RENNES-LE-CHATEAU -

THE HIDDEN TREASURE OF THE TEMPLE.

As rumour has it, a treasure of the Temple could be found under the church of  "St. Magdalena" in Rennes-le-Château.

BUT, IS THERE REALLY A TREASURE?

And if the answer is yes: What is its nature:

Is it a worldly (i.e. gold and silver) or a Spiritual treasure (i.e. "knowledge")!

Rennes-le-Château, though a small village on a hilltop, lost in the foothills of the mighty Pyrenees, is now known all over the world, because of the rumour, that around 1886, an immense treasure was found by its village priest Bérenger Saunière. Now a days the village has but few inhabitants, still it possessed a much greater population in the days of the religious and Cathar wars and was then quite an important stronghold.

So, is there any truth in this treasure story or is it just a hoax? 

Throughout the years, numerous authors tried to find the answer.

Many a book was written, but after reading, the reader knew as much as at the beginning: no new clues, no real solutions only just another story, often written, sitting behind a desk.

Our curiosity was aroused and we wanted to learn more, so we started our own investigation.

To discover the truth we not only put on our hiking boots and searched the fields around Rennes-le-Château for hidden indications, but sitting behind our desk we did a lot of reading in history books as well.

And, our answer, after many years of profound research is: "YES"; Rennes-le-Château is very special and plays a great role in recovering a very precious treasure!

This treasure once belonged to the Templar Knights and it was found in Jerusalem during the "First Crusades", under the ruins of the Temple of King Solomon.

Following the footprints made in the past...

We started with only few indications: the persistent rumours about a too wealthy priest: Bérenger Saunière and his enigmatic friend and fellow priest Henri Boudet. While Saunière was a flamboyant personality, Boudet tried to remain in the shadows as much as possible... Yet, he wrote a strange, and at first sight, unreadable book: "La Vraie Langue Celtique et Le Cromleck de Rennes-les-Bains". It was published in 1886 but it was realised only much later, that this work plays an important role in the riddle of Rennes-le-Château.

Another clue we had was:

The (de) coded text of two parchments found by Abbé Saunière in the church "La Madeleine".

Now a day, it is often said that these parchments were a falsification, but we consider them as genuine!

For those who do not know the decoded famous phrase, we give it in French, followed by its translation.

BERGERE PAS DE TENTATION QUE POUSSIN TENIERS GARDENT LA CLEF PAX DCL XXX I PAR LA CROIX ET CE CHEVAL DE DIEU J'ACHEVE CE DAEMONDE GARDIEN A MIDI POMMES BLUES.

Shepherdess no temptation that Poussin and Teniers guard the key PAX DCLXXX I by the cross and this Horse of God I complete this world guardian at noon (or in the South) blue apples.

N.B. We translate the words "CE DAEMONDE" not as THIS DEMON (as is commonly done) but as "CE DAE MONDE", THIS WORLD.

In our opinion this phrase should be read as:

Shepherdess no temptation... Poussin and Teniers guard the key: PAX DCL XXX I

By the Horse of God and the Cross… I complete this world… Guardian in the South (of France) or at noon;

Blue Apples.

So this decoded text mentions a "KEY" given by TWO painters.

And indeed, the first key is hidden in the painting "The Arcadian Shepherds", by the famous 17-th century French master Nicolas Poussin. (Also known as: "Et in Arcadia Ego...")

Apart from indications leading to a secret Hypaethral Temple construction, we found in this painting our trump card: "The Horse of God" (“Le Cheval de Dieu”, mentioned in the Bergère phrase)

The second "KEY" is furnished by the equally famous 17-th century artist David Teniers, in a painting of the torments of St. Anthony: "Pas de Tentation". Only two keys to open the gates to a mystery, yet they hold much information to work with.

In our opinion, it was important to follow the "instructions" to the point and NOT to interpret them...!

So we did and to show a few…

BLUE APPELS (POMMES BLEUES)…

What was meant by "Blue Appels"...?

Do not forget we deal with a "French" mystery and thus have to search the answers in "French" language!

In earlier days, planet spheres were called "les Pommes" (the Apples)…

By the Horse of God:

We found this "Horse of God", during a hike in the region of Rennes-le-Château..! It is a weird rock formation on the steep slope of a stony hill. From the moment we saw it, it was and still is to us: "THE" Horse of God, as mentioned in the decoded text of one of the parchments. And as we gradually found out, this "Horse of GOD was "THE KEY" in the solution of the mystery of Rennes-le-Château.

Yet finding this "Horse" only answered one of many questions, raised by the decoded text...

Does a treasure really exist?

Where and how to find this treasure?

What can we expect to find?

Is the Knights Templar involved?

After a profound research, we think we found the answers..!

We conclude, that: YES, a treasure was hidden...

YES, Templars are involved. They hid what they held "most precious..."

This place is indicated by clues in the Poussin and Teniers paintings, the decorations in the church of Rennes-le-Château, the decoded texts of the parchments, the book written by Henri Boudet and, last but not least, in "following the steps made by the Horse of God" in the fields

And... Above all, his secret meaning as "The Horse", the bearer of "Light"..!

The "Shepherds" image, hides: 1) A "Map" of the region of Rennes-le-Château. 2) A Hypaethral Temple construction AND… 3) A "Masonic Tableau of the Compagnonnage" (sacred keynumber "5").

  2Abbé Henri Boudet, fellow priest of Bérenger Saunière…

We made a long and profound study of the strange Boudet book (in the original French language) and, so we think, at length broke his code. According to his words, the treasures once belonged to the Knights Templar and include: The TRUE Menorah, the ARC OF THE COVENANT with the Ten Commandments (all symbols in Freemasonry)…

These treasures, so says Boudet, are hidden in the great Hypaethral Temple, carefully constructed by the Templars, before their downfall concocted by the French King: Philippe le Bel and the leader of the Holy Catholic Church: Pope Clement V.

This great virtual Temple includes Rennes-le-Château; Rennes-les-Bains and Coustaussa.

THE HYPAETHRAL TEMPLE:

This Hypaethral Templar's Temple was built on a much older Celtic sanctuary: the stone-circles of the "Great Cromleck of Rennes-les-Bains", as described in his weird book by Curé Henri Boudet, friend and mentor of Abbé Bérenger Saunière. We think of Henri Boudet as the master and as initiated in the mystery, only after his death Saunière took over. Thus Saunière was the last real "initiate" and after Boudet's demise the real guardian of the Temple Treasure.

The Hypaethral Temple Construction...

The remains of an ancient sanctuary were used by the Knights Templar to build a virtual Temple.

They used the once Holy Stones of the Celts (i.e. stones as made by the "Hand of God", rough and unhewn and both have important symbolic meanings in Masonry), as part of the foundation of their Great Hypaethral Temple.

With stones, made by the hand of men we mean: Catholic churches and strongholds built by the Knights of a "new Faith". Thus this virtual Temple was built of stone as made by the hand of God (natural stone), and completed by adding 16 churches and 8 castles (made by the hand of man). Like e.g. the ancient fortification at Rennes-le-Château; the Templar's castle at "Le Bézu" (Albezunum) and the stronghold the "Blanchefort".

Celtic places of worship; the Holy Stones to be found in the surroundings of Rennes-les-Bains (used as base for a Hypaethral "TEMPLE") at a distance of only 4 kilometres from Rennes-le-Château.

It was wonderful to find all these things and to be able to make the invisible visible once again!

To understand the doings and the thoughts of our ancestors...

A Temple of a New Faith, built on Christianity...

A "Shadow-Church" (Eglise-bis of Avignon), those who are initiated understands what is meant by this expression! We found this Hypaethral Temple not only by following the allusions in Boudet's book, but also through indications in Nicolas Poussin's painting: "Et in Arcadia Ego"!

TEMPLE TREASURE OF KING SOLOMON:

The entrance to this secret treasure vault can only be found again by using the route of the "Horse of God".

The Templars constructed their virtual Temple, to hide their treasures acquired and found during the Crusades, under the Jerusalem Temple of Solomon.

Explanations for other parts of the "Bergère Phrase"…

PAX DCL XXX I

By the Horse of God and the Cross

But in order to place this Pax-Cross on a topographical map, you need a centre.

This centre was easily found by examing the background of Poussin's painting.

Again the "Horse of God": "The "Knight"…

As said, the "Horse of God" is a strange rock formation; it is shaped like the "Half Horse" as used in the game of Chess. In French, it is the "Cavalier" the "KNIGHT".

The Knight... The Templar Knights... The Knights of the Temple...

 

          LES CHEVALIERS - THE KNIGHTS.

          A KNIGHT AND HIS HORSE...

The devil in a church..?

The "Horse of God" in the field is linked with the Devil in the church of Rennes-le-Château.

It is rather unusual to exhibit a life size "Devil" in a church and many a visitor wondered "WHY" a demon is crouching in the corner of a consecrated church, supporting the holy water font, this ensemble crowned by four Angels making the "Sign of the Cross".

This Devil hides his true face!

Seen from the right angle in the dim light, this ugly Devil is in fact shaped like the "half horse of chess", so we are not only tricked by the devil but also by Abbé Bérenger Saunière or better still by Curé Henri Boudet.

This devil hides "THE HORSE OF GOD", and, he was put in the proper place! The black-and-white floor tiles, at the entrance of this church, were once laid in the exact pattern of a "checkerboard" (8 by 8). So often, these tiles were removed, that now a days it is difficult to fathom the old layout, but it was there and the "Knight-Horse" holds his correct place in this game... This "Horse" of God is hidden too, though in a different shape, in the bas-relief under the altar...

It is impossible to explain in a few words, "how" we solved the secret of Rennes-le-Château, as it is a long and rather complicated story.

THE KEY TO OPEN SECRET DOORS: THE LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM…

Signs, Symbols and Numerology…

To solve the Rennes-le-Château mystery, we used the secret language of "signs", "symbols" and "numerology".

Thus breaking the code was not so strange or so difficult as it might seem, when we see the Temple Order as the base of Freemasonry… What other language is used in Freemasonry then "SYMBOLISM"..?

What also intrigued us was the fate of the Order of the Temple Knight after the holocaust!

Our research led us to believe, that the reason for their downfall lay much deeper than just greed by King and Pope… The reason for their downfall was the planning of a New Kingdom, a New Temple in the Languedoc…

Therefore the Virtual-Temple… Poussin put it in the hands of his "Shepherds"… Boudet left indications in his book…

A NEW KINGDOM: A NEW TEMPLE

CENTER OF THIS SPIRITUAL GRAIL CASTLE: RENNES-LE-CHATEAU..!

Officially, the Order was destroyed, yet it rose like a Phoenix from its ashes...

Although, the great might of the Temple was destroyed and the danger parried for King and Pope, yet the Templar's secret ideas lived on.

The ex-Templars, who reached Scotland, soon amalgamated with a powerful group around the Scottish King, Robert the Bruce. From here would spring a new society: The "Scottish Freemasons".

Later this group, together with the Stuarts, would cross again into France.

The TEMPLE ORDER continued in FREEMASONRY...

At the end of the road, in search of the truth and in discovering the long lost treasure, we not only find the priests Bérenger Saunière and Henri Boudet but also their Bishop Felix Billard as well as many others priests, all initiated in secrecy as Freemasons (of the Martinist Order).

We found so many other important names among the initiated, like e.g.: The painters Leonardo Da Vinci; Nicolas Poussin and David Teniers; the family d'Hautpoul de Blanchefort; St. Vincent Depaul; Marquis Créqui de Blanchefort; the writer Maurice Le Blanc; Jules Verne and Jean Cocteau, Papus and Emma Calvé... 

What about the idea: The treasure is a bloodline?

In some books a bloodline, passed by the Merovingian Kings is the main item, but the genealogical papers on which these assumptions are based seem to be a fake: set-up by a certain Pierre de Plantard and his friend Marquis de Cherisey. The idea of this Merovingian bloodline lies in a hidden text in the second (short) parchment also found in the church of Rennes-le-Château.

This second decoded phrase reads as:

A DAGOBERT II ROY ET A SION EST CE TRESOR ET IL EST LA MORT

To Dagobert II King and to Sion belongs this treasure and it is (or "it means") death  (45 letters = 4 + 5 = 9, number of initiation).

Here we deviate from other authors, because we read this sentence as: To Dagobert... II Kings... And to Sion belongs this treasure...

And it is (or means) death.

Most writers mix parts of the texts of the "two" parchments, but in our opinion this should not be done.

So in their explanation the name "Dagobert" found in the "short document" is connected with a section of the "long document": DCLXXXI.

The latter is seen as the indication of the year 681. So they argue, this date is linked with the murdered Merovingian king: Dagobert II, killed near Stenay.

However, this is not quite correct as King Dagobert was done to death in 679.

Indeed, DCLXXXI is 681, but we see it as a code mobile and part of "the key", in our opinion it refers to the "Golden Section", a cipher well known in Freemasonry and used by the builders of the Temple…

DCLXXXI = 681 or 618 (1.6 1 8). We have to use the number of the GS to divide a line (of the PAX cross).

DAGOBERT AND THE TREASURE OF SION…

Be it as it may, we found that another "Dagobert" existed and this Dagobert lived the days of the first official Crusade, around the founding date of the Order of the Temple.

This Dagobert was very much involved in the intrigues that surrounded the founding of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and in a way the owner of all wealth subsequently discovered.

We surmise, two Kings (II ROY) is a reference to Godfroy of Bouillon, hero of the Crusades and the first (albeit uncrowned King of Jerusalem) and to his brother Boudouin, the first crowned King of Jerusalem.

Once the Kingdom of Jerusalem was promised to the Church and at the same time, a Kingdom was lost...

In my last and final book: "Through Darkness into the Light", the story of this real Dagobert is described in detail.

As said before it is impossible to describe in a few words the solution of the Rennes-le-Château mystery…

In our three books: "The Horse of God"; "The TRUE Language of Rennes-le-Château" and our final and last book: "Through Darkness into the Light", we carefully and gradually unravel the complete mystery.

In these books, the reader is not only informed about to mystery, but also how it can be solved

Beginning with the story of two too wealthy priests and Rennes-le-Château, we go back in history to the first nine Templars, followed by the downfall of the Order, because of their plans to found a New Kingdom and a New Temple (both Pope and King were not amused)… At the end of our mystery tour, we finished were we started, in Rennes-le-Château… The place of a Spiritual Treasure, from were the Knight (the Horse of God) guides us to the correct site in the fields and shows us the how to retrace the entrance to the secret vault were we can find the Temple treasure…

The answer to solve the mystery lies in "STONE" and in "STONE FORMATIONS"...

The "Ten Commandments" were written in Stone...

Through Darkness into the Light… Shadow and Light… From Templar to Mason…

The Templars built a New Temple at the foothills of the Pyrenees to hide their most precious treasure...

A NEW JERUSALEM ON A SACRED MOUNTAIN...

 

                                                                                                        Martha Neijman

 

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