibe Priuces. ,overued by prejudice aud pride
ol birib. decliued io euier ibe order. bui ibe emiueui. viriuous
aud disiiu,uisbed amou, ibem did so wiib joy. aud wore iu due
iime advauced io ibe de,ree ol Cr .. lleci. Perleci aud -ublime
Vasou. Received as Iellowtralis. ibey embraced ibe \euerable
lroibers wbo surrouuded eud accepied ibem. aud mauy ol wbom
were bui privaie soldiers. ibauliu, ibem lor displayiu, io ibeir
eyes ibe mysieries ol Vasoury. aud lor ibeir disiiu,uisbed services
iu ibe commou cause ol tbrisieudom . 1bey were iold ibai ibeir
,raiiiude was due io ibe Craud\rcbiieci ol ibe luiverse aloue.
lor ibai. ibeir laibers baviu, beeu driveu lroui ibe Holy Laud.
ibe Vasous could uoi bui uuiie iu ibe commou euierprise. aud
deserved uo ibauls lor assisiiu, io recover ibeir couuiry lroui ibe
bauds ol ibe Iulidel. -ucb is ibe leeliu, wbicb sbould auimaie all
Vasous. siuce. iu complyiu, wiib our obli,aiious. aud praeiiriu,
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ibe viriues bere iuculcaied. we bui perlorm our duiy.
1bus was uew vi,our ,iveu io Vasoury. tarried. by ibose re
iuruiu, lroui Palesiiue. iuio every couuiry. ii was proiecied by ibe
tbrisiiau Priuces. aud became a Power iu every -iaie. touueciiu,
iisell wiib tbivalry aud ibe |ui,bily 0rders. by uew le,rees. ii ev
erywbere iau,bi ibe praciice ol ibe uoble aud beroic viriues. aud
couiiuued io llourisb amid all ibe revoluiious aud vicissiiudes ol
lmpires. ibe dowulall ol lyuasiies. aud ibe overibrow ol 1broues.
Ii crossed ibe oceau io \merica. ii peueiraied ibe primeval loresis.
ii was scaiiered eveu amou, ibe Iudiau iribes. Iisell uuder,oiu,
mauy cbau,es iu lorms aud ceremouies. ii divided iuio dillereui
riies. praciised iu dillereui couuiries. bui ibe cardiual priuciples ol
Vasoury remaiued uucbau,ed iu all. Lei us bope. my lroiber. ibai
ibey may so couiiuue. uuiil iime sball be uo more.
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c. ScettsaL Rste BeeL = Secoet Ceatstwtsea.
\riicle \\II.
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:/ // / s;o|/s, :! /o /:/ s o;s//s
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Hl \ssideaus'. a !ewisb seci. was divided iuio ibe /:/:o/o.
wbicb meaus ibe Vercilul.` aud ibe 1s:!///o. wbicb meaus
ibe Is/.` 1bey were ibe predecessors aud broibers ol ibe ls
seues aud Pbarisees. 1o aiiaiu uuio ibe esiaie ol Holiuess aud Puriiy.
ibey weui iu siriciuess lar beyoud wbai ibe law required. 1bis is clearly
evideuced by ibeir -ecrei Re,ulaiious.
1be \ibeuiaus. io wbom ibeir dociriue was irausmiiied by oral ira
diiiou. called ii J;s///.` ibai is io say. ibe S|//o ////s/;.`
1bese maxims were euirusied ouly io ibe Craud tommauders ol ibeir
0rder. wbo irausmiiied ibem io uoue oibers ibau ibose wbo were wor
iby ibereol. aud wiib wbose qualilicaiious ibey bad lirsi made ibem
selves lully acquaiuied.`
Xoie. ' Iu ibe iime ol \uiiocbus lpipbaues. |iu, ol -yria. (1o7 b.c..) ibe
siaudard ol revoli was raised a,aiusi ibe -yriau masiers ol ibe !ews. by a
priesi uamed Vaiiaibias. wbose live sous were alierwards called ibe J::-
|s. He was ibe sou ol !obauau. wbo was ibe sou ol -imeou. sou ol Hasmou.
ol ibe -acerdoial divisiou or bousebold ol !eboiarib |1 tbrou. 2+.7]. Irom
ibe uame ol bis ,reai,raudlaiber. bis lamily were called 2.CL". //:s-
o/o, /:sos or 1so:s.
\ll ibe irue lrieuds ol ibe Hebrew reli,iou aud uaiioualiiy joiued Vaiiaibias.
aud ibese pairiois were siyled 27". //:s/!/o, /:s/!:s. or 1ss/!:s.
Aoioioi. ibe PI0l- |1 Vacc. vii. 13. 2 Vacc. xiv.o]. by way ol opposiiiou io
ibe /o/s. wbo sided wiib ibe Creel iyrauis.
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s/s (:/, 33! /, (:! too:!s / /// / 1/ / :!
/;:/ J:s;, 1// :! J!, // / /o/s/s, s///! :/ /:/s,
I/ :! ///. laied 1802. 1bis is lrom Pile`s bool. \XtIlX1 \Xl \ttlP1ll
-t011I-H RI1l 0I IRllV\-0XR\. 18o2. Pa,es 327. 329. Iooiuoie ou pa,e 32o.
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d. Cemmeta.
T
Hl BlTl OI PlBIlCTlOX / \XtIlX1 \Xl \ttlP1ll -t011I-H
RI1l lormulaied ibese le,euds upou a siory ol Perleci
Vasous` wbo. alier ibe desiruciiou ol ibe 1emple wbeu
1iius sacled !erusalem. dispersed io lour locaiious. -yria. -icily.
Libya aud ibe 1bebaid. Ii is clear. also. ibai ibey uudersiood ibese
lreibreu io be a) ibe lsseues. ai oue iime. b) ibe 1berapeuis. c)
ibe leseri Iaibers ol l,ypi aud -yria. \s re,ards -icily aud Lib
ya. we bave yei io liud corroboraiiu, iulormaiiou. ibou,b ibere
was a !ewisb -cbool iu 1ripoliiaua (1ripoli. Libya).
How mucb ibe Vasous ol ibe 18ib teuiury wbo lormulaied
ibese siories aciually luew ol ibe leseri Iaibers. is beyoud us.
siuce ouly very receuily is ibe pasi ,iviu, up iis secreis.
\ei. ibe sirou,esi liuls are iu -yria aud ibe 1bebaid. 1scboudy
wroie aboui ibe |ui,bis ol ibe Voruiu, aud Palesiiue lou, be
lore auybody else. aud perbaps ibe leseri Iaibers uever luew
ibemselves io be |ui,bis. bui wbai be wroie ol correspouds io ibis
,roup ol Vysiical tbrisiiaus. or teuobiies. Is ii auy coiucideuce
ibai ibe locaiiou ol -aiui Pacbomius` Vouasiery was ai liospolis
Parva. a uome iu l,ypi ibai was sacred io Haibor. aud adjaceui
io leuderab. wbere ibe 1emple ol Haibor is Is ii auy coiucideuce
ibai ibe Xa, Hammadi Library was discovered iu ibis very same
re,iou (-ee \olume . 0RVl-.)
Iu -yria. aud iu ibe resi ol Palesiiue ibai applies io ibis siory.
Var -aba. lor example. aud |irbei al |umrau (Comorrab). were
couuecied io ibe luddbisi missiouaries ol ibe lmperor \sola. Var
-aba is said io be couuecied io ibe -ecrei Cospel ol Varl. -ee 1/
/:; / // (//1 lor some commeuis ou ibis -ecrei Cospel. aud
see (/J|S (loribcomiu,) lor more ou ibe -ecrei Cospel ol Varl.
ibe \ouu, Vau iu ibe 1omb. aud ibe leep ibiu,s ol -\1\X. Iu
-yria. ibere were \ucboriies mucb lile ibose iu ibe 1bebaid re,iou
ol l,ypi. 1bere is a ricb liieraiure ou ibe subjeci. il you could ouly
learu io read Ireucb'
Ii is irue ibai ibese leseri Iaibers persisied lor quiie a lou, iime.
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Vorieu ibe \lcbemisi is said io bave beeu oue. aud be meeis wiib
ibe trusaders ai lamieiia. a mosi imporiaui tiiy iu l,ypi. ibai
would bave secured ibe Red -ea irade rouie lor ibe Laiiu |iu,
dom. bad Irederic II (Hobeusioleu) uoi beeu cui dowu belore bis
iime. \ye. bui ibai is ibe curse ol beiu, a visiouary abead ol ev
erybody else.
-o. iu ibe couiexi ol ibese Vasouic siories. ibey were iuiimaiiu,
ibai ibe iried aud irusiies were successors ol ibese bold aud valiaui
|ui,bis ol ibe Voruiu, aud Palesiiue. ibese Craud lleci. Perleci.
aud -ublime Vasous. Perbaps. iu ibe day. Isu`i ii a bii ol a sireicb
io couiiuue ibai liue ol reasouiu, io ibe preseui. ibou,b 1bere is
au \uibeuiic 1radiiiou. ibai H\- couiiuued ibrou,b ibe ceuiuries.
ibai bas couuied amou, iisell mauy illusirious persoua,es. meu
ol reuowu` (re,ardless ol ,euder). aud ii is uoi iu ibe raul aud lile
ol auy movemeui ol lollowers. bui iu ibe Hermiis. ibe \isiouaries.
ibose wbo are deliuiiely abead ol ibeir iime. aud wbo are \uiiuo
miau io ibe core. \mericau arcbiieci Iraul Lloyd wri,bi was oue
sucb iudividual.
wbai is brave aboui beiu, obedieui toura,e meaus ,oiu,
a,aiusi ibe ,raiu aud laciu, adversiiy lor so doiu,. Recall ibai
quoie earlier iu ibis bool. lrom trowley`s iuiroduciiou io ibe 193o
ediiiou ol 1/ // / // /:.
1be abuormal` mau wbo loresees ibe ireud ol ibe iimes aud adapis
circumsiauce iuielli,euily. is lau,bed ai. persecuied. olieu desiroyed by
ibe berd. bui be aud bis beirs. wbeu ibe crisis comes. are survivors.`
Xeed we say more
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1be Riie ol Perleciiou was based upou a 1radiiiou ibai was sup
poriive ol ibe -iuari tause. \lier ibe IoriyIive. ii spred iuio
Hi,bCrade Ireemasoury maiuly iu Irauce aud Cermauy. Laier
ii weui io ibe wesi Iudies aud \merica. wbile louuie Priuce
tbarlie` ,oi lai aud u,ly aud dissipaied iu Rome. bis oucear
deui supporiers iu -coilaud ,oi siripped ol ibeir iiiles. lorbiddeu io
wear ibeir clau iariaus. or eveu assemble as claus. aud mauy weui
io tauada aud ibe oiber \mericau tolouies. pariicularly iu ibe
-ouib. wbere ibe taroliuas aud \ir,iuia are examples. Ii jusi ,oes
io sbow you ibai iruib iu adveriisiu, was. ibeu. jusi aboui as lalse
as ii is uow. Recall ibe commeuis ol H. P. llavaisly we rau iu ibe
iuiroduciory 0rieuiaiiou. above. aud ibe remarls ol R. I. Could.
iu bis uoies io Ramsay`s (://. iu ibe preseui cbapier.
/oo| / ; ;, ; s/ /// // s
S// ; ::; !/:o!-Piul Iloyd.
well I ,uess ibe eyebrow liue is ibe same. aud maybe ibose wisps
ol bair ou ibe sides. bui wbai else is Xoibiu, ever cbau,es. ii all
siays ibe same. 1be same damu ibiu,. over aud over a,aiu.
1bis is wbai your cause was li,biiu, over. He lled io Iialy aud
died a druul. How poeiic.
tau`i iell wbicb braud ol lipsiicl be`s weariu, iu ibe piciure ou
ibe leli. \ud is ibai ibe bad,e ol ibe Primordial tbapier ol \rras
ou bis coai
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1be adosb Iaibers. iu ibe Riie ol Perleciiou / -coiiisb Riie cou
iexi. were ibose valiaui Vasous wbo mei up wiib ibe trusaders.
aud perpeiuaied ibe iradiiiou. aud worled wiib ibe |ui,bis 1em
plars. eveu il ibe !obauuiie tbrisiiaus (wbo bave au eveu more
iraceable 1radiiiou) were ibe -ieeriu, tommiiiee bebiud ibe 1em
plars' -ee. ibese ibiu,s are all relaied soouer or laier. aud wbeu we
,ei io ibe -ixib \olume iu ibe series. you sball see wbai we meau
by ibe \uibeuiic 1radiiiou. il you baveu`i ,rolled ii ibus lar'
Ii`s uoi someibiu, you cau dowuload lor lree. Ii is someibiu,
you luow ou your owu.
Xow we ,o io llipbas Levi`s versiou ol ibis siory. 1bis is wbere
ibe uame ol adosb Iaibers lirsi came io us.
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4. IsLa Le+s*a Steo+ ej tLe HsqLta ej tLe Lse.
HlSTOBY OI THl KXlCHT OI THl llOX.
t
T is said ibai wbeu -olomou bad pardoued ibe lellows wbo
bad cousidered revoli aud bad made ceriaiu ibey bad re
iurued io ibeir duiies. oue ol ibese same lellows wbo could
uoi lor,ei ibe puuisbmeui meied oui io bis ibree compauious aud
liudiu, ii uujusi. resolved bimsell io male au aiiempi ou ibe lile
ol -olomou. He euiered bis palace wiib a da,,er aud lilled oue
ol ibe liu,`s ollicers wbo iried io siop bim. He ibeu lou,bi wiib
-olomou wbo lorced bim io iale lli,bi aud io llee io a bidiu, place
iu ibe mouuiaius. -olomou`s ,uards speui iwelve days iu pursuii
ol bim wiib uo success. wbeu oue ol ibem uamed loece saw a liou
dra,,iu, a mau iuio iis lair. He lou,bi wiib ibe liou aud lilled ii
aud reco,uized ibe mau as be wbom ibey were seeliu,. cboled io
deaib by ibe liou. loece cui oll bis bead aud carried ii io -olomou.
wbo rewarded bim by ,iviu, bim a ribbou. symbol ol viriue. lrom
wbicb buu, a ,oldeu liou. symbol ol valour. aud iu iis mouib ibe
liou beld ibe cud,el wiib wbicb ii bad beeu lilled.
\lier ibe 1emple was liuisbed. several worlers placed ibemselves
uuder a siu,le leader aud worled lor ibe relormaiiou ol moral
bebaviour. buildiu, spiriiual edilices aud ,aiuiu, a repuiaiiou lor
ibeir cbariiy. 1/; ://! // KXDOSH IXTHlBS, /// o:s
!/:/! |; // ///ss / /// //s`
1bey did uoi lasi ioo lou, a iime. bowever. lor ibey lor,oi ibeir
duiy aud ibeir obli,aiious. aud avarice made ibem bypocriies.
1be Piolemy Pbiladelpbiaus. liu,s ol l,ypi. priuces ol asirol
o,ers. were amou, ibe mosi celebraied aud cousiaui lrieuds ol
iruib. ibey ordered ibai sixiy broibers worl ou a irauslaiiou ol ibe
boly -cripiures.
The Kadosh Iathers soon strayed from their duties by
over-reaching the Iimits of decency. XevertheIess. the or-
der was preserved. for severaI of them. devoted observers
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of the Iaws they had originated. withdrew to themseIves.
They eIected a grand master for Iife: ooe part remaioed
io Svria aod Sici/v, ceotriog tbeir /ices oo good oorks;
tbe otber part oeot to /ice io tbe /aods obicb tbev be/d
io Lvbia aod 1bebaid. 1bese same so/itarv p/aces oere
/ater iobabited bv rec/oses koooo as latbers of tbe Des-
ert; ooce agaio tbev oere ca//ed kadosb, meaoiog 'bo/v'
or 'separate'.
Xeiiber !ews uor tbrisiiaus bave ever said auyibiu, bad ol ibem.
1beir ,raud masier was uamed Vaucbemm.
\lier ibe desiruciiou ol ibe iemple. several embraced tbrisiiau
iiy. adopiiu, ii because ibey saw uoibiu, iu ii wbicb was uoi iu
coulormiiy io ibeir way. 1bey lormed ,roups. members ol a siu,le
lar,er lamily. \ll ibey possessed became commou properiy. \lex
auder. pairiarcb ol \lexaudria. was ibe movemeui`s ,reaiesi par
iisau aud oruameui. 1bey passed ibeir lives praisiu, aud blessiu,
Cod aud belpiu, ibe poor wbom ibey cousidered ibeir owu broib
ers. Ii is iu ibis way ibai ibis respeciable order maiuiaiued iisell
uuiil uear ibe eud ol ibe sixib ceuiury. aud all broibers ioday seel
io eubauce iis bououred repuiaiiou.
- llipbas Levi. 1/ // / S/!s. pp. 108110.
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llPHXS llVl. iu 1/ // / S/!s. ,ives us a

variaui ol ibis le,eud. 1be Vasouic le,eud wbicb be is
dealiu, wiib is oue called 1be Hisiory ol ibe |ui,bis ol
ibe Liou. 1bis is imporiaui. because ii is iu ibe Liou`s mouib. iu
oiber Vasouic le,euds. ibai we liud ibe ley aud ibe uumber 2.
1bis le,eud is uoi ibe same as ibe oue we bave quoied. bui ii is im
poriaui all ibe same. 1be uumber 2 was debaied wiib us. alier
publisbiu, 1/ /:; / // (//1. we sball dwell preseuily ou
ibis. Ii was said. by a lroiber ol ibe -coiiisb Riie io reler. iusiead.
io ibe leiiers -. . -. we researcbed ibis aud louud wbai could
possibly be ibe soluiiou. bui sball relraiu lrom siaiiu, ii bere.
Ii is iu ibe Le,eud ol ibe Royal \rcb aud iu ibe early versious ol
ibe 20. Craud Vasier ol \ll -ymbolic Lod,es.
1be adosb Iaibers were ibe compilers ol ibe -epiua,iui ai ibe
bebesi ol Piolemy. 1beir Craud Vasiers were elecied \l \I1\V.`
1bey splii iuio iwo ,roups ol iwo.
I. a. -yria
b. -icily
II. a. Libya
b. 1bebes
we cau see ibe similariiies beiweeu ibis ,roup. ibis le,eud. aud
ibe le,euds relerred io by waiie. Il we view ii cbrouolo,ically. ibey
lasied lrom ibe period ol ibe compleiiou ol ibe Iirsi 1emple. ibe
10ib teuiury b.c.e.. io ibe eud ol ibe oib ceuiury c.e. 1bai ac
couuis lor 1.00 years. we ieud io be ol ibe miud io siaie ibai ibis
le,eud covers some ol ibe lsseuiau ,roups. aud ibeir dispersiou
across ibe Xear lasi. aud oiber places iu ibe Vediierraueau. Il we
pui ibis io,eiber wiib ibe waiie maierial. (ibe maierial be quoies.
ibai is)-we cau see ibai some ,roup or auoiber lIl lasi uuiil ibe
iime ol ibe trusades. perbaps comiu, lorward io ibe bi,b lamilies
iu lurope discussed iu //; //!, //; (://. because ol ibe
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separaiiou iu ibe 100s. beiweeu lasi aud wesi. Remarlably. ibis
is rou,bly ibe same iime ibai ibe Hermeiica is said io bave leli
Harrau. aud euded up iu lyzauiium. 1be crisis iu tburcb aud
-iaie ibai occurred ai ibis period is oue ol ibe Rl\L reasous lor
ibe trusades. alibou,b we are siill iold ibai ii was merely io pro
ieci ibe pil,rims ou ibeir way io ibe Holy Laud. lrom aiiacls by
ibe -araceus (Iulidels).
Hisiory iells us ibai iu l,ypi iu ibe 10ib teuiury l.t.l.. ibe
Xew |iu,dom was eudiu,. \ uew lyuasiy rose up. ibe \\Isi.
wbicb was libiopiau. -o. ii would be plausible io speculaie ibai ai
ibis iime. mi,raiious ol ceriaiu priesiboods iool place. 1bis bap
peued arouud ibe iime ol tadmus ol Pbouicia. aud ibis uudoubi
edly bappeued several iimes. iu order io preserve ibe priesiboods
ibai were dyiu, oui iu ibe ceuires ol auiiquiiy.
Ii is also lilely ibai a mi,raiiou iool place iu l,ypi duriu, ibe \lb
uaieu debacle. -ee 1/ S/ 1/|.` (\olume +. loribcomiu,).
Ii is uoi possible io deiermiue wbo aciually was respousible lor
ibe -epiua,iui. ai leasi as lar as wbo ibe irauslaiors were.
\i ibe iime !erusalem lell. ibe adosb Iaibers splii ibe sceue.
1bese were ibe Holy 0ues (adosbim) ol ibe lsseues. or ai leasi
ibe bi,besi de,rees ol ibe bierarcby. 1bey uudoubiedly proliler
aied iu -yria. -icily. Libya. aud 1bebes. Iu laci. !osepbus iells ol
several !ews beiu, irausporied bacl io Iialy. aud ii is uoi uurea
souable io suppose ibai several ol ibese euded up iu -icily or iu
talabria. Iu Libya. we bave ibe 1ripoliiau -cbool ol pbilosopbers.
mauy ol ibese beiu, !ews. -yria calls lor a wbole worl by iisell. as
does l,ypi. -ee \olumes aud o ol ibe series.
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5. Wste*a Cemmeta.
Wl iale ibe reader uow io waiie`s 1 ^ /;/+!/: / /o:-
s;. lor several exiracis periaiuiu, io ibe |ui,bis ol ibe Voruiu,
-iar aud ol Palesiiue.
a. l Waite !6-20. sv. :Crand and SubIime Mason
HlXDS OI THl llClXD. Ii bas passed ibrou,b almosi as mauy
variaiious iu Riiual procedure aud moiive as iu descripiive uames.
We may compare the summary furnished by Bagon in his
account of Capito/ar Crades with the recension of XIbert
Pike. which was based probabIy on severaI versions of the
past. and offers by derivation from these a variant of the
widespread myth concerning the preservation of Masonry
in PaIestine. from the age of SoIomon and his TempIe to
the epoch of the Crusades. or in other words a theory of
the transmission of Secret Tradition from the Covenant of
lsraeI to that of Christ. Ii is io be re,reiied ibai sucb a subjeci
sbould uoi bave lalleu iuio more capable bauds. wbeiber ibose
ol ibe ori,iual iuveuiors or ol ibe \mericau Craud tommauder
by wbom ii was revised as usual. The traditionaI story is giv-
en here in its baIdest form and recounts how certain Ma-
sons. about whom we shaII hear in connection with the
Bova/ 4rcb of Loocb. carried the lneffabIe Treasure of the
True Word from )udea into other countries. giving secret
instruction to those who were worthy of being incIuded
among the keepers of the BoyaI Xrt. Masonry was propa-
gated otherwise in the Iower Degrees by far Iess cautious
custodians and degenerated as it extended everywhere. but
the Supreme Mysteries were reserved in sacred hidden-
ness by the Crand and SubIime Masons. They passed into
lgypt and Xssyria. they crossed over into lurope. and as
it was indubitabIe that the originaI and historicaI home of
lmbIematic Masonry shouId not be Ieft out. it is said that
many settIed in lngIand. ScotIand and lreIand. Xfter such
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manner were KiIwinning and Heredom assured their own
in Iegend. The centre of aII remained. however. in PaIes-
tine. as did Christian Bosy Cross abide in the House of the
HoIy Spirit whiIe the Brothers traveIIed abroad. They must
have seen therefore the lamp of Christ upIifted in the HoIy
land. and though it is not said that they adopted the Xew
law. when the time came for the kings. princes. and faith-
fuI of lurope to deIiver )erusaIem from the yoke of unbe-
Iief and its miscreants. we are toId that they offered their
services in that aII-hoIy enterprise and that the SubIime
Masons performed prodigies of vaIour. One resuIt was that
the royaI and nobIe crusaders soIicited and obtained ini-
tiation. The Iegend breaks off at this point. so that it is Ieft
an open question whether the Christian Brethren who re-
turned again to lurope communicated that which they had
received under the same seaIs to others or whether they
were received into those Hidden and HoIy Houses which.
by the hypothesis of the story. were Iocated aIready in the
West.
:VlBSlOX OI BXBOX TSCHOUDY. I bave said ibai ibere are several
versious ol ibis iradiiioual myib. aud seeiu, ibai ii is ibe ley ol
1emplar Vasoury. ii is desirable ai ibis poiui io observe bow ii
siauds iu ibe earliesi available il uoi ori,iual lorm. beiu, ibai ol
larou 1scboudy iu bis memorable /`//// //:o|;:/. Ii is pos
sible ibai wbai be ollers is drawu lrom ibe iradiiioual bisiory com
muuicaied iu ibe Iourieeuib le,ree ol ibe t// / /os.
aud as I bave iudicaied ibai ibis Riie mosi probably be,au wiibiu
more modesi dimeusious ol Riiual. wbicb were expauded as op
poriuuiiy ollered. ii is possible also ibai iis (:! /// 1//
/// J:s/ may bave beeu ibe worl ol 1scboudy bimsell. wbo
composed mauy Crades aud bas beeu crediied wiib ibe Iusiiiuiiou
ol lullylled,ed Riies. compleie wiib all ibeir worliu,s. I preseui
iberelore bis siory ol lleci Vasoury iu Palesiiue iu bis owu words.
:KXlCHTS OI THl MOBXlXC. :The most ancient of miIitary
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Orders. or otherwise the first to assume a corporate form.
was the Knights of the Morning and of PaIestine. who
were. moreover. the ancestors. fathers or founders of the
Masonic Brotherhood. l must refrain from indicating the
precise date of these iIIustrious men. and l dare not unveiI
their Mysteries: but it can be said that they were sorrow-
fuI spectators of aII those misfortunes which successiveIy
befeII the Kingdom of )udea. They Iooked aIso for that de-
sired time. when Cod wouId deign to turn an eye of com-
passion upon those HoIy PIaces. where His presence had
been manifested from the days of the Mosaic law. Most of
them were as yet unconvinced that His Divine lncarnation
had haIIowed those regions for a second time by the CospeI
of the law of Crace. They were dispersed among various
hiding-pIaces. where the conspiracy of untoward events
and the aImost compIete destruction of the )ewish nation
had driven them.
4
Xmidst such surroundings they await-
ed some future revoIution which shouId pIace them once
more in possession of their ancestraI patrimony and enabIe
them for a third time to erect their HoIy TempIe. to reas-
sume their functions within its bIessed precincts and oth-
erwise those exaIted occupations which had gathered them
in oId days about the person of their sovereign. ln expecta-
tion of this gIory to come. they stood guard jeaIousIy over
their primevaI traditions. their Iaws and their Iiturgy. The
age of the worId drew on to that year of grace in the lord
when Peter the Hermit summoned the Princes of Christen-
dom to deIiver the HoIy land: it was then that the Secret
Companions discerned the approaching term of their Iong
exiIe. Irom their conceaIment in the desert of the Thebaid
and from the obscurity of centuries the Knights of PaIestine
came forth. reassumed their distinctive insignia and com-
municated with some of their associates who had remained
as watchers in )erusaIem. These had appIied themseIves to
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the study of Xature and the profound consideration of her
secret forces. making precious discoveries. which might
weII contribute successfuIIy to the generaI designs of the
Order. Their most especiaI attention had been directed to
the subIime treatise of Morien. an ascetic of the Thebaid.
their purpose being to secure those resources which were
necessary to encompass their ambitions.`
X HlBMlTlC MOTlVl.-larou 1scboudy coulesses ibai bis uar
raiive is iuieuiioually obscure. siuce be is discoursiu, ou subjecis
wbicb sbould be uudersiood ouly by a lew. aud ii is iudubiiable
ibai bis |ui,bis ol ibe Voruiu, are leli as io ideuiiiy iu a cloud ol
bis owu creaiiou. they might be lssenes. Therapeutae. suc-
cessors of Prophets or levites: they might be IineaI descen-
dants of MeIchizedek. King of SaIem. weruer`s -ous ol ibe
\alley or ibe Craud aud -ublime Vasous ol ibe Iourieeuib le
,ree. But about the purpose of the Hidden SodaIity there is
no obscurity whatever. for Morien was an aIchemist of his
period and the aIIeged subIime treatise is stiII extant.
2
lt
foIIows that the consociates at )erusaIem were themseIves
Hermetic students. aiming at the transmutation of metaIs
to enrich the chivaIry. lt is said further that they had em-
braced Christianity. and when the Knights of the Morning
came from the Thebaid desert they were persuaded to do
in Iike manner. from which. adds the author. it foIIows that
the spIendid edifice which they had erected so Iong in their
hearts wouId now be devoted to the offering of :a pure.
hoIy. unspotted. embIematic sacrifice.` when it came to be
buiIt on earth. Ii sbould be uudersiood ibai larou 1scboudy was
ol ibe taibolic aud Romau laiib. as well as a liierary alcbemisi.
X THlBD TlMPll.-He affirms further that. under one or
another disguise. the rebuiIding of the TempIe at )erusa-
Iem was the reaI object of aII crusaders: that the soIitaries
of the Thebaid made common cause with the cross-bear-
ing warriors of Christendom. keeping. however. their pe-
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cuIiar designs a secret. save onIy that they were in pos-
session of the mystic measurements of the Iirst TempIe.
being descended from its originaI buiIders. lt is aIso said
that beneath the pretence of specuIative architecture they
pursued a more gIorious ambition. There is no doubt that
this in the impIicits of the reverie was the ambition of the
Sons of Hermes. Such aIso. we are Ieft to infer. was the
inward secret of lmbIematic Ireemasonry. which-by the
hypothesis-is indebted to this J/////: /o//: for its laws
and Constitutions. for its tissue of symboIs. if not indeed its
BituaIs. Xccording to Tschoudy. the Knights of the Morn-
ing assumed the name of Ireemasons and were identified
as such with the work of the HoIy Wars. Their isoIation
and modest demeanour amidst the turmoiI of ambitious
crowds drew upon them the attention of the cross-bearing
chivaIries. who sought to be admitted among them. as af-
firmed by the traditionaI history of the Crand and SubIime
Masons. X fixed method of reception was therefore devised.
which is the root and essence of our present SpecuIative
Masonry. as it is aIso out of this primitive observance that
aII the crazy medIey of bizarre formuIae. forced anaIogies
and equivocaI symboIs has grown up in the hands of un-
wise imitators. lt foIIows that the Knights of the Morning
were the originaI founding Masters. creative agents and
soIe depositaries of the BoyaI Xrt.
THl PBlMlVXl OBDlB.-Baron Tschoudy says otherwise that
this handfuI of faithfuI souIs who assumed the denomina-
tion of Masons-and whom he distinguishes additionaIIy
by a conventionaI and impossibIe titIe-marks the exis-
tence of something most ancient and most nobIe of aII. :the
first Order of the worId. the trunk of aII others. which are
nothing more than its branches.` Sacred and profane writ-
ings are represented as bearing their unquaIified testimony
to this Order. :apart from aII tradition.` and :in a manner so
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cIear and positive that the Ieast instructed man can easiIy
verify aII its data and attain certitude concerning it.` larou
1scboudy iu ibis seemiu,ly iu,euious allirmaiiou is imiiaiiu, bis
alcbemical masiers. wbo were iuvariably mosi ambi,uous wbeu
ibey claimed io be spealiu, mosi lraully aud apari lrom all simili
iude. \s bis |ui,bis ol ibe Voruiu, are iucorporaied lrom bis owu
dreams aud ibose ol ibe tbevalier Ramsay. iu combiuaiiou wiib
co,uaie reveries ol Hi,b Crade le,euds. ii is idle io asl wbo ibey
were-as. for exampIe. the lratres Locis or the Brethren of
the Bosy Cross. referred back in chronoIogy aImost to the
Cates of lden: a schooI of the prophets in lsraeI perpetu-
ated to Christian times: a priesthood within and behind the
)ewish priesthood. 1bey may bave beeu auy ol ibese. accordiu,
io bis owu miud. or a bleudiu, ol all ibe eleci compauies. ii mai
iers uoibiu, bisiorically.
3
Pbilosopbically ii is 1scboudy`s mode ol
reco,uisiu, ibe laci ol a -ecrei 1radiiiou. iis subsisieuce lrom ,eu
eraiiou io ,eueraiiou. eveu lrom ibe earliesi days ol Israel
4
. aud iis
presumed irausmissiou io Vasoury. lui ii is uoi wiiboui iuieresi
io observe bow ii worled iu ibe miud ol auoiber Vasouic wriier.
mauy years alier ibe auibor ol /`//// //:o|;:/ bad passed
lrom earibly lile. ibou,b bis worl was siill iu circulaiiou.
THlBXlD SOllTXBllS.-\u auouymous ////:/ J:/
was issued ai Paris iu ibe pseudoVasouic year 02 aud embod
ies a colleciiou ol ouiliue sleicbes couceruiu, ibe various paris ol
ibai symbolic edilice luowu by ibe uame ol Ireemasoury. One of
its perfect ashIars is the Iegendary history of a particuIar
TempIar Crade which represents the Order of the TempIe
as derived from certain soIitaries of the Thebaid. from the
heaIing fraternity of Therapeutae and from those Knights
of the Morning and of PaIestine whose cIaims were first
made known to us by Baron Tschoudy. The instruction sets
forth that XIexander. Patriarch of XIexandria. was a great
ornament of the Order and that so earIy as the seventh cen-
tury of this era the vows of the TempIars were made in
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the presence of Simon. Patriarch of )erusaIem. Towards
the eIeventh century they are beIieved to have initiated a
considerabIe number of virtuous crusaders. and it was at
this epoch that the mythicaI Knights of the Morning as-
sumed the historicaI titIe of Knights TempIar. Their aboIi-
tion at the beginning of the fourteenth century put an end
to their visibIe existence. but the Order was not destroyed:
:it has continued in an unbroken succession. but secretIy
to this day and constitutes a Crade of the lIect.` lts object
is said to be defined in a verse of the PsaImist which is
cited by one of its adepts: :l wiII bIess the lord at aII times:
His praise shaII be ever in my mouth.` X sentence from the
pIedge of the chivaIry is cited aIso as defining its wiII and
purpose: :l wiII ever assist the poor and regard them as my
Brethren.`
b. l Waite 446-448. sv. Knight of the HoIy SepuIchre.
TBXDlTlOXXl HlSTOBY.-Ii is io be observed iu ibe lirsi place ibai
ibe Le,eud is alle,orical by iis owu claim. aud ibe meauiu, ou iis
surlace is uoi iberelore ibe irue meauiu,. as iudeed is obvious. Ii
deals (1) wiib a deleciiou ol Israel. or ai leasi ol some -cbool iu
!ewry. represeuied as a Vasouic \cademy. (2) wiib ibe rejeciiou ol
a coruersioue. aud (3) wiib ibe subsequeui beirayal aud crucilix
iou ol tbrisi. symbolised as a Vysiic Rose. wbicb is also ibe 1rue
word. Iu ibis alle,ory ibe -ioue is uoi iberelore tbrisi. aud l can
understand it onIy as a Secret Wisdom-Tradition. which
subsisted by the hypothesis in )ewry. which aIso-as that
Tradition itseIf affirms-was committed to Seventy lIders
by Moses. lt passed Iong afterwards into writing under the
name of KabaIah. ln the mind of the Crade-aIIegory the
supposed maintenance of this Wisdom-Tradition among
the peopIe and through their teachers shouId have Ied them
to recognise )esus of Xazareth as the Messiah Who was
to come. His rejection rent the veiI of the TempIe. which
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means that it put an end to the OId Dispensation and the
oId eIection of lsraeI.
THl lllCT BBlTHBlX.-There was. however. a IittIe com-
pany of True lnitiates. otherwise of True Masons and lIect
Brethren. who were-so to speak-saved from among the
castaways. They possessed. as it is said. reIics of the for-
mer TempIe. which l understand as signifying that the oId
secret knowIedge had been kept aIive in their hearts. They
understood aIso the Signs of the Times: they knew that
the DeIiverer Who was foretoId was aIready born among
men: and since it is affirmed that they foIIowed His haI-
Iowed footsteps for thirty-three years. it is to be understood
that-according to the aIIegory-they were present from
his birth even to his death.
X MYSTlC COXIBXTlBXlTY.-Mysterious and vague rumours
concerning this littIe Company of Perfect Masters are re-
current in High-Crade Masonry. ly larou 1scboudy. iu bis
L'Ltoi/e l/ambovaote. they are caIIed Knights of the Morn-
ing and of PaIestine: for others they are Thebaid Brethren:
and Werner. the Cerman poet. terms them Sons or ChiI-
dren of the VaIIey. l have foIIowed the track of this strange
Confraternity through severaI Iiteratures. or at Ieast ibrou,b
various paibs ol iudepeudeui allusiou. aud lar beyoud what
wouId be understood as the Masonic fieId. .... lt has been
regarded as the Brotherhood of lnitiation to which Christ
HimseIf beIonged. wherein the Mystery of Bedemption was
prepared from unknown ages for a birth in pIace and time.
lt seems hinted at in CospeI records by the fIight into lgypt.
and is represented in BibIicaI criticism and specuIation by
the suggestion that Christ was possibIy connected-dur-
ing the Hidden life-with one of the lssenian Brother-
hoods. lckartshausen`s C/ood oo tbe Saoctoarv is reaIIy
its story at Iarge. toId behind an embroidered curtain.
5

The Bussian Mystic lopukhin made guesses concerning it
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in tracing the Characteristics of what he caIIed the lnterior
Church. Xnd Iast. but not Ieast. the most curious intima-
tions of aII are found in anonymous communications ad-
dressed to the london PhiIadeIphian Society
6
at the end of
the seventeenth century and extant in Transactions which
were pubIished at that period.
X SlCBlT TBXDlTlOX.-I am ,iviu, bui ibe beads ol persoual
researcbes. aud ibai iu mosi summary lorm. I am asliu, uo oue
io joiu wiib me iu au aci ol laiib. but they have taught me
to see that Christian Iiterature is fuII of omens and signs
respecting the perpetuation of a Secret Tradition through
Christian Times. from a very far past. Concerning this Tra-
dition l have spoken at Iarge in severaI other memoriaIs.
and something may remain to be said at a Iater stage in the
present book of research. Whether of the last or West. there
is no knowIedge concerning it in the OfficiaI Sanctuaries of
Iaith. and in this respect the Church itseIf is in a state of
Ioss and dereIiction. Iu ibe Crade of the HoIy SepuIchre ii is
as il ibe malers ol ibe Riiual were olleriu, veiled iulormaiiou ou
ibis subjeci. 1be iulereuce pui lorward by ibese is ibai ibe exierual
tburcbes are ollicial iusiiiuiious ouly. aud ibai ibe irue buildiu, is
wiibiu. 1bere is a Cborcb bebiod tbe Cborcb, aod becaose
of tbat obicb is biddeo oor reasooab/e decotioo is doe to
tbat obicb is oitboot. 1bis service is symbolised by ibe vi,il
over ibe Holy -epulcbre. wbicb is uoi represeuied as empiy aud
a mere relic. as ii is iu ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple. 1bere is obscu
riiy aboui ii. ibere is eveu darluess wiibiu. but the Day-Star is
hidden onIy. and the chivaIry Iooks for its rising. The Star
is in the occuItation of the Tomb. and this is the cIoud on
the Sanctuary. But a moment comes in the pageant when
it is said to have arisen in spIendour. and then the Christ
of CIory is reveaIed in the transparency of the Crade. a
Church emerging out of darkness into perfect Iight and Iife.
We are shewn in this manner that somewhere within the
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manifest Sanctuary. and not eIsewhere in the worId. there
Iies the hidden treasure. whereunto that is a witness which
l have caIIed the Secret Tradition.
7

CXBDlXXl VlBTUlS.-When l hear. aIso in this Crade. that
the lIect Brethren who had foIIowed the footsteps of the
Bedeemer. began to teach others that there are three PiIIars
of lnstruction inscribed with the words Iaith. Hope. and
Charity. l know that these are Keys to a greater Sanctuary:
but they must be understood in a Iiving sense. The great-
est of these is charity-which is another way of indicating
that the three are indeed one. wbeu ibey pass lrom iuiellec
iual uudersiaudiu, iuio ibe ,rade ol experieuce ibey cease io be
evideuce ai a disiauce ol ibiu,s uuseeu aud ibe sbadowed sub
siauce ol ibiu,s lor wbicb we lool. we be,iu-iu a word-io see.
io luow. aud io realise wbai Cod bas prepared lor ibose wbo love
Him. wiib tbrisieudom iu corporaie disuuiou aud all iis cburcbes
peueiraied by ibe spirii ol ibe world. ibe ima,ery ol obscured li,bi
aud a word losi iu ibe darluess is jusi aud perleci symbolism. but
beyond the PiIIars which l have mentioned a path opens
towards an lnner Sanctuary. and it is in the HoIy SepuI-
chre. a Iight is above the SepuIchre: and the Besurrection
of the lord of CIory is decIared on the aItar of the heart.`
c. ll Waite !2-. sv. :Minor Bites in Masonry.
PXllSTlXl. OBDlB OI.-0u ibe auiboriiy ol larou 1scboudy
aud bis L'Ltoi/e l/ambovaote ii bas beeu cusiomary io speal
ol a ceriaiu Vasouic \ssociaiiou uuder ibis uame as a maiier ol
bisiorical laci. or ai leasi as il ii mi,bi be re,arded lrom ibis siaud
poiui. 1be leasi criiical percepiiou would bave euabled ibose wbo
bave repeaied ibese siaiemeuis lrom mouib io mouib-lollowiu,
ibe lead ol oue auoiber. aud almosi as il ibey bad scarcely ,lauced
ai ibeir auibor-io see ibai larou 1scboudy`s koigbts of tbe
Horoiog aod of Pa/estioe were as myibical as auy oiber ira
diiioual bisiory uarraied iu ibe Crade Riiuals wiib wbicb we are
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all lamiliar. 1be liierary alcbemisi ol Veiz was puiiiu, lorward bis
pariicular ibesis ou ibe ori,iu. perpeiuaiiou aud irausmissiou ol
ibe Hermeiic 1radiiiou-as be uudersiood ii-uuder ibe veil ol
Vasoury. Ii ou,bi uoi io be uecessary. eveu iu ibe case ol people ol
ibe woodlord aud Vac|euzie iype.
S
io poiui oui ibai au 0rder ol
tbivalry could uoi bave exisied prior io ibe iusiiiuiiou ol tbivalry.
but the Knights of the Morning beIong. by the hypothesis of
their creator. to the very dawn of the Christian era. lt is said
further that the ChevaIier Bamsay drew part of his aIIeged
system from the Iegendary Order of PaIestine. which was
never heard of tiII !66. when L'Ltoi/e l/ambovaote first
came from the press. Ii is probably a poiui ol deiail. bui ibe cel
ebraied (:// bappeus io bave beeu delivered iu 1737. I do uoi
suppose ibai larou 1scboudy ever devised a Riiual io maierialise
bis bypoibesis. bui il be did uoi do so ibe mauile ol bis iuspiraiiou
lell upou some uuluowu persou. aud so ii came aboui ibai we
bave ibe -ixiyibird le,ree ol ibe Bite of Mizraim. wbicb li,ures
also iu auoiber colleciiou.
-
- -
1bis lasi quoie. aboui ibe 0rder ol Palesiiue. is ielliu,. 1bis 0r
der ol Palesiiue appears io be similar io ibe paradi,m represeuied
by ibe Prieur de -iou. we liud ii iu Xesia websier. uuder ibe uame
lroibers ol ibe Holy Laud.` |S S/ S///s :! S|s/
Jo/s. pp. 1o8. 190191.] Ii is irue ibai iu ibe 1+0s e.v..
ibere were ,roups lile ibis iu exisieuce iu Iloreuce. lor example
ibe Plaiouic \cademies ol scbolars lile Varsilio Iiciuo bave lor
ibeir ori,ius. ibe Plaiouic \cademy sei up by !obauues lessariou.
siudeui aud successor ol Ceor,ius Cemisiius Pleibou. wbo bailed
lrom tousiauiiuople. uuiil ii was overruu by ibe 0iiomau lm
pire. Ii bad a sbori lile iu ibe Creel iowu ol Visira. belore beiu,
irausplauied io Iialy. aud ibeu io ibe resi ol lurope. Irom Iiciuo.
ii ,oes io Pico. aud ibeu io ibe Cermaus. lile Reucbliu. \,rippa.
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Huiieu. aud Paracelsus. Iu //; //!, //; (://. we are ,iveu
some iuieresiiu, daia couceruiu, ibe tbevalier Ramsay.
Ramsay was boru iu -coilaud someiime duriu, ibe 1o80s. \s a youu,
mau be was a member ol a quasiVasouic. quasiRosicruciau socieiy
called the PhiIadeIphians. \mou, ibe oiber members ol ibis socieiy
were ai leasi iwo close lrieuds ol Isaac Xewiou. ...
...Ii is uoi luowu precisely wbeu Ramsay made tbarles Radclylle`s
acquaiuiauce. bui by ibe 1720s be was closely alliliaied wiib ibe !acobiie
cause. Ior a iime be eveu served as louuie Priuce tbarlie`s iuior.
lespiie bis !acobiie couueciious Ramsay reiurued io lu,laud iu
1729. wbere-uoiwiibsiaudiu, au appareui lacl ol appropriaie qualili
caiious-be was prompily admiiied io ibe Royal -ocieiy. He also became
a member ol a raiber more obscure iusiiiuiiou called ibe Ceuilemau`s
tlub ol -paldiu,. 1bis club` iucluded meu lile lesa,uliers. \lexauder
Pope. aud. uuiil bis deaib iu 1727. Isaac Xewiou.
ly 1730 Ramsay was bacl iu Irauce aud iucreasiu,ly aciive ou beball
ol Ireemasoury. He is ou record as baviu, aiieuded lod,e meeiiu,s wiib
a uumber ol uoiable li,ures. iucludiu, lesa,uliers. \ud be received spe
cial pairoua,e lrom ibe 1our d`\uver,ue lamily. ibe viscouuis ol 1ureuue
aud dules ol louillou-wbo ibree quariers ol a ceuiury belore bad beeu
relaied io Iredericl ol ibe Palaiiuaie. Iu Ramsay`s iime ibe dule ol louil
lou was a cousiu ol louuie Priuce tbarlie aud amou, ibe mosi promi
ueui li,ures iu Ireemasoury. He coulerred au esiaie aud a iowu bouse ou
Ramsay. wbom be also appoiuied iuior io bis sou.
Iu 1737 Ramsay delivered bis lamous 0raiiou`-a leu,iby disquisi
iiou ou ibe bisiory ol Ireemasoury. wbicb subsequeuily became a semiual
documeui lor ibe crali.` 0u ibe basis ol ibis 0raiiou` Ramsay became
ibe preemiueui Vasouic spolesmau ol bis a,e. 0ur researcb couviuced
us. bowever. ibai ibe real voice bebiud Ramsay was ibai ol tbarles Rad
clylle-wbo presided over ibe lod,e ai wbicb Ramsay delivered bis dis
course aud wbo appeared a,aiu. iu 17+3. as cbiel si,uaiory ai Ramsay`s
luueral. lui il Radclylle was ibe power bebiud Ramsay. ii would seem
io bave beeu Ramsay wbo cousiiiuied ibe liul beiweeu Radclylle aud
Xewiou.`
0

lear iu miud ibai ibe larou 1scboudy was a promiueui disciple
ol Ramsay. Ramsay (bui see \olume . (/J|S. lor more deiails
ou Ramsay aud bis milieu) was ,uided by Radclylle. wbo was
Craud Vasier ol ibe Prieur de -iou. lollowiu, ibe Craud Vas
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iersbip ol -ir Isaac Xewiou. 1bese are imporiaui liuls. because
we are cousiauily beiu, iold ibai ibe le,euds aud siories ibai came
lrom ibese quariers are spurious. wbile ibe oues ibai come lrom ibe
Craud Lod,e ol lu,laud are ,euuiue. 1be louuders ol ibe Craud
Lod,e ol lu,laud iucluded ibe same meu wbo circulaied arouud
Radclylle aud Ramsay. \ou jusi cau`i ,ei more \uibeuiic ibau ibai.
1bis beiu, ibe case. ibeu. a siory aboui ibe |ui,bis ol ibe Voru
iu, aud ol Palesiiue. may uoi be ibe ,euuiue ariicle iu iisell. bui is
lilely io be a siory aboui someibiu, iis iuspirers wauied io raise a
liiile li,bi ou. 1bis briu,s us io ibe adosb Iaibers. lui we bave oue
more quoie lrom waiie io provide a bacl,rouud lor our ibesis.
d. ll Waite 442. sv. :SubIime Prince of the BoyaI Secret.
THl CBXDl XllOCUTlOX.-Ior ibe bisiorical discourse sum
marised above ibere is subsiiiuied au bisiorical allocuiiou iu a
copy ol ibe Riiual preserved iu ibe arcbives ol ibe Craud 0rieui ol
Irauce. 1be iuspiraiiou ol Ramsay is replaced iu ibis case by ibai
ol larou 1scboudy. Ii is said. (!) That the Magi-who were
ancestors of Masonry-Ieft lgypt. a.m. 09.
40
and went
to )erusaIem. taking with them the annaIs of the Order: (2)
that they studied the Mysteries of Xature and practised aII
virtues tiII the year 404.
44
when )erusaIem was destroyed
by Titus: () that they retired into Scythia and the The-
baid.
42
where they continued to propagate their doctrine:
(4) that St. )ohn the XImoner (0-6!9) was one of their
initiates.
43
and became Crand Master: () that. as apostIes
of the true Iight. they joined the Crusaders under Codfrey
de BouiIIon
44
and regained possession of their tempIe when
)erusaIem feII into the hands of the Christian army: (6)
that BaIdwin ll became Crand Master of the Order. and in-
stituted the Crand Knights of St. Xndrew. or Princes of the
BoyaI Secret: () that he entrusted to their care the Sacred
Treasure of the Order: (8) that the members of this chiv-
aIry were chosen from the Crade of Kadosh and were pro-
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cIaimed Princes of Masonry: (9) that when the HoIy City
came once more into the hands of the infideIs aII Masons
were driven out. Iosing the greater part of those precious
archives which had come under their charge: (!0) that
they commissioned a deputation of eighty-one Brethren
to UpsaIa. who deposited the remnant of the archives in
the Crypt of the Three Crowns: (!!) that when the Prince
Masons were finaIIy expeIIed from PaIestine they removed
the hidden treasure and repaired with it to ScotIand: (!2)
that the said treasure was again committed to the charge of
eighty-one members. who remained in ScotIand to guard
it. whiIe the rest were scattered abroad: (!) that before
parting they bound themseIves by a soIemn pIedge to win
back their tempIe at )erusaIem and the Iost sacred trea-
sures: (!4) that the Princes of the BoyaI Secret are descen-
dants of these ancient Prince Masons and that those who
are admitted among them must be vowed Iike these.
Here we bave a le,eud ibai describes a special priesibood wbo
came lrom l,ypi. iu ibe 10
1H
teuiury. l.t.l. 1bis period was lull
ol sucb aciiviiy. 1bis is also ibe iime wbeu ibe leujamiuiies would
bave leli !erusalem. 1bis is also ibe iime wbeu ibe liouysiau \rii
licers were mosi aciive. propa,aiiu, ibeir seci.
0ue mi,bi assume ibai ibese people were !ews. yei ibere is uoib
iu, io demaud we believe ii. Ii is bi,bly possible ibai ibese meu
were ibe priesibood bebiud ibe lormaiiou ol ibe lsseues. aud
maiuiaiued ibeir exisieuce uuder cover iu -yria. 1bebes. lasieru
lurope. Vesopoiamia. aud Xorib \lrica. up io ibe iime ol ibe
trusades. Ii is iu ibis ,roup ibai we see ibe ori,iu ol ibe Vouls ol
talabria. meuiioued iu //; //!, //; (://.
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W
XlTl produced a worl wbicb is mucb less well
luowu as bis ^ /;/+!/:. Ii is a colleciiou
ol ariicles publisbed iu various periodicals. euiiiled
/o|/o:// /o:s;. 1be Iirsi ldiiiou came oui iu 192 e.v.
1bere are a lew relereuces io ibe 1bebaid lreibreu. ibe |ui,bis
ol ibe Voruiu, -iar. weruer`s -ous ol ibe \alley. eic. we sball deal
wiib ibese preseuily.
a. lmbIematic Ireemasonry. pp. !44-.
Iu ibe old SUBllMl lllCT KXlCHT OI TWllVl-correspoudiu,
by iiile io ibe lleveuib le,ree ol ibe Voderu -t011I-H RI1l-ibe
taudidaie is pled,ed io pour oui ai ueed bis blood eveu io ibe lasi
drop iu deleuce ol ibe tbrisiiau Reli,iou. aud ou ibis uudersiaud
iu, ouly be learus iis iradiiioual siory. He is iold ibai ibe 1welve
lleci Vasiers wbo bad cbar,e ol ibe tralismeu alier ibe deaib
ol ibe Vasier luilder became a disiiuci toulraieruiiy wbeu ibe
1emple was liuisbed. aud were ,overued by a tbiel appoiuied
amou, ibemselves. 1bey were cboseu Cuardiaus ol ibe 1emple. iu
separaiiou lrom ibe resi ol ibe world. aud were devoied oiberwise
io worls ol beueliceuce. wbeu ibe li,bi ol ibe Voruiu, -iar arose
iu Palesiiue a uumber ol ibeir desceudauis embraced tbrisiiau
iiy aud imparied ibeir secreis io tbrisiiaus received amou, ibem.
1be 0rder couiiuued iu spleudour iill \. l. 700. alier wbicb ii
deierioraied. aud ai ibe opeuiu, ol ibe iwellib ceuiury ii bad be
come almosi uuluowu. |waiie uoie. 1bus accouuiiu,. uoi a liiile
acuiely. lor ibe sileuce ol all bisiory ou ibe exisieuce aud perpeiua
iiou ol ibe myibical lleci tbivalry.] \ lew pious members uuder
iool. bowever. io lollow ibe -iaiuies aud were joiued subsequeuily
by various tbrisiiau priuces iu a commou uuderialiu, io esiablisb
a tbrisiiau 1emple. ou ibe paiieru ol ibai ol -olomou. iu ibe Holy
Laud. |waiie uoie. tompare Ramsay`s (/11/(^ aud my relereuce
... Ii is said also. wiib Ramsay. ibai ibey adopied -ecrei -i,us.
1oleus aud words. by wbicb ibey mi,bi be disiiu,uisbed lrom ibe
-araceus.] -ome iime subsequeuily ibis 0rder was uuiied wiib
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ibai ol -i. !obu iu !erusalem. |waiie uoie. tompare Ramsay. as
ciied ou p. 1o+. ] wbeu liu,s aud priuces reiurued lrom Palesiiue
ibey esiablisbed Lod,es iu ibeir several couuiries. iucludiu, -paiu.
Iialy. Cermauy. Irauce. lu,laud. aud -coilaud.
1be mosi uoiable poiui iu ibis reciial is uoi ibai ii is a irau
scripi lrom Ramsay. as my auuoiaiious sbew. bui ibai ii accouuis
iu au iuielli,ible mauuer lor ibe desi,u ol rebuildiu, ibe 1emple ai
!erusalem. so couiiuually aiiribuied io trusaders. io ibe |ui,bis
1emplar iu pariicular. aud io ibe myibical Vasouic Iraieruiiies.
|XICH1- 0I 1Hl V0RXIXC. |XICH1- 0I P\Ll-1IXl. 1Hll\Il lRl1HRlX
aud so lorib. wbo are represeuied as iuiermiu,led wiib ibe tbris
iiau tbivalries iu Palesiiue ai ibai epocb. Iu opposiiiou io occuli
dreamers. wbo bave supposed ibai trusaders iu ,eueral. 1em
plars iu pariicular aud biddeu Vasouic -odaliiies were all beui ou
ereciiu, ai !erusalem a Cuosiic tburcb ol ibe \depis. |waiie uoie.
1be 1emplar iuieuiiou. accordiu, io llipbas Levi. was io louud ai
!erusalem a meiropolis ol ibe uuiverse aud au uuiversal meiropoli
iau tburcb. wbicb was uoi. bowever. io represeui oribodox Laiiu
tbrisiiauiiy bui ibe obscure seci ol !obauuiies aud ibeir alle,ed
possessiou ol iuuer tbrisiiau Vysieries. Ii is preieuded ibai ibe se
crei dream ol ibe lasieru pairiarcbs` would bave beeu lullilled iu
ibis mauuer. -ee my irauslaiiou ol Levi`s HI-10R\ 0I V\CIt. secoud
ediiiou. 1922. pp. 2o270. aud 1Hl -ltRl1 1R\lI1I0X IX IRll
V\-0XR\. i.. 300303.]
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ibe -llLIVl lLlt1 |XICH1- are couuecied
wiib a very uaiural ambiiiou. io provide a permaueui memorial ol
tbrisiiau couquesi iu ibe lace ol ibe Holy tiiy aud ibe wbole wide
world. |waiie uoie. 1bere is ueiiber call uor occasiou io ciie all ibe
variauis ol iuveuiiou by wbicb ibe iradiiiou ori,iuaiiu, lrom luocb
or oiber |eepers is brou,bi up io tbrisiiau 1imes aud ibe iuevi
iable trusades. 1be Crade ol CR\Xl lt0--\I-. oiberwise P\1RI\RtH
0I 1Hl CRl\1 LICH1 aud |XICH1 0I 1Hl -lX. is deuomiuaied ibe
Ceueral Hisiory ol Ireemasoury. Ii be,ius wiib lavid aud bis plau
io build ibe 1emple. 1be lamiliar ,rouud is iraversed. iuiroduciu,
variaiious ol deiail. io wbicb liiile cousequeuce aiiacbes. excepi
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
ibai ibey are combiued curiously wiib alcbemical su,,esiious. iu
pari maierial aud parily ol au eibical liud. Iuveuiious muliiply as
ibe iale proceeds io ibe desiruciiou ol !erusalem uuder 1iius. aud
iberealier lollows ibe siory ol Vasous passiu, io Irelaud aud -coi
laud. 1be myib ol |ilwiuuiu, is reiold aud ibeu ibai ol ibe tru
sades. wiib mucb deiail aud mauy exa,,eraiious. 1bis epocb over.
ibere is ibe usual piciure ol ibe 0rder spreadiu, iu lurope. ol iis
decay. ol |ilwiuuiu, as iis uuvaried asylum. aud so lorward. Irom
|ilwiuuiu, ii was ,iveu lorib a,aiu.... 1be Crade euiiiled CR\Xl
lLlt1 0I L0Xl0X-ii sbould be uudersiood ibai ibe ciiy is a mere
porieui. ibe symbol ol au epocbmarliu, laci. beiu, ibe louuda
iiouplace ol ibe lirsi CR\Xl L0lCl. allirms ibai alier ibe Iall ol
!erusalem mauy Vasous embraced tbrisiiauiiy. because ibere was
uoibiu, wbicb was uoi iu coulormiiy wiib ibe Cospel iu ibe Vys
ieries ol ibai 0rder. ibe beirs ol wbicb ibey were. \lexauder. Pairi
arcb ol \lexaudria. became uow iis cbiel oruameui. aud ii lormed
ibe tbivalry ol |ui,bis 1emplar. ibus reversiu, ibe ibesis ibai
1emplars eiiber creaied lmblemaiic Ireemasoury or iool relu,e
iu ibe worliu, Cuilds. already aud lou, siuce esiablisbed.... 1be
Crade ol PlRIlt1 lXCLI-H V\-1lR ,oes over ibe wbole siory ol ibe
1emple. lrom lavid io ibe compleiiou ol ibe buildiu,. Ii recouuis
ibe idolairy ol -olomou aud ibe voluuiary exile ol ibe \rcbiiecis
iu cousequeuce. -ome ol ibem are represeuied. as usual. reacbiu,
ibeir respeciive bourues iu lu,laud. -coilaud. aud Irelaud. wbeu
Peier ibe Hermii preacbed ibe Iirsi trusade ibey ollered ibeir
services. aud ibeir brilliaui exploiis are reciied. 1bey were uoi as
yei tbrisiiaus. bui ibe |ui,bis ol -i. !obu ol !erusalem sou,bi
ibeir lrieudsbip aud alliauce. wby ibe members ol a persecuied
reli,iou sbould bave belped tbrisiiaus raiber ibau -araceus. aud
wby ibe lreibreu ol a tbrisiiau tbivalry sbould bave appealed
io !ews. musi be relerred io ibose wbo cau explaiu.
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Iu auy case.
ibe successors ol Vasouic Israel received ibe luowled,e ol tbrisi
ai ibe bauds ol ibeir uew allies. impariiu, ibeir owu Vysieries iu
reiuru aud cboosiu, -aiui !obu ibe lapiisi as ibeir pairou.
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1be
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7he Qadosh Iathers.
0rder ibus irauslormed be,au io spread ibrou,b lurope aud was
irausmiiied iu iis puriiy io laier days. 1o all appearauce ii bad lou,
siuce surreudered ibe ori,iual couceru iu buildiu,. ibe 1emple ol
-olomou bad become a ibiu, ol emblems aud a louial source ol
alle,ory. iu couueciiou wiib wbicb ii bas beeu seeu ibai ibe iwelve
oxeu wbicb supporied ibe lrazeu -ea are deuomiuaied iypes or
symbols ol ibe 1welve \posiles. 1be objeci ol ibe tbrisiiau Va
souic 0rder is said io be a mosi pure moraliiy.`] 1be rooiidea is
iu Ramsay`s (/11/(^. as we sball liud iu ibe uexi siudy.
-
- -
1bis ibeu is waiie`s collaiiou ol several ol ibe Le,euds we bave
beeu relerriu, io. boib iu ibe preseui cbapier. ou ibe adosb Ia
ibers. aud iu ibe previous tbapier. ou ibe !obauuiie Le,eud. Ii
was waiie`s job io deuy everyibiu, be was eiiber uucomloriable
wiib. or realized ibai ii would cause irouble lor bim il be allirmed.
1bai is wby we cau ,euerally accepi everyibiu, be deuies as wbai
really bappeued. Iu mosi cases ibe deuials are pure aud ioial
smolescreeus. 1be same ibiu, cau be seeu iu lllic Howe`s paper.
// J:s; / //:!. (1972). iu wbicb ibe lollowiu, ,em ol
a siaiemeui is uiiered. (\i ibe eud ol ibe paper. iu ibe commeuis
seciiou. a commeui by a lro. R w -iubbs).
1bere is bowever always ibe lear ibai ibis clear porirayal mi,bi eu
coura,e some 20ib teuiury siudeuis io believe ibai ibere is someibiu,
worib salva,iu, iu ibe lollies ol Vacleuzie. bis lrieuds. bis rivals aud bis
euemies. lor ibe ,ap beiweeu lriu,e` aud luuaiic lriu,e` is uarrow. I do
uoi believe ibai ibis is lilely. bui il ii were io be a resuli ol ibis paper. lro.
Howe would bave doue ibe trali some disservice.`
1o wbicb Howe replies.
Lile lro. -iubbs I do uoi believe ii lilely ibai auy mis,uided lroiber
will aiiempi io salva,e auyibiu, lrom ibe \icioriau rubbisbbeap discussed
iu my paper. 1be risl ol ibis bappeuiu, iu ibe 1970s appears io be iuliui
iesimal. eveu iucouceivable. 1bese lriu,e` aud someiimes luuaiic lriu,e`
aciiviiies bappeued iu a social. sociolo,ical aud. lor ibai maiier. Vasouic
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climaie wbicb was uiierly uulile ibe oue wiib wbicb we are lamiliar.`
Iu oiber words. ibe Vasous ol ibe Craud Lod,e caliber bave
beeu worried all alou, ibai ibis old beresy` would be reliudled.
1bere is uoibiu, ibey cau do aboui ii. because oue cauuoi lill ibe
iruib. 0ue cau iry aud lill ibe iruib. bui ibe iruib is ibe iruib aud
ii always wius. eveu il iis bearers are lilled iu ibe process.
b. lmbIematic Ireemasonry. page !.
...ibe same Prayer ai 0peuiu, is louud iu all codices aud may
be compared wiib ibai wbicb appears iu weruer`s Ss / // l:/-
/;. a dramaiic poem lirsi publisbed iu 1803 aud ol exiraordiuary
imporiauce iu respeci ol 1emplar Vasoury-iu iis developmeui
ou ibe side ol liieraiure. weruer was a Hi,bCrade Vasou aud a
member ol ibe -1RIt1 0l-lR\\Xtl. ibe iradiiioual bisiory ol wbicb
is elaboraied iu bis remarlable worl.
c. lmbIematic Ireemasonry. pp. !8-.
I bave meuiioued weruer. ibe Cermau dramaiic poei. aud bis
memorable Ss / // l://;. wbicb bas scarcely beeu beard ol
iu ibe lu,lisb rauls ol Vasouic cbivalry aud ou,bi io be luowu
by all. Ii was ouce irauslaied iuio lu,lisb-uoi uuloriuuaiely
iu au iuspired versiou-bui ii bas beeu oui ol priui ibese mauy
years. |waiie uoie. 1/ 1o/:s / t;s. 1 /:o:// /o.
ly Iriedricb Ludwi, Zacbarias weruer. 1rauslaied by l. \. V.
Lewis. lobu`s -iaudard Library. 188o. \ud 1/ /// / //
tss. 1 /:o:// /o. -ame auibor aud irauslaior. 1892. Iu ibe
Cermau ori,iual ibese iwo paris cousiiiuie io,eiber ibe compleie
worl called Ss / // l://;.] Irom ibe 1radiiioual Hisiory ol
ibe -1RIt1 0l-lR\\Xtl |waiie uoie. 1be 1emplar Prior ol \uver,ue
{i.e.. ibe Lau,uedoc re,iou-ed.}. Pierre d`\umoui. aud a lew
lreibreu ol ibe 0rder are said io bave louud relu,e iu ibe Islaud ol
Vull. aud ibrou,b ibem ii was perpeiuaied iu -coilaud. as we bave
seeu. uuder ibe veil ol Vasoury. weruer develops bis ibeme ou ibis
basis.] weruer developed au exiraordiuary ibeme. represeuiiu, a
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7he Qadosh Iathers.
,reai secrei. spiriiual power bebiud ibe 1emple. ibai ol ibe Ss
/ // l://;. a tompauy ol \depi lreibreu belou,iu, io a Hid
deu -cbool ol tbrisi. wbicb recalls ibe -ecrei tburcb ol tbrisi iu
lclbarisbauseu`s t/! | // S:/:;. 1be |ui,bis 1em
plar are said io bave iampered wiib a sacred luowled,e placed
iu ibeir bauds aud ibey were aboui io reveal ii io ibe world. 1be
provideuce ol ibe -ous ol ibe \alley was iberelore wiibdrawu. aud
ibey were leli io worl oui ibeir owu desiiuy ol desiruciiou ai ibe
bauds ol Pope aud |iu,. \ei ibey would uoi be abaudoued uiierly.
a liiile remuaui sbould be reserved a,aiusi ibe dawu ol a day io
come. \ youu, tbevalier ol ibe 0rder wiib a lew oiber lui,bis.
aud ibai Prior ol \uver,ue aboui wbom we bave beard previously.
were commissioued iuio -coilaud. ibere io perpeiuaie ibe 0rder
uuder ibe veils ol irowel aud aprou uuiil sucb iime as ibe luriber
will ol ibe \alley sbould be luowu couceruiu, ii. |waiie uoie. 1be
cbevalier was Roberi ol Heredom. a -coiiisb lroiber. wbo is iuiii
aied by ibe -ous ol ibe \alley
4S
iowards ibe eud ol ibe poem aud
is creaied Vasier ol ibe uew 1emple. wbicb is io arise lrom ibe
asbes ol ibe old. aud ,uardiau ol ibe -ecrei Palladium uuiil sucb
iime as meu are ripe lor iis luowled,e aud lii io receive ibai li,bi
wbicb ibe \alley revealed io Volay ou ibe eve ol bis mariyrdom.]
Ii came aboui ibai ibe secreis ol ibe 1emple were losi io ibe world.
lile ibose ol ibe Vasier Crade. lor a period ol uearly live buudred
years. aud were recovered wbeu ibe Riie ol ibe -irici 0bservauce
rose up iu a Cermauic Proviuce. Ii will be seeu ibai ibis beauiilul
iale ol laerie embodies ibe -1RIt1 0l-lR\\Xtl siory ol perpeiua
iiou. aud ibe iulereuce wbicb ii creaies is ibai bebiud ibe ,reai Va
souic tbivalry ol ibe ei,bieeuib ceuiury. as bebiud ibe old 1emple.
ibere was ai worl au auibeuiic aud valid adepisbip. cousecraied
by weruer uuder au eucbauiiu, mysiical iiile. 1bis was bis way
ol accouuiiu, lor ibe laci ol luluowu -uperiors alle,ed by larou
vou Huud. 1be poem made a repuiaiiou iu iis day. aud I do uoi
doubi ibai iu ibis mauuer iis auibor couiribuied bis uoi iucousid
erable quoia io ibe ,reai iullueuce aud exiraordiuary bui irau
24S
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
sieui success ol ibe Cermau 1emplar Riie. \s re,ards ibe alle,ed
secrei luowled,e commiiied io 1emplar bauds I cau say liiile.
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lor ii does uoi emer,e. 1bere is. bowever. a casual vesii,e. lile ibe
coruer ol a curiaiu lilied lor a momeui. 1bose wbo remember a
dicium ol -i. \u,usiiue. wbicb I bave quoied mysell olieu. uamely.
ibai tbrisiiauiiy bas always beeu iu ibe world bui bas uoi beeu
luowu always uuder ibai uame. may perbaps see ibai a pre,uaui
iuiimaiiou is couveyed by weruer wbeu be su,,esis remoiely aud
iu words alool ibai ibe Reli,iou ol 0siris became iu ibe course ol
lou, a,es ibe Reli,iou ol tbrisi. Iu ibeir allbiddeu -auciuary ibe
Ss / // l://; seem io bave siood apari lrom ibe a,es aud
io bave waicbed ibem passiu,. He obo oas ca//ed Cbrist oo
tbe circomfereoce of tbe 1emp/ar circ/e oas sti// oamed
Horos at tbe poiot oitbio tbe circ/e. |waiie uoie. Iu Pari I. \ci
I. \siralis. ibe \dopiive lau,bier ol ibe \alley. riu,s ai ibe 1emple
door. seeliu, ber oblaiiou ol daily bread. aud iu spealiu, con-
fuses Horus with )esus Christ. aud Isis wiib Vary ibe Voiber.
Iu Pari II. \ci \. oue ol ibe \llP1I explaius ibai ibe \\LLl\ bolds
all laiibs iu revereuce. ibai iu ibe wesieru world ibe members are
cloisiered lreibreu. weariu, ibe babii ol tarmel. bui ou ibe Cau
,es ibey are lrabmius. so ibai iu all mauuers aud by all paibs ol
reli,iou ibey may. Leud piuious io ibe dusiclo,,`d spirii ibrou,b
/ Vessiab aud Promeibeus. Horus. \isbuu. / 1brou,b lros. 1bor
aud tbrisi. ibai ii may lauucb / Iis upward lli,bi io iis ori,iual
-ource.` 1bis is ibe reuderiu, ol Vr. Lewis. laiiblul io ibe ori,iual
bui appalliu, as a lorm ol verse.] |0uly appalliu, io ibose wbo
do uoi waui io reco,uize ibe iruibs preseuied.-ed.] lui wiiboui
esseuiial cbau,e or sbadow ol iuward vicissiiude ibe Creai Vasier
was oue. I ibiul ibai il ibe illumiuaied Variiuisis ol Lyous wbo
irauslormed ibe -irici 0bservauce iuio a RlCIVl lt0--\I- aud au
0RlRl IX1lRIllR-aud accomplisbed ibe ,reaiesi worl ol \lcbe
my ibai bas ever beeu perlormed ou Vasouic Riiual-bad beeu
acquaiuied wiib weruer`s dramaiic poem ibey would bave iucor
poraied bis radiaui dream iuio ibeir ,reai sbeal ol memorials. Ii
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7he Qadosh Iathers.
remaius uow ibe sbewiu, ol -1RIt1 0l-lR\\Xtl ima,es iu a poei`s
,lass ol visiou.
1bere is auoiber siory wbicb is almosi comparable lor ,race ol
iuveuiiou io ibai ol weruer. wbose Ss / // l://; are locaied
by bim iu typrus. ibou,b ii may be suspecied ibai ibeir mysiical
-auciuary was uoi really oue local babiiaiiou bui wberesoever iis
-ous abode. -ome ibree years belore we bave iidiu,s ol |ui,bis
1emplar iu lu,lisbspealiu, couuiries. larou 1scboudy publisbed
a curious colleciiou called /`//// //:o|;:/. iu wbicb be de
scribes a secrei 0rder ol tbivalry subsisiiu, lrom immemorial iime
uuder ibe deuomiuaiiou ol |XICH1- 0I 1Hl V0RXIXC. |waiie uoie.
1bey were oiberwise |XICH1- 0I P\Ll-1IXl. ibe oldesi ol miliiary
0rders. aucesiors aud auibors ol Vasoury. bui ii is io be uuder
siood ibai ibeir irue desi,uaiiou is veiled uuder ibe publisbed ii
iles. eveu as ibe Ss / // l://; were luowu uuder oiber uames
iu ibe secrei circles. luriu, early tbrisiiau ceuiuries ibe |ui,bis
dweli iu ibe deseris ol ibe 1bebaid. 1beir iuieuiiou was io rebuild
ibe 1emple ai !erusalem-ou wbicb see auie. pp. 1+7.] 1bey
were also cusiodiaus ol sirau,e luowled,e. 1be power ol ibe Ss
/ // l://; seems comparable io ibai ol a Hi,ber Va,ia. bui ii
bappeus ibai larou 1scboudy was dedicaied io ibe pursuii ol \l
cbemy. aud iberelore bis |XICH1- 0I 1Hl V0RXIXC are preseuied as
zealous iu ibai Creai worl by wbicb base meials are raised iuio
ibe perleci modes ol ,old aud silver. |waiie uoie. Xoi. bowever. as
au eud iisell bui io provide ibose resources wbicb would euable
ibem io accomplisb ibe desi,u already specilied. wbicb seems io
bave beeu pari ouly ol a wider scbeme.] Iu realiiy ibe disiiuciiou
does uoi so mucb si,uily. lor Va,ia aud \lcbemia are boib veiliu,
words. 1be poiui is ibai ibe |XICH1- 0I 1Hl V0RXIXC were a pow
er bebiud ibe tbrisiiau tbivalries iu Palesiiue duriu, trusadiu,
1imes. ibey were also ibe power aud ibe luowled,e bebiud wbai
is called Vasoury. lor ibai wbicb. accordiu, io larou 1scboudy. is
veiled by Vasouic alle,ory aud illusiraied by Vasouic symbols is
uoi Voraliiy bui \lcbemy. aud alier ibe lirsi depoueui ibere came
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auoiber. auouymous iu ibis case. wbo allirmed ibai ibe |XICH1- 0I
1Hl V0RXIXC became |XICH1- 1lVPL\R. 1be 1emplars by iuler
euce were iberelore also alcbemisis. wbicb seems iucredible. bui ii
sbould be remembered ibai iu ascribiu, secrei luowled,e io cer
iaiu ,roups ibe occuli deuomiuaiiou cboseu bas always lollowed
ibe liues ol a speculaior`s owu couceru.
d. lmbIematic Ireemasonry. pp. 206-. footnote.
Ii is desirable io compare ibe CR\Xl |\l0-H. Xo. 30 iu ibe 0ri
euial Riie ol Vempbis. 97. as issued by iis Craud Vasier iu ibe
raresi ol all bis publicaiious. wiib ibe lICH1llX1H llCRll ol ibe
\X1IlX1 \Xl PRIVI1I\l RI1l. beiu, VlVPHI- reduced wiibiu ibe
more maua,eable compass ol 33. lui ibe ouly available versiou is
ibai ol Vr !obu \arler-J::/ / // /s / // 1/// :!
//o/// ///. 188-aud ii is impossible io deiermiue wbeiber
be irauslaied lrom a source wbicb I bave lailed io ideuiily. or al
iered. added aud omiiied iu accordauce wiib bis owu prompiiu,s.
1be irue explauaiiou may be sou,bi. uoi improbably. by combiu
iu, boib alieruaiives. Iu ibis case bis Ireucb ori,iual bad ceriaiu
sporadic poiuis ol correspoudeuce wiib ibe Riiual produced by
Varcouis-lor example. iu ibe moral couusels recommeuded io
taudidaies-bui ibe dillereuce is ,eueric aud may be described
as ibai wbicb separaies oue Pbilosopbical Crade wbicb uever meu
iious cbivalry. aud mucb less ibe |ui,bis 1emplar. lrom auoiber iu
wbicb ibe 1radiiioual Hisiory is ibai ol ibe trusades preseuied iu
summary lorm. supplemeuied by ibe 1emplar proscripiiou aud
a perpeiuaiiou le,eud rellecied lrom ibai ol ibe -wllI-H RI1l. Ii
be,ius ou ibe auiboriiy ol larou 1scboudy-bui wiiboui ciiiu,
bim-by au accouui ol bis myibical |XICH1- 0I 1Hl V0RXIXC \Xl
0I P\Ll-1IXl. bui as socalled pbilosopbical priuciples are sub
siiiuied lor tbrisiiau ibeosopbical dociriue. ibe ibesis is (1) ibai
ibe supposiiiiious aucboriies` were desceuded lrom ibe builders
ol ibe Iirsi 1emple. (2) ibai ibey bad beeu wauderers ever siuce
ibe dispersiou ol ibe !ewisb iribes. (3) ibai ibe bope wbicb ibey
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7he Qadosh Iathers.
uourisbed` was oue ol rebuildiu, ibe aucieui edilice.` obviously as
a uew 1emple ol Israel. lor ibe beiier advaucemeui ol wbicb ibey
made. wbeu ibe iime came. a commou cause wiib ibe trusaders.
abjuriu, ibe ouiward observauce ol ibeir creed. yei cberisbiu, ii
iu ibeir bearis.` This notwithstanding. they are represented
in the maniacaI story as Coptic priests who initiated the
Knights TempIar into their Mysteries. being those of ChiI-
dren of the Widow. otherwise Ireemasonry. which is iden-
tified with oId lgyptian Wisdom.
It is to be ooderstood tbat tbe fictitioos Copts are tbe
origioa/ k4DOSH Bretbreo, tbat tbeir 1emp/ar discip/es are
tbe secood k4DOSH circ/e, aod tbat tbe tbird is tbe tradi-
tiooa/ Soedisb sorcica/, obicb-presomab/v for oaot of
aotbeotic materia/s-is preseot/v coofosed oitb tbe a/ter-
oatice remoaot posto/ated bv tbe S1BIC1 OBSLBI4XCL. 1be
foortb circ/e obcioos/v comprises tbe e+a/ted Brotberbood
of tbe 4X1ILX1 4XD PBIHI1IIL BI1L, aod so it comes aboot
tbat its LICH1LLX1H DLCBLL is cooceroed oitb a scbeme of
1emp/ar Ieogeaoce. 1be taudidaie iu bis pro,ress does more
ibau was required ol bim iu ibe early |\l0-H codex. wiib wbicb
I bave deali iu ibe iexi. He iales up as direcied ibe trowu ol
Pbilippe le lel. casis ii beueaib bis leei aud exclaims. lowu wiib
iyrauuy`. be iales ibe Papal 1iara aud iramples ou ii iu lile mau
uer. sayiu,. lowu wiib imposiure aud supersiiiiou`. bui ibe sia,e
properiies ol ibe \reopa,us iuclude uoibiu, represeuiaiive ol ibe
iraiior -quiu de Iloriau. wbo passes iberelore oui ol si,bi.
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-o. ibeu. we bave a ,roup bebiud ibe 1emplars. wbo cui ibem
oll. wbeu ibey ,oi arro,aui... loesu`i ibai seem lamiliar
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6. Ceectsea te HeI+ BIeed, HeI+ OosI.
W
l may uoi bave io draw couueciious io //; //!,
//; (://. auymore. because ibere is au imporiaui
siory ibai exisis iudepeudeuily ol ibai worl. Ii did.
bowever iuspire a loi ol researcb. by ibis auibor. aud by mauy oib
ers. so ii isu`i wiiboui relevauce io commeui ou ii. 1bere are ibose
wbo may expeci a reciau,ular iomb. somewbere iu \rcadia. wiib
Laiiu words ou ii. supposedly daiiu, bacl io \rcadiau iimes. wiib
oui realiziu, ibe laci ibai ibe Poussiu paiuiiu, was au alle,ory.
1be bool iisell is really au alle,ory. aud uoi a liieral iale ou
ibiu,s as ibey bave irauspired over ibe ceuiuries. -ure. ibere`s
pleuiy ol real bisiory iu ibere. bui ii bas io be liuely picled over'
\s io ibe preseui issue - couueciious beiweeu ibe adosb Ia
ibers Le,eud aud ibai pariicular bool. we see perbaps a couuec
iiou io ibe louudaiiou ol ibe Iirsi trusade. aud ibe talabriau
mouls wbo mi,raied io 0rval.
\lier ibese talabriau mouls would reiuru io ibeir ori,iual mouas
iery. we ,ei ibe aciiviiy iu ibe mid 12ib teuiury. ol !oacbim ol Iiore.
-ee ibe loribcomiu, volume. (os. lor more ou ibis curreui.
\lso. ibese same mouls. ol wbom Peier ibe Hermii is said io bave
beeu oue. mosi lilely were leseri Iaibers. wbo were ibe ori,iuals
ol ibe adosb Iaibers ol ibe Le,eud. Iu laci. Peier ibe Hermii
was oue sucb leseri Iaiber. aud il oue ol ibe mosi imporiaui di,
uiiaries iu ibe louudaiiou ol ibe Laiiu |iu,dom ol !erusalem was a
ceriaiu bisbop lrom talabria`-ibeu ibese adosb Iaibers would
be imporiaui io siudy. -ee ibe loribcomiu, volume. (os. lor
more ou ibe leseri Iaibers ol ibe 1bebaid.
1be leseri Iaibers occupied mouasieries uoi ouly iu ibe 1be
baid. bui alou, ibe Xile. aud claimed a iradiiiou ,oiu, bacl io ibe
1berapeuis ol ibe Iayyum re,iou. Xoi ouly ibai. ibey bad ibeir
couuierparis iu ibe deseri ol -yria.
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7. ta tLeoe + +Isdst+ te + ej tLsat
R
OBlBT IBlKl COUlD. iu 1/ //s/; / /o:-
s;. \olume 0ue. tbapier 0ue. -eciiou t. pa,e 28.
Iirsi \mericau ldiiiou. ,ives a descripiiou ol ibe de,ree
siruciure ol ibe lsseue Hierarcby. we mi,bi be iempied ioday io
dismiss ii. siuce so mucb maierial bas come io li,bi iu ibe years
siuce 19+7. lui. ibere are reasous wby we sbould ai leasi ,ive ii
a beariu,. Ior siariers. ibe siruciure described is very mucb lile
ibe sysiems we bave beeu aualyziu,. aud lile ibose wbicb we sball
aualyze laier. mosi uoiably. ibe lllesaiies. ibe lbiouiies. ibe Xaz
areaus. ibe -abaeaus (aud -abiaus). we sball uow ruu ibe quoie.
wbicb siaris ai ibe boiiom ol pa,e 27 aud carries over io pa,e 28.
lilib para,rapb.
telibacy beiu, ibe rule ol lsseuism. recruiis were obiaiued lrom
ibe !ewisb commuuiiy ai lar,e. lvery ,rowuup caudidaie bad io pass
ibrou,b a uoviiiaie ol iwo sia,es. wbicb exieuded over ibree years. belore
be could be liually accepied. Iu ibe lirsi. wbicb lasied iwelve mouibs. be
bad io casi all bis possessious iuio ibe commou ireasury. aud received a
copy ol ibe ordiuauces. as well as : s:!. |Could uoie. -ee leui. xxiii..
121+.] : :. used ai ibe lusiraiious. :! : /// |. io pui ou ai
meals. beiu, ibe symbols ol puriiy. \lier bis probaiiou. be was admiiied
iuio ibe secoud sia,e. wbicb lasied iwo years. aud was called : :-
:/. luriu, ibis period be was admiiied io a closer lellowsbip. aud
sbared iu ibe lusiral riies. bui could uoi bold auy ollice or sii dowu ai ibe
commou iable. 0u passiu, ibrou,b ibe secoud sia,e ol probaiiou. ibe ap
proacber became : :ss/:/. or a lull member ol ibe socieiy. wbeu be
was received iuio // |///!. aud pariool ol ibe commou meal.
lelore. bowever. be was made a bomileies. or liually admiiied iuio
close lellowsbip. be bad io biud bimsell by a mosi solemu oaib (ibis beiu,
ibe ouly occasiou ou wbicb ibe lsseues used au oaib). io observe ibree
ibiu,s. 1. / / (!. 2. J/// /s// /:! :// o-io be laiiblul
io every mau. aud especially io rulers |Could uoie. Xeauder lays ,reai
siress ou ibis iuculcaiiou. sayiu, ibey were pariicularly disiiu,uisbed ou
accouui ol ibeir lideliiy. so dillereui lrom ibe sediiious spirii ol ibe !ews.
iu reuderiu, lideliiy io ibe ma,isiraies` ((:/ //s/; / // t//s//:
//// :! t//. vol. i.. p. o2).]. aud 3. ///; / /::/. wbicb
implied // ://: sirici secresy ioward ouisiders. so as uoi io divul,e ibe
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secrei dociriues |Could uoie. 1beir wbole secrei lore cau bardly be ima,
iued io bave cousisied simply ol eibical elemeuis. bui we are bere lorced
io ibe supposiiiou ol a peculiar ibeosopby aud pueumaiolo,y` (Xeauder.
(:/ //s/; / // t//s//: //// :! t//. vol. i.. p. o+).]
(uotpio) io auy oue. aud perleci opeuuess wiib members ol ibe or
der.
1be ibree seciious. cousisiiu, ol caudidaie. approacber. aud associ
aie. were subdivided iuio lour orders. disiiu,uisbed lrom eacb oiber by
superior boliuess.
Irom ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibe uoviiiaie io ibe acbievemeui ol ibe bi,besi
spiriiual siaie. ibere were /// dillereui sia,es wbicb marled ibe ,radual
,rowib iu boliuess. \i ibe s/r// ol ibese ibe aspiraui became ibe iemple ol
ibe Holy -pirii. aud could propbesy. 1beuce. a,aiu. be advauced (seveu)
io ibai sia,e iu wbicb be was euabled io perlorm miraculous cures aud
raise ibe dead. \ud. liually. be aiiaiued (ei,bi) io ibe posiiiou ol llias. //
/ / // Jss/:/.`
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1bere were several de,rees iu ibis sysiem. aud mauy ol ibese
de,rees became separaie orders iu ibeir owu ri,bi. alier ibe com
muuiiy splii up iu o8 t.l. \lso. we cau see a relaiiousbip io ibe
!obu ibe Ioreruuuer / !obu ibe Iollower moiils io be discussed
laier. tlearly. lrom ibe lead -ea -crolls ibemselves. ibe Vessiab
was ibe \uoiuied Head ol ibe tommuuiiy.
Ii is iuieresiiu, io uoie ibai -aiui \uibouy ibe Hermii. or -aiui
\uibouy ol l,ypi. was oue ol ibe 1bebaid lreibreu. 1bis is ibe
lamous -aiui \uibouy. wbo was iempied. Iu 1/ 1o| / (!.
special empbasis is paid io a paiuiiu, by lavid 1euiers ol -aiuis
\uibouy aud Paul. boib Hermiis. 1bis paiuiiu, couceals ibe same
,eomeiry ibai is io be louud iu ibe lamous paiuiiu, by Xicbolas
Poussiu. /s /s !`1:!/. aud iu ibe parcbmeuis ol lereu,er
-auuiere. wbeu we looled iuio ibe bacl,rouud ol -aiui \uibouy.
we louud oui some imporiaui ibiu,s. wbicb led us io couclude
ibai perbaps 1euiers wasu`i jusi coucealiu, secrei ,eomeiry iu bis
paiuiiu,. bui ibe ley io ibe survival ol ibe aucieui Iuiiiaiory bier
arcby. ibe adosb Iaibers. Iu Vacley`s /;/+!/: / /o:-
s;. we liud ibe lollowiu, ariicle.
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St. Xnthony.-\u order ialiu, iis rise lrom ibe lile aud babiis ol -i.
\uibouy. ibe bermii. wbo died aboui 37. His disciples. called \ucboriies.
uear libiopia. lived iu ausieriiy aud soliiariuess iu ibe deseri. uuiil )ohn.
lmperor of lthiopia. iu 370. creaied ibem a reli,ious order ol lui,bi
bood. aud besiowed privile,es upou ibem uuder ibe iiile ol -i. \uibouy.
wbo was made pairou ol ibe empire. 1bey esiablisbed mouasieries. ad
opied a blacl babii. aud wore a blue cross iu ibe sbape ol a 1au.
1be vow embraced cbasiiiy. deleuse ol ibe tbrisiiau laiib. io ,uard ibe em
pire. obey ibeir superiors. aud ,o io war wbeu aud wberesoever commauded.
Varria,e required a liceuse. 1bere were iwo classes-combaiauis aud uou
combaiauis-ibe secoud class beiu, composed ol ibose ioo old lor miliiary
duiy. \ei ere ibey reiired ibey were required io serve ibree years a,aiusi \rabiau
piraies. ibree a,aiusi ibe 1urls. aud ibree a,aiusi ibe Voors.
1be aucieui mouasiery is iu ibe deseris ol 1bebais. surrouuded by au oval
wall 00 paces iu circumlereuce aud +0 leei iu bei,bi. Ii is euiered by ropes lei
dowu lrom ibe waicbbouse. ibe craue beiu, iurued by mouls. ly a,e. ibe
cells. wbicb are lour by live by seveu leei. bave beeu reduced lrom 300 io +0.
\dvauia,e bad beeu ialeu ol oue ol uaiure`s curiosiiies iu obiaiuiu, abuudaui
waier lrom a riveu rocl. wbicb is reacbed ibrou,b a subierraueous passa,e
ol 0 paces. exieudiu, beyoud ibe walls. Iu Irauce. Iialy. aud -paiu ibere are
ecclesiasiical aud miliiary or,auizaiious siyled |ui,bis ol -i. \uibouy. wbo
wear a plaiu cross. ibe priucipals a double cross. 1be cbiel seai is ai Vienna.
Iu ibe abbey resi ibe remaius ol -i. \uibouy.`
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Here we bave ibe 1bebaid lreibreu. !obu ol libiopia. ibe ori,i
ual ol ibe Presier !obu siories. libiopiau lmperors were called
!obus. lile ibe Craud Vasiers ol ibe 0rder ol -I0X.
1bere is evideuce ibai a ,roup exisied iu l,ypi wbicb meeis
our criieria. Iu 323 t.l.. -i. Pacbomius louuds ibe lirsi taibolic
Vouasiery. ou ibe islaud ol 1ebeuuisi. iu ibe 1bebaid. uear tbe
uobosliou (liospolis Parva). 1bis is iu ibe same uei,bborbood as
Xa, Hammadi. Xoi ouly ibai. be be,au bis lile a Pa,au. He was
a Pa,au Iuiiiaie belore be was couveried io tbrisiiauiiy. alier a
jouruey io Rome. sborily belore be esiablisbed bis Vouasiic com
muuiiy. Ior all we luow. be could bave bad a commuuiiy already
operaiiu, ibere.
\i auy raie. be is said io bave iuiiiaied bis disciples iu a cave.
aud ibe rules ol bis commuuiiy are so mucb lile ibose louud iu
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ibe lead -ea -crolls. ibai ii is bard io see bow ibese could be iwo
dillereui commuuiiies'
\lso. iu oue ol ibe biuders ol ibe todices louud ai Xa, Hamma
di. is scrawled ibe uame Pacbom. Ii is said ibai ibese codices were
buried ai or arouud 30 c.e. Ii was ai ibis iime ibai Pacbomius
died. alier caicbiu, a virus. \ pla,ue swepi ibe commuuiiy. we
wouder il ii was iuieuiioual. \i ibe iime. \ibauasius ol \lexaudria
was warriu, a,aiusi ibe \riau beresy. aud ibe 1bebaid was io be
come ibe cbiel weapou iu ibe war a,aiusi ibe \riaus. Iuieresiiu,. is
ii uoi -iuce ibe Veroviu,iaus would eud up (or so ii is said') lol
lowiu, ibe \riau beresy 1be leader died. ibe bools were buried.
aud iu a lew years ibe populariiy ol ibe mouasiic sysiem iu l,ypi
spread io -yria. wbere ideuiical commuuiiies sprau, up. iucludiu,
oue iu losra (losira). Pacbomius` successor was uamed 1beodore.
1beodore bas ibe same meauiu, aud usa,e as !ouaibau. iberelore
1beodore is a !obauuiie uame. wbicb probably is uo surprise io
Iuiiiaies. -ee \olume . (/J|S.
we recommeud ibe iuieresied reader cousuli ibe t//s//: t/:s-
s/s ///:/ //|:; ou ibe world wide web. lor ibe /:/; t//
/://s -eries. lse ibeir siie searcb eu,iue io pull up all ibe euiries
ou Pacbomius. 1bere are some iuieresiiu, liuds. 1bis subjeci mai
ier will also be deali wiib iu au upcomiu, updaie io ibe t/;`s
/ piece.
Iu tbevalier -aiui Varcq`s /`//:/s//. I louud ibis iuieresiiu,
quoie.
0iber worls are uo less probiu,. lor example. ibe siudy ol Palbomiau
teuobiiism wriiieu by ibe \bboi ol Ladeuze. curreuily ibe recior ol ibe
taibolic luiversiiy ol Louvaiu. wiib ibe iuieui ol reluiiu, ceriaiu asser
iious by ibe learued Ireucb l,ypiolo,isi. Vr. \meliueau. wbo brou,bi io
li,bi topiic mauuscripis depiciiu, ibe cusioms ol ibe mouls ol 1bebaid
uuder au aspeci lar removed lrom ibe uoiiou ibai oue ,euerally males ol
ibem. as beiu, carelul io ,uard ibeir repuiaiiou ol saiuiliuess.
we liud. ai ibe eud ol ibe worl ol Vr. Ladeuze. a series ol ibeses iu
Laiiu. wiib re,ard io ibe mysieries ol ibe reli,iou aud wbere ibere is a
uoiable allirmaiiou (LI\) ibai ibe bumau ,eueraiiou is couiamiuaied by
ibe laci ibai ii casis oll as ,uiliy ibe uaiure ol ibe seed ol \dam.
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\s lor ibe siuceriiy ol ibe auibor wbo li,bis ibe couclusious ol Vr. \me
liueau. we do uoi wisb io casi doubi upou ii. especially as be says (L\I).
1bai ibe lie wbicb deliues ibe allirmaiiou ol a ibiu, jud,ed io be iu
ierually lalse. is au evil exierual aud esseuiial. ii musi be said ibai ii cau
uever be permiiied. eveu io avoid ,reaier worldly evils.`
we uow luow wbai ibe real meuialiiy is ol our priesis aud we bave io
uudersiaud ibai ibey draw lrom ibese ideas a ,reai iuielleciual aud moral
lorce. au iuielleciual lorce resuliiu, lrom ibeir luowled,e ol au imporiaui
bisiorical iruib wbicb bas played au euormous role iu ibe eveuis ol ibe
pasi. wbicb siill represeuis au euormous power iu ibe preseui world. aud
ibey luow ibai ibose wbo possess ibis iruib wbicb ibey luow. are uoi
uumerous. ibai ibis scieuce is iberelore a presii,ious privile,e wbicb ,ives
ibem a real superioriiy. a cousiderable asceudaucy over ibe resi ol bu
mauiiy.-ialeu lrom ibe lu,lisb irauslaiiou ou 1be 0.1.0. Pbeuomeuou
websiie. biip.//www.cyberliul.cb/-loeui,
Il we cui ibese siories iu wiib ibose ol ibe !obauuiies. we ,ei
a more compleie piciure. 1be 1reasure` removed io lpsala
Perbaps. 1bere is a trypi ol ibe 1bree trowus. lui we cau also
see meiapborically ibai ibe 1reasure` biddeu iu -coilaud is ibe
surviviu, 1emplars. aud survivals ol ibe Veroviu,iau bloodliue.
0l course. ii bas beeu pui lorward several years a,o (1998) ibai
ibe \rl ol ibe toveuaui. receuily discovered io be locaied iu ibe
tburcb ol -aiui Vary ol Ziou iu \xum. libiopia. is uoi ibere. 1be
1emplars removed ii lrom sucb a liliby place` (ibe seuiimeuis ol
ibe researcber wbo posed ibe ibeory) aud relocaied ii uuderueaib
Rosslyu tbapel iu -coilaud. Losi \rcbives we bave uo way ol
luowiu, euiirely. 1be lruze say ibai ibeir Iuvisible Head resides
iu -coilaud. aud !. l. Varcouis said similar ibiu,s re,ardiu, ibe
1reasure ol ibe Riie ol Vempbis. 1bere is a deliuiie couueciiou
beiweeu -yria aud Lebauou ou ibe oue baud. aud -coilaud aud
Irauce ou ibe oiber. \ud all ol ibese places saw 1emplars'
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S. WLeoe deea tLsa Ie+e wat
W
HXT we bave beeu surveyiu,. ibeu. is uoi ibe surviv
al ol a bloodliue. lile ibai ol !esus. bui ibe survival ol
a 1radiiiou ol ieacbiu,. au Iuiiiaiory 1radiiiou. -ure.
ii`s ibe -iory ou wbicb ibe popular le,euds are all based. we sball
be surveyiu, ibis 1radiiiou iu several ol iis aveuues. iu ibe com
iu, volumes. Ior example. lor mauy ceuiuries. ii bas resided iu
ibe Xear aud Viddlelasi. wbere ii came lrom iu ibe lirsi place.
Ii was irauslormed iuio wbai bas come dowu io us as ibe \u,el
tuli paradi,m. 1bai ol ibe \ezidi. lruze. aud Xusairi (or \bli
Haqq) 1radiiious. we sball be surveyiu, ibese. aud ibe Isma`ili
-eci. aud oiber secis. lile ibe Vaudaeaus aud ibe lbiouiie/ll
lesaiie secis. \s io ibe irausmissiou io ibe wesi. ii came ibrou,b
ibe various lorms ol bereiical secis opposed io taibolicism - \u
iiuomiau secis. -piriiual Liberiiues. uieiisis. \ll ol ibese led io
wbai became luowu as ibe Illumiuaii aud wbai became luowu
as Hi,b Crade Ireemasoury. as Variiuism. aud so ou. 1be Rl\L
Rose+troix'
0. Te CecIwde.
t
X COXClUSlOX. ibeu. ibese Le,euds are mucb more ibau
malebelieve siories. 1bey are alle,orical bisiory. poiuiiu,
io ibe survival aud irausmissiou ol a 1radiiiou ol Cuosis ibai
bas ,oue lrom ibe \ucieui world io ibe preseui.
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detea.
1. /. iu ibe viciuiiy ol Pella. iu ibe lecapolis re,iou. iu ibe Haurau. eic.
2. -ee. lor example. //s / // 1//o;s//:/ ////s/s. (Loudou.
!obu V. wailius. 19 e.v. repriui ediiiou) wbere a bio,rapby ol Vorieu is
preseuied ou pa,es 9 11. uoied iu 1/ /:; / // (//1.
3. 0u ibe couirary. my dear \ribur. Ii maiiers everyibiu,' \ribur evideuily
was disappoiuied io liud oui ibai ibere were iudeed de,rees bi,ber ibau ibe
1bree trali le,rees. He ceriaiuly made bis wallei lai oll ibe Hi,b le,rees.
eveu il be ibou,bi ibey were all bo,us.
+. 1bis iusisieuce ou ibe imporiauce ol Israel is solely lor ibe le,iiimiziu,
ol bis worl. 1bere is pleuiy ol evideuce iu suppori ol exiraIsraeli iradiiious
wbicb survived ibe a,es. lrom primeval iimes io ibe preseui day.
. 1bis is crucial. because ibe lroiberbood io wbicb touucillor vou lcl
barisbauseu relerred was ibe -.. -... aud io wbicb \leisier trowley also
belou,ed.
o. 1be Pbiladelpbiaus. ol !obu Porda,e. !aue Lead. aud \uioiueiie lou
ri,uou. \udrew Vicbael Ramsay is said io bave belou,ed io ibis ,roup. 1be
louuders were ardeui disciples ol ibe ieacbiu,s ol !alob lobme. Ii resembled
ibe -piriiualisi movemeui ol ibe 19ib teuiury iu cbaracier. !obauu Ceor,
Cicbiel was alliliaied io ibis ,roup. also a disciple ol ibe ieacbiu,s ol lobme.
1bis is a siu,ular admissiou ou ibe pari ol waiie. siuce be is su,,esiiu, ibai ibe
Iuierior tburcb` ol ibe -ecrei 1radiiiou Iu tbrisiiau 1imes` liliered dowu
io iudividuals lile lobme aud Cicbiel. wbicb is uoi iu iisell all ioo surprisiu,.
1be sbocler is. ibai ollsboois ol ibese pure sources. sucb as -wedeubor,. or
Perueiiy. or Pasqually. or -aiui Variiu. or ta,liosiro. or auy ol ibe resi. devel
oped ibe \uibeuiic 1radiiiou as we bave beeu uuveiliu, ii. aud ibis \uibeuiic
1radiiiou iucludes everyoue aud every ,roup. socieiy. aud riie wbicb waiie
cousidered io be spurious. sucb as ibe Riie ol Vempbis. lor example. aud bis
arcbrival. our -aiui aud aucesiral precepior. !obu \arler...(aud lucle \L as
well')
7. ...aud wbicb we call ibe \uibeuiic 1radiiiou. -olis -acerdoiibus.
8. waiie bad uoibiu, bui couiempi lor Vacleuzie. aud is maliu, ibis siaie
meui io luriber disiauce bis owu larreacbiu, speculaiious lrom ibose ol bis
uuwauied predecessors. 1be ouly problem is ibai Vacleuzie was aciually
iuiiiaied iu ibe real ibiu,. aud waiie received a bo,us iuiiiaiiou. tousider
ioo ibe pli,bi ol a lroollyu uaiive speudiu, mosi ol bis aduli lile iu Loudou.
ibeu reiiriu, io ibe -iaies io bead up ibe Lod,e iu Iowa... waiie probably
uever lor,ave bimsell lor baviu, beeu respousible lor recommeudiu, \leisier
trowley lor iuiiiaiiou iuio ibe 0uier 0rder ol ibe Coldeu lawu. \ud ibis
ioo. all ibe more. siuce trowley received ibe iuiiiaiiou iuio ibe -ecrei aud
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Iuierior tburcb` wbicb waiie always irumpeied aboui bui uever ,oi io see
lor bimsell. Iu laci. waiie speui so mucb ol bis iime coudemuiu, ibe aciual
-ecrei aud Iuierior tburcb` as a pious lraud. ibai iis Cuardiaus saw lii io
exclude bim'
9. //; //!, //; (://. pp. 1+o1+7.
10. /. 909 l.t.l. or ibereabouis.
11. /.. aboui 70 t.l.
12. 1be 1bebaid cau be locaied eiiber iu loeoiia or iu l,ypi. iu ibe euvi
rous ol ibe tiiies ol 1bebes. we assume ii io be ibe l,ypiiau 1bebes. siuce
ibe Xa, Hammadi discoveries demousiraie ibai a loi ol aciiviiy weui ou ibere
ai leasi iuio ibe Iourib teuiury. t.l. 0ue mi,bi exieud ibe deliuiiiou ol ibe
1bebaid io iuclude auy secrei deseri area. lile ibe lecapolis re,iou. or ibe
-yriau leseri. uear lrla aud Palmyra. or we mi,bi also iuclude ibe Haurau.
wbere we sball reiuru ai ibe eud ol ibis lool.
13. \uoiber !obu lor ibe !obauuiies. wbile some say ibe !obauuiies are so
uamed alier ibe various !obus iu ibe Xew 1esiameui. ibere are yei oibers wbo
claim ibai ibe !obauuiies are uamed alier -i. !obu ibe \lmouer. we bold io
our ibesis. ibai ibe ori,iual iuspiraiiou is losiibeos. aud beyoud ibai. 0auues
aud luli.
1+. -ee below. ou ibe sirau,e ,roup luowu as ibe 1alurs.
1. waiie did uoi waui io admii wbai is more obvious ioday. He did uoi waui
io admii ibai ibe real ibiuliu, bebiud ibe trusades was uoi 0ribodox Laiiu
tbrisiiauiiy. bui a power wbicb could cbecl ii auy iime ii cbose io do so.
1o. 1be preseui worl is oue sucb explauaiiou. \ribur bas a bard iime uu
dersiaudiu, ibe coucepi ol Reli,ious lissimulaiiou. ai leasi as praciiced by
people wbo are osieusibly` tbrisiiau. ai leasi ou ibe exierior. or osieusibly`
beaibeu(wbaiever ibai ierm meaus) ou ibe exierior. lui. irue reli,iou luows uo
seci or creed. aud ibe aims ol ibe !obauuiies were io male ibai dream a realiiy.
aud cause ibe |iu,dom ol Heaveu io be realised ou larib. raiber ibau rele,aie
ii io ibe pipe dream iu ibe sly ibe tbrisiiau tburcbes bave made ol ii.
17. 1bis sbould reluie waiie`s deuial ibai ibe !obauuiie 1radiiiou was auy
ibiu, more ibau a reverie ol ibe 19ib teuiury t.l.
18. tould ibis bear a relaiiousbip io ibe Hierou du \al d`0r wbicb is uo
iiced iu //; //! //; (://
19. Probably because be uever luew ii.
20. 1be Xiuib. ibeu would be ibai ol Vessiab. or \uoiuied Head ol ibe
tommuuiiy. -collers aside. could ibis be oue ol ibe real secreis` ol ibe Xiuib
le,ree
21. II J:/;`s 711b712a.
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The Cate of the Xorth.
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Hl be,iuuiu, ol ibe !obauuiie le,eud iells us ibai Voses
aud \arou were Iuiiiaies lrom l,ypi. \esbu beu Paudiru
was ialeu as a boy. io l,ypi. Ii was iu l,ypi wbere -i.
Varl bad bis miuisiry aud couveried 0rmus io tbrisiiauiiy. 1be
Pa,au Vysieries were lused wiib tbrisiiauiiy aud became ibe
Rosetroix. 1be |ui,bis ol ibe Voruiu, aud ol Palesiiue were soli
iary deseri bermiis wbo lived iu l,ypi. l,ypi. ibeu. li,ures iuio
ibis siory quiie cousiderably.
Il we euumeraied ibe ways iu wbicb l,ypi is couuecied io ibe
1radiiiou. we would bave a very sizeable lisi. -ome ol ibese iiems
are.
4. Vempbis was sei up by Piab. ibe laud was raised. aud a
iemple was buili. Piab is io l,ypi wbai lu|i was io -umer. Iu
laci. ibey are oue aud ibe same.
2. wbeu Israel was ibreaieued wiib iis lirsi deleai. duriu,
Vauasseb`s rei,u. some ol ibe priesis secreied ibe \rl ol ibe
toveuaui away lrom !erusalem. iravelliu, io l,ypi. 1bere.
ibey esiablisbed a base ol operaiious ou ibe islaud ol llepbau
iiue. wbere ruius ol a 1emple ol |buem exisi. |buem beiu,
auoiber lorm ol laXeb1eiiu. ibe RamCod ol Veudes.
\lso. close io ibis iime was ibe illlaied 2oib lyuasiy. 1bis
lyuasiy was crusbed by ibe Persiaus. wbo employed a par
iicularly iusidious lorm ol psycbolo,ical warlare. 1bis was
by cbar,iu, ibe people wiib buruiu, cais. Heresy''' 1bis all
iool place iu 2 l.t.l. tambyses was respousible lor ii. 1be
uumber 2 is ol imporiauce iu some ol ibe Hi,b le,rees ol
ibe \\-R. lor wbicb see 1/ // / // b!s. p. 11o. iu iu re.
ibe 13. Laier. \lexauder would overiuru ibe Persiaus. aud re
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esiablisb ibe l,ypiiau Reli,iou. He would cause io be louuded
ibe ciiy ol \lexaudria. \lier ibis. would come ibe Cuosis. aud
mauy mysiery scbools.
3. \esbu beu Paudiru. as we bave siaied. was ialeu io l,ypi.
aud scbooled iu ibe Vysieries. aud was proclaimed by ibe Hi
eropbauis as ibe lou,awaiied iucaruaiiou ol Horus.
4. -aiui Varl couveried 0rmus io tbrisiiauiiy iu l,ypi.
ibus lusiu, io,eiber ibe Vysiery 1radiiiou wiib ibe tbrisiiau
tburcb. accordiu, io ibe le,euds.
5. 1be lsseues bad a scbool iu ibe Iayyum. aud ibey were
called ibe 1berapeuis.
6. l,ypi was ibe locaiiou ol ibe 1bebaid lreibreu. or ibe
leseri Iaibers. iucludiu, ibe same -aiui \uibouy wbo was
iempied. 1bis saiui would appear laier iu a lamous paiuiiu,
by lavid 1euiers.
1bese are ibe adosb Iaibers. wbo splii up alier ibe loss
ol !erusalem iu oo70 t.l. 1bis is ibe ,roup ibai came io ibe
1bebaid.
7. tarpocraies` disciple lpipbaues is said io bave beeu iu
l,ypi. -everal Cuosiic scbools sei up iu uoi ouly \lexaudria.
bui iu ibe 1bebaid re,iou. iucludiu, Xa, Hammadi. uoi lar
lrom leuderab. Hathor`s special ciiy. l,ypi was ibe bome
io ibe scbools ol lasilides aud \aleuiiuus. aud ibese Cuosiics
lasied uuiil ibe middle ol ibe Iourib teuiury e.v. \lso. ibe vari
ous ,roups ol Cuosiics deuomiuaied as -eibiaus` were locaied
iu l,ypi. belore ibey escaped io Vesopoiamia. 1be -eibiaus
are said io derive ibeir uame lrom ai leasi iwo possible -eibs.
-eib. sou ol \dam. -eib ibe broiber aud slayer ol 0siris. \lso.
-eib is said io be a creaiiou iudepeudeui ol ibese. as cau be
seeu iu ibe Cuosiic Vyibos. \lso. ibe -eibiaus were lirsi called
iu Creel. -iibiaus` wbicb may be a corrupiiou ol losiibeos.
because ibe 1/ S//s / S// sbow ibai ibey were revealed
io losiibeos. iu l,ypi. \i auy raie. belore ibe -eibiaus became
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luowu as larbeloCuosiics. aud were locaied iu -yria aud ibe
Viddle lasi. ibey bad esiablisbed several scbools iu l,ypi. ai
various locaiious alou, ibe Xile. 1bese were ibe Pbibiouiies.
ibe lorboriies. ibe -ecuudiaus. eic. 1be Vaudaeaus ibem
selves are said io bave ori,iuaied iu l,ypi. bui mi,raied io ibe
sbaial\rab re,iou.
S. 1be Hermeiica exisied iu l,ypi. probably ai \lexau
dria primarily. bui some ol ii iurued up iu ibe ^: /:oo:!/
//|:;. Laier. ii would male iis way io la,bdad. ibeu io
Harrau. ibeu io lyzauiium. liually io Iialy. ai ibe iime ol Var
silio Iiciuo. -ome ol ibe Harrauiau iradiiious resemble ibose ol
ibe Vaudaeaus. aud ibe \ezidis. -ome dou`i.
0. luriu, ibe Iaiimiie period. iu tairo. ibe lamous House
ol wisdom was esiablisbed. iuiiiaiiu, mauy lamous Isma`ilis
iucludiu, Hassauibu-abab. 0mar |bayyam. aud oibers. Ii
is lrom ibis place ibai ibe lruzes (as a poliiical ,roup) derive
ibeir ori,ius.
40. luriu, ibe trusades. Iredericl II ol Hobeusiauleu
sou,bi io lorm a diplomaiic alliauce wiib ibe -uliau ol l,ypi.
iu order io secure ibe Red -ea Rouie. wbereby luropeau mer
cbauis could bave access io ibe spice aud sill irade wiib \sia.
wiiboui baviu, io ,o ibrou,b bosiile ierriiory iu -yria. Veso
poiamia. aud Persia.
44. luriu, ibe Xapoleouic couquesis. Xapoleou aud bis ,eu
erals eucouuiered au old sa,e. wbo claimed io belou, io a seci
wbicb bad survived io ibai iime. wbose exisieuce weui bacl
io ibe be,iuuiu,s ol l,ypi. 1bis Iuiiiaiiou iucluded ibe be
siowal ol a riu,. 1bis led io ibe Riie ol Vempbis. we are iold iu
J:/;`s /;/+!/: / /o:s;. -amuel Houis was a
uaiive ol l,ypi. He came io ibe Lau,uedoc. io Vouiaubou. a
ciiy lou, associaied wiib ibe taibar iradiiiou.
42. Iu 190+ e.v.. \leisier trowley received ibe diciaiiou ol
ibe // / // /:. iu tairo. ou 8 9 aud 10 \pril 190+ t.l..
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alier discoveriu, ibe -iele ol \ulb l u |bousu. iu ibe loulal
(uow tairo) Vuseum. He was led io ibis discovery via Rose
ldiib |elly. wbom be married ou 12 \u,usi 1903. -be was
direcied by ibe Cods ibemselves io lead \. t. io ibis discovery.
aud eveuiually io ibe recepiiou ol //| 1/ / //s. Xoiice
Xumber 1o below.
43. Iu 1907. trowley is ,iveu iusiruciious (iu //| /\l).
io ,o io l,ypi. as per tbapier I\. verses o13. \lso. ibere is
discussiou ol ibe Va,ical Riu,. wbicb remiuds us ol ibe riu,
meuiioued iu uumber 11. above. 1bis is iu tbapier \. 117.
\ccordiu, io ibe tommeui io ibis lool. trowley uever made
ibis jouruey. He was laier cbar,ed iu 1918 duriu, ibe \malau
irab worliu, (aud similar iasls were deliueaied. wbicb bave
a beariu, ou ibis Vysiery ol Vysieries. iu 1911. duriu, ibe
\buldiz worliu,). Iu \malauirab. CrowIey was charged to
go to lgypt to find the lgg. - Ii`s all iu ibe l,,'` - io
liud some ariilaci. Xow. il ibis is a real ariilaci. or a meiapbor
lor au Iuiiiaiiou. or lor revealiu, some exiremely viial Losi
|uowled,e. we are siill iu ibe darl. However. we leel. lrom
our owu persoual experieuces. experieuces wbicb bave a bear
iu, ou 1HI- Vysiery. ibai ii couiaius all ol ibe above. \ud ii is
uoi ouly couuecied wiib l,ypi. bui wiib ibe Lau,uedoc. aud
wiib -umer. trowley siaies iu bis too/:; / //| o5 ibai
tbapier I\. verses o1 relaie io ibe Crid Pa,e iu //| 1/ /
//s (i.e.. tbap. III p. 1o ol ibe bolo ms.). -ee also 1/ S/
/ t;|/. lor au iuieresiiu, alle,orical relereuce io all ol ibis.
ibou,b ibe -ioue may uoi uecessarily be ibe -ioue lrom ibe
Vysieries. lor wbicb see au older versiou ol /;/+!/: //-
/:/:. i.e.. ibe 11ib or 1+ib ldiiious. s.v.. Creai Voiber ol
ibe Cods. ibe`. Ii describes ibe Veieoriie wbicb was a pari ol
ibe Vysieries ol tybele. Ii evideuily ,oi losi ai some poiui. alier
ibe Romaus coopied ibe Pbry,iau Vysieries.
44. Iu 19+. ai Xa, Hammadi. several papyrus codices were
discovered. wbicb couiaiued some Cuosiic scripiures. some ol
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wbicb were ibou,bi losi io ibe world. Ii would iale mauy.
mauy. years belore ibese would be made available io ibe public
ai lar,e. i.e.. ibree decades. as 1/ ^: /:oo:!/ //|:; /
///s/. -ee also. leuiley Layiou`s 1/ (s// S//s.
1be discovery ol ibe Xa, Hammadi Library iool place uear
some 1ombs lrom ibe \Iib lyuasiy. Xoi ouly ibai. ii was uear
tbeuobosliou. wbicb was ouce luowu as liospolis Parva. a
Xome ouce sacred io Haibor. 1wo ,raiu receipis were louud iu
ibe biudiu,s ol ibe codices. oue lrom leuderab. ibe oiber lrom
liospolis. Il ibis liospolis was liospolis Parva. we bave ibeu
iwo Xomes wbicb were sacred io Haibor. \i some poiui iu ibe
earlymid +ib teuiury t.l.. Iaiber Pacbom came lrom \lexau
dria io tbeuobosliou aud sei up sbop. lp io ibai poiui a ibriv
iu, Cuosiic commuuiiy bad exisied ibere. \lier ibai poiui. ibe
topiic tburcb. ou ibe oue baud. ibe leseri Iaibers (1bebaid
lreibreu) ou ibe oiber. lelore ibai iime. ibe adosb Iaibers
wbo made ii ibere. were probably iuvolved wiib ibese iexis.
we sball see. ioo. ibai ibe locaiious iuvolved wiib ibe creaiiou.
preservaiiou. aud discovery ol ibese codices are possibly cou
uecied io ibe abovemeuiioued ,rid pa,e iu //| 1/ / //s.
aud ibe propbecies aboui ibe l,,. il we are correci.
45. Vurry Hope. iu 1/ S//s t// (1990). meuiious
a secrei priesibood wbicb esiablisbed couiaci wiib ber as sbe
was liuisbiu, ibe preparaiiou ol ber bool. 1bis was iu \pril. ol
1990. 1bese were. iu Hope`s words. ibose liudly l,ypiiau
lollowers ol ibe 0ld ways.` 1be leiiers sbe received couiaiued
iulormaiiou ou ibe l,ypiiau iradiiious couceruiu, -irius. Iu
cludiu, au l,ypiiau iuierpreiaiiou ol ibe siory ol bow Haibor
desiroyed bumauiiy. Ii is siaied ibai ibis ,roup is a loue survi
vor ol ibe l,ypiiau Vysiery iradiiiou.
\lso ai ibis iime. we received ceriaiu iulormaiiou lrom ibe
Iuuer Plaues re,ardiu, ibis curreui. iulormaiiou ibai males
some seuse oui ol ibe auomalies ol bisiory leli io us iu trow
ley`s uoies. aud oiber auomalies ol ibe pasi. \s we bave beeu
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cbar,ed io secrecy. we cauuoi uuder auy circumsiauces reveal
ibe deiails ol ibis. ouiside ol wbai we are iu ibe process ol re
vealiu,. -ullice ii io say. ibere are ceriaiu Vysieries aud -ecreis
wbicb are uoi merely meiapbors lor ibe bumau coudiiiou. ibey
do exisi. as real secreis.
46. Iu 1998. ibe tbevalier Vicbael. |iu, ol \rms ol ibe Im
perial aud Royal lra,ou touri aud 0rder. siaies ibai 1be
lra,ou touri cau lirsi be ideuiilied iu l,ypi uuder ibe pa
iroua,e ol ibe priesi priuce \ulblu |bousu iu aboui 2170
b.c.` 1bis is a very iuieresiiu, admissiou. wbai is ibe docu
meuiaiiou io bacl ii up Il ibe lra,ou 0rder re,ards \ulbl
u|bousu. as iis lirsi pairou. wbai is iis posiiiou / 1belema.
1belemiies. \leisier trowley (wbo was bimsell a member ol
ibe teliic tburcb). aud auy aud all iucaruaiious ol \ulbl
u|bousu ibai bave exisied iu bisiory aud wbicb exisi ioday
Irom wbai we`ve read ol Carduer`s worls. we`ve louud boles
ibai cauuoi simply be dismissed by siaiiu, ibai ibe auibor bad
access io secrei documeuis. -ure. so do I. Ii may be a siarier.
bui . . . ii`s uoi ibe eud iu iisell'
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1bese are all relaied io ibe same siory. However. we will uow
iuru our aiieuiiou io ibe \ucieui aud \ccepied -coiiisb Riie. Iu ibe
\\-R sysiem. we liud biuis ol a secrei Iuiiiaiiou. a secrei 1emple
worsbip. a secrei Liiur,y. 1bis is pari ol ibe -acerdoial 1radiiiou
wbicb waiie aud oibers allude io iu ibeir uarraiives ou ibe -ecrei
tburcb. Iudeed. ii is uoi impossible ibai ibe -coiiisb Riie could
bave a Riie wiibiu a Riie. or ai leasi be desi,ued io bave ii. 1bis
is called 1be Vysieries` by lroiber Huicbeus.
lveu so. we dou`i see wbai ibe bi, deal is. Il ibere was a Riie ol
ibe Palladium. operaiiu, iu ibe luiied -iaies. so Is ibai ibe busi
uess ol uaive spiusiers aud bacl wriiers 1bese are secrei ibiu,s.
uoi lor ibe avera,e persou.
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gypt.
0ur researcb iells us ibai ibere was (ai leasi ibeoreiically) a Pal
ladium Riie. superposed over ibe wbole sysiem. cousisiiu, ol a
very small uumber ol privile,ed Iuiiiaies. male aud lemale. across
ibe luiied -iaies aud ibrou,boui lurope. were ibey couspiriu, io
overibrow deceui Codleariu, socieiy Perbaps. bui ibey prob
ably wereu`i ibai iuieresied iu wasiiu, ibeir iime ou ibai. \dvauces
iu scieuiilic discovery beld ibeir aiieuiiou. ibe 1weuiieib teuiury
was jusi arouud ibe coruer. Il ibere was a couspiracy. ii was oue
wbicb plauued io eradicaie ibese very larsi,bied visiouaries aud
pioueers. wberever ibey could be deiecied. Ii is uo dillereui ioday.
1bai is wby sucb ibiu,s ueed io be biddeu lrom ibe view ol ibe
maiusiream. Ii is oue ibiu, io bave a ,roup wbicb praciices every
deviaie bebavior. bui io bave a ,roup lile ibe 1emplars. ibe !obau
uiies. ibe Palladium. well... Ii puis a ,euuiue siamp ol liviue Ia
vor ou ceriaiu ibiu,s wbicb ibe auiboriiies. iucludiu, ibe tburcb.
ibe -iaie. ibe Realiiy Police ol all preciucis. waui io leep ille,al.
immoral. or laiieuiu,. Ii ,eueraies more reveuue ibai way. aud
lor ibe auiboriiies wbo cau iudul,e iu privaie. ii leeps oui ibe rill
rall.
1bere is a body ol Riiual ibai su,,esis ibe ibeory ol ibe !obau
uiies. ibai Voses aud \arou were Iuiiiaies. aud ibai ibe Priesi
bood was modelled alier ibe l,ypiiau Hierarcby. Iu ibe touucil ol
|adosb we bave ibe lollowiu, sysiem.
2 Chief of the TabernacIe levite
24 Prince of the TabernacIe Priest
2 Knight of the Brazen Serpent High Priest
26 Prince of Mercy Xabih (Prophet)
2 Commander of the TempIe Knight (Master of
the TempIe)
28 Prince Xdept Magus
Huicbeus. iu //! / ////. siaies ibai ibe 232o are ibe
Vysiery Crades`. 1be 23 beiu, ibe Lesser Vysieries. ibe 2+
ibe Creaier Vysieries. ibe 2 ibe Islamic Vysieries. aud ibe 2o
ibe tbrisiiau Vysieries. Iu ibe riiuals we possess we cauuoi see
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wbere ibe 2 bas auyibiu, io do wiib Islam. or wiib ibe lruzes.
wbicb li,ure iu ibe Le,euda lor ibai de,ree. bui uoi iu ibe riiual
,iveu iu Pile`s J:o (s. or iu bis ///; lor ibai de,ree. uor
iu ibe Xoriberu exposure. ,iveu by llaucbard. or iu ibe lirsi riiuals
ol ibe -coiiisb Riie. (! :| t/:.
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1bere is au imporiaui parallel beiweeu ibe l,ypiiau Reli,iou
aud ibe adosb 1radiiiou. wbeu we read aboui ibe 1emplars aud
ibe lsoieric 1radiiiou iu lurope. we are preseuied wiib a couple
ol ima,es. (1) ibe Horued Cod. aud (2) ibe Coddess. loib ol
ibese li,ure iu ibe mysieries surrouudiu, Reuues le tbaieau. boib
ol ibese li,ure iu siories aboui ibe 1emplars aud ibeir beresies.
\ud. boib ol ibese li,ure promiueuily iu a secrei culi praciiced uoi
ouly iu l,ypi. bui iu Israel. aud iu several oiber places iu ibe Xear
aud Viddle lasi. 1bey also li,ure promiueuily iu Cuosiic symbol
ism. \ud. iu ibe 0ld Reli,iou` ol lurope. ibese same iwo deiiies
li,ure promiueuily. (-ee Peuueiborue Hu,bes` siudy. b///://.
Vurray`s 1/ b/// t// / bs/ /. 1/ (! / // b///-
s. aud lill Liddell`s 1/ /////// /:s.)
we are supposed io believe ibai ibe Horued Cod is ibe levil. ibe
lvil 0ue. lui ibis is simply uoi ibe case. we are iold io believe aud
io do a loi ol ibiu,s. wbicb may uoi be lii lor auyoue io believe
or do. we were ouce iold io believe ibai ibe -uu roiaied arouud
ibe larib. 1be Horued Cod is Pau. iu ibe Creel pauibeou. aud
iu l,ypi. ibe Horued Cod is laXeb1eiiu. a special lorm ol |b
uem. wbo is a lorm ol \meu. aud. some say. Piab. 1be Horued
Cod is raw lorce. pure sexualiiy. pure power. uuiapped. 1o some.
ii would iu laci be ibe levil. because ibey would be iucapable ol
baudliu, sucb euer,y. 1bai is parily wby we bave le,rees aud
Riies wbicb ,radually develop ibe Iuiiiaie aud prepare bim/ber
lor ibe mauilesiaiiou ol ibis euer,y. lriou Cysiu ouce wroie ibai
ibis Horued Cod. iu Vorocco. was luowu as lou!eloud. He said.
lou!eloud is lear aud lucliu,.` 1bai is. il you are learlul. ibeu
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dou`i eveu boiber iryiu, io summou ii. Ii is raw. primeval euer,y.
creaiive power. Iu oiber paris ol ibe world. lile wbai is leli ol 1i
beiau culiure. we see ibe same exaci ibiu, iu |uuiu Zau,Po. 1bis
is ibe loruless 0ue. iu //| S:o//. 1be real devil. wbicb ibe
millious worsbip. is ibe ,od ol laziuess aud i,uorauce. 1be Horued
0ue is uoi ibe ,od ol laziuess aud i,uorauce. we cau assure you.
1be Coddess. ou ibe oiber baud. is worsbipped ballbeariedly
by all ibe Xew \,e ,roups oue cau ibiul ol. we say ballbeariedly.
because iu wbai we bave seeu aud experieuced. ibey leave oui ibe
Raw -exualiiy elemeui aud assume -be is a lri,id lemiuazi lile
ber voiaries. Iu realiiy. quiie ibe reverse is irue. 1be Coddess iu
quesiiou is uoi Isis. 1be Coddess iu quesiiou is a -pecial Coddess.
wbo is a complemeui io |buem. as laXeb1eiiu. -be li,ures as
eiesb. iu a lamous siele. adosb. -be was worsbipped by ibe
l,ypiiaus. by ibe \ssyriaus. by ibe -abaeaus. by ibe Xabaieaus.
by ibe -yriaus. ibe Pbouiciaus. ibe labylouiaus. ibe -umeriaus.
ibe Creels. (Viuoau. Vyceuaeau. tlassical. eic.). by ibe Pbry
,iaus. aud . . . by ibe Hebrews. as \sberab. \s ibe \rl ol ibe tov
euaui is a mauilesiaiiou ol ibe raw liviue Power. so ibe -beliuab
is ibe mauilesiaiiou ol leiiy. -beliuab is ibis Coddess. 1be iwo
are iuseparable. lile Xuii aud Hadii. Here we bave ibe liviue
-opbia. wbose complemeui is ibe Heaveuly Vau.
Perbaps ii is clear wby we bave a poieui clue iu ibe \ibasb ti
pber. lapbomei ~ -opbia. 1be iwo are 0ue. yei are iwo.
1bis is adosb. Holiuess. we would be sayiu, ioo mucb il we
dweli upou ibis subjeci iu depib. 1be devoiees ol ibe RamCod iu
l,ypi bad special riies ibey praciiced. 1be priesibood bad pecu
liar riies. oue ol wbicb we cau see iuiimaiious ol iu ibe Papvros of
Xesi-4mso. This tradition did make its way to the Iand of
the :Chosen PeopIe`...untiI a rivaI priesthood drove it away.
lui. ii was uever very successlul. aud iu ibe Viddle \,es. eveu
ibou,b we ,oi ima,es ol Liliib. we also ,oi ima,es ol -beliuab.
iu ibe dociriues ol ibe abalab. 1be rival priesibood iu quesiiou is
ibai ol ibe \abweb culi. -ex aud Reli,iou ,o baud iu baud. moreso
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ibau sex aud marria,e' 1bis ibe Iuiiiaies bave always luowu.
wbeu we ,ei io ibe eud ol our jouruey. we sball bave covered
mauy iopics. aud visiied mauy places. lui we sball reiuru a,aiu
aud a,aiu io ibis basic problem. aud io ibe ibemes covered iu ibis
seciiou. 1be Horued Cod aud ibe Coddess are uoi ouly leiiies.
bui ibey are our \ucesiors. aud ibey are ourselves. we become
ibese arcbeiypes. we aspire io ibem. Ii is io ibey we ,ive revereuce.
because ii is ibey wbo are \ll. 1bere is uo oiber
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W
HlX wl Rl\l ol ibe !obauuiies. we ,ei several
ibeories. !obu ibe lvau,elisi. as iu ibe accouui ,iveu
above. 1be tbrisiiaus ol -i. !obu are souamed alier
!obu ibe lapiisi. 1beu ibere is !obu ol ibe \pocalypse. 1beu. ol
course. ibere is -i. !obu ibe \lmouer. also re,arded as oue ol ibe
!obus wbicb iuspired ibe uame !obauuiie. \ud. ioo. !obu Varl
Larmeuius. wbo is said io bave received a cbarier ol irausmissiou
lrom !acobus lur,uudus Voleusis. jusi prior io bis mariyrdom.
1bese are all dillereui !obus. (Puu may or may uoi be iuieuded')
Il ibe seci meuiioued iu ibe !obauuiie le,eud above represeuied
ibe irue cburcb ol tbrisieudom. wouldu`i ii male seuse io uame ii
sell alier tbrisi or someibiu, periaiuiu, more specilically io Him
0r. perbaps. wbeu we ibiul ol tbrisiiauiiy we ibiul ol ibiu,s
wbicb wereu`i eveu remoiely similar io wbai was iu ibe miuds ol
iis louuders. 0ue ueeds io leep au opeu miud.
1be Prieur de -iou aud ibe Rosetroix ol Cold iu ibe accouui
,iveu by larou de Cleicbeu uamed ibeir Craud Vasiers alier !obu.
!obu I. !obu II. eic. -I0X. as we bave come io learu. is uoi merely
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a Hebrew word. Ii is also a welsb word.
4
Ii meaus !obu. !ouas.
!oues. wbicb would say. il we combiued Ireucb aud welsb words.
aud ibis is uoi impossible. siuce all ol ibese lau,ua,es bave roois
iu ibe same teliic iou,ue-1be 0rder (or Priory) ol !obu. \ud
ibe ,isi ol ibis beiu, ibai il ibe missiou ol ibe 0rder ol -I0X is io
proieci ibe Veroviu,iau bloodliue. aud ibe Veroviu,iau claim io
blood royaliy depeudiu, upou a desceudaucy lrom tbrisi.` ibeu
wby ibe preoccupaiiou wiib !obu !obu is a uame ol promiueuce
iu mauy places. 1be !obauau/\obauau iu ibe siory is !obu. Pre
sier !obu was a source lor iucredible le,euds. 1be Vaudaeaus aud
oiber secis pay revereuce io !obu. !obu ibe lapiisi. !ouaibau or
\abuXaiau is au equivaleui. !ouaibau was a leujamiuiie. -ome
arcaue Vasouic le,euds place !obu iu ibe posiiiou Hiram \bil usu
ally iales iu 0ribodox Vasoury. \leisier trowley`s Vasouic Vys
iery play. 1/ S//. places !obu iu a similar role.
0ur couieuiiou is oue ibai bas beeu su,,esied by mauy. aud
coudemued or dismissed by mauy. 1bai is. we couieud ibai !e
sus tbrisi` is a iiile ol ollice iu ibe ori,iual primiiive tbrisiiauiiy.
lile 1o Ve,a 1beriou is lor 1belemiies. \esbu ibe \uoiuied 0ue.
tbrisi. !esus. aud Vessiab. all bave similar couuoiaiious. Iu ibe
lirsi ceuiury ol ibe commou era. ibere were mauy claimauis io
ibe Vessiabsbip. 1be uames !obu. !ouaibau. losiibeos. -imou.
Heleu. aud eveu \L cau be seeu as iiiles.
1bis is iu leepiu, wiib ibe discoveries ol ibe lead -ea -crolls.
1be leader ol ibe commuuiiy was a Vessiab. 1be 1eacber ol Ri,b
ieousuess was a Vessiab. aud all ol ibese were uames ol ollice.
uoi oue iime uames. assi,ued io oue persou aud oue persou aloue.
\ similar iiile we cau ideuiily wiib iu ibe wesi is ibai ol Pope or
Presideui. Iu ibe old wiicbcrali we see ibe uame levil as a iiile.
Iu 1ibeiau luddbism. we cau compare ii. perbaps more equally.
io ibe reiucaruaiiu, lalai Lama.
we di,ress ou ibe coucepi ol reuewed avaiars. because ibai is a
priucipal ibai bas beeu iu operaiiou lor ibousauds ol years. tburcb
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proclamaiious aud ibe worl ol lauaiical missiouaries cauuoi erase
sucb a beliel. siuce ii is more ibau a beliel. Ii is realiiy. 1be 0llice ol
!obu is oue sucb reuewiu, avaiar. 1be iuspiraiiou lor ibe iucarua
iiou ,oes bacl iu iime. way pasi ibe Hebrews. io -umeriau iimes.
Iu laci. we liud iu a websiie. a relereuce io ibe Vesopoiamiau
ori,ius ol ibe uame !obu. 1bis is lr. Vicbael Va,ee`s Vysiery
ol !esus Pa,es. ( biip.//www.aslwby.co.ul/awmob/mob.bim ) lor
ibe iudex. He iells us.
Iu Creel. !obu`s uame is /:s. ibe Creel irausliieraiiou ol ibe He
brew uame !obauau. turiously /:s resembles ibe Creel lor ibe pa
,au ,od la. ibe Cod ol ibe House ol waier-sweei relresbiu, waier. uoi
briuy sea waier-wbicb is (:s. Vore curiously. (:s prououuced
iu \ramaic would come oui close io /s/'
Xow 0auues was a saviour ,od ol ibe labylouiaus-ibe ,od wbo
saved mauliud lrom ibe llood by waruiu, ibe labylouiau Xoab aboui
ii. allowiu, bim io build au arl. liiber ibe early tbrisiiaus bave ,iveu
ibe lapiisi au appropriaie uame ol ibe ,ods wiib wbom educaied Creels
were lamiliar. or ibe !ews bad already made ibese associaiious.
!obauau is always ,iveu as meauiu, ibe Crace ol Cod bui ii is a uame
wbicb appears ouly iu scripiural bools wriiieu alier ibe reiuru lrom lab
ylouiau exile. uoiably tbrouicles. Ii seems ibai ibe uame !obauau aciually
was brou,bi bacl lrom exile wiib ibe reiuruiu, priesis. I/:: ibere
lore is (:s iu Hebrew aud ibe meauiu, Crace ol Cod was devised
lor ii laier. 1bus !obu ibe lapiisi was ,iveu ibe uame I/:: precisely
because bis duiy was ibai ol ibe ,od. 0auues. He bad io save mauliud
by waruiu, ol ibe comiu, jud,emeui io allow ibe ri,bieous io repeui aud
survive iuio Cod`s |iu,dom.`
1be ariicle ,oes ou io describe ibe si,uilicauce ol !obu. 0auues.
aud ibeir associaiiou wiib tapricoru. aud Coai aud Iisb ,ods.
1bis riu,s a bell elsewbere. I`m sure 0.1.0. Iuiiiaies mi,bi a,ree.
Ii also riu,s a bell. wbeu we ,ei io ibe leu,iby exiraci ialeu lrom
L. \. waddell. ou ibe -umeriau ori,ius ol !obu ibe lapiisi.
\lso. we luow ibai ibe uame !ouaibau is associaied wiib ibe uame
losiibeos. wbicb meaus ibe same ibiu,. \ud losiibeos comes
lrom allusiau. or losiai. wbicb is au \ssyriau uame. sbowiu,
up duriu, ibe iime ibe \ssyriaus were colouiziu, -amaria. 1be
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losiai were priesis lrom \ssyria (tuibab) wbo iuierpreied ibe
laws. cusioms. aud reli,ious praciices ol ibe \ssyriaus io ibe Israel
iies iu -amaria. \ud. iuieresiiu,ly euou,b. ibe bisiorical losiibeos.
wbo barely ,eis meuiioued iu ibe auuals ol bisiory. is remembered
lor beiu, ibe -amariiau Vessiab. wbo made claims ibe !ews aud
everyoue else cousidered bereiical.
Reu lussaud. wriiiu, aboui ibe Xusairi (quoied above).
we also see ibai iu ibe Varouiie milieu oue beld Xosairis lor emi,rauis ol
Calilee. 1bey could couiribuie io ibis le,eud. siuce ibey claim io desceud
lrom Israeliies aud male ol -amaria a si,uilicaui ceuier lor ibeir dociriues.
bui uowbere are ibey called Calileeaus. 1be briu,iu, io,eiber wiib ibe
alle,ed tbrisiiaus ol -aiui !obu was iuspired by a ceriaiu ceremouy wbicb
we will describe. iu wbicb abluiious play a role. - Reue lussaud. //s//
/ //// !s ^s://s. 18. looiuoie 3
Ii`s iuieresiiu, io see -amaria ,iveu as a place ol aucesiry lor
ibe Calileeaus`. wbicb lussaud deuies bad auy relaiiou io ibe
Xusairi. bui....
1be uame !ouaibau li,ures promiueuily iu ibe lead -ea -crolls.
iu Paeau lor |iu, !ouaibau.` 0uly. iusiead ol \lexauder !auuaeus.
wbo ibe irauslaiors claim ii io be. we su,,esi auoiber !ouaibau. Iu
ibe Creel. Cod is 1Hl0- (Otov). Has Civeu` is Lo, or Lo,i.
Lo,ito,. losiibeos. is !ouaibau. iu Creel.
2
\ccordiu, io !. V. \lle,ro aud oibers. losiibeos was a -amariiau
wbo was a member ol ibe lsseue tommuuiiy.
lurcbard du Voui -iou. iu bis /s/// 1+ S:/+. a irav
elo,ue lrom circa 128129. speals ol a ,roup wiib a uame curi
ously close io ibe uame ol !obauuiies.
Plauiciem illam circumdaui quedam mouiaua. ob orieuie. uou mul
iam alia. que iucipiuui iuxia \racbas ei proieuduuiur usque iu |racb.
ln hijs montanis habitant quidam. qui dicuntur laooioi, geos
effera et ma/iciosa et Cbristiaois iofesta.` p. 29.
1rauslaiiu, ibe lasi seuieuce iuio lu,lisb. we ,ei.
Iu ibese mouuiaius. dwell ibose wbo are uamed |://. a sava,e aud
malicious race wbo aiiacl tbrisiiaus.`
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\ccordiu, io ibe looiuoie. ibese lauuiui are some ol ibe Xusairi
ibai lived ai alaialHosu. oiberwise luowu as tracdestbe
valiers. 1be ediior calls ibe lauuiui au i,uoraui people. \ei. ibey
jusi mi,bi uoi bave liled tbrisiiaus. Perbaps ibese people are
more alou, ibe liues ol oue ol ibose valleys ol upsiaie Vassacbu
seiis ibai H. P. Lovecrali wroie aboui. we sball be relerriu, more
io ibe Xusairi iu a comiu, volume. iu re ibe !obauuiies. as ibere
are more direci couueciious.
Iu sbori. ibeu. ibe !obauuiies. raiber ibau beiu, tbrisiiau. as we
all cousider tbrisiiaus io be. were Iuiiiaies. 1bey were Cuosiics.
aud ibis is ibe liue ol successiou ibai musi be iraced. lor ibere are
sixiyuiue !obus iu successiou lrom ibe Iirsi. culmiuaiiu, iu 1beo
clei. wbo coulerred Iuiiiaiiou upou Hu,ues de Payeu aud Codelroi
de -aiui0mer. \i leasi. il we are io cousider ibe siory iu ibe Le,
eud ol ibe 17 (|ui,bi ol ibe lasi aud wesi) io be a veiled bisiori
cal uarraiive. Irom 1beoclei. we bave ibe !obus iu ibe Prieur de
-iou (0rdre de la Rosetroix \eriias).
we sball reiuru io ibis ibeme iu a laier cbapier. 1bis recalls
ibe promise ,rauied uuio leujamiu by Voses iu leuierouomy
33.12.
1be beloved ol ibe Lord sball dwell iu saleiy by bim. aud ibe Lord sball
cover bim all ibe day lou,. aud be sball dwell beiweeu bis sboulders.`
27S
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
\lberi Pile produced a sbori luowled,e leciure euiiiled 1/
/// b//// 1/ t//. aud iu ii is a sbori passa,e wbicb we sball
liud couiaius ibe !obauuiie lociriue.
lui cousiderable doubi bas beeu expressed by mauy Vasouic wriiers as
io ibe auiiquiiy ol ibe iwo parallel liues. \ei ibe l,ypiiaus bad au ideu
iical symbol. a circle wiib sacred iuiiials iu ibe ceuier aud iwo serpeuis
supporiiu, ibe sides. 1be same circle or disc wiib ibe parallel liues as sup
poris was ibe Varl placed upou ibe lorebead ol ibe Hiudu ,od \isbuu.
1o ibis day ibe ari ol Herald preserves ibese iwo pillars or cbiel supporis
wbicb appear iu oue ,uise or auoiber ai ibe sides ol every coai ol arms.
1be idea sou,bi io be expressed is ibe dual suppori wbicb ibe cbiel
symbol derives lrom ibe aciive power ii represeuis. The two St. )ohns.
unquestionabIy were Hebrew initiates of the lssene Order. the
Hebrew rite of what we now caII Masonry. 1bey are pariicularly
appropriaie io tbrisiiau lod,es aud ii was uudoubiedly ibe tbrisiiau wbo
subsiiiuied ibeir uames lor ibe siill older oues. wbaiever ibey may bave
beeu. -i. !obu ibe lapiisi. ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibe tbrisiiau dispeusaiiou or
era aud -i. !obu ibe lvau,elisi ibe eud ol ibe \posiolic iime.
\ei ii was wiib uo desire io iuiroduce iuio Vasoury auy seciariau priu
ciple or //!r do,ma as will be plaiu lrom ibe lollowiu,. ibai ibe early
tbrisiiaus called ibemselves -is. !obu lroibers aud ibai operaiive Cuilds
ol Ireemasous iraveled aud worled over lurope uuder ibai uame. Ior as
oue ol ibe early tbrisiiau Iaibers said. 1bai wbicb we call tbrisiiauiiy
bas always exisied.` Iu ibose days. tbrisiiauiiy was uoi yei splii iuio buu
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dreds ol warriu, laciious. Ii was bui a couiiuuaiiou uuder auoiber uame
ol ibe old dociriues aud wisdom we siill call Vasoury. Ii was ibe Cuosis
or |uowled,e. ibe wisdom Reli,iou. ibe !uaua ol ibe Hiudu.`-pa,e 18.
1bis is lrom ibe Holmes` repriui ediiiou. 2001.
Xow. we sball preseui maierial lrom oiber sources. sources wbicb
may seem couiroversial. by viriue ol ibe maierial couiaiued bere
iu. However. ibere are imporiaui discoveries io be made by ibose
wbo bave ibe abiliiy io read beiweeu ibe liues. iu ibe couiexi ol
our siory.
1be lirsi is a leu,iby passa,e lrom Laureuce \usiiue waddell. He
was luowu lor iyiu, every aucieui discovery. especially ol supe
rior wbiie people`. io ibe \ryaus. wbo were. io bim aud io oibers.
uoue oiber ibau ibe -umeriaus. we liud ibai ibe \ryaus or Iudo
luropeaus as ibey are called ioday. were uoi ibe same ibiu, as ibe
-umeriaus. or ibe telis. or ibe Vediierraueaus wbicb ouce exisied
aud bad a bi,b level ol civilizaiiou. 1be \ryaus were raiber bruiisb
by comparisou. lui. ibere are ibiu,s iu waddell`s uarraiive ibai
are worib siudyiu, aud compariu, io wbai we bave beeu preseui
iu, aud wbai we bave io preseui below.
Iollowiu, waddell`s maierial. we bave iucluded a loi ol maierial
lrom Codlrey Hi,,ius` 1::/;s/s. 1bis maierial all bears ou ibe
subjeci ol !obu. ol ibe !obauuiie 1radiiiou. ol reuewed \vaiars. Ii
bears Hi,,ius` uuique siamp. ol iryiu, io liud a source lor every
ibiu, iu Iudia. iucludiu, uoi ouly ibe Hebrews. bui !esus aud ibe
Xew 1esiameui sceuario. 1bis was wriiieu belore -umeriaus were
a bousebold word io auiiquariaus.
detea.
1. \s iu ibe case ol 1wm -iou taii. -ee R. 1uruer. ///::|//: J:/. pp.
111127.
2. tl. 1/ 1/ 1:|//s / S//. iu 1/ ^: /:oo:!/ //|:;.
2S0
Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
eL. Redsqa.
:)OHX THl BXPTlST. THl XBYXX SUX-IlBl PBllST.
|\lier devoiiu, several pa,es io descripiious ol ibe lelIires iu
Xoriberu lurope. waddell iurus io ibe subjeci ol !obu ibe lapiisi.
aud ibere are a lew ibiu,s ol imporiauce iu ibe uarraiive. couceru
iu, our 1besis.]
Irom 1/ //a//: (// / ///s, S/s \ 1/-S:rs.
by Laureuce \usiiue waddell. Pa,es 273281. 0ri,iually pub
lisbed iu 192+.
t
X ibe tbrisiiau period. ibis pa,au lelIire lesiival ol ibe -ummer
-olsiice was early adjusied io tbrisiiauiiy by ibe Romau tburcb. lor
proselyiiziu, purposes. maliu, -i. !obu ibe lapiisi-wbo. we sball
see. is represeuied iu ari as carryiu, ibe Iire tross. wbose priesily laiber
ollered simple lireiuceuse olleriu,s iu ibe iemple (Lule 1.9). aud wbo
came io bear wiiuess ol 1/ ////` (!obu 1.7)-ibe pairou saiui ol ibe
old pa,au lelIire lesiival aud irauslerred ibe lellire aciiviiies io ibe eve
ol -i. !obu`s lay. ibe 2+ib ol !uue. wbeu ibey are siill. or were uuiil laiely.
celebraied iu mauy paris ol lu,laud. as well as iu lriiiauy aud -paiu.
also lormer colouies ol ibe Pbouiciaus.
1bis laci ol ibe associaiiou ol ibe lellire riies wiib !obu ibe lapiisi
su,,esis ibai ibe laiier. wbo bears au \ryau Ceuiile aud uouHebrew
uame. was bimsell au \ryau Ceuiile aud ol ibe Iirecross culi. aud ibis
seems supporied by mauy oiber lacis. presumiu, Coibic alliuiiy. wbicb
require meuiiou bere. His iuiiiaiory riie ol bapiism is wbolly uuluowu iu
!udaism.
4
wbereas ii is a pari ol ibe aucieui riiual ol ibe -umeriau aud
\ryau \edic aud lddic Coibic -uutuli. wbereiu lapiism is called by ibe
Coibs S/// (or ibe -couriu,`) wbicb is :!/://; /!//:/ /// // :o
S://:` ://! / // |; // So/:s.
2
|wad. Xoie. 1be louuder ol ibe
Iirsi -umeriau lyuasiy aboui 3100 l.t.. wbo uses ibe -wasiila aud li,
ures bimsell as a IirePriesi. olieu re,ards bis preseuiaiiou ol a loui pau`
or loui ol ibe \byss` |1|:-/:!:]. |cl. 1be bowl used iu 1/ ^-
o/. ibe \C\ V\-- -\RR\1l. aud CIlIL. iu ibe toujuraiiou
ol ibe IireCod.] io dillereui iemples wbicb be erecied. -ar,ou I. aboui
2800 l.t.. as bi,bpriesi wbo uses ibe -wasiila. describes bimsell as
waier libaior` aud devoies ^-/:-s/ (~ ^::/`) ol Cod-`ibe S://:
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IORN.
|or lapiisi] Lord.` \ud !obuibelapiisi was also a Xazir` or couse
craied devoiee |Lule 1.1. aud /. Xum. o.2l.]
3
\ud !obuibe lapiisi
is called S///!ou` by ibe tbrisiiau Coibs ol Icelaud aud -caudiuavia.
aud Purilicaiiou by waier` day was ollicially called iu -coilaud. dowu io
ibe rei,u ol !ames \I. S///1burisday`.
4
Voreover. // /:// / I/ //
/://s/ :s : //-//s/ (be ollered simple lire iuceuse iu ibe iemple iu
ibe course ol 1|/:`(Lule 1.1.) 1|. ibe ib Vouib ol ibe -yriotbaldeau
caleudar. was devoied io ibe worsbip ol lel ibe IireCod. aud was called
by ibe -umeriaus Vouib ol ///. or (/-///`. or mouib ol maliu, lil
Iire`.)
5
. aud presumably a Ceuiile. aud bis uame Zacbarias`. wbicb bas
uo meauiu, iu Hebrew. is appareuily ibe -umer iiile ol S://: lapiisi`.
wiib ibe persoual allix \- or oue`. correspoudiu, io ibe lu,lisb isi`.
1be preseuce ol Ceuiile -uuPriesis iu ibe iemple ou Vi. Voriab ai !e
rusalem is explaiued by ibe laci ibai. besides ibe uame Voriab`-wbicb
is reco,uized as meauiu, Vouui ol ibe J/:s or \moriies`-ibai iem
ple. lou, belore ibe occupaiiou ol !erusalem by lavid aud iis rebuildiu,
by -olomou. was a lamous aucieui -uu1emple ol ibe Hiiiiies or Voriies.
lzeliel says. !erusalem. iby laiber was au \moriie. aud iby moiber au
Hiiiiie` (lzel. 1o.3 aud +). \ud !erusalem. ibe IRl-LV` ol ibe He
brews. was already a boly ciiy` uuder ibai uouHebrew uame. aud called
by iis Hiiiiie |iu, aboui 137 l.t. (/.. over ibree ceuiuries belore ibe
iime ol lavid). iu bis siill exisiiu, ori,iual ollicial leiiers. ibe ciiy ol ibe
Laud ol |s://o, // //; / // 1o/ / // S-! ^/-/|-s-`
(\marua Leiiers louud iu \lbuaieu`s arcbives.)-wbere iu ibe laiier pari
ol ibe uame (/|--s) appears uow io disclose ibe iiile ol ibe preIsraeliie
iubabiiauis ol !erusalem. ibe /|s` ol ibe 0ld 1esiameui Hebrew. ibe !e
busiies` ol our lu,lisb irauslaiiou. (-imilarly iu ibe oiber \marua reler
euce io ibis iemple. ibe word read XiuIb`
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is lollowed by |:`. Ib` aud
Xiuib` are deliued as ibe -uuCod lras. Ib` also meaus euclosure.`
iemple`. aud seer` or priesi`. /|--s ibus would meau 1emple Priesi
ol wiu,ed -uu.` /|-s` is also deliued as /| + ibresber ol coru` aud ibe
!ebusiie |iu, bad bis ibresbiu, lloor ou Vi. Voriab (2 -am 2+.1o. eic.).
1be Hiiiiie (or !ebusiie) |iu, ol !erusalem. wbo is re,arded as a liusmau
ol ibe \ryau |assi priuces ol labylouia. (|assi priuces were siayiu, wiib
bim aud be deleuded ibem.) bore ibe Ceuiile uame ol ///// or lrulbi
ma. disclosed as -umer source ol Creel /s. -auslrii aud Laiiu l/.
Coibic l. \u,lo-axou b aud lu,lisb Hero`.) aud was obviously a
-uuIire worsbipper. Iu bis ollicial leiiers io \lbuaieu. io wbom be was
ai ibe iime iribuiary. be addressed ibai -uuworsbippiu, Pbaraob. wbo.
ii will be remembered. called bimsell sou ol ibe -uu` as Vy -uu. ibe
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,reai lilIire 1orcb.`
1be Israeliie occupaiiou ol ibe -uu1emple aud iis couri ou Vi. Vo
riab.
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lrom aboui 1012 l.t. ouwards. was evideuily ouly a joiui oue.
sbared wiib ibe !ebusiies. Hiiiiies aud \moriies ol Palesiiue aud ibeir
desceudauis.
S
-borily belore bis deaib aboui 101 l.t.. |iu, lavid. we
are iold. purcbased lrom ibe !ebusiie liu, ol !erusalem. \rauuab(wbose
uame is iu series wiib ibai ol lrulbi aud lriab ibe Hiiiiie`). a siie ou ibe
ibresbiu, place` ol ibai liu,. wbere ibe au,el ol ibe Lord was.` iu order
io build ibere au aliar. (2 -am 2+.1o2+. 1be Revised \ersiou irauslaies
ibe iexi liierally as all ibis did \rauuab ibe liu, ,ive uuio ibe liu,.`) 1bai
spoi was ibus ouiside ibe !ebusiie iemple iisell. as sacrilicial aliars were
iu ibe opeu air. Ii is uoieworiby ibai ibe au,el ol ibe Lord` was already
ibere belore lavid obiaiued a pari ol ibe siie. lor ii is si,uilicaui ibai
ibe S-(!` ^/-/|, /s ///s s/;/! 1:s`, /, // ////-So/:
:/:/ / (! :! // 1:s/:` / // /// /s :! oo/s.
as we bave seeu. we ibus bave coulirmaiiou ibrou,b ibe 0ld 1esiameui
iradiiiou ol ibe exisieuce ol ibis preIsraeliiic 1emple \ryau \rcbau,el ol
Cod ou Vi. Voriab. as recorded iu ibe ori,iual couiemporary leiiers ol
iis preIsraeliiic liu,. \ud lavid`s ,reai lear ol ibai au,el (1 tbr. 20.1
30.) is explaiued by ibe laiier beiu, ibe Hiiiiie iuielary ol !erusalem aud
Palesiiue wbicb lavid bad iuvaded.
1be 1emple wbicb -olomou be,au io build ou Vi. Voriab aboui 1012
l.t.. aud wbicb was buili maiuly ibrou,b ibe a,eucy ol Pbouiciaus lrom
1yre. was presumably merely ibe rebuildiu, ol ibe old Hiiiiie lil or lel
-briue. aud couiiuued io be sbared by ibe !ebusiies. ol wbom we are
iulormed ibai ibe cbildreu ol !udab could uoi drive ibem oui bui ibe !e
busiies dwell wiib ibe cbildreu ol !udab ai !erusalem uuio ibis day` (!osb.
1.o3. !ud,.. 1.21)-/.. uuiil ibe daie ol compiliu, ibe 0ld 1esiameui.
aboui ibe oib teuiury l.t.
1be -olomou 1emple bad lor iis porcb ibe cbaracierisiic Pbouiciau pil
lars ol ibe lel -uu 1emple. ii was cousecraied by Iire lrom Heaveu.` (2
tbr. 8.1). ii couiaiued ima,es ol ibe -uu. (2 tbr. 1+.. 3+.+. 7. Revised
\ersiou). aud ol -uuHorses (2 | 23.11). aud ii aud iis couri couiiuued
io be used. more or less. lor -uu aud lel worsbip dowu io ibe period ol
iis desiruciiou aboui 80 l.t.
|-olomou worsbipped laal` (1 | 11.) as well as Iabvb-aud laal`
is used iu ibe 0ld 1esiameui occasioually as a iiile ol Iabvb or !ebovab
(Hosea 2.1o. !er. 31. 32). He sei iu ibe porcb ibe iwo colossal pillars
ol ibe Pbouiciau lel 1emples uuder ibeir Pbouiciau uames. aud sup
posed io represeui ibe Pbouiciau leiiy (1 | 7.21. 1bese iwo pillars are
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described by Herodoius. II.++. 1bey bore ibe Pbouiciau uames ol luz
Ialiu` |loaz!acbiu]. \boui ibis iime ibe cbildreu ol Israel served laal.`
(!ud,. 2.1113) aud liliy years laier a successor. \bab. served laal aud
worsbipped bim` (1 | 1o.31). so ibai ibere were ouly seveu ibousaud
iu Israel. all ibe luees ol wbicb bave uoi bowed uuio laal.` (1 | 19.18).
1weuiy years laier. \baz. wiib bis Hi,bPriesi lrijab. placed au aliar
ol laal ol Pbouiciau paiieru iu ibe iemple aud erecied laal aliars iu
every coruer ol !erusalem` (2 tbr. 28.2+. 2 |. 1o). 1wo ceuiuries laier.
Vauasseb placed laal aliars aud vessels lor laal worsbip iuside ibe 1em
ple. (2 tbr. 33.3. 2 | 21.3. 23.+). aud lel aud -uuworsbip were siill
praciised iu ibe 1emple aud iis couris aboui ibe iime ol iis desiruciiou by
Xebucbaduezzar. aboui 80 l.t.. as recorded by lzeliel.]
1be -uuworsbip iu ibe iemple. as described by lzeliel. is especially
si,uilicaui. He relers io a uou!udaisi ima,e ai ibe door ol ibe ,aie ol ibe
iuuer couri wbere was ibe seai ol ibe ima,e wbicb provolesi io jealousy`
(lzel. 8.3. eic).
0
aud be calls ii by ibe uame used by ibe laier Pboui
ciaus lor ibeir ima,e ol Velqari aud Resbel (1asia) |1bis -almu`. prop
erly -umeriau -alam`. is especially applied io -uuCod.]
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He luriber
says. Iu ibe / / ol ibe Lord`s House. ai ibe door ol ibe 1emple
ol ibe Lord. beiweeu ibe porcb aud ibe aliar. were aboui live aud iweuiy
o /// /// |:/s / // /o/ / // /! :! /// /:s / // :s/
:! //; s//! // s /:!s // /:s/` (lzel. 8.1o). (-ee eud
uoie 10 below.) \ud bere ii is imporiaui io uoie ibai ibe sacred place ol
ibe -uuworsbippers was iu ibe couri iuside ibe porcb. ou ibe llai iop
ol ibe sacred mouui ol ibeir aucesiors. aud ouiside ibe !ewisb sauciu
ary couiaiuiu, ibe iaberuacle aud arl. wbicb lor ibem was deliled by iis
bloodsbed meai olleriu,s.
-imilarly. iu ibe Xew 1emple. rebuili by ibe -uuworsbippiu, tyrus
ibe VedoPersiau. as ibe bouse ol ibe Cod ol Heaveu.` aud be,uu aboui
3 l.t. (lzra 1.2. eic.. o.+. eic.)-lor wbicb services be was allili
aied io Iabvb as ibe Vessiab` or ibe Lord`s \uoiuied` (Is. +. aud cl.
++.28.)-lel worsbip appears also io bave beeu praciiced. more or less
(lzra 9.1. eic.) aboui +0 l.t. (Hosea 2.1o. eic.. 1+.3. aud laier bools
\mos io Valacbi.) \uiiocbus I. aboui 20 l.t.. sei up au aliar io !upiier
(1 Vacc.1.23. eic.. aud !osepbus. \X1. 12.7.o.)
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\ud si,uilicauily iu
Herod`s uew 1emple. wbicb was siill iu course ol buildiu, wbeu tbrisi
be,au bis miuisiry (!obu 2.20. Ii was uoi compleied iill o2o+ \.l.). ibere
was au ouier couri iuside ibe walls ol ibe iemple` euclosure. called ibe
Ceuiile`s touri.` ibus reco,uiziu, ibe ri,bi ol access lor Ceuiiles (lire
worsbippers) io a pari ol ibe -ummii ol ibe -acred Vouui ol ibeir \ryau
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aucesiors. 1bis 0uier touri was presumably ibe pari ol ibe 1emple` iu
wbicb ibe laiber ol !obu ibe lapiisi perlormed bis course ol \bia.` aud
ibe pari lrequeuied by tbrisi.
1be word iemple` iu our lu,lisb irauslaiiou ol ibe lible is used iu dil
lereui seuses. aud lor dillereui words.
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Ii is used lor ibe Hebrew words
lor Palace.` ibe House.` House ol Cod or ol Iabvb.` wbicb variously des
i,uaied ibe smallisb buildiu, iu ibe ceuire ol ibe ,reai couri. eusbriuiu,
ibe arl iu a darl cbamber. surrouuded by cells lor ollices.
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ibe siora,e
ol vessels. luruiiure aud ireasures. // :s / : /: / s//, / //
ss / : o//-/s / s//s. 1be small size ol ibe 1emple
proper is accouuied lor by ibe laci ibai // s//s o:/! /s/!,
// /s/s /; / ////.` (tambrid,e tompauiou io ibe lible. 13.)
1be aliars were iu ibe couri iu ibe opeu air. / ///s :/ / / //
//s ://; :!!ss! // /, :s :/s !/! /! o:;
:s/s, :! ///s / /s /o! 1/ /s / // /!, :! /s
1/ 1o/ / // ^ 1s/:o/` (-. Lee. Hebrew Lexicou. o3o. cl.
!er. 2o.2 aud 2 | 11.13.). Ii musi ceriaiuly bave beeu ibis ouier couri
ol ibe 1emple` wbicb tbrisi called Vy Iaiber`s House.` lrom wbeuce
be drove oui ibe sbeep aud ibe oxeu. aud be poured oui ibe cbau,er`s
mouey. aud overibrew ibeir iables` (!obu 2.1+1. 1be word used iu
ibe Creel iexi bere. irauslaied iemple.` is IlR0X. i.e.. boly or sacred
ibiu,.`
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aud is seldom used lor a iemple buildiu, (cl. Liddell e -coii.
727). wbereas iu verses 1920 ibe word lor iemple` is X\0-. ibe classic
word lor a iemple buildiu,.`). lor ueiiber reli,iously uor pbilosopbically
could ibese bave beeu wiibiu ibe iemplebouse proper. Ii was iu ibe pres
euce ol all bis people / // /s ol ibe Lord`s bouse` ibai lavid paid bis
vows (Ps. 11o.19). Ior a day / 1/; t/s is beiier ibau a ibousaud`
(Ps. 8+.10). \ud ii is io be uoied ibai ibe ,aieway ou ibe Xorib side.
i.e.. wbere ibe uou!udaisi Pbouiciau ima,e ol jealousy` was lormerly
locaied-was called // (:/ / S:/s.` aud ii bad au upper cbamber.
1bis was possibly wbere ibe laiber ol !obu ibe lapiisi perlormed bis
lireolleriu, course iu ibe Vouib ol maliu, lelIire`. aud ibe simple
buruiu, ol iuceuse is repeaiedly relerred io iu ibe 0.1. as ibe usual lorm
ol lelworsbip.
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1be trossscepire or siall iradiiioually carried by !obu ibe lapiisi was
also au especial emblem ol ibe -uuCod` XiuIb ol !erusalem. \s sou
ol Cod` ibai -uu,od` is ,iveu iu ibe -umeriau ibe syuouym ol Cod ol
ibe tross +` wbereiu ibai cross iu ibe lorm ol St. Ceorge's Red tross is
deliued as wood-cepire.` also Iire` aud IireCod` uuder ibe uame ol
/: or J:s (i.e.. ibe lu,lisb lar` aud Vace`.) |/: ~ Ci.lil. or Creai
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Iire Cod`. also l\Rl.
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a priesi. ibus deliuiu, ibe -umeriau Priesi as
ibe tarrier ol ibe lar or woodtross.`] 1here were thus very reaI.
aIthough forgotten. historicaI reasons for the crusaders seeing vi-
sions of St. Ceorge`s red cross upon the battIements of )erusaIem
beckoning them on to rescue this oId ancestraI Xryan shrine from
the Saracens. Iudeed. ii uow appears as il ibe uumerous commauds by
tbrisi io bis bearers aud disciples. eacb io iale up bis tross aud lollow
Ve` (Vaii. 1o.2+. eic. 1be word used bere lor cross is S/:s
47
. usu
ally employed iu tlassic Creel lor a siave. or woodeu boli. co,uaie wiib
Coibic S/:/. or siall. -auslrii S/:::. lirm.`
4S
Ii seems co,uaie wiib
ibe \llad word lor ibis + -i,u. S:!:!. deliued as ibe wood ol ibe
wiu,ed Cod. ibe Li,bi Red tross.`) were relereuces io ibe visible. Iiery
Red tross scepiresymbol ol ibe -uutuli ol ibe 0ue Iaiber Cod ol ibe
Hiiiiie iemple ol !erusalem. ibe symbol carried by !obu ibe lapiisi wbo
bapiized tbrisi. aud uoi au auiicipaiiou ol ibe trucilix (ibe same Creel
word -iauros is used lor ibe trucilix iu ibe Xew 1esiameui.). \ud tbrisi
bapiized wiib Iire.` (Vaii. 3.11.)
1bis uow su,,esis ibai uoi ouly ibe trosscarryiu, !obu ibe lapiisi
aud bis laiber. ibe Iirepriesi Zacbarias. bui also tbrisi ol Calilee ol ibe
Ceuiiles. were Ceuiiles ol ibe \ryau reli,iou ol ibe 0ue aud 0uly Iaiber
Cod wiib bis symbol ol ibe -uutross. aud iis associaied riie ol lapiism.
aud wbose aucieui \ryau sbriue was ai !erusalem. 1bis appears io explaiu
ibe auii!udaisi ieacbiu, ol tbrisi aud !obu ibe lapiisi. aud wby tbrisi
aud ibe laiber ol !obu. as well as bis earlier priesily uamesale. were slaiu
by ibe !ewisb priesis (Vaii. 23.2. 2 tbr. 2+.20).
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Ii also seems io ex
plaiu ibe visii ol ibe wise meu lrom ibe lasi` io !erusalem. ai ibe Xaiiviiy
ol our Lord. 1be persous ,euerally called wise meu lrom ibe lasi` were.
we liud. as correcied iu ibe Revised \ersiou ol ibe Xew 1esiameui. Va,i`
(Vaii 2.1). a ierm solely used lor ibe priesis ol ibe -uu aud Iire culi. aud
ibis uame is obviously derived lrom ibe -umeriau Va. as bearer ol ibe
Va or + tross.` Voreover. ibe relaied words irauslaied iu our lu,lisb
versiou lrom ibe lasi` occur iu ibe ori,iual Creel iexi as lrom \uaiolia`
(1 1://. \ei 1://_. liierally Risiu, lp.` especially ol -uu. is used
someiimes poeiically lor lasi`.)-\uaiolia beiu, ibe middle pari ol \sia
Viuor. iucludiu, tappadocia. ibe old bomelaud ol ibe Hiiiiies aud ibeir
-uutuli. aud ibe iradiiioual bome ol -i. Ceor,e aud bis Red tross.
Ii is also uoieworiby ibai ibe iradiiioual place io wbicb ibe iulaui tbrisi
was carried iu ibe lli,bi io l,ypi was ibe ,reai iemple ol ibe -uu ai He
liopolis. or ibe House ol ibe Pboeuix
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-ibe resurreciiu, -uulird ol ibe
Pbouiciaus aud ibe \ucieui l,ypiiaus. io ibe uorib ol tairo (Herodoius
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II73). \ud ibere. io ibe preseui day. is ibe \ir,iu`s 1ree` aud ibe \ir,iu`s
well.` wbere. by ibe iradiiiou ol ibe topis. oue ol ibe oldesi secis ol ibe
early tbrisiiaus. ibe \ir,iu aud tbild wiib !osepb resied iu l,ypi. (1be
aucieui -ycamore
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is aboui 20 years old. aud replaced a lormer old
sacred iree. aud was railed iu by ibe laie lmpress lu,euie ai ibe opeuiu,
ol ibe -uez taual. 1be Pboeuix suubird was supposed io couueci tbrisi
wiib ibe \ryau -uutuli.
Racially. also. we are iulormed ibai ibe \ir,iu Vary was ibe cousiu ol
llizabeib (Lule 1.3o). ibe moiber ol !obu ibe lapiisi.
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` aud ibai lliza
beib was ol ibe dau,biers ol \arou.` (Lule 1.1). Xow \arou.` laiierly
used as a ,eueric ierm lor ibe priesibood iu !erusalem. is sbowu by leadiu,
biblical auiboriiies io bave beeu a uame exiremely probably abseui alio
,eiber lrom ibe earliesi documeui ol ibe Hexiaieucb iu iis ori,iual lorm. aud
appareuily iuiroduced by ibe ediior/scribes laier. 1bis raises ibe possibiliiy
ibai ibe uame 1//^. as \arou` is speli iu ibe old Hebrew. is really derived
lrom ibe uame ol \R\lX\H.` ibe !ebusiie liu, aud evideuily priesiliu,
ol ibe -uu1emple ai !erusalem. lor ibe Hiiiiie liu,s were usually priesi
liu,s. aud ibe iiile /|s or !ebusiie.` we bave seeu. implied priesibood.
1bai uame. commouly reudered \rauuab.` is speli iu ibe old Hebrew vari
ously as \RlXH. \lRXH. \RXIH. aud 1/^^. 1be siaiemeui. iberelore.
ibai llizabeib was ol ibe dau,biers ol \arou.` mi,bi meau ibai sbe was
a desceudaui ol \rauuab. ibe Hiiiiie. or !ebusiie priesiliu, ol !erusalem.
aud ibai ber cousiu Vary. ibe moiber ol tbrisi. was also iu ibe royal liue ol
desceui lrom ibe preIsraeliiic \ryau |iu, ol !erusalem.
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-ucb a desceui
would accouui lor ibe repeaied relereuces io ibe !ewisb lears ibai tbrisi
claimed a iemporal liu,sbip as |iu, ol ibe !ews ( !lll-) iu !erusalem.
(1be relereuces io !ewisb riies ol circumcisiou. eic.. iu re,ard io tbrisi are
uoi uecessarily bisiorical bui possibly addiiious ol laier !ewisb couveri copy
isis lor proselyiiziu, purposes. 1bey do uoi appear iu Varl. ibe earliesi aud
mosi auibeuiic ol ibe ,ospels.
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1be lavidic ,euealo,y also. wbicb dillers
widely iu iis iwo versious iu Vaiibew aud Lule. relers ouly io !osepb. wbo
is represeuied as uoi beiu, ibe laiber ol our Lord.)
1be locaiiou ol ibe boly lamily iu Xazareib ol Calilee ol ibe Ceuiiles`
is also su,,esiive ol Ceuiile aud Hiiiiie relaiiousbip. Xazareib is uear aud
almosi overlooled by ibe mouui. ibe sceue ol ibe -ermou ou ibe Vouui.`
wbicb is siill called. lrom iis double peal. ibe Horus ol ibe Hiiiiies.`
25
Ceu
iilic Calilee was ibe sceue ol mosi ol tbrisi`s preacbiu,. Here be selecied
bis disciples. mosi ol wbom. besides laribolomew. we sball liud bear \ryau
Ceuiile uames. as did !obu ibe lapiisi. aud bis laiber Zacbarias. ibe lel
Iire Priesi.
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2. 1^1t1/I/S/S. by Codlrey Hi,,ius. -everal tiies. meuiioued
iu ibe subdivisious. below.
Codlrey Hi,,ius was a bii oui io luucb. some mi,bi say. wbeu
be peuued ibis worl. bui ii is a major couiribuiiou io ibe sci
euce ol comparaiive reli,iou iu ibe 19ib teuiury. \ud. ibere are
ibiu,s iu ibis worl wbicb we sball uever liud auywbere else. Hi,
,ius was au Iuiiiaie. iberelore be wroie bis maierial lor ibe Iuiii
aied. Iu ibe seleciious wbicb lollow. we bave pulled oui ol bis worl
all ol ibe periiueui relereuces io !obauuiie 1beolo,y. pariicularly
ibai wbicb correspouds wiib ibe 1emplar Le,eud. aud ibai wbicb
correspouds io ibe ibeory ol reuewed \vaiars. Hi,,ius does ,o
overboard iu iryiu, io male everyibiu, wesieru ori,iuaie iu Iudia.
wbicb is uoi exacily ibe case. 0ue musi read ibe lirsi \olume ol ibe
S/s /:!/s / // 1//// 1:!///. (RI1\11). iu order io
see wbere Voiber Iudia liis iuio ibe equaiiou.
X. l XXXC: X.lV.8.
wiib respeci io ibe 0auues. several persous male iwo ol ibem. aud
lerosus says ibai ibere were oiber auimals similar io 0auues. ol wbom
be promises io ,ive au accouui iu bis secoud bool. 1bese would mosi
lilely bave beeu sbewu io be reuewed iucaruaiious. bui ibe bool does
uoi uow exisi. Has ii beeu purposely desiroyed l suspect the )ohns.
or Oanneses. are lile ibe Verus. ibe luddbas. ibe Vauwauiaras. ibe
-oleimaus. e c. 1bey are reuewed iucaruaiious. aud ibe uame was ,iveu
alier deaib. aud someiimes duriu, lile. io auy persou wbom ibe priesis
ibou,bi proper io desi,uaie as ibe ,uardiau ,euius ol ibe a,e.
l XXXC: X.lV. !.
1be lapiisi aud ibe auibor ol ibe \pocalypse were called !obu. or
!oauues. or Ioovvq. lryaui says (\ol II. p. 293). 1bis uame. wbicb we
reuder !obu. I bave sbewu io be uo oiber ibau I0X\. Ii si,uilies a dove.
but means Iikewise an oracuIar person: by whom the voice of the
Most High is made known and His WiII expIained.`
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That is. a
resouI or prophet. 1bis was ibe !ouas seui io ibe Xiueviies as uoiiced
belore.
Iu lerosus aud oiber auibors ibe beiu,. ballmau. balllisb. called
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0auues. is said io bave come oui ol ibe lryibraeau -ea. aud io bave
iau,bi ibe labylouiaus all liuds ol uselul luowled,e. 1bis is clearly ibe
lisb \vaiar ol Iudia. wbeiber or uoi ii be ibe Ioauues or !ouas I leave io
ibe reader. I apprebeud ii is ibe same as ibe l\ClX ol Pe,u aud ibe lisb
si,u ol ibe Zodiac. \ery liiile is luowu aboui ii. bui ii exacily auswers ibe
descripiiou ol au \vaiar. 1be exiraordiuary uumber ol exiraordiuary cir
cumsiauces deiailed above will compel my reader. I ibiul. io believe. ibai
ibe iucaruaiiou ol ibe lisbes was ouce. il ii be uoi yei. amou, ibe secrei
dociriues ol ibe \aiicau. I be, ibose wbo doubi. io iell me wby ibe lisbes
iied by ibe iails are io be seeu ou ibe Iialiau mouumeuis. ol ibe meauiu,
ol wbicb uoue ol ibe priesis could or would ,ive me auy iulormaiiou.
!ouab a dove` was au appellaiiou deemed applicable io oue seui ou
a diviue missiou. aud beuce. amou, oibers. !obu ibe lapiisi bad bis
uame.
\uua. or ibe year. was ibe moiber ol Varia or Vaera. or Vara. all ol
wbom (as I bave sbewu or sball sbew berealier) were ibe same. aud V\I\
was ibe lirsi mouib ol ibe year. ou wbicb. iu very aucieui iimes. be,au
boib ibe year aud ibe tycle ol IH2o or o08. 1bere was also a ceriaiu
\uua wbo was superuaiurally pre,uaui (lile ibe wile ol \brabam. wbo
was someiimes called Varia aud Isba. bui commouly -arab or -arai or
-araIswaii) iu ber old a,e. aud sbe was delivered ol a sou wbose uame
was !obu. !oaues. or !obua. or !aua. or 0aues. He was boru ai ibe Vid
summer solsiice. exacily six mouibs belore ibe sou ol Varia. 1bus be
mi,bi be said. asirolo,ically. as Vaiibew males bim say. io be decreasiu,
wbeu ibe sou ol Varia was iucreasiu,. He prepared ibe way lor ibe sou ol
Varia-as ibe propbei said. be was ibe voice ol oue cryiu, iu ibe wilder
uess. was be a previous \vaiar. as ibe learued diviue Parlbursi would say.
seui as a iype or a symbol
!esus came io bis exaliaiiou or ,lory ou ibe 2ib ol Varcb. ibe \erual
lquiuox. \i ibai momeui bis cousiu !obu was ai ibe \uiumual lquiuox.
as !esus asceuded. !obu desceuded. 1be equiuoxes aud solsiices equally
marled ibe biribs aud deaibs ol !obu ibe lapiisi. aud ol !esus. !obu
males ibe lapiisi say. cbapier 3. verse 30. He most iocrease, bot I
most decrease. \s Vicbaelis bas jusily observed. ibis is sullicieuily mys
iical. How cau auyoue doubi. ibai wbai was admiiied by ibe laibers was
irue-ibai ibe tbrisiiaus bad au lsoteric aud au lxoteric reli,iou
0u ibe mysiical uaiure ol ibe uame !obu I am uoi siu,ular iu my opiu
iou. Vr. lryaui. iu auoiber place says (4X4L. 4XC. HI1H. \0L. II.. pp.
291. 293). 1be aucieui aud irue uame ol ibe dove was. as I bave sbewu.
I0X\H. aud I0X\-. Ii was a very sacred emblem. aud seems io bave beeu
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ai oue iime almosi uuiversally received. Ior. uoi ouly ibe VI1ZR\IV. aud
ibe resi ol ibe liue ol H\V. esieemed ii iu ibis li,bi. bui ii was admiiied as
au biero,lypbic amou, ibe Hebrews. aud ibe mysiic dove was re,arded
as a symbol lrom ibe days ol Xoab. by all ibose wbo were ol ibe tburcb
ol Cod. 1be propbei wbo was seui upou au embassy io ibe Xiueviies. is
siyled I0X\-. a iiile probably besiowed upou bim as a messeu,er ol ibe
leiiy. 1be ,reai Pairiarcb wbo preacbed ri,bieousuess io ibe \uiediluvi
aus. is. by lerosus aud \bydeuus. siyled 0\X aud 0\XXl-. wbicb is ibe
same as !ouab. 1be auibor ol ibe \pocalypse is deuomiuaied iu ibe lile
mauuer. wbom ibe Creels siyle Ioovvq. !oauues. \ud wbeu ibe ,reai
loreruuuer ol our -aviour was io be uamed. bis laiber iudusiriously called
bim Ioovvq lor ibe same reasou. (1be uame was imposed auiecedeui
io bis birib.) 1be circumsiauces. wiib wbicb ibe imposiiiou ol ibis uame
was aiieuded. are remarlable. aud ibe wbole process. as described by ibe
lvau,elisi. well worib our uoiice. Lule 1.9. eic.-`\ud ii came io pass
ibai ou ibe ei,bib day.` eic.
l XXXC. X.lV. !4.
\allaucey says ibai I\XX is ibe same as laal. Iu Calois. !0X. ibe Lord.
Cod. ibe Iirsi tause. Iu lasque. !\XX\. !0X. !0X\. !\IX. !\IXt0\.
!\lX0It0\. C0l \Xl L0Rl. V\-1lR. 1be -caudiuaviaus call ibe
-uu !obu. lor wbicb ii iudicaies ibai ibe laiber ol ibe year. as well as ol
ibe sly (beaveu) aud ibe earib. 0ue ol ibe iuscripiious ol Crter sbows
ibai ibe 1rojaus adored ibe same -iar wiib ibe uame ol !oua. (!amiesou`s
Hermes -cyibicus. p. o0.) Iu Persiau ibe suu is called !\wX\H. \ll ibese
uames bear au obvious couuexiou wiib ibe !\Xl- ol ibe liruscaus. wbo
is cousidered io be lile ibe -upreme Cod. aud wbom ibe -alieui Poems
call ibe Cod ol Cods (treuzer. S;o|. P. 07. iu \usz.) Ii is said ouce
a,aiu ibe recouciliaiiou ol ibese deuomiuaiious ol ibe \rab !auab. Vaj
esiy. power. aud ol ibe Persiau !\l\X. a cbiel.
D. l XXXC. X.lV. !.
I will bere sborily uoiice auoiber persoua,e. called !obu. wbo is very
problemaiical. aud bas beeu ibe objeci ol mucb iuquiry. aud ol wbom we
sball say more preseuily.
lr. Halewell. iu bis iu,euious \polo,ie lor ibe Power aud Provideuce ol
Cod.` ciies ,ood auiboriiies io sbew. wbai cauuoi bui seem passiu, sirau,e.
ibai ibe wauderiu, !ew was iu ibe ibirieeuib ceuiury euiiiled Jobaooes
Botta Deos. wbicb I doubi uoi io be a piece ol crusadiu, erudiiiou brou,bi
lrom ibe couuiry ol ibe Drosiao aod 4ssassio Cords.
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\,aiu. 1be lable ol ibe wauderiu, !ew is. ibai !esus said io ibe mau
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wbo reviled bim wbeu ou ibe tross. 1bou sbali remaiu iill I come.`
\,aiu. I may lariber observe. iu couclusiou ol ibis iopic. ibai ibe iiile
Jobaooes Botta meaus ibe same as Presbvter Jobaooes 4siaticos.
a sori ol bierarcb. wbo was looled up io wiib siu,ular awe iu ibe 12ib
aud 13ib teuiuries. aud wbo was probably ibe same persoua,e as ibe
Seoe+ de Hootaois. wbose Lieuieuaui was louud iu Pboeuicia by ibe
leaders ol ibe 1bird trusade. aud wbo was a turd. or tordiviau. wbeu
ibe Poriu,uese bad visiied ibe domiuious ol ibe |iu, or Xe,us ol ibe
\byssiues iu Veroeiic \eibiopia. ibey prououuced ibai be was Presbyier
!obauues. bui ibey. as well as Vr. lruce. assure us ibai ibe \byssiuiau
|iu,s ,ive ibemselves oui lor au bybrid race ol !ews. aud display a lou,
pedi,ree ol ibeir liueal desceui lrom -olomou aud ibe ueeu ol -beba.
wbicb explaius ibe reasou wby ibe Poriu,uese ibou,bi ibe \byssiuiau
liu,dom was ibai ol Presier !obu or ibe wauderiu, !ew. 1be propbecies
aboveciied would uaiurally lead ibe iuquisiiive io seel lor iwo Presier
!obus. ibe oue beyoud ibe rivers ol l,ypi. aud ibe oiber beyoud ibe riv
ers ol \ssyria.`
\,aiu. 1be Iouiau expulsiou was ibe same as ibe Iaccbic l,ressiou.
aud eveu uow. wbeu ibe causes ol ibeir couuexiou bave beeu lou, lor,oi
ieu. ibe uame I\ttH is ideuiilied wiib !obu. or !obau. aud is said io be a
dimiuuiive ibereol. ibou,b ii be ol exacily ibe same leu,ib.` Here we liud
ibe uame !obu couuecied wiib. or ibe same as. laccbus. ibe reasou ol ibis
we sball discover iu a luiure bool....
!obauues or !obu was called Xpq,o Ioovvq by !uliau. 1bis Xpq
,o I believe always meaus ibe ,od or ,euius ol a cycle. 1bis Xpq,o
Ioovvq decreased as ibe IH- Xpq,o iucreased.
1bis !oauues. wbom Vr. lryaui ideuiilies wiib ibe 0\XXl- ol ibe
\ssyriaus. wbom ibe Poriu,uese call Presbyier aud !obu. wbo was de
sceuded lrom -olomou aud ibe ueeu ol -beba iu \byssiuia. aud wbom
Vr. Vaurice bas declared io be ibe lisb \vaiar ol Iudia. aud ibe Cod
la,ou. aud wbo. Ximrod observes. was !obauues luiia leus. was iu
realiiy a reuewed iucaruaiiou ol luddba. or. perbaps. raiber a supersii
iiou wbicb iool iis rise lrom ibe balluudersiood dociriue ol ibe reuewal
ol ibe Iudiau iucaruaiious. !esus is made io declare ibai !oauues sbould
remaiu iill be came. ibai is. ibai. as ibe lisb iucaruaiiou. be would remaiu
uuiil ibe eud ol ibe six milleuaries. wbicb. as ibe lquiuociial Iucaruaiiou.
be would do. lor ibe lisb would remaiu ibe equiuociial iucaruaiiou. or
ibe emblem ol ii. iill ibe ieu less avaiars were all liuisbed. 1bis su,,esis
a doubi wbeiber all ibe lquiuociial \vaiars were uoi luddbas. 0l ibis
0auues or !obu Vr. lryaui says. 0auues appeared Ev o poo
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tviouo.
2S
lor iime commeuced lrom bis appearauce.
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we are uow iu ibe ceuire ol ibe laud ol mysiicism. lveryibiu, is a par
able. au eui,ma. a mysiery. wbai cau be more mysiical ibau Vaiibew`s
expressiou. ibai !esus sbould iucrease aud !obu decrease wbai cau be
more mysiical ibau wbai we bave seeu respeciiu, ibe !oauues. aud luiia.
aud leus wbai more mysiical ibau ibe expressiou. ibai !obu sbould
siop iill !esus came a,aiu iu bis ,lory wbai more mysiical ibau ibai ibe
lapiisi was llias. ibai is. iu plaiu Creel. ibe -uu-`Hiio
!ouas. ibe ampbibious. was swallowed. aud reiurued a,aiu iu ibree
days lrom ibe lisb. He was ibe same persou as Hercules. or as Heritlo.
ibe -aviour o08. swallowed ai ibe same iime aud place wiib !ouas.. wbo
propbesied ibe desiruciiou ol Xiueveb aboui ibe year o00 l.t. 1bis was
ibe iime ol ibe lamous ceuiral eclipse ol 1bales. or coujuuciiou ol ibe
-uu aud Voou. ibe iime wbeu ibe 0rieuial Vessiab. tyrus.
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was boru.
be baviu, ibe solar iiile. aud wbo baviu, esiablisbed ibe Persiau Vouar
cby ai labylou. resiored ibe !ews aud abolisbed idolairy. He is siill wor
sbipped. uuder ibe uame ol !ouas. ou Vouui Libauus. bu ibe turds or
tuldees lormerly uamed.
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He bas ibe same appellaiiou. accordiu, io Vr.
lryaui. as ibe ballmau. balllisb. or ampbibious beiu, called 0\XXl-.
wbo appeared lor ibe iusiruciiou ol mauliud. eic.. accordiu, io Sanchu-
niathon.
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ibe same as l\C0X. wbicb was ibe uame ol ibe lisb wbicb
barboured !ouas. or s:! //o. aud ibe meauiu, ol wbicb is -aviour.
1bis 0auues. or Ioauues we liud a,aiu alier aboui o00 years. boru ol
au a,ed womau. called \uua. ibe uame ol ibe moiber ol ibe Iialiau !a
uus. miraculously loreiold by ibe propbei Zacbarias. io wbom bis birib
was auuouuced by au au,el. He was ibe loreruuuer ol !esus tbrisi. aud
called. as abovemeuiioued by ibe celebraied !uliau. Xpq,o Ioovvq.
He was by profession a Saviour of Men by means of baptism or
immersion. Iike )onas in the water. )onas was immersed three
days in the ocean for the saIvation of the Xinevites. as )esus af-
terward was buried three days for the saIvation of the )ews and
of mankind. Xfter this we find another person caIIed lOXXXlS.
a fisherman. beIoved by )esus. of whom )esus decIared from the
Cross that he shouId not die tiII his return. Xnd after this. another
loannes. who had reveIations from Cod: and. at Iast. we have that
loannes ordered by )esus to remain tiII his return. as loannes.
Butta. and Deus. or the Iish. or Oannes Cod Buddha.
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....\ud
!obu ibe lapiisi. or -aviour ol Veu by meaus ol waier. was ibe 0auues
or \vaiar ol Pisces. as luddba was ol 1aurus. aud trisiua ol \ries. or. ac
cordiu, io Vr. Parlbursi`s dociriue. 0auues was ibe iype ol ibe lapiisi. il
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ever be appeared. aud il be did uoi....ibe bisiory musi bave beeu a li,ura
iive represeuiaiiou ol au avaiar. loreielliu, ibe lapiisi.
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l. l XXXC. X.lX. 8.
Lou, bad I despaired ol ibe meauiu, ol ibe mysierious !obu. !oauues.
!ouas ibree days buried iu a lisb. ibe lisbavaiar \isbuu. or 0auues iread
iu, ou ibe bead ol ibe -erpeui-bruisiu, ibe -erpeui`s bead.... !auus
or !aua. Ioua or tolumba baviu, ibe same uame as !ebovab. li. aud ol
!ove. ibe \oui. ibe opposiie ol ibe Liu,a-ibe seci ol ibe !aius ibe succes
sors ol luddba.
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!obu ibe lapiisi. !obu wbo sbould live iill !esus came
a,aiu. !oauues. luiia. leus. ibe Presier !obauues.-persous seemiu,ly
so dilliculi io recoucile or accouui lor-wbeu I discovered ibai ibe old
-auscrii word lor wisdom or lvooi, was !uaua. 1bis ai ouce leis iu a
load ol li,bi upou us.-,ives us a clue io all ibe mysierious !obus. Ii is
uo dilliculi maiier uow. io see wbai was meaui by !obu. ibou,bi io be
a secoud llias. by lapiism commuuicaiiu, ibe .. or IlXl or love
or liviue wisdom (wbeu ibe Iire was liudled iu ibe waier) io !esus.
wbo was also ibou,bi io be a secoud llias-io !esus ibe successor or (as
believed by ibe !ews ibe) reiucaruaiiou ol llias. aud also ol ibe LC
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V-l or Vessiab Voses-io 0auues or \isbuu ireadiu, ou ibe -erpeui`s
bead. Heuce we may see wby ibe Ras ol \byssiuia was called uoi ouly
!oauues. bui also luiia aud leus. be was ai ouce ibe Cod. luddba. aud
wisdom. Lile ibe L\V\. or Lamb ol 1ibei. be was a reuewed iucarua
iiou ol liviue wisdom. !obu was ibe precursor or prepossessor ol liviue
wisdom.
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ibe Holy Iuspiraiiou was iucaruaie iu bim. aud be irausmiiied
ii io !esus. Ii was ibai iuspiraiiou wbicb Voses irausmiiied io ibe -aviour
!osbua or !esus. ibe sou ol Xave. aud wbicb llias irausmiiied io llisba
by delivery or iuvesiiiure ol ibe Pallium. aud wbicb Vobammed leli wiib
bis cloal io \li. !obu was au auuouucer ol ibe -aviour. a preparer ol ibe
way. a loreseer or loreluower. beuce be was eudowed wiib wisdom. aud
called !obu.
Ceor,ius maiuiaius ibai ibe 1ibeiau word. wbicb be reuders CXI0- iu
Laiiu. aud wbicb meaus S:///:. is ibe same as ibe lvooi, ol Creece.
aud \,uiiio iu Laiiu. Il ibe Cu be wriiieu as ibe Hebrew leiier was cor
rupied iu 1ibei. ii will be ! o. ibe uexi leiier will be . I or \od. aud boib
read lrom Ri,bi io Leli. 0I ibe ///; / b/s!o.
3S
Iu ibe same way. ibe
!uaua lor wisdom iu ibe -auscrii is 0\X\. Here we bave ibe 0aues. we
musi uoi lor,ei ibai ibe Pusbio or -yriac is ibe dialeci ol 1ibei. wbere Il
is speli I0.
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1be Cauesba. Cod ol wisdom. ol Iudia. is !aulsa. !au ibe
-aviour. 1be Iudiau Cuia is ibe objeci ol wisdom. Cuia iu Irisb is wisdom.
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Cuia is also a iree.. syuouymous io /:!/ or l!. also a iree. 1be (/: is
evideuily (s/s.
Ii is a very siriliu, aud curious circumsiauce ibai iu ibe iime ol lauier
ibe tbrisiiaus ol -i. 1bomas....were so clearly luowu io be ibe desceu
dauis ol ibe \posile -i. 1bomas. ibai ibey were called ibe tbrisiiaus ol
-i. !obu' .... 1bey are ibe lollowers ol ibe Xpqoo or !uaua iucaruaie.
lirsi iu ibe 1wius or 1ammuz. ibeu iu ibe lull. ibeu iu ibe Lamb. ibeu
iu ibe Pisces or tomaseue. 1bey are ibe Vaudaiies or Xazoureaus ol -i.
!obu ol ibe lasi. ol ibe coasi ol tali or toremaudala. They were the
Xazarenes or Xasoureans of CarmeI of the Western Syria.
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aud
ibe tbrisiiaus ol -i. !obu.
1be lauaiical voiaries ol liu, \iiila ibe Huu. ibe tbrisiiaus ol -i.
1bomas iu Iudia. ibe -iyliie -imeous. ibe aposiaie Xesioriaus. aud ibe
persoua,e called Presbyier !obauues. appear io bave beeu Vauicbaeau
luddbisis. 1be worsbip ol ibe cross was coupled wiib ibai ol ibe sword
aud ol lire. ibe liery sword beiu, crucilixiou.` (Ximrod \ol. II. p. 02)
... 1bai ibe secis above uamed were Vauicbaeau luddbisis I bave liiile
doubi.
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but they were aIso TempIars and Bossicrucians |sic] or
foIIowers of the eight-point Bed Cross. or Xaazir. or Xatzir-eans.
or foIIowers of the United Bed Cross and Bose of Sharon. aII the
same under different names.
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2 XXXC. ll.lll.9
Ii is woriby ol observaiiou ibai ibe persous employed by taesar were
ibe tbaldaeaus. aud ibai ibese mere loriuueiellers aud coujurers. as our
priesis call ibem. were so well iulormed. ibai ibey could lix ibe iime ol
ibe solsiice io ball au bour-io ball pasi oue iu ibe moruiu,. Ii is evideui
ibese talidei. or tbaldaeaus. or tasideaus. or tbasidim. or Vaibema
iici. or 1emplars. or Rosicruciaus. or XOlS4BL4XS. or Vaudaiies. or Iob
uiies. or lsseuiaus. or tarmeliies. or Ireemasous.
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were ibeu ibe besi
calculaiors aud asirouomers iu ibe world.
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3. Netea eotssq te tLe Le+e.
lveu ibou,b Hi,,ius is besi luowu lor bis ecceuiriciiies. ibe
1::/;s/s is ceriaiuly uoi wiiboui iis meriis.
1be maierials we exiraci are uoi crazy. Iu laci. ibey couceal ibe
iruib. we bave demousiraied ibai iruib iu ibis worl. pleuiilully.
1be !obauuiie dociriue we bave beeu pieciu, io,eiber. lrom sev
eral sources. is bere iu 1::/;s/s. \ud. so is ibe couclusiou ibai
euds ibis pari ol ibe worl. as well as ibe couclusiou wbicb liuisbes
ibis worl as a wbole. aud is ibe ceuiral ibesis. 1be CII1.
wbai we see bere is Hi,,ius su,,esiiu, io bis luropeau readers
ibai ibe irue \vaiar was !obu or losiibeos. as we call bim. 1be
sysiem or dociriue ol ibe Ioreruuuer aud ibe Iollower. is demou
siraied by ibe worsbip ol ibe Voruiu, -iar aud ibe lveuiu, -iar.
aud ibe tbrisios is ibe -uu. 1be Iuiiiaie is ibe tbrisios. I0\XXl-
beiu, belore aud bebiud. \ll eucompassiu,. 1bis is louud iu ibe
culius ol Pboeuicia. aud iu ibe Xusairi seci. as we sball see laier ou.
\ud. eveu ibou,b 1belema iu iis 20ib teuiury iucaruaiiou. ibai
is iu ibe lorm esiablisbed by trowley. came alier Hi,,ius. we cau
see iu ibe uarraiive preseuied bere iu ibe /:!/s. ibai //| 1/
/ //s preseuis us wiib some very imporiaui !obauuiie symbols.
uamely ibe Ioreruuuer aud Iollower. ibe lquiuoxes. liviue wis
dom. eic.
\ud... Codlrey Hi,,ius is said io bave beeu a Rosicruciau.

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detea.
1. lui see ibe Vilvab. or riiual cleausiu, baib.
2. -albar. -alar. is au \ramaic VoouCod.
3. tl. \\-R 23 wbere ibe /!o speals ol ibe Holy laib. Holy waier
ol ibe Vysieries ol lleusis. aud ibe !ewel is a 1burible. i.e.. a bowl lor ibe
iuceuse. 1be 2+ is curious. siuce ibe 23rd Paib ou ibe 1ree ol Lile is Vem.
wbicb meaus waier aud represeuis ibe llemeui waier. aud ibe Hau,ed Vau
ol ibe 1aroi.
+. Is ibis Vauudy 1bursday`. ibe -olemu Ieasi iu ibe 18
. -ee ibe 1ables ol Vouibs iu 1/ t! / // //:/.
o. I.e. -aiuru. -ee 1/ ^o/. aud 1/ t! / // //:/.
7. -ee 1be /:; / // (//1. tbapier euiiiled 1be woll 1ribe.`
8. wbicb males perleci seuse. siuce !erusalem was. siuce -umeriau iimes.
a Vissiou touirol ceuier. possessiu, ibe same si,uilicauce iu ibe Palesiiue
re,iou ibai Xippur possessed iu Vesopoiamia-accordiu, io -iicbiu`s 1/
/:// t///s.
9. -ee Paiai. 1/ /| (!!ss. pp. 02. 1bis ima,e` was ibe \sberab
sei up by Vauasseb.
10. -ee below. iu \olume Iour. 1be 0ld laiile\xe`. .... \lbri,bi. \://
:! // (!s / t:::. p. 1+. 1+80 aud oiber ciies. Irazer. 1be luru
iu, ol Velcarib. iu 1/ (/! //. as well as iis adapiaiiou iu trowley`s
(/! 1/s. aud ibe 9 e 10 \\-R. 1bis is ibe worsbip aud adoraiiou ol
ibe Lord ol ibe Voruiu, -iar. ibe lay-priu, lrom ou Hi,b. la`al -bamam.
1bus. iu ibe lsseue tulius. ii is probably ibese praciices ibai were preserved
raiber ibau ibe sirici reaciiouary !udaism ibey are alle,ed io bave praciiced.
1be culi survived iu isolaiiou alier lzra`s \abweb culi was lorced upou ibe
people. 0ue cau see ioday ibe lierce war beiu, wa,ed beiweeu Liberals aud
touservaiives. ibe laiier beiu, ibe \abweb culius. aud ibe lormer beiu, ibe
uaiural worsbip. \ll your ,ods are evil aud ol uo use. worsbip our way because
our ,od luows bow io ,ei ibe job doue. is ibeir cry.
11. \ud... 1/ /| (!!ss. by Paiai. aud 1/ Iss S// by louovau
!oyce. as well as 1/ /:! S: S//s :! // t//s//: J;//. by !. V. \l
le,ro. oue ol ibe ori,iual scbolars allowed io siudy aud irauslaie ibe -crolls.
laier licled oll ibe ieam wbeu be siaried revealiu, ibe iruib aboui ibe ori,ius
ol tbrisiiauiiy.
12. \s are words sucb as build. luow. ibi,b. eic.
13. ...aud booibs lor sacred culi prosiiiuies (adesb aud adesbab).
1+. tl. Hirou du \al d`0r. iu //; //!, //; (:// Iu ibis couiexi. ibe
pbrase would meau. 1be Holy or -acred 1biu, (or Place) ol ibe valley ol
,old.` 1bai is uoi iusi,uilicaui.
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1. |iud ol ,oes bacl iu iime io taiu aud \bel. lveu ibou,b Iuceuse or
\romaiic 0ils ai leasi. were a pari ol ibe Israeliie tuli.
1o. \ccordiu, io -iicbiu. b/ 1/o /:. l\R\C.C\L. meaus Holy ol
Holies. so. ibeu. a laruPriesi would be oue wbo aiieuds io ibe Holy ol Holies.
iu oiber words. ibe Hi,b Priesi. l\R\C meaus iuuer saucium. screeuedoll
place.` aud C\L meaus ,reai. loremosi.` 1be !obauuiie Liue. ibeu. is a liue
ol Hi,b Priesis. euirusied wiib ibe irue Xame ol leiiy aud Iis prouuuciaiiou.
as well as ibe secreis ol ibe Priesibood. -ee // :! 1/o/.
17. -iauros. tl. 1be discussiou ol ibe realm ol ibe -iauros. or tosmic -ac
rilice iu ibe \aleuiiuiau tosmos. as well as iu ibe Pisiis -opbia. Ii is called ibe
\eou ol Horus. 1be \eou ol Horus iu ibe Cuosiic -cbema is ibe tross. -ee
Iraucis Le,,e. /s :! //:/s / t//s//://;. II10. lor coulirma
iiou ol ibis. as well as ibe sources be quoies. uamely. Hippolyius. iu bis ///-
/s/o:. lool \I. tbap. 31. \lso uoied iu tbapier 1 ol 1/ /:; /
// (//1.
18. tl. \llemauui -1\lIlR. -1\lIlX. -10IILlR. -1IIILlR. H0
HlX-1\lIlX.. ibe rooi ol wbicb meaus ioweriu, cra,`. aud a similar
meauiu, is io be louud iu ibe teliic uame Vctariy.
19. lui...see //; //!, //; (://. Pari III.
20. tl. above. 1be !obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars.`
21. 1be -ycamore 1ree is sacred io Haibor.
22. !usi lile ibe \ir,iu llizabeib 1udor. ueeu ol lu,laud aud Voiber
Vary -iuari. ueeu ol ibe -cois.
23. tl. \bove. \olume 0ue. wbere ibe eiymolo,y ol ceriaiu words reveals
mysieries periaiuiu, io ibis locale ibai ibe believers` cousider bereiical. \lso.
cl. //; //!, //; (://. tbapier 10.
2+. tl. ibe -ecrei Cospel ol Varl` iu \olume . (/J|S.
2. 1be Horus ol Haiiiu. siie ol a lamous baiile iu 11878. wbicb cosi ibe
trusaders dearly.
2o. tl. Halracbab lobara. ibe \lR\H\l\lR\ ol //| 1/ / //s.
27. I.e. Laialia. -yria. wbere ibe Xusairi live.
28. I.e.. Iu ibe lirsi year.`
29. tl.. 1/ t! / // //:/. wbere 1ime ou larib be,ius wbeu luli
esiablisbes larib -iaiiou I ai lridu. ++2.973 l.t.l.
30. tyrus is equivaleui io |oresb.
31. tl. 1. 1o. 22 \\-R.
32. 1be uame -aucbuuiaibou meaus. 1be Cod -allbuu. bas ,iveu.` 1bai
is -allbuu\aiau. 1berelore. we see iu -aucbuuiaibou ibe proioiype lor all
ol ibe !obauuiie 1eacbers ibai bave exisied duriu, ibe bisiorical period. wbai
came belore is losi io us lor ibe mosi pari. ai leasi. wbai came iu ibe period
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beiweeu ibe lasi uames iu ibe -umeriau records ol ibe luliie -uccessiou aud
ibe period ol -aucbuuiaibou.
33. tl ibe 1beriouic \vaiars. wbicb are really ibe !obauuiie \vaiars...
3+. luli Rules ibe \,e ol Pisces as be also does ibe \,e ol \quarius. -ee
-iicbiu. 1/ 12// //:/.
3. lui see /:!/s / // 1//// 1:!///-1. lor ibe evoluiiou ol Iu
diau scbools.
3o. -bould be "LC. V -b tb. Vessiab. 38 ~~ L". X tb -b. Xacbasb.
-erpeui. oue ol ibe mosi imporiaui Rosicruciau mysieries.
37. Vajusbri. ibe 1ibeiau Cod ol liviue wisdom. -ee 1/ 1/|/: //
/ // (:/ //|://.
38. 0y \ey' \ei ibis does couceal a really poieui mysiery.
39. \bem...well...Codlrey is iryiu, ioo bard. wriiiu, ibis bool lilled bim.
you luow.
+0. I.e.. Xusairi.
+1. 1be Vauicbaeau luddbisis are a realiiy. ibis is so. bui lei us uoi cou
luse ibem wiib ibe Vaudaeaus or ibe Xusairi. 1be Xusairi are lrom a rooi
iradiiiou ibai iucludes ibe Iirsi tbrisiiau tburcb. casi iuio ibe deseri wbeu
!ames was assassiuaied wiib ibe assisiauce ol Paul. However. ibere are mauy
oiber survivals iu ibe mix. iucludiu, ibe lorboriies. aud ibe various taibarisi
,roups wbicb sprau, up iu \sia Viuor. ibe lallaus. aud souiberu lurope owe
as mucb ol ibeir ori,iual iuspiraiiou io ibe 0pbiies aud Xusairi as ibey owe
ibe lollowers ol Vaui. Vaui bimsell was eiiber a Vaudaeau or au lllesaiie.
wbicb was relaied io ibe lsseue survivors.
+2. tompare wiib wbai waddell wroie aboui ibe tross ol -i. Ceor,e. aud
!obu ibe lapiisi. aud ibe tross.
+3. wbai Xo Illumiuaii Perbaps ibe esieemed Vr. Hi,,ius was au Illu
miuaius'
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The TempIe.
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W
l are iold ibai Hu,ues de Payeus aud Codelroi de
-aiui0mer. aud oibers. weui io Palesiiue. aud were
Iuiiiaied. or Iuiiiaiiou was coulerred upou ibem. by
ibe old siyle ol auoiuiiu, aud iuvesiiiure. leiweeu ibe bauds ol
1beoclei. ibe ibeu curreui successor ol !obu. Hu,ues de Payeu. by
viriue ol ibis ceremouy. became ibe uexi !obu iu ibe successiou.
aud possessed a iiile equal io. il uoi ,reaier ibau. ibai ol ibe Pope
ol Rome. His successors. iu ibeir iuru. would also bave ibe 1iile
aud Xame coulerred ou ibem. Iu //; //!, //; (://. we
read. iu couueciiou wiib ibe Iirsi trusade.
Iu 1099. immediaiely alier ibe capiure ol !erusalem. a ,roup ol auou
ymous li,ures couveued iu secrei couclave. 1be ideuiiiy ol ibis ,roup bas
eluded all bisiorical iuquiry-alibou,b Cuillaume de 1yre. wriiiu, ibree
quariers ol a ceuiury laier. reporis ibai ibe mosi imporiaui ol ibem was
a ceriaiu bisbop lrom talabria.` Iu auy case. ibe purpose ol ibe couclave
was clear-io eleci a |iu, ol !erusalem.`
4

1bis is a parallel. iu 1099. io ibe le,eud ,iveu aboui 1beoclei
aud Hu,ues de Payeus. uiueieeu or so years laier. Here is au iu
ieresiiu, iiem.
Ii is luowu ibai iu 1070. iweuiyuiue years belore ibe Iirsi trusade.
a specilic baud ol mouls lrom talabria iu -ouiberu Iialy arrived iu ibe
viciuiiy ol ibe \rdeuues Ioresi. pari ol Codlroi de louillou`s domaius. \c
cordiu, io Crard de -de ibis baud ol mouls was led by au iudividual
called lrsus-a uame ibe Prieur documeuis` cousisieuily associaie wiib
ibe Veroviu,iau bloodliue. 0u ibeir arrival iu ibe \rdeuues ibe talabriau
mouls obiaiued ibe pairoua,e ol Vaibilde de 1oscau. ducbess ol Lor
raiue-wbo was Codlroi de louillou`s auui aud. iu elleci. losier moiber.
Irom Vaibilde ibe mouls received a iraci ol laud ai 0rval. uoi lar lrom
-ieuay. wbere la,oberi II bad beeu assassiuaied some live buudred years
earlier. Here au abbey was esiablisbed io bouse ibem. Xeveribeless ibey
did uoi remaiu ai 0rval very lou,. ly 1108 ibey bad mysieriously disap
peared. aud uo record ol ibeir wbereabouis survives. 1radiiiou says ibey
reiurued io talabria. 0rval. by 1131. bad become oue ol ibe liels owued
by -i. leruard.
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lelore ibeir depariure lrom 0rval. bowever. ibe talabriau mouls
may bave leli a crucial marl ou wesieru bisiory. \ccordiu, io Crard de
-de. ai leasi. ibey iucluded ibe mau subsequeuily luowu as Peier ibe
Hermii.....`
2
\ud. iu ibe uoies seciiou ol ibe same source. is more iulormaiiou
ou ibis ,roup.
1bis same bisbop lrom talabria was a lrieud ol oue \ruaull. a very
miuor ecclesiasiic wbo. wiib ibe belp ol ibe bisbop. was laier elecied ibe
lirsi Laiiu pairiarcb ol !erusalem' \ sirau,e ,roup survived lrom ibe
earlier people`s crusades` called 1\IlR-.
3
wbo earued a ceriaiu uoiori
eiy wbeu some ol ibeir uumbers were accused ol cauuibalism by ibe emir
ol \uiiocb. 0l ibis ,roup ibere was au iuuer colle,e` presided over by a
|iu, 1alur. 1be couiemporary cbrouicles preseui |iu, 1alur as a mau
wbom eveu ibe crusade priuces approacbed wiib bumiliiy. eveu rever
euce. Ii was ibis |iu, 1alur wbo is said io bave perlormed ibe corouaiiou
ol Codlroi de louillou. Voreover. |iu, 1alur was said io be associaied
wiib Peier ibe Hermii. tould ii be possible ibai ibis iuuer ,roup. aud ibe
|iu,. were ibe represeuiaiives lrom talabria 1be uame 1\IlR could.
wiib oue leiier cbau,e. be au aua,ram lor \R1l-. a riiual uame....`
4
\ud \R1l-. wiib iwo leiier cbau,es. is 0RVl-...
we bad come across ibis uame. \R1l-. iudepeudeuily. wbeu
we were couduciiu, researcb iuio our ,euealo,y. we came across
a documeui ou ibe -iilller lamily.
5
-iilller is ibe \mericauized
lorm lor -illler. \ud -illler is couuecied io -iauleu. i.e.. Hobeu
siauleu.
1be -illlers are ol \llemau desceui. lui ibere is reasou io be
lieve a couueciiou exisis wiib ibe Veroviu,iau bloodliue ibrou,b
marria,e alliauces wiib ibe lules ol -wabia. -wabia. iu ladeu
wriiember,. is wbere ibe -illlers ori,iuaied. \ud oue ol ibe ear
liesi ou ibe record is tourad vou -illler. wbo. iu 1280. wroie
Cauricb de Vuuiarce` as a member ol ibe \R1l- Croup. 1bese
are ibe |ui,bis ol ibe Rouud 1able meuiioued iu /::/:/.
-o. ibis ,roup exisied iu 1280. Perbaps ii was auoiber uame lor
-I0X. Perbaps -I0X is a more receui uame lor wbai ibe \R1l-
Croup was. we luow. lrom evideuce louud iu Vasouic lucyclopa
dias. ibai ibere are allusious io -I0X ,oiu, bacl io ibe laie 18ib
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teuiury.
adosb Iaibers. adosbim. !obauuiies. Vouls ol talabria/0r
val. 1be 1alurs. 1be \rius Croup. 1be 0rder/Priory ol -iou. 1bese
are all relaied coucepis. aud ,roups. aud ibey are all a pari ol ibe
same iradiiiou.
-iuce lrsus is Laiiu lor lear. so \rib is welsb lor lear. 1bere
lore. lrsus aud \ribur are wiiboui quesiiou. relaied coucepis as
well. \ud. L. \. waddell sees iu ibe uame \ribur. uoue oiber ibau
Her1bor. a versiou ol 1bor. iu bis \ryau mauuer ol ibiuliu,. bui
perbaps we could iuierprei ii as Ha1bor. Ha'
\s io ibe coucepi ol ibe 1emple. a lew remarls mi,bi be appro
priaie bere. wbeu we speal ol ibe 1emple`. we are uoi spealiu,
ol a 1emple`. lile a cburcb. or oiber reli,ious buildiu,. we are
spealiu, ol 1be 1emple`-a liviu, or,auism. au idea wbicb bas
exisied lorever ou plauei larib.
6
1be 1emple is ibe same. wbeiber
ii is ibe 1emple ol ibe 1emplars. or ibe 1emple ol ibe wise 0ues
ai lridu. 1bis is relaied io ibe Crail. boib iu bloodliue aud iu
ibe lur\u|i liuea,e. 1be same ibiu, cau be said re,ardiu, 1be
0rder`-uoi merely au 0rder. lile a boly order socalled. bui ibe
0rder wbicb bas exisied iu mauy lorms. bui wiib oue objeci. as
lou, as bumauliud bas exisied. aud belore. il we iuclude ibose
wbo exisi elsewbere ibau plauei larib. we are uoi spealiu, ol a
reli,ious culi. lile a ,roup ol crazies lollowiu, orders lrom iuvis
ible space broibers. or crazed miliiia meu cloibed iu robes. obese.
baldiu, meu wiib bi,luucb iies aud lezzes driviu, iiuy liiile cars
iu ibe parade. or auyibiu, lile ibese. However. ibe cbiel objeci
is ibe maiuieuauce ol a commuuicaiiu, liul wiib ibe luluowu
-uperiors. wbo deliuiiely exisi. aud. io luriber ibe course ol ibe
Iuiiiaiiou ol bumauliud. \ud. uliimaiely. wiib ibe lierual 0ue.
llessed le I1'
7
Ior ibis reasou. ibe coucepi ol ibe 1emple bas always beeu lore
mosi iu ibe ibou,bis aud aciious ol ibe !ewisb people. luloriu
uaiely lor ibem. ibey couiiuuously made ibe wrou, cboices. aud
ibis cosi ibem ibe 1emple wbicb ibey desired. 1be same ibiu,
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cau be said iu relereuce io ibe tbrisiiaus. wbo bave made similar
misiales. Iu ibe case ol tbrisiiauiiy. ibe misiales were made im
mediaiely. Iu ibe case ol Islam. ii mi,bi bave beeu beiier il Husayu
bad lived. aud lor \li io bave beeu reco,uized as ibe irue successor
ol ibe Propbei. -ome may say ibai ii is uoi as simple as ibai. espe
cially wbeu a uouVoslem ollers ibese seuiimeuis. bui ibe !obau
uiie 1radiiiou llows ibrou,b ibe Isma`ili liuea,e.
1be !obauuiie 1radiiiou is uoi limiied io oue seci. or oue race.
Ii covers mauy secis aud mauy races. uaiious. peoples. disposi
iious. all euds ol ibe poliiical specirum. \s ii ,oes bacl io luli.
ii covers a ,reai deal more ibau auy oiber seci ou ibe lace ol ibe
plauei. Ii iucludes pa,auism. Cuosiicism. 1belema. elemeuis ol
!udaism. tbrisiiauiiy. Islam. Ii iucludes ibe lsoieric seciious ol
all ol ibese. aud ii iucludes more secular iusiiiuiious. lile ibe Xew
Pbysics. posiuauium. ibai is. aud tousciousuess lxpausiou.
Radical Liberiariauism. \ri -cbools. \ud ii is uoi bampered by
ibe bo,us lasi/wesi dillereuce cousirucied by people wbo lail io
uudersiaud ibai boib easi aud wesi bave ibe same roois. jusi lile
Vysiicism aud ibe Xew Pbysics(socalled) cau be seeu io be 0ue.
Ii bas beeu said ibai by equilibraiiu, ibe symbols ibe -ecrei tbiels
couler commuuicaiiou. 1bis worl is a iesiameui io ibe equilibra
iiou ol ibe symbols.
detea.
1. //; //!, //; (://. p. 11.
2. /|/!.
3. -ee ibe exiraci lrom 1/ /s// / // J////o.
+. /|/!.. pp. ++ +.
. lauiel \. -iilllear. (://:/ ^/s :! //o:// // ^:o / S/////.
1972.
o. 1be moderu equivaleui would be a massive euierprise-a corporaiiou-raiber
ibau a secrei socieiy.` cburcb.` or Holy 0rder.
7. Ii is ibe small aud exiremely persoual revelaiiou ibai is worib proieciiu,.`
1bis is wbai all 1rue 0rders. 1rue lroiberboods lormed io proieci.`
1bis cousciousuess-1bis level ol awareuess ol ibe lluidiiy ol everyibiu,.` -
lrom 1// /|/1^// b(///^(. 03 !au 1992. preseuily uupublisbed. aud uoi lilely io
be auyiime soou.
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TLe woawst ej tLe MsIIeswm,
L+ Neom CeL.
qea 65-6S, etea, oejeoecea.
:THl TXIUBS
(Preseuied below is ibe euiire seciiou lrom /s// / // J///-
/o. Ii provides au iuieresiiu, ,limpse iuio ibe everyday lile ol
ibe peasauiry. especially ibose wbo iool pari iu ibe trusades. aud
ii sbows jusi bow aud iu jusi wbai ,roups ol people ibe 1radiiiou
would liud a meaus ol surviviu, ibrou,b ibe lou, ui,bi ol ibe larl
\,es.)
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- -
T
Hl sellexaliaiiou ol ibe poor emer,es siill more clearly
lrom ibe curious siories. compouuded ol laci aud le,
eud. wbicb were iold ol ibe people called 1alurs.` \ lar,e
pari-probably by lar ibe lar,er pari-ol ibe People`s trusade
perisbed ou iis jouruey across lurope. bui euou,b survived io
lorm iu -yria aud Palesiiue a corps ol va,abouds-wbicb is wbai
ibe mysierious word 1\IlR` seems io bave meaui. larelooi.
sba,,y. clad iu ra,,ed saclcloib. covered iu sores aud lilib. liviu,
ou roois aud ,rass aud also ai iimes ou ibe roasied corpses ol ibeir
euemies. ibe 1alurs were sucb a lerocious baud ibai auy couuiry
ibey passed ibrou,b was uiierly devasiaied. 1oo poor io allord
swords aud lauces. ibey wielded clubs wei,bied wiib lead. poiuied
siicls. luives. baicbeis. sbovels. boes. aud caiapulis. wbeu ibey
cbar,ed iuio baiile. ibey ,uasbed ibeir ieeib as ibou,b ibey meaui
io eai ibeir euemies alive as well as dead. 1be Voslems. ibou,b
ibey laced ibe crusadiu, barous learlessly. were ierrilied ol ibe
1alurs. wbom ibey called uo Irauls. bui liviu, devils.` 1be tbris
iiau cbrouiclers ibemselves-clerics or lui,bis wbose maiu iuier
esi was iu ibe doiu,s ol ibe priuces-wbile admiiiiu, ibe elleciive
uess ol ibe 1alurs iu baiile clearly re,arded ibem wiib mis,iviu,
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aud embarrassmeui. \ei. il oue iurus io a veruacular epic wriiieu
lrom ibe siaudpoiui ol ibe poor oue liuds ibe 1alurs porirayed as
a Holy People aud worib lar more ibau ibe |ui,bis.`
1be 1alurs are sbowu as baviu, a |iu,. le roi 1alur. He is said io
bave beeu a Xormau |ui,bi wbo bad discarded bouse. arms. aud
armour iu lavor ol saclcloib aud a scyibe. \i leasi iu ibe be,iu
uiu, be was au asceiic lor wbom poveriy bad all ibe mysiical value
wbicb ii was io possess lor -i. Iraucis aud bis disciples. Periodi
cally. |iu, 1alur would iuspeci bis meu. \uy wbo were louud io
bave mouey aboui ibem were expelled lrom ibe compauy aud seui
oll io buy arms aud joiu ibe prolessioual army uuder ibe barous.
wbile ibose wbo bad wiib ,reaiesi couviciiou reuouuced all prop
eriy were admiiied io membersbip ol ibe colle,e` or iuuer circle ol
lollowers. Ii was precisely because ol ibeir poveriy ibai ibe 1alurs
believed ibemselves desiiued io iale ibe Holy tiiy. 1be pooresi
sball iale ii. ibis is a si,u io sbow clearly ibai ibe Lord Cod does
uoi care lor presumpiuous aud laiibless meu.` \ei ibou,b ibe poor
made a merii ol ibeir poveriy. ibey were lull ol cupidiiy. looiy
capiured lrom ibe iulidel was uoi leli io dimiuisb ibeir claims ou
diviue lavour bui raiber io prove bow real ibai lavour was. \lier
a successlul slirmisb ouiside \uiiocb. ibe Proveucal Poor ,allop
ou borsebacl amou,si ibe ieuis io sbow ibeir compauious bow
ibeir poveriy is ai au eud. oibers. dressed iu iwo or ibree silleu
,armeuis. praise Cod as ibe besiower ol viciory aud ,ilis.` \s |iu,
1alur leads ibe liual assauli ou !erusalem be cries. wbere are ibe
poor loll wbo waui properiy Lei ibem come wiib me'....lor io
day wiib Cod`s belp I sball wiu euou,b io load mauy a mule'` \ud
laier wbeu ibe Voslems carry ibeir ireasures rouud ibe walls ol ibe
capiured ciiy iu au ellori io lure ibe tbrisiiaus oui iuio ibe opeu.
we are sbowu ibe 1alurs uuable io bold bacl. \re we iu prisou`
cries ibe |iu,. 1bey briu, ireasure aud we dare uoi iale ii'....
wbai do I care il I die. siuce I am doiu, wbai I waui io do` \ud
calliu, ou -i. Lazarus`-ibe Lazarus ol ibe parable. ol wbom
ibe poor iu ibe Viddle \,es made ibeir pairou saiui-be leads bis
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borde oui ol ibe ciiy io caiasiropbe.
Iu eacb capiured ciiy ibe 1alurs looied everyibiu, ibey could lay
bauds ou. raped ibe Voslem womeu aud carried oui iudiscrimi
uaie massacres. 1be ollicial leaders ol ibe trusade bad uo auibor
iiy over ibem ai all. wbeu ibe lmir ol \uiiocb proiesied aboui ibe
cauuibalism ol ibe 1alurs. ibe priuces could ouly admii apolo,eii
cally. \ll ol us io,eiber cauuoi iame |iu, 1alur.` 1be barous seem
iu laci io bave beeu somewbai lri,bieued ol ibe 1alurs aud io bave
ialeu care io be well armed wbeuever ibey came uear ibem. 1bai
uo doubi was ibe iruib ol ibe maiier. bui iu ibe siories wbicb are
iold lrom ibe siaudpoiui ol ibe poor ibe ,reai priuces re,ard ibe
1alur |iu, uoi so mucb wiib auxieiy as wiib bumiliiy. eveu wiib
revereuce. we liud |iu, 1alur ur,iu, ou ibe besiiaui barous io ai
iacl !erusalem. Vy lords. wbai are we doiu, we are delayiu,
overlou, our assauli ou ibis ciiy. aud ibis evil race. we are bebav
iu, lile lalse pil,rims. Il ii resied wiib me aud wiib ibe poor aloue.
ibe pa,aus would liud us ibe worsi uei,bbors ibey ever bad'` 1be
priuces are so impressed ibai ibey asl bim io lead ibe lirsi aiiacl.
aud wbeu. covered wiib wouuds. be is carried lrom ibe baiilelield.
ibey ,aiber auxiously arouud bim. lui |iu, 1alur is sbowu as
someibiu, more ibau simply ibe mi,biiesi ol warriors. 0lieu be
appears iu close associaiiou wiib a PR0PHl1\-iu oue versiou ii
is Peier ibe Hermii. iu auoiber a liciiiious bisbop wbo bears ibai
emblem wbicb ibe poor bad made ibeir owu-ibe Holy Lauce.
\ud be bimsell possesses a superuaiural qualiiy wbicb seis bim
above all priuces. wbeu-iu ibe siory as ediied lor ibe poor-Cod
lrey ol louillou is io become |iu, ol !erusalem. ibe larous cboose
|iu, 1alur as ibe Vi,biiesi 0ue` io perlorm ibe corouaiiou. He
perlorms ii by ,iviu, Codlrey a braucb ol iborus iu memory ol ibe
trowu ol 1borus. aud Codlrey does boma,e aud swears io bold
!erusalem as a liel lrom |iu, 1alur aud Cod aloue. \ud wbeu ibe
barous. leeliu, ibai ibey bave eudured euou,b. basieu bacl io
ibeir wives aud ibeir domaius. |iu, 1alur will uoi see !erusalem
abaudoued bui pled,es bimsell io siay. wiib bis army ol poor. io
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deleud ibe uew |iu, aud bis |iu,dom. Iu ibese purely ima,iuary
iucideuis ibe be,,arliu, becomes ibe symbol ol ibe immeuse.
uureasouiu, bope wbicb bad carried ibe plebs pauperum ibrou,b
uuspealable bardsbips io ibe Holy tiiy.
1be realizaiiou ol ibai bope demauded bumau sacrilice ou a vasi
scale-uoi ouly ibe sellimmolaiiou ol ibe crusaders bui also ibe
massacre ol ibe iulidel. \libou,b Pope aud priuces mi,bi iuieud a
campai,u wiib limiied objeciives. iu realiiy ibe campai,u ieuded
cousiauily io become wbai ibe commou people wauied ii io be.
a war io exiermiuaie ibe sous ol wbores.` ibe race ol taiu.` as
|iu, 1alur called ibe Voslems. Ii was uoi uuluowu lor crusaders
io seize all ibe peasauis ol a ceriaiu area aud oller ibem ibe cboice
ol beiu, eiiber immediaiely couveried io tbrisiiauiiy or imme
diaiely lilled-`baviu, acbieved wbicb. our Irauls reiurued lull
ol joy.` 1be lall ol !erusalem was lollowed by a ,reai massacre.
excepi lor ibe ,overuor aud bis body,uard. wbo maua,ed io buy
ibeir lives aud were escoried lrom ibe ciiy. every Voslem-mau.
womau aud cbild-was lilled. Iu aud arouud ibe 1emple ol -olo
mou ibe borses waded iu blood up io ibeir luees. uay up io ibe
bridle. Ii was a jusi aud wouderlul jud,meui ol Cod ibai ibe same
place sbould receive ibe blood ol ibose wbose blaspbemies ii bad
so lou, carried up io Cod.` \s lor ibe !ews ol !erusalem. wbeu ibey
iool relu,e iu ibeir cbiel syua,o,ue ibe buildiu, was sei ou lire
aud ibey were all burui alive. weepiu, wiib joy aud siu,iu, sou,s
ol praise ibe crusaders marcbed iu processiou io ibe tburcb ol ibe
Holy -epulcbre. 0 uew day. uew day aud exuliaiiou. uew aud
everlasiiu, ,laduess.... 1bai day. lamed ibrou,b all ceuiuries io
come. iurued all our sulleriu,s aud bardsbips iuio joy aud exulia
iiou. ibai day. ibe coulirmaiiou ol tbrisiiauiiy. ibe auuibilaiiou ol
pa,auism. ibe reuewal ol our laiib'` lui a baudlul ol ibe iulidel
siill survived. ibey bad ialeu relu,e ou ibe rool ol ibe mosque
ol al\qsa. 1be celebraied crusader 1aucred bad promised ibem
ibeir lives iu excbau,e lor a beavy rausom aud bad ,iveu ibem
bis bauuer as a salecouduci. lui 1aucred could ouly waicb wiib
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7he 7emple.
belpless lury wbile commou soldiers scaled ibe wall ol ibe mosque
aud bebeaded every mau aud womau save ibose wbo ibrew ibem
selves oll ibe rool io ibeir deaib.
lndnotes.
On the Tafurs Cuiberi (I). p. 2+2. t/ ! Is:/o.
passim. aud esp. pp. o sq.. t/:s /`1///. vol. II. passim.
aud esp. pp. 2+ . 1be ori,iual versious ol boib ibese veruacu
lar epics were composed ai ibe be,iuuiu, ol ibe 1wellib teuiury.
1be ouly exiaui versious are ibose revised by Craiudor ol louai
iu ibe early 1birieeuib teuiury. bui ibe passa,es couceruiu, ibe
1alurs do uoi ,ive ibe impressiou ol baviu, beeu mucb ediied. Ii
bas olieu beeu beld ibai boib epics were wriiieu by oue Ricbard
ibe Pil,rim. bui ii seems mosi improbable ibai ibe same auibor
could bave wriiieu boib. 1be t/ ! Is:/o porirays ibe
crusade lrom ibe siaudpoiui ol ibe poor. Ii is valuable as a ,uide io
ibe psycbolo,y raiber ibau io ibe exierual bisiory ol ibe People`s
trusade iu ibe lasi. aud wbai ii iells ol ibe 1alurs is ibeir le,eud.
1be t/:s /`1/// ,ives a soberer. less llaiieriu, aud uo
doubi laciually more accuraie accouui ol ibe 1alurs. Ior a ,ood
receui accouui. -umber,. 0u ibe word 1alur`-1Rll\XXl-.
wbicb Cuiberi. p. 2+2. ,ives as au equivaleui ol 1alurs. is a varia
iiou ol 1Rl1\XI. va,rauis.` va,abouds.` be,,ars.`
:Xo Iranks...`. t/:s !`1///. p. . tl. Ibid.. pp. 2+.
29+. aud t/ ! Is:/o. p. 230. worib lar more...`.
t/. p. 19+. Iu ibe t/. p. 72. ibe paupers ol ibe
Proveucale army appear iu close associaiiou wiib ibe 1alurs aud
are described iu very similar ierms. 0u ibe culi ol poveriy amou,si
ibe 1alurs. Cuiberi. p. 2+2. 1be pooresi sball iale ii`-t/.
p. 1o3. 1be Proveucale poor ,allop ou borsebacl....` . Raymoud
ol \quilers. p. 2+9. wbere are ibe poor loll....`. t/. pp. 1o
o. tl. 1;o/ (s/: /:o. pp. 20+ .
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Ior the sortie from )erusaIem. t/. pp. 2+3 3. Ior
ibe priuces` view ol ibe 1alurs-t/:s. pp. o 7. |iu, 1alur
ur,es ibe barous. t/. pp. o+ 7. is carried lrom ibe lield`.
Ibid.. pp. 82 3. trowus Codlrey. Ibid.. pp. 191 3. pled,es bim
sell io siay ai !erusalem. Ibid.. pp. 193 . Ior a lorced couversiou
ol ibe peasauis-1;o/ (s/:. pp. 1o2 +.
:The horses waded in bIood`-Raymoud. p. 300.
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Cemmeta.
t
T seems ibai ibe 1alurs were a baud ol illiieraie billbillies.
lui. wbeu we aualyze ibe ,roups wbicb were respousible lor
ibe preservaiiou ol ibe 1radiiiou ibrou,b ibe larl \,es. ibis
is exacily wbai we liud iu lurope. uuiil ibe \rab \lcbemisis aud
abalisis (Iialiau. Cermau. Ireucb. aud -pauisb) arrived ou ibe
sceue. \s lar as learuiu, iu lurope. sucb a ibiu, was oui ol ibe
quesiiou uuiil ibe \rabs aud !ews bad spread ibeir iullueuce io ibe
lessliieraie luropeaus.
1be real iulidels (socalled) were uoi Voslems. ,euerally. bui
1urls. loib tbrisiiaus aud Voslems were auxious io be rid ol
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7he 7emple.
ibem. because ibe 1urls were -uuui 0ribodox Voslems. uoi
-bi`iab Voslems. aud especially uoi Isma`ilis. luloriuuaiely. ibe
1alurs wereu`i scbooled iu Iuieruaiioual Relaiious. lile ibe lar
ous musi bave beeu. 1bey saw all ouisiders (lorei,uers) as devils.
iberelore. ibey bad io be doue away wiib.
\ud. wbereas ibe raul aud lile 1alurs carried ibeir lead clubs
proudly iu baiile. ibe iuuer colle,e mi,bi bave bad specilic objecis
iu miud. Remember ibai ibe \ssassius were viewed wiib ibe same
amouui ol lear aud dis,usi by -uuui Voslems aud tbrisiiaus. Lile
ibe Zealois. ibe 1alurs bad uo limiiaiious io ibe airociiies ibey
could commii. 1bey were ideal ,uerilla li,biers. aud ibe ,uerillas
ol ioday could call ibem ibeir aucesiors.
Ii is possible ibai some ol ibe breibreu ol ibe Rosetroix iulil
iraied ibe rauls ol ibe 1alurs. or ibai ibe Vouls ol talabria aud/
or 0rval iuliliraied ibe rauls ol ibese booli,aus. iu order io accom
plisb ibeir missiou uudeiecied by larous aud clerics ibai mi,bi ,ei
a liiile bii ioo suspicious ol ibe objeci ol ibe 0rder`s worl.
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S

lXCl ibe le,ree. |ui,bi |adosb. 30. deals wiib ibe
1emplars. ii will be liiiiu, io couclude ibis bool wiib a
discussiou ol ibe iuspiraiiou lor ibe abomiuable` riies
wbicb ibey were accused ol praciiciu,. Ior. wbile ibe cbar,es may
be irumped up. ii is quiie possible ibai ibere is some iruib io ibem.
adosb meaus Holy. Holiuess. tousecraied.
Iu aucieui iimes. ibe coucepi ol Holiuess was alio,eiber dillereui
lrom ibe way we bave beeu coudiiioued io re,ard ii. \uy aiiempi
io demousiraie ibai ibe mysieries aiiacbiu, io sexualiiy are ibose
wbicb uuveil ibe Vysieries ol liviuiiy ouly briu,s dowu scoru aud
coudemuaiiou. eveu ioday. lui. ibe iuuermosi secreis ol reli,iou
pariale ol ibe Vysieries ol -ex. \ud we dou`i meau meiapborical
ly. as some mi,bi ibiul. wisblully. Ii`s really wrou, io spiriiualize
ibe process aud remove ibe pbysical aci lrom ibe bar,aiu. 1bis is
wbere a loi ol mysiical secis ,o wrou,. Lei all acis be equal ou all
levels. 0uce you male ii iuio auoiber tburcb. you`ve lucled up
ibe wbole ibiu,.
adosb is iuiimaiely couuecied io ibe coucepi ol 1be 1emple.
1be 1emple is iuiimaiely couuecied io ibe coucepi ol ibe llR.
\X.|I.-`ibe loud-Heaveu-larib`. 1be llR.\X.|I.. iu iis iuru.
is iuiimaiely couuecied io ibe coucepi ol -beliuab. \ll ol ibese
are associaied wiib ibe coucepi ol ibe Holy Crail. be ii a cbalice.
a bloodliue. or a commuuicaiiu, liul wiib ibe liviue. \ud ibis all
comes io,eiber iu ibe perlormauce ol riies wbicb lead io ibe maui
lesiaiiou ol diviuiiy. ol ibe lapbomei. as ii were. we luow ol ibis
lrom praciical experieuce.
Iu ibe 1aberuacle. aud ibeu iu ibe 1emple. ibe -beliuab was ibe
liviue -pleudour wbicb radiaied lrom ibe Vercy -eai. wbeu ibe
Hi,b Priesi commuuicaied ibe sacrameuis io ibe Lord. Iu ibe au
cieui reli,iou ol ibe !ews. ibe -beliuab was always a lemiuiue ai
iribuie. lile ibe Holy Cbosi ol Cuosiic aud tbrisiiau ibeolo,ies. Iu
laci. Rapbael Paiai wriies ai leu,ib ol ibe -beliuab beiu, lemale.
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He demousiraies ibai ibe -beliuab was uoue oiber ibau a lorm
ol \sberab. ibe Hebrew Coddess. a ,oddess wbicb ibe Hebrews
iuberiied. as did ibe l,ypiiaus belore ibem. lrom ibe -umeri
aus. Her uame was ori,iually Xiubarsa,. ibe lady ol ibe wesieru
Vouuiaiu (i.e.. ibe Creai Pyramid).
levoiees ol ibe Coddess. uoi ouly luowu as \sberab. bui as
udsbu or eiesb. were luowu as adesbim. 1bese devoiees op
eraied iu ibe 1emple preciucis. aud were ,euerally males. wbeu
ibe \abweb culi rose up aud crusbed ibe auibeuiic worsbip. ibe
adesbim were deemed immoral. abomiuaiious. sodomiies aud
do,s. 1bis is ibe real meauiu, ol ibe coudemuaiiou ol bomosexu
aliiy. aud ol sodomy` socalled. lvery miuisier seems io luow
wbai bappeued iu ibose days. lor ibey all describe ii as il ibey
were ibere iu persou. \ei. uoibiu, ol ibe sori iool place. \ closer
approximaiiou ol wbai bappeued iu -odom aud Comorrab is io
be louud iu -iicbiu`s 1/ b:s / (!s :! J. Iuieruaiioual
Poliiics isu`i uearly as exciiiu, as evil pleasure.` socalled.
1be Vysiery ol -beliuab is sexual. 1be adesbim perlormed iu
bouor ol ibeir Coddess. wbo mauilesied iu ibe lorm ol ibe -bel
iuab. aud blessed aud/or cursed ibe people. 1be marria,e bed.
iu 0ribodox !udaism. eveu ioday. is presided over by -beliuab.
Hiudu aud luddbisi 1auiril -ecis cousider sexualiiy io be ibe way
io Codbood. 0uly ibose ol us iu ibe world wbere maiusiream
tbrisiiauiiy aud oiber supersiiiious bave poisoued ibe -auciuary
ol Lile are made io cousider sexualiiy io be diriy. uucleau. wicled.
bad larma. eic. 1rue. we ueed iaboos iu order io male ii exciiiu,.
bui we do uoi ueed ibis uuuecessary iuirusiou iuio our lives by
meddliu, do,ooders. wbo are beui ou maliu, everybody ibiul
aud aci jusi ibe way ibey waui everybody io ibiul aud aci. Il you
cau couirol ibe sacrameuis. ibeu you bave ibe wbole world iu your
,rasp. 1bis is a ,rave misloriuue. aud a laial error. aud musi be
correcied.
1be 0ld 1esiameui speuds a cousiderable amouui ol iime aud
space coudemuiu, ibe adesbim. yei were ii really wrou,. ii
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would uoi bave beeu siamped oui. ii would bave become ibe 0r
ibodox way. siuce ibe marl ol error seems io lie iu wbaiever ibe
0ribodoxy claims io be correci. 1bis is iu perleci leepiu, wiib ibe
discussiou ol lauie. ,iveu above. by Pile.
1be adesbim (aud adesbab. ibe lemale equivaleui ol ibe a
desbim) were culi prosiiiuies iu Israel aud tauaau. 1bese colle,es
exisied iu labylou. l,ypi. Creece. iu laci. everywbere. 1be He
brew Ieasi ol looibs. or 1aberuacles is drawu lrom ibis praciice.
as is ibe maiiu, riie ,rauied io ibe leujamiuiies. aud ibe Robiu
Coodlellow plays. relerred io elsewbere.
Iu laci. -uccoib. wbicb is ibe uame lor ibe Ieasi ol 1aberuacles.
is lrom -uccoib leuoib. auoiber lorm ol Iuauua. Reler io 1/
/:; / // (//1.
Iiually. ibis is a subjeci ibai ioucbes ou ibe deepesi mysieries ol
ibe \uibeuiic 1radiiiou. 1be uliimaie ,oal iu \lcbemy. iu Vysii
cism. iu Pbilosopby. Iu sbori. ibe -ecrei` ibai is ai ibe core aud
ai ibe piuuacle (or \cme) ol ii all. Ii is irue. I am wriiiu, eui,
maiically bere. bui lei`s cousider ibe 0uroboros a symbol ol ibis
-ecrei` aud ibai wbile we are uoi ,oiu, io simply bluri ii oui. or
copypasie couirabaud lrom various 0. 1. 0. relaied documeuis.
we cau reler ibe iuieresied reader io searcb lor wriiiu,s ou ibe
\I ibai are circulaiiu, aboui ibe iuieruei. \lso. !uue -iu,er`s ex
celleui bool 1!;;. 1oward a uew ibeory ol sexualiiy. aud
ibou,b wriiieu deliuiiely lrom ibe cou` perspeciive. ibe ariicle
1!;;. 1/ :: sr:/ /!:/ by Peier !oues (lrom ibe -ep
2000 !ourual ol ibe lvau,elical 1beolo,ical -ocieiy. \ loi ol iuier
esiiu, ideas are preseuied iu ibai ariicle.
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Redsqar QdeaLsm.
!. 4ocieot Se+ norsbip. by :Sha Bocco. pp. 4 - 4.
1bis worl was ori,iually publisbed as 1/ J:s// tss, iu
187+ (Xew \orl. \sa |. luiis e to.. 187+). Ii was repriuied as
1/ J:s// tss :! 1// Sr bs//. (Xew \orl. tom
mouwealib to.. 190+). aud as 1// Sr bs// (Ceueva. Illi
uois. leiier \ei. 1977). -ba Rocco` was ibe pseudouym ol \lisba
-. Hudsou. 1be exiraci we bave ialeu is Reli,ious Prosiiiuiiou`
aud -ba,a`. !obu l. Hare. ol ibe Iuieruei -acred 1exi \rcbive
(biip.//www.sacrediexis.com) siaies ibai \lisba Hudsou was
uoue oiber ibau a pseudouym lor Har,rave !euuiu,s. we dou`i
disa,ree.
1be preseui seleciiou is iucluded because ii demousiraies some
ol ibe ley leaiures ol ibe \uibeuiic 1radiiiou as ii was praciiced
iu ibe wesi. Iu /:!/s / // 1//// 1:!/// -1 we bave
sbowu bow ibe ieacbiu,s were irausmiiied io Iudia aud 1ibei.
aud ibeir mi,raiiou bacl io ibe wesi. wiiboui au uudersiaudiu, ol
aud au appreciaiiou lor ibese praciices. ii is impossible io iale au
uubiased poiui ol view re,ardiu, ibese maiiers. Iu aucieui iimes.
salvaiiou was bad ibrou,b ibe sexual process. Xoi jusi auy sexual
aci. lile baviu, ollspriu, would do. Ii bad io be wiib a specially
cousecraied priesi or priesiess iu ibe iemple ol ibe deiiy oue wor
sbipped. ly ibe iime ibe \uibeuiic 1radiiiou reacbes ibe Cuosiic
period. ibe empbasis is cbau,ed lrom Xaiioual 0bservauce io Iu
dividual or small ,roup 0bservauce. 1oday. iu ibe \eou ol Horus.
ibe empbasis cau iuclude -oliiary 0bservauce. alibou,b ii is uoi
a,aiusi auy law io bold ,roup ceremouies'
RlLICI0l- PR0-1I1l1I0X
Passiu, lrom li,ures. paiuiiu,s. siaiuary. oruameuis. aud
symbols. ii is requisiie io uoiice ibe reli,ious observauces. ibe
aciual praciice ol ibe laiib beld by ibe world`s primal worsbip
pers.
Ii would appear. or raiber ii does appear. ibai pballic wor
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sbip. or reli,iou. was. lirsi. au iusiiuci or passiou. secoud. ii
was a privile,e aud luxury. ibird. ii was a pasiime or call
iu,. lourib. ii became domiuaiiu, aud imperaiive. lilib. by
eupbemisiic irauslormaiiou. ii was mer,ed iuio ibe Hebrew
culius. aud seveuib. ibe Hebrew culius was luriber modilied
iuio ibe tbrisiiau reli,iou. Iu suppori ol ibe lirsi proposiiiou
ibai ii was iusiiuciive. or passiou. aud sexual passiou ai ibai.we
bave ibe law wbicb ruled oui ibose male devoiees wbose dam
a,ed sexual siruciure disqualilied ibem lor aciuaiiu, ibeir riies
(leui. xxiii. 1). He ibai is wouuded iu ibe iesiicles. or baib bis
privy member cui oll. sball uoi euier ibe cou,re,aiiou ol ibe
Lord.` 1be above quoiaiiou also ollers a sboulder ol suppori io
our secoud proposiiiou. uamely. ibai ibeir reli,ious riies were
a privile,ed luxury. \s meu were iuspecied iu re,ard io liiuess.
womeu were provided iu view ol ibai liiuess.
Iu Xum. xxxi. 18 aud 3. we are assured. wiiboui a lisp or a
iwiu,e ol borror. ibai ibiriyiwo ibousaud Vidiauiiisb vir,ius
were cousecraied io ibis eud. we ueed uoi ,o iuio deiails aboui
ibe mauuer iu wbicb ibe sacrilice was made. bui we musi call
aiieuiiou io ibe laci ibai a tbrisiiau cburcb siill promul,aies
ibe same idea. iu au alle,ed spiriiual lorm. aud ibai ibe uuu
ueries ol tbrisieudom are vailed. perbaps deceui. couuierparis
ol ibose 0rieuial esiablisbmeuis wbere womeu cousecraied
ibeir bodies aud ibemselves io lullil ibe special duiies ol ibeir
sex. as ibey were iau,bi iu ibe uame aud lor ibe ,lorilicaiiou
ol ibeir leiiy.
1bere was a iemple iu labylouia wbere every lemale bad
io perlorm ouce iu ber lile a (io us) sirau,e aci ol reli,iou.
uamely. prosiiiuiiou wiib a sirau,er. 1be uame ol ii was ///-
S/:://:. or. 1be 1emple.` ibe Place ol luiou.`
words aud bisiory corroboraie eacb oiber. or are api io do so
il couiemporaueous. 1bus /:!s/. or /:s/. desi,uaie iu He
brew a cousecraied oue.` aud bisiory iells ibe uuworiby iale iu
descripiive plaiuuess. as will be sbowu iu ibe sequel.
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1bai ibe reli,iou was domiuaiiu, aud imperaiive is deier
miued by leui. xvii. 12. wbere presumpiuous relusal io lisieu
io ibe priesi was deaib io ibe olleuder. 1o us ii is iucouceivable
ibai ibe iudul,euce ol passiou could be associaied wiib reli
,iou. bui so ii was. Vucb as ii is covered over by aliered words
aud subsiiiuied expressious iu ibe lible-au example ol wbicb
see o lor male or,au. lzel. xvi. 17-ii yei siauds oui olleu
sively bold. 1be words expressive ol sauciuary.` cousecraied.`
aud -odomiie.` are iu ibe Hebrew esseuiially ibe same. 1bey
iudicaie ibe passiou ol amaiory devoiiou. Ii is amou, ibe Hiu
dus ol ioday as ii was iu Creece aud Iialy ol classic iimes. aud
we liud ibai boly womeu` is a iiile ,iveu io ibose wbo devoie
ibeir bodies io be used lor bire. ibe price ol wbicb bire ,oes io
ibe service ol ibe iemple.
\s a ,eueral rule. we may assume ibai priesis wbo male
or expouud ibe laws. wbicb ibey declare io be lrom Cod. are
meu. aud. cousequeuily. ibrou,b all iime. bave ibou,bi. aud
do ibiul. ol ibe ,raiilicaiiou ol ibe masculiue ball ol bumauiiy.
1be aucieui aud moderu 0rieuials are uoi excepiious. 1bey lay
ii dowu as a momeuious laci ibai vir,iuiiy is ibe mosi precious
ol all ibe possessious ol a womau. aud. beiu, so. ii ou,bi. iu
some way or oiber. io be devoied io Cod.
1brou,boui Iudia. aud also ibrou,b ibe deusely iubabiied
paris ol \sia. aud moderu 1urley. ibere is a class ol lemales
wbo dedicaie ibemselves io ibe service ol ibe leiiy wbom ibey
adore. aud ibe rewards accruiu, lrom ibeir prosiiiuiiou are
devoied io ibe service ol ibe iemple aud ibe priesis olliciaiiu,
ibereiu. wiib au eye io pieiy aud pell. ibe clerical ollicials ai
ibe Hiudu sbriues iale elleciual meaus lor procuriu, uoue bui
ibe mosi lasciuaiiu, womeu lor ibe use ol ibeir worsbipers.
1be same praciice prevailed ai \ibeus. toriuib. aud elsewbere.
wbere ibe iemples ol \euus were supporied by iroops ol wom
eu. wbo cousecraied ibemselves. or were dedicaied by ibeir
pareuis. io ibe use ol ibe male worsbippers. Iu moderu iimes.
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relorm aud improvemeuis bave beeu ellecied. bui ii is ceriaiu
ibai iuiercourse beiweeu ibe sexes iu sacred places is commou
iu Iudia ai ibe preseui day. 1be Hebrew word :::/. wbicb
si,uilies so o///.` was ibe uame ol a womau wbo lived
aud praciiced ibe same riie ouiside ol ibe iemple. lrom moiives
oiber ibau ibose esieemed pious. Ieasis aud boly days were
devoied io ibis passiou. aud ,euerally coucluded wiib excess.
-H\C\.
Iu ibe \ssyriau lau,ua,e. -ba,a si,uilies a leasi.` 1be uaiure
ol ibis leasi is explaiued by liodorus -iculus. He says. 0ur Cala
or -olar days be,iu wiib lasiiu, as a prelude io auoiber lorm
ol seusual eujoymeui.` \ deiailed descripiiou ol oue ol ibem
couveys ouly a proximaie idea ol ibem. 1be mosi dis,race
lul ol ibe labylouiau cusioms is ibe lollowiu,. lvery uaiive
womau is obli,ed ouce iu ber lile io sii iu ibe iemple ol \euus
aud bave iuiercourse wiib a sirau,er. \ud mauy. disdaiuiu, io
mix wiib ibe resi. beiu, proud ou accouui ol ibeir wealib. come
iu covered carria,es. aud iale up ibeir siaiiou ai ibe iemple
wiib a uumerous iraiu ol servauis aiieudiu, ibem. lui ibe lar
,reaier do ibus. Vauy sii dowu iu ibe iemple ol \euus weariu,
a crowu ol cord arouud ibeir beads. some are couiiuually com
iu, iu. oibers are ,oiu, oui. passa,es marled oui iu a sirai,bi
liue lead iu every direciiou ibrou,b ibe womeu. alou, wbicb
sirau,ers pass aud male ibeir cboice. wbeu a womau bas ouce
seaied bersell. sbe musi uoi reiuru bome uuiil some sirau,er
bas ibrowu a piece ol silver iuio ber lap. aud laiu wiib ber oui
side ol ibe iemple. He wbo ibrows ibe silver musi say ibus. I
beseecb ibe Coddess Vyliiia io lavour ibee.` Vyliiia beiu, ibe
\ssyriau uame lor \euus. 1be silver may be ever so small. lor
sbe will uoi rejeci ii. iuasmucb as ii is uulawlul lor ber io do so.
lor sucb silver is accouuied sacred. 1be womau lollows ibe lirsi
mau ibai ibrows. aud reluses uoue. wbeu sbe bas bad iuier
course. aud bas absolved bersell lrom ber ,oddess. sbe reiurus
bome. 1bose ibai are eudowed wiib beauiy aud symmeiry ol
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sbape are soou sei lree. bui ibe delormed are deiaiued a lou,
iime lrom iuabiliiy io saiisly ibe law. some waii lor ibe space
ol ibree or lour years.`
\ similar cusiom exisis iu some paris ol typrus. 1bis cusiom
is relerred io iu I. -am. ii. 22. wbere ibe sous ol lli lay wiib
ibe womeu ibai assembled ai ibe door ol ibe iaberuacle ol ibe
cou,re,aiiou.` Ii is ueedless io say lor ibe beuelii ol ibe cap
iious ibai ibe iemple ol ibe \ssyriaus was ibe iaberuacle ol ibe
Hebrews. Iu boib were cou,re,aiious ol ibe Lord. Iu boib ibe
boly preseuce ol ibeir Cod was made mauilesi.`
2. Thomas lnman. 4ocieot Pagao aod Hodero Cbristiao
Svmbo/ism. pp. xxx-xxxiv.
Iu ibe lollowiu, pa,es ibe auibor bas leli bimsell obli,ed io
male use ol words wbicb are probably ouly luowu io ibose
wbo are more or less scbolars`. He bas io ireai ol paris ol ibe
bumau body. aud acis wbicb occur babiiually iu ibe world.
wbicb iu moderu iimes are uever relerred io iu poliie socieiy.
bui wbicb iu ibe period wbeu ibe 0ld 1esiameui was wriiieu.
were spoleu ol as lreely as we uow iall ol our bauds aud leei.
Iu ibose days. everyibiu, wbicb was commou was spoleu ol
wiiboui sbame. aud ibai wbicb occurred ibrou,boui creaiiou.
aud was seeu by every oue. was as mucb ibe subjeci ol cou
versaiiou as eaiiu, aud driuliu, is uow. 1be Hebrew wriiers
were exiremely coarse iu ibeir diciiou. aud alibou,b ibis bas
beeu solieued dowu by subsequeui redaciors. mucb wbicb is
iu our moderu jud,meui improper siill remaius. Ior example.
wbere we simply iudicaie ibe sex. ibe !ewisb bisioriaus used
ibe word wbicb was ,iveu io ibe symbol by wbicb male aud
lemale are luowu. lor example. iu Ceu. i. 27. aud. v. 2. aud iu
a bosi ol oiber places. ibe masculiue aud lemiuiue are spoleu
ol as ::/: aud /|:/. wbicb is besi irauslaied as borers`
aud bored.` \uoiber equally vul,ar way ol describiu, meu
is io be louud iu 1 |iu,s xiv. 10. lui ibese observaiious would
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uoi serve us mucb iu symbolism did we uoi luow ibai ibey
were associaied wiib ceriaiu eupbemisms by wbicb wbeu oue
ibiu, is said auoiber is iuieuded. lor au illusiraiiou lei us iale
Isaiab vii. 20. aud asl wbai is meaui by ibe pbrase. ibe bair ol
ibe leei` Ii is ceriaiu ibai ibe leei are uever bairy. aud couse
queuily cau uever be sbaved. \,aiu. wbeu we liud iu Ceu. xlix.
10. ibe scepire sball uoi depari lrom !udab. uor a law,iver
lrom beiweeu bis leei.` aud compare ibis wiib leui. xxviii. 7.
aud 2 |iu,s xviii. 27. wbere ibe words are. iu ibe ori,iual. ibe
waier ol ibeir leei.` ii is clear ibai symbolic lau,ua,e is used io
express someibiu, wbicb. il pui iuio ibe veruacular. would be
objeciiouable io ears poliie. \,aiu. iu Ceuesis xxiv. 2 aud xlvii.
29. aud iu Heb. xi. 21. ii is well luowu io scbolars ibai ibe
word ibi,b` aud siall ` are eupbemisms io express ibai pari
wbicb represeuis ibe male. Iu leui. xxiii. 1. we bave evideuce.
as iu ibe lasi ibree verses quoied. ol ibe sauciiiy ol ibe pari
relerred io. bui ibe lau,ua,e is less reliued. Xowadays our
ears are uoi aiiuued io ibe rou,b music wbicb pleased our au
cesiors. aud we bave io use veiled Iau,ua,e io express ceriaiu
maiiers. Iu ibe lolIowiu, pa,es. ibe words wbicb I seleci are
drawu lrom ibe Laiiu. Creel. -auscrii. -bemiiic. or l,ypiiau.
Hea. \uu. aud \sber replace ibe paris relerred io iu leui. xxiii.
1. 0siris. \sber. Liu,a. Vabadeva. -iva. Priapus. Pballus. eic..
represeui ibe Hebrew ::/:. wbilsi Isis. Parvaii. \oui. -acii.
\siarie. Isbiar. eic.. replace ibe !ewisb /|:/. 1be juuciiou.
ol ibese paris is spoleu ol as \sbioreib. laalim. llobim. ibe
iriuiiy aud uuiiy. ibe audro,yue deiiy. ibe arba. or mysiic lour.
aud ibe lile.
I will ouly add. ibai wbai I reler io bas lou, beeu luowu
io almosi every scbolar excepi lu,lisb oues. 0l ibese a lew
are learued. bui lor a lou, period ibey bave sysiemaiically re
lraiued lrom spealiu, plaiuly. aud bave wriiieu iu sucb a mau
uer as io be ,uiliy uoi ouly ol sss/ / bui ol ss//
/:/s/.
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\lier readiu, ibus lar. I cau ima,iue mauy a persou sayiu,
wiib asiouisbmeui. \re ibese ibiu,s so` aud lollowiu, up
bis ibou,bis by wouderiu, wbai siyle ol persous ibey were. or
are. wbo could iuiroduce iuio reli,iou sucb maiiers as ibose ol
wbicb we bave ireaied.
Iu reply. I cau ouly say ibai I bave uoibiu, exieuuaied. aud
sei dowu uou,bi iu malice. lui ibe lirsi clause ol ibe asseriiou
requires modilicaiiou. lor iu ibis volume ibere are mauy ibiu,s
omiiied wbicb I bave relerred io ai leu,ib iu my lar,er worl.
Iu ibai I bave sbowu. uoi ouly ibai reli,ious loruicaiiou exisied
iu aucieui labylou. bui ibai ibere is reasou io believe ibai ii
exisied also iu Palesiiue. 1be word L. /:!s/. wbicb si,
uilies pure. bri,bi. youu,. io be boly. or io be cousecraied.`
is also ibe rooi lrom wbicb are lormed ibe words /:!s/:/
aud /:!s//o. wbicb are used iu ibe Hebrew wriiiu,s. aud are
irauslaied iu our auiborised versiou wbore` aud sodomiie`.
-ee leui. xxiii. 17.
\ibauasius iells us someibiu, ol ibis as re,ards ibe Pboui
ciaus. lor be says. ((:// t/ (/.. pari i.. p. 2+.). Ior
merly ii is ceriaiu ibai Pbouiciau womeu prosiiiuied ibem
selves belore ibeir idols. olleriu, ibeir bodies io ibeir ,ods iu
ibe place ol lirsi lruiis. beiu, persuaded ibai ibey pleased ibe
,oddess by ibai meaus. aud made ber propiiious io ibem.`
-irabo meuiious a similar occurreuce ai tomaua. iu Pouius.
bool xiii.. c. iii. p. 8o-aud uoiices ibai au euormous uumber
ol womeu were cousecraied io ibe use ol worsbippers iu ibe
iemple ol \euus ai toriuib.
-ucb womeu exisi iu Iudia. aud ibe priesis ol ceriaiu iemples
do everyibiu, iu ibeir power io seleci ibe loveliesi ol ibe sex.
aud io educaie ibem so bi,bly as io be aiiraciive.
1be cusioms wbicb exisied iu oiber places seem io bave beeu
luowu iu !erusalem. as we liud iu 1 |iu,s xiv. 2+.. xv. 12. ibai
/:!s//o were commou iu !udea. aud iu 2 |iu,s xxiii. 7. we
discover ibai cousecraied oues` were locaied by ibe iemple.`
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aud were associaied wiib womeu wbose busiuess was io male
bau,iu,s lor ibe ,rove.` wbai ibese iissues were aud wbai use
was made ol ibem will be seeu iu lzeliel xvi. 1o.
lveu lavid. wbeu dauciu, belore ibe arl. sbamelessly ex
posed bimsell. -olomou erecied iwo pillars iu ibe porcb ol bis
iemple. aud called ibem !acbiu aud loaz. aud added pome
,raueie oruameuis. we bave seeu bow \brabam aud !acob or
dered ibeir iuleriors io swear by puiiiu, ibe baud upou ibe
ibi,b`. aud we bave read ol ibe airociiies wbicb occurred iu
!erusalem iu ibe iime ol lzeliel. \ei ibe !ews are siill spoleu ol
as Cod`s cboseu people. aud ibe Psalmisi as a mau alier Cod.
s owu beari.
lui wiiboui ,oiu, so lar bacl. lei us iuquire iuio ibe couduci
ol ibe seusual 1urls. aud ol ibe ,eueral ruu ol ibe iubabiiauis
ol Hiudosiau. Irom everyibiu, ibai I cau learu aud I bave re
peaiedly couversed wiib ibose wbo bave luowu ibe 1urls aud
Hiudoos lamiliarly-ibese are iu every posiiiou iu lile as mor
ally ,ood as commou tbrisiiaus are.
Vy readers musi uoi uow asseri ibai I am eiiber a pariisau
or a special pleader wbeu I say ibis. ibey musi cousider ibai I
am maliu, ibe comparisou as mau by mau. I do uoi. as mis
siouaries do. compare ibe mosi vicious Vabomedau aud lrab
miu wiib ibe mosi exemplary tbrisiiau. uor do I. ou ibe oiber
baud. compare ibe besi 0iiomau aud Iudiau wiib tbrisiiau
crimiuals. bui I iale ibe wbole iu a mass. aud asseri ibai ibere
is as lar,e a perceuia,e ol ,ood lolls iu Iudia aud 1urley as
ibere is iu -paiu aud Irauce. lu,laud or \merica.
1be ,rossesi lorm ol worsbip is compaiible wiib ,eueral pu
riiy ol morals. 1be siory ol Lucreiia is iold ol a Pa,au womau.
wbilsi ibose ol lr aud 0uau. 1amar aud !udab relaie io He
brews. lavid. wbo seduced laibsbeba. aud lilled ber busbaud.
was uoi execraied by Cod`s` people. uor was be cousequeuily
driveu lrom bis ibroue as 1arquiu was by ibe Romaus.
Iu prowess aud learuiu,. ibe labylouiaus. wiib ibeir reli,ious
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prosiiiuiiou. were superior io ibe cboseu people.` |socalled
ed. uoie.] 0l ibe wealib aud euierprise ol ibe Pbouiciaus. \u
cieui Hisiory iells us abuudauce.
1bere are probably uo ibree ciiies iu aucieui or moderu iimes
wbicb couiaiu so mauy vicious iudividuals as Loudou. Paris.
aud Xew \orl. \ei ibere are uoue wbicb bisiory iells us ol ibai
were more powerlul. Xo labylouiau army equalled iu mi,bi
or uumbers. ibe army ol ibe Xoriberu luiied -iaies. Xiueveb
uever wielded armies equal ioibose ol ibe Ireucb Xapoleou aud
ibe Cermau william. aud Rome uever bad au empire equal io
ibai wbicb is beaded by Loudou.
1be exisieuce ol persoual vice does uoi ruiu a uaiiou iu iis
colleciive capaciiy. Xor does ibe mosi seusual lorm ol reli,iou
siuui ibe prosperiiy ol a people. so lou, as ibe laiier do uoi bow
ibeir uecls io a priesibood.
1be ,reaiesi curse io a uaiiou is uoi a bad reli,iou. bui a lorm
ol laiib wbicb preveuis mauly iuquiry. I luow ol uo uaiiou ol
old ibai was priesiriddeu wbicb did uoi lall uuder ibe swords
ol ibose wbo did uoi care lor bierarcbs.
1be ,reaiesi dau,er is io be leared lrom ibose ecclesiasiics
wbo wiul ai viee. aud eucoura,e ii as a meaus wbereby ibey
cau ,aiu power over ibeir voiaries. -o lou, as every mau does
io oiber meu as be would ibai ibey sbould do io bim. aud al
lows uo oue io iuierlere beiweeu bim aud bis Valer. all will
,o well wiib ibe world. - Iumau. 1// /:: :! J!
t//s//: S;o|//so. pp. xxxxxxiv.
. H. P. BIavatsky. ISIS locei/ed. ll: 44-4.
Pluiarcb ibiuls ibe leasi ol ibe booibs io be ibe laccbic riies.
uoi ibe ibe lleusiuiau. 1bus laccbus was direcily called
upou.` be says. 1be S:|::/: worsbip was S:||://. ibe
uames lvius. or Hevius. aud Luaios are ideuiical wiib //-
// aud ///. 1be Ireucb uame Louis is ibe Hebrew //.
Iaccbus a,aiu is Iao or !ebovab. aud laal or \dou. lile lac
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cbus. was a pballic ,od. wbo sball asceud iuio ibe bill (ibe
bi,b place) ol ibe Lord` asls ibe boly liu, lavid. wbo sball
siaud iu ibe place ol bis /:!s/ `L` (Psalms xxiv. 3).
|adesb may meau iu oue seuse io !/, /://, s:///;. aud
eveu io iuiiiaie or io sei apari. bui ii also meaus ibe miuisiers
ol lascivious riies (ibe \euusworsbip) aud ibe irue iuierpreia
iiou ol ibe word |adesb is bluuily reudered iu //o;
xxiii. 17. /s: iv. 1+. aud (s/s xxxviii.. lrom verses 1 io
22. 1be boly` |adesbuib ol ibe //|/ were ideuiical as io ibe
duiies ol ibeir ollice wiib ibe Xauicb,irls ol ibe laier Hiudu
pa,odas. 1be Hebrew /:!s//o or ,alli lived by ibe bouse
ol ibe Lord. wbere ibe womeu wove bau,iu,s lor ibe ,rove.`
or busi ol \euus\siarie. says verse ibe seveuib iu ibe iweuiy
ibird cbapier ol 2 |iu,s.
1be dauce perlormed by lavid rouud ibe arl was ibe cir
cledauce` said io bave beeu prescribed by ibe \mazous lor
ibe Vysieries. -ucb was ibe dauce ol ibe dau,biers ol -bilob
(I!s xxi. 21. 23 / :ss/o). aud ibe leapiu, ol ibe propb
eis ol laal (I //s xviii. 2o). Ii was simply a cbaracierisiic ol
ibe -abeau worsbip. lor ii deuoied ibe moiiou ol ibe plaueis
rouud ibe suu. 1bai ibe dauce was a laccbic lreuzy is appar
eui. -isira were used ou ibe occasiou. aud ibe iauui ol Vicbael
aud ibe liu,`s reply are very expressive. 1be liu, ol Israel
uucovered bimsell belore bis maidservauis as oue ol ibe :/
(or debaucbed) lellows sbamelessly uucovereib bimsell.` \ud
be reioris. I will play (aci wauiouly) belore `. aud I will
be yei more vile ibau ibis. aud I will be base iu my owu si,bi.`
wbeu we remember ibai lavid bad sojourued amou, ibe 1yr
iaus aud Pbilisiiues. wbere ibeir riies were commou. aud ibai
iudeed be bad couquered ibai laud away lrom ibe bouse ol
-aul. by ibe aid ol merceuaries lrom ibeir couuiry. ibe couu
ieuauciu, aud eveu. perbaps. ibe iuiroduciiou ol sucb a Pa
,aulile worsbip by ibe weal psalmisi` seems very uaiural.
lavid luew uoibiu, ol Voses. ii seems. aud il be iuiroduced
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ibe !ebovabworsbip ii was uoi iu iis mouoibeisiic cbaracier.
bui simply as ibai ol oue ol ibe mauy ,ods ol ibe uei,bboriu,
uaiiousa iuielary deiiy io wbom be bad ,iveu ibe prelereuce.
aud cboseu amou, all oiber ,ods.` - /S/S |//! - II ++
+.
4. H. P. BIavatsky. 1be Secret Doctrioe. ll:ll:XVll:49-460.
1Hl S:/o S:/o ol ibe \ucieuis. i.e.. ibai recess ou
ibe wesieru side ol ibe 1emple wbicb was euclosed ou ibree
sides by blaul walls aud bad iis ouly aperiure or door buu,
over wiib a curiaiu-also called ibe 1!;/o-was commou io
all aucieui uaiious.
Xeveribeless. a ,reai dillereuce is louud beiweeu ibe secrei
meauiu,s ol ibis symbolical place. iu ibe esoiericism ol ibe Pa
,aus aud ibai ol laier !ews. ibou,b ibe symbolo,y ol ii was
ori,iually ideuiical ibrou,boui ibe aucieui Races aud Xaiious.
1be (///s. by placiu, iu ibe \dyium a s:/:s. or a
iomb (/:/s). aud ibe solar,od io wbom ibe iemple was cou
secraied. beld ii. as Pauibeisis. iu ibe ,reaiesi veueraiiou. 1bey
re,arded ii-iu iis esoieric meauiu,-as ibe symbol / s-
//. cosmic. solar (or diurual). aud bumau. Ii embraced
ibe wide rau,e ol periodical aud (iu iime) puuciual. Vauvau
iaras. or ibe reawaleuiu,s ol |osmos. larib. aud Vau io uew
exisieuces. ibe suu beiu, ibe mosi poeiical aud also ibe mosi
,raudiose symbol ol ibe same iu beaveu. aud mau-iu bis re
iucaruaiious-ou larib. 1be !ews-wbose realism. il jud,ed
by ibe dead leiier. was as praciical aud ,ross iu ibe days ol Vo
ses as ii is uow'-iu ibe course ol ibeir esirau,emeui lrom ibe
,ods ol ibeir pa,au uei,bbours. cousummaied a uaiioual aud
leviiical poliiy. by ibe device ol seiiiu, lorib ibeir Holy ol Ho
lies as ibe mosi solemu si,u ol ibeir Vouoibeism-exoierically.
wbile seeiu, iu ii bui a uuiversal pballic symbol-esoierically.
wbile ibe |abalisis luew bui \iu-opb aud ibe ,ods` ol ibe
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Vysieries. ibe Leviies bad uo iomb. uo ,od iu ibeir adyium bui
ibe -acred` \rl ol ibe toveuaui-ibeir Holy ol Holies.`
wbeu ibe esoieric meauiu, ol ibis recess is made clear. bow
ever. ibe prolaue will be beiier able io uudersiaud wby lavid
dauced uucovered` belore ibe arl ol ibe toveuaui. aud was
so auxious io appear // lor ibe sale ol bis Lord.` aud base iu
bis owu si,bi. (-ee 2 S:o/ vi. 1o22.)
1be arl is ibe uavilorm 1/: ol ibe Vysieries. Parlbursi.
wbo bas a lou, disseriaiiou upou ii iu bis Creel diciiouary. aud
wbo uever breaibes a word aboui ii iu ibe Hebrew lexicou.
explaius ii ibus.-||1/]] iu ibis applicaiiou auswers io ibe
Hebrew :s// or wisdom . . . . a word wbicb bad ibe meauiu, ol
ibe emblem ol ibe lemale ,eueraiive power. ibe \r, or 1:. iu
wbicb ibe ,erm ol all uaiure was supposed io lloai or brood ou
ibe ,reai abyss duriu, ibe iuierval wbicb iool place alier every
muudaue cycle.` uiie so. aud ibe !ewisb :/ / // t:/
/:! /s/; // s:o s////:. wiib ibe supplemeuiary
addiiiou ibai. iusiead ol a beauiilul aud cbasie s:/:s
(ibe symbol ol ibe mairix ol Xaiure aud resurreciiou) as iu ibe
S:/o s:/o ol ibe pa,aus. ibey bad ibe arl made siill
more ://s// iu iis cousiruciiou by ibe iwo cberubs sei up ou
ibe coller or arl ol ibe coveuaui. laciu, eacb oiber. wiib ibeir
wiu,s spread iu sucb a mauuer as io lorm a perleci ;/ (as
uow seeu iu Iudia). lesides wbicb. ibis ,eueraiive symbol bad
iis si,uilicauce eulorced by ibe lour mysiic leiiers ol !ebovab`s
uame. uamely. `. or meauiu, I! (oo|o l///. see
|abala). (ibe o|). ` (\au. a crool or a bool. a uail).
aud a,aiu. meauiu, also au opeuiu,`. ibe wbole lormiu,
ibe perleci |/sr:/ emblem or symbol or \ (e) H (o) \ (a) H.
ibe male aud lemale symbol.
Perbaps also. wbeu people realise ibe irue meauiu, ol ibe ol
lice aud iiile ol ibe /:!s/ /:!s//o. ibe boly oues.` or ibe
cousecraied io // /o/ / // /!.`-ibe Holy ol Holies`
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ol ibe laiier may assume au aspeci lar lrom edilyiu,.
Iaccbus a,aiu is Iao or !ebovab. aud laal or \dou. lile lac
cbus. was a pballic ,od. wbo sball asceud iuio ibe bill (ibe
bi,b place) ol ibe Lord` asls ibe boly liu, lavid. wbo sball
siaud iu ibe place ol bis /:!s/ `L` (/s:/os xxiv. 3).
/:!s/ o:; o: / ss / !/, /://, s:///;. aud
eveu io iuiiiaie or io sei apari. bui ii also meaus ibe miuisiry
ol lascivious riies (ibe \euusworsbip) aud ibe irue iuierpreia
iiou ol ibe word |adesb is bluuily reudered iu //o;
xxiii. 17. /s: iv. 1+. aud (s/s xxxvii. lrom verses 1
io 22. 1be boly` |adesbuib ol ibe //|/ were ideuiical. as
io ibe duiies ol ibeir ollice. wiib ibe Xauicb,irls ol ibe laier
Hiudu pa,odas. 1be Hebrew /:!s//o. or ,alli. lived by ibe
bouse ol ibe Lord. wbere ibe womeu wove bau,iu,s lor ibe
,rove.` or ibe busi ol \euus\siarie. says verse ibe seveuib iu
ibe iweuiyibird cbapier ol 2 //s.-S/ /// - II - ii
- xvii - +9+o0.
lndnote.
' lui ii was uoi so. iu realiiy. wiiuess ibeir propbeis. Ii is
ibe laier Rabbis aud ibe 1almudic scbeme ibai lilled oui all
spiriiualiiy lrom ibe body ol ibeir symbols. leaviu, ouly ibeir
-cripiures-a dead sbell. lrom wbicb ibe -oul bas deparied.
. BaphaeI Patai. 1be Hebreo Coddess. Chapter !. Xote
6. pp. 29-296.
2 //s 23.+. o. 7. 13. 1+. cl. 2 t///s 3+.3. +. 7. Iu 2
//s 23.7 ibe masoreiic iexi bas be demolisbed ibe bouses
ol ibe !s//o ibai were iu ibe bouse ol \abweb. wbere ibe
womeu wove bouses (|://o) lor ibe \sberab.` \pari lrom ibe
quesiiou ol bow cau bouses be woveu. siylisiically ii is wellui,b
impossible ibai ibe word bouse` sbould appear ibree iimes
iu oue aud ibe same seuieuce. 1be -epiua,iui bas s//:s.`
i.e. ,armeuis. lor |://o. wbicb may be based ou au ori,iual
|:!/o. i.e. liueus.` The expression :(a person) cIothed
in Iinens (badim) appears as a standing epithet for a
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Qadeshlm.
mysticaI figure iu /:/// (9.2. 3. 11. eic.) aud /:// (12.o.
7). Thus it may weII be that. from time to time. the Xsh-
erah statue was dressed in new Iinens. and that wom-
en considered it a pious act to busy themseIves with
weaving the materiaI for these garments. on Iooms set
up for this purpose in certain chambers in the TempIe
compound. 1be weaviu, ol riiual vesimeuis was a womau`s
iasl iu BabyIonian tempIes (cl. woolley. 1//:/s` I:/
.393). at HILB4POLIS in Syria (Luciau. / /: S;/: +2).
and in Creece (Cressmauu. Z//s//// // !/ :///s/ b/s-
ss/://. 192+. pp. 32 ll). Ii seems ibai also iu l,arii ibe
malers ol sacred vcsimeuis bad a role iu ibe iemple riiual (cl.
!obu Cray. 1/ /:; / t:::. p. 1o. aud / :! // //s.
Pbiladelpbia. wesimiusier Press. 19o3. p. 07).
Xs to the qadesbim. most BibIicaI schoIars consider
the term to refer to sacred prostitutes of both sexes. and
not mereIy maIes. l am incIined to read it as :maIe sa-
cred prostitutes. for had the BibIicaI author wished to
refer to both maIes and femaIe functionaries he wouId.
in aII probabiIity. have said :qedesbim oqedesbot us-
ing both the mascuIine and the feminine pIuraI forms
of the noun qadesb. The function of the qadesbim had
something to do with the fertiIity cuIt centering in the
figure of the mother-goddess Xsherah. PossibIy. their
services were made use of by chiIdIess women who vis-
ited the sanctuary in order to become pregnant. Such
piIgrimages to hoIy pIaces for the purpose of remov-
ing the curse of barrenness have remained an impor-
tant feature of popuIar reIigion down to the present
day among MosIems. )ews. and Christians aIike in aII
parts of the MiddIe last. The qedesbim may have aIso
functioned in rites of imitative magic in the fertiIity cuIt.
whose purpose was to ensure fruitfuIness in nature. the
coming of the autumn rains. the growth of the crops. the
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muItipIication of domestic animaIs. etc.
IertiIity goddesses had maIe attendants or priests in
ancient Xear lastern reIigions. and. in the case of the
qadesbim in the )erusaIem TempIe. one of their tasks
seems to have been to supervise the work of the women
weaving Iinens for Xsherah. which. therefore. was done
in the chambers of the qedesbim. - Rapbael Paiai. 1/
/| (!!ss. tbapier I. uoie o. pp. 2929o.
6. Xttributed to XIeister CrowIey. |Cosmo 1re/aooev Xotes
to Croo/ev's !I iostroctioos a//eged/v foood io a trook at
a boardiog boose room C.1. occopied after 4.C.]
1Hl V\-1lR- preler ibai ibeir disciples sbould cousider ibe
use ol ibe sex luuciiou as sacred. as au expressiou ol passiouaie
admiraiiou. Iis objeci musi ibeu be a superior beiu, io ouesell
iu viriue. sireu,ib aud beauiy. -iuce oue musi love. aud ex
press love by lusi. oue were besi io love ibe uoblesi available
persou. -ucb au oue moreover. would uoi aiiacb ibe supreme
aud exclusive imporiauce io ibe bodily aci ibai womeu do.
aud would uoi be wbolly swayed. as womeu are. by ibe desire
io exciie repeaied iudul,euce ibereiu. 1bey saiisly ibe ideal ol
cbasiiiy by ur,iu, ibeir pupils io see. ,rasp aud bold a sympa
ibeiic male lrieud wbo mi,bi be a comrade aud au example.
lullilliu, ibe spiriiual. meuial aud moral ueeds. yei uo less api
io ibe aesibeiic aud eroiic passious.
we liud ibe beloved` disciple ibrou,boui all uoble races ol
mauliud. lveu amou, ibe !ews. we read ol lavid aud !oua
ibau. !esus aud !obu.
1be luddba louud bis lrieud iu \uauda. |risbua iu \rjuua.
Creel aud Romau le,eud aud bisiory are lull ol sucb siories
lrom \pollo aud Hyaciuib. |arayas aud 0lympus. Hercules
aud Hylas. -ocraies aud \lciblades. lamou aud Pyibias. dowu
io Hadriau aud \uiouius.
lveu iu tbrisiiau iimes. Paul louud ibai spirii iool uo buri
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Qadeshlm.
lrom llesb wbeu ibey were barmouised by ibe liss ol 1imoiby.
Ii was ouly ibe ideal ibai sbamed aud rebuled ibem. I,uo
rauce iulecied iuuoceuce aud ibe prosiiiuie iool reveu,e ou
ber rival. dra,,iu, deceucy dowu io ber diri. 0uly wiib ibe Re
uaissauce ol Learuiu, aud \ri does leauiy reliudle ibe iorcb
ol ibis cbasie tupid. -iarlire li,bis ibe aliars ol Love. wbere
siaud sucb Hi,b Priesis as Leouardo. Vicbael \u,elo. leuve
uuio telliui aud \reiiuo.
1be blaze is borue eveu io lriiaiu. wbere Varlowe. -bale
speare. aud mauy oibers - auoiber bymu ibeir lovers. oue as
Love aud oue as will. 1bey are ecboed by wbiimau`s praise ol
Iaie. 1euuysou`s ol Hallam. Iiiz,erald ol Pos ibou,b ibese. liv
iu, as ibey did iu au a,e ol sava,e sex suppressiou. iool paius
io veil ibeir vir,iu lrom ibe mi,biy malice ol ibe mob.
1be Xeopbyie will recall ibe siory ol Isis aud ibe Xame ol
Ra.
1be tabbalisiic ieacbiu,s as io ibe Xame !ebovab aud ibe
precauiious ialeu by mauy primiiive iribes io preveui a mau`s
Xame` beiu, discovered by bis illwisbers.
1be tbild ol sucb a love is a ibird persou. aud Holy -pirii. so
io speal. parialiu, ol boib uaiures. yei bouudless aud imper
soual because ii is bodiless. creaiiou ol a wbolly diviue uaiure.
touuecied wiib ibis. ibere is a lormula ol Praciical Va,icl
by wbicb ibe cousciousuess couceivesaud ibeu creaies ac
cordiu,ly.
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Te CecIwde.
Iiually. a quoie lrom au ariicle lrom Hasiiu,s` /;/+!/: /
//// :! ////s. ou ibe -abaaus. (\ol. 10. -abaaus. -eciiou
+. p. 883b).
worsbip iool place iu iemples ibai bad uames ol ibeir owu.... 1bere
are mauy iuscripiious iu wbicb a mau devoies bimsell. bis cbildreu. bis
servauis. aud ,oods io some ,od. parbaps ibis bappeued wbeu be was
made priesi. 1bese meu may be ibe people ol `\ibiar.` .... \rabic su,
,esis ibai ibese persous correspoud io ibe X. -emiiic lll-HV. wbile
ibe uame recalls ibe Hebrew `" (~L\I. ibe uame relerred io beiu,
lLlL\.-ed.). Xoibiu, ceriaiu cau be said aboui ibe luuciious ol ibe
priesis. \uoiber lorm ol dedicaiiou is ibai iu wbicb a mau dedicaies some
oiber persou io ibe service ol a ,od. ibese may be Q
e
DlSHlM.`
1bis ,ives some suppori io our ibeory ol \rabiau preservaiiou
lirsi aud eveuiual dissemiuaiiou ol ibe \uibeuiic 1radiiiou. 1be
adesbim could very well be associaied wiib ibe adosb Iaibers
(alier ibe mauuer meuiioued above. aud cousideriu, ibai Xabaie
au lauds were lilled wiib uoi ouly leseri Iaibers. bui Cuosiics
aud iudi,euous Pa,aus wbo worsbipped ibe Coddess. uudoubi
edly wiib ibe riies ibeir aucesiors bequeaibed io ibem. -ucb is
uoi a siu. alier all) aud wiib ibe culi ol 0ur Lady. Remember ibai
-be bad a very promiueui complex iu ibe -iuai. uamed -erabii
al|badim.
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DetaiI from the TempIe at Denderah.
332
333
40.
TLe Oeddeaa
QwdaLw/QeteaL.
^, ///, / :o / / ; |; o; :o ^//, :! / //o |; : s-
/ :o /// / /// / //o / :/ /:s/ / /// o \L.I.22.
H
lBl we preseui some imporiaui maierial re,ardiu, ibis
pariicular Coddess. 1bis is a pariicular Coddess. wiib
pariicular qualiiies. aud ibese couueci several ibreads
io,eiber iu ibe iuvesii,aiiou belore us.
Iirsi oll. l. \. wallis lud,e`s euiry ou ibe Coddess eiesb. lrom
1/ (!s / // /;//:s. \ol. II. (laciu, ibe preseui pa,e). 1bis
is a pa,escau siuce ii couiaius biero,lypbs.
lelow. au excerpi lrom william Ioxwell \lbri,bi`s excelleui siudy.
I:// :! // (!s / t:::.
His |ll`s] cousori. \sberab. bas a uame wbicb was ori,iually pari ol a
lou,er appellaiiou. wbicb appears iu l,ariiic as R\ll\1l \1HIR\1l
\\VVI. meauiu, eiiber 1be Lady wbo 1raverses ibe -ea` (ii bas also
beeu plausibly su,,esied ibai \\V was ibe seadra,ou raiber ibau ibe
liieral sea. loib explauaiious are perbaps equally ieuable. \abweb also
appears as ireadiu, ou ibe bacl ol \\V` |!ob 9.8.]) or 1be Lady wbo
1reads ou ibe -ea (lra,ou)`. !usi as lL was called l\XI\l lIX\w\
1I. le,eiier ol treaiures` so \sberab also bas ibe appellaiiou auiyaiu
`llima. -be wbo Cives lirib io ibe Cods`. Iu some earlier myib sbe was
presumably ibou,bi io bave desiroyed ibe -ea lra,ou. ibus maliu, ii
possible lor lL io creaie ibe larib. Laier la`al or bis sisier \uaib dis
placed \sberab as ibe dra,ou slayer. . . .
0ue ol \sberab`s mosi commou appellaiious was H0LIXl--` (ta
uaauiie ll-l). 1be H0LIXl-- 0I \-HlR\H` is a ierm wiib mauy
aucieui parallels. (X01l. .... ibai iu !ewisb \ramaic ibe same word lor
boliuess`. ll-\. is used ol Cod.). eveu iu Rabbiuic Liieraiure. wbere
ibe Holiuess` is a desi,uaiiou ol Cod. ln contemporary lgypt the
name QDS (Qudsu) is attached to a nude goddess shown eo face.
with spiraIIy curIed Iocks and with raised hands hoIding IiIies
and serpents. Often. she stands on her sacred animaI-a lion.
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
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7he 0oddess Qudshu/Qetesh.
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Qadosh: the Iohaaalte 7radltloa.
ln PaIestine and Syria many pIaques showing the same goddess
without the lion have been found in sites ranging from c. !00
to !200 B.C. 1bere are iudicaiious ibai ibe abseuce ol \sberab`s liou iu
\siaiic represeuiaiious is accideuial. Ior iusiauce. ibe Visiress ol ibe Li
ous` is meuiioued iu au \marua leiier lrom Zapbou iu ibe Viddle !ordau
\alley (probably 1ell es-a`idiyeb ioday).
Iu ibe laal lpic. \sberab appears mauy iimes. usually as ibe sworu
loe ol l\\L aud bis sisier \X\1H. She appears as a BrickIayer
(BuiIder) and as the patroness of diviners.....
\ud ibe |iudly 0ue. Cod ol Vercy. replied
Xoi a slave am I. \ playboy ol \ibirai.
Xoi a slave am I. \u appreuiice carpeuier.
Il Vaid \ibirai will mould bricls.
\ bouse will be buili lor laal.`
... we bave a sceue sbowiu, a ,oddess eu,a,ed iu luildiu, wiib ibe
Creel iuscripiiou lIl0 aud ibe Pbouiciau L1. -R.` Coddess ol 1yre`.
-iuce ibis ,oddess ol 1yre is presumably \sberab. ibe quesiiou ol pos
sible ideuiilicaiiou wiib lIl0 comes up. bui ueed uoi be discussed bere.
wbere we are iuieresied iu ibe ,oddess as llILllR.
...jusi as iu a lilieeuib ceuiury leiier louud ai 1aauacb iu Palesiiue.
How complex ber li,ure was may be seeu lrom ibe early labylouiau iu
scripiiou ol ber ouce as lride ol \uu` (Cod ol Heaveu aud also ibe equiv
aleui ol wesi -emiiic lL( aud a,aiu as wile ol \uu`.` - pp. 1213.
1be cbiel ,od ol 1yre iu laier iimes was l\\L VlLt\R1H. ibe ap
pellaiiou VIL|\R1. |iu, ol ibe tiiy`. relers io ibe tiiy ol ibe luder
world as iu ibe case ol various -umeriau deiiies ol ibe Xeiber world. |1be
mosi imporiaui direci couiribuiiou is !. V. -ola -ol`s prool ibai R-P (iu
ibe lorm `R-P) was ideuiilied wiib Velcarib iu Puuic -paiu (-lI\R\l
\\I |19o]. 3+13). as well as H. -eyri,`s demousiraiiou ibai Velcarib
was siill ideuiilied wiib Xer,al iu ibe Romau Period (-yria \\I\. 19+7.
o280). 0u ibe Pauibeou ol 1yre. see also R. du Vesbul du luissou.
RHRtL\I\ (19o3). 133ll. \ valuable siudy ol ibe Velcarib ol Cades
(tadiz) bas beeu publisbed by \. Carcia y lellido. \rcbivo lspaol de
\rquelo,ia \\\\I (19o+). 7013. -ee luriber below. tb. \. -eciiou t.]
Iu Hebrew iradiiiou laal aud \sberab ai 1yre is coulirmed by ibe |erei
lpic. ceuiuries earlier.
1be basic pauibeou ol 1yre is probably represeuied iu l,ypiiau ari.
iucludiu, pariicularly a beauiilul siel iu ibe lriiisb Vuseum. which
shows a triad with :HoIiness` (QUDSHU) in the centre. She is
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standing stark naked on a Iion. oitb a spira/ beaddress which
came originaIIy from BabyIonia. and was then deveIoped in
tweIfth dynasty lgypt.
-iuce ibe Palesiiuiau plaques sbowiu, ll-Hl wiib ibe spiral locls
are iu mauy cases iudisiiu,uisbable lrom couiemporary plaques louud iu
labylouia. ibere is ,ood reasou io believe ibai ibe represeuiaiiou spread
westward from BabyIonia to lgypt. and not Xorth from lgypt.
The Iion appears eIsewhere as her speciaI favourite. ln her right
hand she hoIds Iotus bIossoms. and in her Ieft hand. styIized ser-
pents (not onions!). \i ber ri,bi is lL. represeuied. because ol ibe
,reai siress laid iu tauaauiie myibolo,y ou bis viriliiy. as ibe Iibypballic
VIX (i.e. \V-l). or P1\H. \i ber leli is ibe youu, ,od. Rl-HlPH. wiib
a ,azelle bead projeciiu, lrom bis lorebead aud wiib a spear iu bis ri,bi
baud. -iuce Velcarib was laier ideuiilied wiib Xer,al. ibe labylouiau
,od ol ibe Xeiber world. aud siuce R\-\P was equaied wiib XlRC\L iu
ibe pauibeou ol lC\RI1. ibere is uo dilliculiy iu ibe ideuiilicaiiou.
\i lyblos ibe siiuaiiou is less irauspareui. 1be earliesi pauibeou dai
iu, lrom ibe 18
1H
ceuiury b.c.. cousisis ol a uaiive deiiy. wbo is rellecied
by ibe l,ypiiau -uu Cod iucaruaied iu Pbaraob. of a mother Coddess.
who is caIIed the :lady of BybIos` - Ba`aIat for short - repre-
sented by the Cow-Coddess Hathor. aud ol ibe l,ypiiau pairou ol
ibe loresis ol Lebauou. |ba `\1aw. 1bis lasi ,od is probably Pbouiciau
|osbar.`-pp. 1+l.
1bere`s beeu pleuiy ol wriiiu, ou ibe idea ibai 1emplars brou,bi
bacl blacl siaiuary aud meieoriie sioues lrom ibeir sojouru iu ibe
Levaui. aud ibere`s pleuiy ol i,ueous rocl iu ibe Leyja re,iou ol
-yria io cboose lrom. 1bis is wbere ibe llacl Vadouuas are said
io come lrom. tould be. \s we bave uoi read ibese bools. or
louud auyibiu, ou ibis iu our researcbes. we sball leave ii. How
ever. bere is au iuieresiiu, iiem we louud iu t. w. Hecleiborue`s
S/ S///s / 1// 1s :! t//s.
\mou, ibe -idouiaus. Isis was called \sbiaroib. meauiu, llocls.`
ricbes.` i.e.. ibe pleuiy ol ibe earib. aud beuce we so lrequeuily liud
asberab` aud asbiaroib` meuiioued io,eiber. Iu ibe lible asberab is
irauslaied ,rove.` bui ibis is au error. asberab meaus pillar.` or ibe pbal
lus. ibe masi ol ibe sbip ol Isis. wbicb was carried iu processiou ai l,yp
iiau reli,ious lesiivals.
lui alibou,b io ibe vul,ar crowd Isis was ouly ibe moou. io ibe iuiii
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aied sbe was Haibor. ibe luiversal Voiber. ibe primordial barmouy aud
beauiy. called iu l,ypiiau Iopbis.` wbicb ibe Creels iurued iuio -o
pbia.` (1) wbeuce ibe \ir,iu -opbia ol ibeosopby. . . .` - Hecleiborue.
I. p. +.
Here is ibe addeudum io ibis . ,iveu ai p. 327 ol \olume II.
1be iemple ol Haibor. ai leudera. iulerior iu size io ibe iemples ai
|arual ouly. surpasses ibem iu beauiy. Ii was iu ibis iemple ibai ibe
zodiac. lamous iu ibe auuals ol l,ypiolo,y. was discovered. Ii is eu
,raved iu leuou`s l,ypi.` Irom ibe more moderu researcbes iusiiiuied.
ii would appear ibai ibe iemple was erecied. uoi. as bas beeu asseried. iu
ibe iime ol ibe Piolemies. bui raiber iu ibe mosi aucieui dyuasiies. 1be
,oddess Haibor cosmically represeuis ibe darluess. oui ol wbicb is boru
ibe li,bi. beuce ibe suu daily spriu,s lrom ber. -be was ibe proioiype ol
ibe llacl \ir,ius ol Romau taibolicism.`
Irom our siudies ol ibe 1emple ai leuderab. ii is quiie au amaz
iu, complex. aud bad quiie a sysiem worliu, ibere. \i auy raie.
ibis Coddess. wbeiber -be be eiesb. |adesb. |udsu. udsbu.
\sberab. lea -yria. -opbia. \pbrodiie. \euus or Haibor is ol ,reai
imporiauce io our worl. aud perbaps ibe 1emplars. or. more lile
ly. ibe Iuiiiaies ibai ibey received ibe 1rausmissiou lrom. were Her
voiaries.
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7he 0oddess Qudshu/Qetesh.
& tteoeatsq TLeeo+.
t
X0w iuru io sources ibai are cousidered dubious by mauy
serious` researcbers ioday. 1be reasou I bave io iuclude
ibem is ibai wiiboui uecessarily beiu, aware ol ibe implica
iious. ibe wriiers couueci some very iuieresiiu, ibreads io,eiber.
1bese ibreads lead io ibe ibeory I am aboui io elaboraie.
1/ S//s J;s/; (197o. 1998) by Roberi 1emple is a couiro
versial bool. Ii bas beeu deiermiued pedesiriau ,rade by mauy
experis` aud bas beeu debuuled by Piclueii aud Priuce iu 1/
S/::/ ts/:;-a bool ibai aciually uiilized ii as a ceuier
piece' Iudeed. ii is lilled io ibe brim wiib dubious researcb. lile
ibe lamous misreadiu, ol ibe relereuce io ibe -pbiux iu lud,e`s
///;// ////:;' \ei-ii couiaius some iuieresiiu, iulor
maiiou. Roberi 1emple was oue ol \ribur \ouu,`s assisiauis iu
ibe 19o0s. Ii was \ribur \ouu, wbo provided 1emple wiib ibe iu
lormaiiou ou -irius by Criaule aud lieierleu. ibai ,oi bim siaried
ou bis iuvesii,aiiou iuio ibe -irius Vysiery. aud led io bis meeiiu,
wiib 1belemiie Harry -miib.
\i auy raie. 1emple males meuiiou (1998 ed.. pp. 219220) ol
a people luowu as ibe eii people. also luowu as ibe toiiiaus.
usiu, Roberi Craves` 1/ (/ J;//s (auoiber quesiiouable. bui
iuieresiiu, aud valuable source) as ibe basis ol bis iulormaiiou.
Perbaps ibe real source was \ribur \ouu,`s 0uija loard wbo
luows \ccordiu, io 1emple.
Perbaps ii was |Hiero,lypbs] //. wbicb meaus oarsmeu` aud bas
beeu applied io diviue oarsmeu`. wiib a dillereui deiermiuaiive aud
wbeu uoi applied io a mau. ibe word meaus orbii`. revoluiiou`. io ,o
arouud`. \ud ibe word iu l,ypiiau was also applied io a ,roup ol spe
cilic people iu a specilic re,iou. 1be Q/ were ibe uaiives ol eii. wbicb
wallis lud,e says was 1be tircle`. ibai is. ibe Xorib -yriau coasi aboui
ibe Cull ol Issus aud ibe deseris beiweeu ibe lupbraies aud ibe Vediier
raueau`.
1bere was also au l,ypiiau precedeui lor applyiu, ibe same uame
io a ,od. eii is a ,od ol ibe abyss`. aud a reduplicaied versiou ol ibe
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uame wbicb repeais ibe i` as toiyiio does is eiqei. wbi is si,uilicauily
oue ol ibe ibiriysix decaus. Iu addiiiou. eisbu relers specilically io
ibe uude` or -yriau ,oddess`. |1emple looiuoie. 1be ,reai ,oddess ol
Hierapolis (oue ol ibe oracle ceuiers) musi be iuieuded by ibis -yriau
,oddess`...] wbicb seems clearly io be au or,iasiic elemeui. lor Craves
says ibai toiyiio was au or,iasiic ,oddess. Ii seems lairly clear. ibeu. ibai
toiius is ol l,ypiiau ori,iu aud ori,iually applies io ibe orbii ol -irius l.
aud iu ibe l,ypiiau era ibe pariicular ierm came io be associaied wiib
a people ol -yria wbo moved io 1brace. aud eveu iu l,ypiiau iimes ibe
uame bad all iis applicaiious io a lorei,u people. a lorei,u or,iasiic ,od
dess. aud -iriusrelaied coucepis iucludiu, boib oarsmeu aud au orbii.
iwo ideas wbicb I bave lrequeuily couuecied belore. Here iu l,ypiiau we
liud au orbii called by a uame wbicb applies equally well io diviue oars
meu. \ud ibe word survives iu ibe liliybeaded toiius' Iiliy oarsmeu.
liliy years iu ibe orbii. liliy beads io ibe -iriusmousier. How simple.
bow ele,aui.`
Iudeed. bow simple aud ele,aui. I bave beeu advised ibai 1em
ple`s eiymolo,ical coujeciures are jusi ibai. coujeciures. -o. lei us
pui ibe iiems couueciiu, io -irius aud orbiis aside. aud see wbai
we cau do wiib toiyiio. eiu. eii. eisbu. aud so lorib. Iirsi.
wbai did lud,e bave io say
-o lruesi meuiious ibe tircle`. 1be ,eo,rapbical relereuce is
allimporiaui. we appeud ibe maierial ciied. by I. Vax Vuller. iu
\ tolleciiou ol Vaierials Relevaui io \olume 1wo`. below. Here
is ibe relereuce io eisbu.
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wbai is iuieresiiu, bere is ibe meuiiou ol ibe eii. wbo lived iu
Xoribwesieru -yria. ri,bi wbere ibe Xusairi people bave beld ibeir
ierriiory over ibe ceuiuries. aud belore ibem. ii was ibe Pboeui
ciaus. I. Vax Vuller couuecis ibis re,iou wiib \rvad. aud ibis is
a ciie ibai Reu lussaud missed iu bis imporiaui worl. //s//
/ //// !s ^s://s (1900). 1bis ,ives ibe Xusairi au auces
iry ,oiu, bacl ai leasi io ibe iimes ol ibe \marua leiiers. as lar
as documeuiaiiou is coucerued. ibou,b we luow ibai ibe islaud
ol \rvad was seiiled by colouisis lrom -idou. eveu earlier. 1bai
ibe eii seui colouisis io 1brace also su,,esis ibe mauuer ol ibe
Pboeuiciaus. wbo colouized ibe euiire luowu world. Craves ,ives
us ibe iulormaiiou ibai ibe toiiiaus were desceuded lrom toiius.
aud ibai ibey worsbipped ibe or,iasiic Coddess toiyiio. I cau
see wbere a uame similariiy exisis. ly ibe iime ibe Ireucb were
siudyiu, ibe Xusairi. ibe or,iasiic riies bad iurued iuio music riies
wiib pleuiy ol \ral. dauciu,. aud ,uus ,oiu, oll. \ei ibere are
ibiu,s ibai bave survived ibrou,boui ibe ceuiuries.
wbile lud,e ioday is cousidered uo lou,er accuraie. wbai be
says is deliuiiely iuieresiiu,. 1be daia lrom Craves. aud ibai pre
seuied by 1emple. eveu. briu, io,eiber a ,roup iu Xorib -yria.
devoiees ol ibe Xude Coddess eisbu. wbo we luow as udsbu.
eiesb. adosb. \ud iu ibe !obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars.
ii was iu -yria wbere ibe trusaders mei up wiib ibe survivals ol
ibe Primiiive tbrisiiau tburcb. 1bis led io ibe louudaiiou ol ibe
0rder ol ibe 1emple. aud ibe 1emplars. over iime. were cbar,ed
wiib liceuiious riies'
\u iuieresiiu, ibeory. is ii uoi
\ou bei'
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XDOSH. iu ibe Vasouic seuse. periaius io ibe iuvesii
iure ol |ui,bis wiib liviue !usiice aud wraib. Ii iesis ibe
caudidaie wiib sirou, ordeals. Ii reveals io ibe caudidaie
iruibs wbicb bave beeu biddeu lrom bim. aud lrom ibe ,reaier
mass ol bumauliud as well. periaiuiu, io Reli,iou. Poliiics. aud
Hisiory. Ii liis bim lor ibe trusade a,aiusi 1yrauuy aud -upersii
iiou. I,uorauce aud Ialsebood.
\lso. adosb is ibe coucepi ol Holiuess. iu ibe seuse ol Holy
tommuuiou wiib liviue wisdom. ibrou,b sexual praciices aud
ma,ical riiuals wbicb are cousidered bereiical aud iaboo by ibe
oppoueuis ol uaiure aud lile.
1be Hisiory ol ibis 1radiiiou ,oes bacl io aucieui iimes. Ii was
bequeaibed io ibe Xear lasi aud lurope by ibe elusive ,roup
luowu as ibe adosb Iaibers aud oibers liiiiu, ibe paradi,m. Ii
is ibe !obauuiie 1radiiiou. Ii periaius io a cbaracier luowu as I0
\XXl-. also luowu as l0-I1Hl0-.
\ud. ibis 1radiiiou periaius io a specilic sei ol leiiies. a poieui
Iaiber ol wisdom. wbicb is ibe ori,iual lor ibe tuli ol ibe Head.
lor lapbomei. lor ibe Horued 0ue. ibe Vosi Holy \ucieui 0ue.
\ud. ii periaius io ibe Coddess : r//. Iu 1ibeiau ierms.
ibese would be complemeuis oue ol ibe oiber. |uuiu Zau,po aud
|uuiu Zau,mo. Iu 1belemic ierms. ibese would be Hadii aud
Xuii. also 10 VlC\ 1HlRI0X aud l\l\L0X. 1be produci is
RaHoor|buii. Xoi Horus as ibe dead aud dyiu, cbild siuu, by
a scorpiou. bui Horus trowued aud touqueriu,. 1be tbild ol ibe
luiou is ibe Iudividual. Iu previous a,es. empbasis was placed
ou ibe siaius ol ibe Cod. Primal leiiy siaius. touqueriu, leiiy
siaius. tbild -iaius. eic. \s we are ibe resuli ol ibe uuiou ol ibe
iuliuiiesimal wiib ibe iuliuiie. we worsbip
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uoi ouly ourselves. bui
all. ibai is io say everyoue is Cod. Iu ibis luiverse. iu all luiverses.
1be -um ioial ol all Hadii relereuce poiuis is ibe Pleroma. or ibe
luiireiy. |uuiuZau,po is ibe Pareui ol ibe luiireiy. 1bis is also a
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role lullilled by larbaelo. Hadii worsbips uoi Hadii. bui bis Vis
iress Xuii. Xuii is ibe Iuliuiie lxpause ol -pace. |uuiuZau,mo
is ibe 1ibeiau lorm ol ibe ueeu ol Iuliuiie -pace. ibe Creaiesi
Voiber ol Voibers. luowu as XlI1 (aud by oiber -ecrei Xames).
Xoi ouly do we worsbip all. we worsbip 1H\1'
dete.
1. 1bis comes wiib ibe qualilier ibai worsbip` is woribsbip`-/. pay
iu, revereuce aud respeci io. raiber ibau merely worsbippiu,` as people do
iu mosi sysiems ol reli,ious bebavior.
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O we waui a Cod` or Cods` Cods` meauiu, Cods
aud Coddesses I am all lor ibe laiier. mysell. 0ue Cod
is jusi auoiber lorm ol braiuwasbiu,. aud auybody wbo
bas siudied ibe lxodus will realize ibai. especially siuce ibe ira
diiioual siory is lull ol boles. aud ibe laci ibai ibe Hebrews paid
more revereuce io Coddess ibau ibey paid io ibe 0ue aud 0uly.
!obu wayue doesu`i lile ibai' Cei over ii. lule'
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1be reli,iopoliiical model ol ibe 1emplars bas beeu esiablisbed.
lui.... waii' 1bere`s more' Ii iuvolves mucb more ibau ibe 1em
plars. does ii uoi -ure. Ii iuvolves culiures ibai uow exisi ,lobal
ly. bui wiibiu ibe limiiaiious ol ibis survey. iuclude ibe Xear lasi.
pariicularly ibose -acred -ecis wbo lall uuder ibe desi,uaiiou ol
\u,el tulis` - aud ibeu - ibose wbo are -eveuer` Isma`ili'
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ly way ol coucludiu, Q:!s/. // I/:// 1:!///. ii is very clear
io us wbai ibe real prize is. IRlll0V 0I t0X-tIlXtl. aud ibe
absoluie desolaiiou aud desiruciiou ol auy aud all pariies ibai would
siaud iu ibe way ol ii'
wbai lid I jusi say ibai \es' Ii`s all irue'
0uce upou a iime. ibey were a` preacbiu` aboui ibe eud iimes aud ibe
lalse propbei. aud ibe auiicbrisi. aud all ibai sbiuola. bui wbai are ibey
a` preacbiu` uow 1bey`re a` bolleriu` aboui secularism aud ibe occuli'
How iypical. \s lsual' 1bey bave all lalleu lor ibeir owu lies. aud ibey
sball uliimaiely I\IL. -ucb was ibe coulideuce ol ibe 1emplars wbo
were mariyred by ibe tburcb ibey sei oui io proieci aud represeui'
\VlX.
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1bis mi,bi be jusi auoiber iuieruei raui ol miue. bui wbeu I
lool arouud me aud see jusi bow deep ii ,oes. ii males me waui
io pule.
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1be tbrisiiau tburcb H\- L0-1 I1- w\\' lveu ibose lasi dy
iu, li,bis ibai claimed ibey`d be ibere uuiil ibe li, 1ecbuicolor iu
ibe -ly iales place. Ii musi bave someibiu, io do wiib ibe passiu,
ol lroiber Ceue -coii.
1bis bo,us cbrisiiauiiy ibai exisis bas uoibiu, wbaisoever io do
wiib ibe Vessiab. Ii is a crocl ol sbii. aud ibeu some''' Ii`s
all aboui ibe iudividual. persoual revelaiiou. aud iu oue`s dealiu,s
wiib oue`s lellows. Ii`s uoi ibis caucerous disease ibai ii appears
io be ioday'
I do uoi luow bow mucb ol ibis liud ol wriiiu, I cau uow ,ei
away wiib. bui - 1bis is iu all seriousuess aud siuceriiy.
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OlUMl I seis ibe sia,e ol ibe worl. iudicaies some ol
ibe circumsiauces ibai led us iuio ibe Vysiery. aud ibe
crucial discoveries we made. ibai led us io develop ibe
ibesis / premise ol ibis worl. 1/ /:; / // (//1 relers io a
bloodliue. a liuea,e. boib pbysical aud spiriiual ibai bas beeu iu
volved iu ibe sale,uardiu, ol ibis iulormaiiou lorever.
VeIwme tt - QdeaLr TLe eLste
Todstse
wbai couclusious we reacbed by ibe eud ol \olume I. are elabo
raied iu depib iu \olume 1wo. Ii siaris oll wiib ibe adosb le,ree
iu -coiiisb Riie Ireemasoury. aud couiaius ibe !obauuiie Le,eud
ol ibe 1emplars. lrom ibe ///// ol IabrePalaprai. 1be re
maiuder ol \olume 1wo is devoied io ibe aualysis ol ibis imporiaui
Le,eud.
Book 1: Qadosh
Iu adosb. we aualyze uoi ouly ibe adosb Le,eud (ibai is. ibe
!obauuiie Le,eud ol ibe 1emplars). bui we be,iu wiib boib ibe
-aiui \udrews` aud adosb de,rees. Iollowiu, ibe ibree pari se,
meui ou ibe !obauuiie Le,eud. we cover various ibemes preseui iu
ibai le,eud. 1be adosb Iaibers Vyibos. Vyibs couceruiu, !obu
(re,ardless ol spelliu,). ibe Imporiauce ol l,ypi io ibe \uibeuiic
1radiiiou yesssss... da piddamids dey bave mauy mauy si,
uilicauces.. ibe imporiauce ol ibe coucepi ol ibe 1emple. as au
Idea. ibe imporiauce ol ibe adesbim or Vale 1emple Prosiiiuies.
iuvolved iu ibe Coddess tuli.
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Book 9: 7he Rouse of Nlsdom
Iu 1/ /s / b/s!o. we be,iu our searcb lor ibe !obauuiie
Cuosiics` or Primiiive tbrisiiaus` wbo would bave beeu aciive
ai ibe iime ol ibe Iirsi trusade. Iirsi. we siari wiib ibe lbiouiie
aud lllesaiie versiou ol early tbrisiiauiiy. \lier all. ibese were ibe
oues siu,led oui iu ibe S/ 1/!// Is/. \lso. we aualyze ibe
luddbisi iullueuces operaiiu, iu ibe Xear lasi siuce ibe missiou
ary campai,us ol ibe lmperor \sbola. -iuce a loi ol people male
relereuces io ibe Vouasiery ol Var -aba. is ii uoi woribwbile cou
sideriu, wbai lirsi occupied ii. uamely luddbisi missiouaries
\lso. siuce ibe uame -abiau bas mauy variaiious. we aualyze
some ol ibe ,roups ibai carry ibis uame. Iirsi ou ibe lisi would
be ibe Vaudaeaus. aud siuce ibese are ibe popular !obauuiies. we
musi siudy ibeir reli,iou iu depib. \libou,b our aualysis bas beeu
cousidered oll ibe marl by lrieuds ol Vaudaeaus iu lurope. ii
sbould be abuudauily clear ibai ibe Vaudeaus are uoi ibe !obau
uiies ol ibe Le,eud. bui you will bave io read ibe se,meui auyway.
Xexi. is a survey ol lsoieric Islam. iucludiu, Isma`ilis. -ulis. aud
ibe \ezidi iradiiiou. 1be \ezidis come ibe closesi. so lar. bui ibere
are siill ibiu,s wauiiu,. 1bai said. ibe \ezidi se,meui is oue ol our
mosi popular se,meuis. aud is eveu used by educaiors.
Xexi comes ibe lreibreu ol Puriiy. aud ibe wise Veu ol lamcar.
1be lreibreu ol Puriiy. or ibe Ilbwau as-ala. came lrom au area
ibai is crucial iu ibe siudy ol ibe \uibeuiic 1radiiiou. 1be -ala re
,iou ol ibe Haurau is a very imporiaui re,iou. Vore ou ibis iu ibe
se,meui ou ibe lruzes.
Iiually ibe se,meui ou ibe Harrauiaus. also luowu as -abiaus.
1be tiiy ol -iu. is Harrau. we aualyze ibe bisiory ol ibe area. ibe
bisiory ol ibe siarculi ai Harrau. aud ibe possible couiacis wiib
ibe wesi. 1bis Imporiaui ,roup preserved imporiaui Learuiu,. aud
irausmiiied ii io ibe wesi via exiles moviu, io tousiauiiuople.
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Book 3: 7he $erpeat 7rlbe.
Raiber ibau ,o lorward aud couiiuue our survey iu a liuear lasb
iou. we ,o bacl io ibe ceuiuries prior io ibe Cuosis period. we
are bere aualyziu, ibe bisiory aud ideas surrouudiu, ibe -erpeui
tuli.
\lso. we aualyze ibe oue -erpeui relaied de,ree iu ibe -coiiisb
Riie. ibai ol ibe |ui,bi ol ibe lrazeu -erpeui. Iu ibe Le,euda lor
ibai le,ree. we ,ei iulormaiiou ou ibe lruzes. wbicb really li,ure
iu ibe 22ud le,ree. 1berelore we aualyze boib ibe 22ud aud 2ib
le,rees.
Book 4: ORHB$.
Iu (/J|S. we explore a liuea,e ibai is crucial io ibe R+t 1radi
iiou.
1be le,euds ol Hi,b Crade Riies were iullueuced by ibe Pbila
leibes via ibe leiiers ol ibe elusive larou de wesierode. 1bis is
wbere ibe siory ori,iuaied. Iu Iialy. ibe same Iialy ibai a uum
ber ol imporiaui pariies iu ibe S1(/I visiied. lived iu. worled iu.
played iu.
Ii be,ius wiib a survey ol ibe Cold Rosicruciaus ol 1777. ibeir
auiecedeuis aud ibeir successors. 1bese are ibe survivors ol ibe
ori,iual Rosicruciaus. eveu ibou,b we bave our deiraciors. 1beu
ibe sceue sbilis io ibe uieiisi movemeui. iis aucieui roois aud
iis successiou iu ibe world ol Hi,b Crade Ireemasoury aud oiber
lsoieric 0rders.
\lso. siuce oue ol ibe Riies ibai propa,aied ibe 0RVl- le,eud
was ibe Riie ol Vempbis. we cover ibis ibread. Irom our siais
we cau iell ibai ibis is oue ol ibe more popular se,meuis we bave
ollered ou ibe \I -iie. 1be Readiu,s se,meui bas a lar,e uumber
ol imporiaui Vempbisrelaied iexis. Iu addiiiou. we provide au
iuiiiaied iuierpreiaiiou ol some ol ibe le,euds.
\s 0RVl- is au imporiaui li,ure iu ibese le,euds. we musi lool
iuio ibe uame iisell. aud wbo ibis persoualiiy may bave represeui
ed. iu ibe se,meui euiiiled. b/ /s (/J|S` we oller a lar,e
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Readiu,s se,meui ou ibe 1bebaid lreibreu aud relaied ideas.
lecause ii is siaied ibai 0RVl- was couveried by -aiui Varl.
we aualyze ibis pariicular ibread. iucludiu, ibe secrei ,ospel` ol
Voriou -miib.
1bis. ol course. uaiurally leads us beadlou, iuio ibe / 1//s
/ S111^. oue ol our liuesi se,meuis io daie. -ee lor yoursell.
Ii prepares ibe iuieresied (aud eu,a,ed) siudeui. lor /; :!
/s. a parapbrase aud iuiiiaied commeuiary upou lpipba
uius` raui aboui ibe lorboriies. \lso. some more ol !. V. \lle,ro`s
iuierpreiaiiou ol same.
Irom ibere we aualyze ibe taibarisiPerleciiou orieuied ,roups.
somewbai relaied ibrou,b aucesiry io ibe lorboriies. aud io ibe
uieiisi siraud. \lso. our iuierpreiaiiou ol ibe Crail Vyibos.
Book 5: La ole Lacte.
1/ J///; b:; - 1/ b:; / // S/:s. 1bis is ibe ,roup ibai we
bave louud ibai I- ibe !obauuiie Croup. 1be turreui -e,meuis
are iu pro,ress. so uoi commeuied upou bere.
VeIwme ttt - ReaeCoesur TLe OtPT
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Rste ej eojectse.

T
Hl -upplemeui io Q:!s/. // I/:// 1:!/// is
available as a pdl. we are selliu, ii separaiely. Ii couiaius
ibe bisiorical le,euds ol ibe Riie ol Perleciiou / \ucieui
aud \ccepied -coiiisb Riie. lrom ibe +ib io ibe 33rd de,ree.
we are uoi iuieresied iu preseuiiu, exposures ol ibe Riiuals. or ol
ibe -ecrei worl.` bui we wauied io ,aiber ibe le,ree Le,euds.
pariicularly lrom ibe Hisiorical perspeciive. io,eiber iu oue baudy
volume.
1bis supplemeui is uoi -s` oue ol ibe re,ular volumes iu
ibe series. 1/ /// / // (//1. However. ii is ol iuieresi io
siudeuis ol ibe auibor`s worls. because be relers iu several places
io ibe de,rees ol ibe sysiem ol Ireemasoury ibai bas come dowu io
us as 1be Riie ol Perleciiou.` ibe \ucieui aud \ccepied -coiiisb
Riie` aud Hi,b Crade Ireemasoury iu ,eueral.
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Lei ii be luowu ibai ibis worl is uoi publisbed as au exposure.
Ii is publisbed siricily as educaiioual maierial. io male ibe maie
rial available.
we bave made every aiiempi io compile ibis bool lrom aciual
de,ree le,euds. aud ibose lrom ibe besi examples. i.e.. ibe Iraucl
eu versiou. ibe early -coiiisb Riie versiou. ibe Pile versiou. eic.
-omeiimes we bave bad io slum ii` a bii. aud pull maierial lrom
ibe exposures. lile llaucbard`s S// /// J:s; ///s/:/!.
we are couviuced ibai ibe compilaiiou ollered iu ibis -upple
meui. available ouly io purcbasers ol Q:!s/. // I/:// 1:-
!///. sbould prove iuvaluable io siudeuis uoi ouly ol Vr. -ellers`
worls. bui io siudeuis ol Ireemasoury. wbo waui ibe de,ree Le,
euds iu oue place. alou,side some ol ibe more imporiaui worls ou
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Pa,e 3o9.
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iious. relaiiu, io t/;`s /` aud oiber ibiu,s...
Pa,e 380.
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ib
. aud so ou dowu io ibe lirsi. \ll ibe
de,rees wbicb we bere uame. lour iu uumber. are ibe avaui
couriers oue ol ibe oiber. ibai is io say. lrom ibe 30
ib
io ibe 33
d
.
wbicb is ibe lasi ol all. aud is siyled 1Hl |XICH1 0I 1Hl 1lVPLl.
1bis de,ree euables us io luow ibe irue poiui ol Vasoury. as
well by meaus ol iis Re,ulaiious as by iis -ecrei tousiiiuiious.
wbicb uo Iuspecior Ceueral cau commuuicaie. excepi io au
oiber Iuspecior Ceueral. lile bimsell. accordiu, io ibe eu,a,e
meui wbicb be bas couiracied. aud wbicb is io be louud iu bis
Re,isier. si,ued by bis owu baud. \ tommauder or Lieuieuaui
tommauder aloue bas ibe ri,bi io iale co,uizauce ol ibe -e
crei tousiiiuiious lor ibe purpose ol supervisiu, ibe measures
ialeu iu ibe dillereui Lod,es. tbapiers. touucils. tousisiories
or -euaie. io ibe eud ol maliu, repori ibereol io ibe tousisiory
ol -ublime Priuces ol ibe Royal -ecrei. wbo are ibe louuders
ibereol.
1be Lieuieuaui tommauder. or ibe lepuiy ol ibe Craud Iu
specior Ceueral is io male repori ol all quarierly meeiiu,s ol
ibe Priuces ol ibe Royal -ecrei.
\ccordiu, io ibe Craud Ceueral Re,ulaiious ol ibe 0rder. a
-overei,u lepuiy Craud Iuspecior Ceueral bas compleie pow
er over Vasoury. lor be bolds ibis power lrom uoue oiber ibau
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ibe -ov.. Priuces ol ibe Royal -ecrei. aud lrom ibe -overei,u
tommauder. ibrou,b a deliberaiive assembly. lesides. ibis de,ree
is ibe lasi ol all. aud ibe ouly absoluie oue. wbeuce comes ibe iiile
ol iis assemblies. wbicb are called -euaies ol ibe -overei,u Iu
speciors Ceueral.` aud everyibiu, wbicb be does is sauciioued by
all ibe Priuces Vasous ol ibe Royal -ecrei. by ibe Lieuieuaui aud
ibe Craud tommauder. 1bis de,ree ol lepuiy Craud Iuspecior
Ceueral is luowu io bui lew Vasous. because ii musi be possessed
iu order lor iis sublimiiy io be appreciaied. aud because wboever
is iu possessiou ol ii. is bouud io iale sucb precauiious as ibai ii
sball uever be luowu by Vasous ol ibe Iulerior le,rees. auy more
ibau ibe -ecrei tousiiiuiious wbicb be bas iu bis Re,isier.
\ -overei,u Craud Iuspecior Ceueral bas ibe power ol maliu,
aud creaiiu,. ou laud or ai sea. Vasous. Lod,es. tolle,es. touu
cils. tbapiers. -overei,u Craud touucils. tousisiory aud -euaie.
as be sball deem lii aud proper. coulormably io ibe -ecrei tou
siiiuiious wbicb prescribe ibe limiis ol bis powers. He may also
male Vasous. up io aud iucludiu, ibe lasi de,ree bui oue. bui
ol bis owu de,ree be cau male bui oue iu eacb year. aud bui oue
Lieuieuaui tommauder iu every six mouibs. 1o male a Craud
tommauder. be musi be iu a place ibree ibousaud lea,ues lrom
a tousisiory or -euaie. aud ibere musi be uo Vasous ibere ol bis
owu de,ree. il ibere be oue sucb. ibey will joiuily commissiou ibe
Craud tommauder. aud ibe commissiou will be valid. lor ibe ol
lice ol Lieuieuaui tommauder aud ibai ol tommauder are bui
pure aud simple cbar,es. io waicb over wbai passes iu ibe abseuce
ol ibe |ui,bi ol ibe 1emple. or ol ibe lepuiy Craud Iuspecior
Ceueral. 33
d
de,ree. as beiu, bimsell aloue ibe -upreme tbiel ol
Vasoury.
(Irom 0ld tabier ol ibe 33rd le,ree.` iu \lberi Pile. 1//
:! 1/! S///s/ /// / /o:s;. 18o+. 189+. repub
lisbed by |essiu,er. pa,es 3+73+9.)
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Peo meoe e tLsa, aee tLe jeotLcemsq
oe+saed +eoase, dwe s tLe jwtwoeI
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(//1 maiu volume is released. a masier biblio,rapby is oue ol ibe
iuieuded iiems. alou, wiib lull ciies.
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ceLwa
Bwoqwdwa
MeIeasa
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Be TLew RememLeoedI
:The Martyrdom of )acques de MoIay.
from Mackey`s History of Ireemasonry.
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MeIeasa
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Be TLew RememLeoedI
T
Hl daie varies accordiu, io cusiom. -ome say ii was ou
ibe 1+ib ol Varcb. oibers ibe 11ib ol Varcb. yei oibers
iell us ibai ii was ou ibe 18ib ol Varcb. iu ibe year 131+
ol ibe tommou lra. 1be Ireemasous aud ibe 0rder ol leVolay
celebraie ibe lesiiviiies ou ibe 11ib ol Varcb.
\ud-jusi wbai is ii we are relerriu, io 1be Variyrdom ol
!acobus lur,uudus Voleusis. !. l. leVolay. lor sbori. !lV iu
code`-ibe ibree words ol ibe trali Lod,e.
0ur iale ou ibe wbole siory is ibai by ibe iime ibe 1emple was
seized by ibe \uiboriiies. ii bad lou, siuce carried oui iis real objec
iives.-ibai is-ibe reasou ii bad beeu lormed iu ibe early years ol
ibe 12ib teuiury e.v.
1bis may require a ceriaiu amouui ol qualilicaiiou. we sball
euumeraie our reasous as lollows.
4. Iu ibe larl \,es`. ibe Romau taibolic tburcb assumed
couirol ol ibe wesi. 1brou,b a series ol iricls. ii couviuced ibe Ro
404
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mau lmpire ibai ii was worib uiiliziu, as ibe -iaie Reli,iou. aud
could eulorce ibe bebaviours ol euiire populaiious a wbole loi easier
ibau all ibe le,ious ol Romau soldiers. by ,eiiiu, ibe marls wbere
ibey live. aud bow ibey live. aud ibiul aud believe aud so lorib.
2. Iu ibe early years ol ibe tburcb. ii was deiermiued ibai ibe
old ways were uo lou,er uecessary. 1bai is. ibe pauibeisiic side
ol polyibeism. iu wbicb liviuiiy resides iu every specl ol creaied
maiier. wbeiber au auimalcule or a bumau beiu,. ibe creaiiou
was iuside ibe box. Cod was ouiside ibe box. ly ialiu, away ibe
bumau side ol !esus. aud maliu, bim uoi ouly wbolly diviue. bui
equaiiu, bim wiib ibe lirsi cause Iisell. ibey removed ibe really
uoble poriious ol ibe tbrisiiau messa,e lrom ibe people. ly ialiu,
diviuiiy oui ol bumauiiy. aud bumauiiy oui ol diviuiiy. ibey cre
aied a wall ol separaiiou ibai bas yei io be ioru dowu.
1brou,b ibe cousiruci luowu as 0ri,iual -iu` mauy crimes
were perpeiraied ou ibe populace. iucludiu, wars. murders. iu
iri,ues. assassiuaiious. ibeli ol real esiaie. libraries. oiber properiy.
Xo re,ime ol despois we bave luowu aboui iu ibe 20ib teuiury ol
ibe tommou lra eveu comes close io ibe amouui ol blood ibai is
ou ibe bauds ol ibe socalled Holy -ee. aud iis someiime rivals.
iu ibe lasi. aud iis someiime rival Proiesiaui secis. Hisiory cau
bear prool ol ibis.
Here is au example ol wbai we are ialliu, aboui. Ii comes lrom
ibe wriiiu,s ol lom. Lui,i -iurzo. oueiime supporier ol leuiio
Vussoliui. aud oue ol ibe louuders ol ibe tbrisiiau lemocraiic
Pariy iu lurope alier world war II. He wroie a bool. euiiiled
t// :! S/:/. wbicb euumeraies ibe tburcb`s jusiilicaiious
lor leepiu, bumauliud iu a miserable. repressed siaie lor so mauy
ceuiuries. |-pealiu, aboui ibe tburcb`s reasous lor exiermiuaiiu,
ibe Hobeusiauleu lamily]
Ii is ibe period wbeu ibe juridical lormulaiiou ol papal power reacbes
iis widesi exieusiou. Iuuoceui III. as we bave seeu. bad deliued ibe dis
iiuciiou beiweeu ibe :// /!/ aud ibe :// ://. beiweeu papal iu
ierveuiiou iu poliiics :s:///. aud by /: /s/:/. Cre,ory I\ bolds
405
tharlle $tuart 's 7HPLAR LIIN0.
io ibe lormula ol bis ,reai predecessor. bui be iusisis also ou ibe louaiiou
ol tousiauiiue aud ibe irausler. elleciuaied by ibe Pope. ol ibe uuiversal
empire. lrom ibe Creels. io ibe Romaus. Ii is. bowever. Iuuoceui I\. wbo
,ave ibe Papal power iis widesi iuierpreiaiiou. juridical aud ibeolo,ical.
sucb as was uever luowu belore or alier.
He is a jurisi aud does uoi lor,ei ii. Iu bis 1::/s :! Q/ //|s
//://o he recaIIs that the lmperor`s power is derived from
the Boman peopIe. through the /r ://s. which )ustinian reit-
erated in his Codex. lui ibis bisioricole,al ori,iu ol ibe irausmissiou
ol power lrom people io emperor does uoi couiradici bis owu ibeolo,ico
meiapbysical ibeory. wbicb is louuded ou ibe idea. ol wbicb ibere are
iraces iu ibe Iaibers. tbat coercice pooer, /ike pricate propertv, is
a reso/t of Origioa/ Sio, aod tberefore io itse/f, io tbe materia/
seose, sometbiog i//egitimate aod ao abose, obicb cao oecer
be free from batred, cio/eoce aod misdeeds. Cre,ory \II aud bis
successors bad lrequeuily iusisied ou ibis coucomiiauce ol power wiib
iujusiice. murders. wars aud iyrauuies. wbicb accompauy iis bisiorical
ori,iu aud iis praciical developmeui. iu order io proclaim ibe power ol
ibe tburcb. uoi ouly as moral ieacber bui as baviu, ibe ri,bi aud duiy
ol iuierveuiu, io correci liu,s aud priuces aud io deprive ibem ol power
sbould ibey prove iucorri,ible aud barmlul io ibe commuuiiy. Iu ibe \I
aud siill more iu ibe \III ceuiury power aud ibe lmpire could uoi be
couceived as exiraueous io ibe tburcb (,iveu ibe evoluiiou ol tbrisiiau
ibou,bi lrom ibe I\ ceuiury ouwards. lor wbicb liu,doms aud tbrisiiau
empires were wiibiu ibe tburcb aud pari ol ibe tburcb). Ii would bave
beeu lorei,u io ibe spirii ol ibe a,e io carry sucb a ibeory lo ibe pessi
misiic couclusiou. wbicb mi,bi bave led io au irremediable dualism (ol
wbicb ibere are biuis iu ibe Iaibers). tbat tbe cici/ pooer oas caosed
bv Origioa/ Sio aod c/ose/v coooected oitb crime io its forma-
tioo aod e+ercise. 1be dualism ol power lrom Cre,ory \II ouwards
resolves iisell iuio ibe power ol -i. Peier.
Heuce ibe disiiuciiou. wbicb Iuuoceui I\ clearly esiablisbes. beiweeu
ibe ori,iual power deriviu, lrom siu. ille,iiimaie. au abuse raiber ibau
auiboriiy. aud le,iiimaie power deriviu, lrom Cod. io be wielded iu ibe
tbrisiiau world lor ibe commou ,ood aud uuder reli,ious couirol. 1bis
power is io be louud oatora/iter et poteotia/iter in the Church. not
as a gift from the emperors. not through any Constantinian suc-
cession. but of itseIf. from the day the Church was founded. The
popes represent this true power. :as Iegates of Cod on earth`.....
Thus the Ietter to Irederick ll in !24. in which lnnocent lV sym-
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boIicaIIy expounds the Donation of Constantine.
Iu ibe pa,auism lrom wbicb tousiauiiue came ibere was bui oue
earibly power. wbicb. uule,iiimised aud uueuuobled by tbrisiiauiiy. was
permiiied by Cod ouly as a cousequeuce ol siu. wbeu tousiauiiue be
came a tbrisiiau. be resi,ued bis earibly power io ibe tburcb. io receive
ii bacl lrom ibe tburcb reuewed by tbrisiiauiiy. ibai is. as le,iiimaie
power. reco,uised as sucb because reco,uised as comiu, lrom Cod. Iu
tousiauiiue iu bis qualiiy ol lmperor all bumau power is symbolised.
ibrou,b ibe tburcb ibe lmpire became tbrisieudom. 1be secular power
mi,bi be acquired ibrou,b a varieiy ol bumau lorms. successiou. elec
iiou. uomiuaiiou. popular cboice. bui iis le,iiimaiiou came ibrou,b ibe
iuierveuiiou aud cousecraiiou ol ibe tburcb. Power proceeds lrom uo
oue bui Cod. bui ii is ibrou,b ibe tburcb ibai iis diviue ori,iu is proved.
reuderiu, ii ibeolo,ically lawlul. 1bai is wby ibe Pope. as le,aie ol Cod.
bas a ,eueral auiboriiy over ibe earib. -t// :! S/:/. \ol. I. pp.
108 110.
Iu oiber words. ibe tburcb sei iisell up as a massive proieciiou
raclei. couuiu, eveu ibe lmpire iuio accepiiu, ii.
1bis is ibe tousiruci. as ibe Vairix is a tousiruci. (a lilm wbicb
all people iuieresied iu Realiiy lu,iueeriu, musi see). aud ii cou
irols all aspecis ol lile. lusiuess aud commerce are evil uuless eu
dorsed by ibe tburcb. Love is ceriaiuly evil uuless eudorsed by
ibe tburcb aud maliu, Love is a beiuous olleuce. siuce people
wbo eujoy doiu, ii musi pay. by produciu, ollspriu,. bapiised by
ibe priesi wbo spriulles ibe cbild wiib ibe spoou dipped iu waier...
Iuiure busiuess. you di,.
1bis wbole tousiruci creaied ibe lor,ed louaiiou ol tousiau
iiue. exiermiuaied ibe Veroviu,iaus. led io ibe -cbism ibai sepa
raied ibe tburcb iuio iwo disiricis. lasi aud wesi. aud. led io ibe
Iuvesiiiure touiesi. wbicb was primarily beiweeu ibe Popes aud
ibe Hobeusiauleu Vouarcbs. \ud ibe trusades were always ibere.
beueaib ibe surlace. as ii were. bebiud ibe sceues.
we all luow ioday ibai ibe louaiiou ol tousiauiiue was a com
pleie aud ioial lor,ery. lile ibe Hiiler liaries. aud uudoubiedly
uumerous bo,us Vasouic cbariers used io asseri supreme auibor
iiy. ibai bappeu io sbow up ai jusi ibe ri,bi iime.
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1bere beiu, uo sucb ibiu, as le,iiimaie auiboriiy wbaisoever ou
ibis plauei. ibeu as well as uow. wbai was il papa io do. ibiu,s could
,ei oui ol baud. upsiari rulers mi,bi disre,ard ibe do,mas ol ibe
tburcb aud ibe people mi,bi ,aiu au educaiiou. learu aboui prac
iiciu, cleauliuess(eveu cleauliuess was a beiuous olleuce). aud liud
lile uoi io be so miserable as previously eulorced. |Ior au iuieresiiu,
documeuiaiiou ol ibis. see 1 //s/; / // b:/: / S/ ///
1//; / t//s/!o. iu 2 volumes. by \. l. wbiie.]
-o. ibe do,ma ol ori,iual siu was brou,bi iu-power is ibe resuli
ol ibe curse ol ori,iual siu. ibe lo,ic weui-iberelore sucb power
bad io be eudorsed by ibe tburcb wbo claimed ibe sole auibor
iiy io absolve people ol ori,iual siu. eveu il sucb ori,iual siu uever
exisied io be,iu wiib.
Xow. ibai`s a real lau,b. Xoo a corse opoo Becaose aod
bis kio!`-Xl.ll.28. Iu ioday`s parlauce. ibai`s lile a mom aud
pop sbop iu a bi, ciiy. 1be eulorcer seuds iu boodlums io breal
up ibe siore. desiroyiu, ibe mercbaudise aud iulorms ibem ibai
il ibey dou`i wauua ibis io bappeu a,aiu ibey ,oiia pay aud ibey
,oiia pay re,ular. Iu sbori. a proieciiou raclei. 1bai is really wbai
ibe coucepi ol toulessiou really is. ioo. by ibe way.
1be Hobeusiauleu mouarcbs. lrom Heury I\ ou were opeuly op
posed io Rome. 1bey wauied io rule as ibey saw lii. 1bey came
lrom a laud ol ,reai learuiu,. aud wauied io exieud ibai learuiu,
ibrou,boui ibe lmpire aud ibe irade aud commerce ibai would
come wiib ii. 1ired ol Rome leepiu, ibe secreis io ibemselves.
ibey sei oui ou a course ibai would eveuiually braud ibe euiire
bloodliue as bereiics.
3. \i ibe same iime. uew ideas were comiu, iuio vo,ue-ibe
|alouymide lamily ol !ewisb savauis were busy lormulaiiu, wbai
would become luowu as ibe abalab. Islamic scieuce was bloom
iu,. ibe lou, siarved wesi was succumbiu, io ibe iempiaiiou lor
uewer aud bri,bier ibiu,s (aud ideas).
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4. 1be siory bas ii ibai some mouls iu talabria moved io 0rval
circa 1070. aud by ibe iime ibey leli a lew years laier. ibe Iirsi
trusade was iu ibe maliu, aud ibis led io ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple
aud probably io ibe 0rder ol -I0X.
5. \i auy raie. oue ol ibe objeciives ol sucb a veuiure. would
bave beeu io iusiall |iu,s ol ibe Veroviu,iau bloodliue. ibai bad iu
laci survived ibe exiermiuaiiou. ou ibe 1broue iu !erusalem.
6. \uoiber objeciive would bave beeu io remove auy ireasure
io be louud iu ibe Holy Laud io a sale place. a bidiu, place`. lor
ii is clear some de,ree ol secrei luowled,e. some ierrible` secrei
was iuvolved-be ii perpeiuaiiou ol a semidiviue bloodliue. ac
iual bisiorical secreis uuavailable io ibe majoriiy ol bumauliud. a
relic(or relics). 0r all ol ibe above.
7. \uoiber objeciive would bave beeu io lorm a real. diplomaiic
alliauce wiib ibe talipbs-because ii would bave beeu io ibe ad
vauia,e ol boib opposiu, pariies io do so.
S. \ud. wiib ibe irue luowled,e periaiuiu, io ibe real bisiory
ol !esus (\esbu) aud ibe reli,iou creaied iu bis uame. bui bardly
alier bis -pirii. ibe elimiuaiiou ol ibe louuiaiu ol error iisell. ibe
tburcb.
0. ly 11111119. ibe |ui,bis 1emplars were lormally esiab
lisbed. \i ibis iime. ibe |ui,bis received ibeir lirsi auoiuiiu, uuder
ibe bauds ol ibe Cuosiic priesi. 1bey were cousecraied. iuvesied
wiib ibe Papal auiboriiy ol ibe !obauuiie Cuosiic 1radiiiou. 1bis
iool place iu -yria.
1bus was boru ibe successiou ol !obus (aud !eauues) wbicb was
carried lorward by ibe Priory ol -iou (aud ibe Cold Rt) alier 1188.
1be maierial ou wbicb ,roup ii really would bave beeu. wbicb
cousecraied ibe |ui,bis iu -yria. we bave wriiieu ol iu our worl.
(os.
40. ly ibe 110s. ibe Crail bad beeu discovered aud biddeu
away. 1bis is ibe subjeci ol our essay euiiiled /s 1//S // //;
J/:/ we are spealiu, ol ibe Crail. pbysically. spiriiually.
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meuially. meiapborically. aciually. Iu all aspecis ol meauiu,. ii was
discovered aud coucealed.-lor luiure ,eueraiious.
44. 1be baiile wbicb cosi ibe 1emple. cosi ibe Laiiu |iu,dom
ol !erusalem iis posiiiou. was wa,ed iu 1187. ai ibe Horus ol Hai
iiu.
42. \lier ibis. ibe 1reasure. ibe -ecreis. ibe Iamily Liuea,e. aud so
ou. would be beld wiibiu ibe 0rder ol -I0X ... aud ibe commercial or
miliiary euierprise would couiiuue as ibe 0rder ol ibe 1emple.
43. 1wo ol ibe lour siaied objeciives beiu, mei. ai leasi. iu some
lorm. ibe acbievemeui ol a liplomaiic alliauce wiib ibe talipbs
came close. bui was saboia,ed by ibe tburcb. because ibai was
a,aiusi iis ueed. io always bave euemies. io mow dowu releuilessly.
Xoi ouly ibai. ii was -aiui Iredericl II ol Hobeusiauleu wbo sau
,bi ibe alliauce. He was excommuuicaied lor uoi ,oiu, ou a tru
sade. ibeu lor ,oiu, ou ibe trusade. aud lor aiiempiiu, ibe alliauce
wiib ibe Iaiimiie talipbaie. Lile lob lole. be jusi couldu`i wiu.`
44. ly ibis iime (i.e.. ibe 120s). ibe 1emple bad ,rowu uu
wieldy. ibe Laiiu |iu,s. lile ibeir Veroviu,iau aucesiors belore
ibem. weal. cruel. leeble. aud peiiy.
45. wbaiever ibe 1emple ori,iually did. aud wbaiever ii bad
discovered. learued. commiiied io saleleepiu,. was losi luowl
ed,e by ibe iime ol !. l. de Volay.
1be 0rder (ii was claimed). ouisiepped iis bouuds. Ii bad a bu,e
sbippiu, iudusiry. a bu,e bauliu, sysiem. real esiaie aud oiber
properiy ibai rivalled ibe tburcb.
\ud ibeu ii was ,oue. \auisbed. 0verui,bi.
46. 1be lesiruciiou ol ibe 1emple. (\ppropriaie seciiou bead
iu, uumber). 0u Iriday 13 0ciober 1307. ibe siory bas ii ibai
ibe call weui lorib aud all 1emplars were rouuded up. arresied.
quesiioued. ioriured.
\uybody wbo luows ibe siory. luows ibe accouui ol bow ibey
were ioriured iuio coulessious ol acis ibey uever commiiied. 1be
tburcb bad au excelleui luacl lor puiiiu, ibiu,s iuio ibe mouibs
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ol ibe people ibey accused ol beresy. \ud ibey call -aiau ibe ac
cuser
1bose wbo beld io ibeir iuuoceuce were pui io deaib. However.
iu 1310. ibe 0rder was ollicially disbauded. ibe properiies bauded
dowu io ibe |ui,bis ol Valia. (wbicb owus IlV\ ibese days). aud
iu 131+. ou ibe 11ib/1+ib/18ib ol Varcb. oue ol Hisiory`s days ol
iulamy iool place yei a,aiu.
1be iwo iu cbar,e ol ibe 1emple. !lV aud Ceollroi de tbaruey
were burued ai ibe siale ou ibe Isle de Irauce. aud ibere ibe curse
a,aiusi Pope aud |iu, was uiiered. Ii came irue.
47. Iollowiu, ibai we come io perpeiuaiiou le,euds. ibrou,b
ibe Va,iciaus. ibe \lcbemisis. ibe Rosicruciaus. ibe -ioue Vasous.
ibe Iree Vasous. eic.. ibai is lor auoiber worl. uoi bere.
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UT... ii is lor ibis loss. ol someibiu, so precious. so ,reai.
ibai all ibe spiriiual beirs ol !lV aud ibe 1emple bouor
bis sacrilice ai ibe bauds ol ibe purveyors ol 1yrauuy
aud -upersiiiiou. 1be adosb riiual celebraies !lV.
Ior our pari. we mosi ceriaiuly side wiib ibe 1radiiious oui ol
wbicb all ,roups ol wbicb ibe 1emple was a pari. came lrom. we
bave aucesiors iu ibese tralis.
\ud we bail our lar ibiuliu, louudiu, laibers (aud moibers.
by ibe way). ol ibe \mericau Republic. wbo were wiiboui doubi
scbooled iu some ol ibese secrei scbools. we bail all ol our -aiuis.
wiib ibai iu miud. we oller ibe lollowiu, ollicial riiual lor ibe re
lresbmeui aud eujoymeui ol ibe woriby. all wbo cau be uumbered
alou, wiib ourselves as ibe spiriiual beirs. leepers ol ibe cbaiu. as
ii were. ol ibe 1emple aud ibe possessors ol ibe 1rue Cuosis. yea.
ibe possessors ol ibe 1rue Cuosis. -0 V01l I1 ll.
L\1l X01l. Ii seems ibai ibe Holy -ee` is prepared io apolo,ize lor iis
airociiies. commiiied over ibe pasi 1.700 years or so. iucludiu, aud specilically
meuiiouiu, ibose commiiied duriu, ibe trusades aud ibe Iuquisiiiou. 1bis is io
iale place ou -uuday 12 Varcb 2000. Xow. bow`s ibai lor iimiu,
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&CH BURORS MOL
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HlS Riiual bas beeu iucluded lor your diuiu, aud dauc
iu, pleasure. Ii is oue wbicb we bave lepi iu ibe lamily
lor mauy years. aud uow we oller ii io our readersbip. Ii
is uoi iuieuded io be merely a recipe lor lood. alibou,b ibai is au
imporiaui riiual objeciive iu iisell. Ii is a leasi. a celebraiiou. uoi
ouly ol ibe loss ol !lV. bui au allirmaiiou ol Lile iisell. Iu leep
iu, wiib ibe cbar,e io eai ricb loods. we oller ibe lollowiu, ricb
loods.
Ior siariers. we recommeud iwo maiu celebrauis. 0ue io prepare
ibe meai. aud suudry accompauimeuis. oue io ieud ibe Ilame.
1be lormer we sball desi,uaie as Cuardiau ol ibe lowl. ibe lai
ier. |eeper ol ibe Ilame(or Iire Priesi). \ ibird mi,bi be uselul. as
well. io carry oui ibe ceremouial praciices. alibou,b ibis cau be
perlormed by oue or boib ol ibe maiu celebrauis.
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we bave louud ibai ibe besi iexi lor ibe ceremouy is La\ey`s
teremouy ol ibe -iilliu, \ir. because ibe uarraiive periaiuiu, io
leVolay. tlemeui aud Pbilip is perleci wiib ibe preparaiiou ol ibe
lood. Pariicularly il ii is well iimed. 1imiu, is ol ibe esseuce. lor
il ibe buruiu, ol leVolay iu ibe riiual coiucides wiib ibe buruiu,
ol ibe bur,er paiiies. ii sbould creaie iuieresiiu, ellecis. si,uilyiu,
ibai ibe sacrilice bas beeu acluowled,ed' \i leasi ibai is bow ii
bas worled wiib us.
\s io ibe ,eueral riiual. ibai is leli io ibe iudividual praciiiiouer(s).
1bis is a lesiive occasiou. il oue wauis io perlorm ibe LlRs wbicb
cau ,euerally be a ,ood idea every day ol ibe weel. il ibai be iby
will. ibeu by all meaus. However. we bave louud ibai someiimes
ii is beiier io improvise. we cauuoi recommeud ibe Cuosiic Vass.
lor ibis riie. because ibai is a dillereui riie. aud ibe Cuosiic Vass
is (lor us) oue ol ibe mosi elleciive riiuals we bave perlormed io
daie. 1be iraussubsiauiiaiiou really worls. \ud ibai iu a ,ara,e.
readiu, ibe riiual'
TH RCt ROR.
&CH BURORS MOL
1bere are ibree compoueuis io ibis recipe.
1.) 1be Veai. 2.) 1be -auce. aud 3.) 1be luu aud relaied iiems.
4. TLe Met.
we are aware ibai ibere are pleuiy ol people wbo will say ibai ii
is ierrible io eai meai. lully lor ibem. 1be coauibor/leyeuiry
persou (bli) is ,euerally a ve,eiariau. bui bas reco,uized ibe ue
cessiiy ol ibe blood sacrilice. as ii were. \lier all. //| +1 . 2ud
\eibyr. iells us. 1be sbeddiu, ol blood is uecessary. lor Cod did
uoi bear ibe cbildreu ol lve uuiil blood was sbed.` Xow. il you
waui a sauiiized subsiiiuie use lale bur,er paiiies. bui ibai is uoi
ibe same ibiu,. as ibe smole ollered iu ibe sacrilice will uoi exisi.
1be iu,redieuis are as lollows.
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1 pouud Crouud leel 30 20 lai(i. e. ibe cbeap liud')
2 1bsp. Carlic Powder. 0uiou powder ioo. il you lile.
8 cloves ol Carlic. miuced
23 1bsp. -avory. ,rouud exira liue (almosi io a powder)
1/2 io 3/+ cup -oy -auce (low sodium prelerred) (|imlau
or \ewou, ibe besi. pariicularly ibe laiier')
2 ieaspoous \leppo Pepper.
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1be reasou lor ibe bi,b lai couieui is because
a. ii males a uice aroma wbeu ii biis ibe coals
b. ii will siu,e merrily. iberelore lullilliu, ibe symbolic
uaiure ol ibe worl
c. ii bleuds ibe llavors as ibe lai cools oll aud ibrou,b.
\lso. 1/2 cup ol ibe soy sauce poured over ibe meai ai ibe lirsi luead
iu,. ibe lasi 1/+ cup poured over ibe meai ai ibe secoud lueadiu,.]
Heoe e qe stL tLe tatowctsear
1. Li,bily bui iborou,bly bleud miuced ,arlic iuio meai. lollow
wiib ,arlic powder. ibeu wiib savory.
2. Place iu llai square disb wiib bi,b sides. pour soy sauce over
meai.
3. tover aud lei siaud 30 miuuies ai room iemperaiure.
+. Vix beel a,aiu wiib bauds. Lei siaud auoiber 30 miuuies.
. -bape iuio paiiies. -bould male o8 paiiies.
o. Relri,eraie brielly (i.e. 30 o0 miuuies iu order io sei up).
7. Crill or broil uuiil doue.
luriu, ibe liual sia,e ol cooliu,. basie paiiies wiib ibe Vol sauce
mixiure.
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2. TLe Swce.
Iirsi. prepare Vol -auce as per auy recipe aud/or iusiruciious
ibai you would uormally use. Ior example. we oller ibe lollowiu,
iusiruciious lrom ibe boiile ol loa Varia braud Vole ibai we are
usiu,.
t00|IXC IX-1Rlt1I0X-. \dd + paris broib (or waier) io 1 pari
pasie. -easou io iasie aud siir cousiauily over low beai.`
Iu oiber words. il you use ball ol au 8.2 ouuce boiile. or rou,bly
+ ouuces. ibeu you would add 1o ouuces ol waier or broib. Vix
ibese iiems io,eiber iu a pau aud siir cousiauily over low beai.
\s lor ibe seasou io iasie pari ol ibe iusiruciious.
\dd bouey (prelerred) or oiber syrup. (io iasie)
dasb ciuuamou
1 ibsp buiier
Vix ibese iu,redieuis.
1be reasou lor ibe sweeiuess is because ibe bur,er will be very
saliy. aud ibe iwo exiremes combiue lile ibe blacl aud wbiie iu ibe
leausaui bauuer ol ibe 1emplars. ibe ! aud l ol ibe iwo pillars iu
ibe 1emple. ibe blacl aud ibe wbiie ol ibe 1\0.
Ii is worib uoiiu, ibe lollowiu,. -ome mi,bi say. wbai does Vol
sauce bave io do wiib ibe 1emplars or wiib ! l le Volay
well. ouiside ol ibe obvious play ou words. wbicb is oue ol our
specialiies(as ii was wiib \. t. belore us). tbocolaie bas a lou, cer
emouial iradiiiou wiib ibe \ziecs. Iu laci belore we ,oi Hersbey`s
aud tadbury`s aud peauui buiier cups aud VeVs. tbocolaie was
used iu \ziecau ceremouial observauces. aud oue sucb iu,redieui
was Vol.
wbai do \ziecs bave io do wiib 1emplars. you asl well. iu ibe
\ziecau priesibood. ibere were la,le |ui,bis. wbicb were couse
craied warrior mouls. lile ibe |ui,bis 1emplars were cousecraied
warrior mouls. Xoi ouly ibai. iu ibe 19ib ceuiury ol ibe tommou
lra. wbeu ibe Xaiioual Vexicau Riie was lormed. oue ol ibe bi,b
esi ,rades was ibai ol |ui,bi ol ibe Vexicau la,le. aud sori ol cor
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respouded io ibe bi,besi |ui,bily de,rees ol ibe \\-R. Iu Vexicau
Ireemasoury. lile iu Xorib \mericau Ireemasoury. ibere were iwo
braucbes. 1be \orliuos. or \orl Riie Vasous. aud ibe lscoceses.
or -coiiisb Riie Vasous.
\ud. remember. iu 1900 e.v.. \leisier trowley was iuiiiaied by
oue sucb lscocero. lou !esus de Vediua. wbo would uaiurally
bave beeu a pari ol ibis -acred 1radiiiou. wbicb bad mauy ceu
iuries ol Xaiive Hisiory. belore ii ,oi absorbed iuio ibe \\-R -ys
iem.
1be bouey is symbolic ol ibe llixir ol Lile. aud bas mauy iies io
Vasouic aud 1emplar symbolism.
\s we siaied earlier. basie ibe bur,ers wiib ibis sauce mixiure as
ibey are beiu, ,rilled. aud ibeu. belore serviu, ou ibe buu. basie
ibem some more.
Hmm... mmm... scromptioos!
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tharlle $tuart 's 7HPLAR LIIN0.
3. TLe Bwa d oeIted stema.
\ssumiu, we are ,oiu, io male o io 8 paiiies. we sball specily
a dozeu bambur,er buus. we would recommeud a ,ood wbeai
buu. perbaps au eveu beiier e,, buu wiib poppy seeds. \lier all.
ibe poppy seeds come lrom ibe plaui. /:: So//o. ibe
0pium Poppy. iberelore preseuiiu, us wiib more iies io ibe Xear
aud Viddle lasi. sources ol irouble lor our -aiuied 1emplars'
luiier ibe buus. male crosses ou ibem wiib Huu,ariau Paprila.
ibeu li,bily broil ibem iu ibe oveu.
1beu. place ibe uicely basied bur,er paiiies ou ibe buu . aud
cover wiib approximaiely 1/+ cup coarsely ,raied !acl tbeese (per
bur,er paiiy). cover wiib ibe iop buu. aud serve.
Xow. some people will asl. -bould I serve ibis wiib taisup.
Vusiard. or piclles` 0ur auswer. Hell uo'` Really. uow. uoi tai
sup ai leasi. Il you cau`i live wiiboui musiard. ibeu use someibiu,
lile Vorebouse`s Vusiard/Horseradisb combo or some ,ourmei
produci. or someibiu, lile ibai. lxira -picy always is ibe besi. lor
ibe braiu aud lor ibe body.
we will uoi ,rade you ioo badly il you add mariuaied ariicbole
bearis.... -erve wiib ibiuly sliced avocadoes. mariuaied iu Lemou
!uice. wiib !aue`s trazy Vixed lp -ali. lill. aud \leppo Pepper. \
,ood braud ol olives is also iu order.
\s leediu, iime approacbes. ibeu we would su,,esi wbaiever
meibods you use io iraussubsiauiiaie your lood. wbeiber ii be
Crace` or will` or jusi plaiu eaiiu, ii aud iraussubsiauiiaiiu, ii
direcily... wbaiever be iby will. -o Voie Ii le...
1be lai aud ibe ,arlic will also prepare ibe celebrauis lor ibe
oracle ol ibe 1alliu, -lull... (jole)
-oror tarloia(ibe meai recipe aud ,uideliues aud ibe irimmiu,
iusiruciious). aud !ouaibau -ellers. (ibe sauce preparaiious aud
ley euiry). 0ri,iually publisbed io ibe \I websiie 11 Varcb 2000.
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1. 4/eppo (from Heorv Haoodre//); 2. Sadaf Braod Sacorv; 1.
4/eppo Pepper. Sorrv it's B/ack aod nbite, socb are tbe /imita-
tioos.
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t+es VeoLwm t Ooe Leesa.
'Inveni Verbum In Ore Leonis. Masonic Dictum, 13.
N LN N
'I AM THAT I AM. Yahweh to Moses.
'Et In Arcadia Ego . . . inscription on Poussin`s Les Bergers aArcaaie.
'Ego Sum Qui Sum Latin oI 'I AM THAT I AM.
'Et In Arcadia Ego (Sum) Gregg Loomis, 'The Pegasus Secret.
'I AM THAT, AM I? Brion Gysin.
'The standard E bears a golden lion, holding in his mouth a golden key, bearing
around his neck a golden collar, on which is engraved S. Q. S. The ground is
azurethe motto is AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM. Orao Ab Chao, p. 371.
t
X ibe llaucbard Riiual. ibe de,rees associaied wiib ibe Liou
(l). are ibe 2o28. Iu Huicbeus` bool. we ,ei ibe Liou associ
aied wiib ibe leiier 1 iu ibe peuia,ou. aud ibe de,rees are ibe 29
1H

aud 30
1H
' Pile associaies ibe Liou wiib ibe 21. ou accouui ol ii
beiu, ori,iually iermed 1be |ey ol Vasoury.`.
lui-ii sbould really be relerred io ibe ori,iual 20-1be Craud
Vasier ol \ll -ymbolic Lod,es or Craud Vasier \d \iiam - ai
leasi iu boib ibe 1783 aud ibe 1802 versious.
422
-omebody lrom ai leasi Pile`s iime ou. iucludiu, Pile. mixed
up ibe oribo,rapby. iuieuiioually or oiberwise - ol ibe li,ures
ou ibe Liou`s collar.

. 2. .
S. Q. S.
1bis creaies a mixup. 1be 20
1H
le,ree words poiui io ibis Le,
eud ol ibe Liou iu ibe tave. lirsi brou,bi io miud iu ibe Royal \rcb
le,ree.
1be word is !ltH-0X. wbicb si,uilies. I am ibai I am.` 1bis is also ibe uame
ol ibe mau wbo louud ibe caveru wbere ibe liou bid. wbo lepi iu bis mouib ibe
ley ol ibe arl ol alliauce. wbicb was losi.
1be
2Xl
word is !lllLLlV. wbicb is ibe uame ol bim wbo lou,bi ibe liou iu
ibe caveru. 1be liou bad a ,old collar rouud bis uecl. ou wbicb was eu,raved
ibe word !ltH-0X. The rest is an enigma to you. as ii is ouly luowu io ibe
-ublime Priuces ol ibe Royal -ecrei. a de,ree wbicb you cauuoi receive uuless
you crusb ibe serpeui ol i,uorauce.`-(! 1| t/:. 232.
Il !ecbsou is iuscribed ou ibe Liou`s tollar. aud si,uilies I \V
1H\1 I \V`. iu ibe 20. bui iu ibe tamp ol ibe 32 ibe Liou is
leaiured. someiimes ou ibe 1` aud someiimes ou ibe l`. wiib
ibe li,ures -. . -.`. misialeu lor 2. wbai could ibai be. bui
-lV lI -lV. as iu ibe lollowiu,.
lC0 -lV lI -lV
I \V 1H\1 I \V
wbicb we prelace wiib ibe Poussiu lui,ma. alluded io iu Cre,,
Loomis` excelleui uovel. 1/ /:ss S/. bui uoi lully re
vealed.
l1 IX \Rt\lI\ lC0 (-lV).
\ud Iu \rcadia I am.
Iiuisbiu, ii oll ,eis us.
l1 IX \Rt\lI\ lC0 -lV lI -lV.
\ud Iu \rcadia I \m 1bai I \V.
423
Il we iale some ol ibe permuiaiious ol ibe Poussiu pbrase. sucb as
I ioucb ibe 1omb ol Cod. !esus.` or le,oue' I touceal ibe -ecreis
ol Cod.` ii males some seuse ol ibe Vysiery surrouudiu, ibai pbrase.
aud ibai eui,ma ol ibe Poussiu paiuiiu,. aud all ibe dillereui ibiu,s
coucealed iu ii. aud iu oiber pieces ol ari ibai seem io be relaiiu, io ii
aud io ibe ,reaier mysiery ai lar,e.
Ii all males seuse io me. mucb more seuse siuce ibe realizaiiou ol
N LN N bas come io me ai a very crucial iime (0 !uly
1991 c.e.).
\uyoue wbo reads Pile`s /:!/s lor ibe 32. sucb as 1be Royal
-ecrei` or 0u Iuellable words` sball luow more.
\lso. crusb ibe serpeui ol i,uorauce` relers io a discourse iu ibe 23
(/:/ JS). |ui,bi ol ibe -uu.
1bis is iuieresiiu, because I`ve read elsewbere ibai ibe Royal -ecrei
ol ibe 32 is said io bave beeu coucealed iu ibe 28. yei bere we bave
ii poiuiiu, bacl lariber io ibe 20-yei looliu, lorward io ibe 23
2/283032'
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- -
How is all ibis applicable ioday \ou iell me. wiib ibe world iu ibe
sbambles we liud ii. wiib ibe same reli,ious lauaiics prayiu, war ou
everybody. wbeu ibis luowled,e siaried comiu, ibrou,b as early as
ibe middle ol ibe 18ib teuiury
Perbaps ibai is ibe Rl\L -ltRl1'
424
Sewocea CeawIted.
\uouymous (bui aiir. io Ciles Iouda \aies). (! 1| t/:. 1/
(//:/ :! to// ///:/s, +// - 33! /s / // //s/ S-
o t//, 33! / :/ t/:/s/, S// t://:. los
iou/Xew \orl. Poemaudres Press(aud |essiu,er). 199.
lai,eui. Lei,b. aud Liucolu. //; //!, //; (://. Xew
\orl. lell lools. 1983.
llaucbard. !ouaibau. S// /// J:s; ///s/:/!. Harwood
Hei,bis. tbarles 1. Powuer tompauy. 199o. \olume 2.
Iraucleu. Heury \udrew. /:/ J:s//, 13. |ila.
|essiu,er Publisbiu, tompauy. u.d.
Huicbeus. Rex R. 1 //! / ////. wasbiu,iou. l.t.. 1be
-upreme touucil 33. 1988.
Loomis. Cre,,. 1/ /:ss S/. Xew \orl. Leisure lools.
200.
Pile. \lberi. 1/ J:o (s, (:/ b/. |ila. |essiu,er
Publisbiu, tompauy. c. 1992.
-. /!: :! /:!/s / // 1// :! 1/! S///s/
/// / /o:s;, /. |ila. |essiu,er Publisbiu, tompauy. c.
1992.
1bis boollei cousiiiuies -upplemeui l` io Q:!s/. // I/:-
// 1:!///. by !ouaibau -ellers.
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Qadosh:
the Johannite
Tradition
Volume Two of
The Brethren of the GIFT:
Legacy of the Nephilim
by
Jonathan Sellers
T
HIS book is not simply about a word. It is about a Story,
a survival and promulgation of what has been termed the
Authentic Tradition. It is about the primordial religion, the
legends handed to us by the gods from the remotest of times. It
is humanitys Legacy, our Spiritual Birthright, our Rightful Heritage.
And from the earliest times, it has been suppressed by those who
would subvert us for their own causes. This Tradition has made
itself known throughout the ages, especially through the group of
sects we term Johannite.
So why now? Why is this material of importance to anyone be-
yond armchair occultists, Freemasons, and academics? Because it
is this story that we are now living. It is heresy, but only to those
who would (and do) enslave us. In these dark days we are desper-
ately in need of an ethos of liberation. We desperately need the
Gift of the Johannites.
This book is to be considered as an effort in attaining that goal.
A return to true civilization, a true understanding of the past and
future, and a step forward toward unity among all men, all nations,
and all creeds. So mote it be.
Revised Edition, [6x9, lx + 416 pp.]
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