The Knights Templar | The Temple 'Issue no 1'

This is the very first Issue of The Temple, published back in August 2002.

48 pages, illustrated

List of Contents

A Brief History of the Knights Templar

Oddvar Olsen

Oddvar, introduces the Knights Templar and ponders their mythic origin. He discusses their enigmatic 200 years of history and their tragic termination at the hands of the King of France and the Pope?

Sabine Baring Gould, the Sangreal, and the Franks Casket Yuri Leitch

Yuri, presents some fascinating discoveries with regards to an 8th century whalebone box that he believes depicts Grail scenes several hundred years before the Grail romances.

The Knights Templar and Lady Wisdom

Damian Presbury

Damian, discusses the 'hidden' mysticism of the sacred feminine spirit within the belief system of the Templars. He ponders the chivalric ideas and romances promoted by the medieval Troubadours and the Song of Songs, that were such an inspiration to the Templar patron Bernard of Clairvaux.

Abbot Henry de Blois, Templars and the Holy Grail

Oddvar Olsen

Oddvar, introduces Henry de Blois, probably the most important person in the history of the Grail Romances. Abbot of Glastonbury, Bishop of Winchester, Papal Legate etc. He was called 'the sage' in his youth, in later days he was described as '...the man who knew more about the Grail than any other man...'

Was there a Templar presence on the Isle of Avalon during the Medieval period?

Mark McGiveron

Mark, looks into the claims made by artist, author and mystic Katharine Maltwood, who in the 1920's claimed that the Templars were present in Glastonbury. And that during their time there they were actively involved in landscape geomancy. Mark, points out several intriguing theories, which support Katharine's claims.

Salome -The Lady of the Grail

Yuri Leitch

Yuri looks deeper into the mysteries of the Grail and advances the possibility that the Grail is a 'Head on a Platter'. He focuses on the Biblical character Salome, the woman responsible for having had St John the Baptist beheaded. This article results in startling new insights into the family make-up of Jesus and his entourage!