Meticulous research by William Mann, whose late great-uncle was a Supreme Grand Master of the Knights Templar of Canada shares In The Templar Meridians new insights into some of the key Templar trade secrets from what they discovered in the Holy Land that was the key to their power to the enduring mystery concerning the nature and whereabouts of this great treasure. Many believe this lost treasure contains knowledge of the bloodline of Christ and the whereabouts of its descendents, but the author shows that it actually consists of an ancient science developed before the Great Flood. This knowledge was purportedly discovered by the Templars in the Holy Land during the Crusades and is still extant today in Templar / Masonic ritual.

The knowledge or science that the Templars discovered and employed enabled the Order to establish accurate latitudinal and longitudinal positions long before the foundations of the current science were laid in the seventeenth century thus allowing them to cross the Atlantic where they established secret settlements and mining operations that gave them a limitless supply of precious metals and a military edge over their opponents. However, these opponents eventually drove the Templars further into the interior of the North American continent forcing them to leave behind artifacts, relics and information caches at key sites so that future initiates could use their understanding of the science of meridians to locate them. Some of these Templars became the future masons and included such notables as Thomas Jefferson and George Washington who used this science as the basis for their designs of Monticello and Washington D.C.

One important note of interest was the Templars motive behind the Lewis and Clark expedition. In reality it was the meridians who mapped out the desired route that the explorers were to follow with their goal being to search out the final resting place of Prince Henry Sinclair where it was believed that the Templars great treasure was also buried.

So while historians would have us believe that we know all there is to know about our history they leave much out as is seen in this wonderful piece of work by Mann. Mann is in a remarkable position to enlighten us since he is linked through descent and family history to the events he describes in this book. Using his connections to the past he opens up a new dimension to our understanding of the powerful economic, political and personal forces that shaped North American history.  

Overall, I found this provocative book with its astounding conclusions to generate a greater curiosity regarding our country’s origins and to reveal a much greater mystery at work than even the one that Mann suggests. If you are interested in the Holy Grail Mystery, or in pre-Columbian exploration of the North American continent you will find Mann’s offering both enjoyable, as well as, provocative reading material. Be prepared, however, for the inclusion of ancient evidence to support its controversial theories that can be somewhat tedious and difficult to comprehend unless you have read previous books on the Holy Grail. Another problem I found with the book was that many of the diagrams and pictures of ancient maps were really hard to read. Many times they have to be taken at face value that the document is what Mann claims it to be. This is especially true of the maps where some of the symbols are supposedly crucial to what Mann is saying.  Is it worth the read? Definitely, it is worth your time if you have any interest in discovering the power base behind our country and why certain people seem to be in power. 

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