1. The Knights Templar Mysteries, Symbols, and Masonic Connections

2. History  Organized 1119  Headquarters at Temple Mount  Protected travelers, dealt with finances, owned land and infrastructure  Organized 1119  Headquarters at Temple Mount  Protected travelers, dealt with finances, owned land and infrastructure Temple Mount

3. Arrest and Defeat  King Philip IV issued orders for arrest in France 1307  Extracted confessions through torture  Pope Clement V dissolves organization 1312  King Philip IV issued orders for arrest in France 1307  Extracted confessions through torture  Pope Clement V dissolves organization 1312 King Philip IV Pope Clement V

4. Freemason Connection  Battle of Bannockburn Legend  Refuge with King Robert Bruce (Scotland)  Royal Order of Scotland established  Battle of Bannockburn Legend  Refuge with King Robert Bruce (Scotland)  Royal Order of Scotland established

5. Ramsay Legend  Andrew Michael Ramsay (Freemason)  Peter D’Amount and “Franc Masons”  Andrew Michael Ramsay (Freemason)  Peter D’Amount and “Franc Masons”

6. Symbolic Connections  Rosslyn Chapel ~SinClair Family ~Architecture ~Proximity to Templar headquarters  Gothic Architecture  Alchemy  Rosslyn Chapel ~SinClair Family ~Architecture ~Proximity to Templar headquarters  Gothic Architecture  Alchemy

7. Symbolic Connections  Saint John the Baptist

8. Conclusion  Masonic & Templar tradition existent today  Betrayal by Pope and consequences  Religious nature of Freemasons  Masonic & Templar tradition existent today  Betrayal by Pope and consequences  Religious nature of Freemasons