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2
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stories about the Templars are more or less all the same. Eventually, they end up with the
same kind of speculations. Deep within I have always known, that there is more behind it.
Hence, in order to find out I decided to go to their Headquarters in Portugal.
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Surprise.
Immediately at the entrance some Green Men paid their respects. A very promising start,
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The
Templars were destroyed both by the French King and the Pope in 1307. Some managed to
escape the disaster. Especially in Scotland, Portugal and Spain they found a new home.
Their church in Tomar shows the typical octagonal structure. |
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At first, there
was nothing to find but ("mudejar") architecture. Slowly, some more intrigueing
objects started to reveal themselves. A woman with vegetation coming out of her belly and
a "Venus" shell, symbol of the Cosmic Womb. |
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Left: head in
ropes, symbol of the persecuted Templars? Right: a strange Green Man with horns? |
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Suddenly, the big
surprise. In the main cloister I looked up and saw these amazing faces: a combination of
Green Men and ancient goats. |
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The more I looked
around the more faces revealed themselves. Did the Templars have a relationship with Green
Men, the symbols of the ancient Near Eastern Vegetation Gods? |
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The amazing
thing: in none of the booklets/brochures, issued by the local tourist board/the Templar
Sanctuary Organization were these faces/phenomena mentioned, at all. |
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Did that mean,
that there really is a secret, something the establishment is not pleased with? A rare
statue of a woman reinforced that impression. Did the Templars perhaps revere a Goddess,
as well? |
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Green Men on the
fountain in the courtyard. |
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Here the images
become more bizarre. They seem to be a crossing between a Green Man and an animal (monkey,
goat?). It is a known fact, that Vegetation Gods are often depicted as animals,
surrounding the Goddess. (Think of the Sumerian "Lady of the Beasts") |
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Feverishly, I
started searching for more female images. At last I found, unfortunately not a very clear
one. Nevertheless, her symbolism made me shout with joy. It is a Primordial Mother with
open legs, showing Her vulva e.g. Her Cosmic Womb, from which all life sprouts and to
which all returns.
(Similar to the Irish "Sheela-na-Gigs") |
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A
"Venus" shell makes the scene complete, together with a couple of Green Men, who
show great excitement. Excited about the Mother? |
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The Vegetation
Gods are Transformation Bodies of the Mother. That's why they have/show many faces. |
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They not only
symbolize life and renewal, but also decay and death, eventually both aspects of the
Eternal Mother. It is an additional reason why the rites of the Templars were immersed in
secrecy. They were elusive, because the object of their worship was. |
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This isn't all,
though. At last, an additional present was granted to me. The countless images of an
overflowing chalice. They are so prominent, that it is hardly to believe, that they are
NOT the Holy Grail. |
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An extra bonus
was still waiting for me. Just before leaving the building I saw these unmistaken symbols
- the goat horns - of "pagan" worship. These horns were called the horns of the
Goddess Astarte....... |
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Let there be no
mistake: Green Man as the crowned King, a very spectacular image, indeed. |
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So, what exactly
WAS the secret of the Templars? |
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Click: The Templars' True Secret (2) |
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