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To: zonder who wrote (2030)	7/21/2003 11:32:08 AM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7834

You really are quite misguided on the subject. The original Masons were founded sometime around the building of King Solomon's Temple and in fact have Jewish roots. The Templar Knights once abandoned and persecuted by Mother Church became Masons and are credited with founding the Scottish Rite. I doubt you will find any clues to their secret rites by doing Google searches that you are quite famous for or in popular novels.

To: zonder who wrote (2030)	7/21/2003 8:51:22 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7834

It doesn't take long to get into murky territory when discussing Freemasonry or the Knights Templar. In books published by their own publishing houses, Masons claim a lineage back to Solomon, and of course they lay a claim to the Templars as well. I think most of that is wishful thinking and fanciful myth-making. And no, I haven't seen references to goddess worship in their books, but there is overlap with these esoteric societies, and there are groups who are seeking a revival... I recently read The DaVinci Code. A little comic booky, but a fun read. The Opus Dei monk was an especially comic booky character. I'm a little familiar with the Knights Templar. I have a nice collection of books about them and related topics. I wish I could refer to them now, but they are in a storage unit about 1300 miles from here. Foucault's Pendulum was excellent! It was a response to Holy Blood, Holy Grail, which caused such a sensation in the 80s. As a semiotician, (or whatever you call experts in semiotics) Eco was well equipped to respond, but I think he succeeded only in muddying the waters even more. Just like Holy Blood, Holy Grail, Foucault's Pendulum raised more questions than it answered. I would appreciate it if you could keep your little friends from jumping in on this subject We are posting on a public thread, the conversation is wide open....